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2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–2 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJim Salgado (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Georgia Southern   4 – 2     6 – 4  
James Madison   4 – 2     8 – 2  
Old Dominion   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 4     5 – 5  
Appalachian State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Georgia State   0 – 6     2 – 8  
West Division
Louisiana   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Texas State   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Arkansas State   4 – 2     6 – 4  
South Alabama   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Troy   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Southern Miss   0 – 6     1 – 9  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team will represent the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by Michael Desormeaux in his third year as the head coach. The Ragin' Cajuns will play home games at Cajun Field, located in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Preseason

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Media poll

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In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish third place in the West division.[1]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas State 92 (9)
2 Troy 68 (4)
3 Louisiana 66 (1)
4 Arkansas State 65
5 South Alabama 54
6 Southern Miss 31
7 Louisiana–Monroe 16

Offensive lineman AJ Gillie and returner Zylan Perry were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and special teams, respectively.[2] Defensive lineman Jordan Lawson, linebacker KC Ossai, and defensive back Tyrone Lewis Jr. were named to the second team.

Personnel

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2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 0 Terrance Carter  So
QB 2 D'Wayné Winfield Williams  Fr
WR 3 Harvey Broussard So
WR 4 Jacob Bernard  Sr
QB 6 Sam Altmann Fr
RB 7 Elijah Davis  Fr
WR 8 Rahji Dennis Fr
WR 9 Lance LeGendre  Sr
QB 10 Ben Wooldridge  Sr
WR 11 Dalen Cambre  Sr
WR 13 Charles Robertson  So
WR 15 Robert Williams  Jr
QB 16 Daniel Beale Fr
QB 17 Adryan Lara  So
QB 18 Chandler Fields  Sr
WR 19 Dale Martin  Jr
RB 20 Dre'Lyn Washington  Jr
RB 21 Zylan Perry  So
RB 22 Chaz Ward  Sr
WR 23 Landon Strother Fr
RB 24 Steven Blanco Fr
RB 25 Hutch Swilley Fr
RB 27 Kendrell Williams  Jr
WR 28 KeDarius Wade  Fr
RB 29 Keilan Sherman Fr
WR 30 Trayv'on Culbert  Jr
WR 33 Landon Baptiste  Fr
WR 34 Christian Pillette Fr
RB 41 Tylon Citizen  Fr
TE 44 Teddy Gawlik Fr
OL 50 Cooper Fordham  Fr
OL 52 Ryder Bentley Fr
OL 53 AJ Gillie  Sr
OL 54 Jarrick Nedie Fr
OL 55 Landon Burton  Sr
OL 57 Zay Alexander  Fr
OL 59 Andrew Martinez  Fr
OL 60 Jackson Hammond Fr
OL 62 Ethan Clark  So
OL 63 Ryan Ebrahim  Jr
OL 64 Bryant Williams  So
OL 65 Xzavier Brown  Fr
OL 67 John Bragg  Fr
OL 70 Jax Harrington  Sr
OL 71 George Jackson  Jr
OL 72 J'Marion Gooch So
OL 73 Djay Williams Fr
OL 74 Peyton Polk  Fr
OL 75 Kaden Moreau  So
OL 76 Matthew Broussard  Fr
OL 77 King McGowen  Sr
OL 78 Quinton Williams  So
OL 79 Mackey Maillho  Jr
WR 80 Tavion Smith Sr
WR 81 Jaydon Jackson  So
TE 82 Rhett Guidry  Jr
TE 83 Grant Miller  So
WR 85 Cullen Charles Fr
TE 86 Ty Stamey  Fr
TE 88 Caden Jensen  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Jordan Lawson  Jr
DL 2 Antoine Baylis Sr
S 3 Tyrone Lewis Jr.  Sr
S 4 Tyree Skipper  Jr
LB 6 Terrence Williams  Jr
CB 7 Courtline Flowers (S[3])  Jr
LB 8 K. C. Ossai Sr
DL 9 Mason Narcisse Sr
CB 10 Shadwel Nkuba II  Jr
CB 11 Caleb Anderson  Jr
CB 13 Amir McDaniel  Sr
S 15 Ja'Corian Norris Fr
LB 16 Kailep Edwards Jr
OLB 17 Ashley Williams  Fr
S 18 Micaiah Bivines  Jr
OLB 19 Cameron Whitfield  Jr
S 20 Jalen Clark  Jr
CB 21 Keyon Martin Sr
LB 22 Jaden Dugger Jr
CB 23 Jeremiah Moses  Fr
CB 24 Lorenzell Dubose  So
LB 25 Carmycah Glass  So
CB 26 Justin Agu  Jr
S 27 Key'Savalyn Barnes  Jr
S 28 Kody Jackson  Fr
CB 29 Denim Day  So
LB 30 Ethan Veal Fr
LB 31 Trey Fite  So
CB 33 Avery Demery Fr
CB 34 Calep Jacob  So
S 35 Collin Jacob  So
S 36 Maurion Eleam  So
LB 36 Conor McPherson Fr
LB 37 Micah Johnson  Fr
S 37 Bryant Merriwether  Fr
LB 38 Na'Tori Brown Fr
CB 39 Cedric Moore Fr
DB 40 EJ McDonald Fr
DL 41 Chase Edwards  Fr
S 43 Aaron Wright  Jr
LB 44 Jake St. Andre  So
LB 45 Caleb Kibodi  Jr
S 45 Lake Bates Fr
LB 46 Emiliano Soldevilla  Fr
S 47 Kerry Wilson  So
S 49 Travin Moore  Fr
LB 51 Hayden Darbonne  Fr
LB 52 Ben Bienvenu Fr
DE 54 KJ Riley III  Fr
DL 68 Fitzgerald West Jr.  So
OLB 80 Lester Jones  Fr
LB 82 Jaden Breaux Fr
DL 90 Kadarius Miller Sr
DL 91 Priest Ashe Fr
DL 93 Kyron Mims  Sr
DL 94 Timahj Jones Fr
DL 95 Maxie Baudoin IV  Jr
DL 96 James Klingberg Fr
DL 97 Lance Williams So
DL 98 Jeremiah Holts Fr
DL 99 Ashton Wright Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 39 Carter Milliron Jr
K 40 Logan Klotz  Jr
LS 40 Hunter Sims  Jr
K 45 Kenneth Almendares  Sr
P 50 Brayden Guilbeau Fr
P/K 51 Braxton Guilbeau Jr
P 92 Nathan Torney Jr
K 95 Tony Sterner  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 13 November 2024

