2016 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Guide by Ragin' Cajuns Athletics

2016 LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Sports Information • 201 Reinhardt Drive • Lafayette, LA 70506 • RaginCajuns.com

Sports Information Director: Matt Sullivan • E: matt.sullivan@louisiana.edu • O: 337-482-6331 • C: 985-981-0009 • @MattSulli123 Assistant Director: Jeff Schneider • E: schneider@louisiana.edu • O: 337-482-6332 • C: 225-241-8430 • @JSchneidLA

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GAME 13 (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl)

1 Senior receiver Al Riles has caught a pass in 28 consecutive games dating back to the 2014 season. 2 Senior Elijah McGuire is one of two players in school history to rush for over 4,000 yards in a career. 3 The Ragin’ Cajuns have played nine of their 13 games this season within the state of Louisiana. 4 The average attendance in Louisiana’s four R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl appearances (201114) has been 45,102. 5 Louisiana is one of a record six Sun Belt Conference teams participating in bowl games in 2016 (Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana, South Alabama, Troy).

RAGIN’CAJUNSFACTS Location: ................................................................... Lafayette, La. Population:..........................................................................124,276 Founded: ................................................................................... 1898 Enrollment: ...........................................................................19,188 Conference: ....................................................................... Sun Belt Nickname: ...............................................................Ragin’ Cajuns Colors: ..................................Vermilion (PMS 193) and White President: ...................................................Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Interim Director of Athletics: ................. Dr. Jessica Leger NCAA Faculty Representative: ............Anita Hazelwood Athletics Website: ..........................www.RaginCajuns.com Twitter (Athletics):....................................... @ULRaginCajuns Twitter (Football):.........................................@RaginCajunsFB Stadium: ....................................................................... Cajun Field Capacity:..................................................................................41,426 Playing Surface: ..............................Pro Grass Synthetic Turf First Season of Football:.................................................... 1901 All-Time Record:........................................................504-544-34 All-Time SBC Record:..........................................................47-47 SBC Championships (Last):........................................1 (2005) Cajun Field Record:.................................................... 125-106-2

COACHESINFO ON THE FIELD: Mark Hudspeth.........................................................Head coach Mike Lucas...................................Defensive Coordinator/LBs Charlie Harbison.............. Co-Defensive Coordinator/DBs Michael Desormeaux..................................................Receivers Levorn Harbin......................................................Defensive Line Marquase Lovings.............................................Running Backs Mitch Rodrigue....................................................Offensive Line IN THE BOOTH: Jorge Munoz........................................Offensive Coordinator Reed Stringer................................................................Tight Ends Lionel Stokes............................................Outside Linebackers

LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS

NR/NR (6-6, 5-3 SBC) Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) • @ULCoachHud Record at LA: 24-30* (sixth season), Career Record: 90-51* (13th season) (* - see p. 19)

SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES

NR/NR (6-6, 4-4 CUSA) Head Coach: Jay Hopson (Ole Miss, 1992) Record at USM: 6-6 (first season), Career Record: 38-23 (fifth season)

Dec. 17, 2016 • 8:00 p.m. • New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) Series History: Southern Miss leads, 39-11-1 (see all-time series on p. 3) At Lafayette: USM leads, 15-10-1 | At Hattiesburg: USM leads 23-1 | Hudspeth vs. USM: 0-0 First Meeting: Nov. 17, 1923 at Lafayette • Louisiana, 66-0 Last Meeting: Aug. 30, 2008 at Hattiesburg • Southern Miss, 51-21

ESPN | WatchESPN • Jason Benetti PXP • Rod Gilmore Analyst • Quint Kessenich Sideline ESPN Radio • Bill Rosinski, PXP • David Norrie Analyst • Ian Fitzsimmons Sideline KPEL 1420 AM (Flagship) • Jay Walker PXP • Richie Falgout Analyst • Travis Webb Sideline (see additional stations on p. 2)

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Elijah McGuire Anthony Jennings Darius Hoggins

GP Att Net Avg TD 12 215 1,028 4.8 7 12 124 322 2.6 7 12 50 281 5.6 1

Long 68 29 19

Avg/G 85.7 26.8 23.4

PASSING Anthony Jennings

GP C-A-I Pct Yds 12 185-303-12 61.1 2,083

Long 71

Avg/G 173.6

RECEIVING Al Riles Keenan Barnes Elijah McGuire Ja’Marcus Bradley

GP No. Yds 12 55 665 12 30 406 12 28 231 9 20 358

Avg TD 12.1 2 13.5 6 8.2 2 17.9 1

Long 71 48 28 42

Avg/G 55.4 33.8 19.2 39.8

TACKLES Tre’maine Lightfoot Otha Peters Travis Crawford Tracy Walker

GP 12 12 11 12

TT 95 88 66 56

UT 43 45 39 28

AT 52 43 27 28

TD 11

TFL-YDS SACKS-YDS 5.0-12 1.0-5 11.0-43 2.0-23 1.0-3 0-0 2.5-7 0-0

2016 SCHEDULE DATE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 12 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 10 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 17

OPPONENT BOISE STATE (ASN/ESPN3) McNEESE STATE (ESPN3) SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) at Tulane (ESPN3) at New Mexico State * (ESPN3) APPALACHIAN STATE * (ESPN2) at Texas State * (ESPN3) IDAHO * (ESPN3) (HC) at Georgia Southern * (ESPNU) at Georgia (SEC Network Alternate) ARKANSAS STATE * (ASN/ESPN3) at ULM * (ESPN3) vs. Southern Miss (ESPN)

TIME OF NOTE L, 45-10 Jennings finishes 21-for-33 with TD in debut W, 30-22 McGuire moves into 2nd place on school rushing list W, 28-23 Cajuns roll up 512 yards total offense in SBC opener L, 41-39 (4OT) UL holds Tulane to 0-for-16 on 3rd down L, 37-31 (2OT) Cajuns drops second straight OT decision L, 24-0 UL blanked at home for 1st time since 2002 W, 27-3 TXST limited to 100 total yards in final 45 minutes L, 23-13 Cajuns held to 95 yards total offense in second half W, 33-26 Cajuns hold GS to 52 yards on the ground L, 35-21 UL rushes for 276 yards vs. No. 11 defense W, 24-19 Goal-line stand leads to go-ahead 99-yard drive W, 30-3 McGuire tops 1,000-yard mark for third time 8 p.m. First meeting between schools since 2008

Home Games in BOLD CAPS * - Sun Belt Conference game; HC - Homecoming; All times listed are Central and subject to change

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL MEDIA INFORMATION MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

1:30-1:55 p.m. UL Media Day Moncla Indoor Facility

12:30 p.m. Depart for New Orleans Gate E - Cajun Field

12:20 -2:35 p.m. Practice (Superdome)

10:45-12:15 p.m. Practice (Superdome)

Louisiana head coach Mark Hudspeth and selected players available for interviews following practice by advance request only.

12:30 p.m. Media Day (Bunker Room)

3:00 p.m. Arrive at Marriott Louisiana head coach Mark Hudspeth and selected players available for interviews upon arrival.

TEAM HEADQUARTERS New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 581-1000 Fax: (504) 523-6755 TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Record at Louisiana (Years): Overall Record (Years): 1

FRIDAY

1:30 p.m. Children’s Hospital Visit

8:35-9:15 a.m. Team Photo (Superdome)

6:00 p.m. Mark Hudspeth Show Manning’s Restaurant

7:00-10:00 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans Louisiana head coach vs. Indiana Pacers Mark Hudspeth and selected players available (Smoothie King Center) for interviews.

11:30-1:30 p.m. New Orleans Bowl Luncheon (Marriott) 3:45-4:05 p.m. Fan Fest/Graduation (Marriott)

4:30-5:30 p.m. Practice (Saint’s Facility) CLOSED

SATURDAY

• Head coach Mark Hudspeth and selected players available post-game in designated postgame area of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

WE ARE “LOUISIANA”

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns® is the nickname of the University’s athletic teams. We politely ask that you refer to our athletic programs as simply “Louisiana” on first reference, or use the any of the following: Ragin’ Cajuns or Cajuns. • For all electronic sports tickers and TV crawls only (effective Nov. 1, 2016), please use “LA” as the official abbreviation for all athletic programs.

Mark Hudspeth Delta State, 1992 24-30 (6)1 90-51 (12)1

Actual on-field field record is 46-30 at Louisiana and 112-51 overall. 22 wins vacated due to

NCAA sanctions from 2011-14

• The Sun Belt Conference has made public its University Reference Guide that is used to reference each member institution’s athletic title and nicknames. The publication of the guide comes after all of the conference’s presidents and chancellors submitted their preferred reference. • The NCAA and the Sun Belt Conference have begun to use these references immediately. Sun Belt member institutions and all media partners are encouraged to use these references so that there is consistency across all communication platforms.

Assistant Head Coach/TE: Reed Stringer Offensive Coordinator/QB: Jorge Munoz Defensive Coordinator/LB: Mike Lucas Co-Defensive Coordinator/DBs: Charlie Harbison Run Game Coordinator/OL: Mitch Rodrigue • Practices on Wednesday and Thursday are Wide Receivers: Michael Desormeaux Defensive Line: Levorn Harbin open to the first 15 minutes to the media Running Backs: Marquase Lovings with head coach Mark Hudspeth and re2015 Record: 4-8 quested players available at the end. 2015 SBC Record (Finish): 3-5 (2nd) • All interview requests for Wednesday and 2015 Postseason: None Primary Offense: Multiple Thursday are to be sent at least 24 hours Primary Defense: Multiple in advance to Assistant SID Jeff Schneider First Season of Football: 1901 (schneider@louisiana.edu; 225-241-8430). All-Time Record: 503-543-34 All-Time SBC Record: 46-47 • All photographers and video crews shootSBC Championships (Last): 1 (2005) ing footage during practice are asked to Bowl Appearances (Last): 6 (2014) remain on the sidelines or beyond the end Bowl: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl zone. Outcome: def. Nevada, 16-3 Bowl Record: 3-1 • When practice is over, media members are Lettermen Returning (Off/Def/Spec): 46 (20/22/4) asked to move outside the Ragin’ Cajuns Lettermen Lost (Off/Def/Spec): 28 (11/15/2) locker room Offensive Starters Returning: 7 Defensive Starters Returning: 6 Specialists Returning: 2 Offensive Two-Deep Players Returning: 16 Defensive Two-Deep Players Returning: 18 Head coach Mark Hudspeth and requested

PRACTICE AVAILABILITY

RAGIN’ CAJUNS RADIO NETWORK

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football games can be heard state-wide over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network. All games can be heard over the following stations: KPEL1420-AM (Flagship) Lafayette KHXT107.9-FM Lafayette KTUX 98.9-FM Shreveport KJEF 1290-AM Jennings KLCL 1470-AM Lake Charles KRJO 1680-AM Monroe KTIB 640-AM Thibodaux WGSO 990-AM New Orleans

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Director (FB contact): Matt Sullivan Mobile Phone: (985) 981-0009 E-Mail: matt.sullivan@louisiana.edu Assistant SID (secondary contact): Jeff Schneider Mobile Phone: (225) 241-8430 E-Mail: schneider@louisiana.edu Assistant SID (secondary contact): Matt Hebert Mobile Phone: (337) 288-6023 E-Mail: matth@louisiana.edu

players will be available for media interviews following the mandatory 10-minute cooling off period. Interviews will be conducted in the designated interview room at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS LOCKER ROOM

The Louisiana locker room is closed to the media at all times.

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (6-6, 4-4 CUSA) SERIES INFO

SOUTHERN MISS QUICK FACTS

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hattiesburg, Miss. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,579 President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randy Bennett (Middle Tennessee, 1990) Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill McGillis (St. Thomas, 1984) Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I - Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference USA Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000 Playing Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matrix Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Hopson (Ole Miss, 1992) Record at Southern Miss: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 (first season) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-20 (fifth season) All-time Record vs. UL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Basic Offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spread Basic Defense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Football Media Relations Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Duggan Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (601) 596-5637 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jack.duggan@usm.edu Athletics Web Site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.SouthernMiss.com

NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON FBS RANKING

2015 STATISTICAL STANDINGS

FBS RANKING

Louisiana CATEGORY Southern Miss 185.2 (103rd) Passing Offense (yds/gm) 294.3 (22nd) 124.06 (86th) Passing Efficiency 138.95 (41st) 180.8 (60th) Rushing Offense (yds/gm) 177.8 (63rd) 365.9 (104th) Total Offense (yds/gm) 472.1 (25th) 23.8 (108th) Scoring Offense (pts/gm) 33.3 (40th) 241.9 (79th) Pass Defense (yds/gm) 181.6 (12th) 132.15 (72nd) Pass Efficiency Defense 134.39 (78th) 128.7 (24th) Rush Defense (yds/gm) 149.3 (43rd) 370.6 (40th) Total Defense (yds/gm) 330.9 (18th) 25.1 (48th) Scoring Defense (pts/gm) 30.3 (78th) 0.00 (67th) 16 (89th) 16 (35th) 38.41 (44th) 4.36 (106th) 27.43 (128th) 17.76 (119th) 17.31 (8th) .382 (84th) .361 (34th) .884 (31st) .867 (79th)

Turnover Margin per game Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost

-1.33 (125th) 14 (101st) 30 (124th)

Net Punting (yds/punt) Punt Returns (yds/ret) Punt Return Defense (yds/ret) Kick Returns (yds/ret) Kickoff Return Defense (yds/ret)

40.80 (11th) 9.58 (37th) 4.29 (18th) 18.41 (110th) 22.55 (98th)

Third-Down Conversion (Offense) Third-Down Conversion (Defense) Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense

@ULRaginCajuns | @RaginCajunsFB

.402 (68th) .239 (2nd) .860 (50th) .811 (47th)

Series Record: Southern Miss leads, 39-11-1 In Lafayette: USM leads, 15-10-1 In Hattiesburg: USM leads, 23-1 In Lake Charles: USM leads, 1-0 Current Streak: USM +8 Hudspeth vs. USM: 0-0 Hopson vs. UL: 0-0 Last Meeting: Southern Miss 51, Louisiana 21 (Aug. 30, 2008) Year Date 1923 Nov. 17 1925 Oct. 24 1926 Sept. 25 1927 Sept. 24 1928 Oct. 27 1929 Sept. 28 1930 Oct. 18 1931 Nov. 7 1932 Oct. 7 1933 Oct. 21 1934 Oct. 19 1935 Nov. 8 1936 Nov. 13 1937 Oct. 8 1938 Nov. 11 1939 Nov. 17 1940 Nov. 15 1941 Nov. 14 1946 Oct. 18 1947 Oct. 18 1948 Oct. 15 1949 Oct. 15 1950 Oct. 14 1951 Oct. 13 1952 Oct. 11 1953 Oct. 10 1961 Sept. 30 1962 Sept. 29 1963 Nov. 2 1964 Sept. 26 1970 Sept. 12 1974 Nov. 2 1981 Sept. 5 1982 Oct. 30 1983 Oct. 29 1984 Oct. 27 1985 Oct. 5 1986 Nov. 8 1987 Nov. 28 1988 Oct. 22 1989 Oct. 21 1990 Nov. 3 1993 Oct. 2 1994 Oct. 15 1995 Nov. 18 1996 Sept. 21 1998 Sept. 26 1999 Nov. 13 2001 Sept. 22 2003 Nov. 1 2008 Aug. 30

Location Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Lake Charles Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Lafayette Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Lafayette Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Lafayette Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Lafayette Hattiesburg Hattiesburg

Winner Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Tie Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Louisiana Southern Miss Southern Miss Louisiana Southern Miss Louisiana Southern Miss Louisiana Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss

Score 66-0 46-0 33-6 6-0 37-7 7-0 14-0 0-54 7-12 0-6 6-12 7-19 14-44 0-13 6-15 7-9 14-21 0-0 0-6 7-15 6-26 0-25 0-6 0-41 12-32 14-41 6-22 0-20 0-28 0-30 14-16 7-41 7-33 0-36 3-31 13-7 16-38 0-17 37-30 14-27 24-21 13-14 13-7 20-43 32-35 27-52 0-55 0-48 10-35 3-48 21-51

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CAJUNS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS

Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-26 Home Games: 1-1 Road Games: 0-25 Current Streak: L17 Date 9/7/85 10/9/85 10/3/87 11/12/88 10/14/89 9/5/92 11//93 11/11/95 8/31/96 9/14/96 11/8/97 10/31/98 11/13/99 9/9/00 8/31/02 10/5/02 9/3/05 9/2/06 11/3/07 9/13/08 9/19/09 9/26/09 9/4/10 10/8/10 9/3/11 11/10/12 9/13/14

School at Auburn at Florida at Alabama at Alabama at Alabama at Tennessee at Florida at Arkansas at Florida Texas A&M (H) at Washington State at Tulane at Southern Miss at Texas at Texas A&M at LSU at Texas at LSU at Tennessee at Illinois at LSU at Nebraska at Georgia Oklahoma State (H) at Oklahoma State at Florida at Ole Miss

Rk. 2 5 17 18 11 22 9 15 4 25 16 19 21 6 23 21 2 8 24 24 9 25 23 22 9 7 22

Result L, 7-49 L, 0-45 L, 10-38 L, 0-17 L, 17-24 L, 3-38 L, 14-61 L, 13-24 L, 21-55 W, 29-22 L, 7-77 L, 20-72 L, 0-48 L, 10-52 L, 7-31 L, 0-48 L, 3-60 L, 3-45 L, 7-59 L, 17-20 L, 3-31 L, 0-55 L, 7-55 L, 28-54 L, 34-61 L, 20-27 L, 15-56

THE SERIES

• Louisiana and Southern Miss meet for the 52nd time tonight and only the second time at a neutral site. • Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 39-11-1, and has won eight straight in the series since a 13-7 Louisiana victory on Oct. 2, 1993 at Cajun Field.

CAJUNS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN #PAINTNOLARED

• Since Louisiana made its first bowl appearance in 41 years when it participated in the 2011 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Ragin’ Cajuns fans have played a part in the four largest crowds in the bowl’s history. • The top four attendance marks in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl have occurred when Louisiana has played in the game. • A record crowd of 54,728 witnessed the 2013 game between Louisiana and Tulane. • The top four crowds for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl are listed below: 54,728 (2013) - Louisiana vs. Tulane 48,828 (2012) - Louisiana vs. East Carolina 42,841 (2011) - Louisiana vs. San Diego State 34,014 (2014) - Louisiana vs. Nevada

McGUIRE SETS UL ALL-PURPOSE YARDS RECORD; 4TH AMONG ACTIVE NCAA PLAYERS

• With 53 all-purpose yards on Oct. 12 against Appalachian State, Elijah McGuire moved past Tyrell Fenroy as the Ragin’ Cajuns all-time leader with 5,236 yards. • McGuire set the record in the third quarter with a 13-yard run that surpassed Fenroy’s total of 5,231 yards set from 2005-08. • McGuire, who is one of nine active NCAA players with 5,000 all-purpose yards, recorded 223 yards of total offense in a 28-23 win against South Alabama and passed Darryl Surgent for second-place on the school’s all-time list. • Below are the top eight players in all-purpose yards in school history and the top nine active NCAA players.

RAGIN’ CAJUNS CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Rk. Yards 1. 5,837 2. 5,231 3. 4,930 4. 3,789 5. 3,502 6. 3,335 7. 3,276 8. 3,040

Player Elijah McGuire (2013-SA) Tyrell Fenroy (2005-08) Darryl Surgent (2010-13) Brandon Stokely (1995-98) Jason Chery (2005-08) Brian Mitchell (1986-89) Wayde Butler (1989-92) Joe Redding (1985-88)

Rush Receive Return 4,213 1,376 248 4,646 585 0 49 1,642 3,239 59 3,702 28 521 1,374 1,607 3,335 0 0 330 2,076 873 161 237 2,642

ACTIVE NCAA LEADERS IN ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (THROUGH 12/3/2016)

Player, School 1. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 3. Marcus Cox, Appalachian St. 4. Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 5. De’Angelo Henderson, CCU 6. Kareem Hunt, Toledo 7. Corey Davis, Western Mich. 8. Victor Bolden, Oregon St. 9. Dalvin Cook, Florida St.

Rush 6,290 3,922 4,960 4,213 4,635 4,825 13 727 4,319

Rec. 1,015 1,206 1,001 1,376 921 529 5,212 1,863 873

Int. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PR 0 380 0 202 0 0 0 186 0

KR 69 1,479 0 46 0 0 0 2,420 0

Total 7,374 6,987 5,961 5,837 5,556 5,354 5,225 5,196 5,192

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MCGUIRE TIED FOR SIXTH AMONG ACTIVE NCAA RUSHERS

• With 4,103 rushing yards in his career, Louisiana’s Elijah McGuire is currently tied for sixth among active NCAA players in rushing. Below are the top nine active rushers among FBS players. Player, School 1. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2. Marcus Cox, Appalachian St. 3. Kareem Hunt, Toledo 4. De’Angelo Henderson, Coastal Carolina 5. Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 6. Shock Linwood, Baylor 6. Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 8. Brian Hill, Wyoming 9. Royce Freeman, Oregon 10. Aaron Jones, UTEP

Gm. 53 44 43 50 37 48 50 37 39 35

Attempts 1,040 879 760 721 667 713 694 749 703 658

TDs 61 51 42 58 45 36 42 34 44 33

Yards 6,290 4,960 4,825 4,635 4,319 4,213 4,213 4,194 4,146 4,114

CURRENT NFL CAJUNS

• When the NFL regular-season officially kicked off the 2016 season, two former Ragin’ Cajuns found themselves on their respective 53-man rosters: Christian Ringo (DL) – Green Bay Ladarius Green (TE) – Pittsburgh

FORMER RAGIN’ CAJUN PEANUT TILLMAN JOINS CREW AT “FOX NFL KICKOFF”

• After announcing his retirement this summer after a spectacular 13-year career in the NFL, former Ragin’ Cajuns star Charles “Peanut” Tillman was announced as a new member on FOX NFL Kickoff. •Tillman, a member of the UL Athletics Hall of Fame, played for Louisiana from 1999-02 and was the first Ragin’ Cajuns player to be named to the All-Sun Belt Conference team (2001). • An honorable mention AP All-American in 2002, Tillman finished his career at UL with 284 tackles, 12 interceptions and 31 pass breakups in 44 games. • Tillman, who replaces Randy Moss on the program, joins Charissa Thompson, Colin Cowherd and Dave Wannstedt.

22 CAJUNS MAKE DEBUT VS. BOISE STATE

• In the Ragin’ Cajuns 2016 debut against Boise State on Sept. 3, 22 players made their debut in the vermilion and white. • Making their debuts in the 2016 opener were: WR Ja’Marcus Bradley; LG Robert Hunt; QB Anthony Jennings; FS Denarius Howard; DB Damer’ren Mitchell; DB Levarious Varnado; DB Blair Brooks; LB Alonzo Brown; LS Sterling Miller; LB Joe Dillon; WR Michael Jacquet; RB Raymond Calais; FS Artez Williams; RB Jordan Wright; LB Terik Miller; DE Jarvis Jeffries; DE Trevara Miller; OL Raynard Ford, OL Kevin Dotson, DE Kevon Perry; DT David Lemoto, DT Tra’Vontae Booker. • Eight players earned their first career start for the Ragin’ Cajuns against Boise State: WR Ja’Marcus Bradley; LG Robert Hunt; WR Keenan Barnes; QB Anthony Jennings; DE Mario Osborne; WLB Trey Granier; FS Denarius Howard; CB Simeon Thomas.

YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE CAJUNS

• A total of 33 new players have made at least one appearance for the Ragin’ Cajuns during the 2016 season. • Along with the 22 players (see above) who made their debut against Boise State, 11 additional players have seen action since opening day: • McNeese State - LB Shay LaPorte and TE Carlos Robinson • South Alabama - LB Tanner Holmes and LB Jacques Boudreaux • Tulane - OL Craig Smith • New Mexico State - QB Dion Ray • Appalachian State - DE Terrence Jones • Texas State - QB Gunner Hudspeth, OL Ken Marks, OL Cole Prudhomme, DB Kamar Greenhouse

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AP TOP 25 (WEEK 14) RK Team 1 Alabama (61) 2 Ohio State 3 Clemson 4 Washington 5 Michigan 6 Wisconsin 7 Oklahoma 8 Penn State 9 Colorado 10 USC 11 Oklahoma State 12 Florida State 13 Western Michigan 14 West Virginia 15 Florida 16 Louisville 17 Stanford 18 Auburn 19 Virginia Tech 20 Navy 21 LSU 22 Iowa 23 Nebraska 24 Pittsburgh South Florida

Rec 12-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 10-2 10-2 9-2 10-2 10-2 9-3 9-2 9-3 12-0 9-2 8-3 9-3 9-3 8-4 9-3 9-2 7-4 8-4 9-3 8-4 10-2

Pts 1525 1456 1383 1298 1264 1237 1141 1118 1035 948 931 847 807 726 471 468 452 423 420 387 338 217 181 168 168

LW 1 2 4 6 3 5 7 8 9 12 10 15 14 19 13 11 NR 16 NR NR 25 NR 17 NR NR

UL opponents receiving votes - 27. Boise State 92.

ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL (WEEK 14) RK Team 1 Alabama (64) 2 Ohio State 3 Clemson 4 Washington 5 Wisconsin 6 Michigan 7 Oklahoma 8 Penn State 9 Colorado 10 Oklahoma State 11 USC 12 Florida State 13 West Virginia 14 Western Michigan 15 Louisville 16 Florida 17 Stanford 18 Virginia Tech 19 Auburn 20 Navy 21 LSU 22 Nebraska 23 South Florida 24 Utah 25 Iowa

Rec 12-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 10-2 10-2 9-2 10-2 10-2 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-2 12-0 9-3 8-3 9-3 9-3 8-4 9-2 7-4 9-3 10-2 8-4 8-4

Pts 1600 1520 1475 1388 1298 1265 1223 1156 1116 1018 965 902 814 659 554 515 474 467 442 380 315 309 237 159 114

LW 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 12 14 17 18 11 13 NR NR 16 NR NR 15 NR 20 NR

UL opponents receiving votes - 26. Boise State 93; 40. Appalachian State 3.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CAJUN FIELD CROWDS

Since the arrival of Mark Hudspeth in 2011, fans have flocked to Cajun Field in record numbers with eight of the top 15 single-game marks and 10 of 20 occurring since 2011. For three of the past five seasons, Louisiana has led the Sun Belt Conference in average attendance, including a single-season average of 29,171 in 2011. Below are the top 20 crowds in Ragin’ Cajuns football history with games in bold occurring since 2011:

TOP 20 CAJUN FIELD CROWDS 1. 41,357 Southern (Sept. 5, 2009) 2. 38,783 #25 Texas A&M (Sept. 14, 1996) 3. 36,170 Southern (Aug. 30, 2014) 4. 36,133 Alabama (Oct. 6, 1990) 5. 33,828 McNeese State (Sept. 15, 2007) 6. 32,823 North Texas (Oct. 15, 2011) 7. 30,176 Arkansas State (Nov. 6, 1976) 8. 30,028 New Mexico State (Nov. 2, 2013) 9. 29,775 Troy (Oct. 8, 2011) 10. 29,758 Tulane (Oct. 2, 2012) 11. 29,031 Florida International (Nov. 1, 2008) 12. 28,871 Nicholls State (Sept. 14, 2013) 13. 28,752 Northwestern State (Nov. 12, 1977) 14. 28,741 Nicholls State (Sept. 17, 2011) 15. 28,176 ULM (Nov. 5, 2011) 16. 27,814 San Jose State (Oct. 30, 1993) 17. 27,300 Northern Illinois (Oct. 15, 1988) 18. 26,891 McNeese State (Sept. 10, 2016) 19. 26,824 Northwestern State (Sept. 12, 2015) 20. 26,640 Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2, 1976) TOP 20 LARGEST ROAD CROWDS 1. 96,197 Tennessee (Nov. 3, 2007) 2. 95,110 Tennessee (Sept. 5, 1992) 3. 92,746 at Georgia (Nov. 19, 2016) 92,746 at Georgia (Sept. 4, 2010) 5. 92,443 LSU (Sept. 19, 2009) 6. 92,362 LSU (Sept. 2, 2006) 7. 91,357 LSU (Oct. 5, 2002) 8. 86,482 Florida (Nov. 10, 2012) 9. 86,304 Nebraska (Sept. 26, 2009) 10. 85,075 Florida (Aug. 31, 1996) 11. 83,711 Florida (Nov. 6, 1993) 12. 82,519 Texas (Sept. 9, 2005) 13. 82,227 South Carolina (Aug. 30, 2003) 14. 80,017 Texas (Sept. 9, 2000) 15. 78,234 South Carolina (Sept. 1, 2007) 16. 75,087 Texas A&M (Aug. 31, 2002) 17. 74,369 Florida (Oct. 19, 1985) 18. 74,327 Auburn (Oct. 24, 1992) 19. 72,233 Alabama (Oct. 3, 1987) 20. 70,123 Alabama (Oct. 14, 1989))

HUDSPETH’S AMONG SELECT GROUP OF FBS FATHER-SON COMBOS

• Head coach Mark Hudspeth and redshirt freshman quarterback (and backup holder) Gunner Hudspeth are one of seven father-son combinations among FBS schools in 2016. Division I FBS Head Coaches Coaching Sons Head Coach School Louisiana Mark Hudspeth Iowa Kirk Ferentz Utah Kyle Whittingham Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill Old Dominion Bobby Wilder Colorado Mike Macintyre Tennessee Butch Jones

Player Gunner Hudspeth Steve Ferentz Alex Whittingham Brent Stockstill Derek Wilder Jay Macintyre Alex Jones

KEEPING IT IN THE BAYOU STATE

• Louisiana will avoid using their “Frequent Flyer” miles for much of the 2016 as the Ragin’ Cajuns played eight regular-season games within the state borders. • The Ragin’ Cajuns played six games at Cajun Field and traveled in-state to face Tulane and ULM. • Louisiana did not leave the state during the month of September, playing games at home against Boise State (Sept. 3), McNeese State (Sept. 10) and South Alabama (Sept. 17) before traveling for the first time in 2016 to face Tulane (Sept. 24) at Yulman Stadium. • Louisiana’s first trip out of state was Oct. 1 when it visited New Mexico State in a Sun Belt Conference game.

