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American college football season
The 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana , and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Hudspeth . They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
On December 3, the day following their final season game (a blowout lost against Appalachian State 63-14), head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired.[1] [2] Billy Napier as head coach.[3] [4]
Offseason [ edit ]
Recruiting class [ edit ]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40 ‡
Commit date
SchDarren Archie #11 DB
Brandon, MS
Brandon HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m )
185 lb (84 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Karson Block LB Mission Viejo, CA
Atascadero HS /Saddleback
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m )
185 lb (84 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Lavante Espon OL Greenville, MS
Washington HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m )
315 lb (143 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Kadon Harrison #19 QB
Port Arthur, TX
Memorial HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m )
180 lb (82 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Bennie Higgins #15 DE
Greenwood, MS
Greenwood HS /Mississippi Delta
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m )
223 lb (101 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Zi'Yon Hill #39 DT
New Iberia, LA
Catholic HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m )
280 lb (130 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Ja'len Johnson #40 DB
Morgan City, LA
Central Catholic HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m )
200 lb (91 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Andre Jones Jr. #50 DE
Varnado, LA
Varnado HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m )
200 lb (91 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Levi Lewis #17 QB
Baton Rouge, LA
Scotlandville Magnet HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m )
175 lb (79 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Ryheem Malone #13 WR
Houston, TX
Bellaire HS /SMU
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m )
1,852 lb (840 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Elijah Mitchell #15 RB
Erath, LA
Erath HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m )
215 lb (98 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Earnest Patterson #22 WR
Brenham, TX
Brenham HS /Blinn College
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m )
155 lb (70 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Julius Perkins #20 LB
Houston, TX
Summer Creek HS /Blinn College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m )
200 lb (91 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Chase Rogers #80 TE
Bay St. Louis, MS
St. Stanislaus HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m )
248 lb (112 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Carlos Rubio #65 OL
Alexandria, LA
Alexandria Senior HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m )
250 lb (110 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Bralen Trahan #24 DB
Lafayette, LA
Acadiana HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m )
180 lb (82 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Staten Wade #70 OL
Texarkana, AR
Reedley HS /Arkansas
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m )
285 lb (129 kg )
-
Feb 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Preseason [ edit ]
Award watchlists [ edit ]
Sun Belt Media Day [ edit ]
Predicted standings [ edit ]
Sun Belt Conference predicted standings
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st Place)
1 Appalachian State
136 (7 )
2 Troy
127 (2 )
3 Arkansas State
122 (1 )
4 South Alabama
98
5 Louisiana 95 (1 )
6 Idaho
84
7 Georgia Southern
82
8 Georgia State
48
9 Louisiana-Monroe
46
10 New Mexico State
41 (1 )
11 Texas State
31
12 Coastal Carolina
26
Preseason All–Conference Team [ edit ]
Offensive
OL Kevin Dotson (second team)
WR Keenan Barnes (Third Team)
OL Robert Hunt (Third Team)
OL D'Aquin Withrow (Third Team)
Defense
DL Joe Dillon (first team)
DB Tracy Walker (Third Team)
Specialists
K Stevie Artigue (first team)
Schedule [ edit ]
Louisiana announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern , Louisiana-Monroe , New Mexico State , and Texas State , and traveled to Appalachian State , Arkansas State , Idaho , and South Alabama [5]
