2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Billy Napier (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Sale (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Patrick Toney (First as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 41,426)

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team will represent the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns will play their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and will compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They will be led by third-year head coach Billy Napier. The Cajuns will commence the season with a home rivalry game against McNeese State and will conclude the season at other in-state rival Louisiana–Monroe.

Previous Season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2019 season 11–3, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive year in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns then played in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, losing to Appalachian State 38-45. The Cajuns, finishing second overall in the Sun Belt, were invited to play in the LendingTree Bowl, their first time taking part in the annual Mobile, Alabama bowl game. They played Miami, OH and won their third overall bowl game by the score of 27-17. For the first time in decades, the Cajuns received upwards of 26 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 2 in the AP Poll.

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Trenayvian "Trey" Amos Cornerback	New Iberia, LA	Catholic HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Caleb Anderson Cornerback	Clinton, LA	East Feliciana HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Emani Bailey Running Back	Denton, TX	Denton Ryan HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Dontae Fleming Wide Receiver	LaPlace, LA	East St. John HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Courtline Flowers Cornerback	Dallas, TX	South Oak Cliff HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Dabari Hawkins Cornerback	Missouri City, TX	Stafford HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Sonny Hazard Defensive Line	New Orleans, LA	Jesuit HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Reginald Johnson Wide Receiver	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern Lab	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Ahmad Johnson Linebacker	Pelahatchie, MS	Pelahatchie Attendance Center	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Kyren Lacy Wide Receiver	Thibodaux, LA	Thibodaux HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Jordan Lawson Defensive Line	Branson, MS	Brandon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Cory Marshall Offensive Line	Shreveport, LA	Northwood HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Jack McKenzie Offensive Line	McComb, MS	Parklane Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Andray Pope Running Back	Evergreen, AL	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Dominique Ratcliff Defensive Line	Conroe, TX	Conroe HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Errol Rogers, Jr. Wide Receiver	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Christian Sabatini Tight End	Plano, TX	Plano Senior HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Tyree Skipper Safety	New Orleans, LA	Sophie B. Wright Charter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll will be released on July 24, 2020

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Arkansas State
	Louisiana
	Louisiana–Monroe
	South Alabama
	Texas State

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Appalachian State
	Coastal Carolina
	Georgia Southern
	Georgia State
	Troy

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

2nd team

Defense

1st team

2nd team

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Personnel

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Levi Lewis Sr QB 3 Beau Kalbacher  Sr WR 6 Cassius Allen  So WR 7 Brian Smith Jr.  Sr QB 8 Jai'Ave Magalei  Jr RB 9 Trey Ragas  Sr QB 10 Clinton McDowell  Fr WR 11 Calif Gossett  Sr WR 13 Brandon Legendre  Fr RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Sr QB 16 Chandler Fields  Fr QB 17 Brayden Hawkins  So WR 18 Jalen Williams  Sr WR 19 Jamal Bell Sr WR 21 Amir McDaniel  Fr RB 21 Chris Smith  So RB 23 T. J. Wisham  Jr TE 24 Pearse Migl  So WR 26 Kaleb Carter  So WR 28 Dalen Cambre  Fr WR 29 Peter LeBlanc So RB 31 Michael Orphey Jr.  So RB 38 Brendon Hoorman  Fr OL 51 Landon Burton  Fr OL 53 AJ Gillie  Fr OL 58 O'Cyrus Torrence So OL 60 Timaje Porter  So OL 61 Cole Prudhomme  Sr OL 62 Nathan Thomas  Fr OL 63 Spencer Gardner  Jr OL 64 Shane Vallot  Jr OL 65 Carlos Rubio  Jr OL 67 Ken Marks  Sr OL 68 Tyler Brown  Fr OL 70 Jax Harrington  Fr OL 71 Masry Mapieu Jr OL 72 Max Yarbrough  So OL 73 David Hudson  Jr OL 74 Max Mitchell Jr OL 77 King McGowen  Fr OL 78 Luke Junkunc  So OL 79 Logan Newell  Fr WR 80 Devon Pauley  So TE 83 Damani Burrell  So WR 84 Leroy Franklin  Sr TE 85 Peyton Aucoin  Sr WR 86 Jacob Bernard  Fr TE 87 Neal Johnson So TE 88 Johnny Lumpkin  Jr TE 89 Hunter Bergeron  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill  Jr LB 3 Joe Dillon  Sr DT 4 Zi'Yon Hill  Jr LB 6 Kris Moncrief Jr LB 7 Ferrod Gardner  Sr DL 8 Kendall Wilkerson So DB 10 Asjlin Washington Jr DB 13 Patrick Mensah  So DB 16 Percy Butler Jr LB 17 Chauncey Manac  Sr CB 18 Bobby Holmes  Fr DB 19 Eric Garror Jr DB 20 Mekhi Garner  So DB 20 Caleb Glenn  Jr DB 23 Schdarren Archie  Jr LB 23 Kyle Pierre  So DB 24 Bralen Trahan  Jr DB 26 Blair Brooks  Sr DB 27 Cameron Solomon  Sr DB 28 Ja'Len Johnson  Jr DB 30 Brandon Bishop  So LB 33 Tyler Guidry So LB 34 Jordan Cordova Jr DB 36 Kam Pedescleaux  So LB 37 Ja'Braylon Spencer  Fr DB 39 Jayrin Wilson  Jr DB 41 Ty'Darien Quinney  Fr LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux  Jr LB 44 Tanner Wiggins  Jr DB 45 Tim Morgan  So LB 48 Troy Krutchen  Jr LB 50 Andre Jones  Jr LB 52 Cooper LeBlanc  So LB 53 Kyle Pierre  Jr LB 56 Terrence Jones  Sr LB 57 La'Kamion Franklin  Fr DL 80 Alex Self  Fr DL 82 Andre Landry  Jr DL 92 Brandon Gannon  So DL 93 Quintlan Cobb  Fr DL 94 Dalvin Hutchinson So LB 95 Andre Riley  So DE 96 Malcolm Rollins  Jr DL 97 Ja'Quane Nelson  Jr DL 98 Shomari Hayes  Fr DL 99 Tayland Humphrey  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 39 Grant Paulette  Fr K 45 Kenneth Almendares  So P 47 Rhys Byrns Jr LS 49 Paul Boudreaux  Jr LS 52 Beau Badon  So	Head coach Billy Napier (Furman) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Sale (LSU) Offensive Coordinator/OL Patrick Toney (Southeastern Louisiana) Defensive Coordinator/S Robby Discher (William Jewell) Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant 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 Rory Segrest (Alabama) Assistant Head Coach/DL LaMar Morgan (Louisiana Assistant Head Coach/CB Austin Armstrong (Huntingdon) Assistant Head Coach/ILB Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Director of Football Operations Mark Hocke (New Orleans) Director of Strength and Conditioning/Associate Head Coach Darren Walker (Louisiana) Assistant Director of Athletics for Video Operations Jacob LaFrance Director of Player Personnel Kyle Kazakevicius Director of Recruiting Ainslee Dyer Assistant Director of Recruiting & Football Logistics Courtnei Davis Administrative Coordinator Matt Bergeron Graduate Assistant (O/WR) Patrick Gamble Graduate Assistant (D/DL) Mike Giuliani Graduate Assistant (LB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: March 21, 2020

