# 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.
On December 3, the day following their final season game (a blowout loss against Appalachian State, 63–14), head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired. 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. On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.

## Offseason
### Recruiting class

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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018. |||||||

## Preseason
### Award watchlists

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

### Sun Belt Media Day
#### Predicted 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
## 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
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 FieldLafayette, LA (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 51–48 | 18,289 |
| September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Tulsa* | H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN3 | L 42–66 | 17,758 |
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Texas A&M* | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | L 21–45 | 98,412 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN3 | L 50–56 $^{2OT}$ | 18,318 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | W 21–16 | 14,198 |
| October 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas State | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPNU | W 24–7 | 13,106 |
| October 19 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 3–47 | 21,943 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | W 19–14 | 12,742 |
| November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | at Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECN | L 22–50 | 51,618 |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 47–34 | 16,058 |
| November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 24–34 | 12,993 |
| December 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–63 | 23,411 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 |
| 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 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Rushing | Eugene Bethea | 23 carries, 187 yards, 2 TDs |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Receiving | Juwan Dickey | 8 receptions, 99 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Jordan Davis | 12-23, 162 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 4 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Keenan Barnes | 3 receptions, 70 yards |

### At Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| • Golden Hurricane | 10 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 66 |
| 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 |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 11 carries, 130 yards, TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Ryheem Malone | 8 receptions, 119 yards |
| Tulsa | Passing | Chad President | 14-20, 243 yards, TD |
| Tulsa | Rushing | D'Angelo Brewer | 38 carries, 262 yards, 3 TDs |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Justin Hobbs | 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD |

### At Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| • Aggies | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| 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 |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 14 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Keenan Barnes | 12 receptions, 118 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Kellen Mond | 21-34, 301 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Jacob Kibodi | 4 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Damion Ratley | 2 receptions, 86 yards |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| • Warhawks | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 56 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 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 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Rushing | Caleb Evans | 16 carries, 129 yards, 5 TDs |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Receiving | Marcus Green | 8 receptions, 117 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Andre Nunez | 22-37, 287 yards, 2 TDs |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Elijah Mitchell | 13 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Jarrod Jackson | 7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Vandals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Ja'Marcus Bradley | 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 13-28, 149 yards |
| Idaho | Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 14 carries, 62 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jacob Sannon | 4 receptions, 58 yards |

### Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 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 |
| Texas State | Rushing | Willie Jones III | 14 carries, 58 yards |
| Texas State | Receiving | Thurman Morbley | 3 receptions, 68 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Andre Nunez | 17-27, 232 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 19 carries, 72 yards, 2 TDs |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Keenan Barnes | 5 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |

### At Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Red Wolves | 14 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 47 |
| 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 |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Jordan Davis | 9 carries, 33 yards |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Michael Jacquet | 6 receptions, 55 yards |
| Louisiana | Passing | Justice Hansen | 23-37, 275 yards, 2 TDs |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Justice Hansen | 13 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Blake Mack | 5 receptions, 65 yards |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Levi Lewis | 18 carries, 129 yards |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Michael Jacquet | 2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD |
| South Alabama | Passing | Cole Garvin | 22-35, 274 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| South Alabama | Rushing | Tra Minter | 13 carries, 50 yards |
| South Alabama | 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

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Mississippi | –18 |
| Quarter | 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

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| New Mexico State | –4 |
| Quarter | 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 Huntley - 6 carries, 58 yards
Top receivers
LA - Ryheem Malone - 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
NMSU - Larry Rose III - 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Top defenders
LA - Jacques Boudreaux - 9 tackles
NMSU - Ron LaForce - 15 tackles :
| Statistics | Georgia Southern | Louisiana |
| First downs | 23 | 13 |
| Total yards | 464 | 379 |
| Rushing yards | 389 | 149 |
| Passing yards | 75 | 230 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 40:02 | 19:58 |

### Georgia Southern

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana | –4.5 |
| Quarter | 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

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Appalachian State | –14.5 |
| Quarter | 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 :