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1986 Louisiana

6–⁠5, coached by Nelson Stokley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1986, game by game: lost vs. Oklahoma State 20–21; won vs. UL Monroe 24–20; won at Memphis 26–10; won at East Carolina 21–10; won vs. Tulsa 17–13; lost at Ole Miss 20–21; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 28–14; lost at Tulane 39–42; lost at Southern Miss 0–17; won at McNeese 33–13; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–23+20−17Lost 20–21 vs. Oklahoma State-1Oklahoma StateWon 24–20 vs. UL Monroe+4UL MonroeWon 26–10 at Memphis+16MemphisWon 21–10 at East Carolina+11East CarolinaWon 17–13 vs. Tulsa+4TulsaLost 20–21 at Ole Miss-1Ole MissWon 28–14 vs. Stephen F. Austin+14Stephen F. Aust…Lost 39–42 at Tulane-3TulaneLost 0–17 at Southern Miss-17Southern MissWon 33–13 at McNeese+20McNeeseLost 14–23 vs. Louisiana Tech-9Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsOklahoma StateL 20–⁠2138%
Sep 13vsUL MonroeW 24–⁠2071%
Sep 20atMemphisW 26–⁠1051%
Oct 4atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠1058%
Oct 11vsTulsaW 17–⁠1350%
Oct 18atOle MissL 20–⁠2139%
Oct 25vsStephen F. AustinW 28–⁠1488%
Nov 1atTulaneL 39–⁠4259%
Nov 8atSouthern MissL 0–⁠1746%
Nov 15atMcNeeseW 33–⁠1353%
Nov 22vsLouisiana TechL 14–⁠2376%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-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
242–⁠204
Coach
Nelson Stokley
Elo
1447 +16 this season
SP+ rating
-6.2 No. 69 of 101; offense No. 83, defense No. 53
SRS
−3.3 No. 63 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ron West