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Louisiana

2026 Season Performance

#55
Rank
4-2
Record
22.4
Points
0.485
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #64 UAB 21-14
Worst L @ #77 Louisiana Tech 31-32

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-2
Conference 1-1
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#93.3
avg opponent rank
#49
toughest left
23.52
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#76 Troy
3-2
+3.47
8
10-24
@
#128 Southern Miss
1-4
+3.86
10
11-07
vs
#57 South Alabama
4-2
+3.8
11
11-13
@
#135 UL Monroe
0-5
+3.68
12
11-21
vs
#115 Coastal Carolina
2-4
+2.8
13
11-28
@
#49 Georgia State
4-1
+5.91

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#41
#60
#79
#98
#116
Pre
#106
W3
#54
W6
#55
W9
#57
W12
#57
W15
#57

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
W
NR vs FCS Lamar
38-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/13
L
#85 @ #3 USC
30-49
-1.8
-2.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.7
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.6
Against the Spread (+30.75, +11.75)
+2.9 -2.6
Total -2.6 pts
-0.9
3
09/20
W
#73 vs #64 UAB
21-14
+10.4
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 8.1
Margin Scaling
+1.3 9.4
Against the Spread (-7, +0)
+0.0 9.4
Total 9.4 pts
-1.0
4
09/26
W
#54 @ #129 Charlotte
34-7
+11.2
+11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-8.8 4.7
Margin Scaling
+3.6 8.2
Against the Spread (-9.25, +17.75)
+3.0 11.2
Total 11.2 pts
+0.0
5
10/04
W
#50 vs #97 Arkansas State
23-20
+7.0
+6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.2 5.8
Margin Scaling
+0.8 6.6
Against the Spread (-5.25, -2.25)
-0.6 6.1
Total 6.1 pts
-0.9
6
10/10
L
#46 @ #77 Louisiana Tech
31-32
-5.9
-5.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -6.0
Against the Spread (+3, +2)
+0.5 -5.5
Total -5.5 pts
+0.4
Total
4-2 Record
20.9
18.6
-2.4

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
81-47
Record
63%
Win Rate
#63
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.461
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#80
2017
#103
2018
#80
2019
#26
2020
#18
2021
#24
2022
#82
2023
#89
2024
#44
2025
#91
2026
#57

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 4-2 (67%) #57 #46 20.1 0.484 -
2025 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #91 #90 -6.4 0.449 -
2024 Sun Belt 10-3 (77%) #44 #30 72.1 0.401 -
2023 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #89 #52 -1.3 0.440 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #82 #25 10.1 0.427 -
2021 Sun Belt 12-1 (92%) #24 #23 122.7 0.433 Sun Belt
2020 Sun Belt 9-1 (90%) #18 #2 120.8 0.471 -
2019 Sun Belt 10-3 (77%) #26 #24 87.9 0.496 -
2018 Sun Belt 7-6 (54%) #80 #71 14.3 0.530 -
2017 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #103 #83 -30.2 0.481 -
2016 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #80 #74 0.1 0.462 -