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2003 Louisiana

4–⁠8 (3–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Rickey Bustle.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2003, game by game: lost at South Carolina 7–14; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 3–34; lost vs. Houston 14–21; lost at Minnesota 14–48; lost at North Texas 23–44; lost at Oklahoma State 3–56; lost vs. UL Monroe 42–45; won vs. New Mexico State 26–24; won vs. Idaho 31–20; lost at Southern Miss 3–48; won vs. Florida International 43–10; won at Middle Tennessee 57–51+33−53Lost 7–14 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaLost 3–34 vs. Louisiana Tech-31Louisiana TechLost 14–21 vs. Houston-7HoustonLost 14–48 at Minnesota-34MinnesotaLost 23–44 at North Texas-21North TexasLost 3–56 at Oklahoma State-53Oklahoma StateLost 42–45 vs. UL Monroe-3UL MonroeWon 26–24 vs. New Mexico State+2New Mexico StateWon 31–20 vs. Idaho+11IdahoLost 3–48 at Southern Miss-45Southern MissWon 43–10 vs. Florida International+33Florida Interna…Won 57–51 at Middle Tennessee+6Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1424%
Sep 6vsLouisiana TechL 3–⁠3448%
Sep 13vsHoustonL 14–⁠2138%
Sep 20atMinnesotaL 14–⁠4812%
Sep 27atNorth TexasL 23–⁠4419%
Oct 4atOklahoma StateL 3–⁠5611%
Oct 11vsUL MonroeL 42–⁠4558%
Oct 16vsNew Mexico StateW 26–⁠2439%
Oct 25vsIdahoW 31–⁠2057%
Nov 1atSouthern MissL 3–⁠4815%
Nov 8vsFlorida InternationalW 43–⁠1064%
Nov 15atMiddle TennesseeW 57–⁠5130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Middle Tennessee 57–⁠51; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠2 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠415
Coach
Rickey Bustle
Elo
1324 −22 this season
SP+ rating
-21.3 No. 108 of 117; offense No. 97, defense No. 108
SRS
−14.9 No. 106 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
Brent Pry

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 35— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Dwain Banister DUAL★★No. 1050
George Benson DT★★No. 1050
Jason Guidry SDE★★No. 1050
Zack Leger OG★★No. 1050
Jarrett Jones S★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
Whole class132.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2003 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas7–⁠09–⁠4
Louisiana3–⁠24–⁠8
Arkansas State3–⁠35–⁠7
Middle Tennessee3–⁠34–⁠8
Utah State3–⁠33–⁠9
Idaho3–⁠43–⁠9
New Mexico State2–⁠53–⁠9
UL Monroe1–⁠51–⁠11

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