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1996 Louisiana

5–⁠6, coached by Nelson Stokley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 4 Florida 21–55; won vs. No. 25 Texas A&M 29–22; lost at Southern Miss 27–52; won at Louisiana Tech 37–31; lost vs. Houston 24–31; won vs. Arkansas State 42–31; lost at UAB 29–39; won vs. Memphis 13–9; lost at Virginia Tech 16–47; won vs. Northern Illinois 45–31; lost at Texas Tech 21–56+14−35Lost 21–55 at No. 4 Florida-34No. 4 FloridaWon 29–22 vs. No. 25 Texas A&M+7No. 25 Texas A&MLost 27–52 at Southern Miss-25Southern MissWon 37–31 at Louisiana Tech+6Louisiana TechLost 24–31 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 42–31 vs. Arkansas State+11Arkansas StateLost 29–39 at UAB-10UABWon 13–9 vs. Memphis+4MemphisLost 16–47 at Virginia Tech-31Virginia TechWon 45–31 vs. Northern Illinois+14Northern Illino…Lost 21–56 at Texas Tech-35Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at4FloridaL 21–⁠5517%
Sep 14vs25Texas A&MW 29–⁠2239%
Sep 21atSouthern MissL 27–⁠5237%
Sep 28atLouisiana TechW 37–⁠3146%
Oct 5vsHoustonL 24–⁠3173%
Oct 12vsArkansas StateW 42–⁠3171%
Oct 19atUABL 29–⁠3961%
Oct 26vsMemphisW 13–⁠967%
Nov 2atVirginia TechL 16–⁠4720%
Nov 9vsNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠3185%
Nov 16atTexas TechL 21–⁠5622%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 56–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 26th-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 1996.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠404
Coach
Nelson Stokley
Elo
1443 −45 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 82 of 111; offense No. 37, defense No. 102
SRS
−9.4 No. 84 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Doug Fertsch