1976 Louisiana
9–2 (4–1 Southland Conference), coached by Augie Tammariello. Officially 7–4. Louisiana forfeited two games; Cincinnati and Fresno State forfeited to Louisiana. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “The Conference forfeited their victories over Fresno State and Cincinnati later in the season after they determined two ineligible players were on the Cajuns roster.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 38–10Oct 23
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Fresno State | W 41–14won by forfeit | 62% |
| Sep 18 | vs Cincinnati | W 7–3won by forfeit | 40% |
| Oct 2 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 31–26 | 44% |
| Oct 9 | at Lamar | W 34–9 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | vs Furman | W 27–16 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | vsPacific | W 38–10 | 70% |
| Oct 30 | atTexas–Arlington | W 31–24 | 51% |
| Nov 6 | vs Arkansas State | W 23–14 | 63% |
| Nov 13 | vs Northwestern State | L 3–7 | 91% |
| Nov 20 | at McNeese | L 19–20 | 51% |
| Nov 27 | at UL Monroe | W 7–5 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UL Monroe 7–5; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 4–1 shared first in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 261–148
- Coach
- Augie Tammariello
- Elo
- 1508 +126 this season
- SP+ rating
- 12.0 No. 28 of 132; offense No. 39, defense No. 30
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 67 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1976 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 4–1 | 10–2 | |
 Louisiana | 4–1 | 9–2 | |
| Texas–Arlington | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Arkansas State | 2–3 | 5–6 | |
| Lamar | 0–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.