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1997 UL Monroe

5–⁠7, coached by Ed Zaunbrecher.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1997, game by game: won vs. Nicholls 28–0; lost at Arkansas 16–28; lost at Louisiana Tech 16–17; lost at No. 25 Georgia 3–42; lost at Oklahoma State 7–38; won vs. Northwestern State 17–7; lost at Mississippi State 10–24; lost at Kentucky 14–49; won at Louisiana 28–21; won vs. UCF 45–41; lost vs. Western Michigan 19–32; won at Hawai’i 23–20+28−39Won 28–0 vs. Nicholls+28NichollsLost 16–28 at Arkansas-12ArkansasLost 16–17 at Louisiana Tech-1Louisiana TechLost 3–42 at No. 25 Georgia-39No. 25 GeorgiaLost 7–38 at Oklahoma State-31Oklahoma StateWon 17–7 vs. Northwestern State+10Northwestern St…Lost 10–24 at Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Lost 14–49 at Kentucky-35KentuckyWon 28–21 at Louisiana+7LouisianaWon 45–41 vs. UCF+4UCFLost 19–32 vs. Western Michigan-13Western MichiganWon 23–20 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNichollsW 28–⁠069%
Sep 6atArkansasL 16–⁠2830%
Sep 13atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠1728%
Sep 20at25GeorgiaL 3–⁠4219%
Sep 27atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠3821%
Oct 4vsNorthwestern StateW 17–⁠761%
Oct 11atMississippi StateL 10–⁠2426%
Oct 18atKentuckyL 14–⁠4923%
Oct 25atLouisianaW 28–⁠2145%
Nov 1vsUCFW 45–⁠4144%
Nov 15vsWestern MichiganL 19–⁠3242%
Nov 22atHawai’iW 23–⁠2049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 23–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠319
Coach
Ed Zaunbrecher
Elo
1357 −0 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 94 of 112; offense No. 97, defense No. 86
SRS
−12.4 No. 91 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Drew Fabianich

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 3Steve Foley LBCincinnati Bengals