2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–1 (4–0 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
Georgia Southern   4 – 1     6 – 3  
Marshall   3 – 1     5 – 3  
Old Dominion   3 – 2     4 – 5  
James Madison   2 – 2     6 – 2  
Appalachian State   2 – 3     4 – 4  
Coastal Carolina   1 – 3     4 – 4  
Georgia State   0 – 4     2 – 6  
West Division
Louisiana   4 – 0     7 – 1  
Arkansas State   3 – 1     5 – 3  
South Alabama   3 – 2     4 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 2     5 – 3  
Texas State   2 – 2     4 – 4  
Troy   1 – 4     2 – 7  
Southern Miss   0 – 4     1 – 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 4, 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.

Schedule

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

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+
November 16South Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
November 23Troy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
November 30at Louisiana–Monroe

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) UL – Dre'lyn Washington 6-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:24; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:30) UL – Harvey Broussard 13-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:50; Louisiana 14–0)
  • (10:07) UL – Caleb Kibodi 50-yard interception, Kenneth Almendares kick (Louisiana 21–0)
  • (4:06) UL – Tavion Smith 56-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:59; Louisiana 27–0)
  • (0:39) UL – Kenneth Almendares 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:09; Louisiana 30–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:46) UL – 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) UL – 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 UL
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) UL – Kenneth Almendares 30 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:15; KENN 3–7)
  • (6:02) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47; UL 10–7)
  • (1:54) UL – Zylan Perry 19 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:26; UL 17–7)
  • (0:00) UL – Kenneth Almendares 26 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:21; UL 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:02) UL – Robert Williams 3 yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:44; UL 27–7)
  • (0:49) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:03; UL 34–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:30) KENN – Austin Welch 30 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 8:12; UL 34–10)
Statistics Louisiana Kennesaw State
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) UL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) TUL – Ty Thompson 2-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (9:14) UL – Kenneth Almendares 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:43; Louisiana 10–7)
  • (2:02) TUL – Ethan Head 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:08; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:40) TUL – Jack Tchienchou 38-yard interception, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 17–10)
  • (0:03) UL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; Tulane 17–13)
Third quarter
  • (14:47) TUL – Rayshawn Pleasant 94-yard kickoff return, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 24–13)
  • (13:06) UL – Caden Jensen 1-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Tulane 24–19)
  • (8:57) TUL – Reggie Brown 33-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:05; Tulane 31–19)
  • (6:42) UL – Terrance Carter 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; Tulane 31–26)
  • (3:11) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:26; Tulane 38–26)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:17) UL – Ben Wooldridge 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Tulane 38–33)
  • (5:42) TUL – Ethan Head 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 7:35; Tulane 41–33)
Statistics TULN UL
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
Louisiana 14 7 101041
Wake Forest 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
Louisiana 7 10 01734
Coastal Carolina 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
Louisiana 7 7 3623
Texas State 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
Arkansas State 0 0 000
Louisiana 0 0 000

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
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

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See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Game Ten – South Alabama Jaguars (4–5) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
South Alabama 0 0 000
Louisiana 0 0 000

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: TBA CDT
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

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

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

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