GAME 2 • NO. 19 LOUISIANA AT GEORGIA STATE • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 • CENTER PARC STADIUM • ATLANTA, GA.
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2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// No. 19 Louisiana at Georgia State /// OVERALL: 1-0 | SUN BELT: -- Saturday, September 19 | Center Parc Stadium | Atlanta, Ga. | 11 a.m. | ESPN2 HOME: -- | ROAD: 1-0 | NEUTRAL: -- RAGIN’ CAJUNS INSIDE THE SERIES PANTHERS SEPTEMBER (1-0) Overall Series...... Louisiana Leads, 3-0 12 at No. 23 Iowa State ESPN W, 31-14 Last Meeting...... W, 36-22 (11/10/2018) 19 at Georgia State* ESPN2 11 a.m. In Lafayette...... 2-0 26 Georgia Southern* ESPN2 11 a.m. In Atlanta...... 1-0 1-0, 0-0 SUN BELT 0-0, 0-0 SUN BELT Current Streak...... W3 OCTOBER (0-0) QUICK HITS Longest Winning Streak...... W3 QUICK HITS 7 at Appalachian State* ESPN 6:30 p.m. Ranking (AP/CP)...... 19/21 Last 10 Games...... 3-0 Ranking (AP/CP)...... N/A 17 Coastal Carolina* TBA TBA Last Game...... Sept. 12, 2020 Last Game...... Dec. 28, 2019 Biggest Win...... 36-22 (11/10/18) 23 at UAB TBA TBA Win vs. Iowa State, 31-14 Loss vs. Wyoming, 17-38 31 at Texas State* TBA TBA Coach...... Billy Napier Biggest Loss...... N/A Coach...... Shawn Elliott Career Record...... 19-10 (3) Most Louisiana Points...... 36 (2018) Career Record...... 17-26 (4) NOVEMBER (0-0) Record at UL...... 19-10 (3) Most Georgia State Points...... 31 (2014) Record at GSU...... 17-26 (4) 7 Arkansas State* TBA TBA Fewest Louisiana Points...... 23 (2015) STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS 14 South Alabama* TBA TBA Passing...... Levi Lewis Fewest Georgia State Points..21 (2015) Passing...... Cornelious Brown 21 Central Arkansas TBA TBA 13-21, 154 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Games Decided by 3 Pts or Less...... 2-0 11-28, 130 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT 28 at ULM* TBA TBA Games Decided by 7 Pts or Less...... 2-0 All Times CENTRAL | Home Games BOLD | * - SBC Game Receiving...... Peter LeBlanc Receiving...... Cornelius McCoy 5 rec., 82 yds, 1 TD A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD... 70 rec., 757 yds, 5 TD GAMEDAY MEDIA • Improve it to 4-0 all-time against TELEVISION Rushing...... Trey Ragas Rushing...... Destin Coates Georgia State. ESPN2 14 car., 49 yds, 1 TD 82 car., 546 yds, 7 TD • Improve the Ragin’ Cajuns to 2-0 all- Wes Durham (PxP) Roddy Jones (Analyst) time against Georgia State in Atlanta. Tackles... Trajan Stephens-McQueen Tackles...... Lorenzo McCaskill Paul Carcaterra (Sideline) 110 total (62 solo/48 asst) 10 total (4 solo/6 asst) • Be its second-straight win in a Sun
Belt Conference opener. RADIO Sacks...... Hardrick Willis • Be its fourth-straight win in a Sun ESPN1420 Sacks...... Ferrod Gardner 4.5 sack (-31 yds) 1.0 sack (-6 yds) Belt Conference road opener. *Based on 2019 Stats Jay Walker (Play-by-Play) Gerald Broussard (Analyst) No. 19 LOUISIANA KICKS OFF SUN BELT PLAY AT GEORGIA STATE Cody Junot (Sidelines) Coming off a historic 31-14 victory over No. 23 Iowa State and earning its first national rankings in program LOUISIANA COACHING STAFF history, No. 19 Louisiana travels to Atlanta to open Sun Belt Conference play against Georgia State. Billy Napier...... Head Coach Rob Sale...... Offensive Coordinator/OL A LOOK AT THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS Patrick Toney...... Defensive Coordinator/S • Following Louisiana’s 31-14 win over No. 23 Iowa State, the program earned its first national rankings in the Robby Discher...... Special Teams Coordinator modern era after being voted No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Jabbar Juluke...... Assistant Head Coach/RB Coaches Poll. Rory Segrest...... Assistant Head Coach/DL • With its ranking in the AP Poll, Louisiana has snapped a 1,109-poll streak without being ranked since its last Michael Desormeaux...... Assistant Coach/TE appearance on Nov. 1, 1943. The team has never been ranked in the Amway Coaches Poll. Tim Leger...... Assistant Coach/WR, Recruiting LaMar Morgan...... Assistant Coach/CB • The Ragin’ Cajuns are the highest ranked Sun Belt Conference team and the fourth-highest Group of 5 team Austin Armstrong*...... Assistant Coach/ILB behind Cincinnati, UCF and Memphis in both polls. Mark Hocke...... Strength and Conditioning • The victory in Ames marked the team’s first-ever road win over a top-25 opponent and the team’s second- * In The Booth ever win against a top-25 team, the first a 29-22 victory in Lafayette over No. 25 Texas A&M on Sept. 14, 1996. It was also the team’s first win over a Big 12 foe since defeating Kansas State, 17-15, on Sept. 12, 2009. TODAY IN LOUISIANA FOOTBALL • Louisiana’s win was the first regular season win by a Sun Belt team on the ESPN main channel since Nov. 15, Date Opponent Result 2007, when Arkansas State defeated North Texas, 31-27. Sept. 19, 1941 at SE Louisiana W, 19-7 • Eleven Ragin’ Cajuns made their debut in the game against Iowa State. Of the 11, eight were true freshman, Sept. 19, 1953 at Lamar W, 22-13 Sept. 19, 1970 SE Louisiana W, 17-6 while three were redshirt freshman. Sept. 19, 1981 at ULM L, 17-20 • The Ragin’ Cajuns’ special teams unit showed out on Sept. 12, highlighted by a 95-yard kickoff return Sept. 19, 1992 at San Jose State L, 13-36 touchdown by Chris Smith and an 83-yard punt return touchdown by Eric Garror. Sept. 19, 1998 at Louisiana Tech L, 14-77 • Ferrod Gardner was named the Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week, making him just Sept. 19, 2009 at LSU L, 3-31 the second Ragin’ Cajuns to earn the honor and the first since Tyrell Fenroy was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week in 2008. • After stellar performances, Gardner was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week and Smith was named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week. • Billy Napier was named the The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week after the team’s win over Iowa State.
1 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB Louisiana LOUISIANA FOOTBALL WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Athletics Communications 119 Cox Communication Center MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 201 Reinhardt Drive SBC Practice Practice PRACTICE TRAVEL DAY GAMEDAY Lafayette, LA 70506 Conference Call Photo/Video Photo/Video CLOSED vs. Fax: (337) 482-6529 11:19 a.m. Time TBA Time TBA Iowa State Cajun Field Press Box: (337) 851-2255 11 a.m Press Press Web Site: RaginCajuns.com Conference Conference Noon Time TBA NO PRACTICE
LOUISIANA QUICK FACTS AND TEAM INFORMATION Patrick Crawford UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Asst. AD for Communications Location...... Lafayette, La. C: (337) 412-4220 Population...... 124,276 [email protected] Founded...... 1898 Enrollment...... 19,188 Conference...... Sun Belt Nickname...... Ragin’ Cajuns School Colors...... Vermilion (PMS 193) and White President...... Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Director of Athletics...... Dr. Bryan Maggard NCAA Faculty Rep...... Anita Hazelwood Athletics Website...... www.RaginCajuns.com Josh Brunner Twitter (Athletics)...... @RaginCajuns Director Twitter (Football)...... @RaginCajunsFB Primary Football Contact C: (205) 568-6559 STADIUM INFORMATION [email protected] Stadium...... Cajun Field Capacity...... 41,426 Playing Surface...... Matrix Turf Press Box Phone...... (337) 851-2255 Cajun Field Record...... 139-112-2 First Game...... Sept. 25, 1971 (21-0 vs. Santa Clara) Largest Crowd...... 41,357 (Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Southern)
LOUISIANA FOOTBALL FACTS Matt Sullivan Associate Director 2019 Record...... 11-3 O: (337) 482-6331 2019 SBC Record...... 7-1 C: (985) 981-0009 Primary Offense...... Spread [email protected] Primary Defense...... 3-4 First Season of Football...... 1901 All-Time Record...... 528-561-34 All-Time SBC Record...... 67-60 SBC Championships...... 3 (Last in 2019) Bowl Appearances...... 9 (Last in 2019) Bowl...... LendingTree Bowl Outcome...... Won 27-17 vs. Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 6, 2020) Bowl Record...... 4-3 Matt Hebert Returning (Off/Def/Spec)...... 82 (42/36/4) Assistant Director Lost (Off/Def/Spec)...... 20 (9/10/1) O: (337) 482-6330 Starters Returning (Off/Def/Spec)...... 19 (8/8/3) C: (337) 288-6023 Starters Lost (Off/Def/Spec)...... 13 (7/5/1) [email protected] COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Billy Napier, 3rd Season (Furman, 2002)(Career Record: 19-10) Offensive Coordinator/OL...... Rob Sale, 3rd Season (LSU, 2003) Defensive Coordinator...... Patrick Toney, 1st Season (Southeastern Louisiana, 2013) Special Teams Coordinator...... Robby Discher, 1st Season (William Jewell College, 2009) Assistant Coach/TE...... Michael Desormeaux, 5th Season (Louisiana, 2008) Assistant Head Coach/RB...... Jabbar Juluke, 3rd Season (Southern, 1999) Assistant Coach/WR/Recruiting...... Tim Leger, 3rd Season (McNeese State, 1999) Tim Wiemann Communications Assistant Assistant Coach/DL...... Rory Segrest, 3rd Season (Alabama, 1996) Secondary Football Contact Assistant Coach/CB...... LaMar Morgan, 2nd Season (Louisiana, 2007) C: (847) 452-6617 Assistant Coach/ILB...... Austin Armstrong, 1st Season (Huntingdon College, 2014) [email protected] Director of Football Operations...... Troy Wingerter, 23rd Season (Louisiana, 1993) Director of Strength and Conditioning...... Mark Hocke, 3rd Season (UNO, 2008)
2 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 4 Cassius Allen WR 0 Kam Pedescleaux S 5’9 181 R-So. Houston, Texas/Manvel 45 Kenneth Almendares K 1 Levi Lewis QB 5’10 184 Sr. Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet 21 Trey Amos CB 2 Kyren Lacy WR 6’3 212 Fr. Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 11 Caleb Anderson CB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill LB 6’0 223 R-Jr. Detriot, Mich./Southfield A&T/Holmes CC 85 Peyton Aucoin TE 3 Joe Dillon LB 6’3 220 R-Sr. Tylertown, Miss./Tylertown 20 Emani Bailey RB 3 Golden Eke WR 6’1 186 R-So. Houston, Texas/Langham Creek/Oklahoma 81 Glenn Beal TE 4 Cassius Allen WR 6’4 211 R-So. Pelham, Ga./Pelham/Northeast Oklahoma A&M 19 Jamal Bell WR 4 Zi’Yon Hill DL 6’1 283 R-Jr. New Iberia, La./Catholic 89 Hunter Bergeron TE 6 Kris Moncrief LB 6’1 236 Jr. Raleigh, Miss./Raleigh 86 Jacob Bernard WR 6 Errol Rogers, Jr. WR 5’11 187 Fr. Lafayette, La./Lafayette Christian Academy 25 Brandon Bishop S 7 Ferrod Gardner LB 6’2 220 R-Sr. Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison/Coffeyville CC 28 Luke Bogan QB 7 Brian Smith, Jr. WR 6’4 206 R-Sr. Lake Charles, La./Barbe/Glendale C.C. 49 Paul Boudreaux LS 8 Jaiave Magalei QB 6’3 228 R-Jr. Tacoma, Wash./Lakes/Mount SAC 26 Blair Brooks S 8 Kendall Wilkerson DL 6’5 250 So. Kentwood, La./Kentwood 54 Tyler Brown OL 9 Percy Butler S 6’0 190 Jr. Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine 83 Damani Burrell TE 9 Trey Ragas RB 5’10 230 R-Sr. New Orleans, La./Archbishop Shaw 55 Landon Burton OL 10 Andre Jones LB 6’5 244 R-Jr. Angie, La./Varnado 9 Percy Butler S 10 Clifton McDowell QB 6’3 311 R-Fr. Spring, Texas/Spring 47 Rhys Byrns P 11 Caleb Anderson CB 6’3 198 Fr. Jackson, La./East Feliciana 13 Dalen Cambre WR 11 Calif Gossett WR 6’6 188 R-Sr. Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola 26 Kaleb Carter WR 13 Dalen Cambre WR 6’0 184 R-Fr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 93 Quintlan Cobb DL 13 Patrick Mensah S 5’9 174 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Catholic 3 Joe Dillon LB 15 Elijah Mitchell RB 5’11 218 Sr. Erath, La./Erath 3 Golden Eke WR 15 Tyree Skipper S 6’2 185 Fr. New Orleans, La./Sophie B. Wright Charter School 16 Chandler Fields QB 16 Chandler Fields QB 5’11 190 R-Fr. Metairie, La./Archbishop Rummel 17 Dontae Fleming WR 16 A.J. Washington CB 6’1 186 Jr. Houston, Texas/C.E. King 23 Courtline Flowers CB 17 Dontae Fleming WR 6’1 167 Fr. Laplace, La./East St. John 57 La’Kamion Franklin LB 17 Chauncey Manac LB 6’3 251 R-Sr. Homerville, Ga./Clinch County/Garden City CC 84 Leroy Franklin WR 18 Bobby Holmes CB 5’9 167 R-Fr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff 7 Ferrod Gardner LB 18 Jalen Williams WR 6’3 218 R-Sr. Opelousas, La./Westminster Christian/LSU 63 Spencer Gardner OL 19 Jamal Bell WR 6’0 207 Sr. Brownsboro, Texas/Brownsboro/Tyler JC 20 Mekhi Garner CB 19 Eric Garror CB 5’9 176 Jr. Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen 19 Eric Garror CB 20 Emani Bailey RB 5’9 201 Fr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan 51 Lakeidrick George LB 20 Mekhi Garner CB 6’2 212 R-So. Mesquite, Texas/Poteet/Navarro College 53 A.J. Gillie OL 21 Trey Amos CB 6’1 182 Fr. New Iberia, La./Catholic 30 Caleb Glenn CB 21 Chris Smith RB 5’9 194 R-So. Louisville, Miss./Nanih Waiya Attendance Center 11 Calif Gossett WR 22 Amir McDaniel WR 5’8 180 R-Fr. Pensacola, Fla./West Florida Tech 31 Brontre’ Griffin LB 22 Jayrin Wilson CB 5’10 170 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 30 Jordan Griffin RB 23 Courtline Flowers CB 6’1 173 Fr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff 82 Rhett Guidry TE 23 T.J. Wisham RB 5’10 205 R-Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal/US Military Academy 33 Tyler Guidry LB 24 Pearse Migl TE 6’1 225 R-So. Welsh, La./Welsh 70 Jax Harrington OL 24 Bralen Trahan S 6’0 191 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 39 Dabari Hawkins CB 25 Brandon Bishop S 6’0 189 R-So. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Hillcrest/Alabama 91 Sonny Hazard DL 25 Beau Kalbacher QB 6’3 211 R-Sr. Austin, Texas/Austin 4 Zi’Yon Hill DL 26 Blair Brooks S 6’2 180 R-Sr. Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 18 Bobby Holmes CB 26 Kaleb Carter WR 6’0 181 R-So. Cecilia, La./Cecilia 73 David Hudson OL 27 Trevor Russell WR 5’11 187 R-Jr. Casa Grande, Ariz./Casa Grande Union/Mesa CC 33 Pat Hughes WR 27 Cameron Solomon S 5’11 188 R-Sr. Ashdown, Ark./Ashdown/Tyler JC 99 Tayland Humphrey DL 28 Luke Bogan QB 6’0 184 Fr. Shreveport, La./Northwood 94 Dalvin Hutchinson DL 28 Ja’len Johnson S 6’2 208 R-Jr.. Morgan City, La./Central Catholic 35 Ahmad Johnson LB 29 Peter LeBlanc WR 6’2 190 So. New Iberia, La./Catholic-New Iberia 28 Ja’Len Johnson S 29 Korian Wilson CB 5’9 183 Fr. Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolin 87 Neal Johnson TE 30 Caleb Glenn CB 6’2 192 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Teurlings Catholic 34 Scottie Johnson S 30 Jordan Griffin RB 5’10 192 R-So. New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35/Texas Wesleyan 10 Andre Jones LB 31 Michael Orphey, Jr. RB 5’9 198 R-So. Alexandria, La./Alexandria 56 Terrence Jones LB 33 Tyler Guidry LB 6’2 234 So. Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab 40 Anthony Jordan LB 33 Pat Hughes WR 6’4 206 R-Jr. New Orleans, La./Brother Martin 78 Luke Junkunc OL 34 Scottie Johnson S 6’1 180 Fr. Cotton Valley, La./North Webster 25 Beau Kalbacher QB 34 Mike Martin RB 5’10 207 Fr. Franklinton, La./Franklinton 45 Caleb Kibodi LB 35 Ahmad Johnson LB 6’2 223 Fr. Pelahatchie, Miss./Pelahatchie Attendance Center 48 Troy Kruchten LB 36 Nate Snyder K 6’1 196 R-Jr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove/Indiana 2 Kyren Lacy WR 36 Jasper Williams LB 6’2 211 So. Grenada, Miss./East Mississippi CC 39 Dabari Hawkins CB 6’3 191 Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Stafford 3 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTER 39 Alexander Morrison LS 6’0 180 Fr. Denham Springs, La./Denham Springs 98 Andre Landry DL 40 Brontre’ Griffin RB 5’9 192 Fr. Jeanerette, La./New Mexico Military Institute 46 Jordan Lawson DL 40 Anthony Jordan LB 5’10 197 Fr. Macon, Ga./Westside/Grossmont College 52 Cooper LeBlanc LB 41 Joe Lombardi, Jr. TE 6’3 215 Fr. Metairie, La./Jesuit 29 Peter LeBlanc WR 41 Ty’Darien Quinney S 5’10 178 R-Fr. Alexandria, La./Tioga 84 Thomas Leo K 43 Cohen Parent P 5’6 165 Fr. Prairieville, La./Dutchtown 1 Levi Lewis QB 43 Jourdan Quibodeaux LB 6’1 218 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 41 Joe Lombardi, Jr. TE 44 Christian Sabatini TE 6’2 240 Fr. Plano, Texas/Plano Senior 88 Johnny Lumpkin TE 44 Tanner Wiggins LB 6’2 227 R-Jr. Morgan City, La./Central Catholic 8 Jaiave Magalei QB 45 Kenneth Almendares K 6’1 236 R-So. Clute, Texas/Brazoswood 17 Chauncey Manac LB 45 Caleb Kibodi LB 6’2 216 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Parkview Baptist 67 Ken Marks OL 46 Jordan Lawson DL 6’4 279 Fr. Brandon, Miss./Brandon 75 Cory Marshall OL 47 Rhys Byrns P 6’0 186 Jr. Melbourne, Australia/Padua College 34 Mike Martin, Jr. RB 48 Troy Kruchten LB 6’0 222 R-Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands/Southeastern 2 Lorenzo McCaskill LB 49 Paul Boudreaux LS 5’10 183 R-Jr. Harahan, La./Brother Martin 22 Amir McDaniel WR 50 Nathan Thomas OL 6’5 295 R-Fr. Chalmette, La./Chalmette 10 Clifton McDowell QB 51 Lakeidrick George LB 6’3 246 R-So. Bossier City, La./Parkway/Louisiana College 77 King McGowan OL 51 Zach Robertson OL 6’6 297 Sr. Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco/Arizona State 69 Jack McKenzie OL 52 Bralyn Richardson LB 6’3 218 Fr. Willis, Texas/Willis 13 Patrick Mensah S 53 AJ Gillie OL 6’3 295 R-Fr. Natchitoches, La./Natchitoches Centra 24 Pearse Migl TE 53 Kyle Pierre LB 5’10 198 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 15 Elijah Mitchell RB 54 Tyler Brown OL 6’3 300 R-Fr. Jackson, Miss./St. Joseph Catholic 74 Max Mitchell OL 55 Landon Burton OL 6’2 277 R-Fr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 6 Kris Moncrief LB 56 Terrence Jones LB 6’3 234 R-Sr. Pearland, Texas/Pearland 39 Alexander Morrison LS 57 La’Kamion Franklin LB 6’1 215 R-Fr. Monroe, La./Neville 90 Mason Narcisse DL 58 O’Cyrus Torrence OL 6’5 332 So. Greensburg, La./St. Helena Central 97 Ja-Quane Nelson DL 61 Cole Prudhomme OL 6’4 302 R-Sr. Eunice, La./Eunice 79 Logan Newell OL 63 Spencer Gardner OL 6’5 284 R-Jr. Opelousas, La./Opelousas Catholic 31 Michael Orphey Jr. RB 64 Shane Vallot OL 6’0 267 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Comeaux 43 Cohen Parent P 65 Carlos Rubio OL 6’5 296 R-Jr. Alexandria, La./Alexandria Senior 30 Devon Pauley WR 67 Ken Marks OL 6’4 308 R-Sr. Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont Central 0 Kam Pedescleaux S 69 Jack McKenzie OL 6’3 307 Fr. McComb, Miss./Parklane Academy 53 Kyle Pierre LB 70 Jax Harrington OL 6’4 313 R-Fr. Erath, La./Erath 61 Cole Prudhomme OL 72 Max Yarbrough OL 6’4 281 R-So. Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood 43 Jourdan Quibodeaux LB 73 David Hudson OL 6’1 282 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Lafayette 41 Ty’Darien Quinney S 74 Max Mitchell OL 6’6 297 Jr. Monroe, La./Neville 9 Trey Ragas RB 75 Cory Marshall OL 6’3 322 Fr. Shreveport, La./Northwood 92 Dominique Ratcliff DL 77 King McGowen OL 6’5 311 R-Fr. Willis, Texas/Willis 52 Bralyn Richardson LB 78 Luke Junkunc OL 6’4 265 R-So. Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit 95 Andre Riley LB 79 Logan Newell OL 6’5 277 R-Fr. Monroe, La./Neville 51 Zach Robertson OL 80 Devon Pauley WR 5’8 174 R-So. Lake Charles, La./Barbe 6 Errol Rogers, Jr. WR 80 Alex Self DL 6’2 236 R-Fr. Greensburg, La./St. Helena College & Career Academy 96 Malcolm Rollins DE 81 Glenn Beal TE 6’5 265 Jr. New Orleans, La./John Curtis/Texas A&M 65 Carlos Rubio OL 82 Rhett Guidry TE 6’5 223 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Dunham 27 Trevor Russell WR 83 Damani Burrell TE 6’6 243 R-So. New Orleans, La./Easton 44 Chris Sabatini TE 84 Leroy Franklin WR 5’11 187 R-Sr. Richmond, Texas/George Ranch 80 Alex Self DL 84 Thomas Leo K 6’3 216 R-So. Winter Garden, Fla./East Ridge/FIU 15 Tyree Skipper S 86 Jacob Bernard WR 5’10 194 R-Fr. Mandeville, La./Lakeshore 21 Chris Smith RB 87 Neal Johnson, Jr. TE 6’4 233 So. Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite 7 Brian Smith, Jr. WR 88 Johnny Lumpkin TE 6’6 260 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Fredrick Douglass/Hutchinson CC 36 Nate Snyder K 89 Hunter Bergeron TE 6’5 245 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 27 Cameron Solomon S 90 Mason Narcisse DL 6’3 291 Fr. Reserve, La./St. Charles Catholic 50 Nathan Thomas OL 91 Sonny Hazard DL 6’1 287 Fr. New Orleans, La./Jesuit 58 O’Cyrus Torrence OL 92 Dominique Ratcliff DL 6’3 273 Fr. Conroe, Texas/Conroe 24 Bralen Trahan S 93 Quintlan Cobb DL 6’5 370 R-Fr. Kaplan, La./Kaplan 64 Shane Vallot OL 94 Dalvin Hutchinson DL 6’0 294 So. West Monroe, La./West Monroe 10 Asjlin Washington CB 95 Andre Riley LB 6’2 210 R-So. Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine 44 Tanner Wiggins LB 96 Malcolm Rollins DL 6’3 265 R-Jr. New Orleans, La./Archbishop Shaw 8 Kendall Wilkerson DL 97 Ja’Quane Nelson DL 6’3 297 R-Jr. High Point, N.C./Hutchinson CC/High Point Central 18 Jalen Williams WR 98 Andre Landry DL 6’4 267 R-Jr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 36 Jasper Williams LB 99 Tayland Humphrey DL 6’5 333 R-Sr. Houston, Texas/Klein Oak/Hutchinson CC 22 Jayrin Wilson CB 29 Korian Wilson CB 23 T.J. Wisham RB 72 Max Yarbrough OL
4 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com WHERE ARE THEY FROM? ALABAMA - 3 EUNICE (1) OPELOUSAS (2) CONROE (1) Cole Prudhome (OL) Spencer Gardner (OL) Dominique Ratcliff (DL) MOBILE (2) Jalen Williams (WR) Eric Garror (CB) FRANKLINTON (1) DALLAS (2) Korian Wilson (CB) Mike Martin, Jr. (RB) PLAQUEMINE (2) Courtline Flowers (CB) Percy Butler (S) Bobby Holmes (CB) TUSCALOOSA (1) GREENSBURG (2) Andre Riley (DL) Brandon Bishop (S) Alex Self (LB) DENTON (1) O’Cyrus Torrence (OL) PRAIRIEVILLE (1) Emani Bailey (RB) ARIZONA - 1 Cohen Parent (P) CASA GRANDE (1) HARAHAN (1) Trevor Russell (WR) Paul Boudreaux (LS) RESERVE (1) FRIENDSWOOD (1) Mason Narcisse (DL) Max Yarbrough (OL) ARKANSAS - 1 JACKSON (1) ASHDOWN (1) Caleb Anderson (CB) SHREVEPORT (2) HOUSTON (5) Cameron Solomon (S) Luke Bogan (QB) Golen Eke (WR) JEANERETTE (1) Cory Marshall (OL) Tayland Humphrey (DL) CALIFORNIA - 1 Brontre’ Griffin (LB) Luke Junkunc (OL) BELLFLOWER (1) THIBODAUX (2) Kam Pedescleaux (S) Zach Robertson (OL) KAPLAN (1) Blair Brooks (S) AJ Washington (CB) Quintlan Cobb (DL) Kyren Lacy (WR) FLORIDA - 3 MESQUITE (2) PENSACOLA (2) KENTWOOD (1) WELSH (1) Mekhi Garner (CB) Kendall Wilkerson (DL) Pearse Migl (TE) Calif Gossett (WR) Neal Johnson (TE) Amir McDaniel (WR) LAFAYETTE (12) WEST MONROE (1) Hunter Bergeron (TE) Dalvin Hutchinson (DL) MISSOURI CITY (1) WINTER GARDEN (1) Dabari Hawkins (CB) Thomas Leo (TE) Landon Burton (OL) Dalen Cambre (WR) GEORGIA - 3 Caleb Glenn (CB) MICHIGAN - 1 PEARLAND (1) ATLANTA (1) David Hudson (OL) DETROIT (1) Terrence Jones (LB) Johnny Lumpkin (TE) Andre Landry (DL) Lorenzo McCaskill (LB) Kyle Pierre (LB) PLANO (1) HOMERVILLE (1) Jourdan Quibodeaux (LB) MISSISSIPPI - 8 Christian Sabatini (TE) Chauncey Manac (LB) Errol Rogers, Jr. (WR) BRANDON (1) Bralen Trahan (S) Jordan Lawson (DL) RICHMOND (1) MACON (1) Shane Vallot (OL) Leroy Franklin (WR) Anthony Jordan (LB) Jayrin Wilson (CB) GRENADA (1) Jasper Williams (LB) SPRING (1) LAKE CHARLES (2) INDIANA - 1 Clifton McDowell (QB) Devon Pauley (WR) JACKSON (1) GREENWOOD (1) Brian Smith, Jr. (WR) Nate Snyder (K) Tyler Brown (OL) WILLIS (2) LAPLACE (1) King McGowen (OL) LOUISVILLE (1) LOUISIANA - 73 Dontae Fleming (WR) Bralyn Richardson (LB) ALEXANDRIA (3) Chris Smith (RB) Michael Orphey, Jr. (RB) MANDEVILLE (1) THE WOODLANDS (1) MCCOMB (1) Ty’Darrien Quinney (S) Jacon Bernard (WR) Troy Kruchten (LB) Carlos Rubio (OL) Jack McKenzie (OL) METAIRIE (2) WASHINGTON - 1 ANGIE (1) Chandler Fields (QB) PELAHATCHIE (1) Ahmad Johnson (LB) TACOMA (1) Andre Jones (LB) Joe Lombardi, Jr. (TE) Jaiave Magalei (QB) BATON ROUGE (6) MONROE (3) RALEIGH (1) AUSTRALIA - 1 Kris Moncrief (LB) Rhett Guidry (TE) La’Kamion Franklin (LB) MELBOURNE (1) Tyler Guidry (LB) Max Mitchell (OL) Rhys Byrns (P) Caleb Kibodi (LB) Logan Newell (OL) TYLERTOWN (1) Levi Lewis (QB) Joe Dillon (LB) Patrick Mensah (S) MORGAN CITY (2) NORTH CAROLINA - 1 TJ Wisham (RB) Ja’len Johnson (S) Tanner Wiggins (LB) HIGH POINT (1) BOSSIER CITY (1) Ja’Quane Nelson (DL) Lakeidrick George, Jr. (DL) NATCHITOCHES (1) AJ Gillie (OL) OHIO - 1 CECILIA (1) DAYTON (1) Kaleb Carter (WR) NEW IBERIA (3) Ferrod Gardner (LB) Trey Amos (CB) CHALMETTE (1) Zi’Yon Hill (DL) TEXAS - 24 Nathan Thomas (OL) Peter LeBlanc (WR) AUSTIN (1) Beau Kalbacher (QB) COTTON VALLEY (1) NEW ORLEANS (8) Scottie Johnson (S) Glenn Beal (TE) BEAUMONT (1) Damani Burrell (TE) Ken Marks (OL) DENHAM SPRINGS (1) Jordan Griffin (RB) Alexander Morrison (LS) Sonny Hazard (DL) BROWNSBORO (1) Pat Hughes (WR) Jamal Bell (WR) ERATH (1) Trey Ragas (RB) Jax Harrington (OL) Malcolm Rollins (DL) CLUTE (1) Elijah Mitchell (RB) Tyree Skipper (S) Kenneth Almendares (K) 5 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART at Georgia State (Sept. 19, 2020) OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. WR 17 Dontae Fleming Fr. 6’1 167 DL 10 Andre Jones R-Jr. 6’5 244 26 Kaleb Carter R-So. 6’0 181 8 Kendall Wilkerson So. 6’5 250 OR 3 Golden Eke R-So. 6’1 186 OR 96 Malcolm Rollins R-Jr. 6’3 265 WR 18 Jalen Williams R-Sr. 6’3 218 DL 99 Tayland Humphrey R-Sr. 6’5 333 80 Devon Pauley R-So. 5’8 174 97 Ja’Quane Nelson R-Jr. 6’3 297 OR 13 Dalen Cambre R-Fr. 6’0 184 DL 4 Zi’Yon Hill R-Jr. 6’1 283 OR 6 Errol Rogers, Jr. Fr. 5’11 187 98 Andre Landry R-Jr. 6’4 267 LT 51 Zach Robertson Sr. 6’6 297 OR 90 Mason Narcisse Fr. 6’3 291 OR 63 Spencer Gardner R-Jr. 6’5 284 OLB 3 Joe Dillon R-Sr. 6’3 220 LG 67 Ken Marks R-Sr. 6’4 308 OR 17 Chauncey Manac R-Sr. 6’3 251 OR 54 Tyler Brown R-Fr. 6’3 300 OLB 33 Tyler Guidry So. 6’2 234 OR 70 Jax Harrington R-Fr. 6’4 313 OR 95 Andre Riley R-So. 6’2 210 C 64 Shane Vallot R-Jr. 6’0 267 STAR 28 Ja’Len Johnson R-Jr. 6’2 208 78 Luke Junkunc R-So. 6’4 265 13 Patrick Mensah R-So. 5’9 174 OR 61 Cole Prudhomme R-Sr. 6’4 302 ILB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill R-Jr. 6’0 223 RG 58 O’Cyrus Torrence So. 6’5 332 OR 6 Kris Moncrief Jr. 6’1 236 73 David Hudson R-Jr. 6’1 282 ILB 7 Ferrod Gardner R-Sr. 6’2 220 OR 61 Cole Prudhomme R-Sr. 6’4 302 OR 43 Jourdan Quibodeaux R-Jr. 6’1 218 RT 74 Max Mitchell Jr. 6’6 297 CB 19 Eric Garror Jr. 5’9 176 65 Carlos Rubio R-Jr. 6’4 296 22 Jayrin Wilson R-Jr. 5’10 170 TE 24 Pearse Migl R-So. 6’1 225 OR 21 Trey Amos Fr. 6’1 182 83 Damani Burrell R-So. 6’6 243 S 9 Percy Butler Jr. 6’0 190 TE 89 Hunter Bergeron R-Jr. 6’5 245 OR 0 Kam Pedescleaux R-So. 5’9 181 OR 88 Johnny Lumpkin R-Jr. 6’6 260 S 27 Cameron Solomon R-Sr. 5’11 188 WR 29 Peter LeBlanc So. 6’2 190 OR 24 Bralen Trahan R-Jr. 6’0 191 2 Kyren Lacy Fr. 6’3 212 CB 20 Mekhi Garner R-So. 6’2 212 33 Pat Hughes R-Jr. 6’4 206 21 Trey Amos Fr. 6’1 182 QB 1 Levi Lewis Sr. 5’10 184 16 Chandler Fields R-Fr. 5’11 190 10 Clifton McDowell R-Fr. 6’3 211 RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Sr. 5’11 218 OR 9 Trey Ragas R-Sr. 5’10 230 OR 21 Chris Smith R-So. 5’9 194 SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. KR 21 Chris Smith R-So. 5’9 194 PK 36 Nate Snyder R-Jr. 6’1 196 19 Eric Garror Jr. 5’9 176 OR 45 Kenneth Almendares R-So. 6’1 236 KR 15 Elijah Mitchell Sr. 5’11 218 P 47 Rhys Byrns Jr. 6’0 186 9 Trey Ragas R-Sr. 5’10 230 84 Thomas Leo R-So. 6’3 216 PR 19 Eric Garror Jr. 5’9 176 LS 49 Paul Boudreaux R-Jr. 5’10 183 21 Chris Smith R-So. 5’9 194 39 Alexander Morrison Fr. 6’0 180 OR 17 Dontae Fleming Fr. 6’1 167 H 13 Dalen Cambre R-Fr. 6’0 184 47 Rhys Byrns Jr. 6’0 186
