GAME 6 • LOUISIANA AT TEXAS STATE • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 • BOBCAT STADIUM • SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 8 CONFERENCE TITLES • 9 BOWL APPEARANCES • 227 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS /// Louisiana at Texas State /// OVERALL: 4-1 | SUN BELT: 2-1 Saturday, October 31 | Bobcat Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPNU HOME: 1-1 | ROAD: 3-0 | NEUTRAL: -- RAGIN’ CAJUNS INSIDE THE SERIES BOBCATS SEPTEMBER (3-0) Overall Series ........Louisiana Leads, 6-0 12 at No. 23 Iowa State ESPN W, 31-14 Last Meeting.......W, 31-3 (Nov. 2, 2019) 19 at Georgia State* ESPN2 W, 34-31 (OT) In Lafayette ............................................. 3-0 26 Georgia Southern* ESPN2 W, 20-18 In San Marcos ......................................... 3-0 4-1, 2-1 SUN BELT Current Streak ........................................W6 1-6, 1-2 SUN BELT OCTOBER (1-1) 14 Coastal Carolina* ESPN L, 27-30 QUICK HITS Longest Winning Streak .....................W6 QUICK HITS 23 at UAB CBSSN W, 24-20 Ranking (AP/CP) ...................RV/RV Last 10 Games ........................................ 6-0 Ranking (AP/CP) ....................... N/A Last Game ................Oct. 23, 2020 Last Game .................Oct. 24, 2020 31 at Texas State* ESPNU 7 p.m. Biggest Win ...............31-3 (Nov. 2, 2019) Win at UAB, 24-20 Loss at BYU, 14-52 Coach ............................ Billy Napier Biggest Loss ...........................................N/A Coach ..........................Jake Spavital NOVEMBER (0-0) Career Record ...........22-11 (3) Most Louisiana Points .............49 (2015) Career Record ..............4-15 (2) 7 Arkansas State* ESPNU 11 a.m. Record at UL ..............22-11 (3) Most Texas State Points ..........27 (2018) Record at TXST ............4-15 (2) 14 South Alabama* TBA TBA 21 Central Arkansas TBA TBA Fewest Louisiana Points .........24 (2017) STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS 28 at ULM* TBA TBA Passing ...........................Levi Lewis Fewest Texas State Points ........ 3 (2019) Passing ..................Brady McBride 79-135, 1,052 yds, 7 TD, 4 INT Games Decided by 3 Pts or Less ....N/A 100-166, 959 yds, 8 TD, 4 INT DECEMBER (0-0) Games Decided by 7 Pts or Less ....N/A 4 at Appalachian State ESPN2 6 p.m. Receiving ................Peter LeBlanc Receiving ..........Jeremiah Haydel All Times CENTRAL | Home Games BOLD | * - SBC Game 14 rec., 202 yds, 1 TD A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD... 24 rec., 296 yds, 3 TD GAMEDAY MEDIA • Be the team’s seventh-straight win Rushing ..................Elijah Mitchell Rushing ..........................Calvin Hill TELEVISION over Texas State and its fourth- 54 car., 316 yds, 4 TD 72 car., 368 yds, 3 TD ESPNU straight in San Marcos. Mike Couzens (PxP) • Improve it to 4-0 on the road this Tackles ............Lorenzo McCaskill Tackles .......................Sione Tupou Rene Ingoglia (Analyst) 51 total (26 solo/25 asst) season. 43 total (17 solo/26 asst) • Improve the team to 9-0 all-time RADIO Sacks .....................Ferrod Gardner against Sun Belt West Divison teams Sacks ..........................Nico Ezidore ESPN1420 2.0 sack (-14 yds) under head coach Billy Napier. 2.5 sack (21 yds) Jay Walker (Play-by-Play) Gerald Broussard (Analyst) LOUISIANA AND TEXAS STATE TO BATTLE ON FRIGHT NIGHT Cody Junot (Sideline) After picking up its third road win of the season with a 24-20 victory over UAB on Friday night, Louisiana Football continues its road swing when it takes on Texas State on Halloween night. The Ragin’ Cajuns own an LOUISIANA COACHING STAFF official 6-0 record over the Bobcats and are 3-0 all-time in San Marcos. Additionally, head coach Billy Napier Billy Napier .....................................................Head Coach owns a perfect 8-0 record over Sun Belt West opponents. Rob Sale ...............................Offensive Coordinator/OL Patrick Toney ........................ Defensive Coordinator/S A LOOK AT THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS Robby Discher ................. Special Teams Coordinator • Louisiana is currently 3-0 on the road this season and owns a 8-1 record in road games dating back to the Jabbar Juluke ...................... Assistant Head Coach/RB start of the 2019 season. Rory Segrest ........................Assistant Head Coach/DL • The road wins at Iowa State (Sept. 12) and at Georgia State (Sept. 19) marked the first time in program Michael Desormeaux ................... Assistant Coach/TE history that the Ragin’ Cajuns opened a season with two road victories. Tim Leger ..................Assistant Coach/WR, Recruiting • Louisiana currently ranks 28th nationally and fourth in the Sun Belt in scoring defense (22.6). LaMar Morgan ................................Assistant Coach/CB • The Ragin’ Cajuns are one of the fewest penalized teams in the country with just 4.8 per game. That number Austin Armstrong (Booth) .........Assistant Coach/ILB is good for the 21st fewest in FBS. Mark Hocke .......................Strength and Conditioning • Levi Lewis has thrown for 1,052 yards through five games this year, good for sixth place in program history TODAY IN LOUISIANA FOOTBALL for career passing yards (5,064). Lewis is now just the sixth player in program history to throw for over 5,000 Date Opponent Result yards in his career. • Additionally, Lewis has thrown 42 touchdowns in his career, good for sole possession of third in program Oct. 31, 1941 at Louisiana Tech L, 0-12 history for career passing scores. Oct. 31, 1953 at Louisiana Tech L, 7-27 • Louisiana is one of 14 programs in the nation that have yet to lose a fumble this season. Oct. 31, 1959 at ULM L, 20-34 • The offensive line has continued to produce for Louisiana, ranking 20th nationally and fourth in the Sun Oct. 31, 1970 at ULM W, 9-7 Belt in sacks allowed this season (1.20). Oct. 31, 1981 at Louisiana Tech T, 17-17 • Kyren Lacy was named to the FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List. So far this season, Lacy has caught Oct. 31, 1992 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 9-27 11 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown. Oct. 31, 1998 at Tulane L, 20-72 • Lorenzo McCaskill continues to dominate opposing offenses, having been credited with 51 tackles on the Oct. 31, 2009 at FIU L, 17-20 (OT) season. His 51 tackles are the most in the Sun Belt and tie him for 13th nationally in that category. Oct. 31, 2015 ULM W, 30-24 • Chris Smith earned Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the second time this season following his big night at UAB in which he returned four kicks for 160 yards, including a 100-yard return touchdown, his second return score of the season. 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 PRACTICE TRAVEL DAY GAMEDAY Lafayette, LA 70506 Conference Call CLOSED Conference CLOSED at Fax: (337) 482-6529 11:19 a.m. 6 p.m. Texas State Cajun Field Press Box: (337) 851-2255 7 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. 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