The Ragin' Cajuns hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference , and traveled to Tulsa from the American Athletic Conference and Southeastern Conference members Ole Miss and Texas A&M .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana *
Lafayette, LA (rivalry )
ESPN3 W 18,289 September 9 3:00 p.m. at Tulsa *
Tulsa, OK
ESPN3 L 17,758 September 16 11:00 a.m. at Texas A&M *
College Station, TX
SECN L 98,412 September 23 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou )
ESPN3 L 2OT 18,318 October 7 4:00 p.m. at Idaho
Moscow, ID
ESPN3 W 14,198 6:30 p.m. Texas State
Lafayette, LA
ESPNU W 13,106 6:30 p.m. at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR
ESPNU L 21,943 November 4 3:00 p.m. at South Alabama
Mobile, AL
ESPN3 W 12,742 November 11 11:00 a.m. at Ole Miss *
Oxford, MS
SECN L 51,618 November 18 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State
Lafayette, LA
ESPN3 W 16,058 November 25 4:00 p.m. Georgia Southern
Lafayette, LA
ESPN3 L 12,993 December 2 1:30 p.m. at Appalachian State
Boone, NC
ESPN3 L 23,411
All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [6]
Game summaries [ edit ]
Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ]
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions
21 14 0 3 38
• Ragin' Cajuns
21 14 7 9 51
Date: September 2, 2017
Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
Game attendance: 18,289
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 N MPH
Referee: Jason Autrey
Television network: ESPN3
Scoring summary 1 14:49 LA Raymond Calais 97-yard kickoff returned (Stevie Artigue kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) LA 7–0 11:22 SELA Eugene Bethea 42-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)(7 plays, 68 yards, 3:27) TIE 7–7 09:47 SELA Max Lyons 60-yard punt returned (Dillon Burkhard kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) SELA 14–7 07:08 LA Trey Ragas 54–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 78 yards, 2:39) TIE 14–14 03:09 SELA Eugene Bethea 1-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)(2 plays, 2 yards, 0:30) SELA 21–14 02:57 LA Raymond Calais 100-yard kickoff returned (Stevie Artigue kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) TIE 21–21 2 13:47 LA Ryheem Malone 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:00) LA 28–21 12:53 SELA Julius Maracalin 54-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)(2 plays, 58 yards, 0:54) TIE 28–28 10:01 LA Dion Ray 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52) LA 35–28 00:05 SELA Zeke Jenkins 1-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Dillon Burkhard kick)(10 plays, 70 yards, 2:37) TIE 35–35 3 05:11 LA Jordan Wright 3-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:38) LA 42–35 4 10:08 SELA Bransen Schwebel 3-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Dillon Burkhard kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35) TIE 42–42 08:41 LA Elijah Mitchell 2-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35) LA 49–42 00:42 SELA N Jackson 29-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Lorenzo Nunez 2 pt. conversion rush fumbled)(10 plays, 95 yards, 2:34) LA 49–48 00:42 LA Joe Dillon 98-yard PAT returned(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) LA 51–48
Pregame line
Over/under
Louisiana –14
Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana
Louisiana
First downs
24 16
Total yards
514
369
Rushing yards
343
201
Passing yards
171
162
Turnovers
2 0
Time of possession
34:07
25:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing
Lorenzo Nunez
15-25, 171 yards, 3 TDs, INT
Rushing
Eugene Bethea
23 carries, 187 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Juwan Dickey
8 receptions, 99 yards
Louisiana Passing
Jordan Davis
12-23, 162 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Trey Ragas 4 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Keenan Barnes
3 receptions, 70 yards
At Tulsa [ edit ]
Louisiana at Tulsa
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
10 13 12 7 42
• Golden Hurricane
10 28 7 21 66