HOMEGROWN CAJUNS

• As with most schools, Louisiana has placed a heavy emphasis on recruiting players within its state borders as 56 players on the roster, including 19 from the nine-parish Acadiana region, hail from the state of Louisiana.

THE CAJUNS ALSO HAVE THE INTERNATIONAL FLAIR

• Two members of the Ragin’ Cajuns squad are international players: punter Steven Coutts (Brisbane, Australia) and reserve lineman Christian Cederquist (Copenhagen, Denmark).

SBC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME COMING IN 2018

• The Sun Belt Conference will hold its first ever football championship game as the league’s presidents and chancellors, as well as athletic directors, voted unanimously to play the game beginning in 2018. The announcement was made on June 8, 2016. • Details regarding how the two participants will be selected will be available at a later date. Rules set forward by the Division I Council in January require conferences with fewer than 12 members to hold championship games in football, as long as they meet one of two conditions. • A conference can choose to either play their championship game between division winners after round-robin competition in each division or between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin, regular-season competition between all members of the conference.

LOUISIANA LANDS NINE ON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

• Highlighted by first-team selections Otha Peters and Al Riles, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns placed nine members on the 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team that was released by the league office on Wednesday. • Joining Peters and Riles on the team that was selected by the league’s head coaches and a panel of media members were second-team selections Joe Dillon and Elijah McGuire, along with honorable mention selections Keenan Barnes, Karmichael Dunbar, Eddie Gordon and Tre’maine Lightfoot with redshirt freshman Kevin Dotson named to the Sun Belt All-Newcomer Team.

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• Senior transfer Anthony Jennings notched his third multi-passing touchdown game of the season in the win over Arkansas State throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. He had back-to-back games with multiple passing TDs against South Alabama and Tulane. Jennings had just one multi-passing TD game in his three years at LSU. • Jennings became the first Louisiana quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in a game since 2009 with his performance at Georgia rushing for 93 yards and three scores on 16 carries. Brad McGuire was the last quarterback to post three rushing TDs against FAU on Oct. 24, 2009. • Jennings had a streak of three straight games with a rushing TD snapped against Arkansas State. He has set a new season-high for rushing TDs with seven on the year and moved into the team lead in rushing TDs. His previous best came at LSU where he rushed for two touchdowns as a freshman. • Jennings also set a season-best for passing yards with 2,083 yards on 185 completions this year. He had 1,611 yards on 111 completions as a sophomore at LSU. • Jennings has thrown for 200-plus yards in four games this season. He posted a career-best 256 passing yards going 18-for-26 in the win over the Jaguars. His previous career-high for passing was 239 yards against 14th-ranked Wisconsin in the 2014 season opener for LSU. • Jennings has passed for a touchdown in all but five games this season. He is tied for seventh in the Sun Belt with 11 passing TDs. • Jennings is averaging 10 carries per game on the season and is one of six Cajuns on the season to post 100-plus yards on the ground. He is second on the squad with 322 rushing yards. • Jennings has been sacked 28 times on the season accounting for 193 of the 230 yards he has lost on the ground. • Jennings tied a career-high with three passing touchdowns against South Alabama to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns to a 28-23 victory. He passed for three touchdowns as a sophomore at LSU against Sam Houston State in 2014. • Jennings saw his first career action for the Ragin’ Cajuns in the season opener against Boise State. He threw for 186 yards and a touchdown against the Broncos. • Jennings spent three seasons at LSU seeing action in 24 games including 13 starts. He passed for 1,611 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Tigers. • Jennings rushed for 310 yards and two touchdowns in his career at LSU. • Jennings earned his degree from LSU in August. • Redshirt-freshman Dion Ray has also posted 100-plus yards on the ground this season rushing for 108 yards on 23 carries. • Ray played a big part in the win at Georgia Southern rushing for 71 yards on eight carries with a touchdown. He has rushed at least three times in each of the last four games. • Ray was one of four Cajuns to lineup at quarterback for the Cajuns against the Eagles. • Senior Jalen Nixon will miss the rest of the season after suffering a season-ending ankle injury during the first overtime period at New Mexico State. • Nixon had the second most experience among the quarterbacks coming into the year passing for 937 yards and eight touchdowns in three seasons. • Nixon started in four games for the Cajuns in 2016 including road games at Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and home games Texas State and ULM. • Nixon was one of only two Cajuns quarterbacks in program history joining Brian Mitchell to record 200 yards rushing and passing in a single-game after passing for 253 yards and two TDs while rushing for 201 yards and adding a 75-yard TD run at Arkansas State in 2015. • Sophomore Jordan Davis made a brief appearance in the Appalachian State contest completing two of three passes for eight yards. He also made a short appearance at Georgia Southern and at ULM. • Davis saw limited action in three games as a freshman completing 26 of 41 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown. • Davis’ longest outing came in the series finale against Troy going 19-for-33 through the air for 196 yards and a touchdown. • Davis recorded his only rushing touchdown of the season on the final drive of the game at Appalachian State. He went 7-for-7 through the air before capping the drive with a 20-yard TD run.

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CAREER RUSHING RECORDS 1. TYRELL FENROY 4,646 Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg 2005 179 1,053 5.9 12 60 2006 223 1,197 5.4 10 57 2007 180 1,021 5.7 7 69 2008 226 1,375 6.1 19 89 Totals 808 4,646 5.8 48 89 2. ELIJAH McGUIRE 4,213 Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg 2013 103 863 8.4 8 70 2014 166 1,264 7.6 14 75 2015 210 1,058 5.0 13 88 2016 68 Totals 6.1 88 3. BRIAN MITCHELL (QB) 3,335 Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg 1986 111 514 4.6 4 63 1987 150 767 5.1 9 61 1988 180 743 4.1 15 70 1989 237 1,311 5.5 19 67 Totals 678 3,335 4.9 47 70 4. ALONZO HARRIS 3,330 Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg 2011 163 700 4.3 8 28 2012 170 881 5.2 10 68 2013 199 942 4.7 14 65 2014 172 807 4.7 12 54 Totals 704 3,330 4.7 44 68 5. MICHAEL DESORMEAUX (QB) 2,843 Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg 2005 87 487 5.6 3 50 2006 24 180 7.5 1 51 2007 188 1,141 6.1 7 86 2008 144 1,035 7.2 5 64 Totals 443 2,843 6.4 16 86 Rushing Attempts - Career 1. 808 Tyrell Fenroy 2. 704 Alonzo Harris 3. 678 Brian Mitchell 3. 694 5. 594 Darren Brister

[2005-08] [2011-14] [1986-89] [2013-] [1996-00] [2005-08] [1986-89] [2011-14] [2013-SA] [1993-96]

LONGEST RUNS

90 Reggie Dupre at Southeastern Louisiana, 1971 89 Tyrell Fenroy at ULM, 2008 (TD) 88 Elijah McGuire vs. Northwestern State, 2015 (TD) 87 Jason Chery at ULM, 2008 (TD) 86 Michael Desormeaux at Middle Tennessee, 2007 85 Keener Cagle at Louisiana Tech, 1925 (TD) 84 F.G. Mixon at Stephen F. Austin, 1951 (TD) 83 Lynn Hernandez at ULM, 1959 (TD) 83 Keener Cagle vs. Northwestern State, 1924 (TD) 81 Jason Chery at North Texas, 2008 (TD) 80 Blaine Gautier at Middle Tennessee, 2011 (TD) 80 Tyrell Fenroy at ULM, 2008 (TD) 80 Jason Chery vs. Troy, 2007 (TD) 80 Jerry Babb at Kansas State, 2004 80 Mike Northcutt vs. Texas-Arlington, 1975 (TD) 80 F.G. Mixon at Louisiana College, 1950 (TD)

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - POSITION NOTES ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES

Since the College Football Overtime Rule was introduced in 1996, Louisiana has posted a 3-7 record in overtime games. Below is Louisiana’s all-time results in overtime games (periods in parentheses) Date Opponent 10/11/97 North Alabama † 10/25/97 ULM † 11/20/99 Wofford 11/18/00 at Middle Tennessee * 11/15/03 at Middle Tennessee * 10/29/05 Troy * 10/20/07 Florida Atlantic * 10/31/09 FIU * 9/24/16 at Tulane † 10/1/16 at New Mexico State †

W/L, Score L, 42-48 (4) L, 21-28 W, 37-34 L, 38-41 (2) W, 57-51 (4) W, 31-28 L, 32-39 L, 17-20 L, 39-41 (4) L, 31-37 (2)

* - conference game; † - consecutive games

FUTURE RAGIN’ CAJUNS SCHEDULES

2017 Sept. 2....................SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Sept. 9.......................................................................at Tulsa Sept. 16........................................................ at Texas A&M Nov. 18............................................................... at Ole Miss 2018 Sept. 29............................................................ at Alabama Nov. 3.................................................at Mississippi State 2019 Aug. 31.......... vs. Mississippi State (at New Orleans) Sept. 21.................................................................... at Ohio Sept. 28...................................................... TULSA 2021 Sept. 4...................................................... at Arizona State Sept. 18........................................................ OHIO

MOST COMMON DI OPPONENTS

School......................................................................Games Louisiana Tech.................................................................. 87 Northwestern State........................................................ 76 Southern Miss................................................... 51 ULM.................................................................... 51 Arkansas State.................................................. 45 Southeastern Louisiana................................................ 39 McNeese State.................................................. 38 Lamar................................................................................... 34 Tulane................................................................ 28 LSU........................................................................................ 22

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RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK

• Senior Elijah McGuire was named to the All-Sun Belt Team for the third time in his career earning second team honors. He was named to the first team in 2013 and 2014. • McGuire became the second player in program history to amass 4,000-plus yards on the ground in a career at Georgia rushing for 129 yards on 19 carries. He ranks ninth nationally in active career rushing yards (4,213). McGuire is second on the school’s all-time rushing list and is 433 yards back of Tyrell Fenroy for the school record of 4,646. • McGuire has moved past Tyrell Fenroy for the school career touchdown record with 52 combined touchdowns in four seasons with the Cajuns. He is six TDs back of Fenroy (48) for the rushing TD career record with 42. McGuire ranks sixth in the nation in active career touchdowns. • McGuire’s two TDs at Texas State crowned him as the all-time scoring champion for the Ragin’ Cajuns passing up Tyrell Fenroy for the school record in points. He currently has scored 318 points in four seasons. Fenroy posted 294 points in four seasons. • McGuire also owns the program career record for all-purpose yards with 5,837 in four seasons with the Ragin’ Cajuns. He passed up Tyrell Fenroy for the record against Appalachian State after picking up 53 yards on 11 touches. McGuire ranks fourth among the active career leaders in all-purpose yards nationally. • McGuire has posted seven multi-rushing touchdown games in his career after rushing for a pair of TDs at Texas State. McGuire also had two rushing TDs at Tulane. He has 13 multi-TD games four years at Louisiana. • McGuire is joined by San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey and Appalachian State’s Marcus Cox as the only active players in the nation to have 4,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in their career. • McGuire ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference in rushing yards (1,028), and fourth rushing yards per game (83.7). He is also fourth in all-purpose yards (1,265) and fifth in touchdowns (10). • McGuire has recorded 1000-plus yards in a season three times at Louisiana. He had 863 yards on 103 carries as a freshman. His season-best is 1,264 yards on 166 carries as a sophomore in 2014. • McGuire bounced back to post 112 yards on 20 carries at Texas State after seeing limited action against New Mexico State and Appalachian State from an injury suffered at Tulane earlier this year. • McGuire had a career-high 38 carries for 89 yards and two TDs in the overtime loss at Tulane. • McGuire moved into third place all-time with 694 career rushing attempts passing up Brian Mitchell (678). He is 10 carries back of former teammate Alonzo Harris (704) for second. Tyrell Fenroy holds the record with 808 carries. • McGuire became the first running back in school history to post multiple 200-yard rushing performances in a career after rushing for 223 yards on 23 carries against South Alabama. Brian Mitchell is the only other player in program history to record more than one 200-yard game for the Ragin’ Cajuns with three in four seasons. The 200-yard performance is just the tenth in school history including McGuire’s 265-yard game at Arkansas State in 2014. • McGuire has 17 career 100-yard games including five this season after rushing for 110 yards in the regular season finale at ULM. • McGuire holds the school career record for both receptions (127) and receiving yards (1,376) by a running back. He has the second most career receiving yards by an active running back in the nation behind Taquan Mizzell of Virginia (1,560). • McGuire is one of five players in program history to score five touchdowns in a game against Northwestern State on Sept. 12, 2015. • McGuire was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. • McGuire was named one of 400 players on the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List. • McGuire was also named to the Paul Hornung and Doak Walker Award watch lists. • Freshman Jordan Wright found the endzone for the first time in his Ragin’ Cajuns career at New Mexico State rushing for 26 yards on 11 carries. He also had a season-best 29 yards on nine carries against Appalachian State. • Wright has made at least one carry in 11 of the 12 of the Cajuns games in 2016. • Junior Darius Hoggins ranks third on the squad in rushing yards with 281 yards on 50 carries. • Hoggins notched a season-best 78 yards on 11 carries at ULM. • True freshman Raymond Calais posted his first career touchdown on his only carry of the game against McNeese running it in from seven yards out. He joins Alonzo Harris and McGuire as the only true freshmen running backs to find the endzone during the Mark

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WIDE RECEIVER NOTEBOOK

• Senior Al Riles was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, while sophomore Keenan Barnes earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors. • After missing three games and seeing limited action at Georgia, freshman Ja’Marcus Bradley had a team-best 113 yards on four catches against Arkansas State. • Bradley ranks third on the squad in yards with 358 yards in eight games. He is averaging 17.9 yards per catch. • Bradley led the Ragin’ Cajuns in receptions the first two weeks of the season and notched his first career touchdown against McNeese hauling in six catches for 97 yards. • Riles recorded his second TD of the season in the win over Arkansas State with three grabs for 47 yards and a TD. He had the only catch by a receiver in the downpour at ULM. • Riles registered his third 100-yard receiving game of the season and fourth of his career at Georgia posting 105 yards on seven catches. He also had 29 yards on the ground on two carries against the Bulldogs. • Barnes is tied for the Sun Belt lead in receiving touchdowns with six on the season after hauling in a 48-yard TD grab at Georgia Southern. He has posted a touchdown reception in six of the Cajuns 11 contests in 2016. • After making just one catch a year ago, Barnes has reached paydirt on six of his 30 receptions this year. • Barnes ranks second on the squad in receiving yards with 406. • Riles recorded his first ever passing touchdown at Georgia Southern with a 48-yard connection to Barnes out of the wildcat formation. It was Riles’ only passing attempt of his career. • Riles ranks third in receptions (54) and receptions per game (4.6). He’s also ranked sixth in receiving yards per game (55.4) and receiving yards (665). • Riles became the second player on the Cajuns squad to post 1,000 career receiving yards joining Elijah McGuire after his season-best 139-yard effort against South Alabama. He currently has 1,496 career yards and is averaging 11.1 yards per catch. He is 146 yards back of Darryl Surgent (1,642) for tenth place on the all-time receiving yards list. • With his eight catches at NMSU, Riles has notched 100 career catches for the Cajuns despite starting his career with the Cajuns on the defensive side of the ball in 2013. He currently has 135 catches since he made the switch over to receiver as a sophomore. Riles needs 20 catches to crack the top 5 list for career receptions. • Riles had a career game against South Alabama posting a career-best 139 yards receiving on eight catches and a touchdown. His touchdown came on a career-long reception of 71 yards. • Riles has caught at least one pass in all 22 games that he has played in the last two seasons. • Riles recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game with 103 yards on eight receptions and a touchdown at Georgia State in 2015. • Redshirt freshmen Michael Jacquet failed to post a reception in the last four contests after leading the Cajuns in receiving against Texas State and Idaho. He missed the Arkansas State contest due to an injury suffered at Georgia. • Jacquet registered his first career touchdown against South Alabama on his only catch of the game. He posted two catches for 17 yards in his first action as a Cajun against Boise State. • Jacquet joins Bradley and Gabe Fuselier as the only freshmen to catch a touchdown pass in the Hudspeth era. • Former Ragin’ Cajuns quarterback Michael Desormeaux takes over as the new wide receivers coach in 2016. Desormeaux ranks fifth all-time in career rushing yards and ninth in passing yards in school history. • Junior Jared Johnson saw his first action in over a year against McNeese after missing the 2015 season with a torn ACL. He recorded 161 yards and three touchdowns on 16 catches in two seasons. • All three of Johnson’s touchdowns came during his sophomore campaign. • The Ragin’ Cajuns will be without the services of senior Devin Scott after suffering a season-ending injury during summer workouts. Scott has posted 326 yards receiving over three seasons on 18 catches.

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CAREER SCORING RECORDS 1. ELIJAH McGUIRE Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG 2013 11 0 0 0 2014 16 0 0 0 2015 16 0 3 0 2016 9 0 0 0 Totals 0 3 0

318 PTS 66 96 102 54 318

2. TYRELL FENROY Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG 2005 12 0 0 0 2006 11 0 0 0 2007 7 0 0 0 2008 19 0 0 0 Totals 49 0 0 0

294 PTS 72 66 42 114 294

3. BRIAN MITCHELL Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG 1986 4 0 1 0 1987 9 0 0 0 1988 15 0 1 0 1989 19 0 0 0 Totals 47 0 2 0

286 PTS 26 54 92 114 286

4. ALONZO HARRIS Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG 2011 9 0 0 0 2012 10 0 0 0 2013 14 0 0 0 2014 12 0 0 0 Totals 45 0 0 0

270 PTS 54 60 84 72 270

5. BRETT BAER Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG 2010 0 22 0 7 2011 0 46 0 18 2012 0 53 0 20 Totals 0 121 0 45

256 PTS 43 100 113 256

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - POSITION NOTES TIGHT END NOTEBOOK

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Cajun Field (since 1971) All-Time Record 117-113-2 (.506) Home Openers 25-18 (.595) Most Wins, Season 7 [1976] Most Losses, Season 6 [1973] Record in Home Finales 20-23-2 (.455) Record in August 1-2 (.333) Record in September 45-31 (.592) Record in October 44-34-1 (.563) Record in November 35-39-1 (.473) Record in December 2-2 (.500) Consecutive Home-Opening Wins 3, four times [1975-77; 1994-96; 2004-06; 2008-10] Consecutive Home-Opening Losses 4, twice [1983-86; 1997-2000] Consecutive Wins 11 [9/11/76-10/15/77] Consecutive Losses 7 [9/29/73-10/5/74]

• Senior Nick Byrne has posted a career-best for yards in a season with 135 on 14 catches in 2016. He had 83 yards on 10 grabs a year ago. • Byrne posted a career-long catch of 37 yards at New Mexico State. • Byrne has accounted for 30 of the 36 catches among returning players at the position. He has 248 yards receiving in four seasons. • Byrne saw action in all 12 games a year ago making 11 starts. • Byrne recorded a career-high four receptions for 38 yards in the Cajuns’ non-conference game against Akron a year ago. • Sophomore Matt Barnes equaled a career high with two catches for a career-best 17 yards at Tulane. • Barnes returns after missing the 2015 season due to a knee injury suffered during spring practice. • Barnes played in 10 games as a reserve tight end and special teams member in 2014. • Freshmen Carlos Robinson adds depth at the position.

Largest Margin of Victory (Modern Era) Rk Margin Game 1. 49 vs. Doane [1970] 2. 45 vs. Northern Illinois [1988] 3. 42 vs. Pacific [1995] 42 at Tulane [1990] 5. 41 vs. North Carolina A&T [2006]

• Senior Eddie Gordon earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention Honors, while red-shirt freshman Kevin Dotson was named to the All-Sun Belt Newcomer Team. • The Ragin’ Cajuns offensive line has had its struggles this season having given up five sacks in a game five times this year after allowing five in the win over Arkansas State. Boise State, Tulane, Appalachian State and Idaho also notched five sacks against the Cajuns. • The Louisiana offensive line paved the way for 276 yards on the ground at Georgia, outgaining the Bulldogs in rushing yards. • The offensive line has notched four sackless performances on the year with the last coming at ULM. The Cajuns also did not allow a sack against South Alabama, New Mexico State and Georgia Southern. • The Ragin’ Cajuns return five offensive linemen who made at least one start in 2015 with Gordon and junior Grant Horst making double-digit starts. • Horst missed his second start of the season at Georgia Southern due to injury. He also missed a start at Tulane earlier this season due to illness. Junior Raynard Ford made the start in place of Horst at Tulane, while Craig Smith stepped up and filled the void at Georgia Southern. • Gordon has not missed a start since the start of the 2015 season. He started in all 12 games a year ago including 11 starts at center. He appeared in six games as a reserve lineman in 2014 at both center and right guard. • Horst started in 10 games during the 2015 season at four different positions: left tackle (5), left guard (3), center (1) and right guard (1). He appeared in six games as a freshman as a reserve offensive lineman. • Junior D’Aquin Withrow has not missed a start this season. He played in nine games during the 2015 season, starting in seven straight games for the Cajuns at left tackle. • Freshman Robert Hunt has started in all 12 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns at left guard. • Dotson has settled in as the Cajuns right guard starting in the last 11 contests. His first career start came against McNeese. • Sophomore Adrian Goodacre saw action in all 12 games in 2015, serving primarily as a reserve offensive lineman and a member of the Ragin’ Cajuns PAT unit. • Goodacre made two starts at right guard as a true freshman.

Score 49-0 45-0 45-3 48-6 48-7

Largest Margin of Defeat (Modern Era) Rk Margin Game Score 1. 70 at (16) Washington State [1997] 7-77 2. 66 at Texas A&M [1997] 0-66 3. 63 at Louisiana Tech [1998] 14-77 4. 57 at (2) Texas [2005] 3-60 5. 56 vs. Tulane [1997] 0-56 56 at Houston [1992] 7-63

STYLIN’ AND PROFILIN’

Below is the Ragin’ Cajuns uniform combination for the 2016 season: Game Helmets Jersey Pants Boise State White Red White McNeese State Red Red White South Alabama Red Red Red at Tulane Red White White at New Mexico State White White White Appalachian State White (FDL) White White at Texas State Red White Red Idaho Red Red Red at Georgia Southern Red White Red at Georgia White White Red Arkansas State Black (FDL) Black Black at ULM Black (FDL) White (FDL) White Southern Miss - - -

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

• Freshmen Joe Dillon was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, while senior Karmichael Dunbar earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors. • The Ragin’ Cajuns made a permanent change from a three defensive lineman scheme against Boise State to a four defensive lineman look for the remainder of the 2016 season. • Trev Miller scored the D-Line’s second defensive touchdown of the season at ULM with a 73-yard fumble return. It was one of two defensive scores against the Warhawks. • The Cajuns D-Line helped hold the vaunted Georgia Southern rushing attack to only 52 yards on the ground on 28 attempts. • Miller is second on the squad in sacks with 4.0 on the season and is tenth in the SBC. He led the defensive line with a career-best six stops including a TFL at Georgia. • Miller had a career game against McNeese posting 3.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL) and 3.0 sacks. • After posting 21.5 sacks in the first seven games, the Ragin’ Cajuns have recorded just 2.0 sacks in the last five contests.

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - POSITION NOTES • Dillon is tied for sixth in the Sun Belt Conference in total sacks (6.0) and sacks per game (0.50). • Dillon ranks ninth in the SBC in TFL per game (0.96) and total TFL (11.5). • Dillon notched a career-high 10 tackles at New Mexico State with 1.0 TFL and a sack. • Dillon saw his streak of at least 1.0 TFL in six straight contests snapped against Idaho. He also had at least 1.0 sacks in four straight games this season. He leads all defensive linemen with 49 tackles and ranks fifth on the squad. • Dillon had a strong showing against Tulane recording six tackles including 2.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. • Junior Taboris Lee recorded his first defensive touchdown of his career against Arkansas State with a 17-yard “pick six” in the first quarter. • Lee ranks third among defensive linemen with 38 tackles. He also ranks fourth on the squad with 5.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL). He had a season-best six stops at New Mexico State. • Lee along with linebacker Otha Peters were two of the only three defensive players to start in all 12 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns in 2015. • Junior Kevon Perry ranks third on the team in both TFL (6.0) and sacks (2.5). • Dunbar ranks second amond D-Linemen with 49 stops on the season. • Dunbar and Rodrick Stephens forced two of the three fumbles at ULM. • Dunbar set a new career-high for tackles on senior day against Arkansas State with six tackles. He had back-to-back contests against New Mexico State and Appalachian State making five stops this year. He is the son of Alabama assistant coach Karl Dunbar. • Sophomore Mario Osborne returned to action against Arkansas State after missing four straight contests for the Cajuns. He came up with the key stop on the final play of the contest. • Osborne equaled a career-high with four stops including 1.0 TFL and a sack at Tulane. He also had four tackles including 2.0 TFL against McNeese. • Osborne played in nine games as a true freshman, recording seven tackles with three stops for loss and two sacks. • Ladarrius Kidd will miss the rest of the 2016 season after suffering a season-ending injury at New Mexico State on the final play of the game in the second overtime period. • Both Lee and Dunbar were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team.

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK

• Seniors Tre’maine Lightfoot and Otha Peters were both named to the All-Sun Belt Teams. Peters received first team honors, while Lightfoot was an honorable mention selection. • Peters registered his first career TD with a 29-yard scoop and score at ULM in the season finale. • Lightfoot is ranked tenth in the Sun Belt with 7.9 tackles per game, while Peters comes in 13th averaging 7.3 stops per game. • Lightfoot led the Cajuns in tackles against Texas State and Idaho. He also led the squad in tackles against both Tulane and South Alabama. • Lightfoot has recorded double-digit tackles in four of the 12 games this season after notching 13 against the Vandals. He had a career-best 17 tackles at New Mexico State. • Peters is tied for 12th in the Sun Belt in TFL (11.0) and TFL per game (0.92). • Peters led the Cajuns in tackles for the second game this season at Georgia Southern with eight stops. He also picked up two of the Cajuns 33 points in the contest returning an Ealges 2-point conversion 98 yards for a defensive 2-point conversion. • Peters posted a career-high 18 tackles including 1.5 TFL and a sack at NMSU. • An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2015, Peters was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. • Peters made a major contribution in the win over the Jags with nine stops, 1.5 TFL, a sack, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. • Peters has recorded at least seven tackles and 1.0 TFL in seven of the Cajuns 11 games this season with back-to-back double-digit games against Tulane and New Mexico State. • Damar’ren Mitchell is sixth on the team in tackles with 46. He had a season-best six tackles against McNeese and Georgia Southern. • Senior Trey Granier came up with an interception at New Mexico State after missing the South Alabama contest due to a concussion and seeing limited action against Tulane. His interception led • Granier had the second most tackles by a Cajuns player in the win over McNeese posting eight stops including a TFL and sack.

