# 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.

## Preseason
### Award watchlists

The following players were named to preseason award watchlist
Walter Camp Award
* Elijah McGuire
Lombardi Award
* Mykhael Quave
* Dominique Tovell
Doak Walker Award
* Elijah McGuire
Paul Hornung Award
* Elijah McGuire

### Sun Belt Media Day
#### Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year – Elijah McGuire, RB (Louisiana-Lafayette)

#### Predicted standings

Sun Belt Conference predicted standings :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 110 (6) |
| 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 108 (3) |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 96 (1) |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 82 |
| 5 | Texas State | 78 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 68 (1) |
| 7 | UL Monroe | 59 |
| 8 | Troy | 39 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 32 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 30 |
| 11 | Idaho | 24 |

#### Preseason All–Conference Team
## Schedule

Louisiana–Lafayette announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and South Alabama.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPNU | L 33–40 | 62,933 |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 44–17 | 26,824 |
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | Akron* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 24,679 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ASN | L 14–43 | 26,910 |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | Texas State | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 49–27 | 21,377 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | L 27–37 | 20,495 |
| October 31 | 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 17,410 |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 10,070 |
| November 12 | 6:30 pm | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPNU | L 25–32 | 14,096 |
| November 21 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico State | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 34–37 | 17,023 |
| November 28 | 1:00 pm | at Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 16,124 |
| December 5 | 4:00 pm | Troy | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 22,264 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
    Schedule source:

## Game summaries

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); hot, mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 62,933
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
UK - Stanley Williams 75-yard TD run, Austin MacGinnis kick good, 14:44 (UK 7-0)
UK - Garrett Johnson 35-yard TD pass from Patrick Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 6:17 (UK 14-0)
Second quarter
UK - Jeff Badet 37-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 14:43 (UK 21-0)
ULL - Brooks Haack 4-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 8:33 (UK 21-7)
UK - MacGinnis 44-yard field goal, 2:16 (UK 24-7)
Third quarter
UK - MacGinnis 24-yard field goal, 9:54 (UK 27-7)
ULL - Artigue 31-yard field goal, 6:04 (UK 27-10)
UK - Blake Bone 5-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick no good, 3:47 (UK 33-10)
ULL - Torrey Pierce 56-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:26 (UK 33-17)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Pierce 26-yard TD run, Jalen Nixon two-point conversion pass good to Elijah McGuire, 11:39 (UK 33-25)
ULL - Nixon 23-yard TD run, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 7:36 (TIE 33-33)
UK - Mikel Horton 12-yard TD run, MacGinnis kick good, 0:57 (UK 40-33)
Top passers
UK - Patrick Towles - 16/34, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT
ULL - Brooks Haack - 22/37, 194 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
UK - Stanley Williams - 10 carries, 135 yards, TD
ULL - Torrey Pierce - 10 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
UK - Garrett Johnson - 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 7 receptions, 69 yards :

### Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 26,824
* Referee: Jeff Hilyer
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Elijah McGuire 7-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:01 (ULL 7-0)
ULL - McGuire 88-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:07 (ULL 14-0)
Second quarter
NSU - Chris Jones 41-yard TD run, Chris Moore kick good, 10:17 (ULL 14-7)
ULL - McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 3:55 (ULL 20-7)
ULL - McGuire 24-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:16 (ULL 27-7)
NSU - Moore 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (ULL 27-10)
Third quarter
ULL - McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:16 (ULL 34-10)
NSU - Cody Jones 14-yard TD pass from J.D. Almond, Moore kick good, 2:30 (ULL 34-17)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Pierce 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 14:56 (ULL 41-17)
ULL - Artigue 26-yard field goal, 7:33 (ULL 44-17)
Top passers
ULL - Brooks Haack - 7/8, 187 yards
NSU - J.D. Almond - 5/10, 66 yards, TD
Top rushers
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 14 carries, 162 yards, 5 TD
NSU - Daniel Taylor - 13 carries, 60 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Devin Scott - 3 receptions, 90 yards
NSU - Chris Jones - 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD :

### Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 24,679
* Referee: Tony Cannella
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
AKR - Andrew Pratt 9-yard TD pass from Thomas Woodson, Robert Stein kick good, 7:10 (AKR 7-0)
Second quarter
AKR - Woodson 14-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 14:54 (AKR 14-0)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 17-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 10:50 (AKR 14-7)
Third quarter
AKR - Conor Hundley 1-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 11:24 (AKR 21-7)
AKR - Jerome Lane 72-yard TD pass from Woodson, 7:53 (AKR 28-7)
Fourth quarter
AKR - Conor Hundley 11-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 10:08 (AKR 35-7)
ULL - Gabe Fuselier 8-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Artigue kick good, 6:22 (AKR 35-14)
Top passers
AKR - Thomas Woodson - 13/29, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
ULL - Jalen Nixon - 11/20, 96 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
AKR - Thomas Woodson - 8 carries, 93 yards, TD
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
AKR - Jerome Lane - reception, 72 yards, TD
ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD :

### At Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 26,910
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV: ASN
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Elijah McGuire 49-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:06 (ULL 7-0)
LT - Trent Taylor 8-yard TD pass from Jeff Driskel, Jonathon Barnes kick good, 8:39 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
LT - Driskel 19-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, 12:36 (LT 14-7)
LT - Team defensive safety, 11:09 (LT 16-7)
LT - Barnes 50-yard field goal, 7:00 (LT 19-7)
LT - Barnes 41-yard field goal, 0:17 (LT 22-7)
LT - Bryson Abraham 50-yard interception return for TD, Barnes kick good, 0:00 (LT 29-7)
Third quarter
LT - Marcus Gains 72-yard TD pass from Driskel, Barnes kick good, 13:26 (LT 36-7)
ULL - Nixon 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:23 (LT 36-14)
Fourth quarter
LT - Kenneth Dixon 6-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, (LT 43-14)
Top passers
LT - Jeff Driskel - 20/33, 290 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Jalen Nixon, 17/33, 161 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
LT - Kenneth Dixon - 22 carries, 59 yards, TD
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 12 carries, 84 yards
Top receivers
LT - Marcus Gains - 8 receptions, 165 yards, TD
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD :

### Texas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear, sunny
* Game attendance: 21,377
* Referee: Jeff Hilyer
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
TXST - Robert Lowe 37-yard TD pass from Tyler Jones, James Sherman kick good, 9:52 (TXST 7-0)
ULL - Al Riles 22-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 5:05 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
TXST - Jones 31-yard TD run, Sherman kick good, 12:27 (TXST 14-7)
ULL - Jamal Robinson 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:35 (TIE 14-14)
Third quarter
ULL - Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 12:33 (ULL 21-14)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:17 (ULL 28-14)
ULL - Nixon 18-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 2:31 (ULL 35-14)
TXST - Brandon Smith 95-yard kickoff return for TD, Sherman kick good, 2:17 (ULL 35-21)
ULL - Jeryl Brazil 100-yard kickoff return for TD, Artigue kick good, 2:02 (ULL 42-21)
Fourth quarter
TXST - Tyler Siudzinski 1-yard TD run, Sherman kick blocked, 9:06 (ULL 42-27)
ULL - Torrey Pierce 2-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:39 (ULL 49-27)
Top passers
ULL - Jalen Nixon - 22/29, 238 yards, 3 TD
TXST - Tyler Jones - 13/33, 178 yards, TD
Top rushers
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 28 carries, 170 yards, TD
TXST - Tyler Jones - 11 carries, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
ULL - Al Riles - 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
TXST - C.J. Best - 9 receptions, 70 yards :

