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1988 Louisiana

6–⁠5, coached by Nelson Stokley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1988, game by game: won vs. Cal State Fullerton 24–9; won vs. Sam Houston 33–8; won vs. Rice 41–16; won at East Carolina 48–36; lost at Louisiana Tech 16–19; won vs. Northern Illinois 45–0; lost vs. Southern Miss 14–27; won at Tulane 51–34; lost at Memphis 3–20; lost at No. 18 Alabama 0–17; lost vs. Arkansas State 21–38+45−17Won 24–9 vs. Cal State Fullerton+15Cal State Fulle…Won 33–8 vs. Sam Houston+25Sam HoustonWon 41–16 vs. Rice+25RiceWon 48–36 at East Carolina+12East CarolinaLost 16–19 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechWon 45–0 vs. Northern Illinois+45Northern Illino…Lost 14–27 vs. Southern Miss-13Southern MissWon 51–34 at Tulane+17TulaneLost 3–20 at Memphis-17MemphisLost 0–17 at No. 18 Alabama-17No. 18 AlabamaLost 21–38 vs. Arkansas State-17Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCal State FullertonW 24–⁠961%
Sep 18vsSam HoustonW 33–⁠887%
Sep 24vsRiceW 41–⁠1679%
Oct 1atEast CarolinaW 48–⁠3657%
Oct 8atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠1971%
Oct 15vsNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠070%
Oct 22vsSouthern MissL 14–⁠2755%
Oct 29atTulaneW 51–⁠3457%
Nov 5atMemphisL 3–⁠2059%
Nov 12at18AlabamaL 0–⁠1725%
Nov 19vsArkansas StateL 21–⁠3876%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-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
296–⁠224
Coach
Nelson Stokley
Elo
1442 −39 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 52 of 102; offense No. 48, defense No. 53
SRS
2.6 No. 46 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 3Chris Gannon DENew England Patriots
Rd 7Mark Hall DEGreen Bay Packers