Schedule

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The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Grambling State*
ESPN+W 40–1023,107
September 76:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*
ESPN+W 34–1011,040
September 2111:00 a.m.Tulane*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPNUL 33–4122,534
September 282:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
ACCNW 41–3831,061
October 56:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+W 23–1324,041
October 126:30 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 34–2414,058
October 1911:00 a.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPNUW 34–2417,812
October 296:30 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN2W 23–1716,831
November 94:00 p.m.Arkansas Statedagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 55–1916,451
November 166:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+L 22–2416,063
November 234:00 p.m.Troy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+
November 3011:00 a.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPNU

Game summaries

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Grambling State (FCS)

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See also: 2024 Grambling State Tigers football team
Game One – Grambling State Tigers (FCS) (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers (FCS) 0 0 7310
Ragin' Cajuns 7 23 7340

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 23,107
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:04) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 6-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:24; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:30) ULL – Harvey Broussard 13-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:50; Louisiana 14–0)
  • (10:07) ULL – Caleb Kibodi 50-yard interception, Kenneth Almendares kick (Louisiana 21–0)
  • (4:06) ULL – Tavion Smith 56-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:59; Louisiana 27–0)
  • (0:39) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:09; Louisiana 30–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:46) ULL – Terrance Carter 10-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:00; Louisiana 37–0)
  • (4:35) GSU – Ke'Travion Hargrove 1-yard run, Reed Harradine kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; Louisiana 37–7)
  • (3:33) ULL – Tony Sterner 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:52; Louisiana 40–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:55) GSU – Reed Harradine 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:26; Louisiana 40–10)
Statistics GSU ULL
First downs 12 24
Plays–yards 48–241 66–481
Rushes–yards 20–75 28–118
Passing yards 166 363
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–28–1 29–38–1
Time of possession 25:42 34:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Grambling State Passing Myles Crawley 19/28, 166 yards, INT
Rushing Ke'Travion Hargrove 12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Howard 5 receptions, 68 yards
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 25/33, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Zylan Perry 5 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Harvey Broussard 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at Kennesaw State

