Louisiana at UAB /// OVERALL: 3-1 | SUN BELT: 2-1 Friday, October 23 | Legion Field | Birmingham, Ala
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GAME 5 • LOUISIANA AT UAB • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 • LEGION FIELD • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 8 CONFERENCE TITLES • 9 BOWL APPEARANCES • 227 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// Louisiana at UAB /// OVERALL: 3-1 | SUN BELT: 2-1 Friday, October 23 | Legion Field | Birmingham, Ala. | 7 p.m. | CBSSN HOME: 1-1 | ROAD: 2-0 | NEUTRAL: -- RAGIN’ CAJUNS INSIDE THE SERIES BLAZERS SEPTEMBER (3-0) Overall Series ..................UAB Leads, 4-2 12 at No. 23 Iowa State ESPN W, 31-14 Last Meeting...W, 34-0 (Sept. 21, 2002) 19 at Georgia State* ESPN2 W, 34-31 (OT) In Lafayette ............................................. 1-1 26 Georgia Southern* ESPN2 W, 20-18 In Birmingham ....................................... 0-3 3-1, 2-1 SUN BELT 4-1, 2-0 CONFERENCE USA Current Streak ........................................W1 OCTOBER (0-1) QUICK HITS Longest Winning Streak .....................W1 QUICK HITS 7 at Appalachian State* ESPN Postponed Ranking (AP/CP) ...................RV/RV Last 10 Games ........................................ 2-4 Ranking (AP/CP) ...................RV/RV 14 Coastal Carolina* ESPN L, 27-30 Last Game ................Oct. 14, 2020 Last Game .................Oct. 17, 2020 Biggest Win ...........56-21 (Sept. 9, 1995) 23 at UAB CBSSN 7 p.m. Loss vs. Coastal Carolina, 30-27 Win vs. WKU, 37-14 31 at Texas State* ESPN+ TBA Coach ............................ Billy Napier Biggest Loss ..........2-47 (Sept. 30, 2000) Coach ...................................Bill Clark Career Record ...........21-11 (3) Most Louisiana Points .............56 (1995) Career Record .........49-24 (15) NOVEMBER (0-0) Record at UL ..............21-11 (3) Most UAB Points .......................47 (2000) Record at UAB ...........38-20 (5) 7 Arkansas State* TBA TBA Fewest Louisiana Points ........... 2 (2000) STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS 14 South Alabama* TBA TBA Passing ...........................Levi Lewis Fewest UAB Points...................... 0 (2002) Passing ...................Bryson Lucero 21 Central Arkansas TBA TBA 67-115, 900 yds, 5 TD, 4 INT Games Decided by 3 Pts or Less ....N/A 62-109, 793 yds, 7 TD, 4 INT 28 at ULM* TBA TBA Games Decided by 7 Pts or Less ....N/A All Times CENTRAL | Home Games BOLD | * - SBC Game Receiving ................Peter LeBlanc Receiving ....... Austin Watkins, Jr. 13 rec., 200 yds, 1 TD A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD... 26 rec., 356 yds, 3 TD GAMEDAY MEDIA • Be the program’s first-ever win over TELEVISION Rushing ..................Elijah Mitchell Rushing ................Spencer Brown the Blazers in Birmingham. CBSSN 33 car., 249 yds, 4 TD 99 car., 472 yds, 6 TD • Mark the team’s first win over UAB Dave Ryan (PxP) Corey Chavous (Analyst) since Sept. 21, 2002, when it defeated Tackles ............Lorenzo McCaskill Tackles ....................... Noah Wilder A.J. Ross (Sideline) 44 total (20 solo/24 asst) UAB, 34-0, in Lafayette. 32 total (18 solo/14 asst) • Be the team’s first victory over a RADIO Sacks .....................Ferrod Gardner Conference USA opponent in the Billy Sacks ......................Nikia Eason, Jr. ESPN1420 2.0 sack (-14 yds) Napier era. 3.0 sack (23 yds) Jay Walker (Play-by-Play) Gerald Broussard (Analyst) FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: LOUISIANA TO TAKE ON UAB IN BIRMINGHAM Cody Junot (Sideline) For the first time since the 2000 season, Louisiana will take on UAB in Birmingham when the two programs LOUISIANA COACHING STAFF meet up at Legion Field on Friday, Oct. 23. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Louisiana is Billy Napier .....................................................Head Coach looking for its first-ever win over UAB in Birmingham and its first win in the all-time series since defeating the Rob Sale ...............................Offensive Coordinator/OL Blazers, 34-0, in Lafayette on Sept. 21, 2002. Patrick Toney ........................ Defensive Coordinator/S Robby Discher ................. Special Teams Coordinator A LOOK AT THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS Jabbar Juluke ...................... Assistant Head Coach/RB • Louisiana is currently 2-0 on the road this season and owns a 7-1 record in road games dating back to the Rory Segrest ........................Assistant Head Coach/DL start of the 2019 season. Michael Desormeaux ................... Assistant Coach/TE • The road wins at Iowa State (Sept. 12) and at Georgia State (Sept. 19) marked the first time in program Tim Leger ..................Assistant Coach/WR, Recruiting history that the Ragin’ Cajuns opened a season with two road victories. LaMar Morgan ................................Assistant Coach/CB • Louisiana currently ranks 23rd nationally and third in the Sun Belt in scoring defense (23.3). Austin Armstrong* .......................Assistant Coach/ILB • The Ragin’ Cajuns are one of the fewest penalized teams in the country with just 18 on the season. That Mark Hocke .......................Strength and Conditioning * In The Booth number is good for the 14th fewest in FBS and second fewest in the Sun Belt. • Levi Lewis has thrown for 900 yards through four games this year, moving him into sixth place in program TODAY IN LOUISIANA FOOTBALL history for career passing yards (4,912). The yardage total also ranks him 34th in the nation and fifth in Date Opponent Result the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, Lewis has now thrown 40 touchdowns in his career, tied for third in Oct. 23, 1926 Lamar W, 19-0 program history for career passing scores. Oct. 23, 1936 Sam Houston State W, 7-6 • Trey Ragas went over the 3,000-yard career rushing mark (3,034) after posting 77 yards against Coastal Oct. 23, 1965 at Samford W, 7-0 Carolina (Oct. 14), just the fifth player in program history to achieve the feat. Oct. 23, 1971 at Lamar W, 21-20 • Louisiana is joined by Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern and the only teams from Oct. 23, 1982 Lamar W, 24-0 the Sun Belt who have four players on their rosters that have rushed for over 100 yards on the year. Oct. 23, 1993 at Northern Illinois W, 33-19 • Louisiana is one of 12 programs in the nation that have yet to lose a fumble this season. Oct. 23, 1999 ULM L, 7-31 • The offensive line has continued to produce for Louisiana, ranking 15th nationally and four in the Sun Belt Oct. 23, 2010 WKU L, 21-54 in sacks allowed this season (1.25). Oct. 23, 2012 Arkansas State L, 27-50 • Lorenzo McCaskill continues to dominate opposing offenses, having been credited with 44 tackles on the season. His 44 tackles are the most in the Sun Belt and tie him for 10th nationally in that category. Additionally, his 11.0 tackles per game is tied for sixth nationally. 1 2020 Game Notes @RaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB Louisiana LOUISIANA FOOTBALL WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE Athletics Communications 119 Cox Communication Center SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 201 Reinhardt Drive Press SBC Press PRACTICE TRAVEL DAY GAMEDAY Lafayette, LA 70506 Conference Conference Call Conference CLOSED at Fax: (337) 482-6529 6 p.m. 11:19 a.m. 6 p.m. UAB Cajun Field Press Box: (337) 851-2255 7 p.m. PRACTICE PRACTICE Web Site: RaginCajuns.com CLOSED CLOSED LOUISIANA QUICK FACTS AND TEAM INFORMATION Patrick Crawford UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Asst. 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