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1982 Louisiana

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Sam Robertson.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1982, game by game: won at Rice 21–14; won vs. West Texas 31–18; won at North Texas 31–14; won vs. Southern Illinois 20–10; lost vs. Arkansas State 13–20; lost at Texas–Arlington 29–30; won vs. Lamar 24–0; lost at Southern Miss 0–36; won vs. UL Monroe 40–26; won vs. Louisiana Tech 29–19; tied at McNeese 10–10+24−36Won 21–14 at Rice+7RiceWon 31–18 vs. West Texas+13West TexasWon 31–14 at North Texas+17North TexasWon 20–10 vs. Southern Illinois+10Southern Illino…Lost 13–20 vs. Arkansas State-7Arkansas StateLost 29–30 at Texas–Arlington-1Texas–ArlingtonWon 24–0 vs. Lamar+24LamarLost 0–36 at Southern Miss-36Southern MissWon 40–26 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 29–19 vs. Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechTied 10–10 at McNeese0McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atRiceW 21–⁠1435%
Sep 18vsWest TexasW 31–⁠1856%
Sep 25atNorth TexasW 31–⁠1453%
Oct 2vsSouthern IllinoisW 20–⁠1052%
Oct 9vsArkansas StateL 13–⁠2061%
Oct 16atTexas–ArlingtonL 29–⁠3051%
Oct 23vsLamarW 24–⁠071%
Oct 30atSouthern MissL 0–⁠3624%
Nov 6vsUL MonroeW 40–⁠2658%
Nov 13vsLouisiana TechW 29–⁠1962%
Nov 20atMcNeeseT 10–⁠1039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied McNeese 10–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠197
Coach
Sam Robertson
Elo
1504 +112 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 73 of 109; offense No. 81, defense No. 62
SRS
−7.9 No. 81 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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