2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Sun Belt West Division champion LendingTree Bowl champion
Sun Belt Championship Game, L 38–45 at Appalachian State
LendingTree Bowl, W 27–17 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Billy Napier (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Sale (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Ron Roberts (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Arkansas State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					5	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

Preseason

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Tyler Brown OL	Madison, Mississippi	St. Josepth Catholic H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Quintlan Cobb DL	Kaplan, Louisiana	Kaplan H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	314 lb (142 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chandler Fields QB	Metairie, Louisiana	Archbishop Rummel H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
La'Kamion Franklin OLB	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
A.J. Gillie OL	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Natchitoches Central H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Andrew Gleason OLB	West Monroe, Louisiana	West Monroe H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tyler Guidry LB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Southern U Lab	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jax Harrington OL	Erath, Louisiana	Erath H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Shomari Hayes DT	Phoenix, Arizona	Mountain Pointe H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jaden Henderson DB	New Orleans, Louisiana	McDonogh 35 H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bobby Holmes DB	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff H.S.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Dalvin Hutchinson DL	West Monroe, Louisiana	West Monroe H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	317 lb (144 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Neal Johnson TE	Mesquite, Texas	West Mesquite H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Peter LeBlanc WR	New Iberia, Louisiana	Catholic-New Iberia H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Legendre WR	Thibodeaux, Louisiana	E.D. White Catholic H.S.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jai'Ave Magalei QB	Tacoma, Washington	Mount Sac H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Amir McDonald CB	Pensacola, Florida	West Florida Tech	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Clifton McDowell QB	Spring, Texas	Spring H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ja-Quane Nelson DL	High Point, North Carolina	Hutchinson C.C.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Logan Newell OL	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	281 lb (127 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Grant Paulette K	Hebron, Texas	Hebron H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brian Smith WR	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Barbe H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nathan Thomas OL	Chalmette, Louisiana	Chalmette H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
O'Cyrus Torrence OL	Greensburg, Louisiana	St. Helena Central H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kendall Wilkerson DE	Kentwood, Louisiana	Kentwood H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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

Sun Belt coaches poll

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

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	46 (6)
2	Arkansas State	42 (3)
3	Louisiana–Monroe	27
4	South Alabama	19 (1)
5	Texas State	16

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	46 (7)
2	Troy	39 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	35 (2)
4	Coastal Carolina	17
5	Georgia State	13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense 1st team Ja'Marcus Bradley - R-SR, Wide Receiver Kevin Dotson – R-SR, Offensive Lineman Robert Hunt - R-SR, Offensive Lineman 2nd team Elijah Mitchell - JR, Running Back Trey Ragas – R-JR, Running Back

Defensive 2nd team Zi'Yon Hill - SO, Defensive Lineman Jacques Boudreaux - SR, Linebacker Michael Jacquet - R-SR, Defensive Back

Roster

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

Schedule

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31, 2019	11:00 a.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 28–38	22,440
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Liberty*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 35–14	16,231
September 14	7:30 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 77–6	18,183
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 45–25	17,416
September 28	5:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 37–24	19,220
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	L 7–17	21,012
October 17	6:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	W 37–20	19,176
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 31–3	21,063
November 7	6:30 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 48–7	14,857
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 37–27	16,748
November 23	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 53–3	14,262
November 30	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPNU	W 31–30	14,227
December 7	11:00 a.m.	at No. 21 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Sun Belt Championship)	ESPN	L 38–45	18,868
January 6, 2020	6:30 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH)*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (LendingTree Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–17	29,212
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[3][4][5]

Game summaries

Mississippi State

Mississippi State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38 Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0 14 28 Date: August 31, 2019 Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 22,440 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH Referee: Steve Marlowe Television network: ESPNU

