No. 17 Louisiana at No. 9 Coastal Carolina /// OVERALL: 9-1 | SUN BELT: 7-1 Saturday, December 19 | Brooks Stadium | Conway, S.C
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GAME 11 • NO. 17 LOUISIANA AT NO. 9 COASTAL CAROLINA • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 • BROOKS STADIUM • CONWAY, S.C. 7 CONFERENCE TITLES • 9 BOWL APPEARANCES • 227 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// No. 17 Louisiana at No. 9 Coastal Carolina /// OVERALL: 9-1 | SUN BELT: 7-1 Saturday, December 19 | Brooks Stadium | Conway, S.C. | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN HOME: 3-1 | ROAD: 6-0 | NEUTRAL: -- RAGIN’ CAJUNS INSIDE THE SERIES CHANTICLEERS SEPTEMBER (3-0) Overall Series ..................CCU Leads, 2-1 12 at No. 23 Iowa State ESPN W, 31-14 Last Meeting....L, 27-30 (Oct. 14, 2020) 19 at Georgia State* ESPN2 W, 34-31 (OT) In Lafayette ............................................. 0-2 26 Georgia Southern* ESPN2 W, 20-18 In Conway................................................ 1-0 9-1, 7-1 SUN BELT Current Streak ..........................................L1 11-0, 8-0 SUN BELT OCTOBER (2-1) 14 Coastal Carolina* ESPN L, 27-30 QUICK HITS Longest Winning Streak .....................W1 QUICK HITS 23 at UAB CBSSN W, 24-20 Ranking (AP/CP/CFP) ...17/18/19 Last 10 Games ........................................ 1-2 Ranking (AP/CP/CFP) ..... 9/12/13 Last Game ..................Dec. 4, 2020 Last Game ................Dec. 12, 2020 31 at Texas State* ESPNU W, 44-34 Biggest Win .............................48-7 (2019) Win at App State, 24-21 Win at Troy, 42-38 Coach ............................ Billy Napier Biggest Loss ..........................27-30 (2020) Coach ...................Jamey Chadwell NOVEMBER (3-0) Career Record ...........27-11 (3) Most Louisiana Points .............48 (2019) Career Record ...........19-16 (3) 7 Arkansas State* ESPNU W, 27-20 Record at UL ..............27-11 (3) Most CCU Points .......................30 (2020) Record at CCU .........79-51 (11) 14 South Alabama* ESPN+ W, 38-10 Fewest Louisiana Points .........27 (2020) 21 Central Arkansas ESPN+ CANCELED STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS 28 at ULM* ESPN3 W, 70-20 Fewest CCU Points ..................... 7 (2019) Passing ...........................Levi Lewis Passing ................ Grayson McCall 165-275, 2,128 yds, 17 TD, 7 INT Games Decided by 3 Pts or Less ..... 0-2 151-218, 2,170 yds, 23 TD, 2 INT DECEMBER (1-0) Games Decided by 7 Pts or Less .... N/A 4 at Appalachian State* ESPN W, 24-21 Receiving ...............Jalen Williams Receiving ...............Jaivon Heiligh 19 at Coastal Carolina ESPN 2:30 p.m. 19 rec., 345 yds, 3 TD A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD... 52 rec., 820 yds, 10 TD All Times CENTRAL | Home Games BOLD | * - SBC Game • Be the team’s first Sun Belt Rushing ..................Elijah Mitchell Rushing ........................CJ Marable Conference Championship since the GAMEDAY MEDIA 122 car., 751 yds, 7 TD 162 car., 844 yds, 12 TD 2005 season. TELEVISION • Be its first win in the Sun Belt ESPN Tackles ............Lorenzo McCaskill Tackles .............................Silas Kelly Anish Shroff (PxP) 72 total (37 solo/35 asst) Championship Game. 72 total (35 solo/37 asst) • Give it back-to-back double-digit Tom Luginbill (Analyst) Marty Smith (Sideline) Sacks ...............................Zi’Yon Hill win seasons for the first time in Sacks ..................... Tarron Jackson 4.0 sack (-28 yds) program history. 8.5 sack (-50 yds) RADIO ESPN1420 NATIONALLY RANKED SHOWDOWN TO DETERMINE SUN BELT CHAMP Jay Walker (Play-by-Play) No. 17 Louisiana is seeking out its first win in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game and its first Gerald Broussard (Analyst) Cody Junot (Sideline) league title since 2005 season when it travels to Conway, S.C., to face No. 9 Coastal Carolina. Saturday’s title bout will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CST and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. LOUISIANA COACHING STAFF Billy Napier .....................................................Head Coach A LOOK AT THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS Rob Sale ...............................Offensive Coordinator/OL • With Louisiana’s 38-10 win over South Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 14, Louisiana clinched the Sun Belt Patrick Toney ........................ Defensive Coordinator/S Conference West Division crown for the third-straight season. The Ragin’ Cajuns will take on Coastal Carolina Robby Discher ................. Special Teams Coordinator in Conway, S.C., on Saturday, Dec. 19. Jabbar Juluke ...................... Assistant Head Coach/RB • Louisiana’s 9-1 record is its best through 10 games in program history. Rory Segrest ........................Assistant Head Coach/DL • Louisiana is ranked in all three national polls, checking in at No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25, No. 18 in Michael Desormeaux ................... Assistant Coach/TE the USA Today/Amway Coaches Poll and No. 19 in the College Football Playoff Top 25. Tim Leger ..................Assistant Coach/WR, Recruiting LaMar Morgan ................................Assistant Coach/CB • The Ragin’ Cajuns will be playing in the month of December for just the 22nd time in program history, Austin Armstrong (Booth) .........Assistant Coach/ILB owning a 10-11 record in those contests. Mark Hocke .......................Strength and Conditioning • In its last outing, Louisiana secured its first win over Appalachian State in program history, defeating the Mountaineers, 24-21. With the win, head coach Billy Napier has now defeated every Sun Belt school. TODAY IN LOUISIANA FOOTBALL • Louisiana finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 road record, the first time in school history it has Date Opponent Result produced back-to-back seasons with a perfect mark away from home during the regular season. • Louisiana, Clemson, App State, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Cincinnati are the only schools to win 20 or more games in the last two seasons. • The Ragin’ Cajuns have scored 20 or more points in 18 straight-games and is 16-2 in those contests. • Louisiana’s defense has been strong all year, ranking 28th nationally in scoring defense (21.8). • The defense has already recorded 15 interceptions on the year, the most picks by the team since notching 16 during the 2009 campaign. The team’s 15 picks are the second most in the nation. • Louisiana has forced two or more turnovers in nine games this season, holding a 9-0 record in those games. 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 Press TRAVEL Press GAMEDAY Lafayette, LA 70506 Conference Call CLOSED Conference DAY Conference at Fax: (337) 482-6529 11:19 a.m. 6 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Cajun Field Press Box: (337) 851-2255 2:30 p.m. Press PRACTICE Web Site: RaginCajuns.com Conference CLOSED 11:30 a.m. 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