Since 2022
A three-time All-Sun Belt QB and the 2008 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year at Louisiana, Desormeaux returned as an assistant in 2016 and took over as head coach for the 2021 New Orleans Bowl. His tenure has been strikingly consistent: three 6-7 seasons sandwiched around a 10-4, Sun Belt title-game run in 2024 — extended through 2029 in May 2026 despite the up- and-down record.
Record & context
Lifetime record29–25 at Louisiana (alma mater)
Current program5th season at Louisiana
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure 2025 finished 6-7 (5-3 Sun Belt), capped by a 68 Ventures Bowl loss to Delaware. Louisiana has lost all five of its postseason games since 2022 (four bowls plus the 2024 Sun Belt title game) — a real, specific pattern of falling short in the program's biggest moments.
Previous season6-7 (5-3 Sun Belt)
Compensation
Salary$986K
SourceCoach salary per USA Today's 2025 compensation database (via HERO Sports); Desormeaux signed a new 5-yr extension through 2029 in late May 2026 with financial terms not publicly di
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.