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Seasons
← 2017
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by first-year head coach Billy Napier.

Previous Season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2017 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.[1] 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.[2] On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.[3][4]

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Rhys Burns
#92 P 		Melbourne, Australia Padua College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Percy Butler
#16 CB 		Plaquemine, LA Plaquemine HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Cordova
#23 LB 		Kinder, LA Kinder HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kendall Johnson Jr.
#10 CB 		Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More HS/Nevada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Junkunc
#78 OL 		Houston, TX Strake Jesuit College Preparatory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 256 lb (116 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Johnny Lumpkin
#88 TE 		Atlanta, GA Fredrick Douglass HS/Hutchinson CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chauncey Manac
#17 DL 		Homerville, GA Clinch County HS/Garden City CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 252 lb (114 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lorenzo McCaskill
#2 LB 		Detroit, MI Southfield HS/Holmes CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Garrald McDowell
#8 DL 		Covington, LA Covington HS/Ole Miss 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 270 lb (120 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Max Mitchell
#74 OL 		Monroe, LA Neville HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 271 lb (123 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kris Moncrief
#4 LB 		Raleigh, MS Raleigh HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Timaje Porter
#90 DL 		Grand Bay, AL Theodore HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 350 lb (160 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Andre Riley
#95 LB 		Plaquemine, LA Plaquemine HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christopher Smith
#24 RB 		Nanih Waiya, MS Nanih Waiya HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Asjlin Washington
#18 DB 		Houston, TX C.E. King HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Max Yarbrough
#72 OL 		Friendswood, TX Friendswood HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 276 lb (125 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Wesley Blazek
#11 QB 		Lafayette, LA Teurlings Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Eric Garror
#19 DB 		Mobile, AL McGill Toolen HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christian Waller
#21 DB 		League City, TX Clear Springs HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Devon Pauley
#30 WR 		Lake Charles, LA Barbe HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Orphey Jr.
#33 WR 		Alexandria, LA Alexandria HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tyler Clark
#34 WR 		Alexandria, LA Peabody Magnet HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 208 lb (94 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kaleb Carter
#36 WR 		Cecilia, LA Cecilia HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kam Pedescleaux
#36 DB 		Houston, TX Manvel HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kenneth Almendares
#40 K 		Clute, TX Brazoswood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Keon Jean-Baptiste
#45 LB 		Lafayette, LA Carencro HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 lb (108 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tamir Bryant
#52 DB 		New Orleans, LA Lutcher HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 238 lb (108 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sammy Ochoa
#54 DB 		Lake Travis, TX Lake Travis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 295 lb (134 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Pearse Migl
#86 TE 		Welsh, LA Welsh HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 243 lb (110 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Masry Mapieu
#93 DL 		York, NE York HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 294 lb (133 kg) - Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[5] Chase Rogers TE SO
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Deuce Wallace DB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Ragin' Cajuns predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas State 49 (9)
2 Louisiana–Monroe 37
3 South Alabama 26 (1)
4 Louisiana 25
5 Texas State 13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Ragin' Cajuns had two players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Roster