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6 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com TEAM NOTES SUN BELT STANDINGS • The Louisiana Football team continues to mourn the sudden loss of assistant coach D.J. Looney, who OVERALL SUN BELT STREAK passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, following a heart attack during a team workout. Looney, 31, was Appalachian State 1-0 -- W1 entering his third season on staff, working specifically with the offensive line. Coastal Carolina 1-0 -- W1 • Louisiana’s historic win over No. 23 Iowa State was the team’s first-ever road win over a top-25 Georgia Southern 1-0 -- W1 Georgia State ------opponent and the team’s second-ever win against a top-25 team, the first a 29-22 victory in Lafayette Troy ------over No. 25 Texas A&M on Sept. 14, 1996. It was also the team’s first win over a Big 12 foe since defeating Kansas State, 17-15, on Sept. 12, 2009. Louisiana 1-0 -- W1 • The Ragin’ Cajuns’ 31 points against the Cyclones are the second most points scored against a ranked Arkansas State 1-1 -- W1 team in program history. South Alabama 1-1 -- L1 • The vicotry was the team’s first win when tallying less than 275 total yards of offense since it defeated Texas State 0-2 -- L2 ULM on Dec. 3, 2016. ULM 0-1 -- L1 • After notching touchdowns via a kickoff returna and a punt return, Louisiana joins Houston, UCLA and Southern Miss as the only four schools to record a punt return and kickoff for a touchdown in the same UPCOMING SUN BELT SCHEDULE game in the last two years. Friday, September 18 Campbell at Coastal Carolina • Louisiana entered the 2020 season as the preseason pick to win the West Division, the second-straight season it was tabbed to do so. The Ragin’ Cajuns earned seven of 10 total first-place votes. Saturday, September 19 • The Ragin’ Cajuns picked up 10 selections on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Teams. Elijah *Louisiana at Georgia State Mitchell, Joe Dillon and Rhys Byrns all landed on the First Team, while Levi Lewis, Trey Ragas, Max Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern Mitchell, O’Cyrus Torrence, Zi’Yon Hill and Eric Garror picked up Second Team honors. Appalachian State at Marshall • Louisana was one of 21 schools who won 11 or more games during the 2019 season. *Texas State at ULM • Louisiana has been one of the top Sun Belt programs since the 2001 season, totaling 79 league victories. Their total sits just behind Arkansas State and Troy. Thursday, September 24 • Under head coach Billy Napier, Louisiana holds a 12-6 record against Sun Belt opposition, including a UAB at South Alabama perfect 8-0 record against Sun Belt West Division foes. Saturday, September 26 TEAM YEARS WINS Georgia State at Charlotte 1. Arkansas State (2001-Pres.) 88 Campbell at Appalachian State *Georgia Southern at Louisiana (ESPN2) 2. Troy (2004-Pres.) 81 UTEP at ULM 3. Louisiana (2001-Pres.) 79 Tulsa at Arkansas State 4. ULM (2001-Pres.) 64 ULM at Georgia 5. Middle Tennessee (2001-12) 51 Texas State at Boston College 6. Appalachian State (2014-Pres.) 42 Troy at BYU 7. North Texas (2001-12) 40 8. Georgia Southern (2014-Pres.) 31 Saturday, October 3 9. Florida Atlantic (2005-12) 30 East Carolina at Georgia State 10. New Mexico State (2001-04, 14-17) 25 *Troy at South Alabama T11. South Alabama (2012-Pres.) 21 *Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina *Georgia Southern at ULM Florida International (2005-12) 21 13 Idaho (2001-04, 2014-17) 20 Wednesday, October 7 T14. Georgia State (2013-Pres.) 17 *Louisiana at Appalachian State (ESPN) WKU (2009-13) 17 16. Texas State (2013-Pres.) 13 Thursday, October 8 17. Coastal Carolina (2017-Pres.) 6 *Texas State at Troy 18. Utah State (2003-04) 5 Saturday, October 10 • Dating back to Oct. 17, 2019, Louisiana has scored 25 or more points in its last eight games, which ULM at Liberty marks the longest streak in school history. Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
• Louisiana joins Oklahoma, Alabama, Memphis, SMU, FAU and Clemson as the only teams who enter Wednesday, October 14 the 2020 season with a streak of scoring 25 or more points in its last eight games. *Appalachian State at Georgia Southern • The Ragin’ Cajuns accounted for 69 offensive touchdowns during the 2019 season. Of the 69 touchdowns, Louisiana returns 47 of them. Thursday, October 15 • Louisiana was one of the top offenses in 2019, finishing the year with the seventh-most total yards in *Georgia State at Arkansas State the country with 6,918. Top 10 6,000+-Yard Offenses in 2019 Saturday, October 17 1. LSU SEC 8,526 *Texas State at South Alabama 2. Clemson ACC 7,931 *Coastal Carolina at Louisiana 3. Oklahoma Big 12 7,527 Eastern Kentucky at Troy 4. Ohio State Big Ten 7,419 Thursday, October 22 5. Hawaii Moutain West 7,065 *ULM at South Alabama 6. UCF AAC 7,026 *Arkansas State at Appalachian State 7. Louisiana Sun Belt 6,918 8. Memphis AAC 6,791 Friday, October 23 9. Alabama SEC 6,640 Louisiana at UAB (CBSSN) 10. Washington State Pac 12 6,568
7 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB CHARTING THE CAJUNS • Louisiana returned 17 starters from 2019, eight on offense, six on defense and three special teamers. Current Streak...... W1 • In the wild year that is 2020, Louisiana joined Alabama, Minnesota, Oregon, Georgia, Cincinnati, Current Home Streak...... W3 Tennessee, Ohio, Tulane, LSU and Clemson as the only program’s in college football to own a win in the Current Road Streak...... W1 calendar year prior to the start of the season. Last Win...... Sept. 12, 2020 vs. No. 23 Iowa State (31-14) • Defensively, the Ragin’ Cajuns held opponents to under 20 points in eight games in 2019, which tied Last Loss...... Dec. 7, 2019 vs. Appalachian State (38-45) App State for the most in the Sun Belt Conference. Overall ...... 1-0 • Louisiana finished the 2019 season with the 18th-ranked scoring defense in the nation, holding Sun Belt -- opponents to just 19.7 points a year ago. The team also finished the historic year ranked ninth Non-Conference...... 1-0 nationally in red zone defense (.721) and 47th nationally in total defense (371.8). Home -- Away ...... 1-0 QUARTERBACK NOTES Neutral -- QB Levi Lewis Day Game...... 1-0 • In the team’s historic win over Iowa State, Lewis went 13-for-21 for 154 and one touchdown, a 78-yard Night Game (6 P.m. Or Later) -- strike to Peter LeBlanc. The touchdown pass was the longest completion of his career. TV Game...... 1-0 • As a result, he was named to the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award’s Great 8 List. ESPN...... 1-0 • Lewis was stellar during his junior season, passing for 3,050 yards and 26 touchdowns, both of ESPN2 -- which were single-season school records, while also setting the program record for single-season ESPNU -- completions (243). ESPN3 -- • The senior joins Ohio State’s Justin Fields as the only two returning quarterbacks that threw for ESPN+ -- more than 3,000 yards, 25 touchdowns and less than five interceptions in 2019. He is one of just 15 September...... 1-0 quarterbacks to accomplish that feat in the last 20 years. October -- • Lewis is one of 16 returning quarterbacks to throw over 25 touchdowns at the FBS level in 2019. November -- • Lewis joins Brady White (Memphis), Shane Buechele (SMU), Josh Love (San Jose State), Dillon Gabriel December -- (UCF), Jack Abraham (Southern Miss), Holton Ahlers (ECU) and Zach Smith (Tulsa) as the only returning vs. Top-25 Teams...... 1-0 G5 quarterbacks who threw for more than 3,000 yards last season. vs. Non-Ranked Teams -- • Lewis and Zac Thomas are the only two quarterbacks in the Sun Belt entering 2020 that have thrown vs. FCS -- for more than 4,000 career passing yards. vs. Independent -- • At the end of 2019 season, Levi Lewis owned the 17th highest passing efficiency rating with a score of On Natural Grass...... 1-0 152.6 (min. 250 attempts). Out of the returning FBS quarterbacks, Lewis’ 152.6 rating ranks 12th. On Artificial Surface -- • Lewis joins Preston Hutchinson as the only two returning quarterbacks in the FBS who recorded a Scoring First -- completion percentage of 85% or higher with a minimum of 30 passing attempts in a single game last Coming-From-Behind...... 1-0 season. He achieved the feat at Coastal Carolina on Nov. 7, when he went 26-for-30 for a completion Leading After 1st Quarter -- percentage of 86.7 percent. Trailing After 1st Quarter -- • Entering 2020, Lewis ranks ninth in the program history in career passing yards and fourth in program Tied After 1st Quarter...... 1-0 history in passing touchdowns. Leading at Halftime -- Trailing at Halftime...... 1-0 Career Passing Yards Tied at Halftime -- 5. Jon Van Cleave 2000-02 5,267 Leading after 3rd Quarter...... 1-0 6. Chris Masson 2008-11 4,757 Trailing after 3rd Quarter -- 7. Roy Henry 1975-77 4,656 Tied after 3rd Quarter -- 8. Levi Lewis 2017-Pres. 4,166 Overtime -- 9. Blaine Gautier 2009-12 4,159 10. Michael Desormeaux 2005-08 3,893 Scoring < 20 Points -- Scoring 20-29 Points -- Career Passing Touchdowns Scoring 30 Or > Points...... 1-0 1. Jake Delhomme 1993-96 64 Allowing < 20 Points...... 1-0 2. Terrance Broadway 2012-14 49 Allowing 10 Points Or Less -- 3. Roy Henry 1975-77 40 Allowing 20 Or > Points -- 4. Levi Lewis 2017-Pres. 36 With 70-Yard Rusher -- 5. Jerry Babb 2003-06 30 With 100-Yard Rusher -- Allow 100-Yard Rusher...... 1-0 • After a breakout junior season, Lewis is receiving national attention, finding his name on the Manning With 300-Yard Passer -- Award Preseason Watch List, the Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List, the Maxwell Award Allow 300-Yard Passer -- Preseason Watch List, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List, the College Football Performance Outgain Opponent -- National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List and the Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250. Gain 300+ Yards Total Offense -- • Lewis was also tabbed on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. Allow 300+ Yards Total Offense...... 1-0 No Turnovers...... 1-0 RUNNING BACK NOTES Less Than Three Turnovers -- • Louisiana set the program record for both rushing touchdowns (42) and rushing yards (3,604) a year Three Or More Turnovers -- ago. The team returns 35 of those scores and 2,634 of the total rushing yards. No Takeaways -- Three Or More Takeaways -- RB Elijah Mitchell and RB Trey Ragas Fewer Turnovers...... 1-0 • Mitchell and Ragas are the only two running backs in the country that share the same backfield who Equal Turnovers -- have recorded 1,100+ rushing yard seasons in separate years. More Turnovers -- • Ragas, Mitchell and Shai Werts are the only returning players in the Sun Belt Conference who have Control TOP -- more than 2,000 career rushing yards. Opponent Controls TOP...... 1-0 • Ragas and Mitchell are two of nine returning players in the FBS who have rushed for more than 2,300 Possession Time Equal -- yards in their careers. • Only two players returning players in the Sun Belt with 25 or more career rushing touchdowns. 8 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com • The pair enters the season both ranked in the top 10 in program history in career rushing yards. STATISTICAL COMPARISON CATEGORY LA GSU Career Rushing Yards Record 1-0 0-0 4. Alonzo Harris 2011-2014 3,330 Conference Record 0-0 0-0 5. Trey Ragas 2017-Pres. 2,863 6. Michael Desormeaux 2005-2008 2,843 Scoring 31 0 7. Elijah Mitchell 2017-Pres. 2,435 Points Per Game 31.0 0.0 8. Darren Brister 1996-2000 2,432 First Downs 14 0 9. Kenyon Cotton 1993-1996 2,311 Rushing 8 0 Passing 6 0 • The duo is also among some of the best scorers in program history with a combined 61 rushing Penalty 0 0 touchdowns in their careers. Rushing Yardage 118 0 Rushing Att. 35 0 Career Rushing Yards Avg. Per rush 3.4 0.0 1. Tyrell Fenroy 2005-08 48 Avg. Per Game 118.0 0.0 2. Brian Mitchell 1986-89 47 Rushing TD 1 0 3. Alonzo Harris 2011-14 44 Passing Yardage 154 0 4. Elijah McGuire 2013-16 42 Comp.-Att.-INT 13-21-0 0-0-0 5. Elijah Mitchell 2017-Pres. 33 Avg. Per Pass 7.33 0.0 6. Trey Ragas 2017-Pres. 29 Avg. Per Catch 7.33 0.0 Avg. Per Game 154.0 0.0 • The tandem are two of only six players in program history to have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in Passing TD 1 0 a single season. Total Offense 272 0 Single Season 1,000-Yard Performers Avg. Per Play 4.9 0.0 Name Year Position Rushing Yards Avg. Per Game 27.2 0.0 1. Tyrell Fenroy 2008 RB 1,375 Kick Returns (No.-Yards) 3-137 0-0 Punt Returns (No.-Yards) 3-89 0-0 2. Brian Mitchell 1989 QB 1,311 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 3. Elijah McGuire 2014 RB 1,264 Penalties-Yards 2-22 0-0 4. Tyrell Fenroy 2006 RB 1,197 Punts-Avg. 3-42.6 0-0 5. Trey Ragas 2018 RB 1,181 TOP Per Game 27:41 0:00 6. Elijah Mitchell 2019 RB 1,147 3rd-Down Conversions 6/14 (42.9%) 0/0 (0%) 7. Michael Desormeaux 2007 QB 1,141 4th-Down Conversions 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 8. Elijah McGuire 2016 RB 1,127
9. Elijah McGuire 2015 RB 1,058 10. Tyrell Fenroy 2005 RB 1,053 BY THE NUMBERS 11. Michael Desormeaux 2008 QB 1,035 Louisiana’s ranking in the 12. Tyrell Fenroy 2007 RB 1,021 Associated Press Poll, the team’s highest ranking in the RB Elijah Mitchell 19 poll in program history. • Mitchell opened his 2020 against Iowa State with 46 yards on eight carriers. • His total moved him into seventh in career rushing yards at 2,435 yards. • Mitchell was just one of 12 players who recorded more than 1,100 rushing yards and more than 15 Joe Dillon currently owns rushing touchdowns last season. 19.5 career sacks, 2.0 sacks • He entered the 2020 season tied for second in active rushing touchdowns in the FBS with 33. shy of the setting the • Mitchell was named to the Doak Walker Watch List, which is awarded to the best running back in the 19.5 program record. country, and the Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250. • He was one of three Ragin’ Cajuns listed on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team. Louisiana’s ranking in the RB Trey Ragas Coaches Poll, the team’s • Ragas opened the 2020 season with 49 yards on 14 carries and the team’s first rushing touchdown. highest ranking in the poll in • He currently ranks fifth in program history with 2,863 career rushing yards. 21 program history. • He ranks fifth in the FBS in returning career rushing yards behind Travis Etienne (Clemson), Spencer Brown (UAB), LeVante Bellamy (Western Michigan) and Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State). • Ragas is one of five returning FBS players who have rushed for more than 100 yards in 12 or more Elijah Mitchell rushed for games in their career. 1,147 yards in 2019, making him the sixth Ragin’ Cajuns in school history to eclipse the Career 100-Yard Games 1,147 1,000-yard mark. 1. Travis Etienne Clemson 18 2. Chubba Hubbard Oklahoma State 15 3. Spencer Brown UAB 14 Levi Lewis’ passing yard total 4. Trey Ragas Louisiana 12 from 2019, making him the Shamri Brooks Tulsa 12 first 3,000-yard passer in 3,050 school history. • Ragas, like Mitchell, was named to the Doak Walker Watch List, which is awarded to the best running back in the country, and the Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250. • He was also named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team.
