2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Billy Napier. The Cajuns made it to the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game for the second consecutive year by winning the West Division, ultimately losing to Appalachian State by the score of 45–38. The Cajuns then defeated Miami (OH) in the LendingTree Bowl, to end the season with an overall record of 11–3.
2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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Sun Belt West Division champion LendingTree Bowl champion | |
Sun Belt Championship Game, L 38–45 at Appalachian State | |
LendingTree Bowl, W 27–17 vs. Miami (OH) | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. RV |
2019 record | 11–3 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Billy Napier (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Rob Sale (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ron Roberts (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Cajun Field (Capacity: 41,426) |
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No. 19 Appalachian State x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous Season
The Ragin' Cajuns completed the 2018 season 7–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for first place in the West Division, along with Arkansas State, in their first year of Divisional play in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns, winning their regular season game to Arkansas State, won the chance to play in the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, losing to Appalachian State 30-19. The Cajuns, finishing second in the Sun Belt, were invited to play in the Cure Bowl, their first time. They played in-state rival Tulane and lost 41-24.
Preseason
Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Tyler Brown OL |
Madison, Mississippi | St. Josepth Catholic H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Quintlan Cobb DL |
Kaplan, Louisiana | Kaplan H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Chandler Fields QB |
Metairie, Louisiana | Archbishop Rummel H.S. | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
La'Kamion Franklin OLB |
Monroe, Louisiana | Neville H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
A.J. Gillie OL |
Natchitoches, Louisiana | Natchitoches Central H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Andrew Gleason OLB |
West Monroe, Louisiana | West Monroe H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Tyler Guidry LB |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Southern U Lab | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jax Harrington OL |
Erath, Louisiana | Erath H.S. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Shomari Hayes DT |
Phoenix, Arizona | Mountain Pointe H.S. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 294 lb (133 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jaden Henderson DB |
New Orleans, Louisiana | McDonogh 35 H.S. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Bobby Holmes DB |
Dallas, Texas | South Oak Cliff H.S. | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Dalvin Hutchinson DL |
West Monroe, Louisiana | West Monroe H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 317 lb (144 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Neal Johnson TE |
Mesquite, Texas | West Mesquite H.S. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Peter LeBlanc WR |
New Iberia, Louisiana | Catholic-New Iberia H.S. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Brandon Legendre WR |
Thibodeaux, Louisiana | E.D. White Catholic H.S. | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jai'Ave Magalei QB |
Tacoma, Washington | Mount Sac H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Amir McDonald CB |
Pensacola, Florida | West Florida Tech | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Clifton McDowell QB |
Spring, Texas | Spring H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Ja-Quane Nelson DL |
High Point, North Carolina | Hutchinson C.C. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Logan Newell OL |
Monroe, Louisiana | Neville H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 281 lb (127 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Grant Paulette K |
Hebron, Texas | Hebron H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Brian Smith WR |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | Barbe H.S. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Nathan Thomas OL |
Chalmette, Louisiana | Chalmette H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
O'Cyrus Torrence OL |
Greensburg, Louisiana | St. Helena Central H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kendall Wilkerson DE |
Kentwood, Louisiana | Kentwood H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Doak Walker Award | Elijah Mitchell | RB | JR |
Doak Walker Award | Trey Ragas | RB | R-JR |
Mackey Award | Johnny Lumpkin | TE | R-JR |
Outland Trophy | Robert Hunt | OL | R-SR |
Wuerffel Trophy | Deuce Wallace | DB | R-SR |
Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 18, 2019. Louisiana was picked to finish 1st in the West Division with 46 total votes and picked to finish second in the conference with 6 1st place votes behind Appalachian State's 7.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Louisiana | 46 (6) |
2 | Arkansas State | 42 (3) |
3 | Louisiana–Monroe | 27 |
4 | South Alabama | 19 (1) |
5 | Texas State | 16 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Appalachian State | 46 (7) |
2 | Troy | 39 (1) |
3 | Georgia Southern | 35 (2) |
4 | Coastal Carolina | 17 |
5 | Georgia State | 13 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense 1st team
2nd team
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Defensive 2nd team
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Roster
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Schedule
The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.
