American college football season
The 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana , and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by fourth-year head coach Billy Napier . The Cajuns began the season with an away matchup against Big 12 's Texas and concluded their regular season at conference and in-state rival Louisiana–Monroe .
Napier was named the head coach of the Florida Gators on November 28. He announced that he would coach in the Sun Belt Championship Game on December 4 before departing. Napier led the Ragin’ Cajuns to their first outright Sun Belt championship win, defeating the Appalachian State Mountaineers, and left the Ragin’ Cajuns on a victorious note. On December 5, the same date as Napier's departure, Louisiana announced that then-offensive coordinator Michael Desormeaux would be promoted to head coach for the team's bowl game and the 2022 season. In his first game, Desormeaux defeated Marshall in the 2021 New Orleans Bowl .
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Clinton Anokwuru OLB Richmond, TX Fort Bend Bush HS Kansas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 lb (102 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Key'Savalyn Barnes CB Logansport, LA Logansport HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 188 lb (85 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jathan Caldwell TE Dickinson, TX Dickinson HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cejae Ceasar S Iowa, LA Iowa HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jalen Clark S New Orleans, LA Alabama Christian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : T. J. Fiailoa OL Lawton, OK MacArthur HS Louisiana–Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kendre' Gant ILB Port St. Joe, FL Port St. Joe HS Independence CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cameron George OLB Lafayette, LA Acadiana HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 236 lb (107 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : Hunter Herring QB West Monroe, LA Ouachita Christian HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : George Jackson OL Stone Mountain, GA Stephenson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 325 lb (147 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Montrell Johnson RB New Orleans, LA De La Salle HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Lance Legendre QB New Orleans, LA Warren Easton HS Maryland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tyrone Lewis, Jr. S Hammond, LA Hammond HS Kansas State 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Mackey Maillho OL Covington, LA Mandeville HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 353 lb (160 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Zy McDonald QB Ridgeland, MS Ridgeland HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : K. C. Ossai ILB Conroe, TX Oak Ridge HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 223 lb (101 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ja'Marian Peterson OLB New Orleans, LA De La Salle HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : John Stephens Jr. WR Logansport, LA Logansport HS TCU 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Dre'lyn Washington RB Hemphill, TX Hemphill HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cameron Whitfield OLB Houston, TX Dawson HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 245 lb (111 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kendrell Williams RB Carencro, LA Carencro HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Robert Williams WR Humble, TX Trinity Christian HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Dec 16, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Terrence Williams ATH Many, LA Many HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 214 lb (97 kg) – Feb 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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Sun Belt coaches poll [ edit ] The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 20, 2021. The Cajuns were picked to finish first in the West Division and first in the conference.[ 17]
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Louisiana 49 (9) 2 Arkansas State 38 (1) 3 South Alabama 27 4 Texas State 25 5 Louisiana–Monroe 11
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes T1 Coastal Carolina 44 (6) T1 Appalachian State 44 (4) 3 Georgia State 24 4 Georgia Southern 20 5 Troy 18
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams [ edit ] Offense
1st team
2nd team
Defense
1st team
Bralen Trahan – Defensive back, RS-JR 2nd team
Zi'Yon Hill – Defensive lineman, RS-JR Lorenzo McCaskill – Linebacker, RS-JR Eric Garror – Defensive back, JR
Special teams
1st team
Rhys Byrns – Punter, JR Chris Smith – Return Specialist, RS-SO
The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern , South Alabama , Arkansas State , and Troy . The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State , Texas State , Georgia State , and Louisiana–Monroe .