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See also: 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Game Two – Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (1–0) vs Kennesaw State Owls (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin Cajuns 0 20 14034
Owls 7 0 0310

at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

  • Date: September 7th
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,040
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:19) KENN – Preston Daniels 3 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:32; KENN 0–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:55) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 30 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:15; KENN 3–7)
  • (6:02) ULL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47; ULL 10–7)
  • (1:54) ULL – Zylan Perry 19 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:26; ULL 17–7)
  • (0:00) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 26 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:21; ULL 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:02) ULL – Robert Williams 3 yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:44; ULL 27–7)
  • (0:49) ULL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:03; ULL 34–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:30) KENN – Austin Welch 30 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 8:12; ULL 34–10)
Statistics ULL KENN
First downs 21 12
Plays–yards 454 204
Rushes–yards 257 111
Passing yards 197 93
Passing: comp–att–int 17-22-0 7-13-0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 32:04 27:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 15/19, 189 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Zylan Perry 10 carries, 10 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Bernard 4 receptions, 84 yards
Kennesaw State Passing Davis Bryson 7/13, 93 yards
Rushing Michael Benefield 9 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Tykeem Wallace 2 receptions, 34 yards

Tulane

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See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
Game Three – Tulane Green Wave (1–2) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 17 21341
Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 13733

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,534
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) TULN – Ty Thompson 2-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (9:14) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:43; Louisiana 10–7)
  • (2:02) TULN – Ethan Head 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:08; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:40) TULN – Jack Tchienchou 38-yard interception, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 17–10)
  • (0:03) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; Tulane 17–13)
Third quarter
  • (14:47) TULN – Rayshawn Pleasant 94-yard kickoff return, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 24–13)
  • (13:06) ULL – Caden Jensen 1-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Tulane 24–19)
  • (8:57) TULN – Reggie Brown 33-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:05; Tulane 31–19)
  • (6:42) ULL – Terrance Carter 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; Tulane 31–26)
  • (3:11) TULN – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:26; Tulane 38–26)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:17) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Tulane 38–33)
  • (5:42) TULN – Ethan Head 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 7:35; Tulane 41–33)
Statistics TULN ULL
First downs 18 22
Plays–yards 64–355 63–413
Rushes–yards 47–272 28–175
Passing yards 83 238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–17–0 19–35–2
Time of possession 33:57 26:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Darian Mensah 11/17, 83 yards, TD
Rushing Makhi Hughes 23 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving Reggie Brown 1 reception, 33 yards, TD
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 19/34, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bill Davis 9 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Terrance Carter 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at Wake Forest

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See also: 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Game Four – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–1) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 7 101041
Demon Deacons 3 14 14738

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 PM
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 31,061
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:56) ULL – Tavion Smith 2-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:54; Louisiana 7–0)
  • (2:31) WAKE – Matthew Dennis 39-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:25; Louisiana 7–3)
  • (0:56) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Louisiana 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (4:28) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:28; Louisiana 14–10)
  • (1:18) ULL – Lance LeGendre 20-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Louisiana 21–10)
  • (0:15) WAKE – Deuce Alexander 3-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:57; Louisiana 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (10:22) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 50-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:38; Louisiana 24–17)
  • (8:19) WAKE – Demond Claiborne 60-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; Tied 24–24)
  • (6:49) ULL – Lance LeGendre 48-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Louisiana 31–24)
  • (0:39) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:10; Tied 31–31)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:07) ULL – Bill Davis 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:32; Louisiana 38–31)
  • (1:55) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:06; Tied 38–38)
  • (0:52) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:55; Louisiana 41–38)
Statistics ULL WAKE
First downs 24 28
Plays–yards 62–466 73–472
Rushes–yards 33–209 37–218
Passing yards 257 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–29–0 29–36–1
Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 20/29, 257 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bill Davis 13 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Lance LeGendre 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Wake Forest Passing Hank Bachmeier 29/35, 254 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Demond Claiborne 12 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Horatio Fields 6 receptions, 81 yards

at Southern Miss

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See also: 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 14 3323
Golden Eagles 0 13 0013