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TURNOVER MARGIN (since 2011)

Year Rank Margin Gained Lost 2011 59 0 23 23 2012 63 -1 21 22 2013 56 +1 23 22 2014 48 +3 17 14 2015 t110 -9 11 20 2016 t67 0 16 16

DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS (since 2011)

2011 Bill Bentley 38 INT return (at Oklahoma State) Jemarlous Moten 50 INT return (at Oklahoma State) Lionel Stokes 63 INT return (at Kent State) Bill Bentley 41 INT return (Nicholls State) Melvin White 89 INT return (Troy) Devon Lewis-Buchanan 55 INT return (at MTSU) Jemarlous Moten 41 INT return (at Arizona) 2012 Jemarlous Moten Justin Anderson

56 fumble return (at Troy) 38 INT return (Tulane)

2013 Justin Anderson Al Riles Corey Trim

58 INT return (Nicholls) 99 INT return (at WKU) 82 INT return (vs. Tulane)

2014 Christian Ringo 2015 Savion Brown 2016 Taboris Lee Trev Miller Otha Peters

41 fumble return (at TXST) 85 INT return (at South Ala.) 17 INT return (Arkansas State) 73 fumble return (at ULM) 29 fumble return (at ULM)

SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWNS (since 2011) 2011 Melvin White

68 blocked FG return (Nicholls State)

2012 Blake Comminie 22 blocked punt return (at Florida) 2013 Darryl Surgent Darryl Surgent

100 kick return (at Kansas State) 67 punt return (Troy)

2015 Jeryl Brazil Montrel Carter

100 kick return (vs. Texas State) 0 blocked punt return (at Ga. State)

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Game Carrier Boise State Allen Cummins McNeese State Shay LaPorte South Alabama Dylan Scheurich Tulane Lorenzo Cryer New Mexico State Grant Horst Appalachian State Kamar Greenhouse Texas State Vince Thomas Idaho Corey Turner Georgia Southern Georgia Gunner Hudspeth Arkansas State ULM Jordan Wright

THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS COMBAT FLAG

Game Carrier Boise State Jalen Nixon McNeese State Darius Hoggins South Alabama Christian Goodlett Tulane New Mexico State Steven Coutts Appalachian State Trevara Miller Texas State Nick Byrne Idaho Taboris Lee Georgia Southern Georgia Keenan Barnes Arkansas State ULM Savion Brown

THE LAFAYETTE STRONG FLAG

Game Carrier Boise State Sterling Miller McNeese State Stephen Morella South Alabama Caden Cunningham Tulane Deuce Wallace New Mexico State Raymond Calais Appalachian State Stevie Artigue Texas State Cole Prudhomme Idaho Sterling Miller Georgia Southern Georgia Jake Arceneaux Arkansas State ULM Deuce Wallace

THE WAR HAMMER

Game Carrier Boise State Denarius Howard McNeese State Tre’maine Lightfoot South Alabama Jarvis Jeffries Tulane New Mexico State Tracy Walker Appalachian State Trey Granier Texas State Denarious Howard Idaho Simeon Thomas Georgia Southern Georgia Tracy Walker Arkansas State ULM Taboris Lee see the Strongest Link on p. 14

• Junior T.J. Posey notched the second most starts among returning linebackers with four in 12 games a year ago. He posted 23 tackles and 0.5 TFL in 2015. • Freshman Alonzo Brown will miss the rest of the season due to an injury suffered against McNeese. He recorded five tackles in his first game with the Ragin’ Cajuns against Boise State with three solo stops.

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK

• Junior Tracy Walker recorded his team-leading third interception of the season at ULM. Junior Simeon Thomas is second on the team with two INTs. • Senior Savion Brown had a strong showing at ULM with an interception, forced fumble, 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack. • The Ragin’ Cajuns secondary has posted seven of the team’s nine interceptions on the season. • Denarius Howard earned his second takeaway of the year at Georgia with a forced fumble and recovery late in the contest. He also recorded his first career interception for the Cajuns against Appalachian State. • Junior Travis Crawford led the Cajuns with nine tackles at Georgia. He is third on the team in tackles with 66 on the season. He ranks 30th in the Sun Belt in tackles per game averaging 6.0 per contest. Crawford has 135 career tackles with the Cajuns. • Crawford registered a team-high for tackles in back-to-back games to start the year with a career-best 11 stops against McNeese. He had a team-best 10 tackles against Boise State in the season opener. • Senior Christian Goodlett led the Cajuns defense with 12 tackles in the win over Arkansas State. • Walker ranks fourth on the team and second in the secondary in tackles with 56 on the season despite missing the Texas State contest. He had a season-best nine tackles against Arkansas State. Walker has 173 career stops. • Walker has six career interceptions, which is the most among active players. • Walker notched his first career fumble recovery in the win over South Alabama. • Walker joined Peters on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. • Senior Reggie Miles forced his first career fumble at Texas State with Crawford coming up with the recovery. • Brown saw his first action against Texas State after missing three games this season due to a suspension from a violation of team rules. • Brown was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team. He received second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2015. • Thomas has seen action in all 12 games this season after missing both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He had a career-best seven tackles against Boise State. • Thomas saw action in nine games as a freshman serving as a reserve cornerback and special teams performer. Posted eight tackles in 2013. • Junior Troy McCollum has seen action in 10 of the 12 games this season mostly as a backup cornerback. He has 11 tackles and two pass breakups on the year. • Dominick Jones notched four tackles in the season opener against Boise State, he has 11 on the season. • Jones has posted 51 tackles in 41 games including 4.5 tackles-for-loss. He also has 2.0 sacks, an interception and three pass breakups in his career with the Cajuns. • Jones made three starts for the Ragin’ Cajuns a year ago.

PUNTING NOTEBOOK

• Sophomore Steven Coutts was named a semifinalist for the prestigious Ray Guy Award. • Coutts is averaging 44.4 yards per punt this season and ranks 14th in the nation and second in the Sun Belt. He posted a season best average of 48.3 yards on seven punts at New Mexico State. • Coutts notched a career-best 68-yard punt against Idaho. He has four punts of 60-plus yards on the season including a 66-yard punt against Arkansas State. • Coutts posted at least seven punts in four contests. He has averaged 45.0-plus yards in seven of the 12 games this season. • Coutts has pinned 19 punts inside the 20 this season and has forced 30 fair catches. • Coutts is coming off of a stellar freshman campaign where he averaged 42.4 yards per attempt – the third-best average among all NCAA Division I freshmen. • Coutts was named to the Sun Belt Newcomer Team after finishing among the league leaders in punting.

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - POSITION NOTES • Coutts also was tabbed a second-team selection on the All-Louisiana (LSWA) College Football team. • Coutts had 14 punts of 50 yards or more during the season, including a season-best 64yard boot at Arkansas State. He averaged 51.2 yards per punt in six attempts at A-State. • Coutts pinned 22 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and forced 27 fair catches. • Coutts totaled 2,501 yards on 59 punts during his freshman season.

KICKING NOTEBOOK

• Sophomore Stevie Artigue has made a career-best nine consecutive goals after converting on all three field goal attempts at ULM. His previous career long streak was eight set earlier this season spanning from the South Alabama contest to the road contest at New Mexico State. • Artigue has been perfect on field goal attempts five times this season going 2-for-2 against both Idaho and Texas State, while also notching a career-best four field goals in the contest at Tulane. He finished the season a perfect 3-for-3 at ULM. • Artigue is tied for second in the Sun Belt with 19 made field goals in 24 attempts. He is also ranks fifth in the SBC and leads the team in scoring with 83 points. • Artigue has made five field goals this season of 40-plus yards. • Artigue has made at least three field goals in three games this season. He has made at least one field goal in all but two games. Artigue did not attempt a field goal at Georgia. • Sophomore Dylan Scheurich made his debut for the Cajuns against South Alabama connecting on a PAT. • Artigue served as the team’s primary kicking specialist as a true freshman, converting 26 for 28 PAT attempts and 8 of 15 field goals. • Artigue finished second on the team in scoring with 50 points. • Artigue recorded a career-best three field goals in back-to-back games against ULM and Georgia State. • Artigue posted a career-long 49-yard kick in the third quarter at Georgia State in 2015. • Artigue kicked off 51 times in 2015 with seven touchbacks. He averaged 56.7 yards per kickoff.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEBOOK

• Junior Levarious Varnado has been returning both kickoffs and punts for the Cajuns with the losses of Raymond Calais and Gary Haynes. He has returned a team-best 18 kickoffs and four punts. • Varnado had a season-best 35-yard punt return against Appalachian State. He returned three punts in the game for a total of 46 yards. • Varnado had a season-long kick return of 21 yards against both New Mexico State and Georgia Southern. • Sophomore Shay LaPorte blocked the Cajuns only punt of the season at Tulane in the third quarter. Louisiana had three blocked punts a year ago with the last blocked punt coming in the season finale against Troy. • True freshman Raymond Calais returned 15 kickoffs for 329 yards before suffering a season ending injury. • Elijah McGuire and Varnado have split time as the punt returner this season. McGuire has three punt returns this season. • McGuire returned nine punts for an 8.9-yard average a year ago. He had a season-best 37yard return against Texas State.

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CAREER RECEIVING RECORDS Receptions 1. 241 2. 180 3. 172 4. 156 5. 155

Brandon Stokley Fred Stamps Wayde Butler Jamal Robinson Bill Sampy

[1995-98] [2000-03] [1989-92] [2011-15] [2002-05]

Receiving Yards 1. 3,702 2. 2,789 3. 2,653 3. 2,326 5. 2,201

Brandon Stokley Fred Stamps Jamal Robinson Donald Richard Ladarius Green

[1995-98] [2000-03] [2011-15] [1993-96] [2008-11]

Touchdowns 1. 25 2. 22 3. 20 20 5. 19

Brandon Stokley Ladarius Green Jamal Robinson Donald Richard Fred Stamps

[1995-98] [2008-11] [2011-15] [1993-96] [2000-03]

MOST RECEPTIONS BY RUNNING BACK

Game (Yardage) 1. 10 (134) 10 (106) 2. 9 (90) 9 (65)

Elijah McGuire Elijah McGuire Elijah McGuire Ivan “Ike” Taylor

[10/20/15] [9/20/14] [11/1/14] [11/10/01]

Season (Yardage) 1. 45 (468) Elijah McGuire 2. 43 (398) Wayde Butler 3. 41 (516) Wayde Butler

[2014] [1990] [1989]

Career (Yardage) 1. 128 (1,372) 2. 84 (914) 3. 60 (585) 60 (497)

Elijah McGuire Wayde Butler Tyrell Fenroy Dwayne Williams

[2013-SA] [1989-90] [2005-08] [1983-86]

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NOTES FROM THE BOISE STATE GAME

RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS

NOTES FROM THE McNEESE STATE GAME

Game Carrier Boise State Trey Granier McNeese State Dominick Jones South Alabama Ja’Marcus Bradley Tulane Otha Peters New Mexico State Kevin Dotson Appalachian State Eddie Gordon Texas State Taboris Lee Idaho Elijah McGuire Georgia Southern Georgia Darius Hoggins Arkansas State ULM Otha Peters 1..................................................................... Brian Mitchell 5................................................ Charles “Peanut” Tillman 9................................................................... Damon Mason 12.............................................................. Jake Delhomme 14..............................................................Brandon Stokely 28................................................................... Glenn LaFleur 32..................................................................... Tyrell Fenroy 42..............................................................Orlando Thomas

CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES

Elijah McGuire (17)................. Att.-Yds-TDs Arkansas State (2014)...........................19-265-4 South Alabama (2016)................. 23-223-1 Texas State (2015)...................................28-170-1 at Troy (2014)...........................................14-169-2 Northwestern State (2015)..................14-162-5 New Mexico State (2015).....................18-159-2 McNeese State (2016).................. 19-139-0 Nicholls State (2013)............................... 9-137-3 at New Mexico State (2014)................26-136-1 at Georgia (2016)......................... 19-129-0 Southern (2014)......................................13-129-1 ULM (2013)................................................14-119-1 South Alabama (2014)..........................18-116-1 at Texas State (2016).................... 20-112-2 at ULM (2016)............................... 28-110-1 at Arkansas State (2013).......................10-110-0 at Georgia State (2013) ........................11-107-0 Jalen Nixon (1)........................ Att.-Yds-TDs at Arkansas State (2015).......................19-201-1

CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Elijah McGuire (3).................. Rec.-Yds-TDs at Arkansas State (2015).......................10-134-1 at Georgia State (2013)........................... 3-125-2 at Boise State (2014)..............................10-106-0 Al Riles (4).............................. Rec.-Yds.-TDs South Alabama (2016)................... 6-139-1 at New Mexico State (2016).......... 8-110-0 at Georgia (2016)........................... 7-105-0 at Georgia State (2015)........................... 8-103-1 Ja’Marcus Bradley (1)........... Rec.-Yds.-TDs Arkansas State (2016)................... 4-113-0

• Captains were Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Karmichael Dunbar (DL) and Eddie Gordon (OL). • Boise State won the toss and elected to receive. • Anthony Jennings’ fourth-quarter TD pass to Keenan Barnes was his 13th career TD pass and his first since his sophomore season at LSU when threw a 75-yard TD strike to John Diarse against Notre Dame in the 2014 Music City Bowl. • The second-quarter sack of Broncos QB Brett Rypien by Tre’maine Lightfoot and Kevon Perry was the first of their respective careers. • Matt Barnes’ 7-yard reception in the second quarter was the second catch of his career and his first since the 2014 opener against Southern. • Redshirt freshmen Ja’Marcus Bradley (3 receptions, 50 yards), Michael Jacquet (2-17) and Jordan Wright (1-4) each recorded the first pass receptions of their career.

• Captains were Al Riles (WR), Jalen Nixon (QB), Travis Crawford (DB) and Trey Granier (LB). • McNeese State won the toss and elected to receive. • Anthony Jennings’ 3-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter was his first since the 2014 Outback Bowl (vs. Iowa). • Jarvis Jeffries recovered a first-quarter fumble that resulted in a 17-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings to Ja’Marcus Bradley for a 7-3 lead. • Freshman Raymond Calais scored his first career TD - a 7-yard run - that gave Louisiana a 21-15 lead in the third quarter. • Kevin Dotson (RG), Trev Miller (DE), Kevon Perry (NT) and Damar’ren Mitchell (SAM) each earned their first career starts. • Shay LaPorte (LB) and Carlos Robinson (TE) each made their first career appearances for the Ragin’ Cajuns - now with 24 players on the current roster making their first appearance. • Travis Crawford set a career-high in tackles (11), breaking his previous high (10) set the week before against Boise State. • Louisiana did not commit a turnover for the second straight game, marking the first time to post two straight games with no turnovers since the end of the 2014 season (at Troy, vs. Nevada). • The Ragin’ Cajuns did not allow a touchdown pass for the first time since facing Nevada in the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

NOTES FROM THE SOUTH ALABAMA GAME

• Captains were Tre’maine Lightfoot (LB), Anthony Jennings (QB), Dominick Jones (DB) and Grant Horst (OL). • Louisiana won the toss (first time in 2016) and elected to receive. • Freshmen Tanner Holmes (LB) and Jacques Boudreaux (LB) each made their first appearances of the season, increasing Louisiana’s total of new players to see action to 26. • Al Riles’ 139 receiving yards, including his 71-yard TD reception in the third quarter, were each career-highs. • Elijah McGuire’s 223 yards were the second most by the senior in a single-game and the 10th 200-yard rushing performance in school history. McGuire joined former Louisiana QB and longtime NFL veteran Brian Mitchell as the only players in school history to rush for 200 yards in a game twice. • Louisiana’s 74 yards allowed on the ground marked the second straight game of not allowing 100 yards or more, equaling the mark from Oct. 31-Nov. 7 of the 2015 season (ULM, at Georgia State).

NOTES FROM THE TULANE GAME

• Captains for the game were WR Al Riles (Covington), LB Otha Peters (Covington), DB Dominick Jones (New Orleans) and OL D’Aquin Withrow (New Orleans). • The game marked the first overtime game for Louisiana since Oct. 31, 2009 (lost to FIU, 20-17). Third overtime game on the road for Ragin’ Cajuns in school history (at Middle Tennessee in 2000 and 2003). • Louisiana played its third 4-overtime game in school history; the first since a 57-51 win at Middle Tennessee on Nov. 15, 2003. • Louisiana held Tulane to 0-for-16 on third-down attempts in the game. • Elijah McGuire carried a career-high 38 times for 89 yards and two TDs. • McGuire’s 38 carries were the most by Ragin’ Cajun since Alonzo Harris (33 carries, 189 yards)

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 29, 2011. • McGuire’s three TDs on the night gave him 47 in his career and 288 points (passing Brian Mitchell for second-place in school history). • McGuire finished with 143 all-purpose yards, increasing his career total to 5,163 yards - 68 shy of tying Tyrell Fenroy for the UL all-time lead. • Tulane wins coin toss (UL now 1-3 on season) and defers; Cajuns take opening kickoff. • Junior Raynard Ford earned his first career start for Louisiana at right tackle in place of Grant Horst (illness). • Mario Osborne’s 9-yard sack in the first quarter was his first of the season (third of his career). • Redshirt freshman Joe Dillion recorded his first career sack in the second quarter. • Stevie Artigue sets career-high with four field goals; had three FGs in games against ULM (10/31/15) and Georgia State (11/7/15) • Shay LaPorte’s blocked punt was the first for the Ragin’ Cajuns since Reggie Miles against Troy in 2015 season finale. • Offensive lineman Craig Smith (one of 27 players) makes his debut for Ragin’ Cajuns in fourth quarter in place of injured D’Aquin Withrow. • Louisiana converted three fourth-down opportunities on its 16-play scoring drive after entering game 0-for-4 on the season. • McGuire’s 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter capped a 16-play drive for the Ragin’ Cajuns, the longest since a 15-play scoring drive in season opener against Boise State.

NOTES FROM THE NEW MEXICO STATE GAME

• Captains were Nick Byrne (TE), Darius Hoggins (RB), Troy McCollum (DB), Tracy Walker (DB). • Louisiana won the coin toss (now 2-3 on season) and deferred to second half. • Darius Hoggins’ 81 yards on the ground marked a career-high (previous mark was 58 yards vs. Northwestern State, 9/12/2015). • Al Riles’ 110 yards receiving marked his second 100-yard performance in the past three games (139 vs. South Alabama). • Jordan Wright’s 7-yard TD run in the third quarter was the first of his career. • Tackles by Tre’maine Lightfoot (18), Otha Peters (17) and Joe Dillon (10) marked careerhighs for all three. • Redshirt freshman Dion Ray (one of 28 players) made his first career appearance, rushing for 1 yard out of the “Wildcat” formation. • LB Trey Granier and DB Simeon Thomas each recorded their first career interceptions for the Ragin’ Cajuns. • Jared Johnson’s successful 2-point conversion in the third quarter marked the first points scored by the junior since catching a pair of TD passes at New Mexico State in 2014. • Steven Coutts’ 48.3 average on seven punts marked a season high. The sophomore boomed a career-high tying 64-yard punt in the third quarter and had four punts land inside the NM State 20-yard line. • DE Trevara Miller earned his first career start.

CAREER RECORDS CHASE

Total Touchdowns 1. 52 Elijah McGuire 2. 49 Tyrell Fenroy 3. 47 Brian Mitchell 4. 44 Alonzo Harris 5. 28 Kenyon Cotton

[2013-] [2005-08] [1986-89] [2011-14] [1993-96]

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS CHASE

Tackles for Loss (Yards Lost) 1. 21 Jeff Mitchell (-119) 2. 20 Christian Ringo (-104) 3. 18 Paul Cabble (-95) 4. 17 Conrad Lewis (-89) 5. 16 Patrice Alexander (-53) 11.5 Joe Dillon (-51)

[1993] [2014] [1996] [1993] [1994] [2016]

Sacks (Yards Lost) 1. 11.5 Christian Ringo (-86) 2. 11 Jeff Mitchell (-83) 11 Conrad Lewis (-71) 4. 9 Paul Cabble (-75) 5. 8 Danny Scott (-57) 6 Joe Dillon (-37)

[2012] [1993] [1993] [1996] [1998] [2016]

Field Goals 1. 20 2. 19 19 3. 18 18

Brett Baer Stevie Artigue John Roveto Brett Baer Hunter Stover

[2012] [2016] [1977] [2011] [2014]

Punt Average 1. 44.2 Steven Coutts 2. 42.9 Daniel Cadona 3. 42,8 Chris Shaw 4. 42.4 Steven Coutts 5. 42.0 Brett Baer

[2016] [2014] [1997] [2015] [2012]

NOTES FROM THE APPALACHIAN STATE GAME

• Captains for the game were Al Riles (WR), Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Taboris Lee (DL). • Reggie Miles (DB) earned his first career start. • Appalachian State won coin toss and deferred to second half (Cajuns now 2-4 on coin toss). • Terrence Jones (DE) makes his debut after season-ending injuries to David Lemoto and LaDarrius Kidd at NMSU. Jones is the 29th player to see his first action in a Ragin’ Cajuns uniform in 2016. • Denarius Howard grabbed his first interception of the season in second quarter. • Louisiana was shut out in the first half for the first time since Nov. 28, 2015 at Appalachian State (trailed 14-0). • Louisiana was shut for the first time since a 55-0 loss to No. 25 Nebraska on Sept. 26, 2009. • The shut out was the first for the Ragin’ Cajuns at Cajun Field since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002 - a span of 79 games. • Levarious Varnado’s 35-yard punt return in the third quarter was the longest of the season (previous was 7 yards by Gary Haynes vs. South Alabama). • Elijah McGuire’s 13-yard run in the third quarter moved him past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as UL’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards. • Taboris Lee recorded his first sack of the season in the third quarter.

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| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UL LAFAYETTE AT A GLANCE

NOTES FROM THE TEXAS STATE GAME

• Captains were Jared Johnson (WR), Simeon Thomas (DB), Gabe Fuselier (WR) and Trev Miller (DE). • Louisiana won the coin toss (now 3-4 on the season) and deferred to the second half. • Louisiana did not allow a touchdown on defense for the first time since a 16-3 win over Nevada in the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. • WR Ja’Marcus Bradley (ankle) and DE Mario Osborne (concussion) did not make the trip. • Elijah McGuire rushed for 112 yards to record his 15th 100-yard rushing game of his career. • Total enrollment at the University this Fall was • Joe Dillion added a second quarter sack for his sixth of the season – two away from moving 19,188, the highest in the school’s history. into a tie for fifth-place on UL single-season list. • Simeon Thomas set up Louisiana’s first score of the second half with an interception off a • The University’s graduation rate has risen over 49 deflected Texas State pass. percent during the last decade. • McGuire’s 1-yard TD run in the third quarter was his 40th rushing score of his career, joining Tyrell Fenroy (48), Brian Mitchell (47) and Alonzo Harris (44) as only Ragin’ Cajuns with 40 • UL Lafayette is among the top 10 universities rushing TDs in a career. in the United States for its percentage of re• Anthony Jennings’ 18-yard TD pass to Keenan Barnes in fourth quarter was his first since search and development expenditures funded the first quarter at New Mexico State (5-yard pass to Barnes on 10/1). by business, according to the National Science • DB Kamar Greenhouse makes his debut in fourth quarter on special teams. Cole Prudhomme Foundation. (OL), Ken Marks (OL) and Gunner Hudspeth (QB) each play on final drive for Cajuns to become 31st, 32nd and 33rd players to see first action for Louisiana. • The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is among the top 310 national universities cited in U.S. NOTES FROM THE IDAHO GAME News and World Report’s 2017 edition of “Best • First meeting between the Ragin’ Cajuns and Vandals since 2004 Colleges,” an annual guidebook for prospective • Captains were Al Riles (WR), Reggie Miles (DB), T.J. Posey (LB) and Grant Horst (OL). college students. • Louisiana won the toss (now 4-4 on the season) and deferred to second half. • UL Lafayette is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the 2017 edition of “The Best 381 Colleges” published by the Princeton Review. Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the college guide.

• “Washington Monthly” magazine has cited UL Lafayette as one of best universities in the nation at helping low-income students earn degrees. It ranked UL Lafayette among the top 200 national universities. • The University’s distance learning programs also placed No. 1 on Best Schools’ “Top 10 Online Colleges in Louisiana.” • Over the past 20 years, the University’s nursing graduates have achieved first-time pass rates for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses that consistently exceed national and state averages. • The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration is included in the 2016 edition of the Princeton Review’s “Best 296 Business Schools” for its master’s of business administration program. • The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has one of the top 71 MBA programs in North America, CEO Magazine recently reported. • UL Lafayette’s online Master of Science in Nursing program was ranked the most affordable online MSN program by BestColleges.com. • The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has one of the top 10 electrical engineering graduate programs in the nation, according to Spring 2015 rankings issued by graduateprograms.com.

• Michael Jacquet’s 52-yard reception on the Ragin’ Cajuns first play from scrimmage was his longest of the season (previous was 39 yards at Texas State). • Anthony Jennings’ 3-yard TD run in the second quarter caps a 17-play scoring drive – the longest scoring drive for the Cajuns in 2016. • Jennings’ 17-yard run in the second quarter matched his longest run of the season. • Steven Coutts’ 68-yard punt in the third quarter was a career-best (had two punts of 64 yards entering game). • Anthony Jennings’ 52-yard pass to Michael Jacquet on the Ragin’ Cajuns first play from scrimmage was the only play to exceed 20 yards in the game. • The homecoming loss was the first under head coach Mark Hudspeth and the first since a 54-21 loss to Western Kentucky on Oct. 23, 2010. • Stevie Artigue kicked two field goals (37 and 29 yards) to give him 14 on the season, moving him to within one of cracking the top five in a single-season.

NOTES FROM THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN GAME

• Captains were DB Christian Goodlett (Lawrenceville, Ga.), DB Tracy Walker (Brunswick, Ga.), D’Aquin Withrow and Eddie Gordon. • Over 40 members of Walker’s family, including his mother, were in attendance at the game. • The 52 rushing yards allowed by UL in the game were the fewest given up since ULM was held to minus-39 yards in 2014. • Craig Smith made his first start of the season at right tackle in place of Grant Horst. • The Ragin’ Cajuns defense held its fourth opponent of the season to under 100 yards rushing (McNeese State, South Alabama, Texas State, Georgia Southern). • Elijah McGuire’s 1-yard TD run in the first quarter was the 50th career touchdown of his career, moving him past Tyrell Fenroy for the Ragin’ Cajuns school record. • Georgia Southern won the toss and elected to receive. UL now 4-5 on coin flips in 2016. • In his second career appearance, quarterback Dion Ray rushed for 71 yards on eight carries and recorded his first career touchdown on a 16-yard run in the second quarter. • Al Riles’ 48-yard TD pass to Keenan Barnes in the third quarter was the first pass of his collegiate career. • Stevie Artigue’s 34-yard field goal in the third quarter was his 15th of the season, tying him for fifth-place on the school’s single-season list. • Otha Peters’ PAT return in the third quarter, which gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a 33-19 lead, was the second two-point return for Louisiana and the first since Corey Trim against New Mexico State in 2014.

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NOTES FROM THE GEORGIA GAME

• Captains were QB Anthony Jennings (Marietta), RB Elijah McGuire, LB Tre’maine Lightfoot, LB Otha Peters. • Jennings’ father, Willie Jennings, was a defensive lineman at Georgia from 1990-92. • The announced attendance of 92,746 was tied for the third-largest game Louisiana has participated in school history (equaling the 92,746 at Georgia on Sept. 4, 2010). • Louisiana’s 276 rushing yards in the game marked a season-high (previous high 256 vs. South Alabama, 10/17). • Louisiana won the coin toss (now 5-5 on the season) and elected to defer to the second half. • Ishiah McKenzie’s 82-yard punt return for Georgia in the first quarter was the first allowed by the Ragin’ Cajuns since Bobo Beathard (33 yards) of Appalachian State in 2014. The return was also the tied for the second-longest against the Cajuns in school history. • Jennings scored on a 9-yard TD in the second quarter for his fifth rushing TD of the season. He added two TD runs in the fourth quarter - a 13-yard score and a 1-yard rush for his first three-TD game of his career. • Louisiana’s four turnovers tied a season-high (also at Tulane). • Tracy Walker’ interception in the second quarter was his second of the season. The 39-yard return was the longest of his career (previous 14). • Denarius Howard forced and recovered a Sony Michel fumble in the fourth quarter. • Al Riles caught six passes for 105 yards – his third 100-yard receiving game of the season and fourth of his career. • Elijah McGuire’s 124 yards marked the 16th 100-yard rushing game of his career. McGuire increased his season total to 886 yards on 177 yards.

NOTES FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE GAME

• Captains were P Steven Coutts, TE Matt Barnes, DL Rodrick Stephens and DL Jarvis Jeffries. • The win by Louisiana snapped Arkansas State’s 15-game SBC winning streak dating back to 2014. • Louisiana won the coin toss (now 6-5 on the season) and deferred to the second half. • Taboris Lee’s 17-yard TD on an interception return was the first defensive TD of the season for the Ragin’ Cajuns and the 15th in the Mark Hudspeth era. • Lee’s TD was the first defensive score at home since Justin Anderson returned an interception 58 yards in the 2013 opener against Nicholls State (9/14/13) • Louisiana’s 99-yard drive in the second quarter was the longest of the season by the Ragin’ Cajuns and second of 90 yards or more in 2016 (previous high was 92-yard drive at Georgia Southern). • Anthony Jennings’ 242 yards passing was the second-highest total of his career. His two passing TDs were his first since the Texas State game (10/22) and equaled his total in the last six games dating back to New Mexico State (10/1). • Elijah McGuire’s 14-yard TD reception that gave Louisiana a 14-7 lead in the second quarter was the 10th TD reception of his career and his school-record 51st overall TD. • Ja’Marcus Bradley’s 113 yards receiving was a career-high and marked his first career 100yard game. His 42-yard reception in the third quarter was a season-best. • With a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, Stevie Artigue moved into sole possession of fifth-place on the school’s single-season field goal list with 16. • Christian Goodlett’s 12 tackles were a career-high.