Scoring summary 1 12:02 TUL Redford Jones 26-yard field goal(11 plays, 36 yards, 2:58) TUL 3–0 08:08 LA Stevie Artigue 36-yard field goal(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:54) LA 7–3 06:04 TUL D'Angelo Brewer 50-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(5 plays, 93 yards, 1:58) TUL 10–3 01:32 LA Jordan Davis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:28) TIE 10–10 2 11:35 TUL Chad President 5-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(15 plays, 71 yards, 4:51) TUL 17–10 09:09 LA Elijah Mitchell 20-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:19) TIE 17–17 07:42 TUL Corey Taylor II 4-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(6 plays, 70 yards, 1:20) TUL 24–17 02:05 LA Keenan Barnes 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)(4 plays, 39 yards, 1:13) TUL 24–23 01:35 TUL Justin Hobbs 69-yard pass from Chad President (Redford Jones kick)(2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23) TUL 31–23 00:06 TUL Corey Taylor II 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 0:26) TUL 38–23 3 13:11 LA Elijah Mitchell 19-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Jordan Davis two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49) TUL 38–29 07:06 LA Jordan Davis 9-yard rush (Calvin Linden PAT failed)(10 plays, 77 yards, 4:08) TUL 38–35 04:00 TUL D'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) TUL 45–35 4 14:05 TUL Shamari Brooks 5-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(7 plays, 73 yards, 1:28) TUL 52–35 12:24 LA Trey Ragas 15-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 81 yards, 1:36) TUL 52–42 07:43 TUL D'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38) TUL 59–42 00:52 TUL Chad President 2-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)(10 plays, 46 yards, 5:22) TUL 66–42
Pregame line
Over/under
Tulsa
–14.5
Statistics
Louisiana
Tulsa
First downs
27 33
Total yards
596
667
Rushing yards
287
424
Passing yards
309
243
Turnovers
2 1
Time of possession
27:28
32:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Jordan Davis
21-32, 309 yards, 2 TDs, INT
Rushing
Trey Ragas
11 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving
Ryheem Malone
8 receptions, 119 yards
Tulsa Passing
Chad President
14-20, 243 yards, TD
Rushing
D'Angelo Brewer
38 carries, 262 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Justin Hobbs
5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
At Texas A&M [ edit ]
Louisiana at Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
0
21 0 0
21
• Aggies
7 7 17 14 45
Date: September 16, 2017
Location: Kyle Field College Station, TX
Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
Game attendance: 98,412
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 8 SSE MPH
Referee: Matt Austin
Television network: SEC Network
Scoring summary 1 03:43 TAMU Christian Kirk 1-yard pas from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)(4 plays, 51 yards, 1:37) TAMU 7–0 2 14:10 LA Trey Ragas 3-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)(4 plays, 12 yards, 1:51) TIE 7–7 13:52 TAMU Jhamon Ausbon 24-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)(1 play, 24 yards, 0:18) TAMU 14–7 09:15 LA Ryheem Malone 8-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 37 yards, 3:00) TIE 14–14 00:07 LA Jordan Wright 1-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)(13 plays, 81 yards, 2:55) LA 21–14 3 10:27 TAMU Kellen Mond 5-yard rush (Daniel LaCamera kick)(9 plays, 81 yards, 2:19) TIE 21–21 06:23 TAMU Camron Buckley 12-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)(10 plays, 74 yards, 3:04) TAMU 28–21 00:43 TAMU Daniel LaCamera 28-yard field goal(11 plays, 67 yards, 3:41) TAMU 31–21 4 14:51 TAMU Tyrel Dodson 40-yard interception returned (Daniel LaCamera kick)(3 plays, 12 yards, 0:52) TAMU 38–21 06:41 TAMU Jacob Kibodi 67-yard rush (Daniel LaCamera kick)(2 plays, 61 yards, 6:41) TAMU 45–21
Pregame line
Over/under
Texas A&M
–22.5
Statistics
Louisiana
Texas A&M
First downs
17 27
Total yards
309
480
Rushing yards
93 179
Passing yards
216
301
Turnovers
5 2
Time of possession
29:10
30:50
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Jordan Davis
27-43, 197 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Trey Ragas
14 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Keenan Barnes
12 receptions, 118 yards
Texas A&M Passing
Kellen Mond 21-34, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Jacob Kibodi
4 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Damion Ratley 2 receptions, 86 yards
Louisiana–Monroe [ edit ]
Louisiana–Monroe at Louisiana
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
• Warhawks
9 14 7 13 7 6 56
Ragin' Cajuns
0
13 9 21 7 0
50
Date: September 23, 2017
Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutes
Game attendance: 18,318
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: 4 ESE MPH
Referee: Ted Pitts
Television network: ESPN3
