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1981 UL Monroe

5–⁠6, coached by Pat Collins.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1981, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 38–8; lost vs. Arkansas State 13–35; won vs. Louisiana 20–17; won at Louisiana Tech 35–0; lost vs. Lamar 13–17; lost at McNeese 25–41; lost at SE Louisiana 47–50; won vs. Nicholls 55–18; won at Louisville 40–7; lost vs. North Texas 14–17; lost at Northwestern State 9–41+37−32Won 38–8 vs. Indiana State+30Indiana StateLost 13–35 vs. Arkansas State-22Arkansas StateWon 20–17 vs. Louisiana+3LouisianaWon 35–0 at Louisiana Tech+35Louisiana TechLost 13–17 vs. Lamar-4LamarLost 25–41 at McNeese-16McNeeseLost 47–50 at SE Louisiana-3SE LouisianaWon 55–18 vs. Nicholls+37NichollsWon 40–7 at Louisville+33LouisvilleLost 14–17 vs. North Texas-3North TexasLost 9–41 at Northwestern State-32Northwestern St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIndiana StateW 38–⁠858%
Sep 12vsArkansas StateL 13–⁠3573%
Sep 19vsLouisianaW 20–⁠1756%
Oct 3atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠048%
Oct 10vsLamarL 13–⁠1776%
Oct 17atMcNeeseL 25–⁠4126%
Oct 24atSE LouisianaL 47–⁠5054%
Oct 31vsNichollsW 55–⁠1883%
Nov 7atLouisvilleW 40–⁠735%
Nov 14vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠1770%
Nov 21atNorthwestern StateL 9–⁠4168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northwestern State 41–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠251
Coach
Pat Collins
Elo
1405 −40 this season
SP+ rating
2.6 No. 66 of 132; offense No. 53, defense No. 72
SRS
2.5 No. 57 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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