2014–2026 performance history

Louisiana over time

Season-by-season offense and defense game grades, with head-coaching changes placed on the timeline.

Sun BeltHead coach: Michael DesormeauxView Louisiana games →
Offense · 2026 estimate35.6/100

50.0 average through 1 game

33.9 prior · 8 equivalent games
Defense · 2026 estimate29.4/100

35.0 average through 1 game

28.7 prior · 8 equivalent games

The trajectory

Game and Season Unit Ratings

Each small dot is one offensive or defensive game rating, arranged in the order played. For completed seasons, the short bar is that season’s average game rating. Both dot and bar values are labeled on a percentile scale. For 2026, the bar is the Bayesian estimate, while the outlined circle is the empirical games-only mean. Labeled background bands show each head coach’s era.

Louisiana individual offense and defense game grades by seasonEach small point is one game. Horizontal bars show completed-season means and the Bayesian estimate for 2026. The outlined 2026 circle is the empirical games-only mean. Alternating labeled bands identify head-coaching eras.Hudspeth · ’14–’17Mark Hudspeth, 2014–2017Napier · ’18–’21Billy Napier, 2018–2021Desormeaux · ’22–’26Michael Desormeaux, 2022–2026offenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Southern · W 45–6; offense 56.0 percentile2014 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Louisiana Tech · L 20–48; offense 61.6 percentile2014 Week 3: Louisiana at Ole Miss · L 15–56; offense 61.4 percentile2014 Week 4: Louisiana at Boise State · L 9–34; offense 13.1 percentile2014 Week 6: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 34–31; offense 71.6 percentile2014 Week 8: Louisiana at Texas State · W 34–10; offense 70.8 percentile2014 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 55–40; offense 91.0 percentile2014 Week 10: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 19–9; offense 57.5 percentile2014 Week 11: Louisiana at New Mexico State · W 44–16; offense 56.4 percentile2014 Week 12: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 34–27; offense 91.8 percentile2014 Week 13: Louisiana vs. App State · L 16–35; offense 20.0 percentile2014 Week 14: Louisiana at Troy · W 42–23; offense 95.2 percentile2014 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Nevada · W 16–3; offense 41.2 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana at Kentucky · L 33–40; offense 60.2 percentile2015 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Northwestern State · W 44–17; offense 85.4 percentile2015 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Akron · L 14–35; offense 43.8 percentile2015 Week 5: Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · L 14–43; offense 64.6 percentile2015 Week 6: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 49–27; offense 63.8 percentile2015 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 27–37; offense 61.8 percentile2015 Week 9: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 30–24; offense 8.4 percentile2015 Week 10: Louisiana at Georgia State · W 23–21; offense 26.3 percentile2015 Week 11: Louisiana at South Alabama · L 25–32; offense 16.9 percentile2015 Week 12: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · L 34–37; offense 19.8 percentile2015 Week 13: Louisiana at App State · L 7–28; offense 10.0 percentile2015 Week 14: Louisiana vs. Troy · L 17–41; offense 22.1 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Boise State · L 10–45; offense 2.9 percentile2016 Week 2: Louisiana vs. McNeese · W 30–22; offense 32.1 percentile2016 Week 3: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 28–23; offense 70.1 percentile2016 Week 4: Louisiana at Tulane · L 39–41; offense 10.5 percentile2016 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · L 0–24; offense 25.3 percentile2016 Week 8: Louisiana at Texas State · W 27–3; offense 40.6 percentile2016 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Idaho · L 13–23; offense 13.0 percentile2016 Week 11: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 33–26; offense 85.8 percentile2016 Week 12: Louisiana at Georgia · L 21–35; offense 62.7 percentile2016 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 24–19; offense 23.1 percentile2016 Week 14: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 30–3; offense 4.9 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 21–28; offense 42.3 percentile2017 Week 2: Louisiana at Tulsa · L 42–66; offense 86.2 percentile2017 Week 3: Louisiana at Texas A&M · L 21–45; offense 15.0 percentile2017 Week 4: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · L 50–56; offense 49.0 percentile2017 Week 6: Louisiana at Idaho · W 21–16; offense 28.5 percentile2017 Week 7: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 24–7; offense 46.2 percentile2017 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 3–47; offense 7.1 percentile2017 Week 10: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 19–14; offense 52.3 percentile2017 Week 11: Louisiana at Ole Miss · L 22–50; offense 51.1 percentile2017 Week 12: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · W 47–34; offense 84.9 percentile2017 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · L 24–34; offense 62.0 percentile2017 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · L 14–63; offense 40.3 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Grambling · W 49–17; offense 83.8 percentile2018 Week 3: Louisiana at Mississippi State · L 10–56; offense 37.0 percentile2018 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina · L 28–30; offense 63.7 percentile2018 Week 5: Louisiana at Alabama · L 14–56; offense 40.7 