1974 Louisiana

2–⁠9 (0–⁠4 Southland Conference), coached by Augie Tammariello.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1974, game by game: lost at Tulane 16–17; lost at McNeese 0–38; lost vs. Lamar 13–38; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 20–35; lost vs. Tampa 13–14; won at Chattanooga 21–20; lost vs. Southern Miss 7–41; lost at Texas–Arlington 17–21; won at Northwestern State 14–10; lost vs. San José State 22–25; lost vs. Arkansas State 6–28+7−38Lost 16–17 at Tulane-1TulaneLost 0–38 at McNeese-38McNeeseLost 13–38 vs. Lamar-25LamarLost 20–35 vs. Louisiana Tech-15Louisiana TechLost 13–14 vs. Tampa-1TampaWon 21–20 at Chattanooga+1ChattanoogaLost 7–41 vs. Southern Miss-34Southern MissLost 17–21 at Texas–Arlington-4Texas–ArlingtonWon 14–10 at Northwestern State+4Northwestern St…Lost 22–25 vs. San José State-3San José StateLost 6–28 vs. Arkansas State-22Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 28–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠287
Coach
Augie Tammariello
Elo
1152 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-18.7 No. 113 of 124; offense No. 109, defense No. 108
SRS
−16.0 No. 113 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech3–⁠05–⁠0
Lamar3–⁠18–⁠2
Arkansas State2–⁠27–⁠3
McNeese1–⁠23–⁠2
Louisiana0–⁠42–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.