2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJorge Munoz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (3rd season)
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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

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] 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]

Offseason

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Recruiting class

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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:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:3/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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

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Award watchlists

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

Sun Belt Media Day

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Predicted standings

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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

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Roster

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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 Jacquet 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 Jr. 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

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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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*
ESPN3W 51–4818,289
September 93:00 p.m.at Tulsa*
ESPN3L 42–6617,758
September 1611:00 a.m.at Texas A&M*
SECNL 21–4598,412
September 234:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3L 50–56 2OT18,318
October 74:00 p.m.at Idaho
ESPN3W 21–1614,198
October 126:30 p.m.Texas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPNUW 24–713,106
October 196:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPNUL 3–4721,943
November 43:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN3W 19-1412,742
November 1111:00 a.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 22–5051,618
November 184:00 p.m.New Mexico Statedagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 47–3416,058
November 254:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 24–3412,993
December 21:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN3L 14–6323,411
Schedule Source:[6]

Game summaries

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Southeastern Louisiana

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Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana
1 234Total
Lions 21 1403 38
• Ragin' Cajuns 21 1479 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
114:49LARaymond Calais 97-yard kickoff returned (Stevie Artigue kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		LA 7–0
11:22SELAEugene Bethea 42-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(7 plays, 68 yards, 3:27)		TIE 7–7
09:47SELAMax Lyons 60-yard punt returned (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		SELA 14–7
07:08LATrey Ragas 54–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 78 yards, 2:39)		TIE 14–14
03:09SELAEugene Bethea 1-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(2 plays, 2 yards, 0:30)		SELA 21–14
02:57LARaymond Calais 100-yard kickoff returned (Stevie Artigue kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		TIE 21–21
213:47LARyheem Malone 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)
(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:00)		LA 28–21
12:53SELAJulius Maracalin 54-yard rush (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(2 plays, 58 yards, 0:54)		TIE 28–28
10:01LADion Ray 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:52)		LA 35–28
00:05SELAZeke Jenkins 1-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(10 plays, 70 yards, 2:37)		TIE 35–35
305:11LAJordan Wright 3-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:38)		LA 42–35
410:08SELABransen Schwebel 3-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Dillon Burkhard kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35)		TIE 42–42
08:41LAElijah Mitchell 2-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:35)		LA 49–42
00:42SELAN Jackson 29-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez (Lorenzo Nunez 2 pt. conversion rush fumbled)
(10 plays, 95 yards, 2:34)		LA 49–48
00:42LAJoe Dillon 98-yard PAT returned
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		LA 51–48
See also: 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Cypress Mug
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

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Louisiana at Tulsa
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 10 13127 42
• Golden Hurricane 10 28721 66
             
Scoring summary
112:02TULRedford Jones 26-yard field goal
(11 plays, 36 yards, 2:58)		TUL 3–0
08:08LAStevie Artigue 36-yard field goal
(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:54)		LA 7–3
06:04TULD'Angelo Brewer 50-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(5 plays, 93 yards, 1:58)		TUL 10–3
01:32LAJordan Davis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:28)		TIE 10–10
211:35TULChad President 5-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(15 plays, 71 yards, 4:51)		TUL 17–10
09:09LAElijah Mitchell 20-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:19)		TIE 17–17
07:42TULCorey Taylor II 4-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 1:20)		TUL 24–17
02:05LAKeenan Barnes 15-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)
(4 plays, 39 yards, 1:13)		TUL 24–23
01:35TULJustin Hobbs 69-yard pass from Chad President (Redford Jones kick)
(2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23)		TUL 31–23
00:06TULCorey Taylor II 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(4 plays, 69 yards, 0:26)		TUL 38–23
313:11LAElijah Mitchell 19-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Jordan Davis two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49)		TUL 38–29
07:06LAJordan Davis 9-yard rush (Calvin Linden PAT failed)
(10 plays, 77 yards, 4:08)		TUL 38–35
04:00TULD'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:01)		TUL 45–35
414:05TULShamari Brooks 5-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(7 plays, 73 yards, 1:28)		TUL 52–35
12:24LATrey Ragas 15-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 81 yards, 1:36)		TUL 52–42
07:43TULD'Angelo Brewer 1-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38)		TUL 59–42
00:52TULChad President 2-yard rush (Redford Jones kick)
(10 plays, 46 yards, 5:22)		TUL 66–42
See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
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

