The 2021 season's largest margin: Louisiana 45, Texas State 0. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Ten-Win Year
Louisiana's 2021 season (12-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Levi LewisQB2,917 passing yards
- Chris SmithRB855 rushing yards
- Montrell JohnsonRB838 rushing yards
- Emani BaileyRB642 rushing yards
- Michael JeffersonWR481 receiving yards
- Peter LeBlancWR417 receiving yards
- Dontae FlemingWR322 receiving yards
- Lorenzo McCaskillLB84 tackles
- Ferrod GardnerLB67 tackles
- Percy ButlerS60 tackles
- Chauncey ManacLB10.5 sacks
- Andre JonesLB6 sacks
- Zi'Yon HillDL5.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Louisiana 18, Texas 38. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisiana beat Marshall 36-21 in the postseason.
"Geaux Cajuns"
2021 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.