2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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.

2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017 record	5–7 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jorge Munoz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Harbison (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 36,900)

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

On December 3, head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired.[1] He finished with a seven-year record of 51–38. However, due to NCAA sanctions in 2016 because former assistant coach David Saunders arranged fraudulent college entrance exams for recruits, his official record was 29–38.[2] On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016 season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss.

Offseason

Recruiting class

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 #50 DE	Angie, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lou Groza Award	Stevie Artigue	K	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Grant Horst	OL	SR

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

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

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)

Roster

2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Ja'Marcus Bradley So QB 3 Jordan Davis Jr RB 4 Jordan Wright So WR 6 Michael Jaquet So QB 7 Andre Nunez Jr QB 8 Dion Ray So RB 9 Trey Ragas  Fr TE 10 Matt Barnes Sr TE 11 Raynard Ford Sr WR 13 Ryheem Malone Jr RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Fr QB 16 Jake Arceneaux  Fr QB 17 Levi Lewis Fr WR 18 Devin Scott Sr QB 19 Kadon Harrison Fr WR 20 Jarrod Jackson So WR 21 Keenan Barnes Jr WR 22 Earnest Patterson Jr RB 23 Darius Hoggins Sr WR 24 Tydrell Wright Jr RB 25 Raymond Calais So WR 26 Lenard Calloway Jr WR 28 Chris Collins Jr WR 29 Jalen Williams  Fr RB 30 Maurice Britton Fr TE 31 Alex Allen So TE 33 Carlos Robinson So WR 35 Leon Duncan Sr WR 36 Leroy Franklin  Fr RB 39 Ashton Johnson So TE 47 Andre Landry Fr OL 50 Robert Hunt So OL 52 Craig Smith Sr OL 60 D'Aquin Withrow Sr OL 61 Cole Prudhomme So OL 63 Spencer Gardner Fr OL 64 Shane Vallot Fr OL 65 Carlos Rubio Fr OL 66 Rico Robinson So OL 67 Ken Marks So OL 69 Caden Cunningham So OL 70 Staten Wade So OL 71 Akkai Ward  Fr OL 72 Grant Horst Sr OL 73 David Hudson Fr OL 75 Kevin Dotson So OL 77 Adrian Goodacre Jr OL 79 Kordell Brewster Jr TE 80 Chase Rogers Fr WR 83 Pat Hughes Fr WR 84 Cameron Howell  Fr WR 85 Calif Gossett  Fr TE 87 Chris Turner So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Levarious Varnado Sr DE 3 Joe Dillon So DE 4 Trev Miller Sr DB 6 Corey Turner  Fr DB 7 Travis Crawford Sr DB 8 Simeon Thomas Sr DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse So DE 10 Jarvis Jefferies Sr DB 11 Schdarren Archie Fr DB 13 Vince Thomas Jr DE 15 Bennie Higgins So DB 16 Denarius Howard Fr DB 17 Damar’ren Mitchell So DB 18 Darrell Miller Jr DB 19 Troy McCollum Sr LB 20 Julius Perkins Jr LB 21 Alonzo Brown So LB 22 Tanner Wiggins  Fr DB 23 Tracy Walker Sr DB 24 Bralen Trahan Fr DB 25 Deuce Wallace So LB 26 Brayden Bailey Jr DB 27 Caleb Glenn Fr DB 29 Koa Haynes Jr LB 30 T.J. Posey Sr DB 31 Lorenzo Cryer Jr DB 33 Jamarus Williams Jr LB 35 Chaiziere Malbrue Jr DB 37 Blair Brooks So DB 37 Errol Brown So LB 38 Terik Miller So DT 39 Zi’Yon Hill Fr DB 40 Ja’Len Johnson Fr LB 41 Brijuan Dace Fr LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux Fr LB 45 Shay Laporte Jr DE 46 Mustafa Mitchell Jr LB 48 Noah Fontenot Fr DE 50 Andre Jones Fr LB 51 Ken Jones Fr DT 53 Christian Cederquist Jr DE 54 Hunter Bergeron Fr DE 55 Tommy Whitted Jr DE 56 Terrence Jones So LB 58 Justin Middleton Jr LB 59 Jacques Boudereaux So DT 62 Daniel Chapman  Fr DT 76 Kenndall Baker  Fr DT 90 Kevon Perry Sr DT 92 Taboris Lee Sr DT 93 Darryl Johnson So DT 94 Andarious Jones Sr DT 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr DE 96 Malcolm Rollins Fr DT 98 Ladarrius Kidd Jr DT 99 Trav’Vontae Booker So DB Jeremiah West Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 27 Sam Geraci Sr K 36 Stevie Artigue Jr K 38 Calvin Linden Jr LS 49 Paul Boudereaux Fr LS 57 Jackson Ladner Jr P 88 Seth Kootsouradis  Fr K 89 Gabe Pontiff Fr	Head coach Mark Hudspeth (Delta State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Assistant Head, Wide Receivers Levron Harbin (North Alabama) Assistant Head, Defensive Line Charlie Harbison (Gardner–Webb) Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Marquase Lovings (Howard) Assistant Head, Running Backs Mike Lucas (Liberty) Assistant Head, Recruiting Coordinator, Linebackers Jorge Munoz (Bethany) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State) Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Reed Stringer (Delta State) Assistant Head, Tight Ends Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Director of Football Operations Ryan Trichel (Southeastern Louisiana) Director of Player Personnel Tom Fratcher (Henderson State) Assistant Player Personnel Director Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

