2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

On December 3, head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired. He finished with a seven-year record of 51–38. However, due to NCAA sanctions in 2016 because former assistant coach David Saunders arranged fraudulent college entrance exams for recruits, his official record was 29–38. On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016 season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss.

Offseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
SchDarren Archie #11 DB	Brandon, MS	Brandon HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Karson Block LB	Mission Viejo, CA	Atascadero HS/Saddleback	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Lavante Espon OL	Greenville, MS	Washington HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kadon Harrison #19 QB	Port Arthur, TX	Memorial HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Bennie Higgins #15 DE	Greenwood, MS	Greenwood HS/Mississippi Delta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zi'Yon Hill #39 DT	New Iberia, LA	Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Ja'len Johnson #40 DB	Morgan City, LA	Central Catholic HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Andre Jones #50 DE	Angie, LA	Varnado HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Levi Lewis #17 QB	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Ryheem Malone #13 WR	Houston, TX	Bellaire HS/SMU	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1,852 lb (840 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Mitchell #15 RB	Erath, LA	Erath HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Earnest Patterson #22 WR	Brenham, TX	Brenham HS/Blinn College	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Julius Perkins #20 LB	Houston, TX	Summer Creek HS/Blinn College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Chase Rogers #80 TE	Bay St. Louis, MS	St. Stanislaus HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Carlos Rubio #65 OL	Alexandria, LA	Alexandria Senior HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Bralen Trahan #24 DB	Lafayette, LA	Acadiana HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Staten Wade #70 OL	Texarkana, AR	Reedley HS/Arkansas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

Roster

2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Ja'Marcus Bradley So QB 3 Jordan Davis Jr RB 4 Jordan Wright So WR 6 Michael Jaquet So QB 7 Andre Nunez Jr QB 8 Dion Ray So RB 9 Trey Ragas  Fr TE 10 Matt Barnes Sr TE 11 Raynard Ford Sr WR 13 Ryheem Malone Jr RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Fr QB 16 Jake Arceneaux  Fr QB 17 Levi Lewis Fr WR 18 Devin Scott Sr QB 19 Kadon Harrison Fr WR 20 Jarrod Jackson So WR 21 Keenan Barnes Jr WR 22 Earnest Patterson Jr RB 23 Darius Hoggins Sr WR 24 Tydrell Wright Jr RB 25 Raymond Calais So WR 26 Lenard Calloway Jr WR 28 Chris Collins Jr WR 29 Jalen Williams  Fr RB 30 Maurice Britton Fr TE 31 Alex Allen So TE 33 Carlos Robinson So WR 35 Leon Duncan Sr WR 36 Leroy Franklin  Fr RB 39 Ashton Johnson So TE 47 Andre Landry Fr OL 50 Robert Hunt So OL 52 Craig Smith Sr OL 60 D'Aquin Withrow Sr OL 61 Cole Prudhomme So OL 63 Spencer Gardner Fr OL 64 Shane Volt Fr OL 65 Carlos Rubio Fr OL 66 Rico Robinson So OL 67 Ken Marks So OL 69 Caden Cunningham So OL 70 Staten Wade So OL 71 Akkai Ward  Fr OL 72 Grant Horst Sr OL 73 David Hudson Fr OL 75 Kevin Dotson So OL 77 Adrian Goodacre Jr OL 79 Kordell Brewster Jr TE 80 Chase Rogers Fr WR 83 Pat Hughes Fr WR 84 Cameron Howell  Fr WR 85 Calif Gossett  Fr TE 87 Chris Turner So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Levarious Varnado Sr DE 3 Joe Dillon So DE 4 Trev Miller Sr DB 6 Corey Turner  Fr DB 7 Travis Crawford Sr DB 8 Simeon Thomas Sr DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse So DE 10 Jarvis Jefferies Sr DB 11 Schdarren Archie Fr DB 13 Vince Thomas Jr DE 15 Bennie Higgins So DB 16 Denarius Howard Fr DB 17 Damar’ren Mitchell So DB 18 Darrell Miller Jr DB 19 Troy McCollum Sr LB 20 Julius Perkins Jr LB 21 Alonzo Brown So LB 22 Tanner Wiggins  Fr DB 23 Tracy Walker Sr DB 24 Bralen Trahan Fr DB 25 Deuce Wallace So LB 26 Brayden Bailey Jr DB 27 Caleb Glenn Fr DB 29 Koa Haynes Jr LB 30 T.J. Posey Sr DB 31 Lorenzo Cryer Jr DB 33 Jamarus Williams Jr LB 35 Chaiziere Malbrue Jr DB 37 Blair Brooks So DB 37 Errol Brown So LB 38 Terik Miller So DT 39 Zi’Yon Hill Fr DB 40 Ja’Len Johnson Fr LB 41 Brijuan Dace Fr LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux Fr LB 45 Shay Laporte Jr DE 46 Mustafa Mitchell Jr LB 48 Noah Fontenot Fr DE 50 Andre Jones Fr LB 51 Ken Jones Fr DT 53 Christian Cederquist Jr DE 54 Hunter Bergeron Fr DE 55 Tommy Whitted Jr DE 56 Terrence Jones So LB 58 Justin Middleton Jr LB 59 Jacques Boudereaux So DT 62 Daniel Chapman  Fr DT 76 Kenndall Baker  Fr DT 90 Kevon Perry Sr DT 92 Taboris Lee Sr DT 93 Darryl Johnson So DT 94 Andarious Jones Sr DT 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr DE 96 Malcolm Rollins Fr DT 98 Ladarrius Kidd Jr DT 99 Trav’Vontae Booker So DB Jeremiah West Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 27 Sam Geraci Sr K 36 Stevie Artigue Jr K 38 Calvin Linden Jr LS 49 Paul Boudereaux Fr LS 57 Jackson Ladner Jr P 88 Seth Kootsouradis  Fr K 89 Gabe Pontiff Fr	Head coach Mark Hudspeth (Delta State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Assistant Head, Wide Receivers Levron Harbin (North Alabama) Assistant Head, Defensive Line Charlie Harbison (Gardner–Webb) Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Marquase Lovings (Howard) Assistant Head, Running Backs Mike Lucas (Liberty) Assistant Head, Recruiting Coordinator, Linebackers Jorge Munoz (Bethany) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State) Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Reed Stringer (Delta State) Assistant Head, Tight Ends Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Director of Football Operations Ryan Trichel (Southeastern Louisiana) Director of Player Personnel Tom Fratcher (Henderson State) Assistant Player Personnel Director Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

