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1985 Louisiana

4–⁠7, coached by Sam Robertson.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1985, game by game: lost vs. Memphis 6–37; lost at No. 2 Auburn 7–49; lost at Louisiana Tech 23–24; won vs. Idaho State 31–30; won at Wichita State 23–15; lost at Southern Miss 16–38; won vs. East Carolina 16–14; lost at No. 5 Florida 0–45; won vs. UNLV 20–13; lost at Tulane 17–27; lost vs. McNeese 3–14+8−45Lost 6–37 vs. Memphis-31MemphisLost 7–49 at No. 2 Auburn-42No. 2 AuburnLost 23–24 at Louisiana Tech-1Louisiana TechWon 31–30 vs. Idaho State+1Idaho StateWon 23–15 at Wichita State+8Wichita StateLost 16–38 at Southern Miss-22Southern MissWon 16–14 vs. East Carolina+2East CarolinaLost 0–45 at No. 5 Florida-45No. 5 FloridaWon 20–13 vs. UNLV+7UNLVLost 17–27 at Tulane-10TulaneLost 3–14 vs. McNeese-11McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMemphisL 6–⁠3758%
Sep 7at2AuburnL 7–⁠4920%
Sep 14atLouisiana TechL 23–⁠2463%
Sep 21vsIdaho StateW 31–⁠3072%
Sep 28atWichita StateW 23–⁠1557%
Oct 5atSouthern MissL 16–⁠3842%
Oct 12vsEast CarolinaW 16–⁠1459%
Oct 19at5FloridaL 0–⁠4510%
Oct 26vsUNLVW 20–⁠1340%
Nov 9atTulaneL 17–⁠2762%
Nov 16vsMcNeeseL 3–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McNeese 14–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠306
Coach
Sam Robertson
Elo
1398 −103 this season
SP+ rating
-19.7 No. 101 of 106; offense No. 102, defense No. 89
SRS
−15.8 No. 99 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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