2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Billy Napier. The Cajuns made it to the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game for the second consecutive year by winning the West Division, ultimately losing to Appalachian State by the score of 45–38. The Cajuns then defeated Miami (OH) in the LendingTree Bowl, to end the season with an overall record of 11–3. Following the season, head coach Billy Napier's contract was extended by two years, going into the 2025 season.[1]

2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Sun Belt West Division champion
LendingTree Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Sale (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$   7 1     13 1  
Georgia Southern   5 3     7 6  
Georgia State   4 4     7 6  
Troy   3 5     5 7  
Coastal Carolina   2 6     5 7  
West Division
Louisiana x   7 1     11 3  
Arkansas State   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 4     5 7  
Texas State   2 6     3 9  
South Alabama   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Tyler Brown
OL
Madison, Mississippi St. Josepth Catholic H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 303 lb (137 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Quintlan Cobb
DL
Kaplan, Louisiana Kaplan H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 314 lb (142 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Chandler Fields
QB
Metairie, Louisiana Archbishop Rummel H.S. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
La'Kamion Franklin
OLB
Monroe, Louisiana Neville H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 213 lb (97 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
A.J. Gillie
OL
Natchitoches, Louisiana Natchitoches Central H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Andrew Gleason
OLB
West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 243 lb (110 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Tyler Guidry
LB
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Southern U Lab 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 222 lb (101 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jax Harrington
OL
Erath, Louisiana Erath H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 305 lb (138 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Shomari Hayes
DT
Phoenix, Arizona Mountain Pointe H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 294 lb (133 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jaden Henderson
DB
New Orleans, Louisiana McDonogh 35 H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Bobby Holmes
DB
Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff H.S. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Dalvin Hutchinson
DL
West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 317 lb (144 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Neal Johnson
TE
Mesquite, Texas West Mesquite H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Peter LeBlanc
WR
New Iberia, Louisiana Catholic-New Iberia H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Brandon Legendre
WR
Thibodeaux, Louisiana E.D. White Catholic H.S. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jai'Ave Magalei
QB
Tacoma, Washington Mount Sac H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 234 lb (106 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Amir McDonald
CB
Pensacola, Florida West Florida Tech 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Clifton McDowell
QB
Spring, Texas Spring H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ja-Quane Nelson
DL
High Point, North Carolina Hutchinson C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Logan Newell
OL
Monroe, Louisiana Neville H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 281 lb (127 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Grant Paulette
K
Hebron, Texas Hebron H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Brian Smith
WR
Lake Charles, Louisiana Barbe H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Nathan Thomas
OL
Chalmette, Louisiana Chalmette H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 258 lb (117 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
O'Cyrus Torrence
OL
Greensburg, Louisiana St. Helena Central H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 313 lb (142 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kendall Wilkerson
DE
Kentwood, Louisiana Kentwood H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award Elijah Mitchell RB JR
Doak Walker Award Trey Ragas RB R-JR
Mackey Award Johnny Lumpkin TE R-JR
Outland Trophy Robert Hunt OL R-SR
Wuerffel Trophy Deuce Wallace DB R-SR

Sun Belt coaches poll edit

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 18, 2019. Louisiana was picked to finish 1st in the West Division with 46 total votes and picked to finish second in the conference with 6 1st place votes behind Appalachian State's 7.[2]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Louisiana 46 (6)
2 Arkansas State 42 (3)
3 Louisiana–Monroe 27
4 South Alabama 19 (1)
5 Texas State 16
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Appalachian State 46 (7)
2 Troy 39 (1)
3 Georgia Southern 35 (2)
4 Coastal Carolina 17
5 Georgia State 13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams edit