percentile2018 Week 6: Louisiana at Texas State · W 42–27; offense 98.8 percentile2018 Week 7: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · W 66–38; offense 99.0 percentile2018 Week 8: Louisiana at App State · L 17–27; offense 55.5 percentile2018 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 47–43; offense 80.4 percentile2018 Week 10: Louisiana at Troy · L 16–26; offense 31.8 percentile2018 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 36–22; offense 65.0 percentile2018 Week 12: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 48–38; offense 88.2 percentile2018 Week 13: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 31–28; offense 66.5 percentile2018 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · L 19–30; offense 75.7 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Tulane · L 24–41; offense 33.9 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Mississippi State · L 28–38; offense 16.6 percentile2019 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Liberty · W 35–14; offense 93.4 percentile2019 Week 3: Louisiana vs. Texas Southern · W 77–6; offense 98.8 percentile2019 Week 4: Louisiana at Ohio · W 45–25; offense 80.4 percentile2019 Week 5: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 37–24; offense 99.6 percentile2019 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · L 7–17; offense 20.5 percentile2019 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 37–20; offense 88.2 percentile2019 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 31–3; offense 87.2 percentile2019 Week 11: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina · W 48–7; offense 97.3 percentile2019 Week 12: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 37–27; offense 79.7 percentile2019 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Troy · W 53–3; offense 81.6 percentile2019 Week 14: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 31–30; offense 66.1 percentile2019 Week 15: Louisiana at App State · L 38–45; offense 79.6 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Miami (OH) · W 27–17; offense 88.5 percentile2020 Week 2: Louisiana at Iowa State · W 31–14; offense 47.7 percentile2020 Week 3: Louisiana at Georgia State · W 34–31; offense 40.9 percentile2020 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · W 20–18; offense 84.9 percentile2020 Week 7: Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina · L 27–30; offense 87.4 percentile2020 Week 8: Louisiana at UAB · W 24–20; offense 65.9 percentile2020 Week 9: Louisiana at Texas State · W 44–34; offense 81.1 percentile2020 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 27–20; offense 32.5 percentile2020 Week 11: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 38–10; offense 90.2 percentile2020 Week 13: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 70–20; offense 95.8 percentile2020 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · W 24–21; offense 59.6 percentile2020 Week 1: Louisiana vs. UTSA · W 31–24; offense 88.2 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana at Texas · L 18–38; offense 33.7 percentile2021 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Nicholls · W 27–24; offense 10.1 percentile2021 Week 3: Louisiana vs. Ohio · W 49–14; offense 84.2 percentile2021 Week 4: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 28–20; offense 28.5 percentile2021 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · W 41–13; offense 94.9 percentile2021 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 28–27; offense 73.0 percentile2021 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 45–0; offense 53.4 percentile2021 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 21–17; offense 71.2 percentile2021 Week 11: Louisiana at Troy · W 35–21; offense 79.8 percentile2021 Week 12: Louisiana at Liberty · W 42–14; offense 58.4 percentile2021 Week 13: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 21–16; offense 12.4 percentile2021 Week 14: Louisiana vs. App State · W 24–16; offense 48.4 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Marshall · W 36–21; offense 54.3 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana vs. SE Louisiana · W 24–7; offense 3.7 percentile2022 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Eastern Michigan · W 49–21; offense 75.0 percentile2022 Week 3: Louisiana at Rice · L 21–33; offense 5.1 percentile2022 Week 4: Louisiana at UL Monroe · L 17–21; offense 3.1 percentile2022 Week 5: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · L 17–20; offense 24.2 percentile2022 Week 7: Louisiana at Marshall · W 23–13; offense 70.3 percentile2022 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 38–18; offense 82.6 percentile2022 Week 9: Louisiana at Southern Miss · L 24–39; offense 44.2 percentile2022 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Troy · L 17–23; offense 48.2 percentile2022 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · W 36–17; offense 51.9 percentile2022 Week 12: Louisiana at Florida State · L 17–49; offense 35.6 percentile2022 Week 13: Louisiana at Texas State · W 41–13; offense 93.4 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Houston · L 16–23; offense 14.3 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Northwestern State · W 38–13; offense 18.8 percentile2023 Week 2: Louisiana at Old Dominion · L 31–38; offense 83.4 percentile2023 Week 3: Louisiana at UAB · W 41–21; offense 83.6 percentile2023 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Buffalo · W 45–38; offense 85.8 percentile2023 Week 5: Louisiana at Minnesota · L 24–35; offense 54.3 percentile2023 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · L 