The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the three non-conference opponents at Cajun Field , Nicholls , from NCAA Division I FCS and Ohio of the Mid-American Conference , and will travel to Texas of the Big 12 and Liberty , a FBS Independent.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Texas * No. 23 FOX L 18–3891,113 September 11 6:00 p.m. Nicholls * ESPN3 W 27–2425,417 7:00 p.m. Ohio * ESPN W 49–1417,709 September 25 5:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ W 28–2017,522 October 2 7:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN+ W 20–1816,764 6:30 p.m. Appalachian State ESPN2 W 41–1320,066 6:30 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPNU W 28–277,138 October 30 11:00 a.m. Texas State ESPNU W 45–028,794 6:30 p.m. Georgia State ESPN W 21–1716,007 November 13 2:30 p.m. at Troy ESPN+ W 35–2124,738 November 20 3:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPNU W 42–1415,564 November 27 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe ESPNU W 21–1618,447 December 4 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State No. 24 ESPN W 24–1631,014 December 18 8:15 p.m. vs. Marshall * No. 23 ESPN W 36–2121,642
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Louisiana at Texas 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 6 6 18 • No. 21 Longhorns 7 7 14 10 38
Scoring summary 1 08:16 LA Kenneth Almendares 37-yard field goal(8 plays, 42 yards, 4:16) LA 3–0 02:25 UT Bijan Robinson 18-yard pass from Hudson Card (Cameron Dicker kick)(11 plays, 70 yards, 5:51) UT 7–3 2 02:00 UT Cade Brewer 6-yard pass from Hudson Card (Cameron Dicker kick)(14 plays, 62 yards, 7:45) UT 14–3 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 48-yard field goal(9 plays, 44 yards, 2:00) UT 14–6 3 11:48 UT Bijan Robinson 7-yard rush (Cameron Dicker kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:12) UT 21–6 05:50 LA Chris Smith 27-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares PAT blocked)(12 plays, 79 yards, 5:58) UT 21–12 02:43 UT Hudson Card 3-yard rush (Cameron Dicker kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 3:07) UT 28–12 4 12:24 UT Jordan Whittington 14-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Cameron Dicker kick)(10 plays, 83 yards, 3:46) UT 35–12 09:31 LA Kyren Lacy 19-yard pass from Levi Lewis (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) UT 35–18 06:16 UT Cameron Dicker 49-yard field goal(6 plays, 18 yards, 3:15) UT 38–18
Pregame line Over/under UT –8.5 58
Statistics Louisiana Texas First downs 22 21 Total yards 358 435 Rushing yards 76 170 Passing yards 282 265 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 26:47 33:13
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 28/40, 282 yards, 1 TD Rushing Chris Smith 11 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalen Williams 5 receptions, 71 yards Texas Passing Hudson Card 14/21, 224 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Bijan Robinson 20 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Whittington 7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
Nicholls at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total RV (FCS ) Colonels 7 3 0 14 24 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 10 7 7 3 27
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:04 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 25,417Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Scott Brazda (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:10 LA John Stephens Jr. 14-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) LA 7–0 10:54 NICH Dai'Jean Dixon 21-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(3 plays, 25 yards, 1:10) TIE 7–7 08:20 LA Kenneth Almendares 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 21 yards, 2:26) LA 10–7 2 05:54 LA Michael Jefferson 46-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(4 plays, 99 yards, 2:09) LA 17–7 00:36 NICH Gavin Lasseigne 42-yard field goal(9 plays, 32 yards, 1:38) LA 17–10 3 00:43 LA Kris Moncrief 67-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick)(2 plays, 0 yards, 0:52) LA 24–10 4 09:29 LA Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal(14 plays, 72 yards, 4:10) LA 27–10 05:03 NICH K. J. Franklin 20-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) LA 27–17 00:33 NICH Dai'Jean Dixon 6-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(7 plays, 81 yards, 1:45) LA 27–24
Pregame line Over/under LA –26.0 65
Statistics Nicholls Louisiana First downs 24 20 Total yards 511 417 Rushing yards 152 113 Passing yards 359 304 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:12 26:48
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 26/37, 359 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 18 carries, 121 yards Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 14 receptions, 198 yards, 2 TDs Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/33, 304 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Chris Smith 11 carries, 46 yards Receiving Michael Jefferson 3 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Ohio at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14 • Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 21 49
