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2015 Louisiana

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Mark Hudspeth.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2015, game by game: lost at Kentucky 33–40; won vs. Northwestern State 44–17; lost vs. Akron 14–35; lost at Louisiana Tech 14–43; won vs. Texas State 49–27; lost at Arkansas State 27–37; won vs. UL Monroe 30–24; won at Georgia State 23–21; lost at South Alabama 25–32; lost vs. New Mexico State 34–37; lost at App State 7–28; lost vs. Troy 17–41+27−29Lost 33–40 at Kentucky-7KentuckyWon 44–17 vs. Northwestern State+27Northwestern St…Lost 14–35 vs. Akron-21AkronLost 14–43 at Louisiana Tech-29Louisiana TechWon 49–27 vs. Texas State+22Texas StateLost 27–37 at Arkansas State-10Arkansas StateWon 30–24 vs. UL Monroe+6UL MonroeWon 23–21 at Georgia State+2Georgia StateLost 25–32 at South Alabama-7South AlabamaLost 34–37 vs. New Mexico State-3New Mexico StateLost 7–28 at App State-21App StateLost 17–41 vs. Troy-24Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atKentuckyL 33–⁠4053%
Sep 12vsNorthwestern StateW 44–⁠1782%
Sep 26vsAkronL 14–⁠3575%
Oct 3atLouisiana TechL 14–⁠4330%
Oct 10vsTexas StateW 49–⁠2762%
Oct 20atArkansas StateL 27–⁠3740%
Oct 31vsUL MonroeW 30–⁠2476%
Nov 7atGeorgia StateW 23–⁠2170%
Nov 12atSouth AlabamaL 25–⁠3252%
Nov 21vsNew Mexico StateL 34–⁠3779%
Nov 28atApp StateL 7–⁠2825%
Dec 5vsTroyL 17–⁠4168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 41–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠382
Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Elo
1363 −169 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 94 of 128; offense No. 98, defense No. 92, special teams No. 34
SRS
−15.9 No. 113 of 128 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 71 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 78 roster talent No. 79 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinators
Charlie Harbison and Melvin Smith
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 128
  • Defense101st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0542%1.1480th of 128
Defense0.1640%1.43101st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.19 def		41% off
43% def		—100th off
120th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 312% allowed
Defense3.7own 301% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrooks Haack QB1,407 yds
Passing touchdownsJalen Nixon QB7 TD
Rushing yardsElijah McGuire RB1,058 yds
Rushing touchdownsElijah McGuire RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJamal Robinson WR824 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamal Robinson WR5 TD
InterceptionsSavion Brown DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Mario Osborne SDE★★★No. 755
Gary Haynes WR★★★No. 1232
Terik Miller S★★★No. 1342
Carlos Robinson TE★★★No. 1535
Ja’Marcus Bradley ATH★★★No. 1775

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.786
Running backs22.50.793
Receivers33.00.822
Offensive line52.20.772
Defensive line13.00.858
Linebackers22.00.776
Defensive backs22.50.807
Athletes and specialists52.80.799
Whole class212.50.796

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.

Roster 118

The 2015 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State8–⁠09–⁠4
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia State5–⁠36–⁠7
South Alabama3–⁠55–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠53–⁠9
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
UL Monroe1–⁠72–⁠11

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