17–20; offense 35.7 percentile2023 Week 9: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 33–20; offense 78.9 percentile2023 Week 10: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 17–37; offense 17.4 percentile2023 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 31–34; offense 21.8 percentile2023 Week 12: Louisiana at Troy · L 24–31; offense 75.5 percentile2023 Week 13: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 52–21; offense 98.0 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Jacksonville State · L 31–34; offense 23.7 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Grambling · W 40–10; offense 66.7 percentile2024 Week 2: Louisiana at Kennesaw State · W 34–10; offense 98.6 percentile2024 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Tulane · L 33–41; offense 87.5 percentile2024 Week 5: Louisiana at Wake Forest · W 41–38; offense 90.2 percentile2024 Week 6: Louisiana at Southern Miss · W 23–13; offense 39.4 percentile2024 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · W 34–24; offense 33.7 percentile2024 Week 8: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina · W 34–24; offense 82.6 percentile2024 Week 10: Louisiana at Texas State · W 23–17; offense 88.5 percentile2024 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 55–19; offense 99.4 percentile2024 Week 12: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · L 22–24; offense 56.0 percentile2024 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Troy · W 51–30; offense 60.8 percentile2024 Week 14: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 37–23; offense 85.5 percentile2024 Week 15: Louisiana vs. Marshall · L 3–31; offense 3.9 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana vs. TCU · L 3–34; offense 2.0 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Rice · L 12–14; offense 5.6 percentile2025 Week 2: Louisiana vs. McNeese · W 34–10; offense 11.3 percentile2025 Week 3: Louisiana at Missouri · L 10–52; offense 5.9 percentile2025 Week 4: Louisiana at Eastern Michigan · L 31–34; offense 63.5 percentile2025 Week 5: Louisiana vs. Marshall · W 54–51; offense 61.8 percentile2025 Week 7: Louisiana at James Madison · L 14–24; offense 20.3 percentile2025 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 10–22; offense 16.6 percentile2025 Week 9: Louisiana at Troy · L 23–35; offense 81.1 percentile2025 Week 10: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 31–22; offense 74.1 percentile2025 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 42–39; offense 72.5 percentile2025 Week 13: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 34–30; offense 64.3 percentile2025 Week 14: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 30–27; offense 21.2 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Delaware · L 13–20; offense 5.9 percentile2026 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Lamar · W 38–7; offense 50.0 percentile2014 offense season mean: 63.3 percentile2015 offense season mean: 37.9 percentile2016 offense season mean: 30.0 percentile2017 offense season mean: 46.6 percentile2018 offense season mean: 72.0 percentile2019 offense season mean: 84.0 percentile2020 offense season mean: 74.3 percentile2021 offense season mean: 54.9 percentile2022 offense season mean: 38.2 percentile2023 offense season mean: 59.9 percentile2024 offense season mean: 68.4 percentile2025 offense season mean: 33.9 percentile2026 offense Bayesian estimate: 35.6 percentile2026 offense empirical mean: 50.0 percentiledefenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Southern · W 45–6; defense 58.5 percentile2014 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Louisiana Tech · L 20–48; defense 15.6 percentile2014 Week 3: Louisiana at Ole Miss · L 15–56; defense 10.6 percentile2014 Week 4: Louisiana at Boise State · L 9–34; defense 54.8 percentile2014 Week 6: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 34–31; defense 14.4 percentile2014 Week 8: Louisiana at Texas State · W 34–10; defense 86.3 percentile2014 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 55–40; defense 35.8 percentile2014 Week 10: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 19–9; defense 82.4 percentile2014 Week 11: Louisiana at New Mexico State · W 44–16; defense 86.5 percentile2014 Week 12: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 34–27; defense 53.5 percentile2014 Week 13: Louisiana vs. App State · L 16–35; defense 46.0 percentile2014 Week 14: Louisiana at Troy · W 42–23; defense 42.8 percentile2014 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Nevada · W 16–3; defense 94.7 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana at Kentucky · L 33–40; defense 29.8 percentile2015 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Northwestern State · W 44–17; defense 6.8 percentile2015 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Akron · L 14–35; defense 10.7 percentile2015 Week 5: Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · L 14–43; defense 49.2 percentile2015 Week 6: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 49–27; defense 48.2 percentile2015 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 27–37; defense 35.4 percentile2015 Week 9: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 30–24; defense 29.0 percentile2015 Week 10: Louisiana at Georgia State · W 23–21; defense 77.9 percentile2015 Week 11: Louisiana at South Alabama · L 25–32; defense 24.2 percentile2015 Week 12: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · L 34–37; defense 45.4 percentile2015 Week 13: Louisiana at App State · L 7–28; defense 30.0 percentile2015 Week 14: Louisiana vs. Troy · L 17–41; defense 