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 17,709Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 07:54 LA John Stephens Jr. 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 91 yards, 4:35) LA 7–0 2 14:19 LA Montrell Johnson 6-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 3:34) LA 14–0 02:26 OHIO O'Shaan Allison 25-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Tristian Vandenberg kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:42) LA 14–7 00:00 LA Montrell Johnson 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(9 plays, 64 yards, 1:14) LA 21–7 3 10:07 LA Montrell Johnson 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 78 yards, 4:53) LA 28–7 02:37 OHIO Ty Walton 21-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Tristian Vandenberg kick)(3 plays, 39 yards, 1:16) LA 28–14 4 11:51 LA Montrell Johnson 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(9 plays, 68 yards, 3:28) LA 35–14 06:04 LA Chris Smith 9-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 4:41) LA 42–14 00:48 LA John Stephens Jr. 13-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick)(8 plays, 48 yards, 3:27) LA 49–14
Pregame line Over/under LA –19.0 57
Statistics Ohio Louisiana First downs 17 33 Total yards 250 562 Rushing yards 112 312 Passing yards 138 250 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 12/22, 122 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Armani Rogers 7 carries, 58 yards Receiving Ty Walton 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 21/29, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson 13 carries, 84 yards, 4 TDs Receiving Kaleb Carter 3 receptions, 51 yards
At Georgia Southern [ edit ] Louisiana at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 14 0 28 Eagles 7 6 0 7 20
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 5:03 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutesGame attendance: 17,522Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst) Scoring summary 1 06:39 GASO Gerald Green 8-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(16 plays, 83 yards, 6:12) GASO 7–0 2 14:52 LA Michael Jefferson 48-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(6 plays, 85 yards, 2:07) TIE 7–7 08:01 LA Emani Bailey 3-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 59 yards, 5:21) LA 14–7 03:21 GASO Gerald Green 3-yard rush (Alex Raynor PAT blocked)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:19) LA 14–13 3 11:01 LA Johnny Lumpkin 22-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(5 plays, 68 yards, 1:32) LA 21–13 06:52 LA Dontae Fleming 46-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(5 plays, 92 yards, 1:50) LA 28–13 4 13:26 GASO Gerald Green 76-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 85 yards, 1:26) LA 28–20
Pregame line Over/under LA –14.5 55
Statistics Louisiana Georgia Southern First downs 18 23 Total yards 378 453 Rushing yards 129 278 Passing yards 249 175 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 27:11 32:49
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 17/28, 249 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Montrell Johnson 13 carries, 61 yards Receiving Dontae Fleming 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern Passing Justin Tomlin 11/24, 175 yards, 1 INT Rushing Gerald Green 18 carries, 186 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Logan Wright 4 receptions, 85 yards
Louisiana at South Alabama 1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 14 6 0 0 20 Jaguars 0 6 6 6 18
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 16,764Game weather: Rainy • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst) Scoring summary 1 14:02 LA Chris Smith 10-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(3 plays, 13 yards, 0:58) LA 7–0 11:10 LA Levi Lewis 22-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(4 plays, 57 yards, 1:24) LA 14–0 2 11:23 LA Emani Baileyh 15-yard rush (Nate Snyder PAT failed)(2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42) LA 20–0 01:33 USA Bryan Hill 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo PAT blocked)(11 plays, 60 yards, 5:09) LA 20–6 3 04:20 USA Bryan Hill 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo PAT failed)(8 plays, 79 yards, 4:33) LA 20–12 4 12:51 USA Jake Bentley 1-yard rush (Jake Bentley two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(10 plays, 55 yards, 4:47) LA 20–18
Pregame line Over/under LA –12.0 53
Statistics Louisiana South Alabama First downs 17 18 Total yards 283 387 Rushing yards 225 144 Passing yards 58 243 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 23:13 36:47
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 9/20, 49 yards Rushing Emani Bailey 7 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD Receiving Neal Johnson 1 reception, 18 yards South Alabama Passing Jake Bentley 19/29, 243 yards Rushing Bryan Hill 22 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jalen Tolbert 6 receptions, 143 yards