Scoring summary 1 08:00 ULM Caleb Evans 7-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)(11 plays, 89 yards, 4:09) ULM 7–0 00:39 ULM Team safety(3 plays, -1 yards, 1:16) ULM 9–0 2 13:22 ULM Caleb Evans 38-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:17) ULM 16–0 11:21 LA Elijah Mitchell 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01) ULM 16–7 07:16 ULM Derrick Gore 2-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)(10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05) ULM 23–7 02:52 LA Elijah Mitchell 10-yard rush (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) ULM 23–13 3 05:16 LA Stevie Artigue 20-yard field goal(13 plays, 67 yards, 5:30) ULM 23–16 03:26 ULM Caleb Evans 7-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)(4 plays, 52 yards, 1:50) ULM 30–16 00:51 LA Dion Ray 6-yard rush (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) ULM 30–22 4 13:46 ULM Caleb Evans 5-yard rush (Craig Ford PAT failed)(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05) ULM 36–22 09:35 ULM Caleb Evans 6-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12) ULM 43–22 07:03 LA Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)(10 plays, 83 yards, 2:32) ULM 43–29 03:34 LA Jarrod Jackson 12-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Calvin Linden kick)(7 plays, 37 yards, 1:33) ULM 43–36 00:00 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 14-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Calvin Linden kick)(8 plays, 84 yards, 1:36) TIE 43–43 1OT ULM RJ Turner 15-yard pass from Caleb Evans (Craig Ford kick)(5 plays, 25 yards) ULM 50–43 LA Andre Nunez 6-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)(7 plays, 25 yards) TIE 50–50 2OT ULM Derrick Gore 8-yard rush(4 plays, 25 yards) ULM 56–50
Pregame line
Over/under
Louisiana –5
Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana
First downs
13 29
Total yards
310
607
Rushing yards
65 331
Passing yards
245
276
Turnovers
1 1
Time of possession
27:01
32:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe Passing
Caleb Evans
28-34, 343 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Caleb Evans
16 carries, 129 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving
Marcus Green 8 receptions, 117 yards
Louisiana Passing
Andre Nunez
22-37, 287 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Elijah Mitchell 13 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Jarrod Jackson
7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
At Idaho [ edit ]
Louisiana at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns
7 7 7 0
21
Vandals
7 3 3 3 16
Date: October 7, 2017
Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID
Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
Game attendance: 14,198
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor (N/A) • Wind: Indoor (N/A)
Referee: Ted Pitts
Television network: ESPN3
Scoring summary 1 08:49 IDA DJ Henderson 1-yard rush (Cade Coffey kick)7 plays, 38 yards, 3:01) IDA 7–0 02:05 LA Dion Ray 3-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(7 plays, 52 yards, 3:16) TIE 7–7 2 09:19 LA Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(14 plays, 83 yards, 6:48) LA 14–7 01:41 IDA Cade Coffey 26-yard field goal(10 plays, 28 yards, 4:28) LA 14–10 3 12:50 IDA Ja'Marcus Bradley 45-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Stevie Artigue kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10) LA 21–10 06:23 IDA Cade Coffey 37-yard field goal(7 plays, 53 yards, 2:04) LA 21–13 4 11:22 IDA Cade Coffey 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:10) LA 21–16
Pregame line
Over/under
Idaho
–4
Statistics
Louisiana
Idaho
First downs
22 13
Total yards
297
279
Rushing yards
84 103
Passing yards
213
149
Turnovers
1 0
Time of possession
30:05
29:55
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Andre Nunez
18-24, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Trey Ragas
17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Ja'Marcus Bradley 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Idaho Passing
Matt Linehan
13-28, 149 yards
Rushing
Aaron Duckworth
14 carries, 62 yards
Receiving
Jacob Sannon
4 receptions, 58 yards
Texas State [ edit ]
Texas State at Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats
0
0 7 0
7
• Ragin' Cajuns
14 0 3 7 24
Date: October 12, 2017
Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes
Game attendance: 13,106
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 8 NNE MPH
Referee: Jeremy Parker