9 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS RB Chris Smith AP TOP 25 (WEEK 1) • On top of his stellar special teams performance against Iowa State, Smith added 25 rushing yards on eight carries. He was named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week as a result. RK Team Rec Pts LW • The No. 4 back in 2019, Smith carried the ball 32 times for 334 yards and four touchdowns. 1 Clemson (60) 1-0 1,524 1 • Smith was responsible for an 80-yard touchdown run in the team’s big win against Troy, one of three 2 Alabama 0-0 1,456 3 80-yard touchdown runs for the Ragin’ Cajuns a season ago. 3 Oklahoma 1-0 1,361 4 • The redshirt sophomore will also look to carry the load as the primary kick returner, having returned 4 Georgia 0-0 1,324 5 six kicks for 147 yards last year. 5 Florida 0-0 1,237 8 6 LSU (1) 0-0 1,236 6 WIDE RECEIVER NOTES 7 Notre Dame 1-0 1,155 10 WR Peter LeBlanc 8 Auburn 0-0 1,055 11 • LeBlanc played a big role in the offense in Week 1, leading the team’s receivers with five catches for 82 9 Texas 1-0 1,033 14 yards and a touchdown. 10 Texas A&M 0-0 983 13 • The 78-yard score is the longest in his career, while his reception total tied a career high. 11 Oklahoma State 0-0 927 15 • LeBlanc was stellar as a true freshman, bringing in 28 passes for 344 yards and four scores. He 12 North Carolina 1-0 892 18 appeared in all 14 of the team’s games, making eight starts. 13 Cincinnati 0-0 647 20 • He returned the second-most receiving yards from 2019 and the most receiving touchdowns. 14 UCF 0-0 632 21 • One of only two receivers to have tallied a 100-yard receiving game in their career, joining Jamal Bell. 15 Tennessee 0-0 528 24 16 Memphis 1-0 495 16 WR Jamal Bell 17 Miami (Fla.) 1-0 463 NR • Bell recorded 34 catches for 445 yards during 2019, making him one of 21 players in the Sun Belt to 18 Louisville 1-0 463 NR catch 30+ passed and record 400+ receiving yards last season. 19 Louisiana 1-0 377 NR • His 445 receiving yards and 31.79 yards per receptions are the most returned by a Ragin’ Cajun. 20 Virginia Tech 0-0 368 NR 21 BYU 1-0 357 NR Rookie Receivers 22 Army 2-0 243 NR • With multiple injuries in the receivers room, Louisiana will look to freshmen Kyren Lacy, Dontae 23 Kentucky 0-0 238 NR Fleming and Errol Rogers, Jr. to step up in a big way. 24 Appalachian State 1-0 237 NR • Fleming and Lacy hauled in their first career receptions against Iowa State. 25 Pittsburgh 1-0 157 NR • Lacy tallied 54 receptions for 864 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior and was rated the eight-best receiver in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports.com. He held offers from Miami, Virginia, Houston, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and ULM. COACHES POLL (WEEK 1) • Rogers was rated as the 16th-best receiver in the state by 247Sports.com and won three state titles RK Team Rec Pts LW with Lafayette Christian Academy. 1 Clemson (37) 1-0 1,020 1 • Fleming brought in 34 passes for 645 yards and 14 scores during his senior season. 2 Alabama (1) 0-0 973 3 3 Oklahoma 1-0 907 6 TIGHT END NOTES 4 Georgia 0-0 904 4 TE Johnny Lumpkin 5 LSU (3) 0-0 852 5 • 2019 Mackey Award Preseason Watch List member Johnny Lumpkin returns to the gridiron this year 6 Florida 0-0 837 8 after missing last season due to injury. 7 Notre Dame 1-0 760 10 • Earned his first start since Dec. 1, 2018, when the team faced Appalachian State. 8 Texas 1-0 697 14 • Lumpkin, who boasts and impressive 84-inch wingspan, appeared in 13 games in 2018, catching six 9 Auburn 0-0 694 11 passes for 67 yards. 10 Texas A&M 0-0 639 13 11 North Carolina 1-0 575 19 TE Neal Johnson 12 Oklahoma State 0-0 547 16 • Johnson returns the most receiving yards of any of the tight ends from last season, having caught 11 13 UCF 0-0 414 21 balls for 97 yards and two touchdowns. 14 Cincinnati 0-0 403 22 • He caught touchdowns in back-to-back games a year ago against Coastal Carolina and South 15 Memphis 1-0 314 NR Alabama. 16 Louisville 1-0 313 NR 17 Tennessee 0-0 309 NR TE Hunter Bergeron and TE Pearse Migl 18 Miami 1-0 267 NR • Bergeron and Migl both appeared in all 14 games a year ago, providing key depth at the tight end 19 Virginia Tech 0-0 265 24 position and primarily serving as blocking tight ends. 20 Kentucky 0-0 232 NR • Migl hauled in six passes for 77 yards, while Bergeron brought in three passes for 29 yards and a 21 Louisiana 1-0 219 NR touchdown. 22 BYU 1-0 201 NR 23 Appalachian State 1-0 177 NR TE Joe Lombardi, Jr. 24 Baylor 0-0 161 NR • With a name many in the football community recognize, Joe Lombardi, Jr., is the son of current New 25 Army 2-0 127 NR Orleans Saints’ quarterbacks coach and great-grandson of legendary NFL head coach Vince Lombardi. OFFENSIVE LINE NOTES OL O’Cyrus Torrence • Started at right guard in the team’s historic win over Iowa State on Sept. 12. • Torrence was named on the 2020 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List after wrapping up his rookie campaign with FWAA-Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America Team honors. • Louisiana placed a lineman on the list in back-to-back seasons after the Ragin’ Cajuns saw Robert Hunt earn the preseason recognition prior to the 2019 season.
10 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com • A year ago, Torrence became the first true freshman to start a game on the offensive line since Jesse 2020 WEEKLY HONORS Newman started against ULM on Nov. 20, 2004. GAME WEEK 1 • Torrence received Second Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Team FWAA National Team of the Week OL Max Mitchell Athlon Sports Team of the Week • Another standout offensive lineman for the Ragin’ Cajuns, Mitchell played a pivotal role in the team’s Billy Napier success a year ago by starting in all 14 games in 2019. The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week • Mitchell picked up Second Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Patrick Toney Defensive Coordinator of the Week - Athlon Sports OL Ken Marks • After missing 2019 due to injury, Marks returns to the team looking to provide quality veteran depth Ferrod Gardner to the offensive line. Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week • He has started 16 games for Louisiana on the O-Line during his career, 14 of which came in 2018. Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week • Marks was named on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List. Levi Lewis Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award’s Great 8 OL Cole Prudhomme • Another veteran lineman who missed 2019 due to injury, Prudhomme has started in 26 games during Chris Smith his career at Louisiana. Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week Rhys Byrns Former OL Robert Hunt and Kevin Dotson Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 4” • Louisiana has to replace two star offensive lineman in Robert Hunt and Kevin Dotson, who were both selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. • Hunt was taken with the 39th overall pick in the Second Round by the Miami Dolphins, making him 2020 PRESEASON HONORS LEVI LEWIS the third-highest Louisiana selection in the NFL Draft behind Charles Tillman, who was picked by the • Manning Award Preseason Watch List Chicago Bears 35th overall in 2003 and Anthony Clement, who was chosen 36th overall by the Arizona • Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Cardinals in 1998. • Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List • Dotson was selected with the 145th overall pick in the Fourth Round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Watch List • College Football Performance National Watch List • The two big men, along with Raymond Calais, marked just the second time in program history that at • Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250 least three Ragin’ Cajuns were taken in the same NFL Draft. • Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
DEFENSIVE LINE NOTES ELIJAH MITCHELL DL Zi’Yon Hill • Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List • Hill returned the most tackles amongst defensive lineman from the 2019 season with 53. • Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference • Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250 • He also returned the fourth-most sacks (2.5) and the most fumble recoveries (2). • Hill picked up Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after his redshirt sophomore campaign TREY RAGAS and enters 2020 on the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Second Team. • Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List • Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference • Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250 DL Andre Jones • Jones started against Iowa State on Sept. 12 and was credited with three tackles. JALEN WILLIAMS • Jones will now wear No. 10 this year after wearing 50 a year ago. • Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
DL Tayland Humphrey O’CYRUS TORRENCE • Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List • Measuring in at 6’6, 333 pounds, Humphrey earned his first start for the Ragin’ Cajuns against Iowa • Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference State on Sept. 12. • In the game against the Cyclones, the big man notched two tackles and 0.5 tackle-for-loss. KEN MARKS • Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Preseason Watch List DL Mason Narcisse MAX MITCHELL • Playing in his first game as a Ragin’ Cajun, Narcisse was credited with his first two career tackles • Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference against Iowa State. RHYS BYRNS LINEBACKER NOTES • Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List LB Joe Dillon • Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference • Dillon was one of Louisiana’s most productive players in 2019, returning the most tackles-for-loss JOE DILLON (10.5) and sacks (8.0), while bringing back the fifth-most tackles (45). • Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference • His 8.0 sacks was tied for the fifth most in a single season with Danny Scott. • Dillon was one of 46 players who recorded 8.0 or more sacks during the 2019 season and finished the CAMERON SOLOMON year ranked 60th nationally in sacks per game (.571). • William V. Campbell Trophy Watch List • Dillon now has 19.5 sacks in his career, 1.5 sacks shy of tying Jeff Mitchell and Christian Ringo for the ERIC GARROR most sacks in a career. He currently ranks second on the active NCAA Sacks Leaders chart. • Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Career Sacks T1. Jeff Mitchell 1992-95 21 (-153) Christian Ringo 2011-14 21 (-145) 3. Joe Dillon 2016-Pres. 19.5 (-153) 4. Paul Cabble 1993-96 19 (-143) 5. Chris Gannon 1985-88 18 (-141)
11 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB LOUISIANA TEAM CAPTAINS LB Kris Moncrief Louisiana at No. 23 Iowa State (Sept. 12, 2020) • Moncrief finished last season with 40 tackles, 9.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks, five QB hurries and a • Levi Lewis - QB fumble recovery. • Ferrod Gardner - LB • Moncrief is one of six returning players in the Sun Belt Conference who recorded 9.0 or more tackles- • Rhys Byrns - P for-loss and 5.5 or more sacks in 2019.
Louisiana at Georgia State (Sept. 19, 2020) LB Lorenzo McCaskill • McCaskill was stellar against Iowa State, matching a career high with 10 tackles. • His 10 credited tackles was tied for the third-most tackles in a season opener in the last 20 years. • McCaskill returned the most tackles on the team from a year ago with 57. • He was one of only three players to notch a double-digit tackle game last year after being credited with 10 tackles against ULM. The other two players to do so were Jacques Boudreaux and Ferrod Gardner.
LB Ferrod Gardner • Gardner returned for his sixth season after being granted his medical redshirt. • The senior added nine total tackles, 1.0 sack and a quarterback hurry in the opener against Iowa State. • The 1.0 sack was the first full sack of his career. • After his performance, he was named the Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week, making him just the second Ragin’ Cajuns to earn the honor and the first since Tyrell Fenroy was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week in 2008, and the Sun Belt Player of the Week. • The Dayton, Ohio, native returned the fourth most tackles on the team with 47 along with a 1.0 tackle- for-loss, 0.5 sack and a forced fumble.
LB Jourdan Quibodeaux • A Lafayette native, Quibodeaux played in all 14 games last year, totaling 35 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and 1.0 sack. • He recorded a safety against Troy, the team’s first safety since Sept. 14, 2014 against Ole Miss. DEFENSIVE BACKS NOTES CB Eric Garror • A mainstay at cornerback for Louisiana a year ago, Garror started all 14 games and posted 35 tackles and a team-leading eight pass breakups. • He returned the second most tackles among defensive backs on the team. • Garror was tabbed as the Defensive MVP of the 2020 LendingTree Bowl after being credited with seven tackles and 0.5 tackle-for-loss . • He was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team as both a defensive back and as a return specialist.
S Percy Butler • Had a big game against Iowa State, posting three tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble, the fourth of his career. • After a big year in 2019, Butler returned the second most tackles on the team with 54. • He led the team in forced fumbles last season with three.
S Bralen Trahan • Tallied three tackles and a pass breakup in the • Started in seven games last season at the safety position, notching 35 tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss. • One of two players to record two interceptions last year and one of four Ragin’ Cajuns returning an interception from last season.
CB A.J. Washington • Notched his fourth career interception in the team’s win over Iowa State. • His four picks are tied for second by a single Ragin’ Cajun over the last five seasons. • His interception was the first by a Ragin’ Cajuns in a season opener since Bralen Trahan picked off a pass against Southeastern Louisiana (09/02/2017) • Notched three interceptions in 2019, making him one of four players returning to the Sun Belt Conference who recorded three or more interceptions during the 2019 season along with Shaun Jolly (App State), Corey Straughter (ULM) and Carlton Martial (Troy).
CB Jayrin Wilson and S Kam Pedescleaux • The tandem lead Louisiana’s defensive backs in tackles against Iowa State with four each. • Pedescleaux also added two tackles-for-loss, a career high. • Both players arrived on campus as walk-ons before being awarded scholarships. • Pedescleaux returns 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks and seven pass breakups. • Both recorded an interception in 2019.
12 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES STATISTICAL RANKINGS P Rhys Byrns TEAM (FBS & SBC) • Punted five times for 210 yards in the opener against Iowa State. Statistic Value National SBC • Folllowing his performance, he was named to the Ray Guy Award’s “Guy’s 4”. Rushing Offense 118.0 32 7 • Louisiana’s star punter, Byrns entered 2020 as one of 19 punters named on the Ray Guy Award Passing Offense 154.0 31 6 Preseason Watch List and was tabbed as a First Team Preseason All-Sun Belt selection. Total Offense 272.0 36 7 • He notched 45 punts for 1,991 yards, placing 16 of those punts inside the 20-yard line and sending Total Defense 303.0 14 2 eight of them over 50 yards. Scoring Offense 31.0 18 5 • Byrns averaged 44.2 yards per punt, the school record for the best punter average in a single season. Scoring Defense 14.0 13 1
PK Nate Snyder INDIVIDUAL (TOP 50 IN FBS) • Notched his first field goal as a Ragin’ Cajuns, a 30-yard kick. Statistic Name (Value) National SBC • Spent the last four years as a kickoff specialist at Indiana, where he recorded 24 touchbacks with a All-Purpose YDS Chris Smith (162.0) 5 1 59.9 average on 55 kickoffs. Kick Return YDS Chris Smith (137) 2 2 • Was named a Kohl’s All-American in 2005 and hit 14-of-20 field goals during his high school career. Completion % Levi Lewis (61.9) 22 3 Passing YDS Levi Lewis (154) 32 7 PK Kenneth Almendares Receiving YDS Peter LeBlanc (82) 29 9 • Went 3-for-3 in PATs against Iowa State. Total Offense Levi Lewis (152.0) 33 5 • The primary kickoff specialist for Louisiana in 2019, kicking 88 times for 5,319 yards and finishing the Sacks Ferrod Gardner (1.0) 14 3 year with 41 touchbacks. Solo Tackles Ferrod Gardner (6.0) 16 4 Total Tackles Lorenzo McCaskill (10.0) 11 2 RS Eric Garror Ferrod Gardner (9.0) 20 3 • Louisiana’s primary punt returner, Garror returned three punts for 89 yards against Iowa State, TFL Kam Pedescleaux (2.0) 11 3 including an 83-yard touchdown return. • His return touchdown was the first since Montrel Carter against Georgia State on Nov. 7, 2015. • It was also the 10th Louisiana punt return for a touchdown in the last 20 years. LOUISIANA IN THE NFL • Garror returned 25 punts for 161 yards last season. Tracy Walker - Detroit Lions • His punt return average of 6.7 was good for 30th in the FBS. Simeon Thomas - Washington Football Team • He also returned two kicks for 10 yards. Robert Hunt - Miami Dolphins Kevin Dotson - Pittsburgh Steelers Raymond Calais - Los Angeles Rams RS Chris Smith Ja’Marcus Bradley* - Cleveland Browns • Smith put his speed on display at Iowa State, returning three kickoffs for 137 yards, including a 95- Justin Hamilton* - Dallas Cowboys yard touchdown return in the second quarter. Elijah McGuire* - Dallas Cowboys • The return score was the first of his career and the team’s first kickoff return touchdown since * Practice Squad Raymond Calais did so twice against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 2, 2017. • His return marked the eighth kickoff return for a touchdown in the last 20 years and was just the third kickoff return for a touchdown against a Big 12 opponent in the last 20 years. • The last kickoff return for a touchdown against a Big 12 team came from Darryl Surgent against Kansas State on Sept. 7, 2013. • He was then named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after the big game.