### At Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Red Wolves | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); mostly clear
* Game attendance: 20,495
* Referee: Charles Lewis
* TV: ESPN2
* [www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400787454]
Game information :
First quarter
ARST - Michael Gordon 7-yard TD run, Drew White kick no good, 8:13 (ARST 6-0)
ARST - Johnston White 21-yard TD run, JD Houston kick good, 1:15 (ARST 13-0)
Second quarter
ARST - Darion Griswold 2-yard TD pass from Fredi Knighten, Houston kick good, 13:24 (ARST 20-0)
ARST - Cody Brown 30-yard interception return for TD, Houston kick good, 11:29 (ARST 27-0)
ULL - Jalen Nixon 75-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 11:16 (ARST 27-7)
ARST - Chris Murray 46-yard TD pass from Knighten, Houston kick good, 3:55 (ARST 34-7)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 8-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:25 (ARST 34-14)
Third quarter
ARST - Houston 42-yard field goal, 2:35 (ARST 37-14)
ULL - Al Riles 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:05 (ARST 37-21)
Fourth quarter
ULL - McGuire 20-yard TD pass from Nixon, two-point conversion run no good, 11:02 (ARST 37-27)
Top passers
ARST - Fredi Knighten - 8/19, 105 yards, 2 TD, INT
ULL - Jalen Nixon - 17/44, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARST - Warren Wand - 9 carries, 98 yards
ULL - Jalen Nixon - 19 carries, 201 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARST - Chris Murray - reception, 46 yards, TD
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD :

### Louisiana–Monroe

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); light drizzle
* Game attendance: 17,410
* Referee: Jeff Hilyer
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 13:27 (ULL 3-0)
ULM - Marcus Green 27-yard TD pass from Garrett Smith, Craig Ford kick good, 8:03 (ULM 7-3)
ULM - Ajalen Holley 29-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 3:28 (ULM 14-3)
Second quarter
ULL - Artigue 41-yard field goal, 14:14 (ULM 14-6)
ULL - Artigue 33-yard field goal, 6:53 (ULM 14-9)
ULM - Kaylon Watson 53-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 6:14 (ULM 21-9)
ULM - Ford 29-yard field goal, 0:35 (ULM 24-9)
Third quarter
ULL - Elijah McGuire 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:50 (ULM 24-16)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Brooks Haack 13-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass no good, 7:21 (ULM 24-22)
ULL - Jamal Robinson 64-yard TD pass from Haack, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 3:10 (ULL 30-24)
Top passers
ULL - Brooks Haack - 6/13, 85 yards, TD
ULM - Garrett Smith - 16/35, 265 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 19 carries, 59 yards, TD
ULM - Garrett Smith - 19 carries, 33 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Jamal Robinson - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
ULM - Ajalen Holley - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD :

### At Georgia State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: N/A (Domed stadium)
* Game attendance: 10,070
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 3-0)
ULL - Montrel Carter 0-yard return for TD of blocked punt, Artigue kick good, 8:42 (ULL 10-0)
GSU - Keith Rucker 8-yard TD pass from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good, 6:06 (ULL 10-7)
ULL - Al Riles 4-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Artigue kick good, 0:55 (ULL 17-7)
Second quarter
GSU - Rucker 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 9:08 (ULL 17-14)
Third quarter
GSU - Donovan Harden 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 5:27 (GSU 21-17)
ULL - Artigue 49-yard field goal, 1:30 (GSU 21-20)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Artigue 21-yard field goal, 6:59 (ULL 23-21)
Top passers
ULL - Brooks Haack - 18/25, 162 yards, TD
GSU - Nick Arbuckle - 22/38, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 21 carries, 73 yards
GSU - Demarcus Kirk - 14 carries, 85 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Al Riles - 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD
GSU - Penny Hart - 5 receptions, 97 yards :

### At South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 14,096
* Referee: Jason McArthur
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Jalen Nixon 18-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick blocked, 11:18 (ULL 6-0)
USA - Xavier Johnson 9-yard TD run, Aleem Sunanon kick good, 8:00 (USA 7-6)
Second quarter
USA - Sunanon 25-yard field goal, 6:20 (USA 10-6)
USA - Gerald Everett 10-yard TD pass from Cody Clements, Sunanon kick good, 0:20 (USA 17-6)
Third quarter
ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:44 (USA 17-13)
Fourth quarter
USA - Clements 7-yard TD pass from Everett, Sunanon kick good, 12:51 (USA 24-13)
ULL - Jamal Robinson 45-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, two-point pass conversion no good, 10:57 (USA 24-19)
ULL - Savion Brown 85-yard interception return for TD, two point pass conversion no good, 8:26 (ULL 25-24)
USA - Johnson 16-yard TD run, Clements run for two-point conversion, 3:32 (USA 32-25)
Top passers
USA - Cody Clements - 17/28, 281 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Brooks Haack - 21/34, 270 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
USA - Xavier Johnson - 23 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Jalen Nixon - 6 carries, 30 yards, TD
Top receivers
USA - Braedon Bowman - 2 receptions, 69 yards
ULL - Jamal Robinson - 10 receptions, 188 yards, TD :

