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Louisiana

FBSI · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
54
1973–2026
All-Time Record
290–327–5
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisiana head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE6–6L 13–45
3Week 3 · Sep 9Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB128–4L 7–31
4Week 4 · Sep 16Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB126–5L 14–59
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB129–4L 0–66
6Week 6 · Sep 30UABH2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–42
7Week 7 · Oct 7Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 41–38
8Week 8 · Oct 14NORTH ALABAMAUnranked—L 42–48
10Week 10 · Oct 28UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–7L 21–28
11Week 11 · Nov 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA7–4L 0–56
12Week 12 · Nov 11Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC10–2L 7–77
13Week 13 · Nov 18Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 24–63

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
8.179
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-38
-40+2
  • Arkansas State +2
  • Washington State -2
  • Louisiana Tech -2
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Tulane -4
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Pittsburgh -6
  • UAB -6
  • UL Monroe -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #110Better than 20%
Win % Place 106thBetter than 23%

0.091 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#109W15#109Regular Season Final#109Post-Season W2#109Post-Season W3#110Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-32
-24
-45
-66
-35
+3
-6
-7
-56
-70
-39

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1051992#361993#621994#611995#611996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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