Jake Delhomme is the Ragin' Cajuns' all-time leader in passing yards, and also led in passing touchdowns until 2021. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football program in various categories,[ 1] [ 2] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive statistics, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Ragin' Cajuns represent the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the NCAA 's Sun Belt Conference .
Although Louisiana began competing in intercollegiate football in 1902,[ 2] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1949. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1949, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 3] The Ragin' Cajuns have played in nine bowl games since this decision (all since 2011). This has given many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. While two of Louisiana's nine bowl appearances are not recognized by the NCAA due to sanctions imposed by that body, individual statistics from those games are recognized by the NCAA, provided that the players involved were not declared ineligible. The Sun Belt Conference has held a championship game since 2018. The Ragin' Cajuns qualified for the first four editions (2018–2021), although the 2020 edition was not played due to COVID-19 issues. This has given players in those seasons an extra game in which to accumulate statistics. Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout college football, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the eligibility of any football player, giving every player who participated in that season the chance for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four. These lists are updated through the 2021 season .
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Jake Delhomme 9,216 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Levi Lewis 9,203[ 4] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3 Terrance Broadway 7,556 2012 2013 2014 4 Jerry Babb 6,241 2003 2004 2005 2006 5 Brian Mitchell 5,447 1986 1987 1988 1989 6 Jon Van Cleave 5,267 2001 2002 2003 2004 7 Chris Masson 4,757 2008 2009 2010 2011 8 Roy Henry 4,656 1975 1976 1977 9 Blaine Gautier 4,159 2009 2010 2011 2012 10 Michael Desormeaux 3,893 2005 2006 2007 2008
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Levi Lewis 3,050[ 4] 2019 2 Blaine Gautier 2,958 2011 3 Levi Lewis 2,917[ 4] 2021 4 Jake Delhomme 2,901 1996 5 Terrance Broadway 2,842 2012 6 Jake Delhomme 2,761 1995 7 Jon Van Cleave 2,499 2001 8 Terrance Broadway 2,419 2013 9 Chris Masson 2,406 2009 10 Jerry Babb 2,345 2004
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Tyrell Fenroy 4,646 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Elijah McGuire 4,312 2013 2014 2015 2016 3 Trey Ragas 3,572 2017 2018 2019 2020 4 Brian Mitchell 3,335 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Alonzo Harris 3,330 2011 2012 2013 2014 6 Elijah Mitchell 3,259[ 8] 2017 2018 2019 2020 7 Michael Desormeaux 2,843 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Darren Brister 2,432 1996 1998 1999 2000 9 Kenyon Cotton 2,311 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Chris Smith 2,166[ 9] 2019 2020 2021 2022
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Tyrell Fenroy 1,375 2008 2 Brian Mitchell 1,311 1989 3 Elijah McGuire 1,264 2014 4 Tyrell Fenroy 1,197 2006 5 Trey Ragas 1,181 2018 6 Elijah Mitchell 1,147 2019 7 Michael Desormeaux 1,141 2007 8 Elijah McGuire 1,127 2016 9 Elijah McGuire 1,058 2015 10 Tyrell Fenroy 1,053 2005
Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Tyrell Fenroy 297 2008 Louisiana-Monroe 2 Brian Mitchell 271 1987 Colorado State 3 Elijah McGuire 265 2014 Arkansas State 4 F. G. Mixon 261 1951 Stephen F. Austin 5 Chris Smith 238[ 10] 2021 Arkansas State 6 Brian Mitchell 232 1989 Arkansas State 7 Elijah McGuire 223 2016 South Alabama 8 Dwayne Williams 222 1986 Tulane 9 Brian Mitchell 214 1989 Lamar 10 Darren Brister 204 1996 Arkansas State
Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Brian Mitchell 5 1989 Lamar Alonzo Harris 5 2014 South Alabama Elijah McGuire 5 2015 Northwestern State 4 9 times 4 Most recent: Alonzo Harris & Elijah McGuire,2014 vs. Arkansas State
Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Brandon Stokley 3,702 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Fred Stamps 2,789 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Jamal Robinson 2,653 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Ja'Marcus Bradley 2,359[ 12] 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Donald Richard 2,326 1993 1994 1995 1996 6 Ladarius Green 2,201 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Javone Lawson 2,107 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 Wayde Butler 2,076 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Bill Sampy 1,988 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 Willie Culpepper 1,967 1985 1986 1987 1988
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 15]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Levi Lewis 10,291 [ 4] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2 Terrance Broadway 9,420 2012 2013 2014 3 Jake Delhomme 8,876 1993 1994 1995 1996 4 Brian Mitchell 8,782 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Jerry Babb 7,730 2003 2004 2005 2006 6 Michael Desormeaux 6,736 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Jon Van Cleave 5,269 2002 2003 2004 8 Blaine Gautier 5,042 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Chris Masson 4,975 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 Roy Henry 4,793 1975 1976 1977
Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Terrance Broadway 3,611 2012 2 Blaine Gautier 3,444 2011 3 Brian Mitchell 3,277 1989 4 Levi Lewis 3,260 [ 4] 2021 5 Levi Lewis 3,245 [ 4] 2019 6 Terrance Broadway 2,948 2014 7 Michael Desormeaux 2,911 2008 8 Terrance Broadway 2,861 2013 9 Jake Delhomme 2,822 1996 10 Jake Delhomme 2,769 1995
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 17] The 2021 Louisiana media guide does not list leaders in this statistic over any time frame, although past editions have done so.
Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Mike McDonald 4 1970 Northeast Louisiana
Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Frank Bartley 30 1978 Southern Illinois
Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Rafael Septién 6 1974 San Jose State Mike Lemoine 6 1989 Central Michigan
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Career Rk Player FG% Years 1 Brett Baer 90.0% 2010 2011 2012
Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Mike Shafer 100.0% 1994 Brett Baer 100.0% 2010 3 Brett Baer 90.0% 2011
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