1994 Louisiana

6–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Big West), coached by Nelson Stokley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1994, game by game: lost at Kansas State 6–34; won vs. Northern Illinois 29–9; lost vs. Troy 20–39; lost at San José State 28–31; won at Louisiana Tech 13–3; won vs. Arkansas State 26–0; lost at Southern Miss 20–43; won at Utah State 27–25; won vs. UNLV 28–27; lost at Texas Tech 7–39; won vs. Western Michigan 17–14+26−32Lost 6–34 at Kansas State-28Kansas StateWon 29–9 vs. Northern Illinois+20Northern Illino…Lost 20–39 vs. Troy-19TroyLost 28–31 at San José State-3San José StateWon 13–3 at Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechWon 26–0 vs. Arkansas State+26Arkansas StateLost 20–43 at Southern Miss-23Southern MissWon 27–25 at Utah State+2Utah StateWon 28–27 vs. UNLV+1UNLVLost 7–39 at Texas Tech-32Texas TechWon 17–14 vs. Western Michigan+3Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Big West champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Nevada and UNLV

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠264
Coach
Nelson Stokley
Elo
1442 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 82 of 106; offense No. 89, defense No. 52
SRS
−10.4 No. 80 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Lewis Cook

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Orlando Thomas DBMinnesota Vikings

1994 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada6–⁠19–⁠2
UNLV5–⁠17–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠16–⁠5
Pacific4–⁠26–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
San José State3–⁠33–⁠8
Utah State2–⁠43–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠53–⁠8
Louisiana Tech1–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas State0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.