UL LAFAYETTE AT A GLANCE

• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s animation program is ranked No. 14 in the South and No. 37 among public schools and colleges in the nation for 2015 by Animation Career Review. • The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics Department ranked No. 34 overall in the U.S., which was partly a nod to its multiple championships wins. • “USA Today” editors nominated 20 cities for its 10 Best Reader’s Choice contest for Best College Town Weekend; Lafayette, La., was voted No. 1. • ConventionSouth magazine named the city a hip, historic college town in the South. It cited Lafayette, home to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in its “South’s Historic College Towns with Hip Group Appeal” 2014 list. • UL Lafayette is one of 85 colleges and universities, and the only one in Louisiana, profiled in “The Campus Wild: How College and University Green Landscapes Provide Havens for Wildlife and ‘Lands-on’ Experiences for Students.” • The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the first, and only, higher education institution in the state to earn the “Green Ribbon School” designation from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

NOTES FROM THE ULM GAME

• Captains were WR Al Riles, DB Dominick Jones, DL Karmichael Dunbar and TE Nick Byrne. • ULM won the toss and elected to defer (UL now 6-6 on the coin toss this season). • The win at JPS Field at Malone Stadium for Louisiana was its sixth straight since a 13-10 ULM win in 2004. • The 73-yard fumble return by Trev Miller in the second quarter was the longest by a Ragin’ Cajun player this season (previous 71-yard reception by Al Riles vs. South Alabama). • The defensive TDs by Trev Miller and Otha Peters were the first for each in their Ragin’ Cajuns career. • Louisiana’s two defensive touchdowns were the most for the Ragin’ Cajuns since the 2011 opener at Oklahoma State (Bill Bentley INT return, Jemarlous Moten INT return). • Stevie Artigue’s three field goals gave him 19 on the season, tying him with John Roveto (19, 1977) for the second-most in a single-season in school history. • Louisiana forced five turnovers and finished +3 in the game and evened their turnover margin on the season.

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| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - SUN BELT CONFERENCE SUN BELT STANDINGS Standings Appalachian State Arkansas State Troy Idaho Louisiana Georgia Southern ULM South Alabama NM State Georgia State Texas State

SBC 7-1 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5 2-6 2-6 2-6 0-8

2016 SUN BELT PRESEASON POLL Pct. .875 .875 .750 .750 .625 .500 .375 .250 .250 .250 .000

PF PA 250 94 257 122 240 155 266 195 186 158 183 197 201 272 174 215 192 283 156 211 113 316

All 9-3 7-5 9-3 8-4 6-6 5-7 4-8 6-6 3-9 3-9 2-10

Pct .750 .583 .750 .667 .500 .417 .333 .500 .250 .250 .167

PF 349 324 410 339 286 319 280 309 298 239 223

PA 204 266 264 357 301 318 469 306 466 319 493

H 5-1 4-2 5-1 4-1 3-3 3-2 3-2 5-2 3-2 3-3 1-5

A 4-2 3-3 4-2 4-3 3-3 2-5 1-6 1-4 0-7 0-6 1-5

N 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Str W2 W1 L1 W4 W2 W1 L2 W1 L2 L1 L8

* - named to 2016 Preseason Teams ^ - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt First Team # - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt Second Team ! - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention Team

1. Appalachian St. (5)...................................114 pts 2. Arkansas State (5).....................................110 pts 3. Georgia Southern (1).................................98 pts 4. Georgia State................................................73 pts 5. Louisiana...........................................70 pts Troy....................................................................70 pts 7. South Alabama.............................................62 pts 8. Idaho................................................................48 pts 9. New Mexico State.......................................37 pts 10. Texas State......................................................30 pts 11. ULM...................................................................14 pts

2016 SUN BELT BOWL GAMES

First Team Offense Name School Year Pos Major Brandon Silvers ! Troy Jr. QB Sport & Fitness Management Jalin Moore Appalachian State So. RB Undecided Jordan Chunn Troy Jr. RB Criminal Justice Robert Davis *^ Georgia State Sr. WR Kinesiology Al Riles Louisiana Sr. WR Sociology Emanuel Thompson Troy Jr. WR Risk Management Insurance Gerald Everett *^ South Alabama Sr. TE Interdisciplinary Studies Parker Collins *# Appalachian State Sr. OL Physical Education Colby Gossett * Appalachian State Jr. OL Management Jemar Clark *^ Arkansas State Sr. OL General Studies Andy Kwon *# Georgia Southern Sr. OL Sport Management Antonio Garcia *! Troy Sr. OL Graduate Studies First Team Defense Chris Odom Arkansas State Sr. DL Sport Management Ja’Von Rolland-Jones *^ Arkansas State Jr. DL Sport Management Randy Allen South Alabama Sr. DL Interdisciplinary Studies Rashad Dillard *! Troy Sr. DL Psychology Ironhead Gallon ! Georgia Southern Sr. LB General Studies Otha Peters *! Louisiana Sr. LB General Studies Rodney Butler New Mexico State Sr. LB Business Clifton Duck Appalachian State Fr. DB Undecided Mondo Williams Appalachian State Sr. DB Communications Money Hunter Arkansas State Sr. DB Communication Studies Bobby Baker * Georgia State Sr. DB Speech Jeremy Reaves *# South Alabama Jr. DB Sports and Recreation Mgmt. First Team Special Teams Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Sr. PK Logistics Austin Rehkow *^ Idaho Sr. P Exercise Science and Health Jabir Frye Troy Fr. RS Undecided Jordan Chunn Troy Jr. AP Criminal Justice Second Team Offense Elijah McGuire *! Louisiana Sr. RB General Studies Second Team Defense Joe Dillon Louisiana Fr. DL General Studies All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention Keenan Barnes (Louisiana, So., WR) Karmichael Dunbar (Louisiana, Sr., DL) Eddie Gordon (Louisiana, Sr., OL) Tre’maine Lightfoot (Louisiana, Sr., LB)

The Sun Belt Conference enters the 2016 season with five bowl tie-ins, including the second edition of the AutoNation Cure Bowl and league’s first entry in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl. AutoNation Cure Bowl Sat., Dec. 17 • 4:30 p.m. (CT) • CBSSN Orlando, Fla. • Citrus Bowl Stadium Arkansas State vs. UCF Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Sat., Dec. 17 • 4:30 p.m. • ESPN Montgomery, Ala. • Crampton Bowl Appalachian State vs. Toledo R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Sat., Dec. 17 • 8 p.m. • ESPN New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz Superdome Louisiana vs. Southern Miss Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Thurs., Dec. 22 • 6 p.m. • ESPN Boise, Idaho • Albertson’s Stadium Idaho vs. Colorado State Dollar General Bowl Fri., Dec. 23 • 7 p.m. • ESPN Mobile, Ala. • Ladd-Peebles Stadium Troy vs. Ohio Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Fri., Dec. 30 • 4:30 p.m. • American Sports Network Tucson, Ariz. • Arizona Stadium South Alabama vs. Air Force

2016 SUN BELT HONORS Date 9.19

Player (Career Honor) Elijah McGuire (2nd)

2016 LSWA HONORS Date 9.19 10.3 11.28

Player Elijah McGuire Steven Coutts Otha Peters

Award Offense

Award Offense Special Teams Defense

Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team Kevin Dotson (Louisiana, Fr., OL)

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - HEAD COACH MARK HUDSPETH - @ULCoachHud MARK HUDSPETH VS. ALL OPPONENTS Akron 1-1 Appalachian State 0-3 Arizona 0-1 Arkansas 0-1 Arkansas State 2-3 Arkansas Tech 5-0 Arkansas-Monticello 6-1 Boise State 0-2 Carson-Newman 2-0 Central Arkansas 4-1 Delta State 5-3 East Carolina 1-0 FIU 0-0 Florida 0-1 Florida Atlantic 1-0 Georgia 0-1 Georgia Southern 1-0 Georgia State 2-0 Harding 5-2 Henderson State 3-0 Idaho 0-1 Jacksonville State 1-0 Kansas State 0-1 Kent State 0-0 Kentucky 0-1 Lamar 0-0 Lambuth 1-0 Louisiana Tech 0-2 McNeese State 1-0 Middle Tennessee 1-0 Newberry 1-0 New Mexico State 0-2 Nicholls State 0-0 North Carolina Central 1-0 North Dakota 0-1 North Greenville 1-0 North Texas 0-1 Northwestern State 1-0 NW Missouri State 0-2 Oklahoma State 0-2 Ole Miss 0-1 Quachita Baptist 3-1 Samford 0-1 San Diego State 0-0 South Alabama 3-2 Southern 1-0 Southern Arkansas 7-1 Southern Miss First meeting Stillman 1-0 Texas State 3-0 Troy 0-1 Tulane 0-1 Tusculum 4-0 ULM 4-1 Valdosta State 5-5 West Alabama 5-2 West Georgia 6-1 Western Kentucky 1-1 2016 opponents in bold

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THE MARK HUDSPETH FILE

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Head Coach Louisiana, 2011-present 24-30 Overall Record (Five seasons) 90-51 Career Record (12 Years) 2012 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2014 New Orleans Bowl Champions

PERSONAL

Hometown Louisville, Miss. Birthdate Nov. 10, 1968 Birthplace Montgomery, Ala. Family Married to the former Tyla McConnell Three sons: Gunner (19), Major (5), Captain (2) One daughter: Carley (16) Date Hired At Louisiana December 13, 2010

EDUCATION

Winston (Miss.) Academy 1988 Delta State University 1992 B.S. in Health & Education University of Central Arkansas 1993 M.S. in Secondary School Administration

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Delta State University, 1987-91 Four Letters (1988-91) Started at Safety (1990) & QB (1991)

HONORS AND AWARDS Finalist, Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, 2011

Assistant Coach Mississippi State, 2009-10 Passing Coordinator/WR No. 15 Final AP Ranking, 2010 2010 Gator Bowl Head Coach North Alabama, 2002-08 66-21 Overall Record (Seven Years) Gulf South Champions (2003, 2006) NCAA Division II Semi-Finals (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) NCAA Division II Quarter-Finals (2006) 2003, 2006 Gulf South Coach of the Year Assistant Coach Navy, 2001 Offensive Coordinator Assistant Coach Delta State, 1999-2000 Offensive Coordinator 2000 NCAA Division II National Champs Assistant Coach Nicholls State, 1994-95 WR/TE (1994), Running Backs (1995) Graduate Assistant Central Arkansas, 1992-93 1992 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Champs

Finalist, Paul “Bear” Bryant Award, 2011 2003, 2006 Gulf South Coach of the Year

AS A HEAD COACH

Year School Overall Conference 1997-98 Winston Academy 25-1 16-0 2002 North Alabama 4-7 3-6 2003 North Alabama 13-1 9-0 2004 North Alabama 5-5 4-5 2005 North Alabama 11-3 7-2 2006 North Alabama 11-1 8-0 2007 North Alabama 10-2 7-1 2008 North Alabama 12-2 7-1 UNA Totals 66-21 45-15 2011 Louisiana 2012 Louisiana 2013 Louisiana 2014 Louisiana 2015 Louisiana 2016 Louisiana Louisiana Totals Collegiate Totals Career Totals

Notes 1997 State Champions NCAA Division II Semi-Finals GSC Coach of the Year, GSC Champs NCAA Division II Semi-Finals NCAA Division II Quarter-Finals GSC Coach of the Year, GSC Champs NCAA Division II Semi-Finals NCAA Division II Semi-Finals (Seven Years)

1-4 1 1-2 5-4 1 4-2 1-4 1 0-2 7-4 1 5-1 4-8 3-5 6-6 5-3 24-30 2 18-15 2

New Orleans Bowl (Sixth Years)

90-51 3 63-30 3 115-52 4 79-30 4

(13 Years) (14 Years)

New Orleans Bowl Champions New Orleans Bowl Champions

1 - Actual on-field record in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was 9-4. Includes 2011 and 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl victories that were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions. 2 - Actual on-field record at Louisiana is 46-30 overall and 31-15 in SBC games; 3 - Actual collegiate record is 112-51 overall and 77-30 in conference; 4 - Actual career record is 137-52 overall and 93-30 in conference/league games.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - PRESEASON HONORS 2016 PRESEASON HONORS Elijah McGuire, RB, Sr.

• Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • Doak Walker Award Watch List • Maxwell Award Watch List • Hornung Award Watch List • AllState AFCA Good Works Team • Preseason All-Sun Belt (2nd) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (2nd) • Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-SBC (1st, AP) • Lindy’s No. 1 Sun Belt NFL Prospect • Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (2nd) • Sporting News Top NFL Prospect • Phil Steele No. 15 NFL Draft RB Prospect

Karmichael Dunbar, DL, Sr.

• Wuerffel Award Watch List • Preseason All-Sun Belt (2nd)

Tracy Walker, DB, Jr.

• Preseason All-Sun Belt (2nd) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (3rd)

Taboris Lee, DL, Jr.

• Preseason All-Sun Belt (2nd) • Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-SBC (1st)

Otha Peters, LB, Sr.

• Preseason All-Sun Belt (2nd) • Sporting News Preseason All-SBC (1st) • Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (1st) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (2nd)

Gary Haynes, WR, So.

1 - Mark Hudspeth’s actual on-field record is 43-28 (.606)

Current Streak Current Home Streak Current Road Streak Last win Last loss

Eddie Gordon, OL, Sr.

Mario Osborne, DL, So.

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (3rd) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (4th)

Steven Coutts, P, So.

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (3rd) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (4th)

Gabe Fuselier, WR, Jr.

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (2nd, KR) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (4th, KR)

Simeon Thomas, DB, Jr.

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (2nd)

Robert Hunt, OL, R-Fr.

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (3rd) • Lindy’s Top SBC Newcomer

Savion Brown, DB, Sr.

• Preseason All-Sun Belt (1st) • Sporting News Preseason All-SBC (1st) • Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-SBC (1st) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (2nd) • Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (4th)

W L 66 62 62 80 57 48 41 65 34 15 33 19 30 35 29 27 29 34 24 30 19 32 18 8 14 14 11 17 10 5 6 27 5 4 4 5 3 2 3 4 2 0 2 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

T PCT 2 .515 1 .437 7 .540 0 .387 4 .679 5 .623 2 .470 2 .517 2 .462 0 .444 2 .377 1 .685 2 .500 0 .393 1 .656 0 .182 0 .556 1 .450 0 .600 0 .429 1 .833 0 .200 0 1.000 1 .750 0 .500 0 .000

W2 W1 W1 30-3, at ULM (12/3/16) 35-21, at Georgia (11/19/16)

2016 Record

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (4th) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (4th)

LOUISIANA COACHING RECORDS Coach Tenure Russ Faulkinberry 1961-73 Nelson Stokley 1986-98 T. Ray Mobley 1916, 1919, 1921-30 Rickey Bustle 2002-2010 Clement J. McNaspy 1908-11, 1913, 1917-18 Johnny L. Cain 1937-41, 1946 Augie Tammariello 1974-79 Raymond Didier 1951-56 Sam Robertson 1980-85 Mark Hudspeth1 2011-present T.F. Wilbanks 1931-36 George Mitchell 1947-49 Louis Whitman 1942-45 Jim “Red” Hoggatt 1958-60 R.B. Dunbar 1914-15 Jerry Baldwin 1999-2001 A.L. “Red” Swanson 1950 John Robert Bell 1957 Ashby Woodson 1901-02 H. Lee Prather 1912 Edwin F. Gayle 1904 H.O. Tudor 1920 Jefferson Caffery 1907 Herbert McNaspy 1906 J. Ovey Herpin 1903 Dan “Sonny” Roy 1973

CHARTING THE CAJUNS

• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (2nd, WR) • Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (3rd, PR) • Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (3rd)

Overall 6-6 Sun Belt 5-3 Non-Conference 1-3 Home 3-3 Away 3-3 Neutral 0-0 Day game 2-3 Night game (6 p.m. or later) 4-3 TV game 4-6 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 0-1 ESPN3 4-3 ESPNU 1-0 SEC Network 0-1 American Sports Network 1-1 September 2-2 October 1-2 November 2-2 December 1-0 vs. Top-25 teams 0-0 vs. non-ranked teams 6-6 vs. FCS 1-0 on natural grass 0-1 on artificial surface 6-5

Scoring first 2-1 Coming-from-behind 5-2 Leading after 1st quarter 4-1 Trailing after 1st quarter 0-4 Tied after 1st quarter 2-1 Leading at halftime 6-0 Trailing at halftime 0-5 Tied at halftime 0-1 Leading after 3rd quarter 6-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-5 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1 Overtime 0-2 Scoring < 20 points 0-3 Scoring 20 or > points 6-3 Scoring 30 or > points 3-2 Allowing < 20 points 3-0 Allowing 20 > points 3-6 With 70-yard rusher With 100-yard rusher Allow 100-yard rusher With 300-yard passer Allow 300-yard passer Outgain opponent Gain 300+ yards total offense Allow 300+ yards total offense

5-3 4-1 1-3 0-0 1-2 5-2 4-3 4-6

No turnovers Less than three turnovers Three or more turnovers No takeaways Three or more takeaways Fewer turnovers Equal turnovers More turnovers Control time of possession Opponent controls TOP Possession time equal

2-3 5-2 0-2 1-2 1-0 4-1 0-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 0-0

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | THE LAST TIME ... THE LAST TIME THE CAJUNS…

HAD A GAME DECIDED IN THE LAST 10 SECONDS (NON-OT) – Won - Brett Baer 50 yd field goal at 0:00 vs. San Diego State, 12/17/11 Lost - Jelani Jenkins 36 yd blocked punt return at 0:02 at Florida, 11/10/12 CAME BACK FROM A TWO TOUCHDOWN OR GREATER DEFICIT – 10/31/15 vs. ULM, won game after trailing 24-9 at 10:50 mark of 3rd quarter CAME BACK FROM A THREE TOUCHDOWN OR GREATER DEFICIT – 9/5/15 at Kentucky, tied game after trailing 33-10 at 3:47 mark of 3rd quarter LOST WHEN LEADING BY AT LEAST TWO TOUCHDOWNS – 11/30/13 vs. ULM, led 14-0 at 5:50 of 1st quarter PLAYED IN A SHUTOUT – By Cajuns: 9/1/12 vs. Lamar (40-0) By Opponent: 10/14/16 vs. Appalachian State (24-0) HELD AN OPPONENT SCORELESS IN A HALF – First – 8/30/14 vs. Southern, led 24-0 at the half, won 45-6 Second – 12/3/16 at ULM, led 24-3, won 30-3 WERE SHUTOUT IN THE FIRST HALF – 10/14/16 vs. Appalachian State, trailed 24-0 at the half; lost 24-0 HAD A PLAYER ATTEMPT 30 RUSHES OR MORE – Elijah McGuire - 38 carries (89 yards, 2 TDs), at Tulane, 9/24/16 HAD A PLAYER MAKE 10 RECEPTIONS OR MORE IN A GAME – Jamal Robinson - 12 receptions (183 yards, 1 TD), vs. New Mexico State, 11/21/15 HAD A QUARTERBACK ATTEMPT 40 PASSES – Jalen Nixon 44 attempts (17 completions) at Arkansas State, 10/20/15 ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDES KICK – Failed – 11/28/15 at Appalachian State, (Alvarez) - recovered by App State Successful – 9/21/13 at Akron, (Stover) - recovered by Stover OPPONENT ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDES KICK – Failed – 9/10/16 vs. McNeese State, recovered by Elijah McGuire Successful – 11/11/06 vs. North Texas, recovered by NT

THE LAST TIME…

A KICKOFF WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Jeryl Brazil vs. Texas State, 2015 (100 yards) By Opponent: Brandon Smith, Texas State, 2015 (95 yards) A PUNT WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Darryl Surgent vs. San Diego State, 2011 (87 yards) By Opponent: Ishiah McKenzie, at Georgia, 2016 (82 yards) AN INTERCEPTION WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Taboris Lee, vs. Arkansas State, 2016 (17 yards) By Opponent: Cody Brown, Arkansas State, 2015 (30 yards) A FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Trev Miller (73 yards); Otha Peters (29 yards), at ULM, 2016 By Opponent: Demetrius Cain, Troy, 2015 (17 yards) AN EXTRA POINT KICK WAS BLOCKED By Cajuns: Remaine Douglas vs. Texas State, 2015 By Opponent: Jeremy Reaves, at South Alabama, 2015 A DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT WAS RECORDED By Cajuns: Otha Peters, at Georgia Southern, 11/10/16 By Opponent: Has never happened A PUNT WAS BLOCKED By Cajuns: Shay LaPorte at Tulane, 9/24/16 By Opponent: Darrius Sapp, at Georgia Southern, 11/10/16 (returned 66 yards) A BLOCKED PUNT WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Montrel Carter at Georgia State, 2015, (0 yards - recovered in end zone) By Opponent: Jelani Jenkins, Florida, 2012 (36 yards) A FIELD GOAL WAS BLOCKED By Cajuns: Le’Marcus Gibson vs. North Texas, 2011 By Opponent: Latrell Gibbs, at Appalachian State, 2015 A BLOCKED FIELD GOAL WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN By Cajuns: Melvin White vs. Nicholls State, 2011 (68 yards) By Opponent: Jorrick Calvin, Troy, 2008 (65 yards) A SAFETY WAS RECORDED By Cajuns: Justin Hamilton at Ole Miss, 2014 By Opponent: Steven Coutts at Louisiana Tech, 2015 (punt blocked out of end zone)

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GAME CAPTAINS

Ragin’ Cajuns game captains for the 2016 season are listed below: Boise State Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Karmichael Dunbar (DT), Eddie Gordon (C) McNeese State Al Riles (WR), Jalen Nixon (QB), Travis Crawford (DB), Trey Granier (LB) South Alabama Tre’maine Lightfoot (LB), Anthony Jennings (QB), Dominick Jones (DB), Grant Horst (OL) at Tulane Al Riles (WR), Otha Peters (LB), Dominick Jones (DB), D’Aquin Withrow (OL) at New Mexico State Nick Byrne (TE), Darius Hoggins (RB), Troy McCollum (DB), Tracy Walker (DB) Appalachian State Al Riles (WR), Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Taboris Lee (DL) at Texas State Jared Johnson (WR), Simeon Thomas (DB), Gabe Fuselier (WR), Trev Miller (DE) Idaho Al Riles (WR), Reggie Miles (DB), T.J. Posey (LB), Grant Horst (OL) at Georgia Southern Christian Goodlett (DB), Tracy Walker (DB), D’Aquin Withrow (OL), Eddie Gordon (OL) at Georgia Tre’maine Lightfoot (LB), Otha Peters (LB), Anthony Jennings (QB), Elijah McGuire (RB) Arkansas State Matt Barnes (TE), Steven Coutts (P), Jarvis Jeffries (DL), Rodrick Stephens (DL) at ULM Al Riles (WR), Dominick Jones (DB), Karmichael Dunbar (DL), Nick Byrne (TE)

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA 2016 OPPONENT’S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ROSTERS

Boise State (10-2, 6-2 MWC)

Date Team Sept. 3 at LOUISIANA Sept. 10 Washington State Sept. 17 -OPENSept. 24 at Oregon State Oct. 1 Utah State* Oct. 7 at New Mexico* Oct. 15 Colorado State* Oct. 20 BYU Oct. 29 at Wyoming* Nov. 4 San Jose State* Nov. 12 at Hawai’i* Nov. 18 UNLV* Nov. 25 at Air Force* Dec. 3 -OPEN-

Time/Result W, 45-10 W, 31-28 W, 38-24 W, 21-10 W, 49-21 W, 28-23 W, 28-27 L, 30-28 W, 45-31 W, 52-16 W, 42-25 L, 27-20

McNeese State (6-5, 5-4 SLC)

Date Team Time/Result Sept. 3 Tarleton State W, 33-3 Sept. 10 at LOUISIANA L, 30-22 Sept. 17 Stephen F. Austin* L, 31-28 Sept. 24 at Incarnate Word* W, 42-35 Oct. 1 Nicholls State* W, 38-13 Oct. 8 at Southeastern Louisiana* L, 31-24 Oct. 15 Central Arkansas* L, 35-0 Oct. 22 at Northwestern State* W, 48-27 Oct. 29 Abilene Christian* W, 33-14 Nov. 5 at Sam Houston State* L, 56-43 Nov. 12 -OPENNov. 19 Lamar* W, 41-10 Nov. 26 -OPENDec. 3 -OPEN-

South Alabama (6-6, 2-6 SBC)

Date Team Sept .3 at Mississippi State Sept. 10 Georgia Southern* Sept. 17 at LOUISIANA* Sept. 24 Nicholls State Oct. 1 San Diego State Oct. 8 -OPENOct. 15 at Arkansas State* Oct. 20 Troy* Oct. 29 Georgia State* Nov. 5 at ULM* Nov. 12 -OPENNov. 19 Presbyterian Nov. 26 at Idaho* Dec. 3 New Mexico State*

Time/Result W, 21-20 L, 24-9 L, 28-23 W, 41-40 (ot) W, 42-24 L, 17-7 L, 28-21 W, 13-10 L, 42-35 (ot) W, 31-7 L, 38-31 W, 35-28

Tulane (4-8, 1-7 AAC)

Date Team Sept. 1 at Wake Forest Sept. 10 Southern Sept. 17 Navy* Sept. 24 LOUISIANA Oct. 1 at UMass Oct. 8 -OPENOct. 14 Memphis* Oct. 22 at Tulsa* Oct. 29 SMU* Nov. 5 at UCF* Nov. 12 at Houston* Nov. 19 Temple* Nov. 26 at UConn* Dec. 3 -OPEN-

Time/Result L, 7-3 W, 66-21 L, 21-14 W, 41-39 (4 ot) W, 31-24 L, 24-14 L, 50-27 L, 35-31 L, 37-6 L, 30-18 L, 31-0 W, 38-13

New Mexico State (3-9, 2-6 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 3 at UTEP Sept. 10 New Mexico Sept. 17 at Kentucky Sept. 24 at Troy* Oct. 1 LOUISIANA* Oct. 8 -OPENOct. 15 at Idaho* Oct. 22 Georgia Southern* Oct. 29 at Texas A&M Nov. 5 -OPENNov. 12 at Arkansas State* Nov. 19 Texas State* Nov. 26 Appalachian State* Dec. 3 at South Alabama*

Time/Result L, 38-22 W, 32-31 L, 62-42 L, 52-6 W, 37-31 (2 ot) L, 55-23 L, 22-19 L, 52-10 L, 41-22 W, 50-10 L, 37-7 L, 35-28

Appalachian State (9-3, 7-1 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 1 at Tennessee Sept. 10 Old Dominion Sept. 17 Miami (Fla.) Sept. 24 at Akron Oct. 1 Georgia State* Oct. 8 -OPENOct. 12 at LOUISIANA* Oct. 22 Idaho* Oct. 27 at Georgia Southern* Nov. 5 Texas State* Nov. 12 at Troy* Nov. 19 ULM* Nov. 26 at New Mexico State* Dec. 3 -OPEN-

Time/Result L, 20-13 (ot) W, 31-7 L, 45-10 W, 45-38 W, 17-3 W, 24-0 W, 37-19 W, 34-10 W, 35-10 L, 28-24 W, 42-17 W, 37-7

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Texas State (2-10, 0-8 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 3 at Ohio Sept. 10 -OPENSept. 17 at Arkansas Sept. 24 Houston Oct. 1 Incarnate Word Oct. 8 at Georgia State* Oct. 15 at ULM* Oct. 22 LOUISIANA* Oct. 29 -OPENNov. 5 at Appalachian State* Nov. 12 Idaho* Nov. 19 at New Mexico State* Nov. 26 Troy* Dec. 3 Arkansas State*

Time/Result W, 56-54 (3 ot) L, 42-3 L, 64-3 W, 48-17 L, 41-21 L, 40-34 L, 27-3 L, 35-10 L, 47-14 L, 50-10 L, 40-7 L, 36-14

Idaho (8-4, 6-2 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 1 Montana State Sept. 10 at Washington Sept. 17 at Washington State Sept. 24 at UNLV Oct. 1 Troy* Oct. 8 at ULM* Oct. 15 New Mexico State* Oct. 22 at Appalachian State* Oct. 29 -OPENNov. 5 at LOUISIANA* Nov. 12 at Texas State* Nov. 19 -OPENNov. 26 South Alabama* Dec. 3 Georgia State*

Time/Result W, 20-17 L, 59-14 L, 56-6 W, 33-30 (ot) L, 34-13 W, 34-31 W, 55-23 L, 37-19 W, 23-13 W, 47-14 W, 38-31 W, 37-12

Georgia Southern (5-7, 4-4 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 3 Savannah State Sept. 10 at South Alabama* Sept. 17 ULM* Sept. 24 at Western Michigan Oct. 1 -OPEN- Oct. 5 at Arkansas State* Oct. 15 at Georgia Tech Oct. 22 at New Mexico State* Oct. 27 Appalachian State* Nov. 5 at Ole Miss Nov. 10 LOUISIANA* Nov. 19 at Georgia State* Nov. 26 -OPENDec. 3 Troy*

Time/Result W, 54-0 W, 24-9 W, 23-21 L, 49-31

Combined Opponents Record: (71-72)

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L, 27-26 L, 35-24 W, 22-19 L, 34-10 L, 37-27 L, 33-26 L, 30-24 W, 28-24

Georgia (7-5, 4-4 SEC)

Date Team Sept. 3 North Carolina Sept. 10 Nicholls State Sept. 17 at Missouri* Sept. 24 at Ole Miss* Oct. 1 Tennessee* Oct. 8 at South Carolina* Oct. 15 Vanderbilt* Oct. 22 -OPENOct. 29 vs. Florida* Nov. 5 at Kentucky* Nov. 12 Auburn* Nov. 19 LOUISIANA Nov. 26 Georgia Tech Dec. 3 -OPEN-

Time/Result W, 33-24 W, 26-24 W, 28-27 L, 45-14 L, 34-31 W, 28-14 L, 17-16 L, 24-10 W, 27-24 W, 13-7 W, 35-21 L, 28-27

Arkansas State (7-5, 7-1 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 2 Toledo Sept. 10 at Auburn Sept. 16 at Utah State Sept. 24 Central Arkansas Oct. 1 -OPENOct. 5 Georgia Southern* Oct. 15 South Alabama* Oct. 22 -OPENOct. 29 ULM* Nov. 3 at Georgia State* Nov. 12 New Mexico State* Nov. 17 at Troy* Nov. 26 at LOUISIANA* Dec. 3 at Texas State*

ULM (4-8, 3-5 SBC)

Date Team Sept. 3 Southern Sept. 10 at Oklahoma Sept. 17 at Georgia Southern* Sept. 24 -OPENOct. 1 at Auburn Oct. 8 Idaho* Oct. 15 Texas State* Oct. 22 at New Mexico Oct. 29 at Arkansas State* Nov. 5 South Alabama* Nov. 12 at Georgia State* Nov. 19 at Appalachian State* Nov. 26 -OPENDec. 3 LOUISIANA*

Time/Result L, 31-10 L, 51-14 L, 34-20 L, 28-23 W, 27-26 W, 17-7 W, 51-10 W, 31-16 W, 41-22 W, 35-3 L, 24-19 W, 36-14

Time/Result W, 38-21 L, 59-17 L, 23-21 L, 58-7 L, 34-31 W, 40-34 L, 59-17 L, 51-10 W, 42-35 (ot) W, 37-23 L, 42-17 L, 30-3

Combined Opponents Conference Record: (47-50) 23

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA GAME RECAPS GAME 1

GAME 2

BOISE STATE 45, LOUISIANA 10

GAME 3

LOUISIANA 30, McNEESE STATE 22

LOUISIANA 28, SOUTH ALABAMA 23

LAFAYETTE – Jeremy McNichols rushed for a pair of first-half touchdowns and added a 48-yard scoring pass in the second quarter as Boise State built a 35-3 lead at halftime and defeated the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 45-10, in the season-opener for both teams on Saturday at Cajun Field. Brett Rypien completed 22 of 33 passes for 347 yards and a pair of TD passes as Boise State (1-0) scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions while gaining 387 of its 584 yards of total offense in the first half. With 17 players seeing their first action in a Ragin’ Cajuns uniform, Louisiana (0-1) finished with 267 yards of total offense with graduate transfer quarterback Anthony Jennings completing 21 of 33 passes for 186 yards and a TD pass. Elijah McGuire led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 46 yards rushing while catching a team-high six passes. Ja’Marcus Bradley caught three passes in his debut while Keenan Barnes caught an 11-yard scoring pass from Jennings for his first career TD. Boise State scored on its first two possessions as McNichols scored on a 1-yard TD run before Rypien connected with Cedric Wilson on a 42-yard scoring pass. The Broncos increased their lead to 21-0 in the second quarter as McNichols caught a 48-yard TD pass from receiver Thomas Sperbeck before McNichols added a 7-yard scoring run with 12:35 remaining in the second quarter. Rypien tossed his second TD for Boise State as he connected with Sperbeck on a 35-yard scoring pass for a 35-0 lead with 1:29 remaining in the half before Louisiana closed out the half with Stevie Artigue connecting on a 44-yard field goal. Jennings, making his first start since 2014 when he was at LSU, and Jalen Nixon combined to engineer a 15-play, 75-yard drive that was aided by a pass interference penalty by Boise State on fourth-and-8 at the BSU 38. Five plays later, Jennings hit Barnes on a slant pass in the left side of the end zone that cut the lead to 38-10 with 12:53 remaining. Travis Crawford recorded a career-high 10 tackles to lead Louisiana with Otha Peters adding eight tackles with two stops for loss.