Television network: ESPNU
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Scoring summary 1 10:28 LA Trey Ragas 11-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:22) LA 7–0 07:48 LA Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:08) LA 14–0 3 03:46 TXST Anthony D. Taylor 1-yard rush (Foster Hilborn kick)(7 plays, 89 yards, 3:14) LA 14–7 00:05 LA Stevie Artigue 27-yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:53) LA 17–7 4 10:03 LA Keenan Barnes 8-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Stevie Artigue kick)(7 plays, 83 yards, 2:34) LA 24–7
Pregame line
Over/under
Louisiana –14
Statistics
Texas State
Louisiana
First downs
19 19
Total yards
325
367
Rushing yards
106
135
Passing yards
219
232
Turnovers
3 0
Time of possession
30:05
29:55
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State Passing
Willie Jones III
12-18, 197 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Willie Jones III
14 carries, 58 yards
Receiving
Thurman Morbley
3 receptions, 68 yards
Louisiana Passing
Andre Nunez
17-27, 232 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Trey Ragas
19 carries, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Keenan Barnes
5 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
At Arkansas State [ edit ]
Louisiana at Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
3 0 0 0
3
• Red Wolves
14 20 3 10 47
Date: October 19, 2017
Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutes
Game attendance: 21,943
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 5 SE MPH
Referee: Jason Autrey
Television network: ESPNU
Scoring summary 1 14:17 ARST Caleb Caston 24-yard fumble returned (Sawyer Williams kick)(3 plays, 8 yards, 0:43) ARST 7–0 08:39 ARST Johnston White 1-yard rush (Sawyer Williams kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:03) ARST 14–0 02:10 LA Stevie Artigue 51-yard field goal(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:19) ARST 14–3 2 14:07 ARST Justin McInnis 44-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:35) ARST 21–3 04:59 ARST Justice Hansen 20-yard rush (Sawyer Williams PAT failed)(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:22) ARST 27–3 00:01 ARST Justin McInnis 6-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick)(7 plays, 66 yards, 0:58) ARST 34–3 3 08:46 ARST Sawyer Williams 24-yard field goal(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:35) ARST 37–3 4 12:45 ARST Sawyer Williams 28-yard field goal(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:15) ARST 40–3 07:10 ARST Chauncey Mason 10-yard rush (Sawyer Williams kick)(8 plays, 63 yards, 3:30) ARST 47–3
Pregame line
Over/under
Arkansas State
–12.5
Statistics
Louisiana
Arkansas State
First downs
17 29
Total yards
270
571
Rushing yards
91 262
Passing yards
179
309
Turnovers
2 1
Time of possession
33:55
26:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Jordan Davis
11-24, 128 yards
Rushing
Jordan Davis
9 carries, 33 yards
Receiving
Michael Jacquet 6 receptions, 55 yards
Louisiana Passing
Justice Hansen 23-37, 275 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Justice Hansen
13 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Blake Mack
5 receptions, 65 yards
At South Alabama [ edit ]
Louisiana at South Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns
3 16 0 0
19
Jaguars
0
7 0 7 14
Date: November 4, 2017
Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
Game attendance: 12,742
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 SE MPH
Referee: Marshall Lewis
Television network: ESPN3
Scoring summary 1 04:17 LA Stevie Artigue 37-yard field goal(7 plays, 34 yards, 2:58) LA 3–0 2 13:34 LA Michael Jacquet III 54-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)(9 plays, 87 yards, 3:41) LA 9–0 10:34 LA Chase Rogers 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick)(5 plays, 46 yards, 2:19) LA 16–0 03:10 LA Stevie Artigue 20-yard field goal(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56) LA 19–0 00:38 USA Malik Stanley 12-yard pass from Cole Garvin (Gavin Patterson kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 2:32) LA 19–7 4 00:59 USA Malik Stanley 18-yard pass from Cole Garvin (Gavin Patterson kick)(12 plays, 89 yards, 1:27) LA 19–14
Pregame line
Over/under
South Alabama
–5.5
Statistics
Louisiana
South Alabama
First downs
16 23
Total yards
374
368
Rushing yards
264
87
Passing yards
110
281
Turnovers
0
2
Time of possession
34:29
25:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Levi Lewis
