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1980 UL Monroe

7–⁠4, coached by John David Crow.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1980, game by game: lost at Iowa State 7–42; won at Arkansas State 35–12; won at Louisiana 24–0; won vs. Northwestern State 38–14; lost vs. McNeese 28–48; won at Lamar 28–6; lost vs. SE Louisiana 30–55; won at Nicholls 29–28; won vs. Mississippi College 40–22; lost at North Texas 18–26; won vs. Louisiana Tech 19–14+24−35Lost 7–42 at Iowa State-35Iowa StateWon 35–12 at Arkansas State+23Arkansas StateWon 24–0 at Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 38–14 vs. Northwestern State+24Northwestern St…Lost 28–48 vs. McNeese-20McNeeseWon 28–6 at Lamar+22LamarLost 30–55 vs. SE Louisiana-25SE LouisianaWon 29–28 at Nicholls+1NichollsWon 40–22 vs. Mississippi College+18Mississippi Col…Lost 18–26 at North Texas-8North TexasWon 19–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+5Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atIowa StateL 7–⁠4232%
Sep 20atArkansas StateW 35–⁠1228%
Sep 27atLouisianaW 24–⁠035%
Oct 4vsNorthwestern StateW 38–⁠1472%
Oct 11vsMcNeeseL 28–⁠4841%
Oct 18atLamarW 28–⁠644%
Oct 25vsSE LouisianaL 30–⁠5581%
Nov 1atNichollsW 29–⁠2874%
Nov 8vsMississippi CollegeW 40–⁠2284%
Nov 15atNorth TexasL 18–⁠2627%
Nov 22vsLouisiana TechW 19–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana Tech 19–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠267
Coach
John David Crow
Elo
1418 +57 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 80 of 133; offense No. 68, defense No. 88
SRS
−6.3 No. 92 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 5Ken Poole DEMiami Dolphins