LAFAYETTE – A pair of scoring plays over a three-minute span in the third quarter carried Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football past McNeese and to a 30-22 triumph Saturday evening at Cajun Field. Freshman Raymond Calais’ first career touchdown run came at 7:18 of the third quarter and vaulted the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1) back into the lead at 21-15. After forcing the Cowboys (1-1) into a three-and-out, Anthony Jennings connected with Al Riles for a 34-yard gain to the McNeese 16. After a roughing the passer penalty brought the Ragin’ Cajuns into a goal line situation, Jennings scored two plays later on a five-yard scamper at 4:02 that increased the lead to 27-15. Louisiana’s defense cornered the Cowboys their next three possessions, forcing a punt each time to protect the lead. McNeese added a touchdown in the waning moments of the fourth quarter on a Dylan Long rush with 12 seconds remaining. Jennings completed 15-of-21 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. His two touchdown runs, the latter which opened a two-score lead in the third quarter, were his first rushing scores since the 2013 Outback Bowl appearance at LSU. Elijah McGuire gained 139 yards on 19 attempts, increasing his career rushing total to 3,370. McGuire moved past Alonzo Harris (3,330) and Brian Mitchell (3,335) into second place on the school’s career rushing yards list. Ja’Marcus Bradley led all receivers with 97 yards. He hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jennings at 4:11 of the first quarter which gave Louisiana the lead for the remainder of the opening stanza. On their first possession of the second half, the Cowboys moved the ball to the UL 11 before settling for a 28-yard field goal by Trent Manuel that provided a 15-14 lead. After a 37-yard kickoff return by Calais and 29 yard rush by McGuire, the Ragin’Cajuns were deep inside McNeese territory at the 25 yard line. Two Darrius Hoggins rushes that totaled 15 yards set up Louisiana with first-and-goal, then two plays later Calais bowled over a McNeese defender to the go-ahead score.

Boise State 14 21 3 7 — 45 Louisiana 0 3 0 7 — 10

McNeese Louisiana

LAFAYETTE – The offense came alive in the second half, fueled by 168 yards rushing from Elijah McGuire and 135 yards receiving by Al Riles, as the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns topped South Alabama 28-23 in the squad’s 2016 Sun Belt Conference opener. Riles was on the receiving end of a 71-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Jennings at 10:39 of the third quarter as Louisiana (2-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) began to extend its lead over South Alabama (1-2, 0-2 Sun Belt), opening a 15-7 lead. On the team’s next possession, Jennings found Keenan Barnes on a 38-yard hookup for a score that stretched the lead to 22-7 with 4:46 remaining in the third quarter. Just as he sealed the win over the Jaguars in the 2014 meeting at Cajun Field with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter, McGuire came through again. The senior running back broke through the USA defensive line for a 68-yard score with 7:05 remaining to end a string of 10 unanswered points by the Jaguars and increase the lead to 28-17. After Dallas Davis connected with Gerald Everett for a touchdown with 3:17 left to play, Riles and McGuire made the plays which allowed the Ragin’ Cajuns to run out the clock. Riles gained 22 yards on a reception that brought Louisiana near midfield, then McGuire provided another first down with a 24 yard scamper down to the Jaguars 28 yard line. McGuire ended the night with a season-high 223 yards rushing, his second-highest career total and the14th 100-plus effort of his career. Riles’ final tally of 139 yards receiving marked a career-high amount for the senior receiver. Jennings completed 18-of-26 passes for his seasonbest total of 256 yards. He tossed three touchdown passes tying his careerhigh. The Ragin’ Cajuns outgained the Jaguars 512-338, with an even split of 256 yards between rushing and passing, and exploded for 378 yards in the decisive second half. After stopping the Jaguars on a fourth-down conversion on the game’s opening drive, Louisiana drove 75 yards capped by a 13-yard Jennings touchdown pass to Michael Jacquet at 4:22 for an early 6-0 lead. USA gained the lead at the onset of the second quarter on a Tyreis Thomas touchdown run and remained ahead until a 31-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue with 37 seconds remaining before halftime gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a 9-7 lead.

First Quarter BSU - McNichols 1 run (Rausa kick ), 12:49 BSU - Wilson 42 pass from Rypien (Rausa kick), 8:51 Second Quarter BSU - McNichols 48 pass from Sperbeck (Rausa kick), 14:26 BSU - McNichols 7 run (Rausa kick), 12:35 BSU - Sperbeck 35 pass from Rypien (Rausa kick), 1:29 UL - FG Artigue 44, 0:00 Third Quarter BSU - FG Rausa 30, 4:39 Fourth Quarter UL - Barnes 11 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 12:53 BSU - Mattison 2 run (Rausa kick), 8:44

First Quarter MCN - FG Manuel 33, 8:33 UL - Bradley 17 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 4:11 Second Quarter MCN - FG Manuel 40, 9:36 UL - Jennings 3 run (Artigue kick), 6:14 MCN - Long 1 run (pass failed), 0:30 Third Quarter MCN - FG Manuel 28, 9:31 UL - Calais 7 run (Artigue kick), 7:18 UL - Jennings 5 run (pass failed), 4:02 Fourth Quarter UL - FG Artigue 17, 5:01 MCN - Long 3 run (Manuel kick), 0:12

Sept. 3, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 22,661

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Boise State 28 38-158 426 35-24-0 73-584 2-41.0 1-0 7-60 29:14

Louisiana 18 40-81 186 33-21-0 73-267 6-45.2 2-0 10-71 30:46

Individual Statistics Rushing BSU - Mattison 11-61; McNichols 9-48; Demas 8-29; Wolpin 5-24; Stuart 1-2; Sperbeck 1-1; Butler 1-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Rypien 1-minus 4. UL - McGuire 14-46; Nixon 3-20; Jennings 16-18; Wright 3-10; Hoggins 1-1; Calais 2-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 13. Passing BSU - Rypien, Brett 22-33-0-347; Sperbeck 1-1-0-48; Stuart 1-1-0-31. UL - Jennings 21-33-0-186. Receiving BSU - Wilson 7-113; Sperbeck 6-130; Dhaenens 5-40; McNichols 3-98; Richardson 1-31; Anderson 1-9; Demas 1-5. UL - McGuire 6-40; Bradley 3-50; Byrne 2-22; Barnes 2-20; Jacquet 2-17; Riles 2-17; Barnes 2-13; Wright 1-4; Hoggins 1-3.

Sept. 10, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 26,891

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

3 7

9 7

3 13

7 3

Sept. 17, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 19,208

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22 30

South Alabama Louisiana

McNeese Louisiana 27 20 42-99 40-220 265 170 46-29-0 21-15-0 88-364 61-390 5-30.6 4-36.5 1-1 0-0 8-67 11-94 36:55 23:05

Individual Statistics Rushing MCN - Ross, R. 21-118; Pratt 7-11; Crawley 1-11; Ross, L. 2-8; Long 4-0; Tabary 5-minus 17; Ashcraft 2-minus 32. UL - McGuire 19-139; Jennings 10-47; Wright 6-20; Hoggins 2-15; Calais 1-7; Nixon 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 6. Passing MCN - Tabary 25-38-0-237; Ashcraft 4-8-0-28. UL - Jennings 15-21-0-170. Receiving MCN - Shelby, 6-75; Ross, R. 6-26; Orgeron, P. 5-61; Highshaw 2-35; Edwards 2-21; Gladney 2-18; Crawley 2-15; Hetrick 2-11; Nelson 1-11; Tabary 1-minus 8. UL - Bradley 6-97; Haynes 3-15; Riles 2-38; Barnes 2-9; Fuselier 1-11; McGuire 1-0.

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7 13

9 6

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23 28

First Quarter UL - Jacquet 13 pass from Jennings (kick failed), 4:22 Second Quarter USA - Thomas, T. 6 run (Patterson kick), 14:13 UL - FG Artigue 31, 0:37 Third Quarter UL - Riles 71 pass from Jennings (kick failed), 9:46 UL - Barnes 38 pass from Jennings (Scheurich kick), 4:46 USA - Powell18 pass from Davis, D. (Patterson kick), 1:50 Fourth Quarter USA - FG Patterson 23, 13:36 UL - McGuire 68 run (rush failed), 7:05 USA - Everett 11 pass from Davis, D. (pass failed), 3:17 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

USA Louisiana 20 20 37-74 36-256 264 256 29-21-0 26-18-2 66-338 62-512 6-41.5 3-41.7 2-1 0-0 3-20 4-30 34:32 25:28

Individual Statistics Rushing USA - Johnson, X. 17-58; Thomas, T. 11-25; Ayoola 2-5; Moore 1-4; Davis, D. 6-minus 18. UL - McGuire 23-223; Jennings 6-26; Calais 2-8; Haynes 1-2; Nixon 1-1; Wright 2-1; TEAM 1-minus 5. Passing USA - Davis, D. 21-29-0-264. UL - Jennings 18-26-2-256. Receiving USA - Everett 7-83; Kutchera 3-49; Magee 3-13; Powell 2-38; Harris 2-31; Williams, T. 2-10; Lane 1-34; Thomas, T. 1-6. UL - Riles 8-139; Byrne 3-31; Barnes 2-55; Haynes 2-4; Bradley 1-14; Jacquet 1-13; McGuire 1-0.

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA GAME RECAPS GAME 4

TULANE 41, LOUISIANA 39 (4OT)

Sept. 24, 2016 | New Orleans, La. | Attendance: 24,253 NEW ORLEANS – Glen Cuiellette threw four touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 7-yard pass to Terren Encalde and Tulane stopped a potential game-tying two-point conversion in the fourth overtime to claim a 41-39 win over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns at Yulman Stadium. Elijah McGuire scored three TDs for Louisiana, including a 22-yard scoring pass from Anthony Jennings in the fourth overtime, but Al Riles was stopped short of the goal line on the two-point conversion to lift Tulane to the win. Louisiana trailed 16-9 in the fourth quarter before going on a 16play, 53-yard drive to tie the score with 5:55 remaining. The Ragin’ Cajuns converted three four-down attempts on the drive with McGuire scoring on a 1-yard plunge to tie the game at 16-16. The game was a defensive slugfest for much of regulation with the Ragin’ Cajuns taking a 6-0 lead on field goals of 40 and 39 yards by Artigue. Tulane answered with field goals of 22, 35 and 20 yards by DiRocco before Cuiellette connected with Encalde on a 34-yard TD pass for a 16-9 lead with 1:07 remaining in the third quarter. McGuire finished with 89 yards rushing, 48 yards receiving and six yards on returns to increase his career all-purpose yards total to 5,163 yards – 68 shy of tying Tyrell Fenroy for the school’s all-time lead. Riles caught a team-high six passes for 70 yards for the Ragin’ Cajuns while Jennings finished 19-for-38 for 240 yards and a pair of TDs Cuiellette finished 10-for-23 for 165 yards and four TDs for Tulane, which had not thrown a touchdown pass entering the game. Encalde caught seven passes for 103 yards for the Green Wave. Louisiana Tulane

3 3 3 7 23 — 39 0 6 10 0 25 — 41

First Quarter UL - FG Artigue 40, 5:16 Second Quarter UL - FG Artigue 39, 13:48 TLN - FG DiRocco 22, 10:16 TLN - FG DiRocco 35, 4:16 Third Quarter TLN - FG DiRocco 20, 8:23 UL - FG Artigue 20, 3:18 TLN - Encalade 34 pass from Cuiellette (DiRocco kick), 1:07 Fourth Quarter UL - McGuire 1 run (Artigue kick), 5:55 Overtime UL - Barnes 10 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick) TLN - Encalade 25 yd pass from Cuiellette (DiRocco kick) TLN - Mooney 25 pass from Cuiellette (DiRocco kick) UL - McGuire 1 yd run (Artigue kick) UL - FG Artigue 22 TLN - FG DiRocco 48 TLN - Encalade 7 pass from Cuiellette (Ardoin pass) UL - McGuire 22 pass from Jennings (pass failed) First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Louisiana Tulane 20 14 63-137 48-130 240 181 38-19-2 26-13-1 101-377 74-311 8-45.1 11-36.8 2-2 1-0 5-30 6-40 31:10 28:50

Individual Statistics Rushing UL - McGuire 38-89; Calais 2-34; Hoggins 4-17; Wright 4-11; Haynes 1-4; TEAM 2-minus 4; Jennings 12-minus 14. TLN - Hilliard 16-49; Rounds 10-45; Thompson 7-30; Brantley 8-7; Mooney 1-4; Cuiellette 6-minus 5. Passing UL - Jennings 19-38-2-240. TLN - Cuiellette 10-23-1-165; Brantley 3-3-0-16. Receiving UL - Riles 6-70; Barnes 4-56; McGuire 4-48; Barnes 2-17; Bradley 1-39; Jacquet 1-7; Hoggins 1-3. TLN - Encalade 7-103; Mooney 3-51; Breaux 1-16; Hilliard 1-12; Rounds 1-minus 1.

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GAME 5

GAME 6

NEW MEXICO STATE 37, LOUISIANA 31 (2OT)

APPALACHIAN STATE 24, LOUISIANA 0

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Right tackle Sebastian Anderson r e c o v e r e d a Larry Rose III fumble in the end zone, helping New Mexico State to a 3731 double overtime victory over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in a Sun Belt Conference game at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Stevie Artigue connected on a game-tying 47-yard field goal with 2:58 remaining in regulation for Louisiana (2-3, 1-1 SBC) before the game went to overtime at 24-24 when Parker Davidson missed a 20-yarder at the buzzer. NM State (2-3, 1-1 SBC) took a 31-24 lead on its first possession in overtime as Tyler Rogers hit Gregory Hogan with a 23-yard TD pass before Louisiana answered when Darius Hoggins recovered his own fumble in the end zone after a 10-yard run. The Ragin’ Cajuns took the first possession in the second overtime and moved to within the NM State 6 before Artigue’s 22-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright. NM State took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 19-yard pass from Rogers to Clayton Granch before Louisiana answered on its following drive when Keenan Barnes caught a 5-yard pass rom Anthony Jennings. Artigue gave the Cajuns a 10-7 lead with a 23-yard field goal before Rose gave NM State a 14-10 lead with a 6-yard scoring run. Hoggins led Louisiana with 81 yards on the ground with Al Riles catching eight passes for 110 yards. Jennings was 12-for-23 for 143 yards and a touchdown for Louisiana while Jalen Nixon was 8-for-13 for 84 yards while rushing for 58 yards on 12 carries.

LAFAYETTE – Jalin Moore rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries with a pair of touchdowns and Appalachian State scored on its first four possessions of the game in defeating the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 24-0, in a Sun Belt Conference game at Cajun Field. Taylor Lamb completed 15 of 26 passes for 201 yards and a score as Appalachian State (4-2, 2-0 SBC) handed Louisiana (2-4, 1-2 SBC) its first shutout at home since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002. App State opened the game with a 56-yard pass from Lamb to Shaedon Meadors to the UL 2 before Moore scored on the following play. After taking over at its own 4 after a punt by Steven Coutts, the Mountaineers drove 92 yards in 11 plays with Michael Rubino booting a 21-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 5:13 remaining in the first quarter. Moore added a 41-yard TD run in the second quarter for a 17-0 lead before Lamb connected with Collin Reed for an 8-yard scoring pass giving Appalachian State a 24-0 lead with 5:43 remaining in the first half. Elijah McGuire gained 43 yards rushing for Louisiana and moved past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as the school’s all-time leader in allpurpose yards. The senior running back moved past Fenroy on a 13-yard gain in the third quarter and increased his career total to 5,236. Al Riles had six receptions to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns with Michael Jacquet grabbing a season-high five passes. Denarious Howard led Louisiana with six tackles and an interception with Reggie Miles posting five tackles in his first career start.

Louisiana NM State

App State Louisiana

Oct. 1, 2016 | Las Cruces, N.M. | Attendance: 8,142

7 6 8 3 7 — 31 7 14 0 3 13 — 37

First Quarter NMSU - Granch 19 pass from Rogers (Davidson kick), 11:25 UL - Barnes 5 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 7:15 Second Quarter UL - FG Artigue 23, 8:55 NMSU - Rose 6 run (Davidson kick), 2:19 NMSU - Wright 45 interception return (Davidson kick), 1:23 UL - FG Artigue 41, 0:00 Third Quarter UL - Wright 7 run (Johnson, J. pass), 8:19 Fourth Quarter NMSU - FG Davidson 33, 10:31 UL - FG Artigue 47, 2:58 Overtime NMSU - Hogan 23 yd pass from Rogers (Davidson kick) UL - Hoggins fumble recovery (Artigue kick) NMSU - Anderson, S. fumble recovery First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Louisiana 21 49-205 227 36-20-2 85-432 7-48.3 4-0 8-69 29:48

Oct. 12, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 16,960

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First Quarter APP - Moore 2 run (Rubino kick), 12:34 APP - FG Rubino 21, 5:13 Second Quarter APP - Moore 41 run (Rubino kick), 13:36 APP - Reed, C. 8 pass from Lamb (Rubino kick), 5:43 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time NM State 31 42-145 354 49-31-2 91-499 6-39.3 2-0 9-43 30:12

Individual Statistics Rushing UL -Hoggins 12-81; Nixon 12-58; Wright 11-26; McGuire 6-20; Jennings 6-13; Calais 1-6; Ray 1-1. NMSU - Rose 23-112; Hall 5-21; Rogers 14-12; Anderson, S. 0-0. Passing UL - Jennings 12-22-2-143; Nixon 8-13-0-84; TEAM 0-1-0-0. NMSU - Rogers 31-49-2-354. Receiving UL -Riles 8-110; Bradley . 4-37; Barnes 3-15; Hoggins 2-17; Byrne 1-37; Fuselier 1-13; Jacquet, 1-minus 2. NMSU - Hogan 11-172; Boone 6-51; Clark 4-24; Rose 3-49; Scott 3-21; Lottie 3-18; Granch 1-19.

App State 20 37-171 201 26-15-1 63-372 6-48.2 2-0 5-50 31:42

Louisiana 16 41-139 128 35-21-0 76-267 7-45.3 0-0 7-65 28:28

Individual Statistics Rushing APP -Moore 14-106; Boyd 7-42; Evans 12-30; Lamb 2-6; Lewis 1-minus 6; Caruso 1-minus 7. UL - McGuire 10-43; Wright 9-29; Hoggins 4-25; Jennings 13-25; Calais 2-8; Riles 2-5; Fuselier 1-4. Passing APP - Lamb 15-26-1-201; Caruso 0-0-0-0. UL - Jennings 19-32-0-121; Davis 2-3-0-7. Receiving APP -Meadors 6-128; Reed, C. 4-27; Lewis 2-24; Evans 2-11; Capel 1-11. UL - Riles 6-15; Jacquet 5-40; Barnes 4-19; Byrne 3-15; Fuselier 1-21; McGuire 1-10; Bradley 1-8.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA GAME RECAPS GAME 7

GAME 8

GAME 9

Oct. 22, 2016 | San Marcos, Texas | Attendance: 18,278

Nov. 5, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 21,367

Nov. 10, 2016 | Statesboro, Ga. | Attendance: 16,786

LOUISIANA 27, TEXAS STATE 3

IDAHO 23, LOUISIANA 13

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Elijah McGuire rushed for a game-high 112 yards on 20 carries, while scoring a pair of touchdowns to become the school’s all-time leader in points scored, and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns erased an early deficit to record a convincing 27-3 win over Texas State at Bobcat Stadium. Anthony Jennings completed 18 of 22 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown as Louisiana (3-4, 2-2 SBC) snapped a three-game losing streak and did not allow a touchdown for the first time since a 16-3 win over Nevada in the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. McGuire, who became the fourth player in Louisiana history to record 40 rushing touchdowns, gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a 10-3 lead in the second quarter when he scored on a 4-yard run with 8:53 remaining in the second quarter. The senior capped an eight-play, 56-yard drive in the third quarter when he scored on a 1-yard plunge, giving him 300 career points and passing Tyrell Fenroy (294) as the school’s all-time leader. Stevie Artigue tied the game at 3-3 in the first quarter when he booted a 36-yard field goal and gave Louisiana a 13-3 lead at halftime when he drilled a 42-yard kick at the buzzer. Jennings overcame an early interception on the Ragin’ Cajuns first drive to pick apart the Bobcat defense. His 18-yard scoring pass to Keenan Barnes with 8:17 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Louisiana a 27-3 lead, and the Ragin’ Cajuns would unload the bench the rest of the night. Al Riles caught four passes to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns with Barnes and Gabe Fuselier catching three passes each. Simeon Thomas picked off a Tyler Jones pass in the third quarter to set up McGuire’s touchdown while Travis Crawford recovered a second-quarter fumble that set up Louisiana’s first touchdown. Texas State (2-5, 0-3 SBC) took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter after a 29yard field goal by Marcus Ripley capped a 12-play, 63-yard drive. Jones finished 20-for-28 for 142 yards for Texas State while Stedman Mayberry led the Bobcats with 54 yards rushing. Tre’maine Lightfoot led Louisiana with eight tackles with Denarious Howard adding seven. Joe Dillon added a sack and four tackles for loss for the Ragin’ Cajuns who held Texas State to 221 yards of total offense, including 100 after the first quarter. Louisiana Texas State

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First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Louisiana 22 48-236 165 22-18-1 70-401 4-42.0 0-0 13-93 32:49

Texas State 13 36-79 142 28-20-1 64-221 6-42.7 2-1 8-64 27:11

Individual Statistics Rushing UL - McGuire 20-112; Calais 6-43; Wright 6-34; Davis 3-28; Hoggins 5-21; Riles 1-3; Jennings 7-minus 5. TXST - Mayberry 17-54; Jones 15-17; Tutt 2-8; Printz 1-0; Watts 1-0. Passing UL - Jennings 18-22-1-165. TXST - Jones 20-28-1-142. Receiving UL - Riles 4-25; Barnes 3-42; Fuselier 3-20; McGuire 3-9; Jacquet 2-54; Hoggins 2-8; Haynes 1-7. TXST - Mayberry 5-22; Morbley 4-10; Schrade 3-29; King 2-42; Watts 2-19; Taylor 2-13; Rushing 1-4; Hays 1-3.

LAFAYETTE – Led by 227 yards passing from Matt Linehan and 86 yards gained on the ground by Isaiah Saunders the Idaho Vandals came away with a 23-13 win over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Homecoming Day at Cajun Field. The Vandals (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) scored on the game’s opening drive and wouldn’t relinquish the lead. The Ragin’ Cajuns (3-5, 2-3 Sun Belt) forged a 10all tie at 13:31 of the second quarter, but a touchdown run by Saunders at 8:57 returned the lead to Idaho for good. Idaho sealed the triumph by posting a shutout in the second half. The Vandals defense limited the Ragin’ Cajuns offense to 95 yards in the final 30 minutes. The loss prevented Louisiana from evening its record, while Idaho picked up its first win in Lafayette. Anthony Jennings completed 17-of-30 passes for 161 yards, Elijah McGuire accumulated 55 yards on the ground and Michael Jacquet posted 77 yards receiving to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns. Al Riles caught three passes to extend his string of consecutive games with a reception to 24. The Ragin’ Cajuns defense did not allow a touchdown in the second half for the third straight game. Linenhan completed four passes and had a key 21-yard scramble during the Vandals 12-play march that covered 75 yards on the opening drive and ended with a touchdown run by Denzal Brantley for a 7-0 lead. Jennings connected with Jacquet for a 52-yard completion on the Ragin’ Cajuns first play from scrimmage. That led to a 37-yard field goal make by Stevie Artigue. After holding the Vandals to a field goal, Louisiana converted three times on third down and once on fourth down during a 17-play scoring drive to pull even at 10-all. The Vandals took advantage of a short field, after a 39-yard punt by Steve Coutts rolled out-of-bounds at the Idaho 49, to snap the tie. The visitors entered the red zone after converting on third down with a 12-yard pass from Linehan to Alfonso Onunwor, moved to the UL 5 with an 11-yard completion and scored on Saunders’ touchdown run at 8:57 Jennings marched the Ragin’ Cajuns into Idaho territory with a 17-yard scamper and a facemask penalty moved the squad deeper, but Louisiana had to settle for a field goal with 28 seconds remaining before halftime. A pair of second-half field goals by Austin Rehkow was the only scoring by either team the remainder of the contest. Idaho Louisiana

First Quarter TXST - FG Ripley 29, 10:37 UL - FG Artigue 36, 1:39 Second Quarter UL - McGuire 4 run (Artigue kick), 8:53 UL - FG Artigue 42, 0:00 Third Quarter UL - McGuire 1 run (Artigue kick), 7:56 Fourth Quarter UL - Barnes 18 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 8:17

LOUISIANA 33, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 26

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First Quarter IDAHO - Brantley 1 run (Rehkow kick), 10:15 UL - FG Artigue 37, 8:13 IDAHO - FG Rehkow 29, 4:51 Second Quarter UL - Jennings 3 run (Artigue kick), 13:31 IDAHO - Saunders 1 run (Rehkow kick), 4:33 UL - FG Artigue 29, 0:28 Third Quarter IDAHO - FG Rehkow 50, 4:29 Fourth Quarter IDAHO - FG Rehkow 44, 7:22 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Idaho Louisiana 22 18 40-157 40-105 227 161 30-20-0 30-17-0 70-384 70-266 4-41.0 5-47.2 1-0 1-0 4-45 6-29 32:32 27:28

Individual Statistics Rushing IDAHO -Saunders 21-86; Linehan 6-40; Duckworth 7-19; Brantley 5-14; TEAM 1-minus 2. UL - McGuire 17-55; Hoggins 6-20; Wright 3-15; Jennings 12-9; Riles 2-6. Passing IDAHO - Linehan 20-30-0-227. UL - Jennings 17-30-0-161. Receiving IDAHO - Saunders 5-55; Onunwor 3-17; Frysinger 2-35; Watson 2-27; Cowan 2-15; Sannon 2-12; Mwhela 1-33; Brantley 1-13; Duckworth 1-10; Hightower 1-10. UL - Byrne 4-27; Jacquet 3-77; Barnes, K. 3-32; Riles 3-18; Wright 1-5; Barnes, M. 1-3; Hoggins 1-0; McGuire 1-minus 1.

