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1984 Louisiana

6–⁠5, coached by Sam Robertson.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1984, game by game: lost at Chattanooga 7–9; won at Louisiana Tech 17–16; lost vs. UL Monroe 6–7; lost at Alabama 14–37; won vs. Wichita State 31–3; lost at Memphis 7–20; won at San José State 35–28; won vs. Southern Miss 13–7; won at East Carolina 42–24; lost at McNeese 17–30; won at Tulsa 18–17+28−23Lost 7–9 at Chattanooga-2ChattanoogaWon 17–16 at Louisiana Tech+1Louisiana TechLost 6–7 vs. UL Monroe-1UL MonroeLost 14–37 at Alabama-23AlabamaWon 31–3 vs. Wichita State+28Wichita StateLost 7–20 at Memphis-13MemphisWon 35–28 at San José State+7San José StateWon 13–7 vs. Southern Miss+6Southern MissWon 42–24 at East Carolina+18East CarolinaLost 17–30 at McNeese-13McNeeseWon 18–17 at Tulsa+1Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atChattanoogaL 7–⁠952%
Sep 8atLouisiana TechW 17–⁠1659%
Sep 15vsUL MonroeL 6–⁠770%
Sep 22atAlabamaL 14–⁠3729%
Oct 6vsWichita StateW 31–⁠372%
Oct 13atMemphisL 7–⁠2032%
Oct 20atSan José StateW 35–⁠2837%
Oct 27vsSouthern MissW 13–⁠758%
Nov 3atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠2448%
Nov 10atMcNeeseL 17–⁠3059%
Nov 17atTulsaW 18–⁠1729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 18–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠198
Coach
Sam Robertson
Elo
1501 +21 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 66 of 106; offense No. 61, defense No. 63
SRS
0.6 No. 61 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 7Charles Bennett DEChicago Bears