LA-Lafayette

FBS

Sun Belt · Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana

291-371-5

All-time

0.436

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

LA-Lafayette's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 2021 · Dec 4, 2021

0.63

Sun Belt Championship Game

#20 LA-Lafayette 24-16 Appalachian State

Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana

Conf Title

#2 · 2019 · Dec 7, 2019

0.61

Sun Belt Championship Game

LA-Lafayette 38-45 #20 Appalachian State

Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

Conf Title

#3 · 2020 · Oct 14, 2020

0.61

LA-Lafayette 27-30 #25 Coastal Carolina

Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana

Conf Game

#4 · 2020 · Dec 4, 2020

0.56

#17 LA-Lafayette 24-21 Appalachian State

Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

Conf Game

#5 · 2020 · Dec 26, 2020

0.51

First Responder Bowl

#15 LA-Lafayette 31-24 TX-San Antonio

Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas

#6 · 2020 · Sep 26, 2020

0.49

LA-Lafayette 20-18 Georgia Southern

Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana

Conf Game

#7 · 1976 · Nov 20, 1976

0.48

LA-Lafayette 19-20 McNeese State

McNeese State

Conf Game

#8 · 2020 · Sep 19, 2020

0.47

#19 LA-Lafayette 34-31 Georgia State (OT)

Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Conf Game

#9 · 2009 · Sep 12, 2009

0.45

LA-Lafayette 17-15 Kansas State

Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana

#10 · 1977 · Sep 17, 1977

0.44

LA-Lafayette 10-6 Lamar

Lamar

Conf Game

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 4, 2021	2021	Sun Belt Championship Game	#20 LA-Lafayette 24-16 Appalachian State Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana Conf Title	Conf Title	0.63
2	Dec 7, 2019	2019	Sun Belt Championship Game	LA-Lafayette 38-45 #20 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina Conf Title	Conf Title	0.61
3	Oct 14, 2020	2020		LA-Lafayette 27-30 #25 Coastal Carolina Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana Conf Game	Conf Game	0.61
4	Dec 4, 2020	2020		#17 LA-Lafayette 24-21 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.56
5	Dec 26, 2020	2020	First Responder Bowl	#15 LA-Lafayette 31-24 TX-San Antonio Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas		0.51
6	Sep 26, 2020	2020		LA-Lafayette 20-18 Georgia Southern Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana Conf Game	Conf Game	0.49
7	Nov 20, 1976	1976		LA-Lafayette 19-20 McNeese State McNeese State Conf Game	Conf Game	0.48
8	Sep 19, 2020	2020		#19 LA-Lafayette 34-31 Georgia State (OT) Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.47
9	Sep 12, 2009	2009		LA-Lafayette 17-15 Kansas State Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana		0.45
10	Sep 17, 1977	1977		LA-Lafayette 10-6 Lamar Lamar Conf Game	Conf Game	0.44

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20256-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

68 Ventures Bowl (L)

202410-4

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl

20236-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (L)

20226-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (L)

202113-1

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

9-0

AP final

#16

Coach final

#18

AP high

#16

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

202010-1

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#15

Coach final

#16

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

First Responder Bowl (W)

201911-3

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

LendingTree Bowl (W)

20187-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Cure Bowl (L)

20175-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20166-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (L)

20154-8

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20149-4

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20139-4

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20129-4

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20119-4

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Orleans Bowl (W)