8-15, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Levi Lewis
18 carries, 129 yards
Receiving
Michael Jacquet
2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama Passing
Cole Garvin
22-35, 274 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Tra Minter
13 carries, 50 yards
Receiving
Jamarius Way
5 receptions, 110 yards
Statistics
Louisiana
Mississippi
First downs
21 30
Total yards
427
641
Rushing yards
228
223
Passing yards
199
418
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
30:16
29:44
At Ole Miss [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
Mississippi
–18
Louisiana at Mississippi– Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
0
10 0 12 22
Rebels 21 14 7 8 50
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium , Oxford, MS
Date : November 11
Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather : 53 °F (12 °C); sunny
Game attendance : 51,618
Referee : John McDaid
TV SEC Network
[1 ] [2 ] [3 ]
Game information
First quarter
MISS - DaMarkus Lodge 37-yard TD pass from Jordan Ta'amu, Gary Wunderlich kick good, 13:48 (MISS 7-0)
MISS - A. J. Brown 31-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Wunderlich kick good, 8:53 (MISS 14-0)
MISS - Ta'amu 8-yard TD run, Wunderlich kick good, 3:46 (MISS 21-0)
Second quarter
MISS - Brown 27-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Wunderlich kick good, 12:59 (MISS 28-0)
LA - Raymond Calais 31-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 11:13 (MISS 28-7)
MISS - Ta'amu 1-yard TD run, Wunderlich kick good, 7:56 (MISS 35-7)
LA - Artigue 43-yard field goal, 4:45 (MISS 35-10)
Third quarter
MISS - Jordan Wilkins 3-yard TD run, Wunderlich kick good, 9:23 (MISS 42-10)
Fourth quarter
LA - Jordan Davis 10-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 13:46 (MISS 42-16)
LA - Davis 31-yard TD run, Terik Miller kick no good, 11:42 (MISS 42-22)
MISS - Eric Swinney 10-yard TD run, Ta'amu two-point conversion good to Lodge, 8:25 (MISS 50-22)
Top passers
MISS - Jordan Ta'amu - 28/36, 418 yards, 3 TD, INT
LA - Levi Lewis - 14/26, 166 yards
Top rushers
MISS - Jordan Wilkins - 14 carries, 124 yards, TD
LA - Jordan Davis - 4 carries, 52 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MISS - A. J. Brown - 14 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD
LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley - 7 receptions, 105 yards
Top defenders
MISS - Tayler Polk - 7 tackles, sack
LA - Corey Turner - 13 tackles, sack
Statistics
New Mexico State
Louisiana
First downs
26 29
Total yards
402
505
Rushing yards
89 279
Passing yards
313
226
Turnovers
3 0
Time of possession
22:58
37:02
New Mexico State [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
New Mexico State
–4
New Mexico State at Louisiana– Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies
7 10 14 3 34
Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 3 13 47
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : November 18
Game time : 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance : 16,048
Referee : Ted Pitts
TV ESPN3
[4 ] [5 ] [6 ]
Game information
First quarter
LA - Dion Ray 3-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 10:46 (LA 7-0)
NMSU - Jason Hundley 97-yard kickoff return for TD, Dylan Brown kick good, 10:30 (TIE 7-7)
LA - Michael Jacquet III 3-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Artigue kick good, 2:38 (LA 14-7)
Second quarter
LA - Trey Ragas 31-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:20 (LA 21-7)
NMSU - Brown 24-yard field goal, 5:07 (LA 21-10)
LA - Davis 43-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 3:33 (LA 28-10)
NMSU - Larry Rose III 2-yard TD run, Brown kick good, 1:36 (LA 28-17)
LA - Artigue 30-yard field goal, 0:23 (LA 31-17)
Third quarter
NMSU - Rose III 29-yard TD pass from Tyler Rodgers, Brown kick good, 13:15 (LA 31-24)
LA - Artigue 28-yard field goal, 7:05 (LA 34-24)
NMSU - Rose III 7-yard TD run, Brown kick good, 3:25 (LA 34-31)
Fourth quarter
NMSU - Brown 19-yard field goal, 14:19 (TIE 34-34)
LA - Ryheem Malone 33-yard TD pass from Davis, Artigue kick good, 10:21 (LA 41-34)
LA - Ragas 4-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 5:31 (LA 47-34)
Top passers
LA - Jordan Davis - 20/34, 219 yards, 2 TD
NMSU - Tyler Rodgers - 17/24, 184 yards, TD
Top rushers
LA - Trey Ragas - 23 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
NMSU - Jason Huntley - 6 carries, 58 yards
Top receivers
LA - Ryheem Malone - 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