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*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 51–48	18,289
September 9	3:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	L 42–66	17,758
September 16	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 21–45	98,412
September 23	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN3	L 50–56 ^2OT	18,318
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 21–16	14,198
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Texas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	W 24–7	13,106
October 19	6:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	L 3–47	21,943
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 19-14	12,742
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 22–50	51,618
November 18	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 47–34	16,058
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 24–34	12,993
December 2	1:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 14–63	23,411
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

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

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Cypress Mug

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–17–3	1981	SELA, 7–0

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–14

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	21	14	0	13	48
Ragin' Cajuns	21	14	7	9	51

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 18,289
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (14:49) LA TD – Raymond Calais 97-yard kickoff returned for TD, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (11:22) SELA TD – Eugene Bethea 42-yard rush, Dillon Burkhard kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:27 (09:47) SELA TD – Max Lyons 60-yard punt returned for TD, Dillon Burkhard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (07:08) LA TD – Trey Ragas 54-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:39 (03:09) SELA TD – Eugene Bethea 1-yard rush, Dillon Burkhard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–14; Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:30 (02:57) LA TD – Raymond Calais 100-yard kickoff returned for TD, Stevie Artigue kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (13:47) LA TD – Ryheem Malone 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 28–21; Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:00 (12:53) SELA TD – Julius Maracalin 54-yard rush, Dillon Burkhard kick Tied 28–28; Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:54 (10:01) LA TD – Dion Ray 1-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 35–28; Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52 (00:05) SELA TD – Zeke Jenkins 1-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez, Dillon Burkhard kick Tied 35–35; Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:37 Third quarter (05:11) LA TD – Jordan Wright 3-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 43–35; Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:38 Fourth quarter (10:08) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 3-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez, Dillon Burkhard kick Tied 42–42; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35 (08:41) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 2-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 49–42; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:27 (00:42) SELA TD – Nih-Jer Jackson 29-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez, two-point conversion pass no good Louisiana 49–48; Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 2:34 (00:42) LA DPAC – Joe Dillon defensive PAT conversion Louisiana 51–48; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Top passers LA – Jordan Davis - 12/23, 162 yards, TD SELA - Lorenzo Nunez - 15/25, 171 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers LA – Trey Ragas – 4 carries, 61 yards, TD Eugene Bethea - 23 carries, 187 yards, 2 TD Top receivers LA – Keenan Barnes - 3 receptions, 70 yards SELA - Juwan Dickey - 8 receptions, 99 yards Top defenders LA – Tracy Walker - 10 tackles SELA - Sean Clavelle - 5 tackles