Scoring summary 1 12:27 MSST Osirus Mitchell 31–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick) (6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33) MSST 7–0 03:17 LA Elijah Mitchell 3–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (3 plays, 15 yards, 1:05) TIE 7–7 2 09:18 MSST Nick Gibson 8–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick) (5 plays, 42 yards, 1:56) MSST 14–7 04:31 LA Nick Ralston 11–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (10 plays, 69 yards, 4:41) TIE 14–14 00:31 MSST Tommy Stevens 4–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick) (11 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) MSST 21–14 3 07:07 MSST Kylin Hill 5–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick) (9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) MSST 28–14 4 13:07 MSST Austin Williams 12–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick) (1 play, 12 yards, 0:07) MSST 35–14 09:56 LA Levi Lewis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03) MSST 35–21 02:45 LA Trey Ragas 17–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (14 plays, 99 yards, 4:36) MSST 35–28 01:02 MSST Jordan Lawless 37–yard field goal (6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43) MSST 38–28

See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Mississippi State	-18.5

Statistics	Mississippi State	Louisiana
First downs	29	27
Total yards	497	430
Rushing yards	261	163
Passing yards	236	267
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Tommy Stevens	20–30, 236 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kylin Hill	27 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Osirus Mitchell	6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	24–39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Raymond Calais	8 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Jamal Bell	8 receptions, 113 yards

Liberty

Liberty at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 7 0 0 14 • Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 14 0 35 Date: September 7, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 16,231 Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny, Hot • Wind: 4 WSW MPH Referee: Nate Black Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 10:54 LIB DJ Stubbs 12–yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06) LIB 7–0 00:36 LA Levi Lewis 19–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 57 yards, 2:32) TIE 7–7 2 09:18 LIB Frankie Hickson 66–yard rush (Alex Probert kick) (3 plays, 89 yards, 1:15) LIB 14–7 08:52 LA Trey Ragas 75–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26) TIE 14–14 00:21 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 2–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 84 yards, 1:36) LA 21–14 3 12:37 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 58–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:23) LA 28–14 04:50 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (12 plays, 68 yards, 5:27) LA 35–14

See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-14.5

Statistics	Liberty	Louisiana
First downs	20	26
Total yards	361	593
Rushing yards	142	407
Passing yards	219	186
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:17	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Stephen Calvert	21–37, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Frankie Hickson	18 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Antonio Gandy-Golden	6 receptions, 70 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	15–23, 179 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Trey Ragas	9 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	6 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDs

Texas Southern

Texas Southern at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers (Div. I FCS) 3 3 0 0 6 • Ragin' Cajuns 28 28 7 14 77 Date: September 14, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 18,183 Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 E MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 13:18 LA Elijah Mitchell 3–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 1:42) LA 7–0 09:46 LA Raymond Calais 2–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 2:35) LA 14–0 07:14 TXSO Richard Garcia III 44–yard field goal (12 plays, 61 yards, 2:25) LA 14–3 06:09 LA Trey Ragas 9–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 0:54) LA 21–3 00:39 LA Raymond Calais 16–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 51 yards, 1:55) LA 28–3 2 13:08 LA Trey Ragas 34–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (4 plays, 49 yards, 1:13) LA 35–3 10:56 LA Elijah Mitchell 17–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01) LA 42–3 08:16 LA Peter LeBlanc 53–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (2 plays, 53 yards, 1:04) LA 49–3 06:07 TXSO Richard Garcia III 40–yard field goal (9 plays, 53 yards, 2:09) LA 49–6 04:42 LA Chris Smith 24–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:15) LA 56–6 3 02:12 LA Cassius Allen 3–yard pass from Jai'ave Magalei (Stevie Artigue kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 5:23) LA 63–6 4 06:27 LA Michael Orphey Jr. 16–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 77 yards, 9:09) LA 70–6 04:12 LA Ashton Johnson 32–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (4 plays, 59 yards, 1:31) LA 77–6

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-47.0

Statistics	Texas Southern	Louisiana
First downs	20	26
Total yards	361	593
Rushing yards	142	407
Passing yards	219	186
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:17	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Southern	Passing	De'Andre Johnson	16–30, 151 yards
	Rushing	Taylor Cook	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Donnie Corley	6 receptions, 62 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	10–13, 181 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	T. J. Wisham	11 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Peter LeBlanc	1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD

At Ohio

Louisiana at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 14 21 45 Bobcats 0 6 6 13 25 Date: September 21, 2019 Location: Peden Stadium Athens, OH Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 38 minutes Game attendance: 17,416 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 WSW MPH Referee: Curt Johnson Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 02:19 LA Elijah Mitchell 2–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 2 yards, 0:05) LA 7–0 2 10:12 OHIO Louie Zervos 48–yard field goal (10 plays, 36 yards, 3:52) LA 7–3 01:58 OHIO Louie Zervos 49–yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:28) LA 7–6 00:00 LA Stevie Artigue 27–yard field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 1:53) LA 10–6 3 10:19 LA Elijah Mitchell 2–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:37) LA 17–6 04:13 LA Nick Ralston 2–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 50 yards, 2:11) LA 24–6 00:18 OHIO Ja'Vahri Portis 1–yard rush (Ja'Vahri Portis two–point conversion rush attempt failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55) LA 24–12 4 13:45 LA Trey Ragas 15–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:33) LA 31–12 11:04 OHIO Ja'Vahri Portis 3–yard rush (DL Knock two–point conversion pass attempt intercepted) (2 plays, 28 yards, 0:46) LA 31–18 07:54 OHIO Shane Hooks 21–yard pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:32) LA 31–25 04:30 LA Elijah Mitchell 2–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) LA 38–25 03:36 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 3–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (2 plays, 12 yards, 0:38) LA 45–25

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Ohio	-3.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Ohio
First downs	25	23
Total yards	489	380
Rushing yards	285	103
Passing yards	204	277
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	19–29, 188 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	17 carries, 143 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Quintin Guice	5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Ohio	Passing	Nathan Rourke	18–38, 277 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Nathan Rourke	9 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Shane Hooks	3 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

At Georgia Southern

Louisiana at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 7 13 37 Eagles 3 10 8 3 24 Date: September 28, 2019 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 19,220 Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 7 SE MPH Referee: Jason Autrey Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 13:42 LA Elijah Mitchell 5–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:18) LA 7–0 05:20 GASO Tyler Bass 28–yard field goal (15 plays, 64 yards, 8:22) LA 7–3 2 12:09 GASO Tyler Bass 44–yard field goal (5 plays, 16 yards, 2:42) LA 7–6 08:05 LA Trey Ragas 3–yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04) LA 14–6 04:58 GASO Logan Wright 2–yard rush (Tyler Bass kick) (2 plays, 7 yards, 0:49) LA 14–13 00:00 LA Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal (14 plays, 67 yards, 7:10) LA 17–13 3 08:04 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 55 yards, 4:44) LA 24–13 00:15 GASO J.D. King 1–yard rush (J.D. King two–point conversion rush) (14 plays, 78 yards, 7:41) LA 24–21 4 12:30 LA Elijah Mitchell 19–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) LA 31–21 05:35 GASO Tyler Bass 31–yard field goal (14 plays, 74 yards, 6:50) LA 31–24 02:34 LA Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) LA 37–21

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-3.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Georgia Southern
First downs	23	18
Total yards	440	252
Rushing yards	275	215
Passing yards	165	37
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	11–18, 165 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Trey Ragas	16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jarrod Jackson	1 reception, 51 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	6–12, 37 yards
	Rushing	Shai Werts	21 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	NaJee Thompson	4 receptions, 24 yards

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 28 Mountaineers 7 0 3 7 17 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 9, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 21,012 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 S MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Ryan Leaf (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:05 APST Zac Thomas 7–yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 95 yards, 2:58) APST 7–0 2 00:08 LA Nick Ralston 14–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (10 plays, 94 yards, 3:55) TIE 7–7 3 05:26 APST Chandler Staton 40–yard field goal (11 plays, 52 yards, 4:52) APST 10–7 4 01:55 APST Zach Thomas 7–yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (19 plays, 97 yards, 10:11) APST 17–7

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-3.0

Statistics	Appalachian State	Louisiana
First downs	21	16
Total yards	343	254
Rushing yards	196	123
Passing yards	147	131
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	34:38	25:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	11–17, 147 yards
	Rushing	Darrynton Evans	22 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Corey Sutton	2 receptions, 58 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	13–24, 131 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	13 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Jarrod Jackson	5 receptions, 68 yards

At Arkansas State

Louisiana at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 17 0 13 37 Red Wolves 7 3 3 7 20 Date: October 17, 2019 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 19,176 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 3 SSE MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler Television network: ESPNU

