2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Sun Belt Conference West Division 10–4 (7–1 Sun Belt) Michael Desormeaux (3rd season) Jorge Munoz (3rd season) Tim Leger (4th season) Spread Jim Salgado (1st season) 4–3 Cajun Field
The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented 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 were led by Michael Desormeaux in his third year as the head coach. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field , located in Lafayette, Louisiana .
The Cajuns compiled a 10–2 regular-season overall record on the season, the most successful under Desormeaux's tenure as head coach. The Cajuns also played in the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game for the fifth year out of the seven total seasons the game has been played. In the postseason, the Cajuns made their first appearance in the New Mexico Bowl , becoming the first Sun Belt team to play in that bowl.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish third place in the West division.
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. 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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Grambling State* Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN+ W 40–10 23,107 September 7 6:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State* Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 34–10 11,040 September 21 11:00 a.m. Tulane* Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPNU L 33–41 22,534 September 28 2:30 p.m. at Wake Forest* Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ACCN W 41–38 31,061 October 5 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 23–13 24,041 October 12 6:30 p.m. Appalachian State Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN+ W 34–24 14,058 October 19 11:00 a.m. at Coastal Carolina Brooks StadiumConway, SC ESPNU W 34–24 17,812 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 29 6:30 p.m. at Texas State UFCU StadiumSan Marcos, TX ESPN2 W 23–17 16,831 November 9 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN+ W 55–19 16,451 November 16 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN+ L 22–24 16,063 November 23 4:00 p.m. Troy Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN+ W 51–30 15,501 November 30 11:00 a.m. at Louisiana–Monroe Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) ESPNU W 37–23 15,006 December 7 6:30 p.m. Marshall Cajun FieldLafayette, LA (Sun Belt Championship Game) ESPN L 3–31 20,067 December 28 1:15 p.m. vs. TCU* University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN L 3–34 22,827 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time
Statistics GRAM LA
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
Statistics LA KSU
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
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 Passing Davis Bryson 7/13, 93 yards Rushing Michael Benefield 9 carries, 31 yards Receiving Tykeem Wallace 2 receptions, 34 yards
Statistics TULN LA
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
Statistics LA 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
Statistics LA 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
Statistics APP LA
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
Statistics LA 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
Statistics LA TXST
First downs 20 26 Total yards 423 378 Rushing yards 171 177 Passing yards 252 201 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 23–32–1 Time of possession 30:52 29:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 18/28, 252 yards, TD Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 10 carries, 94 yards, TD Receiving Lance LeGendre 3 receptions, 76 yards Texas State Passing RJ Martinez 11/14, 113 yards, INT Rushing Ismail Mahdi 14 carries, 82 yards, TD Receiving Kole Wilson 6 receptions, 57 yards
Statistics ARST LA
First downs 27 27 Total yards 401 579 Rushing yards 209 278 Passing yards 192 301 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–2 22–33–0 Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 23/35, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 14 carries, 81 yards Receiving Corey Rucker 6 receptions, 73 yards Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 17/26, 264 yards, TD Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 8 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Receiving Lance LeGendre 4 receptions, 58 yards
Statistics USA LA
First downs 19 22 Total yards 353 413 Rushing yards 68 137 Passing yards 285 276 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–1 22–30–1 Time of possession 27:10 32:50
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Gio Lopez 24/34, 285 yards, INT Rushing Fluff Bothwell 9 carries, 38 yards Receiving Jamaal Pritchett 11 receptions, 170 yards Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 14/17, 185 yards, TD Rushing Bill Davis 16 carries, 50 yards Receiving Harvey Broussard 6 receptions, 84 yards
Statistics TROY LA
First downs 22 17 Total yards 394 417 Rushing yards 135 94 Passing yards 259 323 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–44–0 18–24–2 Time of possession 33:37 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Matthew Caldwell 26/42, 230 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Damien Taylor 16 carries, 67 yards Receiving Devonte Ross 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 18/24, 323 yards, 2 TD Rushing Bill Davis 19 carries, 64 yards, 3 TD Receiving Lance LeGendre 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD
Statistics LA ULM
First downs 21 20 Total yards 411 335 Rushing yards 223 167 Passing yards 188 168 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-26-1 15-31-3 Time of possession 31:00 29:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 17/26, 188 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Zylan Perry 19 carries, 150 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Jacob Bernard 3 receptions, 42 yards Louisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Armenta 15/31, 168 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Ahmad Hardy 28 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD Receiving Nate Sullivan Jr. 2 receptions, 39 yards
Statistics MRSH LA
First downs 25 11 Plays–yards 410 255 Rushes–yards 217 56 Passing yards 193 199 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-26-0 13-32-1 Time of possession 33:56 26:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Braylon Braxton 18/26, 193 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Jordan Houston 17 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tychaun Chapman 8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 4/8, 104 yards Rushing Zylan Perry 6 carries, 25 yards Receiving Lance LeGendre 4 receptions, 81 yards
Statistics LA TCU
First downs 13 19 Total yards 209 367 Rushing yards 114 110 Passing yards 95 257 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–26–2 21–34–1 Time of possession 29:17 30:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 7/20, 61 yards, INT Rushing Zylan Perry 11 carries, 49 yards Receiving Jacob Bernard 1 reception, 25 yards TCU Passing Josh Hoover 20/32, 252 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Trent Battle 9 carries, 42 yards Receiving Eric McAlister 8 receptions, 87 yards, TD
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