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2019 Louisiana

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Billy Napier.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2019, game by game: lost vs. Mississippi State 28–38; won vs. Liberty 35–14; won vs. Texas Southern 77–6; won at Ohio 45–25; won at Georgia Southern 37–24; lost vs. App State 7–17; won at Arkansas State 37–20; won vs. Texas State 31–3; won at Coastal Carolina 48–7; won at South Alabama 37–27; won vs. Troy 53–3; won vs. UL Monroe 31–30; lost at No. 20 App State 38–45; won vs. Miami (OH) 27–17+71−10Lost 28–38 vs. Mississippi State-10Mississippi Sta…Won 35–14 vs. Liberty+21LibertyWon 77–6 vs. Texas Southern+71Texas SouthernWon 45–25 at Ohio+20OhioWon 37–24 at Georgia Southern+13Georgia SouthernLost 7–17 vs. App State-10App StateWon 37–20 at Arkansas State+17Arkansas StateWon 31–3 vs. Texas State+28Texas StateWon 48–7 at Coastal Carolina+41Coastal CarolinaWon 37–27 at South Alabama+10South AlabamaWon 53–3 vs. Troy+50TroyWon 31–30 vs. UL Monroe+1UL MonroeLost 38–45 at No. 20 App State-7No. 20 App StateWon 27–17 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMississippi StateL 28–⁠3832%
Sep 7vsLibertyW 35–⁠1465%
Sep 14vsTexas SouthernW 77–⁠692%
Sep 21atOhioW 45–⁠2532%
Sep 28atGeorgia SouthernW 37–⁠2445%
Oct 9vsApp StateL 7–⁠1743%
Oct 17atArkansas StateW 37–⁠2045%
Nov 2vsTexas StateW 31–⁠384%
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaW 48–⁠767%
Nov 16atSouth AlabamaW 37–⁠2781%
Nov 23vsTroyW 53–⁠366%
Nov 30vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠3080%
Dec 7at20App StateSun Belt Championship GameL 38–⁠4530%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsMiami (OH)LendingTree BowlW 27–⁠1767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 27–⁠17 in the LendingTree Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

SBC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
531–⁠276
Coach
Billy Napier
Elo
1644 +169 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 32 of 130; offense No. 15, defense No. 65, special teams No. 33
SRS
6.5 No. 38 of 130 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 54 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 76 roster talent No. 103 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rob Sale
Defensive coordinator
Ron Roberts
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 130
  • Defense42nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2552%1.167th of 130
Defense0.0745%1.0642nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.08 def		50% off
47% def		—14th off
53rd 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
Offense4.3own 3113% allowed
Defense2.9own 2617% caused

CORE rating 9.3, 29th of 130 (offense 10.2, defense 1.0).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsLevi Lewis QB3,050 yds
Passing touchdownsLevi Lewis QB26 TD
Rushing yardsElijah Mitchell RB1,147 yds
Rushing touchdownsElijah Mitchell RB16 TD
Receiving yardsJa’Marcus Bradley WR906 yds
Receiving touchdownsJa’Marcus Bradley WR10 TD
TacklesJacques Boudreaux LB95 tkl
SacksJoe Dillon LB7 sacks
InterceptionsAsjlin Washington CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Kendall Wilkerson SDE★★★No. 1020
Brandon Legendre ATH★★★No. 1049
Tyler Guidry OLB★★★No. 1140
Chandler Fields PRO★★★No. 1250
Logan Newell OT★★★No. 1444

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.839
Receivers33.00.828
Offensive line72.70.815
Defensive line52.80.819
Linebackers33.00.822
Defensive backs33.00.823
Athletes and specialists22.50.807
Whole class252.80.820

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.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 2Robert Hunt OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Kevin Dotson OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Raymond Calais RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 133

The 2019 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠113–⁠119
Louisiana7–⁠111–⁠3
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Southern5–⁠37–⁠6
Georgia State4–⁠47–⁠6
UL Monroe4–⁠45–⁠7
Troy3–⁠55–⁠7
Coastal Carolina2–⁠65–⁠7
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
South Alabama1–⁠72–⁠10

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