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1983 Louisiana

4–⁠6, coached by Sam Robertson.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1983, game by game: lost at UL Monroe 6–31; lost vs. Chattanooga 14–38; lost at Rice 21–22; lost vs. East Carolina 18–21; lost at Tulane 15–17; won vs. Lamar 31–6; lost at Southern Miss 3–31; won vs. McNeese 48–16; won vs. Louisiana Tech 13–9; won at San José State 25–21+32−28Lost 6–31 at UL Monroe-25UL MonroeLost 14–38 vs. Chattanooga-24ChattanoogaLost 21–22 at Rice-1RiceLost 18–21 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaLost 15–17 at Tulane-2TulaneWon 31–6 vs. Lamar+25LamarLost 3–31 at Southern Miss-28Southern MissWon 48–16 vs. McNeese+32McNeeseWon 13–9 vs. Louisiana Tech+4Louisiana TechWon 25–21 at San José State+4San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atUL MonroeL 6–⁠3159%
Sep 17vsChattanoogaL 14–⁠3864%
Sep 24atRiceL 21–⁠2258%
Oct 8vsEast CarolinaL 18–⁠2136%
Oct 15atTulaneL 15–⁠1739%
Oct 22vsLamarW 31–⁠668%
Oct 29atSouthern MissL 3–⁠3121%
Nov 12vsMcNeeseW 48–⁠1649%
Nov 19vsLouisiana TechW 13–⁠965%
Nov 26atSan José StateW 25–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠212
Coach
Sam Robertson
Elo
1470 −32 this season
SP+ rating
-9.7 No. 84 of 108; offense No. 93, defense No. 67
SRS
−4.5 No. 75 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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