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Louisiana at Texas A&M
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 2100 21
• Aggies 7 71714 45
      
Scoring summary
103:43TAMUChristian Kirk 1-yard pas from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(4 plays, 51 yards, 1:37)		TAMU 7–0
214:10LATrey Ragas 3-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)
(4 plays, 12 yards, 1:51)		TIE 7–7
13:52TAMUJhamon Ausbon 24-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(1 play, 24 yards, 0:18)		TAMU 14–7
09:15LARyheem Malone 8-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 37 yards, 3:00)		TIE 14–14
00:07LAJordan Wright 1-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick)
(13 plays, 81 yards, 2:55)		LA 21–14
310:27TAMUKellen Mond 5-yard rush (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(9 plays, 81 yards, 2:19)		TIE 21–21
06:23TAMUCamron Buckley 12-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(10 plays, 74 yards, 3:04)		TAMU 28–21
00:43TAMUDaniel LaCamera 28-yard field goal
(11 plays, 67 yards, 3:41)		TAMU 31–21
414:51TAMUTyrel Dodson 40-yard interception returned (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(3 plays, 12 yards, 0:52)		TAMU 38–21
06:41TAMUJacob Kibodi 67-yard rush (Daniel LaCamera kick)
(2 plays, 61 yards, 6:41)		TAMU 45–21
See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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

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Louisiana–Monroe at Louisiana
1 234OT2OTTotal
• Warhawks 9 1471376 56
Ragin' Cajuns 0 1392170 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
108:00ULMCaleb Evans 7-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)
(11 plays, 89 yards, 4:09)		ULM 7–0
00:39ULMTeam safety
(3 plays, -1 yards, 1:16)		ULM 9–0
213:22ULMCaleb Evans 38-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)
(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:17)		ULM 16–0
11:21LAElijah Mitchell 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01)		ULM 16–7
07:16ULMDerrick Gore 2-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)
(10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05)		ULM 23–7
02:52LAElijah Mitchell 10-yard rush (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:24)		ULM 23–13
305:16LAStevie Artigue 20-yard field goal
(13 plays, 67 yards, 5:30)		ULM 23–16
03:26ULMCaleb Evans 7-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)
(4 plays, 52 yards, 1:50)		ULM 30–16
00:51LADion Ray 6-yard rush (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35)		ULM 30–22
413:46ULMCaleb Evans 5-yard rush (Craig Ford PAT failed)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05)		ULM 36–22
09:35ULMCaleb Evans 6-yard rush (Craig Ford kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12)		ULM 43–22
07:03LATrey Ragas 1-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)
(10 plays, 83 yards, 2:32)		ULM 43–29
03:34LAJarrod Jackson 12-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Calvin Linden kick)
(7 plays, 37 yards, 1:33)		ULM 43–36
00:00LAJa'Marcus Bradley 14-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Calvin Linden kick)
(8 plays, 84 yards, 1:36)		TIE 43–43
1OT ULMRJ Turner 15-yard pass from Caleb Evans (Craig Ford kick)
(5 plays, 25 yards)		ULM 50–43
 LAAndre Nunez 6-yard rush (Calvin Linden kick)
(7 plays, 25 yards)		TIE 50–50
2OT ULMDerrick Gore 8-yard rush
(4 plays, 25 yards)		ULM 56–50
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou
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

