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The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team will represent the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference 's West Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Ragin' Cajuns are led by Michael Desormeaux in his third year as the head coach. The Ragin' Cajuns will play home games at Cajun Field , located in Lafayette, Louisiana .
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish third place in the West division.[ 1]
Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas State
92 (9)
2
Troy
68 (4)
3
Louisiana
66 (1)
4
Arkansas State
65
5
South Alabama
54
6
Southern Miss
31
7
Louisiana–Monroe
16
Offensive lineman AJ Gillie and returner Zylan Perry were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and special teams, respectively.[ 2] Defensive lineman Jordan Lawson, linebacker KC Ossai, and defensive back Tyrone Lewis Jr. were named to the second team.
The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[ 3]
Game One – Grambling State Tigers (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Tigers
0
0
0 0 0
Ragin' Cajuns
0
0
0 0 0
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
GSU
UL
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
––
––
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Grambling State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Two – Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (1–0) vs Kennesaw State Owls (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Ragin Cajuns
0
20
14 0 34
Owls
7
0
0 3 10
at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 11,040TV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
(6:19) KENN – Preston Daniels 3 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:32; KENN 0–7 )
Second quarter
(13:55) UL – Kenneth Almendares 30 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:15; KENN 3–7 )
(6:02) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47; UL 10–7 )
(1:54) UL – Zylan Perry 19 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:26; UL 17–7 )
(0:00) UL – Kenneth Almendares 26 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:21; UL 20–7 )
Third quarter
(9:02) UL – Robert Williams 3 yard pass from Ben Wooldridge , Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:44; UL 27–7 )
(0:49) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:03; UL 34–7 )
Fourth quarter
(7:30) KENN – Austin Welch 30 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 8:12; UL 34–10 )
Statistics
Louisiana
Kennesaw State
First downs
21
12
Plays–yards
454
204
Rushes–yards
257
111
Passing yards
197
93
Passing: comp–att–int
17-22-0
7-13-0
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
32:04
27:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
15/19, 189 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Zylan Perry
10 carries, 10 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jacob Bernard
4 receptions, 84 yards
Kennesaw State
Passing
Davis Bryson
7/13, 93 yards
Rushing
Michael Benefield
9 carries, 31 yards
Receiving
Tykeem Wallace
2 receptions, 34 yards
Game Three – Tulane Green Wave (1–2) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Green Wave
0
17
21 3 41
Ragin' Cajuns
7
6
13 7 33
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
Date : Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind : SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 22,534Referee : Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(7:26) UL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0 )
Second quarter
(14:57) TUL – Ty Thompson 2-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:29; Tied 7–7 )
(9:14) UL – Kenneth Almendares 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:43; Louisiana 10–7 )
(2:02) TUL – Ethan Head 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:08; Tied 10–10 )
(1:40) TUL – Jack Tchienchou 38-yard interception, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 17–10 )
(0:03) UL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; Tulane 17–13 )
Third quarter
(14:47) TUL – Rayshawn Pleasant 94-yard kickoff return, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 24–13 )
(13:06) UL – Caden Jensen 1-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Tulane 24–19 )
(8:57) TUL – Reggie Brown 33-yard pass from Darian Mensah , Ethan Head kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:05; Tulane 31–19 )
(6:42) UL – Terrance Carter 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; Tulane 31–26 )
(3:11) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:26; Tulane 38–26 )
Fourth quarter
(13:17) UL – Ben Wooldridge 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Tulane 38–33 )
(5:42) TUL – Ethan Head 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 7:35; Tulane 41–33 )
Statistics
TULN
UL
First downs
18
22
Plays–yards
64–355
63–413
Rushes–yards
47–272
28–175
Passing yards
83
238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11–17–0
19–35–2
Time of possession
33:57
26:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tulane
Passing
Darian Mensah
11/17, 83 yards, TD
Rushing
Makhi Hughes
23 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving
Reggie Brown
1 reception, 33 yards, TD
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
19/34, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Bill Davis
9 carries, 103 yards
Receiving
Terrance Carter
4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ULL
WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wake Forest
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
0
0
0 0 0
Golden Eagles
0
0
0 0 0
at M. M. Roberts Stadium , Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Date : Saturday October 5, 2024Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT TV : ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under
Statistics
ULL
USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Six – Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Mountaineers
0
0
0 0 0
Ragin' Cajuns
0
0
0 0 0
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
Date : Saturday October 12, 2024Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV : ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
APP
ULL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Appalachian State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Coastal Carolina [ edit ]
Game Seven – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisiana
0
0
0 0 0
Coastal Carolina
0
0
0 0 0
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ULL
CCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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