Louisiana·Sun Belt

2018 — The 2018 Season

Louisiana's 2018 season (7-7) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-7
Final result Bowl season Lost the Cure Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -4.4 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Grambl 49-17 L @ Miss St 10-56 L vs Coas Car 28-30 L @ Alabama 14-56 W @ Texa Sta 42-27 W vs New Sta 66-38 L @ App Sta 17-27 W vs Arka Sta 47-43 L @ Troy 16-26 W vs Geor Sta 36-22 W vs Sout Ala 48-38 W @ UL Mon 31-28 L @ App Sta 19-30 L vs Tulane 24-41 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Louisiana 49, Grambling 17. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisiana 10, Mississippi State 56. A 46-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisiana fell to Tulane 24-41 in the postseason.

"Geaux Cajuns"
— Louisiana fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What it meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Louisiana — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.