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Louisiana

latest conference era: Sun Belt

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +23.6
Best Finish#51 in 2019
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +23.6 PWR −1.1 2017: 5-7, margin -142, power −1.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #1642018: 7-7, margin -32, power +1.7, resume 77 / 100, final rank #1182019: 11-3, margin +255, power +8.9, resume 85 / 100, final rank #512020: 10-1, margin +128, power +0.9, resume 75 / 100, final rank #672021: 13-1, margin +176, power +13.7, resume 97 / 100, final rank #542022: 6-7, margin +43, power +16.5, resume 76 / 100, final rank #962023: 6-7, margin +46, power +16.3, resume 71 / 100, final rank #982024: 10-4, margin +95, power +17.4, resume 92 / 100, final rank #882025: 6-7, margin -42, power +14.3, resume 59 / 100, final rank #1262026: 5-3, margin +71, power +23.6, resume 50 / 100, final rank #41 2017: 5-7, margin -142, power −1.1, resume 33 / 100, final rank #164−1.12018: 7-7, margin -32, power +1.7, resume 77 / 100, final rank #118+1.72019: 11-3, margin +255, power +8.9, resume 85 / 100, final rank #51+8.92020: 10-1, margin +128, power +0.9, resume 75 / 100, final rank #67+0.92021: 13-1, margin +176, power +13.7, resume 97 / 100, final rank #54+13.72022: 6-7, margin +43, power +16.5, resume 76 / 100, final rank #96+16.52023: 6-7, margin +46, power +16.3, resume 71 / 100, final rank #98+16.32024: 10-4, margin +95, power +17.4, resume 92 / 100, final rank #88+17.42025: 6-7, margin -42, power +14.3, resume 59 / 100, final rank #126+14.32026: 5-3, margin +71, power +23.6, resume 50 / 100, final rank #41+23.6 20175-720187-7201911-3202010-1202113-120226-720236-7202410-420256-720265-3

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +16.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +7.6

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +23.6

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2019 | #51

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2021 | 97 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #16 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 35th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2021 | 13-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #41 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 5-3
Program baseline +16.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +17.4, record 10-4, and final loaded-board rank #88.

Best Loaded Resume

2021 Season

Resume 97 / 100 with 13 wins and a 93% win rate.

Best Record

13-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2021, with a margin of +176.

Roughest Loaded Season

1973 Season

0-10 with power -- and margin -200.

Best resume season

2021 | 97 / 100

Latest versus standard

+7.6

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Sun BeltFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 5-3 #41 +23.6 50 +71 Open team page
2025 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #126 +14.3 59 −42 Program view
2024 Sun BeltFBS In range 10-4 #88 +17.4 92 +95 Program view
2023 Sun BeltFBS In range 6-7 #98 +16.3 71 +46 Program view
2022 Sun BeltFBS In range 6-7 #96 +16.5 76 +43 Program view
2021 Sun BeltFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 13-1 #54 +13.7 97 +176 Program view
2020 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-1 #67 +0.9 75 +128 Program view
2019 Sun BeltFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 11-3 #51 +8.9 85 +255 Program view
2018 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-7 #118 +1.7 77 −32 Program view
2017 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #164 −1.1 33 −142 Program view
2016 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #100 +3.2 60 −22 Program view
2015 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #135 +0.7 14 −65 Program view
2014 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #70 +6.6 75 +45 Program view
2013 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #90 +5.7 53 +95 Program view
2012 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #64 +6.2 74 +96 Program view
2011 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #90 +5.5 67 +32 Program view
2010 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #144 +1.6 33 −176 Program view
2009 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #124 +2.4 52 −98 Program view
2008 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #120 +3.7 66 −7 Program view
2007 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #114 +3.7 35 −145 Program view
2006 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #117 +4.1 39 −48 Program view
2005 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #77 +6.8 42 −18 Program view
2004 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #93 +5.5 26 −30 Program view
2003 Sun BeltFBS In range 4-8 #-- -- -- −149 Program view
2002 Sun BeltFBS In range 3-9 #-- -- -- −149 Program view
2001 Sun BeltFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −131 Program view
2000 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −184 Program view
1999 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −212 Program view
1998 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −254 Program view
1997 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −377 Program view
1996 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −100 Program view
1995 Big WestFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +76 Program view
1994 Big WestFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
1993 Big WestFBS In range 8-3 #-- -- -- +22 Program view
1992 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −163 Program view
1991 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −121 Program view
1990 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −45 Program view
1989 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +9 Program view
1988 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +72 Program view
1987 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −61 Program view
1986 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +38 Program view
1985 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −144 Program view
1984 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +9 Program view
1983 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-6 #-- -- -- −18 Program view
1982 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-3 #-- -- -- +51 Program view
1981 SouthlandFBS In range 1-9 #-- -- -- −94 Program view
1980 SouthlandFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +50 Program view
1979 SouthlandFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −21 Program view
1978 SouthlandFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −102 Program view
1977 SouthlandFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- +58 Program view
1976 SouthlandFBS In range 9-2 #-- -- -- +113 Program view
1975 SouthlandFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +26 Program view
1974 SouthlandFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −138 Program view
1973 SouthlandFBS In range 0-10 #-- -- -- −200 Program view
1972 SouthlandFBS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −6 Program view
1971 SouthlandFBS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +16 Program view
1970 Gulf StatesDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −2 Program view