Roster edit

2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Levi Lewis Jr
WR 2 Ja'Marcus Bradley   Sr
RB 3 Ashton Johnson Sr
RB 4 Raymond Calais Sr
WR 6 Cassius Allen   Fr
WR 7 Brian Smith Jr.   Jr
QB 8 Jai'Ave Magalei   So
RB 9 Trey Ragas   Jr
QB 10 Clinton McDowell Fr
WR 11 Calif Gossett   Jr
QB 13 Beau Kalbacher   Jr
WR 13 Brandon Legendre Fr
RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Jr
QB 16 Chandler Fields Fr
QB 17 Brayden Hawkins   Fr
WR 18 Jalen Williams   Jr
WR 19 Jamal Bell Jr
WR 20 Jarrod Jackson   Sr
RB 21 Chris Smith   Fr
TE 22 Nick Ralston Sr
WR 26 Kaleb Carter   Fr
RB 27 T. J. Wisham   So
WR 28 Dalen Cambre Fr
WR 29 Peter LeBlanc Fr
WR 30 Devon Pauley   Fr
WR 33 Michael Orphey Jr.   Fr
RB 38 Brendon Hoorman Fr
OL 50 Robert Hunt   Sr
OL 53 AJ Gillie Fr
OL 58 O'Cyrus Torrence Fr
OL 61 Cole Prudhomme   Sr
OL 62 Nathan Thomas Fr
OL 63 Spencer Gardner   So
OL 64 Shane Vallot   So
OL 65 Carlos Rubio   So
OL 66 Rico Robinson   Sr
OL 67 Ken Marks   Sr
OL 68 Tyler Brown Fr
OL 70 Jax Harrington Fr
OL 71 Akkai Ward   Jr
OL 72 Max Yarbrough   Fr
OL 73 David Hudson   So
OL 74 Max Mitchell So
OL 75 Kevin Dotson   Sr
OL 76 Kendell Baker   Jr
OL 77 King McGowen Fr
OL 78 Luke Junkunc   Fr
OL 79 Logan Newell Fr
TE 80 Chase Rogers   So
WR 82 Da'Ron Williams   Jr
WR 83 Pat Hughes   So
WR 86 Jacob Bernard Fr
TE 86 Pearse Migl   Fr
TE 87 Neal Johnson Fr
TE 88 Johnny Lumpkin   Jr
TE 89 Hunter Bergeron   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill   So
LB 3 Joe Dillon   Jr
DT 4 Zi'Yon Hill   So
LB 6 Kris Moncrief So
LB 7 Ferrod Gardner   Jr
DL 8 Kendall Wilkerson Fr
DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse   Sr
CB 10 Bobby Holmes Fr
DB 11 Michael Jacquet   Sr
DB 13 Patrick Mensah   Fr
DE 15 Bennie Higgins Sr
DB 16 Percy Butler So
LB 17 Chauncey Manac   Jr
DB 18 Asjlin Washington So
DB 19 Eric Garror So
S 20 Mekhi Garner So
CB 21 Amir McDaniel Fr
DB 22 Daijuane Dorsey Jr
DB 23 Schdarren Archie   So
LB 23 Kyle Pierre   So
DB 24 Bralen Trahan   So
DB 25 Deuce Wallace   Sr
DB 26 Blair Brooks   Jr
DB 27 Cameron Soloman   Jr
DB 28 Ja'Len Johnson   So
S 29 Jaden Henderson Fr
DB 30 Brandon Bishop   Fr
DB 30 Tim Morgan   Fr
LB 31 Alonzo Brown   Sr
LB 33 Tyler Guidry Fr
LB 34 Jordan Cordova So
S 35 Brenndan Johnson   Jr
DB 36 Kam Pedescleaux   Fr
DB 37 Jude Joseph   Fr
LB 37 Ja'Braylon Spencer Fr
DB 38 Terik Miller   Sr
LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux   So
LB 44 Tanner Wiggins   Jr
LB 46 Damani Burrell   Fr
LB 48 Troy Krutchen   So
LB 50 Andre Jones Jr.   So
LB 51 Ken Jones   So
LB 52 Cooper LeBlanc   Fr
LB 53 Chandler Wachholtz   Sr
DL 54 Sammy Ochoa   Fr
DL 55 Devin Mitchell So
DE 56 Terrence Jones   Jr
LB 57 La'Kamion Franklin Fr
LB 59 Jacques Boudreaux Sr
DL 90 Timaje Porter So
DL 91 Dominique Holden   So
DL 93 Masry Mapieu So
DL 94 Dalvin Hutchinson Fr
LB 95 Andre Riley So
DE 96 Malcolm Rollins   So
DL 97 Andre Landry   So
DL 97 Ja'Quane Nelson   So
DL 98 Shomari Hayes Fr
DL 99 Tayland Humphrey   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Seth Kootsouradis   Jr
K 36 Stevie Artigue   Sr
K 39 Grant Paulette Fr
K 45 Kenneth Almendares   Fr
P 47 Rhys Byrns So
LS 49 Paul Boudreaux   So
LS 69 Cody Myers So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Rob Sale (LSU)
    Offensive coordinator/OL
  • Ron Roberts (UT Martin)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana)
    Assistant head coach/TE
  • Jabbar Juke (Southern)
    Assistant head coach/RB
  • Tim Leger (McNeese State)
    Assistant head coach/WR/recruiting coordinator
  • D. J. Looney (Mississippi State)
    Assistant head coach/Assistant OL
  • Matt Powledge (Sam Houston State)
    Assistant head coach/OLB/Special Team coordinator
  • Rory Segrest (Alabama)
    Assistant head coach/DL
  • Patrick Toney (Southeastern Louisiana)
    Assistant head coach/S
  • LaMar Morgan (Louisiana
    Assistant head coach/CB
  • Troy Wingerter (Louisiana)
    Director of football operations
  • Mark Hocke (New Orleans)
    Director of strength and conditioning
  • Darren Walker (Louisiana)
    Assistant Director of Athletics for Video Operations
  • Jacob LaFrance
    Director of player personnel
  • Joshua Thompson
    Director of Recruiting & Football Logistics
  • Katie Turner
    Director of On-Campus Recruiting
  • Ainslee Dyer
    Assistant Director of Recruiting & Football Logistics
  • Courtnei Davis
    Administrative coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 11, 2019