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

at Tulsa

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	1992	ULL, 27–9

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulsa	–14.5

Louisiana at Tulsa – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	12	7	42
Golden Hurricanes	10	28	7	21	66

at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 17,758
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (12:02) TLS FG – Redford Jones 46-yard field goal Tulsa 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 2:58 (08:08) LA FG – Stevie Artigue 38-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:54 (06:04) TLS TD – D'Angelo Brewer 50-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 10–3; Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:58 (01:32) LA TD – Jordan Davis 1-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:28 Second quarter (11:35) TLS TD – Chad President 5-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 17–10; Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 4:51 (09:09) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 20-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Tied 17–17; Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:19 (07:42) TLS TD – Corey Taylor II 4-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 24–17; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:20 (02:05) LA TD – Kennan Barnes 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis, Stevie Artigue kick no good Tulsa 24–23; Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:13 (01:35) TLS TD – Justin Hobbs 69-yard pass from Chad President, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 31–23; Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23 (00:06) TLS TD – Corey Taylor II 1-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 38–23; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:26 Third quarter (13:11) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 19-yard pass from Jordan Davis, two-point conversion pass no good Tulsa 38–29; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49 (07:06) LA TD – Jordan Davis 9-yard rush, Calvin Linden kick no good Tulsa 38–35; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:08 (04:00) TLS TD – D'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 45–35; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:01 Fourth quarter (14:05) TLS TD – Shamari Brooks 5-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 52–35; Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:28 (12:24) LA TD – Trey Ragas 15-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Tulsa 52–42; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:36 (07:43) TLS TD – D'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 59–42; Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38 (00:52) TLS TD – Chad President 2-yard rush, Redford Jones kick Tulsa 66–42; Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:22 Top passers TLS - Chad President - 14/20, 243 yards, TD LA – Jordan Davis - 21/32, 309 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TLS - D'Angelo Brewer - 38 carries, 262 yards, 3 TD LA – Trey Ragas – 11 carries, 130 yards, TD Top receivers TLS - Justin Hobbs - 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD LA - Ryheem Malone - 8 receptions, 119 yards Top defenders TLS - Manny Bunch - 13 tackles LA - T.J. Posey - 13 tackles

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

at Texas A&M

See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2006	TXAM, 51–7

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas A&M	–22.5

Louisiana at Texas A&M – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	21	0	0	21
Aggies	7	7	17	14	45

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 98,412
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV: SEC Network

Game information

First quarter TAMU - Christian Kirk 1-yard TD pass from Kellen Mond, Daniel LaCamera kick good, 3:43 (TAMU 7-0) Second quarter LA – Trey Ragas 3-yard TD run, Calvin Linden kick good, 14:10 (TIE 7-7) TAMU - Jhamon Ausbon 24-yard TD pass from Mond, LaCamera kick good, 13:52 (TAMU 14-7) LA - Ryheem Malone 8-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Stevie Artigue kick good, 9:15 (TIE 14-14) LA - Jordan Wright 1-yard TD pass from Davis, Artigue kick good, 0:07 (LA 21-14) Third quarter TAMU - Mond 5-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 10:27 (TIE 21-21) TAMU - Camron Buckly 12-yard TD pass from Mond, LaCamera kick good, 6:23 (TAMU 28-21) TAMU - LaCamera 28-yard field goal, 0:43 (TAMU 31-21) Fourth quarter TAMU - Tyrel Dodson 40-yard interception return for TD, LaCamera kick good, 14:51 (TAMU 38-21) TAMU - Jacob Kibodi 67-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 6:41 (TAMU 45-21) Top passers TAMU - Kellen Mond - 21/34, 301 yards, 3 TD, INT LA - Jordan Davis - 27/43, 197 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers TAMU - Jacob Kibodi - 4 carries, 101 yards, TD LA - Trey Ragas - 14 carries, 93 yards, TD Top receivers TAMU - Damion Ratley - 2 receptions, 86 yards LA - Keenan Barnes - 12 receptions, 118 yards Top defenders TAMU - Larry Pryor - 9 tackles LA - Damar'ren Mitchell - 9 tackles

