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Louisiana Tech

USA · 2018 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
6th
5–3 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2HSUN3–9W 30–26
3Week 3 · Sep 11Southern JaguarsUnranked—W 54–17
5Week 5 · Sep 25LSUH2HSEC10–3L 21–38
6Week 6 · Oct 2North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–4W 29–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9UABH2HUSA11–3L 7–28
8Week 8 · Oct 16UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA3–9W 31–3
9Week 9 · Oct 23UTEPH2HUSA1–11W 31–24
10Week 10 · Oct 30Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA5–7W 21–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–5L 3–45
12Week 12 · Nov 13Rice (RICE)H2HUSA2–11W 28–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA6–5L 20–21
14Week 14 · Nov 27Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA3–9L 15–30
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC8–6W 31–14

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
2.561
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-25+31
  • North Texas +9
  • Hawai'i +8
  • Florida Atlantic +5
  • South Alabama +3
  • UTSA +3
  • Rice +2
  • UTEP +1
  • LSU -3
  • UAB -3
  • Mississippi State -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Western Kentucky -9

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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.615 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#71Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W3#60Post-Season W4#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+37
-17
+2
-21
+28
+7
+8
-42
+15
-1
-15
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#1082013#432014#422015#522016#642017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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