Louisiana announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of fuve home and seven away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, and Texas State, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Idaho, and South Alabama

The Ragin' Cajuns hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference, and traveled to Tulsa from the American Athletic Conference and Southeastern Conference members Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

September 26:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA (Rivalry)

ESPN3W 51–4818,289 September 93:00 p.m.at Tulsa*

• H. A. Chapman Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

ESPN3L 42–6617,758 September 1611:00 a.m.at Texas A&M*

• Kyle Field
• College Station, TX

SECNL 21–4598,412 September 234:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)

ESPN3L 50–56 ^2OT18,318 October 74:00 p.m.at Idaho

• Kibbie Dome
• Moscow, ID

ESPN3W 21–1614,198 October 126:30 p.m.Texas State

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPNUW 24–713,106 October 196:30 p.m.at Arkansas State

• Centennial Bank Stadium
• Jonesboro, AR

ESPNUL 3–4721,943 November 43:00 p.m.at South Alabama

• Ladd–Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

ESPN3W 19-1412,742 November 1111:00 a.m.at Ole Miss*

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, MS

SECNL 22–5051,618 November 184:00 p.m.New Mexico State

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN3W 47–3416,058 November 254:00 p.m.Georgia Southern

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN3L 24–3412,993 December 21:30 p.m.at Appalachian State

• Kidd Brewer Stadium
• Boone, NC

ESPN3L 14–6323,411

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	21	14	0	13	48
Ragin' Cajuns	21	14	7	9	51

See also: 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Cypress Mug

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–17–3	1981	SELA, 7–0

The game began with a kickoff return for Louisiana by Raymond Calais. This would happen twice for Louisiana and one kickoff return for Southeaster LA. This game was an offensive battle with Southeastern LA answering the call in their first possession driving down the field and scoring on a Eugene Bethea 42-yard run to make it 7–7. Louisiana did nothing on their next possession. Southeastern LA ran back a punt for 60 to make it 14–7 SELA. Louisiana's Trey Ragas had a 54 yard run to make it 14–14. On their next possession, Southeastern LA went down the field 99 yards before scoring again on a Eugene Bethea 1 yard run to make it 21–14 SELA. In the final minutes of the 1st quarter, Raymond Calais once again ran back the kickoff for 100 yards to make it 21–21 at the end of the first quarter. To open the second quarter, Louisiana drove down the field for Jordan Davis threw to Ryheem Malone for a 15-yard touchdown pass. The first touchdown pass of the game to make it 21–28 ULL. On Southeastern LA's next possession, Julius Maracalin ran 54 yards for a touchdown to make it 28–28. On Louisiana's next possession, they ran down the field 99 yards and then replaced Jordan Davis for Dion Ray (just for that play) who ran one yard for the touchdown to make it 28-35 ULL. In the closing seconds before halftime, Southeastern LA's Zeke Jenkins threw a one yard pass to Lorenzo Nunez to make it 35–35 before halftime. There was only one score in the third quarter when Louisiana's Jordan Wright ran three yards for the touchdown to make it 35–42 ULL. In the fourth quarter, Southeastern LA's Bransen Schwebel caught a three-yard pass from Lorenzo Nunez for the score to make it 42–42. On Louisiana's next possession, Elijah Mitchell would run 2 yards and make it 42–49 ULL. On their next chance, Southeastern LA knew they had to do something big, and did they! They went down the field and scored on a Lorenzo Nunez 29 yard pass to Nih-Jer Jackson, but the 2-point conversion failed because Louisiana's Joe Dillon would pick up the ball and return it to make the final score 48–51 ULL.