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Louisiana at Idaho
1 234Total
• Ragin' Cajuns 7 770 21
Vandals 7 333 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
108:49IDADJ Henderson 1-yard rush (Cade Coffey kick)
7 plays, 38 yards, 3:01)		IDA 7–0
02:05LADion Ray 3-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(7 plays, 52 yards, 3:16)		TIE 7–7
209:19LATrey Ragas 1-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(14 plays, 83 yards, 6:48)		LA 14–7
01:41IDACade Coffey 26-yard field goal
(10 plays, 28 yards, 4:28)		LA 14–10
312:50IDAJa'Marcus Bradley 45-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Stevie Artigue kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10)		LA 21–10
06:23IDACade Coffey 37-yard field goal
(7 plays, 53 yards, 2:04)		LA 21–13
411:22IDACade Coffey 46-yard field goal
(6 plays, 18 yards, 2:10)		LA 21–16
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team
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

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Texas State at Louisiana
1 234Total
Bobcats 0 070 7
• Ragin' Cajuns 14 037 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
110:28LATrey Ragas 11-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:22)		LA 7–0
07:48LATrey Ragas 2-yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)
(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:08)		LA 14–0
303:46TXSTAnthony D. Taylor 1-yard rush (Foster Hilborn kick)
(7 plays, 89 yards, 3:14)		LA 14–7
00:05LAStevie Artigue 27-yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:53)		LA 17–7
410:03LAKeenan Barnes 8-yard pass from Andre Nunez (Stevie Artigue kick)
(7 plays, 83 yards, 2:34)		LA 24–7
See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team
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

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Louisiana at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 000 3
• Red Wolves 14 20310 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
114:17ARSTCaleb Caston 24-yard fumble returned (Sawyer Williams kick)
(3 plays, 8 yards, 0:43)		ARST 7–0
08:39ARSTJohnston White 1-yard rush (Sawyer Williams kick)
(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:03)		ARST 14–0
02:10LAStevie Artigue 51-yard field goal
(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:19)		ARST 14–3
214:07ARSTJustin McInnis 44-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:35)		ARST 21–3
04:59ARSTJustice Hansen 20-yard rush (Sawyer Williams PAT failed)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:22)		ARST 27–3
00:01ARSTJustin McInnis 6-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick)
(7 plays, 66 yards, 0:58)		ARST 34–3
308:46ARSTSawyer Williams 24-yard field goal
(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:35)		ARST 37–3
412:45ARSTSawyer Williams 28-yard field goal
(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:15)		ARST 40–3
07:10ARSTChauncey Mason 10-yard rush (Sawyer Williams kick)
(8 plays, 63 yards, 3:30)		ARST 47–3
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
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

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Louisiana at South Alabama
1 234Total
• Ragin' Cajuns 3 1600 19
Jaguars 0 707 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
104:17LAStevie Artigue 37-yard field goal
(7 plays, 34 yards, 2:58)		LA 3–0
213:34LAMichael Jacquet III 54-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue PAT failed)
(9 plays, 87 yards, 3:41)		LA 9–0
10:34LAChase Rogers 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick)
(5 plays, 46 yards, 2:19)		LA 16–0
03:10LAStevie Artigue 20-yard field goal
(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56)		LA 19–0
00:38USAMalik Stanley 12-yard pass from Cole Garvin (Gavin Patterson kick)
(10 plays, 80 yards, 2:32)		LA 19–7
400:59USAMalik Stanley 18-yard pass from Cole Garvin (Gavin Patterson kick)
(12 plays, 89 yards, 1:27)		LA 19–14
See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team
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

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See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Pregame line Over/under
Mississippi –18
Louisiana at Mississippi– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 01222
Rebels 21 14 7850

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
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

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See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Pregame line Over/under
New Mexico State –4
New Mexico State at Louisiana– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 10 14334
Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 31347

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
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

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See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana –4.5
Georgia Southern at Louisiana– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 14 3 10734
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 31424

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
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

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See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Appalachian State –14.5
Louisiana at Appalachian State– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 0 0714
Mountaineers 14 21 141463

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

References

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  1. ^ "UL fires Hudspeth as head coach - KATC.com | Continuous News Coverage | Acadiana-Lafayette". Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "UL fires head football coach Hudspeth, citing inconsistent play, declining support". The Advertiser. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette hires Billy Napier as football coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "UL-Lafayette hires former Alabama assistant Billy Napier as football coach". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns Announce 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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