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

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–24	2016	ULL, 30–3

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–5

Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warhawks	9	14	7	13	13	56
Ragin' Cajuns	0	13	9	21	7	50

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,318
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter ULM - Caleb Evans 7-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 8:00 (ULM 7-0) ULM - Team Safety, 0:39 (ULM 9-0) Second quarter ULM - Evans 38-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 13:22 (ULM 16-0) LA - Elijah Mitchell 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good (ULM 16-7) ULM - Derrick Gore 2-yard TD run, Ford kick good (ULM 23-7) LA - Mitchell 10-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good (ULM 23-13) Third quarter LA - Artigue 20-yard field goal, 5:16 (ULM 23-16) ULM - Evans 7-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 3:26 (ULM 30-16) LA - Dion Ray 6-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 0:51 (ULM 30-22) Fourth quarter Evans 5-yard TD run, Ford kick no good, 13:46 (ULM 36-22) Evans 6-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:35 (ULM 43-22) LA - Trey Ragas 1-yard TD run, Calvin Linden kick good, 7:03 (ULM 43-29) LA - Jarrod Jackson 12-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez, Linden kick good, 3:34 (ULM 43-36) LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley 14-yard TD pass from Nunez, Linden kick good, 0:00 (TIE 43-43) First overtime ULM - RJ Turner 15-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, (ULM 50-43) LA - Nunez 6-yard TD run, Linden kick good, (TIE 50-50) Second overtime ULM - Gore 8-yard TD run, (ULM 56-50) Top passers ULM - Caleb Evans - 28/34, 343 yards, TD LA - Andre Nunez - 22/37, 287 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ULM - Caleb Evans - 16 carries, 129 yards, 5 TD LA - Elijah Mitchell - 13 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ULM - Marcus Green - 8 receptions, 117 yards LA - Jarrod Jackson - 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Top defenders ULM - David Griffith - 11 tackles, sack LA - Simeon Thomas - 11 tackles

Statistics	Idaho	Louisiana
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

at Idaho

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	IDA, 23–13

Pregame line	Over/under
Idaho	–4

Louisiana at Idaho– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	0	21
Vandals	7	3	3	3	16

at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); indoors
• Game attendance: 14,198
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV: ESPN3
• [www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400944848]

Game information

First quarter IDAHO - D.J. Henderson 1-yard TD run, Cade Coffey kick good, 8:49 (IDAHO 7-0) LA - Dion Ray 3-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 2:05 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter LA - Trey Ragas 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:19 (LA 14-7) IDAHO - Coffey 26-yard field goal, 1:41 (LA 14-10) Third quarter LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley 45-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez, Artigue kick good, 12:50 (LA 21-10) IDAHO - Coffey 37-yard field goal, 6:23 (LA 21-13) Fourth quarter IDAHO - Coffey 46-yard field goal, 11:22 (LA 21-16) Top passers LA - Andre Nunez - 18/24, 213 yards, TD, INT IDAHO - Matt Linehan - 13/28, 149 yards Top rushers LA - Trey Ragas - 17 carries, 78 yards, TD IDAHO - Aaron Duckworth - 14 carries, 62 yards Top receivers LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley - 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD IDAHO - Jacob Sannon - 4 receptions, 58 yards Top defenders LA - T.J. Posey - 11 tackles IDAHO - Tony Lashley - 12 tackles, sack

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

Texas State

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2016	ULL, 27–3

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–14

Texas State at Louisiana– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	14	0	3	7	24

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 13,106
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter LA - Trey Ragas 11-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 10:28 (LA 7-0) LA - Ragas 2-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 7:48 (LA 14-0) Second quarter TXST - Anthony D. Taylor 1-yard TD run, Foster Hilborn kick good, 3:46 (LA 14-7) LA - Artigue 27-yard field goal, 0:05 (LA 17-7) Fourth quarter LA - Keenan Barnes 8-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez, Artigue kick good, 10:03 (LA 24-7) Top passers LA - Andre Nunez - 17/27, 232 yards, TD TXST - Willie Jones III - 12/18, 197 yards, INT Top rushers LA - Trey Ragas - 19 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD TXST - Willie Jones III - 14 carries, 58 yards Top receivers LA - Keenan Barnes - 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD TXST - Thurman Morbley - 3 receptions, 68 yards Top defenders LA - Simeon Thomas - 8 tackles TXST - Frankie Griffin - 6 tackles

