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1996 UL Monroe

5–⁠6, coached by Ed Zaunbrecher.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1996, game by game: won vs. Nicholls 14–12; lost vs. Minnesota 3–30; lost at UCLA 0–44; won vs. Sam Houston 34–31; lost at Arkansas 21–38; won vs. Northwestern State 13–10; won at UCF 39–38; lost at Mississippi State 0–59; lost at No. 22 Auburn 24–28; won vs. Jacksonville State 31–28; lost at Cincinnati 13–35+7−59Won 14–12 vs. Nicholls+2NichollsLost 3–30 vs. Minnesota-27MinnesotaLost 0–44 at UCLA-44UCLAWon 34–31 vs. Sam Houston+3Sam HoustonLost 21–38 at Arkansas-17ArkansasWon 13–10 vs. Northwestern State+3Northwestern St…Won 39–38 at UCF+1UCFLost 0–59 at Mississippi State-59Mississippi Sta…Lost 24–28 at No. 22 Auburn-4No. 22 AuburnWon 31–28 vs. Jacksonville State+3Jacksonville St…Lost 13–35 at Cincinnati-22Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNichollsW 14–⁠1267%
Sep 7vsMinnesotaL 3–⁠3047%
Sep 14atUCLAL 0–⁠4416%
Sep 21vsSam HoustonW 34–⁠3164%
Sep 28atArkansasL 21–⁠3824%
Oct 5vsNorthwestern StateW 13–⁠1053%
Oct 19atUCFW 39–⁠3841%
Nov 2atMississippi StateL 0–⁠5930%
Nov 9at22AuburnL 24–⁠289%
Nov 16vsJacksonville StateW 31–⁠2877%
Nov 23atCincinnatiL 13–⁠3519%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 35–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-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
192–⁠353
Coach
Ed Zaunbrecher
Elo
1286 −47 this season
SP+ rating
-24.5 No. 107 of 111; offense No. 95, defense No. 101
SRS
−19.4 No. 103 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Drew Fabianich