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American college football season
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]
Grambling State (FCS)[ edit ]
Game One – Grambling State Tigers (FCS) (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Tigers (FCS)
0
0
7 3 10
Ragin' Cajuns
7
23
7 3 40
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
Date : Saturday August 31, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 23,107Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(9:04) UL – Dre'lyn Washington 6-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:24; Louisiana 7–0 )
Second quarter
(13:30) UL – Harvey Broussard 13-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge , Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:50; Louisiana 14–0 )
(10:07) UL – Caleb Kibodi 50-yard interception, Kenneth Almendares kick (Louisiana 21–0 )
(4:06) UL – Tavion Smith 56-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:59; Louisiana 27–0 )
(0:39) UL – Kenneth Almendares 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:09; Louisiana 30–0 )
Third quarter
(8:46) UL – Terrance Carter 10-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:00; Louisiana 37–0 )
(4:35) GSU – Ke'Travion Hargrove 1-yard run, Reed Harradine kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; Louisiana 37–7 )
(3:33) UL – Tony Sterner 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:52; Louisiana 40–7 )
Fourth quarter
(1:55) GSU – Reed Harradine 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:26; Louisiana 40–10 )
Statistics
GSU
UL
First downs
12
24
Plays–yards
48–241
66–481
Rushes–yards
20–75
28–118
Passing yards
166
363
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19–28–1
29–38–1
Time of possession
25:42
34:18
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Grambling State
Passing
Myles Crawley
19/28, 166 yards, INT
Rushing
Ke'Travion Hargrove
12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving
Nick Howard
5 receptions, 68 yards
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
25/33, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Zylan Perry
5 carries, 45 yards
Receiving
Harvey Broussard
4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
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 weather : Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 11,040Referee : Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+) : Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
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 Four – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–1) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisiana
14
7
10 10 41
Wake Forest
3
14
14 7 38
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium , Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Date : Saturday September 28, 2024Game time : 2:30 PMGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind : SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 31,061Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ACCN ) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
(7:56) ULL – Tavion Smith 2-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:54; Louisiana 7–0 )
(2:31) WAKE – Matthew Dennis 39-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:25; Louisiana 7–3 )
(0:56) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Louisiana 14–3 )
Second quarter
(4:28) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:28; Louisiana 14–10 )
(1:18) ULL – Lance LeGendre 20-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Louisiana 21–10 )
(0:15) WAKE – Deuce Alexander 3-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier , Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:57; Louisiana 21–17 )
Third quarter
(10:22) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 50-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:38; Louisiana 24–17 )
(8:19) WAKE – Demond Claiborne 60-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; Tied 24–24 )
(6:49) ULL – Lance LeGendre 48-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Louisiana 31–24 )
(0:39) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:10; Tied 31–31 )
Fourth quarter
(8:07) ULL – Bill Davis 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:32; Louisiana 38–31 )
(1:55) WAKE – Tate Carney 1-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:06; Tied 38–38 )
(0:52) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:55; Louisiana 41–38 )
Statistics
ULL
WAKE
First downs
24
28
Plays–yards
62–466
73–472
Rushes–yards
33–209
37–218
Passing yards
257
254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–29–0
29–36–1
Time of possession
29:01
30:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
20/29, 257 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Bill Davis
13 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving
Lance LeGendre
6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Wake Forest
Passing
Hank Bachmeier
29/35, 254 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Demond Claiborne
12 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving
Horatio Fields
6 receptions, 81 yards
Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
3
14
3 3 23
Golden Eagles
0
13
0 0 13
at M. M. Roberts Stadium , Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Date : Saturday October 5, 2024Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind : NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 24,041Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
(9:47) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Louisiana 3–0 )
Second Quarter
(13:26) ULL – Lance LeGendre 15-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:12; Louisiana 10–0 )
(11:19) USM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59; Louisiana 10–7 )
(8:51) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 21-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:19; Louisiana 17–7 )
