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1976 UL Monroe

2–⁠9, coached by John David Crow.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1976, game by game: lost at Arkansas State 13–31; won vs. Lamar 16–6; won at Texas–Arlington 21–20; lost vs. McNeese 35–36; lost at Louisville 8–36; lost at SE Louisiana 10–14; lost at Northwestern State 9–21; lost vs. Dayton 13–37; lost at West Texas 41–58; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 35–55; lost vs. Louisiana 5–7+10−28Lost 13–31 at Arkansas State-18Arkansas StateWon 16–6 vs. Lamar+10LamarWon 21–20 at Texas–Arlington+1Texas–ArlingtonLost 35–36 vs. McNeese-1McNeeseLost 8–36 at Louisville-28LouisvilleLost 10–14 at SE Louisiana-4SE LouisianaLost 9–21 at Northwestern State-12Northwestern St…Lost 13–37 vs. Dayton-24DaytonLost 41–58 at West Texas-17West TexasLost 35–55 vs. Louisiana Tech-20Louisiana TechLost 5–7 vs. Louisiana-2Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atArkansas StateL 13–⁠3118%
Sep 18vsLamarW 16–⁠659%
Sep 25atTexas–ArlingtonW 21–⁠2045%
Oct 9vsMcNeeseL 35–⁠3650%
Oct 16atLouisvilleL 8–⁠3647%
Oct 23atSE LouisianaL 10–⁠1471%
Oct 30atNorthwestern StateL 9–⁠2166%
Nov 6vsDaytonL 13–⁠3757%
Nov 13atWest TexasL 41–⁠5827%
Nov 20vsLouisiana TechL 35–⁠5524%
Nov 27vsLouisianaL 5–⁠723%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 7–⁠5; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠321
Coach
John David Crow
Elo
1231 −150 this season
SP+ rating
-17.2 No. 124 of 132; offense No. 83, defense No. 126
SRS
−19.7 No. 130 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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