LAFAYETTE – Anthony Jennings completed 17-of-28 passes and added 96 yards rushing with a touchdown as the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns scored 17 unanswered points and recorded a 33-26 victory over Georgia Southern in a nationally-televised game at Paulson Stadium. Otha Peters recorded a team-high eight tackles and helped lead a defensive effort for Louisiana (4-5, 3-3 SBC) that held a potent Georgia Southern (4-6, 3-3 SBC) rushing attack to 52 yards on 28 carries. The Ragin’ Cajuns outgained Georgia Southern, 482-306, while holding the Eagles to 99 yards of total offense in the second half. Elijah McGuire, who tied a season-high with six receptions for a seasonhigh 66 yards, put the Ragin’ Cajuns up for good at the 3:15 mark in the first quarter with his 1-yard touchdown that gave Louisiana a 7-3 edge. The TD marked the 50th of McGuire’s career moving him past Tyrell Fenroy for the all-time touchdown record in program history. The Eagles pulled within 14-13 with 1:18 left in the half on a 10-yard reception by Myles Campbell from Seth Shuman. Louisiana quickly drove the length of the field with Jennings scoring on a 10-yard touchdown run with six seconds remaining in the half, capping a six-play, 92-yard drive and giving the Ragin’ Cajuns a 21-13 at halftime. Jennings’ score opened a 17-point run for the Ragin’ Cajuns that extended into the third quarter. Stevie Artigue booted a 34-yard field goal and Al Riles took an end-around and connected with Keenan Barnes on a 48-yard scoring pass for a 31-13 lead. Georgia Southern closed to within 31-19 as L.A. Ramsby scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 13:05 remaining. The Eagles attempted a two-point conversion out of their PAT formation, but Peters intercepted a pass from Matt Flynn and returned it 98 yards to extend the lead to 14 points, 33-19. Ironhead Gallon scooped up a blocked punt for Georgia Southern and returned it 66 yards to the UL 3 before Ramsby scored on a 1-yard run with 4:23 left. Louisiana Ga. Southern

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First Quarter GS - FG Koo 39, 10:44 UL - McGuire 1 run (Artigue kick), 3:15 Second Quarter GS - FG Koo 27, 10:48 UL - Ray 16 run (Artigue kick), 6:09 GS - Campbell 10 yd from Shuman (Koo kick), 1:18 UL - Jennings 10 run (Artigue kick), 0:06 Third Quarter UL - FG Artigue 34, 8:51 UL - Barnes, K. 48 pass from Riles (Artigue kick), 6:34 Fourth Quarter GS - Ramsby 2 run (pass failed), 13:05 UL - Peters PAT return, 13:05 GS - Ramsby 1 run (Koo kick), 4:23 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Louisiana 26 42-224 258 27-18-0 69-482 5-34.8 1-1 8-64 31:24

Ga. Southern 16 28-52 254 37-22-0 65-306 6-35.0 0-0 6-61 28:36

Individual Statistics Rushing UL -Jennings 9-96; Ray 8-71; McGuire 11-35; Hoggins 2-8; Wright 4-8; Calais 4-7; Walker 1-3; Davis 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 6. GS - Shuman 5-20; Breida 14-18; Ramsby 9-14. Passing UL - Jennings 17-26-0-210; Riles 1-1-0-48. GS - Shuman 21-36-0-228; Flynn 1-1-0-26. Receiving UL - McGuire 6-66; Riles 5-81; Haynes 4-22; Barnes, K. 3-89. GS - Johnson, B. 9-127; Campbell 5-41; Crockett 3-23; Alexander 1-26; Henry 1-15; Ramsby 1-13; H. McConnell 1-11; Breida 1-minus 2.

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA GAME RECAPS GAME 10

GAME 11

GEORGIA 35, LOUISIANA 21

Nov. 19, 2016 | Athens, Ga. | Attendance: 92,746

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First Quarter UGA - McKenzie 55 run (Blankenship kick), 14:37 UGA - McKenzie 82 punt return (Blankenship kick), 8:30 Second Quarter UGA - Nauta 9 pass from Eason (Blankenship kick), 2:50 UL - Jennings 9 run (Artigue kick), 2:04 Third Quarter UGA - Chubb 1 run (Blankenship kick), 4:45 Fourth Quarter UGA - Chubb 49 pass from Eason (Blankenship kick), 9:34 UL - Jennings 13 run (Artigue kick), 4:50 UL - Jennings 1 run (Artigue kick), 1:34 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

LOUISIANA 30, ULM 3

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns withstood a late push from Arkansas State, which included the reversal of a backwards pass recovered for a touchdown, and claimed a 24-19 win over the Sun Belt-leading Red Wolves at Cajun Field. Down to their final play on fourth-and-goal from the Cajuns 11-yard line with nine seconds remaining, ASU quarterback Justice Hansen scrambled toward the sideline and appeared to toss the ball backwards at the 7-yard line where right tackle Joseph Bacchus scooped it up and crossed the goal line for an apparent winning score. However, the replay review revealed that Hansen’s knee was down before the toss, voiding the score. Anthony Jennings threw for 242 yards and Ja’Marcus Bradley hauled in 113 yards receiving (first career 100-yard game) to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns offense. The Ragin’ Cajuns defense held the Red Wolves in check in the first half, limiting the visitors to 157 yards, allowing the offense time to build its lead. The unit provided the squad’s first score when Taboris Lee intercepted a Hansen pass and returned it for a touchdown at 4:52 of the first quarter to even the score at 7-all. After stuffing ASU on fourth-and-goal in the opening minutes of the second quarter, Louisiana embarked on an 11-play, 99-yard drive, highlighted by a 30-yard reception from Bradley and 14-yard touchdown reception from Elijah McGuire, to pull ahead 14-7 at 8:29. The Ragin’ Cajuns defense would hold again in a goal-to-go situation, forcing the Red Wolves into a field goal on their first possession of the second stanza. A quick, two-play strike followed and increased Louisiana’s lead to 21-10 at 8:08 of the third quarter. Jennings lofted a pass to Bradley for a 42-yard gain down to the ASU 34, then connected with Al Riles for a 34-yard score. ASU started the fourth quarter with a 30-yard field goal make by J.D. Houston to draw within a score at 21-13. Jennings and Bradley teamed up to navigate Louisiana to an answering field goal that returned the lead to double digits. ASU picked up the final 143 yards of its 521 total yards of offense over the game’s final 10:24 as the visitors attempted to erase a 24-13 deficit. Hansen completed a 38-yard pass to Chris Murray to the UL 1 and Warren Wand reached his arms across the goal line for a score at 9:07 which trimmed the Louisiana lead to 24-19. The Ragin’ Cajuns defense would deliver fourth down stops on the additional two drives that the Red Wolves conducted.

MONROE – Playing in a driving rain for nearly the entire game, Trev Miller and Otha Peters each returned a pair of second-quarter fumbles for touchdowns, Elijah McGuire rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown and Stevie Artigue booted three field goal as Louisiana forced five turnovers and defeated ULM, 30-3, in the Sun Belt Conference regular-season finale at JPS Field at Malone Stadium. The win by Louisiana (6-6, 5-3 SBC) was its second straight to end the regular season and its sixth straight win in Monroe dating back to 2005. The Ragin’ Cajuns, who competed in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl from 2011-14, secured one of the Sun Belt Conference’s five designations. With temperatures in the upper 40’s and both teams combining to complete five passes in 19 attempts, Louisiana took a 7-3 lead after the first quarter before extending its lead to 24-3 at halftime. The Ragin’ Cajuns capitalized on their second possession after Savion Brown picked off ULM quarterback Caleb Evans on the Warhawks’ first play from scrimmage at the ULM 47. McGuire, who reached the 1,000-yard mark for the third straight season, capped an eight-play, 47-yard drive with 1-yard run off right tackle at 8:53. ULM (4-8, 3-5 SBC) cut the lead to 7-3 after driving 51 yards in eight plays, with Austin Vaughn sparking the drive with consecutive runs of 13, 16 and 12 yards. The Warhawks got as far as the UL 7 before the Ragin’ Cajuns held and Craig Ford booted a 23-yard field goal with 5:22 left in the first quarter. After that it was all the Ragin’ Cajuns defense. ULM looked to capitalize after Justin Backus returned an Anthony Jennings interception 18 yards to the UL 37. The Warhawks drove inside the Ragin’ Cajuns 20-yard line before Brown knocked the ball away from Evans and Miller scooped it up and rumbled 73 yards for a touchdown for a 14-3 lead with 10:58 remaining in the second quarter. Peters found his way to the end zone later in the quarter when he scooped up a Duke Carter fumble that was forced by Karmichael Dunbar and ran 29 yards to give Louisiana a 21-3 lead with 5:10 remaining in the half. Artigue, who moved into a tie for second place on the single-season field goal list with 19, capped a 10-play, 63-yard drive with a 26-yard field for a 24-3 lead at halftime before booting field goals of 35 and 37 yards in the third quarter. Dunbar, Travis Crawford, Jarvis Jeffries and Denarius Howard had four tackles each to lead Louisiana, which held ULM to 147 yards of total offense and eight first downs.

Nov. 26, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 14,259

ATHENS, Ga. – Isaiah McKenzie registered a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and Georgia used four turnovers in the first half by the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns to take a 21-7 lead and earn a 35-21 victory before an announced crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium. Nick Chubb rushed for 108 yards and scored on a 1-yard TD run before catching a 49-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter as Georgia (7-4) held off a late rally by Louisiana (4-6). Anthony Jennings, who threw three first-half interceptions for the Ragin’ Cajuns, finished 14-for-24 in the air for 189 yards while rushing for 98 yards and a career-high three TDs. McKenzie scored on the game’s first play for the Bulldogs when he took a handoff and raced 55 yards for an early 7-0 lead. The junior gave Georgia a quick 14-0 lead when he took a Steven Coutts punt at the UGA 18, broke a couple of tackles and raced 82 yards for a TD with 8:30 remaining in the first quarter. Jacob Eason, who completed 13 of 19 passes for 165 yards, connected with Isaac Nauta on a 9-yard TD pass that gave the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead. Louisiana settled down after that to cut the deficit to 21-7 as Jennings connected with Al Riles on a 64-yard pass to the UGA 9 before scoring on a quarterback draw on the next play. Chubb capped an 11-play, 93-yard drive for Georgia when scored on a 1-yard TD run in the third quarter for a 28-7 lead before he slipped behind the UL defense, caught a pass from Eason and raced 49 yards for his second TD of the day. Louisiana added a pair of TDs in the fourth quarter as Jennings scored on a 13-yard run with 4:50 remaining before his 1-yard scamper along the left side with 1:34 remaining. Elijah McGuire rushed for 129 yards to record his 16th career 100-yard rushing game for Louisiana, which finished with a season-high 276 yards on the ground against the No. 13-ranked defense in the country. McGuire also became the second Ragin’ Cajuns player to eclipse 4,000 yards on the ground in the contest. Louisiana Georgia

GAME 12

LOUISIANA 24, ARKANSAS STATE 19

Louisiana Georgia 21 16 46-276 39-235 189 165 24-14-3 20-13-1 70-465 59-400 2-46.0 4-34.8 1-1 1-1 5-35 2-15 31:22 28:38

Individual Statistics Rushing UL - McGuire 19-129; Jennings 16-93; Riles 2-29; Ray 3-13; Calais 3-5; Hoggins 1-5; Wright 2-2. UGA - Chubb 16-108; McKenzie 2-50; Michel 13-41; Ridley 1-22; Herrien 4-13; Lambert 1-2; Holyfield 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. Passing UL - Jennings 14-24-3-189. UGA - Eason 13-19-1-165; Lambert 0-1-0-0. Receiving UL - Riles 7-105; Barnes, K. 3-42; Fuselier 1-24; McGuire 1-9; Haynes 1-6; Walker 1-3. UGA - Godwin 4-23; McKenzie 2-32; Michel 2-6; Chubb 1-49; Wims 1-21; Davis 1-14; Simmons 1-11; Nauta 1-9.

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Arkansas St. Louisiana

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Dec. 3, 2016 | Monroe, La. | Attendance: 4,007

19 24

First Quarter ASU - Paschal 24 pass from Hansen (Houston kick), 6:41 UL - Lee 17 interception return (Artigue kick), 4:52 Second Quarter UL - McGuire 14 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 8:29 Third Quarter ASU - FG Houston 20, 8:54 UL - Riles 34 pass from Jennings (Artigue kick), 8:08 Fourth Quarter ASU - FG Houston 30, 14:57 UL - FG Artigue 34, 10:24 ASU - Wand 1 run (pass failed), 9:07 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

A-State Louisiana 28 15 33-128 33-50 393 242 57-35-1 24-13-0 90-521 57-292 4-40.8 8-41.1 1-0 0-0 6-58 5-50 33:23 26:37

Individual Statistics Rushing ASU - Hansen 10-47; White 7-38; Wand 11-35; Voytik 4-6; Rollins-Davis 1-2. UL - McGuire 10-27; Coutts 1-13; Ray 5-11; Hoggins 2-10; TEAM 1-minus 3; Jennings 14-minus 8. Passing ASU - Hansen 35-57-1-393. UL - Jennings 13-24-0-242. Receiving ASU - Sanders 6-90; Paschal 6-70; Bayless 5-64; Murray 5-56; Booker 5-33; EcholsLuper 4-35; Mack 2-28; McInnis 1-13; White 1-4. UL - Bradley 4-113; McGuire 3-50; Riles 3-47; Barnes, K. 1-34; Byrne 1-3; Fuselier 1-minus 5.

Louisiana ULM

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First Quarter UL - McGuire 1 yd run (Artigue kick), 8:53 ULM - FG Ford, C. 23, 5:22 Second Quarter UL - Miller 73 fumble recovery (Artigue kick), 10:28 UL - Peters 29 fumble recovery (Artigue kick), 5:10 UL - FG Artigue 26, 0:00 Third Quarter UL - FG Artigue 35, 7:08 UL - FG Artigue 37, 0:23 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes A-C-I Total Plays-Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Louisiana ULM 17 8 61-240 38-116 0 31 5-2-2 14-3-2 66-240 52-147 2-29.0 4-38.0 1-0 4-3 6-43 3-35 38:21 21:39

Individual Statistics Rushing UL - McGuire 28-110; Hoggins 11-78; Jennings 3-22; Wright 10-19; Ray 6-12; Davis 2-3; Riles 1-minus 4. ULM - Vaughn 11-61; Luckett, B. 7-22; Koufie 5-16; Meadors 4-14; Green 3-11; Carter 1-1; Evans 7-minus 9. Passing UL - Jennings 2-5-2-0. ULM - Evans 3-14-2-31. Receiving UL - Riles 1-0; McGuire 1-0. ULM - Meadors 1-15; Perrier 1-13; Brown, X. 1-3.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 2011 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Attendance: 42,841 (Previous Bowl Game Record)

Attendance: 54,728 (Current Bowl Game Record)

Individual Statistics RUSHING: SDSU - Hillman 24-55; Muema 3-9, 1; Lindley 2-6; Young 1-0; Team 1-(-2). UL - Harris 14-62; Gautier 9-22; McGuire 2-6; Lawson 1-1; Walker 1-0; Spikes 1-(-2). PASSING: SDSU - Lindley 28-49-0-413-3. UL - Gautier 24-50-1-470-3; McGuire 1-1-0-22-0; Masson 0-1-0-0-0; Harris 0-1-0-0-0. RECEIVING: SDSU - Lockett 6-85-3; Russell 6-79; Denso 5-109; Escobar 4-70; Hillman 4-49; Young 2-21; Roberts 1-0. UL - Lawson 9-193-2; Green 5-121-1; Peoples 5-50; Surgent 3-93; Bentley 1-22; Thompson 1-11; McGuire 1-2.

Individual Statistics RUSHING: TLN - Darkwa 16-83; Powell 5-14; Butler 3-7; Rounds 1-5; Montana 1-4; Kelley 1-(-2); Team 1-(-9). UL - Harris 13-74; McGuire 11-45; Nixon 7-29; Broadway 14-21; Team 1-(-1). PASSING: TLN - Powell 10-21-1-223; Montana 5-8-1-63; Grant 0-1-1-0. UL - Broadway 12-19-2-143; Nixon 2-2-0-14. RECEIVING: TLN - Grant 7-113; Shackleford 2-63; Banks 2-19; Breaux 1-42; Kelley 1-28; Butler 1-11; Marfisi 1-10. UL - McGuire 7-94; Robinson 4-50; Surgent 2-2; Harris 1-11.

Louisiana Bowl Team & Individual Records Scoring

Points (Game): .......................13 by Brett Baer, 2012 TDs (Game): ........2 by Nelson Schexnayder, 1970; 2 by Javone Lawson, 2011; 2 by Alonzo Harris, 2012 Points (Career): ............... 22 by Brett Baer, 2011-12 TDs (Career): ...........3 by Javone Lawson, 2011-12; ...................................................Alonzo Harris, 2011-13 Kick Points (Game): ..............13 by Brett Baer, 2012 Kick Points (Career): ...... 22 by Brett Baer, 2011-12 PAT Made (Game): .................. 4 by Brett Baer, 2012 PAT Att. (Game): ....................... 5 by Brett Baer, 2012 PAT Made (Career): ................. 4 by Brett Baer, 2012 PAT Att. (Career): ..................... 5 by Brett Baer, 2012 FGM (Game): ........................... 3 by Brett Baer, 2012; ........................................................ Hunter Stover, 2014 FGA (Game): .....................4 by Hunter Stover, 2014 FGM (Career): .....................5 by Brett Baer, 2011-12 FGA (Career): ......................5 by Brett Baer, 2011-12

Rushing

Attempts: ...............................22 by Robert Gill, 1970 Yards: ...............................120 by Alonzo Harris, 2012 Touchdowns: .....................2 by Alonzo Harris, 2012 Longest Rush: ................ 68 by Alonzo Harris, 2012 Attempts (Career): .. 61 by Alonzo Harris, 2011-14 Yards (Career): ............... 306 by Alonzo Harris, 2011-14 TDs (Career): .................... 3 by Alonzo Harris, 2011-13

Passing

Attempts: ........................ 40 by Blaine Gautier, 2011 Completions: ....... 26 by Terrance Broadway, 2014 Yards: ..............................470 by Blaine Gautier, 2011 Touchdowns: ....................3 by Blaine Gautier, 2011 Interceptions: ..............7 by George Coussan, 1970 Longest Pass: ........56 by Gautier to Surgent, 2011 Att. (Career): .......82 by Terrance Broadway, 2011-14 Comp. (Career): .59 by Terrance Broadway, 2011-14 Yds. (Career): ... 686 by Terrance Broadway, 2011-14

Total Offense

Most Plays: ..................... 59 by Blaine Gautier, 2011 Most Yards: ...................492 by Blaine Gautier, 2011 Plays (Career): .124 by Terrance Broadway, 2011-14 Yds (Career): .... 822 by Terrance Broadway, 2011-14

Receiving

All-Purpose Yards

Most Yards: ................. 283 by Darryl Surgent, 2011 (93 Rec., 92 PR, 98 KOR) Most Yards (Career): .434 by Darryl Surgent, 2011-12 (103 Rec., 104 PR, 227 KOR)

Punt Returns

Returns: ............................ 3 by Darryl Surgent, 2013 Return Yards: ................92 by Darryl Surgent, 2011 Longest Return.............87 by Darryl Surgent, 2011

Kickoff Returns

Returns: ............................ 7 by Darryl Surgent, 2012 Return Yards: ............. 129 by Darryl Surgent, 2012 129 by C. Reggie Dupre, 1970 Best Average: ........ 25.8 by C. Reggie Dupre, 1970 Longest Return..........32 by C. Reggie Dupre, 1970

Punting

Punts: ............................ 7 by Roy Pendergraft, 1970; ............................................. 7 by Daniel Cadona, 2013 Punting Yards: ........... 286 by Daniel Cadona, 2013 Highest Avg.: ...................... 42.4 by Brett Baer, 2012 Long Punt: ..................48 by Roy Pendergraft, 1970 Most Punts (Career): .............10 by Daniel Cadona, ................................................................................2013-14 Most Yards (Career): ........... 392 by Daniel Cadona, ................................................................................2013-14 Best Avg. (Career): ......41.0 by Brett Baer, 2011-12

Defense

Total Tackles: ......... 11 by Jemarlous Moten, 2011; ............................................... 11 by Lance Kelley, 2011 Solo Tackles: ..................... 7 by Trae Johnson, 2012; ..................................................... 7 by Corey Trim, 2014 Assisted Tackles: .......7 by Jemarlous Moten, 2011 Tackles For Loss: ...................2 by Bill Bentley, 2011; ............................................... 2 by Trae Johnson, 2013; ......................................2 by Darzil Washington, 2014 TFL Yards: ............... 19 by Darzil Washington, 2014 QB Sacks: ..................2 by Darzil Washington, 2014 QB Sacks Yds: ........ 19 by Darzil Washington, 2014 Interceptions: ....................2 by Sean Thomas, 2013 Int. Return Yards: .................82 by Corey Trim, 2013 Long Int. Return: .................82 by Corey Trim, 2013 Passes Defended: ............. 3 by Melvin White, 2011

Team Game Records (Since 1970)

Total Offense

Most Plays: .................................................... 77 in 2012 Most Yards: ..................................................591 in 2012

First Downs

First Downs, Total: ...................................... 26 in 2014 First Downs, Rushing: ................................ 15 in 2014 First Downs, Passing: ................................. 15 in 2012 First Downs, Penalty: ....................................3 in 1970

Rushing

Most Attempts: ............................................ 43 in 2014 Most Yards: ..................................................267 in 2012 Most Touchdowns: ........................................4 in 2012 Fewest Attempts: ........................................ 41 in 1970 Fewest Yards: ................................................ 22 in 1970 Fewest Touchdowns: ....................................0 in 2014

Passing

Most Attempts: ............................................ 35 in 2012 Most Completions: ..................................... 26 in 2014 Most Yards: ...................................................324 in 2012 Most Touchdowns: ........................................2 in 1970 Most Interceptions: .......................................7 in 1970 Fewest Attempts: .......................... 31 in 1970 &2014 Fewest Completions: ................................. 10 in 1970 Fewest Yards: ..............................................106 in 1970 Fewest Interceptions: ...................................0 in 2014

Miscellaneous

Most Points: .................................................. 43 in 2012 Least Points: .................................................. 16 in 2014 Touchdowns: ...................................................5 in 2012 Most Fumbles: ................................................5 in 1970 Most Fumbles Lost: ............1 in 1970, 2012 & 2014 Most Penalties: ...............................................8 in 1970 Most Penalty Yards: .................................... 84 in 1970 Most Interceptions Made: ..........................2 in 1970 Most Int. Return Yards: .............................. 27 in 1970 Time of Possession: .............................. 36:54 in 2014 Third Down Conv.: .....................611 (11-18) in 2012 Fourth Down Conv.: .......................0 in 2012 & 2014 Bowl Attendance: ...................................54,728, 2013

Receptions: .................... 9 by Javone Lawson, 2011 Yards: ........................... 193 by Javone Lawson, 2011 Touchdowns: ................. 2 by Javone Lawson, 2011 Recep. (Career): ... 13 by Javone Lawson, 2011-12 Yards (Career): .....264 by Javone Lawson, 2011-12 TDs (Career): ............3 by Javone Lawson, 2011-12

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | 2012 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana 43, East Carolina 34

Dec. 22, 2012 | New Orleans, La.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Terrance Broadway accounted for 424 yards of total offense as Louisiana repeated as R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl champions with a 43-34 victory over East Carolina before a bowl record crowd of 48,828 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Broadway, who completed 21-of-32 passes for 316 yards and a touchdown and had 15 rushes for 108 yards, was named New Orleans Bowl MVP. The Cajuns jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter when Broadway and Harry Peoples scored on runs of 12 and 10 yards, respectively. ECU answered with the first of two Reggie Bullock TD runs, a five-yard scamper at the 12:48 mark. Alonzo Harris scored on touchdown runs of six and 68 yards to extend the lead to 28-7 with 7:05 left. A pair of ECU touchdowns just 13 seconds apart closed the gap to 28-21 before Baer closed the half with a 50-yard field goal as time expired. The Pirates ran off 10 straight points to tie the game in the third quarter, the last seven coming on a 13-yard run by Bullock with 5:57 left. The Cajuns answered quickly as Javone Lawson made an acrobatic grab of a 14-yard pass from Broadway with 3:07 left. Baer’s extra-point was blocked as Louisiana led, 37-31. ECU closed to within 37-34 on Warren Harvey’s second field goal of the day, a 26-yard effort with 13:36 left, but the Cajuns defense stiffened, holding the Pirates scoreless in their final three possessions to secure the win. East Carolina 0 21 10 3 — 34 Louisiana 7 24 6 6 — 43 First Quarter UL - Terrance Broadway 12-yard run (Brett Baer kick), 8:10. Second Quarter UL - Harry Peoples 10-yard run (Baer kick), 6:33; ECU - Reggie Bullock 5-yard run (Warren Harvey kick), 12:48; UL - Alonzo Harris 6-yard run (Baer kick), 11:07; UL - Harris 68-yard run (Baer kick), 7:05; ECU - Justin Hardy 19-yard pass from Shane Carden (Harvey kick), 3:09; ECU Danny Webster 16-yard pass from Carden (Harvey kick), 2:56; UL - Baer 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Third Quarter ECU - Harvey 45-yard field goal, 9:46; ECU - Bullock 13-yard run (Harvey kick), 5:57: UL - Javone Lawson 14-yard pass from Broadway (Baer kick blocked), 3:07). Fourth Quarter ECU - Harvey 26-yard field goal, 13:36; UL - Baer 25-yard field goal, 3:11; UL - Baer 39-yard field goal, 0:10. Attendance: 48,828 (Bowl Game Record) ECU UL First downs............................................................24 25 Rushes-yards...............................................30-143 42-267 Passing yards..................................................... 278 324 Return yards.........................................................96 159 Passing A-C-I............................................. 43-25-1 35-22-1 Punts-Yds.-Avg.................................... 6-278-46.3 5-212-42.4 Fumbles-Lost...................................................... 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................................................. 0-0 4-50 Time of Possession.......................................27:17 32:43 Individual Statistics RUSHING: ECU - Bullock 17-104, 2; Cooper 9-19; Solomon 1-19; Carden 3-1. UL - Harris 21-120, 2; Broadway 15-108, 1; Gautier 1-16; Peoples 1-10; Pierce 2-10; Reed 2-3. PASSING: ECU - Carden 42-25-1, 278, 2; Hardy 1-0-0. UL - Broadway 3221-1, 316, 1; Gautier 2-1-0, 8, 0; Peoples 1-0-0. RECEIVING: ECU - Bodenheimer 5-65; Hardy 5-59, 1; Webster 4-42, 1; Solomon 3-56; Harris 2-14; Cooper 2-3; Wiggins 1-18; Bullock 1-11; Jones 1-5; Pasut 1-5. UL - Robinson 6-116, 1; Lawson 4-71, 1; Peoples 3-43; Thompson 3-27; Brown 2-30; Reed 1-16; Surgent 1-10; Maxwell 1-7; Butler 1-4.

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Louisiana 16, Nevada 3

Dec. 20, 2014 | New Orleans, La.