12.4 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Boise State · L 10–45; defense 14.6 percentile2016 Week 2: Louisiana vs. McNeese · W 30–22; defense 38.9 percentile2016 Week 3: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 28–23; defense 83.0 percentile2016 Week 4: Louisiana at Tulane · L 39–41; defense 85.5 percentile2016 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · L 0–24; defense 52.7 percentile2016 Week 8: Louisiana at Texas State · W 27–3; defense 68.9 percentile2016 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Idaho · L 13–23; defense 30.8 percentile2016 Week 11: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 33–26; defense 76.6 percentile2016 Week 12: Louisiana at Georgia · L 21–35; defense 29.5 percentile2016 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 24–19; defense 42.9 percentile2016 Week 14: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 30–3; defense 92.5 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 21–28; defense 22.4 percentile2017 Week 2: Louisiana at Tulsa · L 42–66; defense 7.9 percentile2017 Week 3: Louisiana at Texas A&M · L 21–45; defense 54.9 percentile2017 Week 4: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · L 50–56; defense 9.6 percentile2017 Week 6: Louisiana at Idaho · W 21–16; defense 65.9 percentile2017 Week 7: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 24–7; defense 70.9 percentile2017 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 3–47; defense 37.6 percentile2017 Week 10: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 19–14; defense 40.5 percentile2017 Week 11: Louisiana at Ole Miss · L 22–50; defense 3.2 percentile2017 Week 12: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · W 47–34; defense 9.8 percentile2017 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · L 24–34; defense 9.0 percentile2017 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · L 14–63; defense 0.6 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Grambling · W 49–17; defense 28.7 percentile2018 Week 3: Louisiana at Mississippi State · L 10–56; defense 0.8 percentile2018 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina · L 28–30; defense 11.5 percentile2018 Week 5: Louisiana at Alabama · L 14–56; defense 1.3 percentile2018 Week 6: Louisiana at Texas State · W 42–27; defense 11.2 percentile2018 Week 7: Louisiana vs. New Mexico State · W 66–38; defense 1.5 percentile2018 Week 8: Louisiana at App State · L 17–27; defense 78.5 percentile2018 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 47–43; defense 15.5 percentile2018 Week 10: Louisiana at Troy · L 16–26; defense 56.7 percentile2018 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 36–22; defense 46.9 percentile2018 Week 12: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 48–38; defense 12.8 percentile2018 Week 13: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 31–28; defense 52.7 percentile2018 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · L 19–30; defense 61.4 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Tulane · L 24–41; defense 11.8 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Mississippi State · L 28–38; defense 8.7 percentile2019 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Liberty · W 35–14; defense 64.8 percentile2019 Week 3: Louisiana vs. Texas Southern · W 77–6; defense 49.7 percentile2019 Week 4: Louisiana at Ohio · W 45–25; defense 69.6 percentile2019 Week 5: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 37–24; defense 47.9 percentile2019 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · L 7–17; defense 68.2 percentile2019 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 37–20; defense 52.2 percentile2019 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 31–3; defense 84.0 percentile2019 Week 11: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina · W 48–7; defense 82.0 percentile2019 Week 12: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 37–27; defense 6.0 percentile2019 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Troy · W 53–3; defense 77.4 percentile2019 Week 14: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 31–30; defense 17.3 percentile2019 Week 15: Louisiana at App State · L 38–45; defense 58.3 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Miami (OH) · W 27–17; defense 54.1 percentile2020 Week 2: Louisiana at Iowa State · W 31–14; defense 90.0 percentile2020 Week 3: Louisiana at Georgia State · W 34–31; defense 57.8 percentile2020 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · W 20–18; defense 33.5 percentile2020 Week 7: Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina · L 27–30; defense 38.8 percentile2020 Week 8: Louisiana at UAB · W 24–20; defense 42.9 percentile2020 Week 9: Louisiana at Texas State · W 44–34; defense 46.0 percentile2020 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 27–20; defense 53.6 percentile2020 Week 11: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · W 38–10; defense 61.5 percentile2020 Week 13: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 70–20; defense 53.4 percentile2020 Week 14: Louisiana at App State · W 24–21; defense 78.5 percentile2020 Week 1: Louisiana vs. UTSA · W 31–24; defense 35.6 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana at Texas · L 18–38; defense 17.4 percentile2021 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Nicholls · W 27–24; defense 13.1 percentile2021 Week 3: Louisiana vs. Ohio · W 49–14; defense 82.3 percentile2021 Week 4: Louisiana at Georgia Southern · W 28–20; defense 28.7 percentile2021 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · W 41–13; defense 91.8 