Louisiana Vs. Mississippi State /// OVERALL: -- | SUN BELT: -- August 31 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, La
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WEEK 1 • LOUISIANA VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE • AUGUST 31 • MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME • NEW ORLEANS, LA. 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// Louisiana vs. Mississippi State /// OVERALL: -- | SUN BELT: -- August 31 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, La. | 11 a.m. | ESPNU HOME: -- | ROAD: -- | NEUTRAL: -- RAGIN’ CAJUNS BULLDOGS AUGUST Record -- Record -- 31 Mississippi State ESPNU 11 a.m. Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- Last Game .............................. Dec. 15, 2018 Last Game ..................................Jan. 1, 2018 SEPTEMBER Lost vs. Tulane, 24-41 Lost vs. Iowa, 22-27 7 Liberty TBA 6:30 p.m. Coach ........................................... Billy Napier Coach .....................................Joe Moorhead Career Record ............................. 7-7 (2) Career Record ........................ 46-18 (6) 14 Texas Southern ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Record at Louisiana .................. 7-7 (2) Record at Mississippi State .... 8-5 (2) 21 at Ohio TBA TBA 28 at Georgia Southern TBA TBA Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders Rushing: Rushing: OCTOBER Trey Ragas - 207 car., 1,181 yds, 8 TD Kylin Hill - 117 car., 734 yds, 4 TD 9 Appalachian State ESPN2 7 p.m. 17 at Arkansas State ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Passing: Passing: Levi Lewis - 37-59, 585 yds, 7 TD, 2 INT Tommy Stevens - 8-11, 110 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT NOVEMBER 2 Texas State ESPN+ TBA Receiving: Receiving: 7 at Coastal Carolina ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Ja’Marcus Bradley - 40 rec., 608 yds, 10 TD Stephen Guidry - 19 rec., 440 yds, 3 TD 16 at South Alabama TBA TBA 23 Troy TBA TBA LOUISIANA OPENS THE SEASON AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE 30 ULM TBA TBA Coming off an 7-7 season in 2018 which included a Sun West Division crown, a trip to the inagural Sun Belt All times CENTRAL Conference Championship Game and an appearance in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, Louisiana is * SBC Game primed for a big year under second-year head coach Billy Napier. The Ragin’ Cajuns open the 2019 campaign ^ New Orleans, La. against SEC-foe Mississippi State on August 31 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The two programs last met as season ago in Starkville, with the Bulldogs coming out on top, 56-10. WHERE TO WATCH TELEVISION A LOOK AT THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS ESPNU • Louisiana enters the contest against Mississippi State with a 15-33 record in season openers. However, the Mike Corey (Play-by-Play) Ragin’ Cajuns have won their last two season-opening games with wins over Southesastern Louisiana (51- Rene Ingoglia (Analyst) 48) in 2017 and Grambling (49-17) in 2018. • The Ragin’ Cajuns have faced an SEC opponent in every season since 2012. RADIO • Saturday’s game will be the seventh time that Louisiana has played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ESPN1420 since the 2010 season. The team holds a official 2-2 record in those games, with their last appearance a 28- Jay Walker (Play-by-Play) Chris Lanaux (Analyst) 21 defeat to Southern Miss in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Cody Junot (Sidelines) • Quarterback Levi Lewis will likely lead the charge for Coach Napier’s offense in the 2019 season. Lewis, who has only started three games for the Ragin’ Cajuns in his career, appeared in all 14 games a season ago, going 37-for-59 through the air for 585 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 175 yards on 37 PLEASE CALL US “LOUISIANA” attempts and a score. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns® is the nickname of • Helping keep the offense moving is the offensive line up front, which returns four key players who the University’s athletic teams. Teams also may have combined to make 130 starts. The 130 starts is the second most in the nation behind Oregon (153). be referred to using shorter versions of that Additionally, the offensive line has 55 starts coming back from its projected starters, tied for the third most nickname. In most cases, Ragin’ Cajuns plural in all of college football. is proper, though Ragin’ Cajun in the singular • Louisiana’s three-headed rushing attack will be another huge factor this season. The group, made form can apply. UL Lafayette may be used as an abbreviation to refer to the academic institution up of Trey Ragas, Elijah Mitchell and Raymond Calais, combined for 2,920 yards on the ground and 28 when clarification is necessary. touchdowns. INSIDE THE SERIES A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD... • Do not refer to the University as ULL in any instance. All-Time Series ..............Mississippi State Leads, 4-0 • Give the Ragin’ Cajuns their first win over Games Decided by 3 Points or Less .................... N/A Mississippi State in program history. • Do not use the terms Lafayette or U of L, as they Games Decided by 7 Points or Less .................... N/A • Give the Ragin’ Cajuns their first win over an SEC denote other institutions. Longest Winning Streak .......................................... N/A foe in program history. Current Streak .........................................................Lost 4 • Be the team’s third-straight, season-opening Last 10 Games ...............................................................0-4 victory Biggest Win .................................................................. N/A Biggest Loss ................................................10-56 (2018) Louisiana LOUISIANA FOOTBALL WEEKLY SCHEDULE Athletics Communications MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 119 Cox Communication Center 201 Reinhardt Drive SBC Practice Practice CLOSED CLOSED GAMEDAY Lafayette, LA 70506 Conference Call Photo/Video Photo/Video vs. Fax: (337) 482-6529 11:19 a.m. Time TBA Time TBA Mississippi State Cajun Field Press Box: (337) 851-2255 11 a.m. Cajundome Press Row: (337) 265-2284 Press Web Site: RaginCajuns.com Conference 12:45-1:15 p.m. Practice Photo/Video Time TBA 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 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 ............................................................................................................................................................. 134-111-2 First Game ......................................................................................................................................................................Sept. 25, 1971 (21-0 vs. Santa Clara) Largest Crowd ............................................................................................................................................................................