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	12	7	42
Golden Hurricane	10	28	7	21	66

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	1992	ULL, 27–9

Once again, like the Southeastern LA game, this game was offensive. In Tulsa's, opening possession, they traveled down the field for a Redford Jones 46 yard field goal to make it 3-0 TUL. On Louisiana's first possession, it was the same song and dance as Tulsa going for a Stevie Antigua 38 yard field goal to make it 3-3. On Tulsa's next possession, D'Angelo Brewster ran down the field for a 50 yard score to make it 10-3 TUL. On Louisiana's next possession, QB Jordan Davis ran in the endzone for a 1 yard run to make it 10-10 at the end of the first quarter. To open the second quarter, Tulsa would go down the field for a QB Chad President 5 yard run to make it 17-10 TUL. On Louisiana's next possession, Elijah Mitchell would run down the field for a 20 yard run to make it 17-17. On Tulsa's next possession, Corey Taylor II ran 4 yards for the score to make it 24-17 TUL. On Louisiana's next possession, Jordan Davis would throw to Keenan Barnes for a 15 yard touchdown, but K Stevie Artigue missed the extra point to make it 24-23 TUL. On Tulsa's next possession, Chad President would throw to Justin Hobbs for a 69 yard touchdown to make it 31-23 TUL. Louisiana would do nothing on their possession. Tulsa would then have Corey Taylor II run 1 yard for the touchdown to make it 38-23 TUL at halftime. Louisiana would open the next quarter with fire. Jordan Davis would throw to Elijah Mitchell for a 19 yard pass to make it, but fail the 2-point attempt to make it 38-29 TUL. Tulsa would do nothing. On Louisiana's next possession, QB Jordan Davis would run 9 yards, but have the extra point missed by K Calvin Linden to make it 38-35 TUL. On Tulsa's next possession, they would hand the ball off to D'Angelo Brewer for a 1 yard touchdown run to make it 45-35 TUL. Louisiana would do nothing on their next possession. At the end of the third quarter, it was 45-35 TUL. In the fourth quarter, it was all Tulsa. Tulsa's Shamari Brooks would run for 5 yards to make it 52-35 TUL. Louisiana's Trey Ragas would run 15 yards to make it 52-49 TUL. Tulsa's D'Angelo Brewer would run 1 yard for the touchdown and QB Chad President would run 1 yard for the touchdown to make the final score 66-45 TUL.

at Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	21	0	0	21
Aggies	7	7	17	14	45

See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2006	TXAM, 51–7

This game was Louisiana's first SEC game since the Georgia game in 2016. The game began with Texas A&M scoring on a Kellen Mond one yard pass to Christian Kirk for the touchdown to make it 7-0 TAMU. This was the only score of the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter, Louisiana's first score came from a Trey Ragas three yard run to make it 7-7. On Texas A&M's next possession, they would score after a Kellen Mond pass to Jhamon Ausbon for 24 yards and the touchdown to make it 14-7 TAMU. Louisiana's Ryheem Malone would catch a pass from Jordan Davis for 8 yards and the touchdown to make it 14-14. Texas A&M would then do nothing. On Louisiana's next possession, they would do down 99 yards and finally score on a Jordan Davis touchdown pass to Ryheem Malone for 1 yard to make it 21-14 ULL at halftime. Sadly, this was Louisiana's only lead of the game. It was all Texas A&M in the 3rd and 4th quarters. To begin the 3rd quarter, QB Kellen Mond would run 5 yards to make it 21-21. Louisiana would do nothing. Texas A&M's Camron Buckley would catch a pass from Kellen Mond for 12 yards to make it 28-21 TAMU. Louisiana would do nothing. On Texas A&M's next possession, K Daniel LaCamera would score on a 28 yard field goal to make it 31-28 TAMU at the end of the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, Louisiana would get picked off by Tyrel Dodson for a 40 yard interception and a touchdown to make it 38-21 TAMU. Louisiana would do nothing. Texas A&M would then score on a 67 yard run by Jacob Kibodi to make the final score 45-21 TAMU. Louisiana is now 1-65 against SEC with their one win coming in their 1996 matchup against the then Big 12 Conference team Texas A&M.