Scoring summary 1 10:13 ARST Brandon Bowling 10–yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 95 yards, 4:47) ARST 7–0 00:11 LA Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:13) TIE 7–7 2 09:00 ARST Blake Grupe 25–yard field goal (16 plays, 71 yards, 3:43) ARST 10–7 05:12 LA Elijah Mitchell 11–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:43) LA 14–10 02:35 LA Raymond Calais 80–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:11) LA 21–10 00:06 LA Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal (12 plays, 56 yards, 1:33) LA 24–10 3 04:29 ARST Blake Grupe 46–yard field goal (9 plays, 42 yards, 3:32) LA 24–13 4 11:35 ARST Kirk Merritt 25–yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 4:18) LA 24–20 06:19 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick failed) (12 plays, 52 yards, 5:08) LA 30–20 03:18 LA Raymond Calais 38–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (2 plays, 41 yards, 0:14) LA 37–20

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-5.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Arkansas State
First downs	26	27
Total yards	496	473
Rushing yards	315	170
Passing yards	181	303
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	17–24, 181 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Raymond Calais	8 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	6 receptions, 72 yards
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	23–34, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcel Murray	35 carries, 164 yards
	Receiving	Omar Bayless	9 receptions, 150 yards

Texas State

Texas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 3 0 0 3 • Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 21 0 31 Date: November 2, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minute Game attendance: 21,063 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 12 N MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 2 06:28 LA Elijah Mitchell 39–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16) LA 7–0 01:44 TXST Joshua Rowland 33–yard field goal (10 plays, 60 yards, 4:44) LA 7–3 00:00 LA Stevie Artigue 46–yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 1:44) LA 10–3 3 12:43 LA Nick Ralston 24–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17) LA 17–3 03:32 LA Chris Smith 24–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (12 plays, 83 yards, 5:42) LA 24–3 00:40 LA Raymond Calais 34–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:34) LA 31–3

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-23.0

Statistics	Texas State	Louisiana
First downs	17	24
Total yards	264	479
Rushing yards	58	296
Passing yards	206	183
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	Tyler Vitt	24–34, 206 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tyler Vitt	10 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Trevis Graham Jr.	6 receptions, 52 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	13–21, 183 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	13 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	3 receptions, 50 yards

At Coastal Carolina

Louisiana at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 14 10 21 3 48 Chanticleers 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 7, 2019 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:32 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 14,857 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 1 NW MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler Television network: ESPNU

Scoring summary 1 11:19 LA Levi Lewis 6–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:41) LA 7–0 03:31 LA Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:29) LA 14–0 2 07:17 LA Neal Johnson 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:35) LA 21–0 00:47 LA Stevie Artigue 21–yard field goal (11 plays, 55 yards, 4:52) LA 24–0 3 11:50 LA Jalen Williams 10–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 2:17) LA 31–0 03:55 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 10–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:35) LA 38–0 00:24 LA Chris Smith 52–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 52 yards, 0:13) LA 45–0 4 08:22 LA Stevie Artigue 28–yard field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 5:32) LA 48–0 03:58 CCU Sam Denmark 44–yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) LA 48–7

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-14.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Coastal Carolina
First downs	30	14
Total yards	564	236
Rushing yards	225	103
Passing yards	339	133
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:26	26:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	26–30, 296 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Chris Smith	8 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	7 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Bryce Carpenter	9-20, 71 yards
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	10 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Sam Denmark	1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama

Louisiana at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 3 14 6 14 37 Jaguars 7 7 7 6 27 Date: November 16, 2019 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 16,748 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 NNW MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 09:16 LA Stevie Artigue 22–yard field goal (15 plays, 66 yards, 5:44) LA 3–0 06:28 USA Carlos Davis 20–yard rush (Frankie Onate kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:48) USA 7–3 2 14:19 LA Neal Johnson 9–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (11 plays, 69 yards, 4:28) LA 10–7 09:44 USA Jared Wilson 4–yard rush (Frankie Onate kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35) USA 14–10 07:30 LA Hunter Bergeron 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:14) LA 17–14 3 09:51 USA Kawaan Baker 0–yard fumble recovered and returned (Frankie Onate kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) USA 21–17 06:41 LA Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:10) USA 21–20 02:44 LA Stevie Artigue 20–yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:40) LA 23–21 4 07:51 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (17 plays, 85 yards, 7:12) LA 30–21 04:12 LA Trey Ragas 23–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 1:12) LA 37–21 02:48 USA Tra Minter 11–yard rush (Desmond Trotter two–point conversion attempt failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) LA 37–27