13 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB LOUISIANA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 2-29 Individual Records Home Games: 1-1 Rushed for 100 yards – Elijah Mitchell (102) & Raymond Calais (107) vs. ULM, 11/30/19 Road Games: 1-28 Rushed for 200 yards – 223, Elijah McGuire vs South Alabama, 9/17/2016 Current Streak: W1 Rushed for 250 yards – 265, Elijah McGuire vs. Arkansas State, 10/21/14 QB Rushed for 100 yards – 129, Levi Lewis at South Alabama, 11/04/17 Date School Rk. Result Passed for 300 yards – 354, Levi Lewis vs. App State, 12/7/19 09/07/85 at Auburn 2 L, 7-49 Passed for 400 yards – 470, Blaine Gautier vs. San Diego State, 12/17/2011 10/09/85 at Florida 5 L, 0-45 Passed for 500 yards – NEVER HAPPENED 10/03/87 at Alabama 17 L, 10-38 Had 100 yards receiving – 118, Peter LeBlanc vs. App State, 12/7/19 11/12/88 at Alabama 18 L, 0-17 Had 150 yards receiving – 183, Jamal Robinson vs. New Mexico State, 11/21/2015 10/14/89 at Alabama 11 L, 17-24 Had 200 yards receiving – 201, Fred Stamps at Middle Tennessee, 11/15/2003 09/05/92 at Tennessee 22 L, 3-38 Returned conventional kick off for a TD - Chris Smith at Iowa State, 9/12/20 11/06/93 at Florida 9 L, 14-61 Returned kickoff 100 yards - Raymond Calais, vs. Southeastern La., 09/02/17 (100 yards) 11/11/95 at Arkansas 15 L, 13-24 Returned punt for TD - Eric Garror at Iowa State, 09/12/20 (83 yards) 08/31/96 at Florida 4 L, 21-55 Returned INT for TD - Taboris Lee, vs. Arkansas State, 2016 (17 yards) 09/14/96 Texas A&M 25 W, 29-22 Returned a fumble for TD - Otha Peters, at ULM, 2016 (29 yards) 11/08/97 at Washington State 16 L, 7-77 Returned PAT for a score - Joe Dillon, vs. Southeastern Louisiana 09/02/17 10/31/98 at Tulane 19 L, 20-72 Rushed for three TDs – 3, Elijah Mitchell at Ohio, 9/21/2019 11/13/99 at Southern Miss 21 L, 0-48 Rushed for four TDs – 4, Alonzo Harris & Elijah McGuire vs. Arkansas State 10/21/2014 Rushed for five TDs – 5, Elijah McGuire vs. Northwestern State, 9/12/2015 09/09/00 at Texas 6 L, 10-52 Threw four TD passes – 4, Levi Lewis at App State, 12/7/19 08/31/02 at Texas A&M 23 L, 7-31 Threw five TD passes – 5, Andre Nunez vs. New Mexico State, 10/13/18 10/05/02 at LSU 21 L, 0-48 Caught three TD passes – 3, Ja’Marucs Bradley vs. South Alabama, 11/17/2018 09/03/05 at Texas 2 L, 3-60 Made four FGs - 4, Stevie Artigue at Tulane, 09/24/16 09/02/06 at LSU 8 L, 3-45 Had an 80-yard run – 80, Raymond Calais at Arkansas State, 11/30/19 11/03/07 at Tennessee 24 L, 7-59 Had an 80-yard completion – 80, Elijah McGuire at Georgia State, 11/16/2013 09/13/08 at Illinois 24 L, 17-20 Recorded three sacks – 3, Trevara Miller vs. McNesse State, 09/10/16 09/19/09 at LSU 9 L, 3-31 Forced two fumbles – 2, Tre’maine Lightfoot at New Mexico State, 10/1/16 09/26/09 at Nebraska 25 L, 0-55 Intercepted two passes – 2, Tracy Walker at New Mecico State, 11/08/14 09/04/10 at Georgia 23 L, 7-55 Made a 50-yard FG – 53, Stevie Artigue vs. App State, 12/7/19 10/08/10 Oklahoma State 22 L, 28-54 09/03/11 at Oklahoma State 9 L, 34-61 Team Records 11/10/12 at Florida 7 L, 20-27 Shutout an opponent - 9/1/12 vs. Lamar (40-0) 09/13/14 at Ole Miss 14 L, 15-56 Rushed for more than 300 yards – 315, at Arkansas State 10/17/19 09/15/18 at Mississippi State 16 L, 10-56 Rushed for more than 400 yards – 440, vs. Texas Southern 9/14/19 09/29/18 at Alabama 1 L, 14-56 Passed for more than 400 yards -415, Andre Nunez (315) & Levi Lewis (100) vs. NMST, 10/13/18 12/07/19 at App State 19 L, 38-45 Had more than 500 yards total offense – 513, at App State,12/7/19 (159 rush, 354 pass) 09/12/20 at Iowa State 23 W, 31-14 Had more than 600 yards total offense – 620, vs. Nicholls State, 9/14/13 (456 rush & 164 pass) Had more than 700 yards total offense – 748, vs. Texas Southern, 9/14/19 (440 rush, 308 pass) Scored 50 points – 53, vs. Troy, 11/23/19 Final: W, 53-3 Scored 60 points – 66, vs. New Mexico State 10/13/18 Final: W, 66-38 Scored 70 points – 77, vs. Texas Southern 09/14/19 Final: Final: W, 77-6 Failed to rush for 100 yards – 84, Tulane, 12/15/2018 Failed to pass for 100 yards – 85, App State, 12/1/2018 Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing – 72, Texas Southern, 9/14/2019 Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing - 37, Georiga Southern, 9/29/2019 Held opponent without a TD – 77-6 vs. Texas Southern, 9/14/19 Scored a safety – Jourdan Quibodeaux vs. Troy, 11/23/19 Committed no turnovers – vs. Troy, 11/23/19 Forced opponent into five turnovers – 5, at ULM, 12/3/16 Committed no penalties – at ULM 11/15/14 Blocked a punt - Shay LaPorte at Tulane, 9/24/16 Blocked a field goal - Le’Marcus Gibson vs. North Texas, 2011 Returned blocked FG for TD - Melvin White vs. Nicholls State, 2011 (68 yards) Blocked a PAT - Remaine Douglas vs. Texas State, 2015 Attempted 2-pt conversion – Andre Nunez pass failed vs. Georgia State, 11/10/18 Attempted onside kick – (2) at App State, 12/7/19 (Recovered & Went out of bounds) Two players w/ 100 yards rushing –Raymond Calais (107) & Elijah Mitchell (102) vs. ULM, 11/30/19 Two players w/ 100 yards passing – Levi Lewis (181) & Jaiave Magalei (103) vs. Texas Southern 9/14/19 Two players with 100 yards receiving – Jarrod “Bam” Jackson (129) & Elijah Mitchell (121) vs. Arkansas State, 10/27/18 Lost OT game – L, 50-56 (2OT) vs. ULM, 9/23/17 Won OT game – W, 31-28 vs. Troy 10/29/05 Won game on last play - Brett Baer 50 yd field goal at 0:00 vs. San Diego State, 12/17/11 Lost game on last play - Jelani Jenkins 36 yd blocked punt return at 0:02 at Florida, 11/10/12 Rallied from down 14 to win - 9/23/17 vs. ULM, tied game after trailing 43-22 at 9:35 mark of 4th quarter Beat ranked opponent – 9/12/20 at No. 23 Iowa State
14 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Cmp. Att. Yards TD Int Long Att Yds TD Long QB #1 Levi Lewis 13 21 154 1 -- 78 5 -2 -- 7 Att. Yards TD Long Rec. Yards TD Long RB #15 Elijah Mitchell 8 46 -- 19 2 22 -- 17 Att. Yards TD Long Rec. Yards TD Long RB #9 Trey Ragas 14 49 1 15 ------Att. Yards TD Long Rec. Yards TD Long RB #21 Chris Smith 8 25 -- 9 ------Att. Yards TD Long Rec. Yards TD Long RB #20 Emani Bailey ------Rec. Yards TD Long WR #18 Jalen Williams 2 22 -- 12 Rec. Yards TD Long WR #80 Devon Pauley 1 16 -- 16 Rec. Yards TD Long WR #17 Dontae Fleming 1 -7 -- -- Rec. Yards TD Long WR #29 Peter LeBlanc 5 82 1 78 Rec. Yards TD Long WR #2 Kyren Lacy 1 5 -- 5 Rec. Yards TD Long TE #88 Johnny Lumpkin ------Rec. Yards TD Long TE #87 Neal Johnson ------Rec. Yards TD Long TE #89 Hunter Bergeron ------Rec. Yards TD Long TE #24 Pearse Migl ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DL #99 Tayland Humphrey 2 0.5 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DL #4 Zi’Yon Hill ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DL #97 Ja’Quane Nelson ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DL #98 Andre Landry 2 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DL #91 Sonny Hazard ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #7 Ferrod Gardner 9 1.0 1.0 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #2 Lorenzo McCaskill 10 0.5 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #43 Jourdan Quibodeaux 2 ------1 -- Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #3 Joe Dillon 4 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #17 Chauncey Manac 1 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #10 Andre Jones 3 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #6 Kris Moncrief 5 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR LB #33 Tyler Guidry 2 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #27 Cameron Solomon 2 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #24 Bralen Trahan 3 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #9 Percy Butler 3 ------1 1 Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #0 Kam Pedescleaux 4 2.0 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #22 Jayrin Wilson 4 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #16 Asjlin Washington 2 ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #19 Eric Garror ------Tackles TFL Sacks INT FF FR DB #20 Mekhi Garner 3 ------FGM FGA Long PATM PATA Points Kickoff Yards TB K #41 Kenneth Almendares ------3 3 3 ------FGM FGA Long PATM PATA Points Kickoff Yards TB K #36 Nate Synder 1 3 30 1 1 4 ------No. Yards Avg. Long In20 TB P #47 Rhys Bryns 5 210 42.0 48 1 --
15 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB LOUISIANA FOOTBALL CAREER HIGHS QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS DEFENSIVE LINE #1 Levi Lewis Sr. #7 Brian Smith, Jr. R-Sr. #99 Tayland Humphrey R-Sr. Pass Yards: 354 at App State (12/07/2019) Receptions: 2 (2x), Last at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Tackles: 2 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Completions: 26 at Coastal Carolina (11/07/2019) Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) TFL: 0.5 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Attempts: 46 at App State (12/07/2019) Receiving TDs: N/A Sacks: N/A Pass TDs: 4 at App State (12/07/2019) Long Reception: 16 at Ohio (9/21/2019) QBH: N/A INTs: 1 (7x) Last at App State (12/07/2019) Interceptions: N/A Long Comp: 78 yards at Iowa State (9/12/2020) #11 Calif Gossett R-Jr. Receptions: 3 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Forced Fumbles: N/A Rush Yards: 129 at South Alabama (11/04/2017) Receiving Yards: 79 vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/6/2019) Fumble Recovery: N/A Rush Att: 18 at South Alabama (11/04/2017) Receiving TDs: N/A Pass Breakups: N/A Rush TDs: 1 (4x) Last at Coastal Carolina (11/07/2019) Long Reception: 43 vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/6/2019) Long Rush: 32 at South Alabama (11/04/2017) #4 Zi’Yon Hill R-Jr. #18 Jalen Williams R-Sr. Tackles: 9 vs. Georgia State (11/10/2018) #8 Jaiave Magalei R-Jr. Receptions: 3 (6x) Last vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/6/2019) TFL: 1.0 (4x), Last at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Pass Yards: 103 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Receiving Yards: 50 vs. Texas State (11/2/2019) Sacks: 1.0 (2x), Last Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Completions: 9 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Receiving TDs: 1 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) QBH: 3 vs. Liberty (9/7/2019) Attempts: 13 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Long Reception: 28 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Interceptions: N/A Pass TDs: 1 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Tulsa (9/92017) INTs: N/A #29 Peter LeBlanc So. Fumble Recovery: 1 (3x), Last at App State (12/7/2019) Long Comp: 24 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Receptions: 5 (2x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Pass Breakups: N/A Rush Yards: 2 at Coastal Carolina (11/07/2019) Receiving Yards: 118 at App State (12/7/2019) Rush Att: 1 (2x), Last at Coastal Carolina (11/07/2019) Receiving TDs: 2 at App State (12/7/2019) #8 Kendall Wilkerson So. Tackles: 2 vs. ULM (11/20/2019) Rush TDs: N/A Long Reception: 78 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) TFL: 1.0 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Long Rush: 2 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) #80 Devon Pauley R-So. Sacks: 1.0 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Receptions: 1 (4x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: 1 (4x), Last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) RUNNING BACKS Receiving Yards: 16 (2x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A #9 Trey Ragas R-Sr. Receiving TDs: N/A Forced Fumbles: N/A Rush Attempts: 23 (2x), Last at ULM (11/24/2018) Long Reception: 16 (2x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Fumble Recovery: N/A Rush Yards: 142 vs. Grambling (9/1/2018) Pass Breakups: N/A Rush TDs: 2 (5x) vs. Troy (11/23/2019) #2 Kyren Lacy Fr. Long Rush: 75 vs. Liberty (9/7/2019) Receptions: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) #97 Ja’Quane Nelson R-Jr. Receptions: 4 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2018) Receiving Yards: 14 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Tackles: 5 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Receiving Yards: 48 vs. NM State (10/13/2018) Receiving TDs: N/A TFL: 0.5 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Receiving TDs: 1 (3x) vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Long Reception: 14 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Sacks: 0.5 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Long Receptions: 30 at Mississippi State (9/15/2018) #17 Dontae Fleming Fr. QBH: 1 vs. Texas State (11/2/2019) Receptions: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A #15 Elijah Mitchell Sr. Receiving Yards: -7 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: N/A Rush Attempts: 23 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Receiving TDs: N/A Fumble Recovery: 1 at Ohio (9/21/2019) Rush Yards: 191 at Texas State (10/6/2018) Long Reception: -7 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Pass Breakups: N/A Rush TDs: 3 (4x) Last at Ohio (9/21/2019) Long Rush: 65 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2018) #3 Golden Eke R-So. #98 Andre Landry R-Jr. Receptions: 6 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2019) Receptions: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Tackles: 2 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Receiving Yards: 121 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2019) Receiving Yards: 5 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) TFL: N/A Receiving TDs: 1 (5x) at App State (12/7/2019) Receiving TDs: N/A Sacks: N/A Long Receptions: 64 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2019) Long Reception: 5 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: N/A Interceptions: N/A #21 Chris Smith R-Fr. TIGHT ENDS Forced Fumbles: N/A Rush Attempts: 8 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. South Alabama (11/17/2019) Rush Yards: 99 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) #24 Pearse Migl R-So. Pass Breakups: N/A Receptions: 2 (2x), Last vs. Texas State (11/2/2019) Rush TDs: 1 (4x) last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Receiving Yards: 27 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) #90 Mason Narcisse Fr. Long Rush: 80 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Receiving TDs: N/A Tackles: 2 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Receptions: 1 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Long Reception: 22 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) TFL: N/A Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Sacks: N/A Long Reception: 10 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) #87 Neal Johnson, Jr. So. QBH: N/A Kickoff Return Att.:3 (3x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Receptions: 3 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Interceptions: N/A Kickoff Returns Yards: 137 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Receiving Yards: 16 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Forced Fumbles: N/A Long Kickoff Return Yards:95 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Receiving TDs: N/A Fumble Recovery: N/A Kick Return TD: 95 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Long Reception: 16 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Pass Breakups: N/A #23 T.J. Wisham R-So. #88 Johnny Lumpkin R-Jr. Rush Attempts: 11 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Receptions: 2 vs. New Mexico State (10/13/2018) Rush Yards: 105 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Receiving Yards: 27 at Troy (11/3/2018) Rush TDs: N/A Receiving TDs: N/A Long Rush: 29 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) Long Reception: 27 at Troy (11/3/2018) Receptions: N/A Receiving Yards: N/A #89 Hunter Bergeron R-Jr. Long Reception: N/A Receptions: 1 (3x), Last at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Receiving Yards: 17 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Receiving TDs: N/A Long Reception: 17 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019)
16 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com LOUISIANA FOOTBALL CAREER HIGHS OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS #43 Jourdan Quibodeaux R-Jr. #9 Percy Butler Jr. #3 Joe Dillon R-Sr. Tackles: 8 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Tackles: 9 (2x), Last vs. App State (10/9/2019) TFL: 1.0 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) TFL: 1.0 vs. Texas State (11/2/2019) Tackles: 10 at New Mexico State (10/1/2016) Sacks: 1.0 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Sacks: N/A TFL: 4.0 at Texas State (10/22/2016) QBH: N/A Sacks: 2.0 at Tulane (9/24/2016) QBH: N/A Interceptions: N/A Interceptions: N/A QBH: 3 at Idaho (10/7/2017) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A Forced Fumbles: 2 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Fumble Recovery: N/A Fumble Recovery: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: 1 (3x), Last at Ohio (9/21/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 (2x) at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Fumble Recovery: N/A Pass Breakups: 2 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) CORNERBACKS #24 Bralen Trahan R-Jr. #6 Kris Moncrief Jr. #16 Asjlin Washington Jr. Tackles: 6 vs. Tulane (12/15/2018) Tackles: 6 (2x), Last vs. ULM (11/30/2019) Tackles: 3 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) TFL: 1.0 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) TFL: 2.5 vs. App State (10/9/2019) TFL: 1.0 (2x), Last at App State (12/7/2019) Sacks: N/A Sacks: 1.5 vs. Miami (OH) (1/6/2020) Sacks: 1.0 Last, at App State (12/7/2019) QBH: N/A QBH: 1 (5x), Last vs. ULM (11/30/2019) QBH: N/A Interceptions: 1 (4x), Last vs. ULM (11/30/2019) Interceptions: N/A Interceptions: 1 (4x), Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Tulane (12/15/2018) Forced Fumbles: N/A Forced Fumbles: 1 Last at App State (12/7/2019) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Tulane (12/15/2018) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Fumble Recovery: 1 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 (2x), vs. ULM (11/30/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 (2x), Last at App State (12/7/2019) Pass Breakups: 3 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) #27 Cameron Solomon R-Sr. #10 Andre Jones R-Jr. #19 Eric Garror Jr. Tackles: 6 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Tackles: 7 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Tackles: 7 vs. Miami (OH) (1/6/2020) TFL: N/A TFL: 2.0 vs. Texas Southern (9/14/2019) TFL: 1.0 vs. Coastal Carolina (9/15/2018) Sacks: N/A Sacks: 1.0 (2x), Last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Sacks: 1.0 vs. Coastal Carolina (9/15/2018) QBH: N/A QBH: 2 (2x), Last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) QBH: N/a Interceptions: N/A Interceptions: N/A Interceptions: 1 (2x) Last at App State (10/20/2018) Forced Fumbles: N/A Forced Fumbles: 1 at Coastal Carolina (11/7/2019) Forced Fumbles: N/a Fumble Recovery: N/A Fumble Recovery: N/A Fumble Recovery: N/a Pass Breakups: N/A Pass Breakups: 1 vs. App State (10/9/2019) Pass Breakups: 3 at Ohio (9/21/2019) Kickoff Return Att.: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) #28 Ja’len Johnson R-Jr. #17 Chauncey Manac R-Sr. Kickoff Returns Yards: 10 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Tackles: 4 vs. South Alabama (11/17/2018) Tackles: 7 at App State (10/9/2019) Long Kickoff Return: 10 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) TFL: 1.0 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) TFL: 2.5 at Arkansas State (10/17/2019) Kick Return TD: N/A Sacks: 0.5 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Sacks: 2.0 vs. Liberty (9/7/2019) Punt Return Att.: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: N/A QBH: 2 at Texas State (10/6/2018) Punt Returns Yards: 89 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A Interceptions: N/A Long Punt Return: 83 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: N/A Forced Fumbles: 1 vs Coastal Carolina (9/22/2018) Punt Return TD: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Tulane (12/15/2018) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Mississippi State (8/31/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 at Ohio (9/21/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 at Texas State (10/6/2018) #20 Mekhi Garner R-So. #33 Tyler Guidry So. Tackles: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) SPECIAL TEAMS Tackles: 4 (2x), Last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) TFL: N/A #36 Nate Snyder R-Jr. TFL: 2.5 vs. App State (10/9/2019) Sacks: N/A FG Made: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/6/2020) QBH: N/A FG Attempted: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: 1 (5x), Last vs. ULM (11/30/2019) Interceptions: N/A Long FG: 30 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A Forced Fumbles: N/A PAT Made: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: N/A Fumble Recovery: N/A PAT Attempted: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Pass Breakups: N/A Points: 4 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Pass Breakups: 1 (2x), Last at App State (12/7/2019) Kickoffs: 5 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) #22 Jayrin Wilson R-Jr. Touchbacks: 1 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) INSIDE LINEBACKERS Tackles: 4 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) TFL: N/A #45 Kenneth Almendares R-So. #2 Lorenzo McCaskill R-Jr. Sacks: N/A FG Made: N/A Tackles: 10 (2x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: N/A FG Attempted: 1 vs. App State (10/09/2019) TFL: 1.0 vs. Texas State (11/2/2019) Interceptions: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Long FG: N/A Sacks: 0.5 vs. ULM (11/30/2019) Forced Fumbles: N/A PAT Made: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: 1 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Fumble Recovery: N/A PAT Attempted: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: N/A Pass Breakups: 1(3x), Last vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Points: 3 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Forced Fumbles: N/A Kickoffs: 12 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Fumble Recovery: N/A Touchbacks: 7 vs. Texas Southern (09/14/2019) Pass Breakups: N/A SAFETIES #0 Kam Pedescleaux R-So. #47 Rhys Byrns Jr. #7 Ferrod Gardner R-Sr. Tackles: 5 (3x), Last vs. Miami (OH) (01/06/2020) Punts: 7 (2x) Last vs. Tulane (12/15/2018) Tackles: 11 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) TFL: 2.0 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Punt Average: 53.50 vs. Arkansas State (10/27/2018) TFL: 1.0 vs. New Mexico State (10/13/2018) Sacks: 1.0 (2x), Last at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Long: 70 at Ohio (9/21/2019) Sacks: 1.0 at Iowa State (9/12/2020) QBH: N/A Inside 20: 4 vs. App State (10/9/2019) QBH: 2 (2x) Last at Iowa State (9/12/2020) Interceptions: 1 at Ohio (09/21/2019) 50+ Punts: 4 vs. App State (10/9/2019) Interceptions: N/A Forced Fumbles: N/A Forced Fumbles: 1 at South Alabama (11/16/2019) Fumble Recovery: N/A Fumble Recovery: N/A Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Troy (11/23/2019) Pass Breakups: 1 at App State (12/1/2018)
17 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB Iowa State Robertson Marks Vallot Torrence Mitchell Lumpkin Migl* Williams LeBlanc Mitchell Lewis Georgia State ------Georgia Southern ------App State ------Coastal Carolina ------UAB ------Texas State ------Arkansas State ------South Alabama ------Central Arkansas ------ULM ------*Tight End
Game DE NT DE MIKE STAR WILL JACK CB CB S S Iowa State Jones Humphrey Landry McCaskill Johnson Gardner Dillon Garror Washington Butler Pedescleaux Georgia State ------Georgia Southern ------App State ------Coastal Carolina ------UAB ------Texas State ------Arkansas State ------South Alabama ------Central Arkansas ------ULM ------
TRACKING THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS Coin Kickoff/ 1st LA 1st Opp Game Game Game Opponent Time (local) Length Att. Halftime Final Toss Receive Poss. Poss. Pants Jersey Helmet Iowa State 11:02 3:16 -- 10-14 31-14 Lost Receive Punt Punt White White Red Georgia State ------Georgia Southern ------App State ------Coastal Carolina ------UAB ------Texas State ------Arkansas State ------South Alabama ------Central Arkansas ------ULM ------
18 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com 2020 LOUISIANA OPPONENT SCHEDULES GAME 1: IOWA STATE GAME 2: GEORGIA STATE GAME 3: GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-1, 0-0 BIG 12) (0-0, 0-0 SUN BELT) (1-0, 0-0 SUN BELT) Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Sept. 12 LOUISIANA L, 14-31 Sept. 19 LOUISIANA 11:00 AM Sept. 12 Campbell W, 27-26 Sept. 26 at TCU TBA Sept. 26 at Charlotte 5:00 PM Sept. 19 Florida Atlantic 4:00 PM Oct. 3 Oklahoma TBA Oct. 3 East Carolina TBA Sept. 26 LOUISIANA TBA Oct. 10 Texas Tech TBA Oct. 15 at Arkansas State 6:30 PM Oct. 3 at ULM TBA Oct. 24 at Oklahoma State TBA Oct. 24 at Troy TBA Oct. 14 App State 7:30 PM Oct. 31 at Kansas TBA Oct. 31 Coastal Carolina TBA Oct. 24 at Coastal Carolina TBA Nov. 7 Baylor TBA Nov. 7 ULM TBA Oct. 29 South Alabama 7:30 PM Nov. 21 Kansas State TBA Nov. 14 at App State TBA Nov. 7 Troy TBA Nov. 27 at Texas TBA Nov. 21 at South Alabama TBA Nov. 14 Texas State TBA Dec. 5 West Virginia TBA Nov. 28 Georgia Southern TBA Nov. 21 at Army TBA Nov. 28 at Georgia State TBA
GAME 4: APPALACHIAN STATE GAME 5: COASTAL CAROLINA GAME 6: UAB (1-0, 0-0 SUN BELT) (1-0, 0-0 SUN BELT) (1-1, 0-0 CONFERENCE USA) Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Sept. 12 Charlotte W, 35-20 Sept. 12 at Kansas W, 38-23 Sept. 3 Central Arkansas W, 45-35 Sept. 19 at Marshall 1:30 PM Sept. 19 Campbell 7:00 PM Sept. 10 at Miami L, 14-31 Sept. 26 Campbell TBA Sept. 26 Arkansas State TBA Sept. 24 at South Alabama 6:30 PM Oct. 7 LOUISIANA 7:30 PM Oct. 7 AT LOUISIANA TBA Oct. 3 UTSA TBA Oct. 14 at Georgia Southern 7:30 PM Oct. 22 vs Georgia Southern TBA Oct. 10 at Rice 6:00 PM Oct. 22 Arkansas State 7:30 PM Oct. 31 at Georgia State TBA Oct. 17 Western Kentucky TBA Oct. 31 at ULM TBA Nov. 7 South Alabama TBA Oct. 23 LOUISIANA 7:00 PM Nov. 7 at Texas State TBA Nov. 14 at Troy 3:30 PM Oct. 31 at Louisiana Tech 2:30 PM Nov. 14 Georgia State 2:30 PM Nov. 21 App State TBA Nov. 14 North Texas TBA Nov. 21 at Coastal Carolina TBA Nov. 28 at Texas State TBA Nov. 21 at UTEP 3:00 PM Nov. 28 Troy TBA Dec. 5 Liberty TBA Nov. 27 Southern Miss 2:30 PM
GAME 7: TEXAS STATE GAME 8: ARKANSAS STATE GAME 9: SOUTH ALABAMA (0-2, 0-0 SUN BELT) (1-1, 0-0 SUN BELT) (1-1, 0-0 SUN BELT) Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Sept. 5 SMU L, 24-31 Sept. 5 at Memphis L, 24-37 Sept. 3 at Southern Miss W, 32-21 Sept. 12 UTSA L, 48-51 (2OT) Sept. 12 at Kansas State W, 35-31 Sept. 12 Tulane L, 24-27 Sept. 19 at ULM 7:00 PM Sept. 19 Central Arkansas 6:00 PM Sept. 24 UAB 6:00 PM Sept. 26 at Boston College TBA Sept. 26 Tulsa TBA Oct. 3 Troy TBA Oct. 10 at Troy TBA Oct. 3 at Coastal Carolina TBA Oct. 17 Texas State TBA Oct. 17 at South Alabama TBA Oct. 15 Georgia State TBA Oct. 24 ULM TBA Oct. 24 at BYU TBA Oct. 22 at App State TBA Oct. 29 at Georgia Southern 6:30 PM Oct. 31 LOUISIANA TBA Oct. 31 Troy TBA Nov. 7 at Coastal Carolina TBA Nov. 7 App State TBA Nov. 7 AT LOUISIANA TBA Nov. 14 AT LOUISIANA TBA Nov. 14 at Georgia Southern TBA Nov. 14 ULM TBA Nov. 21 Georgia State TBA Nov. 21 Arkansas State TBA Nov. 21 at Texas State TBA Nov. 28 at Arkansas State TBA Nov. 28 Coastal Carolina TBA Nov. 28 South Alabama TBA
GAME 10: CENTRAL ARKANSAS GAME 11: ULM (1-1, 0-0 SOUTHLAND) (0-1, 0-0 SUN BELT) Date Team Time/Result Date Team Time/Result Aug. 29 vs. Austin Peay W, 24-17 Sept. 12 at Army L, 7-37 Sept. 3 at UAB L, 35-45 Sept. 19 Texas State 6:30 PM Sept. 19 at Arkansas State 6:00 PM Sept. 26 UTEP 7:00 PM Sept. 26 Missouri State 2:30 PM Oct. 3 Georgia Southern 6:00 PM Oct. 3 North Dakota State TBA Oct. 10 Liberty TBA Oct. 10 Eastern Kentucky TBA Oct. 24 at South Alabama TBA Oct. 17 Missouri State 7:00 PM Oct. 31 App State 6:00 PM Oct. 31 Eastern Kentucky TBA Nov. 7 at Georgia State TBA Nov. 11 AT LOUISIANA TBA Nov. 14 Arkansas State TBA Nov. 21 Louisiana Tech 3:00 PM Nov. 28 LOUISIANA 4:00 PM Dec. 5 at Troy 2:30 PM
19 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL CAJUN FIELD RECORDS Cajun Field at a Glance Playing Surface...... Matrix Turf Seating Capacity...... 41,264 Record at Cajun Field...... 139-112-2 (.551) 1971-79...... 28-28-1 (.500) 1980-89...... 35-14 (.714) 1990-99...... 24-24-1 (.500) 2000-09...... 26-28 (.500) 2010-19...... 26-18 (.591) 2020-...... -- Sun Belt Conference Record...... 30-25 (.545) Record in Home Openers...... 26-22 (.532) Herbert Heymann Classic Record...... 11-4 (.733) .500 or Better Seasons...... 33 Longest Winning Streak...... 11 games (Sept. 11, 1976–Oct. 15, 1977) Longest Losing Streak...... 7 games (Sept. 6, 1997–Sept. 12, 1998) Cajun Field has served as the home of Ragin’ Cajuns football since September 1971. Louisiana holds Most Wins, Season...... 7 (1976, 7-0) a 134-111-2 all-time record on its home field with winning records in 32 of the 48 seasons. Most Losses, Season...... 6 (1997, 0-6) First Game...... Sept. 25, 1971, vs. Santa Clara, W, 21-0 The Cajuns set the school single-season records for total attendance (145,854) and average attendance (29,171) in 2011. Included in those totals were five of the top 15 crowds all-time, Largest Margin of Victory...... 71 pts. - Sept. 14, 2019 including a Sun Belt Conference record 32,823 vs. North Texas on Oct. 15, 2011. vs. Texas Southern, W, 77-6 Most Points...... 77 pts. - Sept. 14, 2019 Louisiana was the Sun Belt attendance champion in 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014. vs. Texas Southern, W, 77-7 Most Points (Both)...... 106 pts. - Sept. 23, 2017 Cajun Field hosted the 1,000th Cajuns game in school history on Nov. 1, 2008 before a then-Sun Belt vs. ULM, L, 50-56 (OT) record crowd of 29,031. Largest Crowd...... 41,357 vs. Southern, Sept. 5, 2009 Largest Sun Belt Crowd 32,823 vs. North Texas Louisiana has enjoyed plenty of memorable moments since the venue opened in 1971. Oct. 15, 2011 The greatest of those moments came during the 1996 season when the Ragin’ Cajuns opened their 26th season in the facility with the biggest upset in school history, a 29-22 victory over No. 25 Texas TOP 20 CAJUN FIELD CROWDS A&M in front of a then-record crowd of 38,783 fans. 1. 41,357 Southern (Sept. 5, 2009) 2. 38,783 Texas A&M (Sept. 14, 1996) That mark surpassed the previous record crowd of 36,133 that saw the Cajuns face the Alabama 3. 36,170 Southern (Aug. 30, 2014) Crimson Tide on Oct. 6, 1990. 4. 36,133 Alabama (Oct. 6, 1990) 5. 33,828 McNeese State (Sept. 15, 2007) Cajun Field has been the site of much success with four consecutive 4-1 records from 1993-96. The 6. 32,823 North Texas (Oct. 15, 2011) school record for wins at Cajun Field in a season is seven, set during the 1976 season, one of three undefeated seasons (1976, 1980 and 1987) at Cajun Field. 7. 30,176 Arkansas State (Nov. 6, 1976) 8. 30,028 New Mexico State (Nov. 2, 2013) Cajun Field boasts 2,577 chairback seats and additional seating to the capacity of another 38,849 9. 29,775 Troy (Oct. 8, 2011) giving the facility a total seating capacity of 41,426. 10. 29,758 Tulane (Oct. 2, 2012) 11. 29,031 FIU (Nov. 1, 2008) In 2014, the south endzone was closed in to create more seating, adding 5,000 seats to the stadium 12. 28,871 Nicholls State (Sept. 14, 2013) capacity. 13 28,866 Grambling (Sept. 1, 2018) 14. 28,752 Northwestern State (Nov. 12, 1977) General admission seating is available on the hill in the north end zone to give fans the opportunity 15. 28,741 Nicholls State (Sept. 17, 2011) to overflow the stadium. 16. 28,176 ULM (Nov. 5, 2011) In the summer of 2008, Cajun Field removed its long-standing natural grass and entered a new era 17. 27,814 San Jose State (Oct. 30, 1993) with a synthetic playing surface. 18. 27,300 Northern Illinois (Oct. 15, 1988) 19. 26,891 McNeese (Sept. 10, 2016) Cajun Field was built in time for the 1971 football season. The characteristics which helped create 20. 26,824 Northwestern State (Sept. 12, 2015) the name and traditions have been there since the initial construction. TOP 20 ROAD CROWDS For the first 17 years, Louisiana’s football stadium was simply known as Cajun Field. In the summer of 1. 101,471 Alabama (Sept. 29, 2018) 1988, then-Strength & Conditioning Coach Mickey Faulkinberry suggested referring to Cajun Field as “The Swamp”. 2 98,412 Texas A&M (Sept. 16, 2017) 3. 96,197 Tennessee (Nov. 3, 2007) The name stuck for various reasons. To start, the field surface is set two feet below sea level in a 4. 95,110 Tennessee (Sept. 5, 1992) natural bowl. In addition to providing a picturesque surrounding, the sunken facility allows most T5. 92,746 Georgia (Nov. 19, 2016) fans to walk down to their stadium seats. The Cajuns and their opponents must enter Cajun Field 92,746 Georgia (Sept. 4, 2010) through a long tunnel from the Cox Communications Athletic Center. 7. 92,443 LSU (Sept. 19, 2009) 8. 92,362 LSU (Sept. 2, 2006) “The Swamp” nickname also fits in with the geographic makeup of the area, with its many 9. 91,357 LSU (Oct. 5, 2002) surrounding bayous and wetlands, as well as the close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, which lies 10. 86,482 Florida (Nov. 10, 2012) just 30 miles south. 11. 86,304 Nebraska (Sept. 26, 2009) In fact, a popular gathering place for Louisiana students and a regular stop for visitors is the small 12. 85,075 Florida (Aug. 31, 1996) swamp located in the heart of Louisiana’s main campus, which sits adjacent to the Student Union. 13. 83,711 Florida (Nov. 6, 1993) Ironically, the on-campus swamp, officially named Cypress Lake, lays over the original football field 14. 82,519 Texas (Sept. 9, 2005) that existed during the early 1900’s, adding to the distinct nickname. 15. 82,227 South Carolina (Aug. 30, 2003) 16. 80,017 Texas (Sept. 9, 2000) The National Wetlands Center, a nationally renown research facility that Louisiana hosts and 17. 78,234 South Carolina (Sept. 1, 2007) administers, is located less than a half-mile from Cajun Field. 18. 75,087 Texas A&M (Aug. 31, 2002) 19. 74,369 Florida (Oct. 19, 1985) 20. 74,327 Auburn (Oct. 24, 1992) 20 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com 2020 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL HEAD COACH BILLY NAPIER BILLY NAPIER HARD FACTS PERSONAL BILLY NAPIER Hometown...... Chatsworth, Ga. HEAD COACH Birthdate...... July 21, 1979 Wife...... Ali Napier (Gunn) 3RD SEASON Children...... Sammy Nelson, Charlie and Annie Date Hired at Louisiana...... December 18, 2017 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Director of Athletics Dr. Bryan Maggard welcomed Billy Napier as the 27th Head Coach in Louisiana Football history on Dec. 15, 2017, and the results from the previous two seasons for the EDUCATION Ragin’ Cajuns have been a clear indicator of how far the program has come under Napier. Furman 2002 B.S. in Health & Exercise Science Louisiana reached unprecedented heights during the 2019 season after securing a record-breaking 11-3 overall record and a second-straight trip to the Sun Belt Championship Game after clinching the league’s COACHING EXPERIENCE West Division title with a resounding 53-3 victory over Troy on Nov. 23. Head Coach Louisiana, 2018-Pres. 19-10 Overall Record (Third Season) Along the way, the Ragin’ Cajuns broke numerous school records on top of their win total, including the 19-10 Career Record (Third Season) most points in a season (531) and the most total offense in a single season (6,918), while coaching the 2020 LendingTree Bowl Champions team to top-20 national rankings in total offense (494.1), rushing offense (257.4), scoring offense (37.9) and 2019 Sun Belt Championship Game scoring defense (19.7). 2018 Sun Belt Championship Game 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl As a result of his program’s success, Napier was voted the program’s first Sun Belt Coach of the Year, becoming the third Louisiana coach to earn the distinction of top coach and the first since Assistant Coach Arizona State, 2017 1993 when Nelson Stokley was named the Big West Conference’s top coach. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl Powering the way for Louisiana’s dynamic offense were three 2020 NFL Draft picks in Robert Hunt, Kevin Dotson and Raymond Calais. Hunt became the third-highest draft pick in team history when he was Assistant Coach Alabama, 2013-17 selected 39th overall by the Miami Dolphins, while Dotson, who was named a First Team All-American by the Wide Receivers Associated Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Focus and a Second Team All-American by 2016 National Championship Game Sporting News, was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 135th pick. Calais was drafted in the Seventh 2016 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game Round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 2016 SEC Championship Game 2015 National Champions Quarterback Levi Lewis was equally as productive under Napier’s tutelage, becoming first 3,000-yard passer 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game in program history (3,050) and setting the single-season record for touchdown passes (26). His primary 2015 SEC Championship Game target was Ja’Marcus Bradley, who posted his second consecutive, 10-touchdown season after hauling in 60 2014 Sugar Bowl passes for 906 yards before signing on with the Cleveland Browns. 2013 Sugar Bowl
Defensively, the team saw significant improvement in year two of Napier’s reign, ranking 18th nationally in Assistant Coach Colorado State, 2012 scoring defense (19.7) and 47th nationally in total defense (371.8), up from No. 97 in the nation in 2018. Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks
In Napier’s first season at the helm, the Ragin’ Cajuns (7-7, 5-3), utilizing a powerful offensive and Assistant Coach Alabama, 2011 opportunistic defense, won the 2018 Sun Belt Conference West Division Championship to Offensive Analyst advance to the inaugural conference championship game. Louisiana booked its first bowl trip since 2016, 2011 BCS National Champions heading to sunny Orlando, Florida, for the AutoNation Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium. It marked the first-ever season that Louisiana played a 14-game schedule with two postseason opportunities earned by Assistant Coach Clemson, 2006-10 the Ragin’ Cajuns. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2009-10) Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator (2006-08) Napier’s program hallmarks – integrity, togetherness, discipline, effort and toughness – instilled a renewed 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl sense of identity in the Ragin’ Cajuns football program and that collectiveness helped Louisiana run off three 2009 Music City Bowl consecutive wins to close the regular season. The streak of Sun Belt wins, first and secondly against Georgia 2008 Gator Bowl State and South Alabama at home, followed by a regular 2007 Chick-Fil-A Bowl season finale victory at ULM, secured the Ragin’ Cajuns their West Division title, allowing Napier to deliver a 2006 Music City Bowl trophy to Louisiana’s fans in Year One. Assistant Coach South Carolina State, 2005 Quarterbacks
Graduate Assistant Clemson, 2003-04 Defensive Graduate Assistant (2004) Graduate Assistant (2003) 2003 Peach Bowl
PLAYING EXPERIENCE Furman, 1999-2002 Quarterback, Started 2001-02 Four-Year Letter Winner (1999-2002) Started In 2001 Division I-AA Championship
HONORS AND AWARDS 2002 Walter Payton Award Finalist 2019 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
21 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB Serving as offensive play-caller, Napier reengineered the Ragin’ Cajuns quickly had a team high 864 yards. Ridley added 769 yards and seven scores while into a vaunted offensive attack. Louisiana ranked second in the Sun Belt in Stewart caught 54 passes with eight scores. Graduate transfer Gehrig Dieter scoring offense (31.9 points per game), third in rushing offense (218.7 yards per caught 15 passes for 214 yards and four scores while Cam Sims also game) and third in total offense (424.3 yards per game). hauled in 14 receptions for 152 yards.