Schedule edit

The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.

The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Cajun Field, Liberty Flames, and Independent school in Division I FBS Football and the Texas Southern Tigers of the SWAC, will travel to Mid-American Conference (MAC) member Ohio, and will play host to the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 201911:00 a.m.vs. Mississippi State*ESPNUL 28–3822,440
September 76:30 p.m.Liberty*ESPN+W 35–1416,231
September 147:30 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 77–618,183
September 211:00 p.m.at Ohio*ESPN+W 45–2517,416
September 285:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN+W 37–2419,220
October 97:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2L 7–1721,012
October 176:30 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPNUW 37–2019,176
November 24:00 p.m.Texas State 
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 31–321,063
November 76:30 p.m.at Coastal CarolinaESPNUW 48–714,857
November 164:00 p.m.at South AlabamaESPN+W 37–2716,748
November 234:00 p.m.Troy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 53–314,262
November 306:30 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
ESPNUW 31–3014,227
December 711:00 a.m.at No. 21 Appalachian StateESPNL 38–4518,868
January 6, 20206:30 p.m.vs. Miami (OH)*ESPNW 27–1729,212
Schedule Source:[3][4][5]

Game summaries edit

Mississippi State edit

Mississippi State at Louisiana
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 14710 38
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7014 28
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,440
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • Television network: ESPNU
      
Pregame line Over/under
Mississippi State -18.5
Statistics Mississippi State Louisiana
First downs 29 27
Total yards 497 430
Rushing yards 261 163
Passing yards 236 267
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 20–30, 236 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Osirus Mitchell 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 24–39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Raymond Calais 8 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Jamal Bell 8 receptions, 113 yards

Liberty edit

Liberty at Louisiana
1 234Total
Flames 7 700 14
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14140 35
  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,231
  • Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny, Hot • Wind: 4 WSW MPH
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • Television network: ESPN+
    
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -14.5
Statistics Liberty Louisiana
First downs 20 26
Total yards 361 593
Rushing yards 142 407
Passing yards 219 186
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 21–37, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Frankie Hickson 18 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 6 receptions, 70 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15–23, 179 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Trey Ragas 9 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 6 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDs

Texas Southern edit

Texas Southern at Louisiana
1 234Total
Tigers (Div. I FCS) 3 300 6
Ragin' Cajuns 28 28714 77
  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,183
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 E MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • Television network: ESPN3
         
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -47.0
Statistics Texas Southern Louisiana
First downs 20 26
Total yards 361 593
Rushing yards 142 407
Passing yards 219 186
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing DeAndre Johnson 16–30, 151 yards
Rushing Taylor Cook 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Donnie Corley 6 receptions, 62 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 10–13, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing T. J. Wisham 11 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Peter LeBlanc 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD

At Ohio edit

Louisiana at Ohio
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 31421 45
Bobcats 0 6613 25
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Peden Stadium
    Athens, OH
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,416
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 WSW MPH
  • Referee: Curt Johnson
  • Television network: ESPN+
        
Pregame line Over/under
Ohio -3.0
Statistics Louisiana Ohio
First downs 25 23
Total yards 489 380
Rushing yards 285 103
Passing yards 204 277
Turnovers 1 5
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19–29, 188 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 17 carries, 143 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Quintin Guice 5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing Nathan Rourke 18–38, 277 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Nathan Rourke 9 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Shane Hooks 3 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

At Georgia Southern edit

Louisiana at Georgia Southern
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 10713 37
Eagles 3 1083 24
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,220
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 7 SE MPH
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN+
       
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -3.0
Statistics Louisiana Georgia Southern
First downs 23 18
Total yards 440 252
Rushing yards 275 215
Passing yards 165 37
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 11–18, 165 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Trey Ragas 16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jarrod Jackson 1 reception, 51 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6–12, 37 yards
Rushing Shai Werts 21 carries, 93 yards
Receiving NaJee Thompson 4 receptions, 24 yards

Appalachian State edit

Appalachian State at Louisiana
1 234Total
No. 28 Mountaineers 7 037 17
Ragin' Cajuns 0 700 7
  • Date: October 9, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 21,012
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 S MPH
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • Television network: ESPN2
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -3.0
Statistics Appalachian State Louisiana
First downs 21 16
Total yards 343 254
Rushing yards 196 123
Passing yards 147 131
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 34:38 25:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 11–17, 147 yards
Rushing Darrynton Evans 22 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Corey Sutton 2 receptions, 58 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 13–24, 131 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 13 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Jarrod Jackson 5 receptions, 68 yards

At Arkansas State edit

Louisiana at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 17013 37
Red Wolves 7 337 20
  • Date: October 17, 2019
  • Location: Centennial Bank Stadium
    Jonesboro, AR
  • Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,176
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 3 SSE MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • Television network: ESPNU
      
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -5.0
Statistics Louisiana Arkansas State
First downs 26 27
Total yards 496 473
Rushing yards 315 170
Passing yards 181 303
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:50 33:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 17–24, 181 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Raymond Calais 8 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 6 receptions, 72 yards
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 23–34, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Marcel Murray 35 carries, 164 yards
Receiving Omar Bayless 9 receptions, 150 yards

Texas State edit

Texas State at Louisiana
1 234Total
Bobcats 0 300 3
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10210 31
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute
  • Game attendance: 21,063
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 12 N MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Television network: ESPN+
    
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -23.0
Statistics Texas State Louisiana
First downs 17 24
Total yards 264 479
Rushing yards 58 296
Passing yards 206 183
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:28 30:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Tyler Vitt 24–34, 206 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Tyler Vitt 10 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Trevis Graham Jr. 6 receptions, 52 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 13–21, 183 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 13 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalen Williams 3 receptions, 50 yards

At Coastal Carolina edit

Louisiana at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 10213 48
Chanticleers 0 007 7
  • Date: November 7, 2019
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 7:32 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,857
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 1 NW MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • Television network: ESPNU
     
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -14.0
Statistics Louisiana Coastal Carolina
First downs 30 14
Total yards 564 236
Rushing yards 225 103
Passing yards 339 133
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:26 26:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 26–30, 296 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Chris Smith 8 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 7 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Bryce Carpenter 9-20, 71 yards
Rushing C. J. Marable 10 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Sam Denmark 1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama edit

Louisiana at South Alabama
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 14614 37
Jaguars 7 776 27
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium
    Mobile, AL
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,748
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 NNW MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN+
       
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -27.5
Statistics Louisiana South Alabama
First downs 23 23
Total yards 391 467
Rushing yards 255 351
Passing yards 136 116
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:02 29:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 16–29, 136 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 17 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jamal Bell 3 receptions, 51 yards
South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 8–15, 116 yards
Rushing Tra Minter 22 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cade Sutherland 3 receptions, 64 yards

