The 2016 season's largest margin: Louisiana 30, UL Monroe 3. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Correction
2016 is a losing-side chapter for Louisiana. The program metabolises it; the voice does not apologize.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Anthony JenningsQB2,169 passing yards
- Elijah McGuireRB1,127 rushing yards
- Darius HogginsRB281 rushing yards
- Al RilesWR729 receiving yards
- Keenan BarnesWR418 receiving yards
- Ja'Marcus BradleyWR370 receiving yards
- Tremaine LightfootLB101 tackles
- Otha PetersLB94 tackles
- Travis CrawfordDB71 tackles
- Joe DillonLB7 sacks
- Trevara MillerDE4 sacks
- Kevon PerryDT2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Louisiana 10, Boise State 45. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisiana fell to Southern Miss 21-28 in the postseason.
"Geaux Cajuns"
2016 sits in Louisiana's crisis ledger. The program does not moralise it. The next season begins the day this one ended and the crisis chapter closes when the ledger does.