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]
College recruiting information 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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:
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
[ 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)
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 * ESPN3 W 51–4818,289 September 9 3:00 p.m. at Tulsa * ESPN3 L 42–6617,758 September 16 11:00 a.m. at Texas A&M * SECN L 21–4598,412 September 23 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe ESPN3 L 50–56 2OT 18,318 October 7 4:00 p.m. at Idaho ESPN3 W 21–1614,198 6:30 p.m. Texas State ESPNU W 24–713,106 6:30 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPNU L 3–4721,943 November 4 3:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN3 W 19-1412,742 November 11 11:00 a.m. at Ole Miss * SECN L 22–5051,618 November 18 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State ESPN3 W 47–3416,058 November 25 4:00 p.m. Georgia Southern ESPN3 L 24–3412,993 December 2 1:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN3 L 14–6323,411
Schedule Source: [ 6] 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, 2017Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 18,289Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 N MPH Referee: Jason AutreyTelevision 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
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
Louisiana at Texas A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 0 21 0 0 21 • Aggies 7 7 17 14 45
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 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, 2017Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 42 minutesGame attendance: 18,318Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: 4 ESE MPH Referee: Ted PittsTelevision 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
Louisiana at Idaho 1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 0 21 Vandals 7 3 3 3 16
Date: October 7, 2017Location: Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 14,198Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor (N/A) • Wind: Indoor (N/A)Referee: Ted PittsTelevision 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 at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 7 0 7 • Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 3 7 24
Date: October 12, 2017Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutesGame attendance: 13,106Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 8 NNE MPH Referee: Jeremy ParkerTelevision network: ESPNU \
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
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, 2017Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutesGame attendance: 21,943Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 5 SE MPH Referee: Jason AutreyTelevision 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
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, 2017Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 12,742Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 SE MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTelevision 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
Pregame line Over/under Mississippi –18
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
Pregame line Over/under New Mexico State –4
New Mexico State at Louisiana– Game summary
Quarter Total Aggies 7 10 14 3 34 Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 3 13 47
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : November 18Game time : 4:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 16,048Referee : Ted PittsTV : 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
Pregame line Over/under Louisiana –4.5
Georgia Southern at Louisiana– Game summary
Quarter Total Eagles 14 3 10 7 34 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 3 14 24
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : November 25Game time : 4:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 74 °F (23 °C); clearGame attendance : 12,993Referee : Kevin StineTV : 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
Quarter Total Ragin' Cajuns 7 0 0 7 14 Mountaineers 14 21 14 14 63
at Kidd Brewer Stadium , Boone, NC
Date : December 2Game time : 1:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 23,411Referee : Jason AutreyTV : 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
^ "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 .^ "UL fires head football coach Hudspeth, citing inconsistent play, declining support" . The Advertiser . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .^ "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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