Appalachian State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total RV Mountaineers 3 3 7 0 13 • Ragin' Cajuns 20 0 7 14 41
Date: October 12, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 20,066Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 9 MPH Referee: Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and Cole Cubelic (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:45 LA Levi Lewis 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15) LA 7–0 05:58 APP Chandler Staton 31-yard field goal(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:47) LA 7–3 03:32 LA Kyren Lacy 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 87 yards, 2:36) LA 14–3 00:13 LA Chris Smith 1-yard rush *(Nate Snyder PAT failed)(4 plays, 31 yards, 2:12) LA 20–3 2 00:44 APP Chandler Staton 27-yard field goal(10 plays, 70 yards, 2:51) LA 20–6 3 13:11 LA Chris Smith 21-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(2 plays, 19 yards, 0:46) LA 27–6 08:19 APP Chase Brice 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(12 plays, 51 yards, 4:52) LA 27–13 4 10:38 LA Montrell Johnson 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(13 plays, 98 yards, 7:54) LA 34–13 08:16 LA Emani Bailey 26-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(4 plays, 39 yards, 2:11) LA 41–13
Pregame line Over/under APP –4.0 58
Statistics Appalachian State Louisiana First downs 15 23 Total yards 211 455 Rushing yards 78 246 Passing yards 133 209 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 23:28 36:32
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/26, 133 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Nate Noel 17 carries, 44 yards Receiving Malik Williams 6 receptions, 38 yards Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15/25, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson 14 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kyren Lacy 2 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana at Arkansas State 1 2 3 4 Total • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 14 0 28 Red Wolves 0 10 17 0 27
Scoring summary 2 05:38 ARST Corey Rucker 6-yard pass from Layne Hutcher (Blake Grupe kick)(13 plays, 94 yards, 5:44) ARST 7–0 05:19 LA Montrell Johnson 99-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(1 play, 99 yards, 0:19) TIE 7–7 02:21 ARST Blake Grupe 32-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) ARST 10–7 00:28 LA Chris Smith 6-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 1:53) LA 14–10 3 14:07 ARST Te'Vailance Hunt 76-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:53) ARST 17–14 12:35 LA Montrell Johnson 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32) LA 21–17 09:05 ARST Emmanuel Stevenson 15-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)(3 plays, 51 yards, 0:57) ARST 24–21 03:23 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal(6 plays, 12 yards, 2:16) ARST 27–21 02:37 LA Chris Smith 74-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:46) LA 28–27
Pregame line Over/under LA –18.0 70
Statistics Louisiana Arkansas State First downs 26 22 Total yards 546 413 Rushing yards 424 113 Passing yards 122 300 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 11/20, 122 yards, 1 INT Rushing Chris Smith 24 carries, 238 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Dontae Fleming 2 receptions, 47 yards Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 16/31, 300 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Lincoln Pare 11 carries, 52 yards Receiving Te'Vailance Hunt 3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
Texas State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 17 18 10 45
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutesGame attendance: 28,794Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPNU ): Kevin Brown (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst) Scoring summary 2 14:55 LA Chris Smith 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(14 plays, 68 yards, 5:25) LA 7–0 03:06 LA Hunter Bergeron 1-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:21) LA 14–0 00:01 LA Nate Snyder 45-yard field goal(7 plays, 41 yards, 1:51) LA 17–0 3 11:38 LA Nate Snyder 32-yard field goal(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22) LA 20–0 04:50 LA Jalen Williams 3-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Levi Lewis two-point conversion pass to Peter LeBlanc)(6 plays, 51 yards, 2:19) LA 28–0 01:10 LA Chris Smith 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 54 yards, 2:02) LA 35–0 4 14:44 LA Nate Snyder 37-yard field goal(4 plays, -8 yards, 0:28) LA 38–0 00:59 LA T. J. Wisham 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(13 plays, 88 yards, 7:58) LA 45–0
Pregame line Over/under LA –21.0 58