The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Cajun Field, Liberty Flames, and Independent school in Division I FBS Football and the Texas Southern Tigers of the SWAC, will travel to Mid-American Conference (MAC) member Ohio, and will play host to the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Mississippi State* |
| ESPNU | L 28–38 | 22,440 |
September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Liberty* | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 16,231 | |
September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Southern* |
| ESPN3 | W 77–6 | 18,183 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | ESPN+ | W 45–25 | 17,416 | |
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN+ | W 37–24 | 19,220 | |
October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN2 | L 7–17 | 21,012 |
October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPNU | W 37–20 | 19,176 | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN+ | W 31–3 | 21,063 |
November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPNU | W 48–7 | 14,857 | |
November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN+ | W 37–27 | 16,748 | |
November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN+ | W 53–3 | 14,262 |
November 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPNU | W 31–30 | 14,227 |
December 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 21 Appalachian State | ESPN | L 38–45 | 18,868 | |
January 6, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | ESPN | W 27–17 | 29,212 | |
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Game summaries
Statistics | Mississippi State | Louisiana |
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First downs | 29 | 27 |
Total yards | 497 | 430 |
Rushing yards | 261 | 163 |
Passing yards | 236 | 267 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:37 | 29:23 |
Mississippi State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-4 | 2018 | MSST, 56-10 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Mississippi State | -18.5 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
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Statistics | Liberty | Louisiana |
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First downs | 20 | 26 |
Total yards | 361 | 593 |
Rushing yards | 142 | 407 |
Passing yards | 219 | 186 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
Liberty
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -14.5 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
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Statistics | Texas Southern | Louisiana |
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First downs | 15 | 34 |
Total yards | 236 | 748 |
Rushing yards | 72 | 440 |
Passing yards | 164 | 308 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 21:52 | 38:08 |
Texas Southern
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -47.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 28 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 77 |
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Statistics | Louisiana | Ohio |
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First downs | 25 | 23 |
Total yards | 489 | 380 |
Rushing yards | 285 | 103 |
Passing yards | 204 | 277 |
Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
Time of possession | 32:00 | 28:00 |
@ Ohio
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-2 | 2010 | OHIO, 38-31 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Ohio | -3.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
Bobcats | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); partly sunny
- Game attendance: 17,416
- Referee: Curt Johnson
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | Louisiana | Georgia Southern |
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First downs | 23 | 18 |
Total yards | 440 | 252 |
Rushing yards | 275 | 215 |
Passing yards | 165 | 37 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:04 | 33:56 |
@ Georgia Southern
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1-1 | 2017 | GASO, 34-24 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -3.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Eagles | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 19,220
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | Appalachian State | Louisiana |
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First downs | 21 | 16 |
Total yards | 343 | 254 |
Rushing yards | 196 | 123 |
Passing yards | 147 | 131 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
Appalachian State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-6 | 2018 | APST, 30-19 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -3.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mountaineers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 21,012
- Referee: Kyle Olson
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Ryan Leaf (analyst)
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Statistics | Louisiana | Arkansas State |
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First downs | 26 | 27 |
Total yards | 496 | 473 |
Rushing yards | 315 | 170 |
Passing yards | 181 | 303 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:50 | 33:10 |
@ Arkansas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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24-20-1 | 2018 | LA, 47-43 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -5.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
Red Wolves | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); fair
- Game attendance: 19,176
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV: ESPNU
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Statistics | Texas State | Louisiana |
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First downs | 17 | 24 |
Total yards | 264 | 479 |
Rushing yards | 58 | 296 |
Passing yards | 206 | 183 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:28 | 30:32 |
Texas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5-0 | 2018 | LA, 42-27 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -23.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 21,063
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | Louisiana | Coastal Carolina |
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First downs | 30 | 14 |
Total yards | 564 | 236 |
Rushing yards | 225 | 103 |
Passing yards | 339 | 133 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:26 | 26:34 |
@ Coastal Carolina
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-1 | 2018 | CCU, 30-28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -14.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
Chanticleers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); humid & clear
- Game attendance: 14,857
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV: ESPNU
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Statistics | Louisiana | South Alabama |
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First downs | 23 | 23 |
Total yards | 391 | 467 |
Rushing yards | 255 | 351 |
Passing yards | 136 | 116 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
@ South Alabama
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5-2 | 2018 | LA, 48-38 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -27.5 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Sunny
- Game attendance: 16,748
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | Troy | Louisiana |
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First downs | 22 | 28 |
Total yards | 359 | 598 |
Rushing yards | 156 | 254 |
Passing yards | 203 | 344 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:04 | 32:56 |
Troy
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7-9 | 2018 | TROY, 26-16 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -12.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
RV Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 53 |
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 14,262
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPN+
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Statistics | Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana |
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First downs | 25 | 20 |
Total yards | 570 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 240 | 252 |
Passing yards | 330 | 270 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
Louisiana–Monroe
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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28-25 | 2018 | LA, 31-28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -19.5 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
RV Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 14,227
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV: ESPNU
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Statistics | Louisiana | Appalachian State |
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First downs | 31 | 20 |
Total yards | 513 | 416 |
Rushing yards | 159 | 267 |
Passing yards | 354 | 149 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:11 |
@ Appalachian State (Sun Belt Championship Game)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
---|---|---|
0–7 | 2019 | APST, 17–7 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
---|---|
Appalachian State | -6.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RV Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
No. 21 Mountaineers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); sunny & clear
- Game attendance: 18,618
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
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Statistics | Louisiana | Miami (OH) |
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First downs | 18 | 22 |
Total yards | 401 | 351 |
Rushing yards | 155 | 103 |
Passing yards | 246 | 248 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |
vs. Miami (OH) (LendingTree Bowl)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–2 | 1993 | MIU, 29–28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana | -14.0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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RV Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
- Date: January 6, 2020
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 29,212
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Gene Chizik (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
Postseason
All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team
Offense 1st team
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Defensive 2nd team
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Special Teams 1st team
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Honorable Mention
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References: [3]
Postseason Conference Accolades
Award | Player | Year | Position |
Coach of the Year | Billy Napier | 2nd Year | Head Coach |
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
2 | 39 | Robert Hunt | OG | Miami Dolphins |
4 | 135 | Kevin Dotson | OG | Pittsburgh Steelers |
7 | 245 | Raymond Calais | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
- "Eight Ragin' Cajuns Named to Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Teams". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department.
- "2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- Rodgers, Scottie. "2019 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.