(1:40) USM – Kenyon Clay 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:23; Louisiana 17–13 )
Third Quarter
(2:07) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 8:14; Louisiana 20–13 )
Fourth Quarter
(5:29) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 7:05; Louisiana 23–13 )
Statistics
ULL
USM
First downs
22
8
Total yards
410
177
Rushing yards
188
37
Passing yards
222
140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
22–30–0
15–21–0
Time of possession
41:35
18:25
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
22/30, 222 yards, TD
Rushing
Dre'lyn Washington
12 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving
Terrance Carter
7 receptions, 64 yards
Southern Miss
Passing
Tate Rodemaker
15/21, 140 yards
Rushing
Rodrigues Clark
7 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Kenyon Clay
1 reception, 31 yards
Game Six – Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Mountaineers
0
14
3 7 24
Ragin' Cajuns
3
14
3 14 34
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
Date : Saturday October 12, 2024Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 14,058Referee : Steven RobinsonTV : ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
(8:03) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Louisiana 3–0 )
Second quarter
(10:29) APP – David Larkins 1-yard pass from Joey Aguilar , Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:48; Appalachian State 7–3 )
(10:10) ULL – Terrance Carter 74-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:13; Louisiana 10–7 )
(1:55) ULL – Harvey Broussard 8-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 3:14; Louisiana 17–7 )
(0:27) APP – Kanye Roberts 15-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 1:28; Louisiana 17–14 )
Third quarter
(8:19) APP – Jackson Moore 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:46; Tied 17–17 )
(3:10) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 53-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:04; Louisiana 20–17 )
Fourth quarter
(13:11) ULL – Landon Burton 0-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:08; Louisiana 27–17 )
(8:06) APP – Eli Wilson 26-yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Jackson Moore kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:38; Louisiana 27–24 )
(1:03) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:44; Louisiana 34–24 )
Statistics
APP
ULL
First downs
25
19
Total yards
391
364
Rushing yards
155
166
Passing yards
236
198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–42–4
14–23–1
Time of possession
30:40
29:20
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Appalachian State
Passing
Joey Aguilar
20/42, 236 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
Kanye Roberts
26 carries, 148 yards
Receiving
Kaedin Robinson
7 receptions, 96 yards
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
14/23, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Zylan Perry
14 carries, 53 yards
Receiving
Terrance Carter
4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
at Coastal Carolina [ edit ]
Game Seven – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5–1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisiana
7
10
0 17 34
Coastal Carolina
0
14
3 7 24
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game time : 11:00 a.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 17,812Referee : Tim BarkerTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(4:09) ULL – Lance LeGendre 33-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0 )
Second quarter
(12:28) ULL – Bill Davis 9-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:20; Louisiana 14–0 )
(8:50) CCU – Kendall Karr 11-yard pass from Noah Kim , Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:33; Louisiana 14–7 )
(3:11) ULL – Kenneth Alemdares 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:39; Louisiana 17–7 )
(0:44) CCU – Braydon Bennett 4-yard pass from Noah Kim, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:22; Louisiana 17–14 )
Third quarter
(5:16) CCU – Kade Hensley 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 2:22; Tied 17–17 )
Fourth quarter
(12:48) ULL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:22; Louisiana 24–17 )
(10:52) CCU – Braydon Bennett 49-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:52; Tied 24–24 )
(5:58) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:54; Louisiana 27–24 )
(2:34) ULL – Terrance Carter 59-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:30; Louisiana 34–24 )
Statistics
ULL
CCU
First downs
26
19
Total yards
516
400
Rushing yards
143
208
Passing yards
373
192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27–36–0
19–35–0
Time of possession
38:32
21:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
27/36, 373 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Bill Davis
19 carries, 110 yards
Receiving
Terrance Carter
7 receptions, 149 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Noah Kim
16/25, 182 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Braydon Bennett
13 carries, 132 yards, TD
Receiving
Bryson Graves
3 receptions, 54 yards
Game Eight – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–1) at Texas State Bobcats (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisiana
0
0
0 0 0
Texas State
0
0
0 0 0
at UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
Date : Tuesday October 29, 2024Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ULL
TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Nine – Arkansas State Red Wolves (5–3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Arkansas State
0
0
0 0 0
Louisiana
0
0
0 0 0
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : Saturday November 9, 2024Game time : TBA p.m. CDT TV : ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics
ARST
ULL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arkansas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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