Louisiana·Sun Belt

2020 — The Ten-Win Year

Louisiana's 2020 season (10-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-1
Final result 10-win season Won the First Responder Bowl
AP final #17 post-bowls
SP+ +0.1 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Iowa St 31-14 W @ Geor Sta 34-31 W vs Geor Sou 20-18 L vs Coas Car 27-30 W @ UAB 24-20 W @ Texa Sta 44-34 W vs Arka Sta 27-20 W vs Sout Ala 38-10 W @ UL Mon 70-20 W @ App Sta 24-21 W @ UTSA 31-24 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2020.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2020 season's largest margin: Louisiana 70, UL Monroe 20. A 50-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisiana 27, Coastal Carolina 30. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisiana beat UTSA 31-24 in the postseason.

"Geaux Cajuns"
— Louisiana fanbase voice · 2020· synthesized
What it meant

2020 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.