Statistics Texas State Louisiana First downs 10 24 Total yards 205 425 Rushing yards 163 165 Passing yards 42 260 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics Texas State Passing Tyler Vitt 6/13, 42 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tyler Vitt 15 carries, 94 yards Receiving Marcell Barbee 1 reception, 17 yards Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 22/32, 228 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Chris Smith 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Errol Rogers Jr. 3 receptions, 44 yards
Georgia State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 3 0 7 7 17 • Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 7 14 21
Date: November 4, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutesGame attendance: 16,007Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Alex Chappell (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 05:05 GSU Noel Ruiz 39-yard field goal(12 plays, 71 yards, 5:15) GSU 3–0 3 08:46 GSU Roger Carter 37-yard pass from Darren Grainger (Noel Ruiz kick)(3 plays, 52 yards, 0:54) GSU 10–0 02:49 LA Peter LeBlanc 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:57) GSU 10–7 4 13:11 LA Montrell Johnson 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 51 yards, 2:24) LA 14–10 05:25 GSU Tucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)(16 plays, 76 yards, 7:46) GSU 17–14 02:32 LA Montrell Johnson 13-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 2:53) LA 21–17
Pregame line Over/under LA –13.5 54
Statistics Georgia State Louisiana First downs 20 21 Total yards 307 430 Rushing yards 209 143 Passing yards 98 287 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 8/19, 98 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tucker Gregg 23 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD Receiving Roger Carter 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/34, 287 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson 17 carries, 98 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Peter LeBlanc 9 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana at Troy 1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 14 7 35 Trojans 10 3 0 8 21
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutesGame attendance: 24,738Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 11 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Will Kollmeyer (play–by–play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:25 TROY Gunnar Watson 10-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TROY 7–0 07:52 LA Dontae Fleming 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 79 yards, 4:33) TIE 7–7 02:12 TROY Brooks Buce 30-yard field goal(14 plays, 62 yards, 5:40) TROY 10–7 01:00 LA Michael Jefferson 52-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(3 plays, 67 yards, 1:12) LA 14–10 2 04:20 TROY Brooks Buce 47-yard field goal(11 plays, 52 yards, 5:09) LA 14–13 3 11:31 LA Kyren Lacy 13-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 3:29) LA 21–13 06:03 LA Levi Lewis 27-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(10 plays, 52 yards, 4:05) LA 28–13 4 14:13 TROY Tez Johnson 7-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Gunnar Watson two-point conversion pass to Deshon Stoudemire)(15 plays, 82 yards, 3:52) LA 28–21 05:15 LA Montrell Johnson 6-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 51 yards, 4:37) LA 35–21
Pregame line Over/under LA –6.5 48.0
Statistics Louisiana Troy First downs 19 22 Total yards 370 391 Rushing yards 204 41 Passing yards 166 350 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:56 28:04
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 14/22, 166 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Chris Smith 15 carries, 102 yards Receiving Michael Jefferson 2 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Troy Passing Gunnar Watson 29/55, 350 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kimani Vidal 11 carries, 21 yards Receiving Tez Johnson 6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana at Liberty 1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 14 42 Flames 0 7 7 0 14
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:02 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 15,564Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPNU ): Kevin Brown (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst) Scoring summary 1 01:57 LA John Stephens Jr. 4-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(10 plays, 41 yards, 3:43) LA 7–0 2 14:19 LA Kyren Lacy 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(3 plays, 56 yards, 0:50) LA 14–0 09:06 LA Dalen Cambre 26-yard fumble returned (Nate Snyder kick)(5 plays, -6 yards, 1:48) LA 21–0 07:14 LIB Kevin Shaa 29-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick)(6 plays, 78 yards, 1:46) LA 21–7 3 11:57 LIB Kevin Shaa 30-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:18) LA 21–14 07:44 LA Montrell Johnson 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 74 yards, 4:03) LA 28–14 4 14:11 LA Neal Johnson 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:22) LA 35–14 02:26 LA Emani Bailey 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(12 plays, 66 yards, 7:58) LA 42–14
Pregame line Over/under LIB –4.0 53.5