The Ragin’ Cajuns were immediately able to pride themselves on precision and Napier had to replace Amari Cooper in 2015 after the Tide’s career receptions consistency, with the squad ranking 14th nationally in third-down conversion leader was taken No. 4 overall in the NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. Stewart, rate (49.6 percent) and 15th nationally senior transfer Richard Mullaney and Ridley emerged as the Tide’s go-to in red zone touchdown scoring rate (72.9 percent). Ball security was not an receivers after Robert Foster was lost in the third game to injury. Ridley led the issue, as the Napier-led offense lost three fumbles in the entire 14-game 2018 team with a freshman-record 89 catches for 1,045 yards and seven touchdowns. season, ranking tied for first in the nation with Michigan, Mississippi State and Stewart added 63 catches for 700 yards and four touchdowns, while Mullaney Northwestern. had 38 catches for 390 yards and five scores.
Also serving as the program’s quarterbacks coach, Napier offered his tutelage Napier’s 2014 unit was led by Alabama’s first Biletnikoff Award winner in to senior quarterback Andre Nunez, who became just the third-ever Ragin’ Cooper, who caught a school- and SEC-record 124 passes for a UA-record 1,727 Cajun to throw for 20 touchdowns in a single season. Sophomore signal caller receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. Cooper led the country in receptions Levi Lewis and Nunez were effective passes all season long, ranking first and (124), was second nationally in receiving yards (1,727), receiving touchdowns second in the Sun Belt Conference for passer rating, with Lewis leading the way (16) and catches per game (8.9) while ranking third in yards per game (123.4). at 185.2 and Nunez not far behind at 176.2. A Heisman Trophy finalist and unanimous first team All-American, Cooper smashed all of the Tide’s career receiving marks with 228 receptions, 3,463 Napier came to the Ragin’ Cajuns from Arizona State where he served as yards and tied the SEC record with 31 receiving touchdowns. Senior DeAndrew Associate Head Coach, offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. White provided Alabama with a dangerous and reliable target opposite Cooper with 40 receptions for 504 yards and four scores. As an assistant coach, Napier built a reputation around the coaching profession as one of the most talented recruiters in college football. He served as wide In his first season as the Crimson Tide’s receivers coach in 2013, Napier built a receivers coach at Alabama (2013-17), assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach deep and talented group of wide outs. Alabama had four players with at least at Colorado State (2012) and was offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at 32 receptions, led by Cooper’s 45 catches for 736 yards. The wide receivers Clemson (2009-10). accounted for 72.1 percent of the passes caught in 2013 and 20 of the 30 passing touchdowns. Kevin Norwood produced a career year with seven Napier was instrumental in two National Championships at Alabama in 2011 touchdowns and 568 receiving yards on 38 grabs. Jones also caught 36 balls for and 2015 and has now coached in 12 bowl games (11 as an assistant coach) 349 yards and White hauled in 32 catches for 534 yards and four scores. after the 2018 Cure Bowl appearance. Napier spent the 2011 season on the Alabama staff as an offensive analyst, Arizona State (2017) helping the Crimson Tide win the 2011 BCS national championship. The Tide In his first year with the program, Napier guided the Sun Devils’ offense to ranked 16th in scoring offense, 30th in total offense and 17th in rushing offense the 14th highest-graded offense in the FBS according to Pro Football Focus in 2011. - including the 10th highest-graded passing attack in the nation. ASU was graded 54th in the nation in total offense last season and 86th in the passing Colorado State (2012) game on the year. The offensive turnaround (+40 positions) was the eighth- Prior to rejoining Alabama, Napier served as the assistant head coach and largest in quarterbacks coach at Colorado State in 2012 for former Tide offensive the FBS and ASU was one of just three programs to move from outside the coordinator Jim McElwain. Top-50 to inside of it in just one season. The 76-spot swing in the passing game rankings was the third highest in all of the FBS (second among Power Five Injuries forced Napier to go deep down the bench looking for quarterbacks schools). during his one season in Fort Collins. The Rams saw three quarterbacks play significant snaps as the starter with Garrett Grayson going down early in the ASU developed one of the elite red zone scoring teams in the nation under season and M.J. McPeek following two weeks later, forcing redshirt freshman Napier, tied for first nationally in converting on 95.83 percent of its red zone Conner Smith into action. The trio combined to throw for 2,520 yards and 17 appearances (46-of-48) with the only two “blemishes” against the Sun Devils touchdowns in 2012 as Colorado State won three of its final five games. coming when the team took a knee late in the fourth quarter. ASU was 11th nationally in red zone touchdown scoring rate with 36 touchdowns on those 48 attempts (75.00).
Ball security was another notable facet of Napier’s offense. The Sun Devils turned the ball over just 11 times in 2017, which ranks 12th nationally after finishing 82nd in the country a year ago with 21 turnovers. ASU is 17th nationally with just five fumbles lost in 2017, and none of those have been by a running back. ASU’s six total interceptions this season are the 17th-fewest in the country with three of the six coming on tipped balls.
Alabama (2011, 2013-17) Prior to Arizona State, Napier spent five seasons as the wide receivers coach at the University of Alabama. Napier served an integral role in achieving National Championships in 2011 and 2015 as part of the Alabama coaching staff and also coached in the 2016 National Championship game.
He was instrumental in helping Nick Saban and Alabama achieve a 63-7 record in five seasons (2011, 2013-2016) and was part of the great run of 26 consecutive wins from 2015-2016. In 70 games at Alabama, the Crimson Tide offense averaged 6.27 yards per play and 36.4 points per game. In 2016, Napier’s wide receiver corps were led by junior ArDarius Stewart and sophomore Calvin Ridley. Ridley led the way with 72 receptions while Stewart
22 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com Clemson (2003-04, 2006-10) BILLY NAPIER VS. OPPONENTS Prior to his first stretch at Alabama, Napier spent seven of the previous eight years in two different stints at Clemson. During Napier’s final two seasons at Billy Napier vs. Opponents Clemson he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. At the Alabama...... 0-1 age of 29, he became the youngest coordinator in the nation and in Clemson Appalachian State...... 0-4 history. In his first season as Clemson’s coordinator, the 2009 Tigers scored a Arkansas State...... 2-0 school-record 436 points and collected 54 touchdowns (third-most in school Central Arkansas -- history), averaged 5.73 yards per play (fourth best) and finished as the ACC Coastal Carolina...... 1-1 Atlantic Division champions. Quarterback Kyle Parker was named a Freshman Georgia Southern...... 1-0 All-American and nine players Napier coached went on to have NFL careers. Georgia State...... 1-0 Grambling...... 1-0 Napier also served as Clemson’s recruiting coordinator from 2006-08. In those Iowa State...... 1-0 three seasons, he compiled two top-25 recruiting classes, according to Rivals. Liberty...... 1-0 com, and in 2008, his class was tabbed as the second-best in the nation by Miami (Ohio)...... 1-0 ESPN.com. Known to his peers as a top recruiter, Napier signed several players Mississippi State...... 0-2 who went on to the NFL, including Kavell Conner, Crezdon Butler, Brandon New Mexico State...... 1-0 Thompson and Marcus Gilchrist. Ohio...... 1-0 South Alabama...... 2-0 Napier was the 2007-08 tight ends coach at Clemson, helping lead the Tigers to Texas Southern...... 1-0 two bowl games and a prolific offense. The 2007 season featured a 9-4 record and the ACC’s highest-scoring offense. In his first year back with Clemson Texas State...... 2-0 (2006), Napier worked primarily with the Tigers’ tight ends but also was Troy...... 1-1 responsible for the punt team and assisted in several special-teams capacities. Tulane...... 0-1 The 2006 Tigers led the ACC in total offense, rushing and scoring offense, UAB -- advancing to the Music City Bowl. ULM...... 2-0
Clemson averaged 410.9 yards per game and 32.7 points, more than doubling AAC...... 0-1 its opponent’s totals. Tight end Hunter Thomas started all 11 games for the Big 12...... 1-0 Tigers, averaging 19.1 yards per reception. Michael Palmer, who Napier coached Conference USA -- for three seasons, went on to the NFL. He also worked with the special teams Independent...... 2-0 units, helping develop one of the most talented players in Clemson history, C.J. MAC...... 2-0 Spiller. SEC...... 0-3 Southland -- Napier began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Clemson Sun Belt Conference...... 12-6 in 2003-04. The Tigers won nine games, including the Peach Bowl against East Division...... 4-6 Tennessee. The following season, Napier was a graduate assistant on defense, West Division...... 8-0 and gained his first experience with recruiting off the field. SWAC...... 2-0
South Carolina State (2005) 2020 Opponents Listed in BOLD In 2005, Napier spent one season as the quarterbacks coach and play caller at South Carolina State. The Bulldogs finished the year 9-2 and ranked among the ALL-TIME LOUISIANA COACHING RECORDS nation’s best in several offensive categories, including: rushing (12th), passing Coach Tenure Record PCT efficiency (15th) and scoring offense (17th). S.C. State also had the country’s 1. Russ Faulkinberry 1961-73 66-62-2 .515 fourth-best turnover margin, committing only 11 turnovers, roughly one-third 2. Nelson Stokley 1986-98 62-80-1 .437 of the total from the previous season (32). Napier developed Cleve McCoy and 3. T. Ray Mobley 1916, 1919, 1921-30 57-48-7 .540 molded him into the MEAC Player of the Year. He also recruited offensive tackle 4. Rickey Bustle 2002-2010 41-65-0 .387 Johnny Culbreath, who became a unanimous All-America selection and was 5. Clement J. McNaspy 1908-11, 1913, 1917-18 34-15-4 .679 drafted by the Detroit Lions. 6. Johnny L. Cain 1937-41, 1946 33-19-5 .623 Background 7. Augie Tammariello 1974-79 30-35-2 .470 As a player, Napier was a four-year letterwinner and two-time All-Southern 8. Raymond Didier 1951-56 29-27-2 .517 Conference selection as the starting quarterback at Furman. The Paladins won 9. Sam Robertson 1980-85 29-34-2 .462 two conference championships and in 2001, Napier’s junior year, advanced to 10. Mark Hudspeth* 2011-17 29-38-0 .433 the Division I-AA national championship game, losing to Montana. 11. Billy Napier 2018-Pres. 19-10-0 .655 12. T.F. Wilbanks 1931-36 19-32-2 .377 He completed 64.8-percent of his career passes, setting a school record. As 13. George Mitchell 1947-49 18-8-1 .685 the team captain during a record-setting senior season, Napier amassed 2,475 14. Louis Whitman 1942-45 14-14-2 .500 passing yards, also a Furman record, and was a finalist for the Walter Payton 15. Jim “Red” Hoggatt 1958-60 11-17-0 .393 Award, given annually to the nation’s most outstanding FCS offensive player. 16. R.B. Dunbar 1914-15 10-5-1 .656 17. Jerry Baldwin 1999-2001 6-27-0 .182 Napier grew up in Chatsworth, Georgia, and graduated from Murray County 18. A.L. “Red” Swanson 1950 5-4-0 .556 High School in 1998. He is married to the former Ali Gunn and the couple has a 19. John Robert Bell 1957 4-5-1 .450 daughter, Annie, and sons, Sammy Nelson and Charlie. He earned his Bachelor’s 20. Ashby Woodson 1901-02 3-2-0 .600 degree in health & exercise science from Furman in 2002. 21. H. Lee Prather 1912 3-4-0 .429 22. Edwin F. Gayle 1904 2-0-1 .833 23. H.O. Tudor 1920 2-8-0 .200 24. Jefferson Caffery 1907 1-0-0 1.000 25. Herbert McNaspy 1906 1-0-1 .750 26. J. Ovey Herpin 1903 1-1-0 .500 27. Dan “Sonny” Roy 1973 0-1-0 .000 * - Mark Hudspeth’s actual on-field record is 51-38 (.573)
23 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB 2020 GAME RECAPS GAME 1 1 2 3 4 F Louisiana 0 10 7 14 31 No. 23 Iowa State 0 14 0 14 14
Sept. 12 • Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa • 11 a.m. • ESPN
AMES, Iowa – For the first time in program history, Louisiana Football defeated a ranked opponent on the road after it stunned No. 23 Iowa State, 31-14, on Saturday afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium.
Powered by stellar special teams performances and big plays in the second half, the Ragin’ Cajuns secured their first win over a ranked opponent since it defeated No. 25 Texas A&M, 29-22, on Sept. 14, 1996, and their first win over a Big 12 opponent since defeating Kansas State, 17-15, on Sept. 12, 2009.
Saturday’s victory was fueled by a Chris Smith 95-yard kickoff return and an 83-yard Eric Garror punt return, the first time Louisiana finished a game with two special teams scorers since Raymond Calais returned two kickoffs against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 2, 2017.