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-27.5

Statistics	Louisiana	South Alabama
First downs	23	23
Total yards	391	467
Rushing yards	255	351
Passing yards	136	116
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:02	29:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	16–29, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	17 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jamal Bell	3 receptions, 51 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	8–15, 116 yards
	Rushing	Tra Minter	22 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cade Sutherland	3 receptions, 64 yards

Troy

Troy at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 3 0 0 0 3 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 19 3 53 Date: November 23, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 14,262 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 NW MPH Referee: Jason Autrey Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 11:41 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 12–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (10 plays, 69 yards, 3:19) LA 7–0 03:37 TROY Tyler Sumpter 30–yard field goal (9 plays, 45 yards, 3:33) LA 7–3 00:55 LA Raymond Calais 27–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:42) LA 14–3 2 11:44 LA Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:24) LA 21–3 08:18 LA Elijah Mitchell 11–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:48) LA 28–3 00:17 LA Stevie Artigue 49–yard field goal (11 plays, 48 yards, 1:59) LA 31–3 3 11:34 LA Stevie Artigue 44–yard field goal (5 plays, 18 yards, 1:58) LA 34–3 11:16 LA Team Safety (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) LA 36–3 08:26 LA Trey Ragas 8–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (7 plays, 59 yards, 2:50) LA 43–3 05:36 LA Chris Smith 80–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:16) LA 50–3 4 09:50 LA Stevie Artigue 31–yard field goal (13 plays, 83 yards, 7:39) LA 53–3

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-12.0

Statistics	Troy	Louisiana
First downs	22	28
Total yards	359	598
Rushing yards	156	254
Passing yards	203	344
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:04	32:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Kaleb Barker	15–32, 178 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	DK Billingsley	10 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	6 receptions, 44 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	21–33, 273 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Chris Smith	5 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 7 7 10 6 30 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 3 31 Date: November 30, 2019 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:33 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 14,227 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 14 SSW MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker Television network: ESPNU

Scoring summary 1 10:02 LA Jamal Bell 36–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (4 plays, 40 yards, 1:19) LA 7–0 03:03 ULM Caleb Evans 19–yard rush (Jared Porter kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:17) TIE 7–7 2 10:41 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 42–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (7 plays, 99 yards, 4:03) LA 14–7 02:24 ULM Josh Pederson 47–yard pass from Caleb Evans (Jared Porter kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:34) TIE 14–14 00:28 LA Raymond Calais 83–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (1 play, 83 yards, 0:11) LA 21–14 3 08:17 ULM Jonathan Hodoh 40–yard pass from Caleb Evans (Jared Porter kick) (5 plays, 54 yards, 1:38) TIE 21–21 05:34 LA Peter LeBlanc 2–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:43) LA 28–21 00:05 ULM Jared Porter 23–yard field goal (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:29) LA 28–24 4 07:56 ULM Austin Vaughn 11–yard rush (Jared Porter kick failed) (8 plays, 99 yards, 3:21) ULM 30–28 01:21 LA Stevie Artigue 27–yard field goal (15 plays, 62 yards, 6:35) LA 31–30

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-19.5

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Louisiana
First downs	25	20
Total yards	570	522
Rushing yards	240	252
Passing yards	330	270
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	27:46	32:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Caleb Evans	22–37, 330 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Johnson	13 carries, 109 yards
	Receiving	Josh Pederson	6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	15–23, 270 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Raymond Calais	8 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	4 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD

At Appalachian State (Sun Belt Championship game)