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,041
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:47) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Louisiana 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:26) ULL – Lance LeGendre 15-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:12; Louisiana 10–0)
  • (11:19) USM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59; Louisiana 10–7)
  • (8:51) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 21-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:19; Louisiana 17–7)
  • (1:40) USM – Kenyon Clay 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:23; Louisiana 17–13)
Third Quarter
  • (2:07) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 8:14; Louisiana 20–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:29) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 7:05; Louisiana 23–13)
Statistics ULL USM
First downs 22 8
Total yards 410 177
Rushing yards 188 37
Passing yards 222 140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–30–0 15–21–0
Time of possession 41:35 18:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 22/30, 222 yards, TD
Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 12 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Terrance Carter 7 receptions, 64 yards
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 15/21, 140 yards
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 7 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Kenyon Clay 1 reception, 31 yards

Appalachian State

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See also: 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Game Six – Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 14 3724
Ragin' Cajuns 3 14 31434

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,058
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:03) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Louisiana 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:29) APP – David Larkins 1-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:48; Appalachian State 7–3)
  • (10:10) ULL – Terrance Carter 74-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:13; Louisiana 10–7)
  • (1:55) ULL – Harvey Broussard 8-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 3:14; Louisiana 17–7)
  • (0:27) APP – Kanye Roberts 15-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 1:28; Louisiana 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:19) APP – Jackson Moore 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:46; Tied 17–17)
  • (3:10) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 53-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:04; Louisiana 20–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:11) ULL – Landon Burton 0-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:08; Louisiana 27–17)
  • (8:06) APP – Eli Wilson 26-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:38; Louisiana 27–24)
  • (1:03) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:44; Louisiana 34–24)
Statistics APP ULL
First downs 25 19
Total yards 391 364
Rushing yards 155 166
Passing yards 236 198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–42–4 14–23–1
Time of possession 30:40 29:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 20/42, 236 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Kanye Roberts 26 carries, 148 yards
Receiving Kaedin Robinson 7 receptions, 96 yards
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 14/23, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Zylan Perry 14 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Terrance Carter 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD

at Coastal Carolina

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See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Game Seven – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5–1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 01734
Chanticleers 0 14 3724

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,812
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:09) ULL – Lance LeGendre 33-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:28) ULL – Bill Davis 9-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:20; Louisiana 14–0)
  • (8:50) CCU – Kendall Karr 11-yard pass from Noah Kim, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:33; Louisiana 14–7)
  • (3:11) ULL – Kenneth Alemdares 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:39; Louisiana 17–7)
  • (0:44) CCU – Braydon Bennett 4-yard pass from Noah Kim, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:22; Louisiana 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:16) CCU – Kade Hensley 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:22; Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:48) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:22; Louisiana 24–17)
  • (10:52) CCU – Braydon Bennett 49-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:52; Tied 24–24)
  • (5:58) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:54; Louisiana 27–24)
  • (2:34) ULL – Terrance Carter 59-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:30; Louisiana 34–24)
Statistics ULL CCU
First downs 26 19
Total yards 516 400
Rushing yards 143 208
Passing yards 373 192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–36–0 19–35–0
Time of possession 38:32 21:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 27/36, 373 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bill Davis 19 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Terrance Carter 7 receptions, 149 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Noah Kim 16/25, 182 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Braydon Bennett 13 carries, 132 yards, TD
Receiving Bryson Graves 3 receptions, 54 yards

at Texas State

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See also: 2024 Texas State Bobcats football team
Game Eight – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–1) at Texas State Bobcats (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 3623
Bobcats 6 0 8317

at UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX

  • Date: Tuesday October 29, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,831
  • Referee: Jay Hagood
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:16) TXST – Mason Shipley 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:44; Texas State 3–0)
  • (2:50) TXST – Mason Shipley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:27; Texas State 6–0)
  • (0:08) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 64-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Louisiana 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (1:08) ULL – Caden Jensen 1-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; Louisiana 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (8:23) TXST – Ismail Mahdi 1-yard run, Jaden Williams pass (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:33; Tied 14–14)
  • (4:59) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:24; Louisiana 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:30; Louisiana 20–14)
  • (10:02) TXST – Mason Shipley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:06; Louisiana 20–17)
  • (7:07) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:55; Louisiana 23–17)
Statistics ULL TXST
First downs 20 26
Total yards 423 378
Rushing yards 171 177
Passing yards 252 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 23–32–1
Time of possession 30:52 29:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 18/28, 252 yards, TD
Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 10 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Lance LeGendre 3 receptions, 76 yards
Texas State Passing RJ Martinez 11/14, 113 yards, INT
Rushing Ismail Mahdi 14 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Kole Wilson 6 receptions, 57 yards

Arkansas State

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See also: 2024 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Game Nine – Arkansas State Red Wolves (5–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 0 6 6719
Ragin' Cajuns 10 21 17755

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,451
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:07) ULL – Harvey Broussard 20-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:13; Louisiana 7–0)
  • (3:04) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:07; Louisiana 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:15) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 46-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:45; Louisiana 17–0)
  • (7:23) ULL – Zylan Perry 4-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:20; Louisiana 24–0)
  • (1:47) ULL – Bill Davis 13-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:30; Louisiana 31–0)
  • (0:07) ARST – Adam Jones 16-yard pass from Jaylen Raynor (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 1:36; Louisiana 31–6)
Third Quarter
  • (10:54) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:06; Louisiana 34–6)
  • (8:52) ARST – Zak Wallace 13-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; Louisiana 34–12)
  • (5:57) ULL – Bill Davis 10-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:46; Louisiana 41–12)
  • (0:34) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 14-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; Louisiana 48–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:46) ULL – Chandler Fields 12-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; Louisiana 55–12)
  • (3:48) ARST – Timmy McClain 10-yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:52; Louisiana 55–19)
Statistics ARST ULL
First downs 27 27
Total yards 401 579
Rushing yards 209 278
Passing yards 192 301
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–2 22–33–0
Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 23/35, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 14 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Corey Rucker 6 receptions, 73 yards
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 17/26, 264 yards, TD
Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 8 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lance LeGendre 4 receptions, 58 yards

South Alabama

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See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Game Ten – South Alabama Jaguars (4–5) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 17 0024
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 31622

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: W 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 16,063
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play), Eric Mouton (analyst) and Ben Schafer (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:10) USA – Gio Lopez 2-yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:05; South Alabama 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:54) USA – Gio Lopez 9-yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:52; South Alabama 14–0)
  • (10:24) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:22; South Alabama 14–3)
  • (6:18) USA – Kentrel Bullock 2-yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; South Alabama 21–3)
  • (0:00) USA – Laith Marjan 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 1:21; South Alabama 24–3)
Third Quarter
  • (5:11) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 25-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 8:28; South Alabama 24–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:18) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:42; South Alabama 24–9)
  • (8:28) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 66-yard pass from Chandler Fields, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:02; South Alabama 24–16)
  • (1:16) ULL – Chandler Fields 2-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:14; South Alabama 24–22)
Statistics USA ULL
First downs 19 22
Total yards 353 413
Rushing yards 68 137
Passing yards 285 276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–1 22–30–1
Time of possession 27:10 32:50
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Gio Lopez 24/34, 285 yards, INT
Rushing Fluff Bothwell 9 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Jamaal Pritchett 11 receptions, 170 yards
Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 14/17, 185 yards, TD
Rushing Bill Davis 16 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Harvey Broussard 6 receptions, 84 yards

Troy

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See also: 2024 Troy Trojans football team
Game Eleven – Troy Trojans (3–7) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 0 000
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 000

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play), Eric Mouton (analyst) and Ben Schafer (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics TROY ULL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Louisiana–Monroe (Battle on the Bayou)

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See also: 2024 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Game Twelve – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 000
Warhawks 0 0 000

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ULL ULM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana–Monroe Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Places Five On Preseason All-SBC Team". ragincajuns.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Cunningham, Joe (September 19, 2024). "Cajuns Starting Defender Suspended for the Season". 1033thegoat.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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