Schedule

The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Texas State and Louisiana–Monroe. The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Arkansas State, and South Alabama.

The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Cajun Field, McNeese State, from NCAA Division I FCS and the Wyoming of the MW, and will travel to New Mexico State, an FBS Independent Team, and will play the Missouri of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at Faurot Field.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	McNeese State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)
September 12	Wyoming*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
September 19	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA
September 26	Georgia Southern	Caujn Field Lafayette, LA
October 7	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
October 17	Coastal Carolina	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
October 24	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM
October 31	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX
November 5	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
November 14	South Alabama	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
November 21	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO
November 28	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Statistics	McNeese State	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

McNeese State

See also: 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team and Cajun Crown

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-20-2	2016	LA, 33–20

Pregame line	Over/under

McNeese State at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Cowboys			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 5
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MCNS – LA – Top rushers MCNS – LA – Top receivers MCNS – LA –

Statistics	Wyoming	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Wyoming

See also: 2020 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-1	1991	WYO, 28-15

Pregame line	Over/under

Wyoming at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Cowboys			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 12
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WYO – LA – Top rushers WYO – LA – Top receivers WYO – LA –

Statistics	Louisiana	Georgia State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Georgia State

See also: 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-0	2018	LA, 36-22

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Georgia State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Panthers			0

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: September 19
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – GSU – Top rushers LA – GSU – Top receivers LA – GSU –

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Georgia Southern

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-1	2019	LA, 37-24

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Southern at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Eagles			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 26
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GASO – LA – Top rushers GASO – LA – Top receivers GASO – LA –

Statistics	Louisiana	Appalachian State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Appalachian State

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-8	2019	APST, 45-38

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Appalachian State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Eagles			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

• Date: October 7
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – APST – Top rushers LA – APST – Top receivers LA – APST –

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Coastal Carolina

See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-1	2019	LA, 48-7

Pregame line	Over/under

Coastal Carolina at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Chanticleers			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 17
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CCU – LA – Top rushers CCU – LA – Top receivers CCU – LA –

Statistics	Louisiana	New Mexico State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at New Mexico State

See also: 2020 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-5	2018	LA, 66-38

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at New Mexico State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Aggies			0

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

• Date: October 24
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – NMSU – Top rushers LA – NMSU – Top receivers LA – NMSU –

Statistics	Louisiana	Texas State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Texas State

See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-0	2018	LA, 42-27

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Texas State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Bobcats			0

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: October 31
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – TXST – Top rushers LA – TXST – Top receivers LA – TXST –

Statistics	Arkansas State	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Arkansas State

See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25-20-1	2019	LA, 37-20

Pregame line	Over/under

Arkansas State at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Wolves			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: TBA CST
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARST – LA – Top rushers ARST – LA – Top receivers ARST – LA –

Statistics	South Alabama	Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

South Alabama

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-2	2018	LA, 48-38

Pregame line	Over/under

South Alabama at Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Jaguars			0
Ragin' Cajuns			0

at Cajun Field Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 14
• Game time: TBA
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers USA – LA – Top rushers USA – LA – Top receivers USA – LA –

Statistics	Louisiana	Missouri
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Missouri

See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Missouri – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Tigers			0

at Faurot Field, Columbia, MO

• Date: November 21
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – MIZZOU – Top rushers LA – MIZZOU – Top receivers LA – MIZZOU –

Statistics	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–25	2019	LA 31–30

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: November 28
• Game time: TBA
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – ULM – Top rushers LA – ULM – Top receivers LA – ULM –

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements

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