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Ja'Marcus Bradley Jr
RB 3 Ashton Johnson Jr
RB 4 Raymond Calais Jr
QB 6 Quentin Gibson  Jr
QB 7 Andre Nunez Sr
QB 8 Dion Ray Jr
RB 9 Trey Ragas So
TE 10 Matt Barnes Sr
QB 11 Wesley Blazek Fr
WR 13 Ryheem Malone Sr
RB 15 Elijah Mitchell So
QB 17 Levi Lewis So
WR 18 Jalen Williams So
WR 19 Kadon Harrison  Fr
WR 21 Keenan Barnes Sr
WR 22 Earnest Patterson Sr
RB 23 Jordan Wright Jr
WR 24 Chris Smith Fr
WR 25 Jamal Bell So
RB 26 Lenard Calloway Sr
WR 30 Devon Pauley Fr
WR 33 Michael Orphey Jr. Fr
WR 34 Tyler Clark Fr
WR 36 Kaleb Carter Fr
TE 39 Peyton Aucoin So
OL 50 Robert Hunt Jr
OL 61 Cole Prudhomme Jr
OL 63 Spencer Gardner  Fr
OL 64 Shane Volt  Fr
OL 65 Carlos Rubio  Fr
OL 66 Rico Robinson Jr
OL 67 Ken Marks Jr
OL 69 Caden Cunningham Jr
OL 70 Staten Wade Jr
OL 71 Akkai Ward So
OL 72 Max Yarbrough Fr
OL 73 David Hudson  Fr
OL 74 Max Mitchell Fr
OL 75 Kevin Dotson Jr
OL 76 Kendell Baker So
OL 77 Adrian Goodacre Sr
OL 78 Luke Junkunc Fr
OL 79 Kordell Brewster Sr
TE 81 Alex Allen Jr
WR 82 Da'Ron Williams So
WR 83 Pat Hughes  Fr
WR 84 Leroy Franklin So
WR 85 Calif Gossett So
TE 86 Pearse Migl Fr
TE 87 Chris Turner Jr
TE 88 Johnny Lumpkin So
WR 89 Hunter Bergeron  Fr
TE 97 Andre Landry  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill So
LB 4 Kris Moncrief Fr
DB 6 Corey Turner Sr
LB 7 Ferrod Gardner Jr
DE 8 Garrald McDowell Sr
DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse Jr
DB 10 Kendall Johnson Sr
DB 11 Michael Jacquet III Jr
DB 13 Vince Thomas Sr
DE 15 Bennie Higgins Jr
DB 16 Percy Butler Fr
LB 17 Chauncey Manac So
DB 18 Asjlin Washington Fr
DB 19 Eric Garror Fr
DB 20 Cameron Solomon So
DB 21 Christian Walker Fr
DB 22 Daijuane Dorsey So
LB 23 Jordan Cordova Fr
DB 24 Bralen Trahan So
DB 25 Deuce Wallace Jr
DB 26 Blair Brooks So
DB 27 Caleb Glenn  Fr
DB 28 Ja'Len Johnson  Fr
DB 29 Koa Hayes Sr
DB 30 Julius Perkins Sr
LB 31 Alonzo Brown Jr
DB 33 Jamarius Williams Sr
LB 34 Brayden Bailey Sr
LB 35 Chaiziere Malbrue Sr
DB 36 Kam Pedescleaux Sr
DB 37 Errol Brown Sr
DB 38 Terik Miller Jr
DE 39 Carols Robinson Jr
LB 40 Jourdon Quibodeaux  Fr
LB 44 Tanner Wiggins So
LB 45 Keon Jean-Baptiste Fr
LB 50 Andre Jones So
LB 51 Ken Jones  Fr
DL 52 Tamir Bryant Fr
LB 53 Chandler Wachholtz Jr
DL 54 Sammy Ochoa Fr
LB 55 Tommy Whitted Jr
LB 58 Justin Middleton Sr
LB 59 Jacques Boudreaux Jr
DL 90 Timaje Porter Fr
DL 93 Masry Mapieu Fr
DL 94 Zi'Yon Hill  Fr
LB 95 Andre Riley Fr
DE 96 Malcolm Rollins  Fr
DT 98 Ladarrius Kidd Sr
DT 99 Tra'Vonte Booker Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 40 Kenneth Almendares Fr
K 41 Calvin Linden Sr
K 46 Kyle Pfau Sr
LS 49 Paul Boudreaux  Fr
LS 57 Jackson Ladner Sr
P 92 Rhys Byrns Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 18, 2018

Schedule

The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.

The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Grambling State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the New Mexico State, an Independent school, and will travel to Southeastern Conference (SEC) members Alabama and Mississippi State.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Grambling State*
ESPN3W 49–1728,866
September 156:30 p.m.at No. 16 Mississippi State*
ESPN2L 10-5656,505
September 226:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+L 28-3017,125
September 2911:00 a.m.at No. 1 Alabama*
SECNL 14-56101,471
October 66:00 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN+W 42-2717,062
October 134:00 p.m.New Mexico State*dagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 66-38
October 202:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+
October 276:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+
November 32:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN+
November 104:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN+
November 174:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
November 242:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 7 0 7 17
Ragin' Cajuns 21 14 14 0 49
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 0 7 10
No. 16 Bulldogs 14 21 14 7 56
See also: 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–10 2017 MSU, 57–21

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 3 13 7 7 30
Ragin' Cajuns 7 0 14 7 28
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 0 14 14
No. 1 Crimson Tide 28 21 7 0 56
See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–8 1990 BAMA, 25–6

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 21 7 7 42
Bobcats 0 0 13 14 27
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2017 ULL, 24–7

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 10 7 38
Ragin' Cajuns 28 17 7 14 66
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2018 ULL, 66–38

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Mountaineers 0
See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2017 APST, 63–14

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0
Ragin' Cajuns 0
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–21–1 2017 ARST, 47–3

at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Trojans 0
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–8 2015 TROY, 41–17

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Ragin' Cajuns 0
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 ULL, 23–21

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0
Ragin' Cajuns 0
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2017 ULL, 19–14

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Warhawks 0
See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–25 2017 ULM, 56–50

References

  1. ^ http://www.katc.com/story/36981498/ul-fires-hudspeth-as-head-coach
  2. ^ "UL fires head football coach Hudspeth, citing inconsistent play, declining support". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette hires Billy Napier as football coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ "UL-Lafayette hires former Alabama assistant Billy Napier as football coach". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
  8. ^ http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  9. ^ "2018 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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