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1989 Louisiana

7–⁠4, coached by Nelson Stokley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1989, game by game: lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–40; won vs. Central Michigan 22–20; lost at Tulane 10–17; won at Rice 18–3; won at UL Monroe 24–10; won vs. Tulsa 21–13; lost at No. 11 Alabama 17–24; won at Southern Miss 24–21; lost at Northern Illinois 20–23; won vs. Lamar 42–33; won vs. Arkansas State 29–28+15−26Lost 14–40 vs. Louisiana Tech-26Louisiana TechWon 22–20 vs. Central Michigan+2Central MichiganLost 10–17 at Tulane-7TulaneWon 18–3 at Rice+15RiceWon 24–10 at UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 21–13 vs. Tulsa+8TulsaLost 17–24 at No. 11 Alabama-7No. 11 AlabamaWon 24–21 at Southern Miss+3Southern MissLost 20–23 at Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Won 42–33 vs. Lamar+9LamarWon 29–28 vs. Arkansas State+1Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLouisiana TechL 14–⁠4074%
Sep 9vsCentral MichiganW 22–⁠2043%
Sep 16atTulaneL 10–⁠1740%
Sep 23atRiceW 18–⁠345%
Sep 30atUL MonroeW 24–⁠1063%
Oct 7vsTulsaW 21–⁠1353%
Oct 14at11AlabamaL 17–⁠2418%
Oct 21atSouthern MissW 24–⁠2130%
Nov 4atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠2342%
Nov 11vsLamarW 42–⁠3379%
Nov 18vsArkansas StateW 29–⁠2873%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 29–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠232
Coach
Nelson Stokley
Elo
1491 +30 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 49 of 103; offense No. 74, defense No. 22
SRS
−1.5 No. 57 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 5Brian Mitchell RBWashington Redskins