Statistics Louisiana Liberty First downs 17 16 Total yards 296 293 Rushing yards 130 87 Passing yards 166 206 Turnovers 0 6 Time of possession 30:49 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 14/25, 166 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Emani Bailey 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving Peter LeBlanc 2 receptions, 38 yards Liberty Passing Malik Willis 14/34, 162 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing T. J. Green 4 carries, 56 yards Receiving Kevin Shaa 3 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Louisiana–Monroe at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 3 7 0 6 16 • Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 7 0 21
Scoring summary 1 14:20 LA Levi Lewis 20-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40) LA 7–0 07:33 ULM Calum Sutherland 26-yard field goal(15 plays, 66 yards, 6:47) LA 7–3 03:48 LA Kyren Lacy 37-yard pass from Chris Smith (Nate Snyder kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:45) LA 14–3 2 12:29 ULM Boogie Knight 46-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Calum Sutherland kick)(5 plays, 62 yards, 1:39) LA 14–10 3 05:01 LA Emani Bailey 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(4 plays, 85 yards, 1:56) LA 21–10 4 01:35 ULM Malik Jackson 12-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(11 plays, 71 yards, 2:14) LA 21–16
Pregame line Over/under LA –21.5 55
Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana First downs 20 17 Total yards 325 382 Rushing yards 164 165 Passing yards 161 217 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Passing Rhett Rodriguez 11/24, 145 yards, 1 TD Rushing Malik Jackson 23 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD Receiving Boogie Knight 2 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 13/22, 163 yards Rushing Montrell Johnson 5 carries, 62 yards Receiving Neal Johnson 3 receptions, 80 yards
Appalachian State (SBC Championship)[ edit ] Appalachian State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 0 7 3 6 16 • No. 24 Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 0 7 24
Scoring summary 1 09:55 LA Michael Jefferson 27-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) LA 7–0 2 09:22 LA Levi Lewis 56-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(7 plays, 92 yards, 1:56) LA 14–0 02:38 APP Camerun Peoples 43-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39) LA 14–7 00:01 LA Nate Snyder 33-yard field goal(5 plays, 38 yards, 0:31) LA 17–7 3 08:06 APP Chandler Staton 36-yard field goal(15 plays, 57 yards, 6:54) LA 17–10 4 12:14 LA Emani Bailey 35-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(7 plays, 72 yards, 2:36) LA 24–10 05:06 APP Thomas Hennigan 24-yard pass from Chase Brice (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(12 plays, 83 yards, 3:10) LA 24–16
Pregame line Over/under APP –2.5 52
Statistics Appalachian State Louisiana First downs 18 20 Total yards 290 398 Rushing yards 171 188 Passing yards 119 210 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:23 32:37
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 12/30, 119 yards, 1 TD Rushing Camerun Peoples 8 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Hennigan 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 15/30, 210 yards, 1 TD Rushing Emani Bailey 14 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Peter LeBlanc 4 receptions, 67 yards
Vs. Marshall (New Orleans Bowl)[ edit ] Marshall vs. Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns 10 6 0 20 36 Thundering Herd 7 7 7 0 21
Scoring summary 1 09:26 LA Kyren Lacy 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(13 plays, 81 yards, 5:34) LA 7–0 01:29 LA Nate Snyder 42-yard field goal(13 plays, 40 yards, 6:35) LA 10–0 00:50 MRSH Rasheen Ali 63-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39) LA 10–7 2 10:32 MRSH Rasheen Ali 14-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(3 plays, 58 yards, 1:10) MRSH 14–10 01:28 LA Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27) MRSH 14–13 00:00 LA Nate Snyder 24-yard field goal(5 plays, 39 yards, 0:43) LA 16–14 3 01:01 MRSH Rasheen Ali 9-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)(13 plays, 63 yards, 4:20) MRSH 21–16 4 08:20 LA Emani Bailey 4-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34) LA 22–21 03:54 LA Montrell Johnson 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:34) LA 29–21 01:41 LA Emani Bailey 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45) LA 36–21
Pregame line Over/under LA –3.5 56
Statistics Louisiana Marshall First downs 23 13 Total yards 498 286 Rushing yards 220 187 Passing yards 278 99 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 37:26 22:34
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/31, 270 yards, 1 TD Rushing Emani Bailey 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Michael Jefferson 3 receptions, 108 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 15/26, 99 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Corey Gammage 9 receptions, 50 yards
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