### New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 17,023
* Referee: Charles Lewis
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
NMSU - Parker Davidson 44-yard field goal, 5:11 (NMSU 3-0)
ULL - Al Riles 20-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:50 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
NMSU - Tyrain Taylor 58-yard TD pass from Andrew Allen, Davidson kick good, 14:08 (NMSU 10-7)
NMSU - Davidson 33-yard field goal, 10:08 (NMSU 13-7)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 64 yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 9:04 (ULL 14-13)
NMSU - Gregory Hogan, 21-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 6:41 (NMSU 20-14)
ULL - Bird 23-yard field goal, 1:27 (NMSU 20-17)
Third quarter
ULL - Bird 31-yard field goal, 5:27 (TIE 20-20)
NMSU - Teldrick Morgan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 1:25 (NMSU 27-20)
Fourth quarter
ULL - McGuire 27-yard TD run, Bird kick good, 10:37 (TIE 27-27)
ULL - Jamal Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Bird kick good, 6:27 (ULL 34-27)
NMSU - Hogan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 3:59 (TIE 34-34)
NMSU - Davidson 21-yard field goal, 1:29 (NMSU 37-34)
Top passers
NMSU - Andrew Allen - 13/31, 243 yards, 4 TD
ULL - Brooks Haack - 24/37, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NMSU - Larry Rose III - 27 carries, 191 yards
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 18 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NMSU - Tyrain Taylor - 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD
ULL - Jamal Robinson - 12 receptions, 183 yards, TD :

### At Appalachian State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 16,123
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
APST - Marcus Cox 9-yard TD run, Zach Matics kick good, 9:34 (APST 7-0)
Second quarter
APST - Cox 1-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 14:03 (APST 14-0)
Third quarter
APST - Jalin Moore 54-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 6:44 (APST 21-0)
Fourth quarter
APST - Michael Moll 2-yard TD pass from Taylor Lamb, Matics kick good, 6:34 (APST 28-0)
ULL - Jordan Davis 20-yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 0:57 (APST 28-7)
Top passers
APST - Taylor Lamb - 14/21, 172 yards, TD
ULL - Brooks Haack - 13/22, 128 yards
Top rushers
APST - Jalin Moore - 13 carries, 104 yards, TD
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 43 yards
Top receivers
APST - Malachi Jones - 3 receptions, 58 yards
ULL - Jamal Robinson - 7 receptions, 66 yards :

### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 22,264
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
TROY - Brandon Burks 23-yard TD pass from Brandon Silver, Jed Solomon kick good, 12:34 (TROY 7-0)
TROY - Teddy Ruben 15-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 6:37 (TROY 14-0)
TROY - Solomon 39-yard field goal, 2:57 (TROY 17-0)
TROY - Ruben 62-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 0:47 (TROY 24-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Elijah McGuire 18-yard TD run, Carlos Alvarez kick good, 13:00 (TROY 24-7)
ULL - Alvarez 41-yard field goal, 0:35 (TROY 24-10)
Third quarter
ULL - McGuire 7-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Alvarez kick good, 10:51 (TROY 24-17)
TROY - Jarvis Bentley 67-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 8:56 (TROY 31-17)
TROY - Solomon 21-yard field goal, 3:10 (TROY 34-17)
TROY - Demetrius Cain 17-yard fumble return for TD, Solomon kick good, 2:31 (TROY 41-17)
Top passers
TROY - Brandon Silvers - 22/28, 320 yards, 4 TD
ULL - Jordan Davis - 19/33, 196 yards, TD
Top rushers
TROY - Brandon Burks - 25 carries, 118 yards
ULL - Elijah McGuire - 15 carries, 86 yards, TD
Top receivers
TROY - Teddy Ruben - 8 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Devin Scott - 4 receptions, 74 yards :