percentile2021 Week 8: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 28–27; defense 29.1 percentile2021 Week 9: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 45–0; defense 91.1 percentile2021 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · W 21–17; defense 57.6 percentile2021 Week 11: Louisiana at Troy · W 35–21; defense 67.8 percentile2021 Week 12: Louisiana at Liberty · W 42–14; defense 81.8 percentile2021 Week 13: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 21–16; defense 57.8 percentile2021 Week 14: Louisiana vs. App State · W 24–16; defense 79.2 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Marshall · W 36–21; defense 93.2 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana vs. SE Louisiana · W 24–7; defense 32.1 percentile2022 Week 2: Louisiana vs. Eastern Michigan · W 49–21; defense 95.3 percentile2022 Week 3: Louisiana at Rice · L 21–33; defense 38.4 percentile2022 Week 4: Louisiana at UL Monroe · L 17–21; defense 34.9 percentile2022 Week 5: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · L 17–20; defense 78.0 percentile2022 Week 7: Louisiana at Marshall · W 23–13; defense 75.8 percentile2022 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 38–18; defense 50.7 percentile2022 Week 9: Louisiana at Southern Miss · L 24–39; defense 51.6 percentile2022 Week 10: Louisiana vs. Troy · L 17–23; defense 31.7 percentile2022 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Georgia Southern · W 36–17; defense 63.0 percentile2022 Week 12: Louisiana at Florida State · L 17–49; defense 7.8 percentile2022 Week 13: Louisiana at Texas State · W 41–13; defense 32.8 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Houston · L 16–23; defense 79.2 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Northwestern State · W 38–13; defense 69.3 percentile2023 Week 2: Louisiana at Old Dominion · L 31–38; defense 3.5 percentile2023 Week 3: Louisiana at UAB · W 41–21; defense 78.6 percentile2023 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Buffalo · W 45–38; defense 17.1 percentile2023 Week 5: Louisiana at Minnesota · L 24–35; defense 16.7 percentile2023 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Georgia State · L 17–20; defense 28.7 percentile2023 Week 9: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 33–20; defense 43.6 percentile2023 Week 10: Louisiana at Arkansas State · L 17–37; defense 19.6 percentile2023 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 31–34; defense 6.5 percentile2023 Week 12: Louisiana at Troy · L 24–31; defense 23.1 percentile2023 Week 13: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 52–21; defense 39.2 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Jacksonville State · L 31–34; defense 29.3 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Grambling · W 40–10; defense 35.8 percentile2024 Week 2: Louisiana at Kennesaw State · W 34–10; defense 54.7 percentile2024 Week 4: Louisiana vs. Tulane · L 33–41; defense 21.7 percentile2024 Week 5: Louisiana at Wake Forest · W 41–38; defense 8.7 percentile2024 Week 6: Louisiana at Southern Miss · W 23–13; defense 60.9 percentile2024 Week 7: Louisiana vs. App State · W 34–24; defense 32.9 percentile2024 Week 8: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina · W 34–24; defense 25.7 percentile2024 Week 10: Louisiana at Texas State · W 23–17; defense 65.8 percentile2024 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Arkansas State · W 55–19; defense 43.9 percentile2024 Week 12: Louisiana vs. South Alabama · L 22–24; defense 83.1 percentile2024 Week 13: Louisiana vs. Troy · W 51–30; defense 42.5 percentile2024 Week 14: Louisiana at UL Monroe · W 37–23; defense 17.9 percentile2024 Week 15: Louisiana vs. Marshall · L 3–31; defense 30.1 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana vs. TCU · L 3–34; defense 45.5 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Rice · L 12–14; defense 44.9 percentile2025 Week 2: Louisiana vs. McNeese · W 34–10; defense 45.5 percentile2025 Week 3: Louisiana at Missouri · L 10–52; defense 2.7 percentile2025 Week 4: Louisiana at Eastern Michigan · L 31–34; defense 20.4 percentile2025 Week 5: Louisiana vs. Marshall · W 54–51; defense 8.6 percentile2025 Week 7: Louisiana at James Madison · L 14–24; defense 70.2 percentile2025 Week 8: Louisiana vs. Southern Miss · L 10–22; defense 63.2 percentile2025 Week 9: Louisiana at Troy · L 23–35; defense 5.5 percentile2025 Week 10: Louisiana at South Alabama · W 31–22; defense 39.1 percentile2025 Week 11: Louisiana vs. Texas State · W 42–39; defense 20.6 percentile2025 Week 13: Louisiana at Arkansas State · W 34–30; defense 73.5 percentile2025 Week 14: Louisiana vs. UL Monroe · W 30–27; defense 4.1 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Delaware · L 13–20; defense 49.7 percentile2026 Week 1: Louisiana vs. Lamar · W 38–7; defense 35.0 percentile2014 defense season mean: 53.7 percentile2015 defense season mean: 30.9 percentile2016 defense season mean: 54.7 percentile2017 defense season mean: 20.1 percentile2018 defense season mean: 19.8 percentile2019 defense season mean: 51.4 percentile2020 defense season mean: 55.0 percentile2021 defense season mean: 63.7 percentile2022 defense season mean: 52.6 percentile2023 defense season mean: 27.8 percentile2024 defense season mean: 39.4 percentile2025 defense season mean: 28.7 percentile2026 defense Bayesian estimate: 29.4 percentile2026 defense empirical mean: 35.0 percentile2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Individual gameSeason bar · 2026 is the estimate2026 empirical meanCoaching-era band
2018Billy Napier
2021Billy Napier / Michael Desormeaux
2022Michael Desormeaux