Louisiana at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total RV Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 7 14 38 • No. 21 Mountaineers 21 14 7 3 45 Date: December 7, 2019 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 11:03 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 18,618 Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Jason Autrey TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:02 APST Darrynton Evans 58–yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:58) APST 7–0 09:38 APST Darrynton Evans 8–yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 47 yards, 2:00) APST 14–0 01:43 APST Darrynton Evans 5–yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 76 yards, 6:42) APST 21–0 00:25 LA Peter LeBlanc 37–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:12) APST 21–7 2 13:27 APST Marc Williams 29–yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:58) APST 28–7 08:13 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:08) APST 28–14 04:13 APST Daetrich Harrington 25–yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) APST 35–14 00:03 LA Stevie Artigue 53–yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 1:06) APST 35–17 3 05:57 APST Josh Thomas 16–yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) APST 42–17 02:41 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 2–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:09) APST 42–24 4 08:12 APST Chandler Staton 35–yard field goal (8 plays, 43 yards, 4:41) APST 45–24 04:18 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (13 plays, 76 yards, 3:46) APST 45–31 01:19 LA Peter LeBlanc 38–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 1:09) APST 45–38

See also: 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game and 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Appalachian State	-6.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Appalachian State
First downs	31	20
Total yards	513	416
Rushing yards	159	267
Passing yards	354	149
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	29:49	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	24–46, 354 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	18 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Peter LeBlanc	3 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	9–17, 149 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	9 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Darrynton Evans	2 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TDs

Vs. Miami (OH) (LendingTree Bowl)

Louisiana vs. Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 14 3 27 RedHawks 0 7 3 7 17 Date: January 6, 2020 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 29,212 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 SW MPH Referee: Mike Roche TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Gene Chizik (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 10:25 MIU Jaylon Bester 5–yard rush (Sam Sloman kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:35) MIU 7–0 06:32 LA Stevie Artigue 33–yard field goal (10 plays, 59 yards, 3:53) MIU 7–3 01:05 LA Elijah Mitchell 2–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 3:02) LA 10–7 3 10:51 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 9–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:09) LA 17–7 05:18 MIU Sam Sloman 39–yard field goal (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:33) LA 17–10 02:26 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 12–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 2:52) LA 24–10 4 11:35 MIU Jaylon Bester 1–yard rush (Sam Sloman kick) (14 plays, 77 yards, 5:51) LA 24–17 04:35 LA Stevie Artigue 38–yard field goal (6 plays, 27 yards, 2:50) LA 27–17

See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team and 2020 LendingTree Bowl (January)

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	-14.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Miami (OH)
First downs	18	22
Total yards	401	351
Rushing yards	155	103
Passing yards	246	248
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:17	31:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	19–26, 246 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Levi Lewis	8 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Marcus Bradley	7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TDs
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	22–31, 248 yards
	Rushing	Tyre Shelton	6 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	10 receptions, 107 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Postseason

All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team

Offense 1st team Kevin Dotson - SR, Offensive Lineman Robert Hunt – SR, Offensive Lineman 2nd team Elijah Mitchell – JR, Running Back Ja'Marcus Bradley – SR, Wide Receiver 3rd team Raymond Calais – SR, Running Back Trey Ragas – JR, Running Back

Defensive 2nd team Zi'Yon Hill – SO, Defensive Lineman Joe Dillon – JR, Linebacker Michael Jacquet – SR, Defensive Back

Special teams 1st team Raymond Calais – SR, Return Specialist 2nd team Rhys Burns – SO, Punter 3rd team Stevie Artigue – SR, Kicker Raymond Calais – SR, All-Purpose

Honorable Mention Jacques Boudreaux – SR, Linebacker Jarrod Jackson – R-SR, Wide Receiver Chauncey Manac – R-JR, Linebacker Nick Ralston – GR, Tight End

References:^[6]

Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Team

Offense 1st team Kevin Dotson - SR, Offensive Lineman Robert Hunt – SR, Offensive Lineman Elijah Mitchell – JR, Running Back 2nd team Ja'Marcus Bradley – SR, Wide Receiver

Defensive 1st team Jacques Boudreaux – SR, Linebacker 2nd team Zi'Yon Hill – SO, Defensive Lineman

Special teams 1st team Raymond Calais – SR, Return Specialist Rhys Burns – SO, Punter

Honorable Mention Joe Dillon – R-SR, Linebacker

References:^[7]

Postseason Personal Accolades

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

References:^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Players in the NFL

Players Drafted

See also: 2020 NFL draft

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

References:^[15]

Players Signed (Undrafted Free Agents)

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

References:^[16]

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