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1998 UL Monroe

5–⁠6, coached by Ed Zaunbrecher.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 1998, game by game: won vs. Nicholls 44–10; lost at No. 3 Florida 10–42; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 21–10; lost at No. 5 Kansas State 7–62; lost at Western Michigan 14–27; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–44; lost at No. 14 Arizona 7–45; won vs. UAB 20–14; won vs. Louisiana 34–24; lost at Arkansas State 13–17; won vs. Portland State 43–27+34−55Won 44–10 vs. Nicholls+34NichollsLost 10–42 at No. 3 Florida-32No. 3 FloridaWon 21–10 vs. Stephen F. Austin+11Stephen F. Aust…Lost 7–62 at No. 5 Kansas State-55No. 5 Kansas StateLost 14–27 at Western Michigan-13Western MichiganLost 14–44 vs. Louisiana Tech-30Louisiana TechLost 7–45 at No. 14 Arizona-38No. 14 ArizonaWon 20–14 vs. UAB+6UABWon 34–24 vs. Louisiana+10LouisianaLost 13–17 at Arkansas State-4Arkansas StateWon 43–27 vs. Portland State+16Portland State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNichollsW 44–⁠1075%
Sep 12at3FloridaL 10–⁠4212%
Sep 19vsStephen F. AustinW 21–⁠1077%
Sep 26at5Kansas StateL 7–⁠6213%
Oct 3atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2739%
Oct 10vsLouisiana TechL 14–⁠4445%
Oct 24at14ArizonaL 7–⁠4513%
Oct 31vsUABW 20–⁠1454%
Nov 7vsLouisianaW 34–⁠2473%
Nov 14atArkansas StateL 13–⁠1757%
Nov 21vsPortland StateW 43–⁠2779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Portland State 43–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-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
227–⁠322
Coach
Ed Zaunbrecher
Elo
1379 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-17.7 No. 101 of 112; offense No. 102, defense No. 95
SRS
−17.6 No. 103 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Drew Fabianich

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3Marty Booker WRChicago Bears
Rd 6Lionel Barnes DESt. Louis Rams