How to read 2026

The current-season estimate intelligently blends last season with new data.

The 2026 estimate is a Bayesian weighted average of normal-score Z-values. The 2025 season mean counts like 8 games of prior evidence; each completed 2026 game counts once. The result is then translated back to the 0–100 percentile scale.

2026 Z = (8 × 2025 mean Z + games played × 2026 mean Z) ÷ (8 + games played)

Season record

Every annual grade and coach

Retrospective rows average the available single-game grades in normal-score space. The result is shown as a percentile. Roughly speaking, a 95th-percentile season corresponds to about the eighth-best team in a 160-team field.

SeasonHead coachGamesOffenseDefense
2026Live estimateMichael Desormeaux1
35.6 estimate50.0 games-only average
29.4 estimate35.0 games-only average
2025Michael Desormeaux1333.928.7
2024Michael Desormeaux1468.439.4
2023Michael Desormeaux1259.927.8
2022Michael DesormeauxCoaching change1338.252.6
2021Billy Napier / Michael DesormeauxCoaching change1354.963.7
2020Billy Napier1174.355.0
2019Billy Napier1484.051.4
2018Billy NapierCoaching change1472.019.8
2017Mark Hudspeth1146.620.1
2016Mark Hudspeth1230.054.7
2015Mark Hudspeth1237.930.9
2014Mark Hudspeth1363.353.7