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

at Arkansas State

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–20–1	2016	ULL, 24–19

Pregame line	Over/under
Arkansas State	–12.5

Louisiana at Arkansas State– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	0	3
Red Wolves	14	20	3	10	47

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,943
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter ASU - Caleb Caston 24-yard fumble return for TD, Sawyer Williams kick good, 14:17 (ASU 7-0) ASU - Johnston White 1-yard TD run, Williams kick good, 8:39 (ASU 14-0) LA - Stevie Artigue 51-yard field goal, 2:10 ASU 14-3) Second quarter ASU - Justin McInnis 44-yard TD pass from Justice Hansen, Williams kick good, 14:07 (ASU 21-3) ASU - Hansen 20-yard TD run, Williams kick no good, 4:59 (ASU 27-3) ASU - McInnis 6-yard TD pass from Hansen, Williams kick good, 0:01 (ASU 34-3) Third quarter Williams 24-yard field goal, 8:46 (ASU 37-3) Fourth quarter ASU - Williams 28-yard field goal, 12:45 (ASU 40-3) ASU - Chauncey Mason 10-yard TD run, Williams kick good, 7:10 (ASU 47-3) Top passers ASU - Justice Hansen - 23/37, 275 yards, 2 TD LA - Jordan Davis - 11/24, 128 yards Top rushers ASU - Justice Hansen - 13 carries, 121 yards, TD LA - Jordan Davis - 9 carries, 33 yards Top receivers ASU - Blake Mack - 5 receptions, 65 yards LA - Michael Jacquet III - 6 receptions, 55 yards Top defenders ASU - B.J. Edmonds - 13 tackles LA - Koa Haynes - 10 tackles

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

at South Alabama

See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	ULL, 28–23

Pregame line	Over/under
South Alabama	–5.5

Louisiana at South Alabama– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	7	14
Ragin' Cajuns	3	16	0	0	19

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 12,742
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter LA - Stevie Artigue 37-yard field goal, 4:17 (LA 3-0) Second quarter LA - Michael Jaquet III 54-yard TD pass from Levi Lewis, Artigue kick no good, 13:34 (LA 9-0) LA - Chase Rodgers 13-yard TD pass from Lewis, Artigue kick good, 10:34 (LA 16-0) LA - Artigue 20-yard field goal, 3:10 (LA 19-0) USA - Malik Stanley 12-yard TD pass from Cole Garvin, Gavin Patterson kick good, 0:38 (LA 19-7) Fourth quarter USA - Stanley 18-yard TD pass from Garvin, Patterson kick good, 0:59 (LA 19-14) Top passers LA - Levi Lewis - 8/15, 110 yards, 2 TD USA - Cole Garvin - 22/35, 274 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA - Levi Lewis - 18 carries, 129 yards USA - Tra Minter - 13 carries, 50 yards Top receivers LA - Michael Jaquet III - 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD USA - Jamarius Way - 5 receptions, 110 yards Top defenders LA - Tracy Walker - 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks USA - Jeremy Reaves - 10 tackles

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

See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	MISS, 56–15

Pregame line	Over/under
Mississippi	–18

Louisiana at Mississippi– Game summary

	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

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

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2016	NMSU, 37–31^OT

Pregame line	Over/under
New Mexico State	–4

New Mexico State at Louisiana– Game summary

	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

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 Hundley - 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

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2016	ULL, 33–16

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–4.5

Georgia Southern at Louisiana– Game summary

	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

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

See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2016	APST, 24–0

Pregame line	Over/under
Appalachian State	–14.5

Louisiana at Appalachian State– Game summary

	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

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

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