NEW ORLEANS La. – The old adage, ‘Defense Wins Championships’ was on display in the 14th annual R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns held Nevada in check all game, dominating defensively in a 16-3 win. The three points allowed by Louisiana set a school bowl record, as well as the New Orleans Bowl-record. Nevada’s high-flying offense had not been held without a touchdown since a 35-0 loss at Notre Dame on Sept. 5, 2009. Terrance Broadway finished 26-of-31 passing for 227 yards and was named MVP, becoming the first two-time MVP in New Orleans Bowl history. He completed his first 14 passes setting the record for the most consecutive completions to start a game in NCAA Division I bowl history. Wolfpack quarterback Cody Fajardo, who entered the game averaging 281 yards of total offense per game, was held to 173 yards. The Cajuns scored on the game’s opening possession, driving 77 yards in eight plays. Broadway connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Bates at 11:26 for what proved to be all the offense his team would need. Hunter Stover put the Cajuns up 10-0 late in the first quarter with a 46-yard field – the longest of his collegiate career. After a defensive stop and a short punt by Daniel Cadona, Nevada (7-6) took over at the UL 26-yard line. A 21-yard field goal by Brent Zuzo trimmed the Louisiana lead to 10-3 with 2:42 remaining in the first half. After a scoreless third quarter, Stover tacked on a 30-yard and 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. His final make provided a 16-3 lead with 4:46 remaining in the game. Any chance a late rally by the Wolfpack was halted on the ensuing possession. After a first down at the Nevada 39, Darzil Washington sacked Fajadro for a loss of six yards which led to a failed fourth down conversion at 3:48. Nevada Louisiana

0 3 0 0 — 3 10 0 0 6 — 16

First Quarter UL - C.J. Bates 17-yd pass from Terrance Broadway (Hunter Stover kick), 11:26; UL - Stover 46-yd field goal, 2:55. Second Quarter NEV - Brent Zuzo 21-yd field goal, 2:42. Third Quarter No Scoring. Fourth Quarter UL - Stover 30-yd field goal, 11:51; UL - Stover 35-yd field goal, 4:46. Attendance: 34,014 NEV UL First downs............................................................13 26 Rushes-yards................................................. 28-89 43-184 Passing yards..................................................... 124 227 Return yards...........................................................0 16 Passing A-C-I............................................. 14-29-0 26-31-0 Punts-Yds.-Avg.................................... 5-210-42.0 3-106-35.3 Fumbles-Lost...................................................... 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................................................. 1-5 1-15 Time of Possession.......................................23:06 36:54 Individual Statistics RUSHING: NEV - Fajardo 13-49; Jackson 10-25; Butler 5-15. UL - McGuire 16-99; Harris 13-70; Broadway 13-7; Reed 1-8. PASSING: NEV - Fajardo 14-29-0-124. UL - Broadway 26-31-1-227. RECEIVING: NEV - Turner 5-46; Richardson 3-29; Demps 2-24; Brock 3-16; Gipson 1-9. UL - McGuire 5-54; Butler 8-53; Fuselier 6-50; Pettis 3-30; Riles 3-23; Bates 1-17.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2016) LOUISIANA 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL ROSTERS STATISTICS All games

* * * * * * * *

Date Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM

Rushing

McGuire, Elijah Jennings, Anthony Hoggins, Darius Wright, Jordan Calais, Raymond Ray, Dion Nixon, Jalen Riles, Al Davis, Jordan Coutts, Steven Haynes, Gary Fuselier, Gabe Walker, Tracy Total Opponents Passing

Jennings, Anthony Nixon, Jalen Davis, Jordan Riles, Al TEAM Total Opponents Receiving

Riles, Al Barnes, Keenan McGuire, Elijah Bradley, Ja'Marcus Jacquet, M. Byrne, Nick Haynes, Gary Fuselier, Gabe Hoggins, Darius Barnes, Matthew Wright, Jordan Walker, Tracy Total Opponents Field Goals

Artigue, Stevie Scoring

Artigue, Stevie McGuire, Elijah Jennings, Anthony Barnes, Keenan Riles, Al Peters, Otha Lee, Taboris Calais, Raymond Ray, Dion Miller, Trevara Hoggins, Darius Bradley, Ja'Marcus Jacquet, M. Wright, Jordan Johnson, Jared 30 Total Opponents

12 12 12 11 9 5 7 12 6 12 8 11 12 12 12 gp

12 7 6 12 10 12 12 gp

att

gain loss

effic comp-att-int

pct

yds

no.

yds

avg

pct. 01-19

- 19-24 9 7 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 33 19-24 35 20-24

12.1 13.5 8.2 17.9 13.7 9.6 4.9 10.5 4.4 8.0 4.5 3.0 11.3 11.8

kick

26-28 27-29 29-29

2 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16

20-29

5-6

lg avg/g

71 173.6 37 12.0 8 1.2 48 4.0 0 0.0 71 185.2 56 241.9

Interceptions

lg avg/g

8-8

40-49

5-9

- - - 0-2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1-3 1 1-5

no.

Walker, Tracy Thomas, Simeon Howard, Denarious Granier, Trey Lee, Taboris Brown, Savion

71 55.4 48 33.8 28 19.2 42 39.8 52 20.6 37 11.2 8 6.8 24 7.6 9 2.6 13 4.0 5 0.8 3 0.2 71 185.2 56 241.9

30-39

Overall 6-6 5-3 1-3

3 2 1 1 1 1

Punting

0-0

1 1 -

pts

- 83 - 54 - 42 - 36 - 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 - 286 - 301

Punt Returns

no.

Kick Returns

no.

6 4 3 1 0 14 7

Varnado, Levarious Calais, Raymond Haynes, Gary Hoggins, Darius Total Opponents All Purpose

McGuire, Elijah Riles, Al Calais, Raymond Barnes, Keenan Bradley, Ja'Marc Total Opponents Total Offense

yds avg

41 0 0 9 17 0

13.7 0.0 0.0 9.0 17.0 0.0

58 2575 44.4 68 3 40 13.3 28

Haynes, Gary Varnado, Levarious McGuire, Elijah LaPorte, Shay Posey, T.J. Total Opponents lg blk

Away 3-3 3-1 0-2

LA 234 121 94 19 2169 539 4.0 180.8 18 2222 196-321-12 6.9 11.3 185.2 12 4391 5.1 365.9 37-657 14-61 9-67 12-4 88-673 61-42.9 29:43 71/186 6/21

no. yds avg

Coutts, Steven TEAM

50-99

Home 3-3 2-2 1-1

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions

lg avg/g

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

0-1 0-1 -

Record: All games Conference Non-Conference

68 85.7 29 26.8 19 23.4 22 15.9 24 13.0 16 21.6 17 11.0 29 3.2 19 5.5 13 1.1 4 0.8 4 0.4 3 0.2 68 180.8 55 128.7

122.86 185-303-12 61.1 2083 11 115.82 8-13-0 61.5 84 0 86.27 2-3-0 66.7 7 0 833.20 1-1-0 100.0 48 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 124.06 196-321-12 61.1 2222 12 132.15 246-397-9 62.0 2903 16

19-24 79.2 1-1 td

net avg

Att. 22661 26891 19208 24253 8142 16960 18278 21367 16786 92746 14259 4007

215 1069 41 1028 4.8 7 124 552 230 322 2.6 7 50 289 8 281 5.6 1 60 201 26 175 2.9 1 23 127 10 117 5.1 1 23 118 10 108 4.7 1 17 80 3 77 4.5 0 8 45 6 39 4.9 0 6 35 2 33 5.5 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 539 2542 373 2169 4.0 18 458 1861 317 1544 3.4 17

12 55 665 12 30 406 12 28 231 9 20 358 10 15 206 12 14 135 8 11 54 11 8 84 12 7 31 10 5 40 11 2 9 12 1 3 12 196 2222 12 246 2903 fg

Score 10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3

L W W L L L W L W L W W

18 15 2 2 37 36

rush

rcv

15.7 21.9 8.5 14.5 17.8 17.3 pr

fc i20 50+ blk

4 30 19 12 0 0 0 0

yds avg

282 329 17 29 657 623

39 0 0 9 17 0

0.2 11.5 2.0 6.0 0.0 4.4 27.4

OPP 243 85 144 14 1544 458 3.4 128.7 17 2903 246-397-9 7.3 11.8 241.9 16 4447 5.2 370.6 36-623 7-192 12-135 18-7 67-558 64-39.0 30:17 65/180 9/20 lg

0 0 0 0 1 0

yds avg

1 46 6 6 2 61 192

Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 2

7 35 6 0 2 35 82

0 0 0 0 0 0

21 37 13 27 37 45

total avg/g

12 1028 231 6 0 0 1265 105.4 12 39 665 0 0 0 704 58.7 9 117 0 0 329 0 446 49.6 12 0 406 0 0 0 406 33.8 9 0 358 0 0 0 358 39.8 12 2169 2222 61 657 67 5176 431.3 12 1544 2903 192 623 135 5397 449.8 g plays

rush

pass

total avg/g

Jennings, Anthony 12 427 322 2083 2405 200.4 McGuire, Elijah 12 215 1028 0 1028 85.7 Hoggins, Darius 12 50 281 0 281 23.4 2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Guide Wright, Jordan 11 60 175 0 Bowl 175 15.9 Nixon, Jalen 7 30 77 84 161 23.0 Total 12 860 2169 2222 4391 365.9

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Team Statistics

SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Louisiana Opponents

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286 23.8 60 234 121 94 19 2169 2542 373 539 4.0 180.8 18 2222 196-321-12 6.9 11.3 185.2 12 4391 860 5.1 365.9 37-657 14-61 9-67 17.8 4.4 7.4 12-4 88-673 56.1 61-2615 42.9 38.4 54-3247 60.1 40.7 29:43 71/186 38% 6/21 29% 23-188 0 33 19-24 0-1 (38-43) 88% (23-43) 53% (27-29) 93% 121346 6/20224 1st

50 74

2nd

87 95

3rd

67 36

4th

52 58

30 38

OPP

301 25.1 29 243 85 144 14 1544 1861 317 458 3.4 128.7 17 2903 246-397-9 7.3 11.8 241.9 16 4447 855 5.2 370.6 36-623 7-192 12-135 17.3 27.4 11.2 18-7 67-558 46.5 64-2498 39.0 37.5 60-3717 62.0 41.8 30:17 65/180 36% 9/20 45% 28-193 0 35 20-24 0-1 (39-45) 87% (22-45) 49% (29-29) 100% 164212 6/27369 0/0

Total 286 301

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football | GameOverall 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Dec. 17,04, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Individual StatisticsMiss (as| of Dec 2016) All games

LOUISIANA 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL ROSTERS STATISTICS - INDIVIDUAL Rushing

Jennings, Anthony Nixon, Jalen Davis, Jordan Riles, Al TEAM Total Opponents Receiving

Riles, Al Barnes, Keenan McGuire, Elijah Bradley, Ja'Marcus Jacquet, M. Byrne, Nick Haynes, Gary Fuselier, Gabe Hoggins, Darius Barnes, Matthew Wright, Jordan Walker, Tracy Total Opponents

12 12 12 11 9 5 7 12 6 12 8 11 12 10 12 12

12 7 6 12 10 12 12

att

gain loss

net avg td

pct

lg avg/g

68 29 19 22 24 16 17 29 19 13 4 4 3 0 68 55

yds td

122.86 185-303-12 61.1 2083 11 115.82 8-13-0 61.5 84 0 86.27 2-3-0 66.7 7 0 833.20 1-1-0 100.0 48 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 124.06 196-321-12 61.1 2222 12 132.15 246-397-9 62.0 2903 16 no.

yds

12 55 665 12 30 406 12 28 231 9 20 358 10 15 206 12 14 135 8 11 54 11 8 84 12 7 31 10 5 40 11 2 9 12 1 3 12 196 2222 12 246 2903

avg

12.1 13.5 8.2 17.9 13.7 9.6 4.9 10.5 4.4 8.0 4.5 3.0 11.3 11.8

2 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16

lg avg/g

71 48 28 42 52 37 8 24 9 13 5 3 71 56

55.4 33.8 19.2 39.8 20.6 11.2 6.8 7.6 2.6 4.0 0.8 0.2 185.2 241.9

85.7 26.8 23.4 15.9 13.0 21.6 11.0 3.2 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 -3.7 180.8 128.7

lg avg/g

71 37 8 48 0 71 56

173.6 12.0 1.2 4.0 0.0 185.2 241.9

Punt Returns

no.

6 4 3 1 0 14 7

1 46 6 6 2 61 192

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

Kick Returns

no.

18 15 2 2 37 36

282 329 17 29 657 623

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

Haynes, Gary Varnado, Levarious McGuire, Elijah LaPorte, Shay Posey, T.J. Total Opponents Walker, Tracy Thomas, Simeon Brown, Savion Granier, Trey Lee, Taboris Howard, Denarious Total Opponents Varnado, Levarious Calais, Raymond Haynes, Gary Hoggins, Darius Total Opponents Miller, Trevara Peters, Otha Total Opponents

3 2 1 1 1 1 9 12

1 1 2 1

yds avg td

41 0 0 9 17 0 67 135

0.2 11.5 2.0 6.0 0.0 4.4 27.4

13.7 0.0 0.0 9.0 17.0 0.0 7.4 11.2

0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

yds avg td

73 29 102 34

15.7 21.9 8.5 14.5 17.8 17.3 73.0 29.0 51.0 34.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0

7 35 6 0 2 35 82

39 0 0 9 17 0 39 45

21 37 13 27 37 45

73 29 73 34

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2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2016) 7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | All games

LOUISIANA 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL ROSTERS STATISTICS - INDIVIDUAL Scoring

Artigue, Stevie McGuire, Elijah Jennings, Anthony Barnes, Keenan Riles, Al Peters, Otha Miller, Trevara Wright, Jordan Jacquet, M. Hoggins, Darius Lee, Taboris Ray, Dion Calais, Raymond Bradley, Ja'Marcus Johnson, Jared Scheurich, Dylan Nixon, Jalen Total Opponents Field Goals

- 19-24 9 7 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 33 19-24 35 20-24 fg

kick

26-28 1-1 27-29 29-29

0-1 0-1 -

1 1 1

0-2 1-1 1-3 1-5

1 1 -

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

Artigue, Stevie

19-24 79.2 1-1

FG Sequence

Louisiana

Boise State McNeese State South Alabama Tulane New Mexico State Appalachian State Texas State Idaho Georgia Southern Georgia Arkansas State ULM

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

44,(44) (17) 40,(31) (40),(39),(20),(22) (23),(41),(47),22 49,40 (36),(42) (37),(29) (34) (34) (26),(35),(37)

5-6

8-8

5-9

Opponents

0-0

42,(30) (33),(40),(28) (23) (22),(35),(20),(48) (33),47,20 (21) (29) (29),(50),(44) (39),(27) (20),41,(30) (23)

pts

Total Offense

- 83 - 54 - 42 - 36 - 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 1 0 - 286 - 301

lg blk

g plays

rush pass

total avg/g

Jennings, Anthony McGuire, Elijah Hoggins, Darius Wright, Jordan Nixon, Jalen Calais, Raymond Ray, Dion Riles, Al Davis, Jordan Coutts, Steven Haynes, Gary Fuselier, Gabe Walker, Tracy TEAM Total Opponents

12 12 12 11 7 9 5 12 6 12 8 11 12 10 12 12

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Coutts, Steven TEAM Total Opponents Artigue, Stevie Total Opponents

427 322 2083 2405 215 1028 0 1028 50 281 0 281 60 175 0 175 30 77 84 161 23 117 0 117 23 108 0 108 9 39 48 87 9 33 7 40 1 13 0 13 2 6 0 6 1 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 9 -37 0 -37 860 2169 2222 4391 855 1544 2903 4447

58 2575 3 40 61 2615 64 2498

44.4 13.3 42.9 39.0

68 28 68 67

54 3247 60.1 17 54 3247 60.1 17 60 3717 62.0 22

200.4 85.7 23.4 15.9 23.0 13.0 21.6 7.2 6.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 -3.7 365.9 370.6

4 30 19 12 0 0 0 0 4 30 19 12 2 26 26 12

1 2 3 1

net ydln

2 2 17.3 40.7 1 17.8 41.8

24 23

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2016) 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - DEFENSE All games ## 4D 7 16 23 3D 1M 1O 55 92 8 34 22 90 50 51 46 95 2A 91 30 20 6D 19 31 98 26 56 2I 99 96 1C 45 28 59 38 60 9W TM 81 44 2 1D 75 5G 6

Defensive Leaders

Lightfoot, Tre'maine Peters, Otha Crawford, Travis Walker, Tracy Dillon, Joe Mitchell, Damar'ren Goodlett, Christian Dunbar, Karmichael Lee, Taboris Thomas, Simeon Howard, Denarious Miles, Reggie Perry, Kevon Miller, Trevara Granier, Trey Jeffries, Jarvis Stephens, Rodrick Varnado, Levarious Osborne, Mario Posey, T.J. Jones, Dominick Brown, Savion McCollum, Troy Turner, Corey Kidd, Ladarrius Williams, Artez Jones, Terrence Brown, Alonzo Booker, Tra'Vontae Lemoto, David Cryer, Lorenzo LaPorte, Shay Collins, Chris Boudreaux, Jacques Miller, Terik Withrow, D'Aquin Jacquet, M. TEAM Byrne, Nick Holmes, Tanner Riles, Al Thomas, Vince Dotson, Kevin Hunt, Robert Nixon, Jalen Total Opponents

12 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 7 12 10 8 10 12 5 6 7 2 7 5 12 11 7 9 12 12 10 10 12 1 12 9 12 12 7 12 12

43 45 39 28 27 17 27 17 21 23 19 18 14 12 10 13 7 11 8 8 7 5 5 5 4 5 6 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 469 521

52 43 27 28 22 29 15 22 17 13 9 9 10 12 14 10 12 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 5 3 . 2 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 414 395

2016 LOUISIANA SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player Corey Turner Reggie Miles Trey Granier Chris Collins Shay LaPorte Denarious Howard Damar’ren Mitchell Lorenzo Cryer

Total 9 7 5 4 4 3 2 2

KO Punt 9 0 6 1 3 2 4 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0

Tackles tot

95 88 66 56 49 46 42 39 38 36 28 27 24 24 24 23 19 18 15 14 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 883 916

tfl/yds

5.0-12 11.0-43 1.0-3 2.5-7 11.5-56 2.0-4 1.0-2 4.0-17 5.5-19 . 1.0-3 1.0-6 6.0-33 5.5-46 1.0-12 1.5-2 1.0-10 0.5-2 3.0-19 1.5-4 . 1.5-10 0.5-0 . 3.0-4 . 2.0-9 . 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-323 93-362

Player T.J. Posey Savion Brown Karmichael Dunbar Artez Williams Dominick Jones Vince Thomas Levarious Varnado Jacques Boudreaux

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense int-yds brup

1.0-5 2.0-23 . . 6.0-37 . . 2.0-14 2.0-13 . . . 2.5-21 4.0-41 1.0-12 0.5-0 . . 1.0-9 0.5-3 . 1.0-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-188 28-193

. . . 3-41 . . . . 1-17 2-0 1-0 . . . 1-9 . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67 12-135

Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

KO Punt 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

1 3 2 3 . 2 2 2 1 5 1 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 2 . 1 3 2 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 27

qbh

1 5 . . 3 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 15 12

Fumbles rcv-yds

. 1-29 1-0 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 1-0 . . 1-73 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102 4-34

Player Travis Crawford TEAM TOTALS

2 1 . . 1 . . 2 . 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 13 5

blkd kick

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3

saf

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total KO Punt 1 0 1 1 1 0 46 41 5

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 04, 2016) 7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference All games Selections |

2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - TEAM STATISTICS Date

Sep 03 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 01 Oct 12 Oct 22 Nov 05 Nov 10 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 03 Louisiana Opponents

Opponent

no.

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM

Rushing yds td

40 81 0 40 220 3 36 256 1 63 137 2 49 205 2 41 139 0 48 236 2 40 105 1 42 224 3 46 276 3 33 50 0 61 240 1 539 2169 18 458 1544 17

no.

TEAM STATISTICS

Receiving yds td

Passing cmp-att-int yds

17 21 186 1 36 21-33-0 186 1 36 29 15 170 1 36 15-21-0 170 1 36 68 18 256 3 71 18-26-2 256 3 71 24 19 240 2 39 19-38-2 240 2 39 17 20 227 1 63 20-36-2 227 1 63 16 21 128 0 21 21-35-0 128 0 21 22 18 165 1 39 18-22-1 165 1 39 17 17 161 0 52 17-30-0 161 0 52 28 18 258 1 48 18-27-0 258 1 48 29 14 189 0 64 14-24-3 189 0 64 13 13 242 2 42 13-24-0 242 2 42 19 2 0 0 0 2-5-2 0 0 0 68 196 2222 12 71 196-321-12 2222 12 71 55 246 2903 16 56 246-397-9 2903 16 56

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

3 75 4 87 3 68 2 43 2 36 2 35 2 48 4 64 3 52 5 56 5 64 2 29 37 657 36 623

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

29 37 34 27 21 18 27 19 21 17 17 17 37 45

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

0 0 2 7 2 -3 5 14 1 0 3 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 14 61 7 192

tot off

0 0 267 0 6 390 0 7 512 0 6 377 0 0 432 0 35 267 0 0 401 0 0 266 0 0 482 0 0 465 0 0 292 0 0 240 0 35 4391 1 82 4447

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.0 • Avg/catch: 11.3 • Pass effic: 124.06 • KR avg: 17.8 • PR avg: 4.4 • All purpose avg/game: 431.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 365.9 Date

Opponent

Date

Opponent

Sep 03 BOISE STATE Sep 10 MCNEESE STATE Sep 17 SOUTH ALABAMA Sep 24 at Tulane Oct 01 at New Mexico State Oct 12 APPALACHIAN STATE Oct 22 at Texas State Nov 05 IDAHO Nov 10 at Georgia Southern Nov 19 at Georgia Nov 26 ARKANSAS STATE Dec 03 at ULM Louisiana Opponents

39 41 28 50 32 36 61 40 37 28 38 39 469 521 no.

6 4 3 8 7 7 4 5 5 2 8 2 61 64

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Tackles a total

34 49 52 20 75 18 6 36 28 46 40 10 414 395

yds

271 146 125 361 338 317 168 236 174 92 329 58 2615 2498

73 90 80 70 107 54 67 76 65 74 78 49 883 916

avg

45.2 36.5 41.7 45.1 48.3 45.3 42.0 47.2 34.8 46.0 41.1 29.0 42.9 39.0

tfl-yds

5.0-21 11.0-61 9.0-35 9.0-29 8.0-50 5.0-27 9.0-39 1.0-2 3.0-6 6.0-16 4.0-16 3.0-21 73.0-323 93.0-362

Sacks no-yds

1.0-9 5.0-44 2.0-20 3.0-21 5.0-43 2.0-15 3.0-17 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-9 1.0-10 23.5-188 28.0-193

Punting

long

54 45 45 60 64 55 48 68 53 49 66 30 68 67

Fumble ff fr-yds

blkd

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1

1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 13 5 tb

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-102 7-102 4-34

3 3 2 6 4 2 2 3 2 0 3 0 30 26

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-9 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-39 1-17 2-2 9-67 12-135

50+

1 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 12 12

i20

2 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 19 26

1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 5 0 1 0 15 12

3 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 5 3 4 3 36 27

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

1-1 3-3 1-3 3-3 2-2 0-0 3-3 1-1 4-4 3-3 3-3 3-3 27-29 29-29

Field Goals

md-att

1-2 1-1 1-2 4-4 3-4 0-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3 19-24 20-24

long blkd

44 17 31 40 47 0 42 37 34 0 34 37 47 50

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

no.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kickoffs

yds

2 125 6 388 6 383 5 315 5 315 1 62 5 308 4 231 6 338 3 167 5 288 6 327 54 3247 60 3717

avg

62.5 64.7 63.8 63.0 63.0 62.0 61.6 57.8 56.3 55.7 57.6 54.5 60.1 62.0

off t/o

0 7 0 0 8 0 14 0 0 0 7 24 60 29

1 3 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17 22

pts

10 30 28 39 31 0 27 13 33 21 24 30 286 301 ob

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT STATISTICS OPPONENT STATISTICS Date

Sep 03 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 01 Oct 12 Oct 22 Nov 05 Nov 10 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 03 Opponents Louisiana

Opponent

no.

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM

Rushing yds td

38 158 3 42 99 2 37 74 1 48 130 0 42 145 2 37 171 2 36 79 0 40 157 2 28 52 2 39 235 2 33 128 1 38 116 0 458 1544 17 539 2169 18

no.

Receiving yds td

Passing cmp-att-int yds

17 24 426 3 48 24-35-0 426 3 22 29 265 0 25 29-46-0 265 0 15 21 264 2 34 21-29-0 264 2 10 13 181 4 34 13-26-1 181 4 23 31 354 2 33 31-49-2 354 2 41 15 201 1 56 15-26-1 201 1 9 20 142 0 21 20-28-1 142 0 21 20 227 0 33 20-30-0 227 0 7 22 254 1 53 22-37-0 254 1 55 13 165 2 49 13-20-1 165 2 20 35 393 1 43 35-57-1 393 1 16 3 31 0 15 3-14-2 31 0 55 246 2903 16 56 246-397-9 2903 16 68 196 2222 12 71 196-321-12 2222 12

48 25 34 34 33 56 21 33 53 49 43 15 56 71

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

1 15 3 68 4 90 1 10 2 39 1 18 4 53 3 46 6 126 4 76 2 20 5 62 36 623 37 657

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 23 30 10 22 18 18 24 38 45 11 19 45 37

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 0 1 66 1 82 1 12 0 0 7 192 14 61

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

tot off

6 584 0 364 0 338 0 311 0 499 0 372 23 221 0 384 66 306 82 400 0 521 0 147 82 4447 35 4391

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 132.15 • KR avg: 17.3 • PR avg: 27.4 • All purpose avg/game: 449.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 370.6 Date

Opponent

Date

Opponent

40 31 39 65 23 55 65 37 47 48 26 45 521 469 no.

