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1979 UL Monroe

3–⁠8, coached by John David Crow.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1979, game by game: lost at Louisiana 13–17; won vs. Arkansas State 18–17; lost at McNeese 10–12; lost vs. Northwestern State 14–20; lost at Nicholls 16–23; won at Memphis 21–20; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 28–17; lost at SE Louisiana 0–13; lost vs. Lamar 7–21; lost at Indiana State 21–38; lost at Louisiana Tech 10–13+11−17Lost 13–17 at Louisiana-4LouisianaWon 18–17 vs. Arkansas State+1Arkansas StateLost 10–12 at McNeese-2McNeeseLost 14–20 vs. Northwestern State-6Northwestern St…Lost 16–23 at Nicholls-7NichollsWon 21–20 at Memphis+1MemphisWon 28–17 vs. Cal State Fullerton+11Cal State Fulle…Lost 0–13 at SE Louisiana-13SE LouisianaLost 7–21 vs. Lamar-14LamarLost 21–38 at Indiana State-17Indiana StateLost 10–13 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atLouisianaL 13–⁠1746%
Sep 15vsArkansas StateW 18–⁠1746%
Sep 22atMcNeeseL 10–⁠1229%
Sep 29vsNorthwestern StateL 14–⁠2078%
Oct 6atNichollsL 16–⁠2375%
Oct 13atMemphisW 21–⁠2030%
Oct 20vsCal State FullertonW 28–⁠1768%
Oct 27atSE LouisianaL 0–⁠1365%
Nov 3vsLamarL 7–⁠2144%
Nov 10atIndiana StateL 21–⁠3832%
Nov 17atLouisiana TechL 10–⁠1335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠211
Coach
John David Crow
Elo
1292 −141 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 116 of 135; offense No. 122, defense No. 92
SRS
−10.7 No. 110 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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