2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	8–1 (5–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Michael Desormeaux (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Salgado (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Georgia Southern	4	–	1	6	–	3
Marshall	4	–	1	6	–	3
James Madison	3	–	2	7	–	2
Old Dominion	3	–	2	4	–	5
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	5	–	4
Appalachian State	2	–	4	4	–	5
Georgia State	0	–	5	2	–	7
West Division
Louisiana	5	–	0	8	–	1
Texas State	3	–	2	5	–	4
Arkansas State	3	–	2	5	–	4
South Alabama	3	–	2	4	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	3	5	–	4
Troy	1	–	4	2	–	7
Southern Miss	0	–	5	1	–	8
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of November 10, 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

Media poll

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West division)
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.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 40–10	23,107
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 34–10	11,040
September 21	11:00 a.m.	Tulane*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	L 33–41	22,534
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest*	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	W 41–38	31,061
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 23–13	24,041
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 34–24	14,058
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 34–24	17,812
October 29	6:30 p.m.	at Texas State	UFCU Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN2	W 23–17	16,831
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 55–19
November 16	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+
November 23		Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
November 30		at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Grambling State (FCS)

Game One – Grambling State Tigers (FCS) (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers (FCS)	0	0	7	3	10
Ragin' Cajuns	7	23	7	3	40

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

Game Two – Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (1–0) vs Kennesaw State Owls (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin Cajuns	0	20	14	0	34
Owls	7	0	0	3	10

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

Game Three – Tulane Green Wave (1–2) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	17	21	3	41
Ragin' Cajuns	7	6	13	7	33

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

Game Four – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–1) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	10	10	41
Demon Deacons	3	14	14	7	38

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

Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	14	3	3	23
Golden Eagles	0	13	0	0	13

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

Game Six – Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	14	3	7	24
Ragin' Cajuns	3	14	3	14	34

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

Game Seven – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5–1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	10	0	17	34
Chanticleers	0	14	3	7	24

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

Game Eight – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–1) at Texas State Bobcats (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	3	6	23
Bobcats	6	0	8	3	17

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

Game Nine – Arkansas State Red Wolves (5–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ARST	ULL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Alabama

Game Ten – South Alabama Jaguars (4–5) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	USA	ULL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Troy

Game Eleven – Troy Trojans (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: TBA CDT

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)

Game Twelve – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

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

^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Louisiana Places Five On Preseason All-SBC Team". ragincajuns.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "2024 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[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] "2024 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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