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Warhawks	9	14	7	13	7	6	56
Ragin' Cajuns	0	13	9	21	7	0	50

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–24	2016	ULL, 30–3

This was Louisiana's first overtime game since New Mexico State in 2016 and double overtime since Tulane also in 2016, while this was Louisiana-Monroe's first overtime since their South Alabama game since 2016 and double-overtime since their FIU game in 2010. The game began with Louisiana-Monroe going down the field and scoring on a Caleb Evans 7 yard run to make it 7-0 ULM. Louisiana's first possession didn't end too well with Louisiana-Monroe sacking the ball carrier in the endzone for the safety to make it 9-0 ULM at the end of the 1st quarter After the safety, Louisiana was forced to punt and Louisiana-Monroe used that to their advantage after Caleb Evans once again lit up the scoreboard with a 38 yard run and the touchdown to make it 16-0 ULM. Louisiana finally decided to get things started when Elijah Mitchell had a 1 yard run after they had gone down the field 99 yards to make it 16-7 ULM. Louisiana making the touchdown didn't stop Louisiana-Monroe as Derrick Gore ran 2 yards for the touchdown to make it 23-7 ULM. Louisiana then decided to score again with another Elijah Mitchell touchdown, this time coming from a 10 yard run, by K Stevie Artigue missed the extra point once more to make it 23-13 ULM at halftime. Louisiana received the ball to begin the second half with a Stevie Artigue 20 yard field goal which grew confidence in Louisiana and made it 23-16 ULM, but as soon as Louisiana-Monroe received the ball again, they were just getting started. Louisiana-Monroe's Caleb Evans decided to run once more, this time for 7 yards and make it 30-16. Louisiana wasn't going down that easily though. Louisiana's backup quarterback Dion Ray would have a 6 yard run, but once more, K Stevie Artigue would miss the extra point and make it 30-22 ULM at the end of the 3rd Quarter. To begin the 4th quarter, Louisiana-Monroe would score after Caleb Evans had two consecutive touchdowns, once on a 5 yard run, then on a 6 yard run to make it 43-22 ULM. Louisiana wouldn't go down that easily though after scoring 3 consecutive touchdowns. Once on a Trey Ragas 1 yard run, Second on a Andre Nunez pass to Jarrod Jackson for 12 yards, and another pass by Andre Nunez to Ja'Marcus Bradley for 14 yards to make it 43-43 at the end of regulation. They would then go into overtime where Louisiana-Monroe would score on a Caleb Evans 15 yard pass to RJ Turner to make it 50-43 ULM, but Louisiana would also have a chance at the ball where QB Andre Nunez would run 6 yards to make it 50-50 at the end of the 1st overtime. It would be all Louisiana-Monroe in the second overtime, this time on a Derrick Gore 8 yard run to make Louisiana-Monroe take home this years' trophy with a 56-50 ULM win in this tough battle in the Battle on the Bayou.

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	0	21
Vandals	7	3	3	3	16

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2006	IDA, 23–13

In this low scoring game, the first of this matchup since 2006, Louisiana would take home the victory in a 21-16 win. The game began with a 8:49 drive for Idaho that would end with Idaho's most versatile player, DL/FB D.J. Henderson touchdown on a 1 yard run and a Cade Coffey kick to make it 0-7. Louisiana would bring it back on a 2:05 drive that would result in a QB sneak by Dion Ray and a K Stevie Artigue kick to make it 7-7. To begin to the 2nd quarter, Louisiana's star running back Trey Ragas would run 1 yard after a 9:19 drive and a K Stevie Artigue kick to make it 14-7. Idaho takes over and leads it to 4th Down. They have to settle for a K Cade Coffey kick, one of three in a row, to make it 14-10. Louisiana would take over and let QB Andre Nunez fire it after he throws it to WR Ja'Marcus Bradley for a 45 yard touchdown and a K Stevie Artigue kick to make it 21-10. Idaho would then have back-to-back K Cade Coffey field goals to make the final score 21-16.

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2016	ULL, 27–3

at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	0	3
Red Wolves	14	20	3	10	47

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–20–1	2016	ULL, 24–19

at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	16	0	0	19
Jaguars	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	ULL, 28–23

at Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	0	12	22
Rebels	21	14	7	8	50

See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	MISS, 56–15

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	14	3	34
Ragin' Cajuns	14	17	3	13	47

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2016	NMSU, 37–31OT

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	3	10	7	34
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	3	14	24

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2016	ULL, 33–16

at Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	0	0	7	14
Mountaineers	14	21	14	14	63

See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2016	APST, 24–0