Louisiana’s defense was stellar all day, holding Iowa State scoreless over the final 31:17 of the contest. Lorenzo McCaskill led the way with 10 tackles, the second double-digit tackle performance of his career the third-most in a season opener by a Ragin’ Cajun. Ferrod Gardner added nine tackles and 1.0 sack, the first full sack of his career.
The defense was also aided by timely turnovers, including an interception by Asjlin Washington, the fourth of his career, and a forced fumble by both Percy Butler and Jourdan Quibodeaux..
Offensively, Levi Lewis finished the game 13-for-21 for 154 yards and one touchdown, a 78-yard strike to Peter LeBlanc. LeBlanc ended up being the Cajuns’ leading receiver with five grabs for 82 yards and the score.
Senior Trey Ragas led Louisiana’s running backs with 49 yards on 14 carries and the final touchdown of the game with 10 seconds remaining.
Iowa State opened the scoring deep into the second quarter when Kene Nwangwu fell into the end zone from one yard out to put the home team ahead, 7-0.
However, the lead did not last long as Smith used his electric speed to break through the Cyclones’ kick coverage unit and scamper 95 yards for the touchdown to tie the game up at 7-all.
The Cyclones regained the lead on its next drive when Hall scored from 11 yards out, but an organized drive by the Ragin’ Cajuns saw the team take the ball 59 yards and set up a 30-yard field goal by Nate Snyder to pull Louisiana within 14-10 at halftime.
After a back-and-forth third quarter, Lewis found a streaking LeBlanc, who hauled in a 78- yard pass to push Louisiana ahead, 17-14, with 2:02 to go in the third quarter.
Louisiana extended its lead early on in the fourth quarter with another big special teams play after Garror broke free on a punt return and scampered 84 yards to push the visitors ahead, 24-14.
Ragas iced the game with 10 ticks on the clock, bulldozing his way into the end zone from two yards out to lock up the 31-14 triumph.
LA ISU First Downs 14 18 Rushes - Yards (Net) 35-118 36-158 Passing Yards (Net) 154 145 Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-21-0 16-35-1 Total Offense Plays - Yards 56-272 71-303 Fumble Returns - Yards 2-1 0-0 Punt Returns - Yards 3-89-1 4-(-3) Kickoff Returns - Yards 3-137-1 4-79 Interception Returns - Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number - Avg.) 5-42.0 5-43.2 Fumbles - Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties - Lost 2-22 3-24 Possession Time 27:41 32.19 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 3-15 Scoring Summary 2nd Quarter 04:28 ISU - Nwangwu, Kene 1 yd run (Assalley kick), 8-49 - 3:24 04:14 LA - Smith, Chris 95 yd kickoff return (Snyder kick) 01:17 ISU - Hall, Breece 11 yd run (Assalley kick) 7-69 2:50 00:00 LAS Snyder, Nate 30 yd field goal, 9-59 1:10
3rd Quarter 02:02 LA - LeBlanc, Peter 78 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Almendares kick), 7-69 2:50
4th Quarter 13:58 LA - Garror, Eric 83 yd punt return (Almendares kick) 00:10 LA - Ragas, Trey 2 yd run (Almendares kick), 11-56 7:01
24 2020 Game Notes RaginCajuns.com 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 12, 2020 at #23 Iowa State W 31-14 0 All games 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Non-Conference 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Ragas,Trey 1 14 52 3 49 3.5 1 15 49.0 Mitchell,Elijah 1 8 49 3 46 5.8 0 19 46.0 Team Statistics LA OPP Smith,Chris 1 8 25 0 25 3.1 0 9 25.0 FIRST DOWNS 14 18 Total 1 35 139 21 118 3.4 1 19 118.0 R u s h in g 8 10 Opponents 1 36 170 12 158 4.4 2 19 158.0 P a s s in g 6 7 P e n a l ty 0 1 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g RUSHING YARDAGE 118 158 Lewis,Levi 1 139.22 13-21-0 61.9 154 1 78 154.0 Rushing Attempts 35 36 Total 1 139.22 13-21-0 61.9 154 1 78 154.0 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.4 Opponents 1 74.80 16-35-1 45.7 145 0 16 145.0 Average Per Game 118.0 158.0 TDs Rushing 1 2 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PASSING YARDAGE 154 145 LeBlanc,Peter 1 5 82 16.4 1 78 82.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 13-21-0 16-35-1 Mitchell,Elijah 1 2 22 11.0 0 17 22.0 Average Per Pass 7.3 4.1 Williams,Jalen 1 2 22 11.0 0 12 22.0 Average Per Catch 11.8 9.1 Pauley,Devon 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 Average Per Game 154.0 145.0 Lacy,Kyren 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 TDs Passing 1 0 Eke,Golden 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 272 303 Fleming,Dontae 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 -7.0 Average Per Play 4.9 4.3 Total 1 13 154 11.8 1 78 154.0 Average Per Game 272.0 303.0 Opponents 1 16 145 9.1 0 16 145.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-137 4-79 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-89 4--3 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 0-0 Snyder,Nate 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 30 0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 2-22 3-24 PAT PUNTS-AVG 5-42.0 5-43.2 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 :4 1 3 2 :1 9 LeBlanc,Peter 1 ------6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 7/16 Smith,Chris 1 ------6 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 1/3 Ragas,Trey 1 ------6 Garror,Eric 1 ------6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Snyder,Nate - 1-3 1-1 - - - - - 4 Washington,AJ 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kenneth Almendares - - 3-3 - - - - - 3 Total 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents 2 - 2-2 - - - - - 14 Byrns,Rhys 5 210 42.0 48 0 0 1 0 0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Louisiana 0 10 7 14 0 31 Garror,Eric 3 89 29.7 1 83 Opponents 0 14 0 0 0 14 Total 3 89 29.7 1 83 Opponents 4 -3 -0.8 0 3
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Smith,Chris 3 137 45.7 1 95 Total 3 137 45.7 1 95 Opponents 4 79 19.8 0 34
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Smith,Chris 1 25 0 0 137 0 162 162.0 Garror,Eric 1 0 0 89 0 0 89 89.0 LeBlanc,Peter 1 0 82 0 0 0 82 82.0 Mitchell,Elijah 1 46 22 0 0 0 68 68.0 Ragas,Trey 1 49 0 0 0 0 49 49.0 Total 1 118 154 89 137 0 498 498.0 Opponents 1 158 145 -3 79 0 379 379.0
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Lewis,Levi 1 26 -2 154 152 152.0 Ragas,Trey 1 14 49 0 49 49.0 Mitchell,Elijah 1 8 46 0 46 46.0 Smith,Chris 1 8 25 0 25 25.0 Total 1 56 118 154 272 272.0 Opponents 1 71 158 145 303 303.0
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2M Lorenzo McCaskill 1 4 6 10 0.5-2 ...... 7G Gardner,Ferrod 1 6 3 9 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . . 6M Moncrief,Kris 1 4 1 5 ...... 0 Pedescleaux,Kam 1 2 2 4 2.0-6 ...... 3D Dillon,Joe 1 2 2 4 ...... Total 1 46 24 70 4-15 1-6 1-0 5 3 1-0 2 . . Opponents 1 32 36 68 7-28 3-15 . 2 1 . . . . 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Game Results (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 12, 2020 at #23 Iowa State W 31-14 1-0 0-0 3:16 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
Team Statistics LA OPP SCORING 31 14 Points Per Game 31.0 14.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 0 FIRST DOWNS 14 18 R u s h in g 8 10 P a s s in g 6 7 P e n a l ty 0 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 118 158 Yards gained rushing 139 170 Yards lost rushing 21 12 Rushing Attempts 35 36 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.4 Average Per Game 118.0 158.0 TDs Rushing 1 2 PASSING YARDAGE 154 145 C o m p - A t t- In t 13-21-0 16-35-1 Average Per Pass 7.3 4.1 Average Per Catch 11.8 9.1 Average Per Game 154.0 145.0 TDs Passing 1 0 TOTAL OFFENSE 272 303 Total Plays 56 71 Average Per Play 4.9 4.3 Average Per Game 272.0 303.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-137 4-79 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-89 4--3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 45.7 19.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 29.7 -0.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 2-22 3-24 Average Per Game 22.0 24.0 PUNTS-Yards 5-210 5-216 Average Per Punt 42.0 43.2 Net punt average 42.6 25.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 5-286 3-180 Average Per Kick 57.2 60.0 Net kick average 36.4 14.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 :4 1 3 2 :1 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 7/16 3rd-Down Pct 43% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 1/3 4th-Down Pct 100% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 1-6 3-15 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-4) 50% (2-2) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-4) 25% (2-2) 100% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 0 0 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Louisiana 0 10 7 14 0 31 Opponents 0 14 0 0 0 14 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Ragas,Trey 1 14 52 3 49 3.5 1 15 49.0 Garror,Eric 3 89 29.7 1 83 Mitchell,Elijah 1 8 49 3 46 5.8 0 19 46.0 Total 3 89 29.7 1 83 Smith,Chris 1 8 25 0 25 3.1 0 9 25.0 Opponents 4 -3 -0.8 0 3 Lewis,Levi 1 5 13 15 -2 -0.4 0 7 -2.0 Total 1 35 139 21 118 3.4 1 19 118.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 1 36 170 12 158 4.4 2 19 158.0 Washington,AJ 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lewis,Levi 1 139.22 13-21-0 61.9 154 1 78 154.0 Total 1 139.22 13-21-0 61.9 154 1 78 154.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 1 74.80 16-35-1 45.7 145 0 16 145.0 Smith,Chris 3 137 45.7 1 95 Total 3 137 45.7 1 95 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 4 79 19.8 0 34 LeBlanc,Peter 1 5 82 16.4 1 78 82.0 Mitchell,Elijah 1 2 22 11.0 0 17 22.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Williams,Jalen 1 2 22 11.0 0 12 22.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Pauley,Devon 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lacy,Kyren 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 Eke,Golden 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Fleming,Dontae 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 -7.0 Total 1 13 154 11.8 1 78 154.0 Opponents 1 16 145 9.1 0 16 145.0 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Ragas,Trey 1 ------6 Lewis,Levi 1 26 -2 154 152 152.0 Garror,Eric 1 ------6 Ragas,Trey 1 14 49 0 49 49.0 LeBlanc,Peter 1 ------6 Mitchell,Elijah 1 8 46 0 46 46.0 Smith,Chris 1 ------6 Smith,Chris 1 8 25 0 25 25.0 Snyder,Nate - 1-3 1-1 - - - - - 4 Total 1 56 118 154 272 272.0 Kenneth Almendares - - 3-3 - - - - - 3 Opponents 1 71 158 145 303 303.0 Total 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31 Opponents 2 - 2-2 - - - - - 14
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Snyder,Nate 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 30 0 Byrns,Rhys 5 210 42.0 48 0 0 1 0 0 Total 5 210 42.0 48 0 0 1 0 0 FG Sequence Louisiana Opponents Opponents 5 216 43.2 56 0 1 3 2 0 Iowa State 27,(30),30 - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Snyder,Nate 5 286 57.2 1 0 Total 5 286 57.2 1 0 19.8 36.4 28 Opponents 3 180 60.0 0 0 45.7 14.3 50 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Smith,Chris 1 25 0 0 137 0 162 162.0 Garror,Eric 1 0 0 89 0 0 89 89.0 LeBlanc,Peter 1 0 82 0 0 0 82 82.0 Mitchell,Elijah 1 46 22 0 0 0 68 68.0 Ragas,Trey 1 49 0 0 0 0 49 49.0 Williams,Jalen 1 0 22 0 0 0 22 22.0 Pauley,Devon 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 Lacy,Kyren 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 Eke,Golden 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 Lewis,Levi 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Fleming,Dontae 1 0 -7 0 0 0 -7 -7.0 Total 1 118 154 89 137 0 498 498.0 Opponents 1 158 145 -3 79 0 379 379.0 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2M Lorenzo McCaskill 1 4 6 10 0.5-2 ...... 7G Gardner,Ferrod 1 6 3 9 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . . 6M Moncrief,Kris 1 4 1 5 ...... 0 Pedescleaux,Kam 1 2 2 4 2.0-6 ...... 2W Wilson,Jayrin 1 3 1 4 ...... 3D Dillon,Joe 1 2 2 4 ...... 2G Garner,Mekhi 1 3 . 3 ...... 9B Butler,Percy 1 3 . 3 . . . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 10 Jones,Andre 1 1 2 3 ...... 2T Trahan,Bralen 1 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 2S Solomon,Cameron 1 1 1 2 ...... 1W Washington,AJ 1 2 . 2 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 99 Tayland Humphrey 1 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... 98 Landry,Andre 1 2 . 2 ...... 3T Guidry,Tyler 1 2 . 2 ...... 90 Narcisse,Mason 1 1 1 2 ...... 43 Jourdan Quibodeaux 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 2A Amos,Trey 1 1 . 1 ...... 13 Mensah,Patrick 1 . 1 1 ...... 1S Skipper,Tyree 1 1 . 1 ...... 1L Manac,Chauncey 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 1H Holmes,Bobby 1 . 1 1 ...... 2B Brooks,Blair 1 1 . 1 ...... 48 Kruchten, Troy 1 1 . 1 ...... 28 Johnson,Ja'len 1 1 . 1 ...... Total 1 46 24 70 4-15 1-6 1-0 5 3 1-0 2 . . Opponents 1 32 36 68 7-28 3-15 . 2 1 . . . . 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 12 at Iowa State 35 118 1 19 13 154 1 78 13-21-0 154 1 78 3 137 1 95 3 89 1 83 272 Louisiana 35 118 1 19 13 154 1 78 13-21-0 154 1 78 3 137 1 95 3 89 1 83 272 Opponents 36 158 2 19 16 145 0 16 16-35-1 145 0 16 4 79 0 34 4 -3 0 3 303
Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 139.22 • KR avg: 45.7 • PR avg: 29.7 • All purpose avg/game: 498.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 272.0
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 12 at Iowa State 46 24 70 4.0-15 1.0-6 2 1-0 1-0 3 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Louisiana 46 24 70 4.0-15 1.0-6 2 1-0 1-0 3 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Opponents 32 36 68 7.0-28 3.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 12 at Iowa State 5 210 42.0 48 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 30 0 5 286 57.2 1 0 Louisiana 5 210 42.0 48 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 30 0 5 286 57.2 1 0 Opponents 5 216 43.2 56 0 0 1 2 3 0-0 0 0 3 180 60.0 0 0 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 14 Ragas,Trey at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Rushing 49 Ragas,Trey at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Rushes 1 Ragas,Trey at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Rush 19 Mitchell,Elijah at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass attempts 21 Lewis,Levi at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass completions 13 Lewis,Levi at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Passing 154 Lewis,Levi at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Passes 1 Lewis,Levi at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Pass 78 Lewis,Levi at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Receptions 5 LeBlanc,Peter at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Receiving 82 LeBlanc,Peter at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Receptions 1 LeBlanc,Peter at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Reception 78 LeBlanc,Peter at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Field Goals 1 Snyder,Nate at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Field Goal 30 Snyder,Nate at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts 5 Byrns,Rhys at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punting Avg 42.0 Byrns,Rhys at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt 48 Byrns,Rhys at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts inside 20 1 Byrns,Rhys at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt Return 83 Garror,Eric at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Kickoff Return 95 Smith,Chris at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Tackles 10 Lorenzo McCaskill at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Sacks 1.0 Gardner,Ferrod at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Pedescleaux,Kam at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Interceptions 1 Washington,AJ at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 35 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Rushing 118 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Rush 3.4 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Rushes 1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass attempts 21 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass completions 13 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Passing 154 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Pass 7.3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Passes 1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Total Plays 56 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Total Offense 272 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Play 4.9 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Points 31 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Sacks By 1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) First Downs 14 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Penalties 2 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Penalty Yards 22 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Interceptions By 1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts 5 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punting Avg 42.0 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt 48 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts inside 20 1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt Return 83 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 20 Hall, Breece, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Rushing 103 Hall, Breece, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Rushes 1 Hall, Breece, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 1 Nwangwu, Kene, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Rush 19 Hall, Breece, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass attempts 35 Purdy, Brock, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass completions 16 Purdy, Brock, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Passing 145 Purdy, Brock, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Pass 16 Purdy, Brock, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Receptions 4 Hutchinson, X., at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Receiving 43 Hutchinson, X., at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Reception 16 Hutchinson, X., at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 16 Allen, Chase, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts 5 Rivera, Joe, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punting Avg 43.2 Rivera, Joe, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt 56 Rivera, Joe, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 Rivera, Joe, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt Return 3 Milton, Tarique, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Kickoff Return 34 Nwangwu, Kene, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Tackles 6 White, Lawrence, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 6 Eisworth, Greg, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 6 Rose, Mike, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 6 Hummel, Jake, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Sacks 2.0 McDonald, Will, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Tackles For Loss 2.0 McDonald, Will, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 2.0 Bailey, Joshua, at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) 2020 Louisiana Football Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Sep 14, 2020) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 36 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Rushing 158 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Rush 4.4 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) TD Rushes 2 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass attempts 35 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Pass completions 16 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Passing 145 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Pass 4.1 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Total Plays 71 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Total Offense 303 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Yards Per Play 4.3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Points 14 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Sacks By 3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) First Downs 18 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Penalties 3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Penalty Yards 24 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Turnovers 2 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts 5 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punting Avg 43.2 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt 56 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020) Long Punt Return 3 at Iowa State (Sep 12, 2020)