20103-9

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20096-6

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20086-6

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20073-9

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20066-6

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20056-5

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

20044-7

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20034-8

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20023-9

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20013-8

LA-Lafayette · Sun Belt

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20001-10

LA-Lafayette · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19992-9

LA-Lafayette · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19982-9

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19971-10

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19965-6

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19956-5

SW Louisiana · Big West

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19946-5

SW Louisiana · Big West

Conf record

5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19938-3

SW Louisiana · Big West

Conf record

5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19922-9

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19912-8-1

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19905-6

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19897-4

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19886-5

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19876-5

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19866-5

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19854-7

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19846-5

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19834-6

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19827-3-1

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19811-9-1

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

0-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19807-4

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19794-7

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

1-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19783-8

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19776-4-2

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

2-1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19769-2

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19756-5

SW Louisiana · Southland

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19730-10

SW Louisiana · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	LA-Lafayette	0-0	Sun Belt	West
2025	LA-Lafayette	6-7	Sun Belt	West	5-3						68 Ventures Bowl (L)
2024	LA-Lafayette	10-4	Sun Belt	West	7-1	✓					New Mexico Bowl
2023	LA-Lafayette	6-7	Sun Belt	West	3-5						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2022	LA-Lafayette	6-7	Sun Belt	West	4-4						Independence Bowl (L)
2021	LA-Lafayette	13-1	Sun Belt	West	9-0	✓	★	#16	#18	#16	New Orleans Bowl (W)
2020	LA-Lafayette	10-1	Sun Belt	West	7-1		★	#15	#16	#15	First Responder Bowl (W)
2019	LA-Lafayette	11-3	Sun Belt	West	7-1	✓					LendingTree Bowl (W)
2018	LA-Lafayette	7-7	Sun Belt	West	5-3	✓					Cure Bowl (L)
2017	LA-Lafayette	5-7	Sun Belt	West	4-4
2016	LA-Lafayette	6-7	Sun Belt		5-3						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2015	LA-Lafayette	4-8	Sun Belt		3-5
2014	LA-Lafayette	9-4	Sun Belt		7-1						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2013	LA-Lafayette	9-4	Sun Belt		5-2		★				New Orleans Bowl (W)
2012	LA-Lafayette	9-4	Sun Belt		6-2						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2011	LA-Lafayette	9-4	Sun Belt		6-2						New Orleans Bowl (W)
2010	LA-Lafayette	3-9	Sun Belt		3-5
2009	LA-Lafayette	6-6	Sun Belt		4-4
2008	LA-Lafayette	6-6	Sun Belt		5-2
2007	LA-Lafayette	3-9	Sun Belt		3-4
2006	LA-Lafayette	6-6	Sun Belt		3-4
2005	LA-Lafayette	6-5	Sun Belt		5-2		★
2004	LA-Lafayette	4-7	Sun Belt		3-5
2003	LA-Lafayette	4-8	Sun Belt		3-2
2002	LA-Lafayette	3-9	Sun Belt		2-4
2001	LA-Lafayette	3-8	Sun Belt		2-4
2000	LA-Lafayette	1-10	Independent
1999	LA-Lafayette	2-9	Independent
1998	SW Louisiana	2-9	Independent
1997	SW Louisiana	1-10	Independent
1996	SW Louisiana	5-6	Independent
1995	SW Louisiana	6-5	Big West		4-2
1994	SW Louisiana	6-5	Big West		5-1		★
1993	SW Louisiana	8-3	Big West		5-1		★
1992	SW Louisiana	2-9	Independent
1991	SW Louisiana	2-8-1	Independent
1990	SW Louisiana	5-6	Independent
1989	SW Louisiana	7-4	Independent
1988	SW Louisiana	6-5	Independent
1987	SW Louisiana	6-5	Independent
1986	SW Louisiana	6-5	Independent
1985	SW Louisiana	4-7	Independent
1984	SW Louisiana	6-5	Independent
1983	SW Louisiana	4-6	Independent
1982	SW Louisiana	7-3-1	Independent
1981	SW Louisiana	1-9-1	Southland		0-4-1
1980	SW Louisiana	7-4	Southland		4-1
1979	SW Louisiana	4-7	Southland		1-4
1978	SW Louisiana	3-8	Southland		2-3
1977	SW Louisiana	6-4-2	Southland		2-1-2
1976	SW Louisiana	9-2	Southland		4-1		★
1975	SW Louisiana	6-5	Southland		2-3
1973	SW Louisiana	0-10	Independent

Award winners

1 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Kenneth Almendares2024

Lou Groza AwardPK

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Kenneth Almendares	PK	Lou Groza Award