Louisiana Ragin' CajunsHead coach Michael Desormeaux
78 Overall rating steady
Michael Desormeaux has led Louisiana since 2022, going 32-26 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.
- Record since 2022
- 32-26
- Seasons
- 5
- Bowl trips
- 4
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme9
Defensive scheme10
Game planning11
Situational management15
Leadership & results
Comeback factor12
Underdog edge9
Recent form18
Win rate13
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Michael Desormeaux's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Louisiana record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 6-7 | Lost 68 Ventures Bowl |
| 2024 | 10-4 | Lost Isleta New Mexico Bowl |
| 2023 | 6-7 | Lost R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
| 2022 | 6-7 | Lost Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl |
Records with Louisiana since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Louisiana games under Michael Desormeaux
Result
Season
20 FINAL September 26, 2026
Louisiana 34 : 7
Charlotte
34 : 7 Charlotte FINAL September 19, 2026
UAB 
14 : 21 Louisiana
14 : 21 Louisiana 
FINAL September 5, 2026
Lamar 
7 : 38 Louisiana
7 : 38 Louisiana 
FINAL November 29, 2025
UL Monroe 
27 : 30 Louisiana
27 : 30 Louisiana 
39 FINAL November 1, 2025
Louisiana 31 : 22
South Alabama
31 : 22 South Alabama FINAL October 25, 2025
Louisiana 23 : 35
Troy
23 : 35 Troy FINAL October 18, 2025
Southern Miss 
22 : 10 Louisiana
22 : 10 Louisiana FINAL October 11, 2025
Louisiana 14 : 24
James Madison
14 : 24 James Madison FINAL September 27, 2025
Marshall 
51 : 54 Louisiana
51 : 54 Louisiana FINAL September 20, 2025
Louisiana 31 : 34
Eastern Michigan
31 : 34 Eastern Michigan 
FINAL September 6, 2025
McNeese 
10 : 34 Louisiana
10 : 34 Louisiana 
14
FINAL December 7, 2024
Marshall 31 : 3 Louisiana
31 : 3 Louisiana FINAL November 30, 2024
Louisiana 37 : 23 UL Monroe
37 : 23 UL Monroe FINAL November 23, 2024
Troy 30 : 51 Louisiana
30 : 51 Louisiana FINAL November 16, 2024
South Alabama 24 : 22 Louisiana
24 : 22 Louisiana 
FINAL October 12, 2024
App State 
24 : 34 Louisiana
24 : 34 Louisiana FINAL October 5, 2024
Louisiana 23 : 13 Southern Miss
23 : 13 Southern Miss FINAL September 28, 2024
Louisiana 41 : 38
Wake Forest
41 : 38 Wake Forest 
41 FINAL September 7, 2024
Louisiana 34 : 10
Kennesaw State
34 : 10 Kennesaw State 
10 Louisiana 34 Charlotte 7 UAB 14 Louisiana 21 Lamar 7 Louisiana 38 UL Monroe 27 Louisiana 30 Louisiana 31 South Alabama 22 Louisiana 23 Troy 35 Southern Miss 22 Louisiana 10 Louisiana 14 James Madison 24 Marshall 51 Louisiana 54 Louisiana 31 Eastern Michigan 34 McNeese 10 Louisiana 34 Marshall 31 Louisiana 3 Louisiana 37 UL Monroe 23 Troy 30 Louisiana 51 South Alabama 24 Louisiana 22 App State 24 Louisiana 34 Louisiana 23 Southern Miss 13 Louisiana 41 Wake Forest 38 Louisiana 34 Kennesaw State 10No games match these filters.
Michael Desormeaux: Louisiana head coach profile
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