NMSU - Larry Rose III - 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Top defenders
LA - Jacques Boudreaux - 9 tackles
NMSU - Ron LaForce - 15 tackles
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Louisiana
First downs
23 13
Total yards
464
379
Rushing yards
389
149
Passing yards
75 230
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
40:02
19:58
Georgia Southern [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
Louisiana –4.5
Georgia Southern at Louisiana– Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 10 7 34
Ragin' Cajuns
0
7 3 14 24
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : November 25
Game time : 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather : 74 °F (23 °C); clear
Game attendance : 12,993
Referee : Kevin Stine
TV ESPN3
[7 ] [8 ] [9 ]
Game information
First quarter
GASO - Wesley Fields 8-yard TD run, Tyler Bass kick good, 8:48 (GASO 7-0)
GASO - Ellis Richardson 53-yard TD pass from Shai Werts, Bass kick good, 4:30 (GASO 14-0)
Second quarter
GASO - Bass 42-yard field goal, 14:55 (GASO 17-0)
LA - Darius Hoggins 75-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 14:40 (GASO 17-7)
Third quarter
GASO - Werts 6-yard TD run, Bass kick good, 12:15 (GASO 24-7)
LA - Artigue 50-yard field goal, 8:51 (GASO 24-10)
GASO - Bass 26-yard field goal, 3:58 (GASO 27-10)
Fourth quarter
LA - Ryheem Malone 17-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Artigue kick good, 14:54 (GASO 27-17)
GASO - L.A. Ramsby 1-yard TD run, Bass kick good, 11:56 (GASO 34-17)
LA - Jarrod Jackson 26-yard TD pass from Davis, Artigue kick good, 11:00 (GASO 34-24)
Top passers
GASO - Shai Werts - 6/11, 75 yards, TD
LA - Jordan Davis - 15/26, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
GASO - Wesley Fields - 23 carries, 186 yards, TD
LA - Darius Hoggins - 2 carries, 80 yards, TD
Top receivers
GASO - Ellis Richardson - 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD
LA - Ryheem Malone - 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Top defenders
GASO - Joshua Moon - 7 tackles
LA - Tracy Walker - 14 tackles
Statistics
Louisiana
Appalachian State
First downs
18 27
Total yards
369
608
Rushing yards
162
357
Passing yards
207
251
Turnovers
3 0
Time of possession
27:52
32:08
At Appalachian State [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
Appalachian State
–14.5
Louisiana at Appalachian State– Game summary
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
7 0
0 7 14
Mountaineers 14 21 14 14 63
at Kidd Brewer Stadium , Boone, NC
Date : December 2
Game time : 1:30 p.m. CST
Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance : 23,411
Referee : Jason Autrey
TV ESPN3
[10 ] [11 ] [12 ]
Game information
First quarter
LA - Devin Scott 28-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Stevie Artigue kick good, 14:10 (LA 7-0)
APST - Taylor Lamb 29-yard TD run, Chandler Stanton kick good, 7:39 (TIE 7-0)
APST - Jalin Moore 3-yard TD run, Stanton kick good, 2:14 (APST 14-7)
Second quarter
APST - Thomas Hennigan 9-yard TD pass from Lamb, Stanton kick good, 11:51 (APST 21-7)
APST - Hennigan 33-yard TD pass from Lamb, Stanton kick good, 1:20 (APST 28-7)
APST - Hennigan 12-yard TD pass from Lamb, Stanton kick good, 0:03 (APST 35-7)
Third quarter
APST - Hennigan 42-yard TD pass from Lamb, Stanton kick good, 11:17 (APST 42-7)
APST - Moore 6-yard TD run, Stanton kick good, 3:02 (APST 49-7)
Fourth quarter
APST - Daetrich Harrington 15-yard TD run, Stanton kick good, 13:48 (APST 56-7)
LA - Levi Lewis 14-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 11:05 (APST 56-14)
APST - Curtis Fitch 2-yard TD run, Stanton kick good, 3:01 (APST 63-14)
Top passers
APST - Tyler Lamb - 17/22, 242 yards, 4 TD
LA - Jordan Davis - 9/15, 105 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
APST - Daetrich Harrington - 17 carries, 118 yards, TD
LA - Jordan Davis - 11 carries, 78 yards
Top receivers
APST - Thomas Hennigan, 5 receptions, 99 yards, 4 TD
LA - Ryheem Malone - 2 receptions, 60 yards
Top defenders
APST - Eric Boggs - 9 tackles, sack
LA - Tracy Walker - 15 tackles
References [ edit ]
^ "Louisiana-Lafayette hires Billy Napier as football coach" . USA TODAY . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
^ "UL-Lafayette hires former Alabama assistant Billy Napier as football coach" . NOLA.com . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
^ "Ragin' Cajuns Announce 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
^ "2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
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