Troy edit

Troy at Louisiana
1 234Total
Trojans 3 000 3
RV Ragin' Cajuns 14 17193 53
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,262
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 NW MPH
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN+
       
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -12.0
Statistics Troy Louisiana
First downs 22 28
Total yards 359 598
Rushing yards 156 254
Passing yards 203 344
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:04 32:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Kaleb Barker 15–32, 178 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing DK Billingsley 10 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 6 receptions, 44 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 21–33, 273 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Chris Smith 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana–Monroe edit

Louisiana–Monroe at Louisiana
1 234Total
Warhawks 7 7106 30
RV Ragin' Cajuns 7 1473 31
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:33 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,227
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 14 SSW MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Television network: ESPNU
      
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -19.5
Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana
First downs 25 20
Total yards 570 522
Rushing yards 240 252
Passing yards 330 270
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:46 32:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Caleb Evans 22–37, 330 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Josh Johnson 13 carries, 109 yards
Receiving Josh Pederson 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15–23, 270 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Raymond Calais 8 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 4 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD

At Appalachian State (Sun Belt Championship game) edit

Louisiana at Appalachian State
1 234Total
RV Ragin' Cajuns 7 10714 38
No. 21 Mountaineers 21 1473 45
  • Date: December 7, 2019
  • Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium
    Boone, NC
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,618
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN
         
Pregame line Over/under
Appalachian State -6.0
Statistics Louisiana Appalachian State
First downs 31 20
Total yards 513 416
Rushing yards 159 267
Passing yards 354 149
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 24–46, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Mitchell 18 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Peter LeBlanc 3 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 9–17, 149 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Daetrich Harrington 9 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Darrynton Evans 2 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TDs

Vs. Miami (OH) (LendingTree Bowl) edit

Louisiana vs. Miami (OH)
1 234Total
RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 10143 27
RedHawks 0 737 17
  • Date: January 6, 2020
  • Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium
    Mobile, AL
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 29,212
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 SW MPH
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • Television network: ESPN
     
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana -14.0
Statistics Louisiana Miami (OH)
First downs 18 22
Total yards 401 351
Rushing yards 155 103
Passing yards 246 248
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:17 31:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19–26, 246 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Levi Lewis 8 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Ja'Marcus Bradley 7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TDs
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 22–31, 248 yards
Rushing Tyre Shelton 6 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Jack Sorenson 10 receptions, 107 yards

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Postseason edit

All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team edit

References:[6]

Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Team edit

References:[7]

Postseason Personal Accolades edit

Award Player Year Position
SBC Coach of the Year Billy Napier 2nd Year Head coach
Pro Football Focus All-American Kevin Dotson SR OL
Sports Illustrated First Team All-American Kevin Dotson SR OL
USA Today First Team All-American Kevin Dotson SR OL
Associated Press First Team All-American Kevin Dotson SR OL
FootballScoop running backs coach of the Year Jabbar Juluke 3rd Year RB Coach
Park Place Hospital Male Student–Athlete Comeback of the Year Joe Dillon R-SR LB

References:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Players in the NFL edit

Players Drafted edit

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 39 Robert Hunt OG Miami Dolphins
4 135 Kevin Dotson OG Pittsburgh Steelers
7 245 Raymond Calais RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References:[15]

Players Signed (Undrafted Free Agents) edit

Player Position NFL Club
Michael Jacquet CB Philadelphia Eagles
Ja'Marcus Bradley WR Cleveland Browns

References:[16]

References edit

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  4. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Kelley, Kevin (May 30, 2019). "Sun Belt early season 2019 football TV schedule announced". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Rodgers, Scottie. "2019 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Places Nine Players on LSWA Teams". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Staff Reports. "Chatsworth native Napier named Sun Belt football coach of the year". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kevin Dotson Named Pro Football Focus All-American". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Kevin Dotson Named Sports Illustrated First Team All-American". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Kevin Dotson Earns USA Today First Team All-American Honors". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dotson Adds Associated Press First Team All-America Honors". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jabbar Juluke Named the 2019 FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Joe Dillon Awarded Male Student-Athlete Comeback of the Year". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  15. ^ "2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Buckley, Tim. "Cajuns coach Napier: NFL scouts 'flip over every rock'". The Advertiser. Retrieved July 5, 2020.