2 5 6 11 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 64 61

Tackles a total

40 40 24 28 84 19 12 38 12 28 40 30 395 414

yds

82 153 249 405 236 289 256 164 210 139 163 152 2498 2615

80 71 63 93 107 74 77 75 59 76 66 75 916 883

avg

41.0 30.6 41.5 36.8 39.3 48.2 42.7 41.0 35.0 34.8 40.8 38.0 39.0 42.9

tfl-yds

12.0-55 3.0-8 6.0-14 11.0-50 6.0-17 10.0-48 5.0-17 9.0-44 5.0-10 4.0-12 11.0-48 11.0-39 93.0-362 73.0-323

Sacks no-yds

5.0-38 1.0-4 0.0-0 5.0-34 0.0-0 5.0-38 1.0-10 5.0-36 0.0-0 1.0-2 5.0-31 0.0-0 28.0-193 23.5-188

Punting

long

42 35 67 54 52 59 62 51 42 42 47 53 67 68

Fumble ff fr-yds

blkd

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 13 tb

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-34 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 4-34 7-102

1 1 3 3 1 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 26 30

0-0 0-0 2-8 2-49 2-45 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 3-15 0-0 2-18 12-135 9-67

50+

0 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 12

i20

1 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 26 19

0 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 12 15

1 0 6 3 4 2 0 3 3 1 4 0 27 36

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

6-6 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 3-3 0-0 2-2 2-2 5-5 1-1 0-0 29-29 27-29

Field Goals

md-att

1-2 3-3 1-1 4-4 1-3 1-1 1-1 3-3 2-2 0-0 2-3 1-1 20-24 19-24

long blkd

30 40 23 48 33 21 29 50 39 0 30 23 50 47

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

no.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kickoffs

yds

8 520 5 315 5 320 5 320 5 324 5 325 2 107 6 367 6 379 6 348 5 277 2 115 60 3717 54 3247

avg

65.0 63.0 64.0 64.0 64.8 65.0 53.5 61.2 63.2 58.0 55.4 57.5 62.0 60.1

off t/o

0 0 3 9 7 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 29 60

5 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 22 17

pts

45 22 23 41 37 24 3 23 26 35 19 3 301 286 ob

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2016) games| 7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-ConferenceAll Selections INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - UL INDIVIDUAL GAME SUPERLATIVES Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

38 223 3 68 38 21 256 3 71 8 8 139 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 71 4 47 8 48.3 68 4 4 35 37 18 3.0 4.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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McGuire, Elijah at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) McGuire, Elijah vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Jennings, Anthony at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) McGuire, Elijah vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Jennings, Anthony at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Jennings, Anthony vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) Jennings, Anthony vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Jennings, Anthony vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Jennings, Anthony vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Riles, Al vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Riles, Al at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Riles, Al vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Barnes, Keenan vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) Bradley, Ja'Marcus vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) Jacquet, M. vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Barnes, Keenan vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Riles, Al vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) McGuire, Elijah at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Barnes, Keenan at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Barnes, Keenan at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Barnes, Keenan at Texas State (Oct 22, 2016) Barnes, Keenan at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) McGuire, Elijah vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Riles, Al vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Riles, Al vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Artigue, Stevie at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Artigue, Stevie at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Coutts, Steven at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Coutts, Steven at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Coutts, Steven vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) Coutts, Steven at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Coutts, Steven at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) Varnado, Levarious vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) Calais, Raymond vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) Peters, Otha at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Miller, Trevara vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) Dillon, Joe at Texas State (Oct 22, 2016) Walker, Tracy at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Thomas, Simeon at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Granier, Trey at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Howard, Denarious vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) Thomas, Simeon at Texas State (Oct 22, 2016) Walker, Tracy at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Lee, Taboris vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Brown, Savion at ULM (Dec 03, 2016) Walker, Tracy at ULM (Dec 03, 2016)

Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2016)

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl All17, games 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - UL TEAM GAME SUPERLATIVES

Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes

Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

63 276 7.1 3 3 3 38 21 21 258 10.1 3 101 512 8.3 39 5 5 26 13 94 4 4 2 2 8 8 48.3 68 4 4 35

TEAM GAME HIGHS

at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) at Texas State (Oct 22, 2016) vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) at ULM (Dec 03, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016)

2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2016)

games| 7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-ConferenceAll Selections

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME SUPERLATIVES Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks

Tackles For Loss Interceptions

23 118 2 2 2 2 55 57 35 393 4 56 11 172 3 56 4 50 10 48.2 67 4 4 82 45 19 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Rose III, Larry, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Ross, Ryan, vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) McNICHOLS, J., vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) Long, Dylan, vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) Moore, Jalin, vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) L. Ramsby, at Georgia Southern (Nov 10, 2016) Isaiah McKenzie, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Hansen, Justice, vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Hansen, Justice, vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Hansen, Justice, vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) CUIELLETTE, G., at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Lamb, Taylor, vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) Hogan,Gregory, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Hogan,Gregory, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) ENCALADE, T., at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Meadors, S., vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) DiROCCO, Andrew, at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Rehkow, Austin, vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) BLOCK, Zachary, at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Critcher, B., vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) McKee, Brandon, vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) BLOCK, Zachary, at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Critcher, B., vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) Isaiah McKenzie, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Reggie Davis, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Nwangwa,Jacob, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) McCASKILL, Sam, vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) CARROLL, Q., at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Reed, Dezmin, vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) Elliss, Kaden, vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) Coleman, Aikeem, vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) Rolland-Jones, vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Rolland-Jones, vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) Reaves, Jeremy, vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) Robinson, Neiko, vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) LEWIS, Donnie, at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) NICKERSON, P., at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) Butler,Rodney, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) Wright,Jaden, at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) O'Roy, Javante, at Texas State (Oct 22, 2016) Malkom Parrish, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Aaron Davis, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Deandre Baker, at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) Smith, Garrett, at ULM (Dec 03, 2016) Backus, Justin, at ULM (Dec 03, 2016)

Louisiana Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2016) All17, games | Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT TEAM GAME SUPERLATIVES Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By

First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return

48 235 6.0 3 57 35 426 12.2 4 91 584 8.0 45 5 5 5 5 5 31 9 67 5 3 11 48.2 67 4 4 4 82

at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) vs Boise State (Sep 03, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) vs Idaho (Nov 05, 2016) vs Arkansas State (Nov 26, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) vs McNeese State (Sep 10, 2016) at ULM (Dec 03, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) vs South Alabama (Sep 17, 2016) at Tulane (Sep 24, 2016) at New Mexico State (Oct 01, 2016) vs Appalachian State (Oct 12, 2016) at Georgia (Nov 19, 2016)

2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections |

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 04, 2016) 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - RED ZONE NUMBERS All games Louisiana Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Date

Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM Totals 38 of 43 (88.4%)

Score

L W W L L L W L W L W W

10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3

Times Times In RZ Scored

3 5 3 6 3 1 4 3 5 3 2 5 43

2 5 2 6 3 0 4 3 4 3 2 4 38

Total Pts

10 30 9 30 18 0 24 13 24 21 10 16 205

TDs

1 4 1 3 2 0 3 1 3 3 1 1 23

Rush TDs

0 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 16

Pass TDs

FGs Made

Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Pass TDs

FGs Made

Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7

1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 15

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents Inside Louisiana Red-Zone

Date

Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM Totals 39 of 45 (86.7%)

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Score

L W W L L L W L W L W W

10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3

Times Times In RZ Scored

4 5 4 6 5 3 1 3 4 2 6 2 45

4 5 4 5 4 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 39

Total Pts

24 22 23 20 23 17 3 17 23 14 12 3 201

TDs

3 2 3 1 3 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 22

Rush TDs

3 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 15

0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7

1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 17

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana By-Quarter Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2016) 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - CONVERSIONS/TIME OFAll POSSESSION games 3rd-Down Conversions Date

Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM Louisiana Opponents

Score

L W W L L L W L W L W W

10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3

Overall

7-18 3-9 5-12 8-28 9-21 7-19 8-14 6-16 4-11 7-13 2-11 5-14 71-186 65-180

38.9 33.3 41.7 28.6 42.9 36.8 57.1 37.5 36.4 53.8 18.2 35.7 38.2 36.1

1st Qtr

0-3 1-3 2-3 5-7 2-3 1-4 1-2 2-4 0-1 3-4 0-3 2-4 19-41 19-41

0.0 33.3 66.7 71.4 66.7 25.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 50.0 46.3 46.3

2nd Qtr

2-6 1-1 0-3 0-7 3-8 4-7 3-5 2-4 2-3 2-4 2-3 0-2 21-53 20-47

33.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 37.5 57.1 60.0 50.0 66.7 50.0 66.7 0.0 39.6 42.6

3rd Qtr

2-5 0-2 1-2 1-4 3-5 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-3 1-3 0-2 2-5 14-43 10-40

4th Qtr

40.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 60.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 40.0 32.6 25.0

3-4 1-3 2-4 1-8 0-3 0-4 3-3 1-4 2-4 1-2 0-3 1-3 15-45 14-49

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 16.7 25.0

0-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-7 6-10

75.0 33.3 50.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 28.6

Overtime

1-2 1-2

50.0 50.0

2-4 2-3

50.0 66.7

4th-Down Conversions Date

Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM Louisiana Opponents

Score

L W W L L L W L W L W W

10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3

Overall

0-2 0-1 0-1 3-3 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-3 1-1 0-3 0-1 1-2 6-21 9-20

0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 28.6 45.0

1st Qtr

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3

2nd Qtr

0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-6 1-3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3

3rd Qtr

0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-6 1-4

4th Qtr

0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 60.0

Overtime

0-0 0-0

0.0 0.0

0-0 0-0

0.0 0.0

Time of Possession Date

Sep 03, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Oct 01, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Nov 05, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Nov 19, 2016 Nov 26, 2016 Dec 03, 2016

Opponent

BOISE STATE MCNEESE STATE SOUTH ALABAMA at Tulane at New Mexico State APPALACHIAN STATE at Texas State IDAHO at Georgia Southern at Georgia ARKANSAS STATE at ULM Louisiana Opponents

Score

L W W L L L W L W L W W

10-45 30-22 28-23 39-41 31-37 0-24 27-3 13-23 33-26 21-35 24-19 30-3 Total Avg. Total Avg.

Overall

30:46 23:05 25:28 31:10 29:48 28:18 32:49 27:28 31:24 31:22 26:37 38:21 356:36 29:43 363:24 30:17

1st Qtr

7:54 5:22 6:13 9:39 6:36 5:58 5:32 6:53 6:38 8:23 5:27 10:09 84:44 7:03 95:16 7:56

2nd Qtr

9:16 3:22 5:36 5:56 7:57 9:53 9:41 6:42 6:00 7:06 8:56 8:33 88:58 7:24 91:02 7:35

3rd Qtr

7:45 7:31 5:40 5:34 9:19 6:38 9:12 8:56 8:08 8:02 4:05 10:39 91:29 7:37 88:31 7:22

4th Qtr

5:51 6:50 7:59 10:01 5:56 5:49 8:24 4:57 10:38 7:51 8:09 9:00 91:25 7:37 88:35 7:22

Overtime

0:00 0:00

0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00

2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | 2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana Passing Game-by-Game (as of Dec 04, 2016) 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - PASSING STATISTICS All games #11 Jennings, A. Boise State McNeese State South Alabama Tulane New Mexico State Appalachian State Texas State Idaho Georgia Southern Georgia Arkansas State ULM TOTALS

Comp 21 15 18 19 12 19 18 17 17 14 13 2 185

Att 33 21 26 38 22 32 22 30 26 24 24 5 303

Int 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 12

Pct 63.6 71.4 69.2 50.0 54.5 59.4 81.8 56.7 65.4 58.3 54.2 40.0 61.1

Yards 186 170 256 240 143 121 165 161 210 189 242 0 2083

TD 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11

Long 36 36 71 39 63 21 39 52 38 64 42 0 71

Sacked 5-38 1-4 0-0 5-34 0-0 5-38 1-10 5-36 0-0 1-2 5-31 0-0 28-193

Effic 120.98 155.14 174.63 109.89 105.96 91.14 150.73 101.75 133.23 99.48 166.37 -40.00 122.86

#6 Nixon, Jalen New Mexico State TOTALS

Comp 8 8

Att 13 13

Int 0 0

Pct 61.5 61.5

Yards 84 84

TD 0 0

Long 37 37

Sacked 0-0 0-0

Effic 115.82 115.82

#3 Davis, Jordan Appalachian State TOTALS

Comp 2 2

Att 3 3

Int 0 0

Pct 66.7 66.7

Yards 7 7

TD 0 0

Long 8 8

Sacked 0-0 0-0

Effic 86.27 86.27

#2 Riles, Al Georgia Southern TOTALS

Comp 1 1

Att 1 1

Int 0 0

Pct 100.0 100.0

Yards 48 48

TD 1 1

Long 48 48

Sacked 0-0 0-0

Effic 833.20 833.20

#TM TEAM New Mexico State TOTALS

Comp 0 0

Att 1 1

Int 0 0

Pct 0.0 0.0

Yards 0 0

TD 0 0

Long 0 0

Sacked 0-0 0-0

Effic 0.00 0.00

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Louisiana Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Dec 04, 2016)

All STATS games 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - RUSHING/RECEIVING RUSHING McGuire, Elijah RB Jennings, A. QB Hoggins, Darius RB Wright, Jordan RB Calais, Raymond RB Ray, Dion QB Nixon, Jalen QB Riles, Al WR Davis, Jordan QB Coutts, Steven P Haynes, Gary WR Fuselier, Gabe WR Walker, Tracy TEAM

No-Yds/TD 215-1028/7 124-322/7 50-281/1 60-175/1 23-117/1 23-108/1 17-77/0 8-39/0 6-33/0 1-13/0 2-6/0 1-4/0 1-3/0 8--37/0

BSU MCN USA TLN 14-46/0 19-139/0 23-223/1 38-89/2 16-18/0 10-47/2 6-26/0 12--14/0 1-1/0 2-15/0 4-17/0 3-10/0 6-20/0 2-1/0 4-11/0 2--1/0 1-7/1 2-8/0 2-34/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-20/0 1--2/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2/0 1-4/0 1--13/0 1--6/0 1--5/0 2--4/0

NMSU 6-20/0 6-13/0 12-81/1 11-26/1 1-6/0 1-1/0 12-58/0 DNP DNP -

APP TXST IDAHO 10-43/0 20-112/2 17-55/0 13-25/0 7--5/0 12-9/1 4-25/0 5-21/0 6-20/0 9-29/0 6-34/0 3-15/0 2-8/0 6-43/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-5/0 1-3/0 2-6/0 3-28/0 DNP 1-4/0 DNP -

GS UGA ASU ULM 11-35/1 19-129/0 10-27/0 28-110/1 9-96/1 16-93/3 14--8/0 3-22/0 2-8/0 1-5/0 2-10/0 11-78/0 4-8/0 2-2/0 DNP 10-19/0 4-7/0 3-5/0 DNP DNP 8-71/1 3-13/0 5-11/0 6-12/0 DNP DNP DNP 2-29/0 1--4/0 1-2/0 DNP 2-3/0 1-13/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-3/0 2--6/0 DNP 1--3/0 -

RECEIVING Riles, Al WR Barnes, Keenan WR Bradley, J. WR McGuire, Elijah RB Jacquet, M. Byrne, Nick TE Fuselier, Gabe WR Haynes, Gary WR Barnes, Matthew TE Hoggins, Darius RB Wright, Jordan RB Walker, Tracy

No-Yds/TD 55-665/2 30-406/6 20-358/1 28-231/2 15-206/1 14-135/0 8-84/0 11-54/0 5-40/0 7-31/0 2-9/0 1-3/0

BSU 2-17/0 2-13/1 3-50/0 6-40/0 2-17/0 2-22/0 2-20/0 1-3/0 1-4/0 -

NMSU 8-110/0 3-15/1 4-37/0 1--2/0 1-37/0 1-13/0 DNP 2-17/0 -

APP 6-15/0 4-19/0 1-8/0 1-10/0 5-40/0 3-15/0 1-21/0 DNP DNP -

GS 5-81/0 3-89/1 6-66/0 4-22/0 DNP -

MCN 2-38/0 2-9/0 6-97/1 1-0/0 1-11/0 3-15/0 -

USA 8-139/1 2-55/1 1-14/0 1-0/0 1-13/1 3-31/0 2-4/0 -

TLN 6-70/0 4-56/1 1-39/0 4-48/1 1-7/0 2-17/0 1-3/0 -

TXST 4-25/0 3-42/1 DNP 3-9/0 2-54/0 3-20/0 1-7/0 2-8/0 -

IDAHO 3-18/0 3-32/0 DNP 1--1/0 3-77/0 4-27/0 1-3/0 1-0/0 1-5/0 -

UGA 7-105/0 3-42/0 DNP 1-9/0 1-24/0 1-6/0 1-3/0

ASU 3-47/1 1-34/0 4-113/0 3-50/1 DNP 1-3/0 1--5/0 DNP DNP -

ULM 1-0/0 1-0/0 DNP DNP DNP -

2016 Ragin' Cajuns Football

Louisiana Overall Individual YARDS Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2016) 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - ALL-PURPOSE All games

All Purpose

McGuire, Elijah Riles, Al Calais, Raymon Barnes, Keenan Bradley, Ja'Marc Hoggins, Darius Varnado, Levari Jennings, Antho Jacquet, M. Wright, Jordan Byrne, Nick Ray, Dion Fuselier, Gabe Haynes, Gary Nixon, Jalen Walker, Tracy Barnes, Matthew Davis, Jordan Lee, Taboris Coutts, Steven Granier, Trey LaPorte, Shay Posey, T.J. TEAM Total Opponents

rush

rcv

12 1028 231 12 39 665 9 117 0 12 0 406 9 0 358 12 281 31 12 0 0 12 322 0 10 0 206 11 175 9 12 0 135 5 108 0 11 4 84 8 6 54 7 77 0 12 3 3 10 0 40 6 33 0 12 0 0 12 13 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 12 0 0 10 -37 0 12 2169 2222 12 1544 2903

6 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 61 192

0 0 329 0 0 29 282 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 657 623

total avg/g

0 1265 105.4 0 704 58.7 0 446 49.6 0 406 33.8 0 358 39.8 0 341 28.4 0 328 27.3 0 322 26.8 0 206 20.6 0 184 16.7 0 135 11.2 0 108 21.6 0 88 8.0 0 78 9.8 0 77 11.0 41 47 3.9 0 40 4.0 0 33 5.5 17 17 1.4 0 13 1.1 9 9 0.8 0 6 0.5 0 2 0.2 0 -37 -3.7 67 5176 431.3 135 5397 449.8

2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | 2016 2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - LONG PLAYS Ragin' Cajuns Football Louisiana - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yds Type Player(s) 73* FR Miller, Trevara 71* Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 68* Rush McGuire, Elijah 64 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 63 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 52 Pass Jacquet, M. from Jennings, Anthony 48* Pass Barnes, Keenan from Riles, Al 42 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 42 Rush McGuire, Elijah 39 Pass Jacquet, M. from Jennings, Anthony 39 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 39 INT Walker, Tracy 38 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 38* Pass Barnes, Keenan from Jennings, Anthony 37 Pass Byrne, Nick from Nixon, Jalen 37 KR Calais, Raymond 36 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 36 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 35 PR Varnado, Levarious 34* Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 34 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 34 KR Calais, Raymond 34 Pass Barnes, Keenan from Jennings, Anthony 32 Pass Barnes, Keenan from Jennings, Anthony 30 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 30 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 29* FR Peters, Otha 29 Rush Riles, Al 29 KR Calais, Raymond 29 Rush Jennings, Anthony 29 Rush McGuire, Elijah 28 Pass McGuire, Elijah from Jennings, Anthony 28 Pass McGuire, Elijah from Jennings, Anthony 28 Pass Byrne, Nick from Jennings, Anthony 28 Rush Jennings, Anthony 27 KR Calais, Raymond 27 KR Hoggins, Darius 25 Rush McGuire, Elijah 24 Pass Fuselier, Gabe from Jennings, Anthony 24 KR Calais, Raymond 24 Rush McGuire, Elijah 24 Rush Calais, Raymond 23 Pass Bradley, Ja'Marcus from Jennings, Anthony 23 KR Calais, Raymond 23 Pass Byrne, Nick from Jennings, Anthony 22 Rush Wright, Jordan 22 Pass Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony 22 KR Calais, Raymond 22 Pass Riles, Al from Nixon, Jalen 22 Pass Barnes, Keenan from Jennings, Anthony 22* Pass McGuire, Elijah from Jennings, Anthony 21 Rush McGuire, Elijah 21 KR Varnado, Levarious 21 Pass Fuselier, Gabe from Jennings, Anthony 21 KR Varnado, Levarious 21 Pass McGuire, Elijah from Jennings, Anthony 21 KR Calais, Raymond 21 Rush Jennings, Anthony 20 Pass McGuire, Elijah from Jennings, Anthony * touchdown scored on play

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Opponent ULM South Alabama South Alabama Georgia New Mexico State Idaho Georgia Southern Arkansas State South Alabama Texas State Tulane Georgia Georgia Southern South Alabama New Mexico State McNeese State McNeese State Boise State Appalachian State Arkansas State McNeese State South Alabama Arkansas State Tulane Tulane Arkansas State ULM Georgia Boise State Georgia McNeese State Georgia Southern Arkansas State South Alabama Georgia Southern Tulane Texas State Georgia Georgia Boise State South Alabama Tulane Arkansas State South Alabama Boise State Texas State South Alabama Boise State New Mexico State Georgia Southern Tulane Georgia Georgia Southern Appalachian State New Mexico State Boise State Texas State Georgia Southern Boise State

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Long Plays By Yards No. TD 100+ 0 0 90-99 0 0 80-89 0 0 70-79 2 2 60-69 3 1 50-59 1 0 40-49 3 1 30-39 17 2 20-29 33 2 Long Plays By Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL

No. 12 32 1 11 1 2 0 59

TD 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 8

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR McGuire, Elijah 11 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 Riles, Al 10 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 Calais, Raymond 9 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 Bradley, Ja'Marcus 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Barnes, Keenan 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 Byrne, Nick 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Varnado, Levarious 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Jennings, Anthony 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Fuselier, Gabe 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Jacquet, M. 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Peters, Otha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Miller, Trevara 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walker, Tracy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hoggins, Darius 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wright, Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 59 8 12 32 11 1 1 2 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 68 McGuire, Elijah vs South Alabama (9/17/2016) Rushing Touchdown 68 McGuire, Elijah vs South Alabama (9/17/2016) Passing 71 Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony vs South Alabama (9/17/2016) Passing Touchdown 71 Riles, Al from Jennings, Anthony vs South Alabama (9/17/2016) Punt Return 35 Varnado, Levarious vs Appalachian State (10/12/2016) Kick Return 37 Calais, Raymond vs McNeese State (9/10/2016) Interception Return 39 Walker, Tracy vs Georgia (11/19/2016) Fumble Return 73 Miller, Trevara vs ULM (12/3/2016) Punt 68 Coutts, Steven vs Idaho (11/5/2016) Field Goal 47 Artigue, Stevie vs New Mexico State (10/1/2016)

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 2016 LOUISIANA GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game

LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB

Boise State

Withrow

McNeese

Withrow Hunt Gordon Dotson Horst

Byrne Bardley

Riles

Fuselier McGuire Jennings

South Alabama

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Bradley

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Tulane

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Ford

Byrne

Bradley

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

New Mexico State

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Bradley

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Appalachian State

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Bradley

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Texas State

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Jacquet

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Idaho

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Jacquet

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Georgia Southern

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Smith

Byrne

Jacquet

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Georgia

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Jacquet

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Arkansas State

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Fuselier

Riles

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

ULM

Withrow

Hunt

Gordon

Dotson

Horst

Byrne

Bradley

Collins

K. Barnes

McGuire

Jennings

Game

Hunt

Gordon

Goodacre

Horst

Byrne

DE DT DT DE/LB LB Lee

Walker

Peters

Fuselier

LB LB/DB CB Granier

Jones

Brown

K. Barnes

CB Thomas

McGuire

Jennings

S Howard

Boise State

Osborne

McNeese

Osborne Lee

South Alabama

Jeffries

Tulane

Jeffries Lee Dunbar Dillon Peters Lightfoot Mitchell Thomas

Goodlett Walker Crawford

New Mexico State

Miller

Lee

Dunbar

Dillon

Peters

Lightfoot

Mitchell

Thomas

Goodlett

Appalachian State

Jeffries

Lee

Dunbar

Dillon

Peters

Lightfoot

Mitchell

McCollum

Williams

Walker

Miles

Texas State

Jeffries

Lee

Dunbar

Dillon

Peters

Lightfoot

Mitchell

Thomas

Goodlett

Howard

Crawford

Idaho

Jeffries Lee

Perry

Dillon Peters Lightfoot Mitchell Thomas

Goodlett Walker Crawford

Georgia Southern

Jeffries

Lee

Perry

Dillon

Goodlett

Georgia

Miller

Lee

Arkansas State

Miller

Lee

Dunbar

Bradley

Crawford

Perry Miller Peters Granier Mitchell McCollum Goodlett Walker Crawford Dunbar

Perry Dunbar

Kidd

Peters

Lightfoot

Mitchell

McCollum

Thomas

Goodlett

Walker Walker

Walker

Crawford Crawford

Crawford

Dillon Peters Lightfoot Mitchell Thomas

Goodlett Walker Crawford

Dillon

Goodlett

Peters

Lightfoot

Mitchell

Brown

Walker

Crawford

ULM

2016 CHARTING THE CAJUNS Game.................................... Points.....................1st Downs.............. Rush Yds.................Pass Yds..................Total Yds................. TOs Louisiana..................................... 10............................... 18............................... 81.............................. 186.............................267.............................0 Boise State................................... 45............................... 28............................... 158............................ 426.............................584.............................0 Louisiana..................................... 30............................... 20............................... 220............................ 170.............................390.............................0 McNeese...................................... 22............................... 27............................... 99.............................. 265.............................364.............................1 Louisiana..................................... 28............................... 20............................... 256............................ 256.............................512.............................2 South Alabama............................. 23............................... 20............................... 74.............................. 264.............................338.............................1 Tulane.......................................... 41............................... 14............................... 130............................ 181.............................311.............................1 Louisiana..................................... 39............................... 20............................... 137............................ 240.............................377.............................4 New Mexico State........................ 37............................... 31............................... 145............................ 354.............................499.............................2 Louisiana..................................... 31............................... 21............................... 205............................ 227.............................432.............................2 Louisiana..................................... 0................................. 16............................... 139............................ 128.............................267.............................0 Appalachian State........................ 24............................... 20............................... 171............................ 201.............................372.............................1 Texas State................................... 3................................. 13............................... 79.............................. 142.............................221.............................2 Louisiana..................................... 27............................... 22............................... 236............................ 165.............................401.............................1 Louisiana..................................... 13............................... 18............................... 105............................ 161.............................266.............................0 Idaho........................................... 23............................... 22............................... 157............................ 227.............................384.............................0 Georgia Southern......................... 26............................... 16............................... 52.............................. 254.............................306.............................0 Louisiana..................................... 33............................... 26............................... 224............................ 258.............................482.............................1 Georgia........................................ 35............................... 16............................... 235............................ 165.............................400.............................2 Louisiana..................................... 21............................... 21............................... 276............................ 189.............................465.............................4 Louisiana..................................... 24............................... 15............................... 50.............................. 242.............................292.............................0 Arkansas State.............................. 19............................... 28............................... 128............................ 393.............................521.............................1 ULM............................................. 3................................. 8................................. 116............................ 31...............................147.............................5 Louisiana..................................... 30............................... 17............................... 240............................ 0.................................240.............................2

2016 Louisiana Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | 2016 SCORING DRIVES LOUISIANA SCORING DRIVES

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES

Total Scoring Drives: 48 Other Scores: 3 Fumble Rec., 1 INT

Total Scoring Drives: 52 Other Scores: 1 INT, 1 Fumble Rec., 1 Punt Return

Qtr. 2 4 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 4 OT OT OT OT 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 3

Opp. BOISE BOISE MCN MCN MCN MCN MCN USA USA USA USA USA TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN NMSU NMSU NMSU NMSU NMSU TXST TXST TXST TXST TXST IDAHO IDAHO IDAHO GS GS GS GS GS UGA UGA UGA ASU ASU ASU ULM ULM ULM ULM

Scoring Play 44-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 11-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 17-yard Jaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Marcus Bradley TD from Jennings 3-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 7-yard TD by Raymond Calais 5-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 17-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 13-yard Michael Jacquet TD from Jennings 31-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 71-yard Al Riles TD from Jennings 38-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 68-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 40-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 39-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 20-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 1-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 10-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 1-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 22-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 22-yard Elijah McGuire TD from Jennings 5-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 23-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 41-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 7-yard TD by Jordan Wright 47-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 36-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 4-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 42-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 1-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 18-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 37-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 3-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 29-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 1-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 16-yard TD by Dion Ray 10-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 34-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 48-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Riles 9-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 13-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 1-yard TD by Anthony Jennings 14-yard Elijah McGuire TD from Jennings 34-yard Al Riles TD from Jennings 34-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 1-yard TD by Elijah McGuire 26-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 35-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 37-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue

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Plays Yards TOP 9 49 1:29 15 75 6:46 1 17 0:05 10 82 3:22 6 61 2:13 3 50 0:51 14 81 5:36 11 75 5:15 9 40 2:55 2 71 0:53 4 82 1:25 5 89 2:04 11 61 3:37 9 65 2:54 4 3 1:38 16 53 6:03 4 25 0:00 2 25 0:00 6 20 0:00 2 25 0:00 12 75 4:10 7 76 2:38 11 51 1:23 7 39 2:39 5 40 3:04 10 60 4:30 9 55 3:26 11 64 2:19 8 56 3:24 5 54 1:57 5 55 2:02 17 65 6:20 12 63 4:05 7 56 2:56 11 75 4:39 6 92 1:05 8 35 3:39 1 48 0:12 3 75 0:46 10 87 4:33 7 75 1:17 11 99 4:43 2 76 0:46 11 68 4:33 8 48 4:27 10 63 3:51 11 28 6:38 7 12 4:01

Qtr. 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 OT OT OT OT 1 2 4 OT 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 4 1

Opp. BOISE BOISE BOISE BOISE BOISE BOISE BOISE MCN MCN MCN MCN MCN USA USA USA USA TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN TLN NMSU NMSU NMSU NMSU APP APP APP APP TXST IDAHO IDAHO IDAHO IDAHO IDAHO GS GS GS GS GS UGA UGA UGA UGA ASU ASU ASU ASU ULM

Scoring Play 1-yard TD by Jeremy McNichols 42-yard Cedrick Wilson TD from Rypien 48-yard Jeremy McNichols TD from Rypien 7-yard TD by Jeremy McNichols 35-yard Thomas Sperbeck TD from Rypien 30-yard field goal by Tyler Rausa 2-yard TD by Alex Mattison 33-yard field goal by Trent Manuel 40-yard field goal by Trent Manuel 1-yard TD by Dylan Long 28-yard field goal by Trent Manuel 3-yard TD by Dylan Long 6-yard TD by Tyreis Thomas 18-yard Grant Powell TD from Davis 23-yard field goal by Gavin Patterson 11-yard Gerald Everett TD from Davis 22-yard field goal by Andrew DiRocco 35-yard field goal by Andrew DiRocco 20-yard field goal by Andrew DiRocco 34-yard Terren Encalade TD from Cuiellette 25-yard Terren Encalade TD from Cuiellette 34-yard Darnell Mooney TD from Cuiellette 48-yard field goal by Andrew DiRocco 7-yard Terren Encalade TD from Cuiellette 19-yard Clayton Granch TD from Rogers 6-yard TD by Larry Rose III 33-yard field goal by Parker Davidson 23-yard Gregory Hogan TD from Rogers 2-yard TD by Jalin Moore 21-yard field goal by Michael Rubino 41-yard TD by Jalin Moore 8-yard Collin Reed TD from Lamb 29-yard field field by Marcus Ripley 1-yard TD by Denzal Brantley 29-yard field goal by Austin Rehkow 1-yard TD by Isaiah Saunders 50-yard field goal by Austin Rehkow 44-yard field goal by Austin Rehkow 39-yard field goal by Younghoe Koo 27-yard field goal by Younghoe Koo 10-yard Myles Campbell from Shuman 2-yard TD by L.A. Ramsby 1-yard TD by L.A. Ramsby 55-yard TD by Isaiah McKenzie 9-yard Isaac Nauta TD from Eason 1-yard TD by Nick Chubb 49-yard Nick Chubb TD from Eason 24-yard Dijon Paschal TD from Hansen 20-yard field goal by J.D. Houston 30-yard field goal by J.D. Houston 1-yard TD by Warren Wand 23-yard field goal by Craig Ford

Plays Yards TOP 6 80 2:11 5 73 1:44 4 83 1:29 2 37 0:18 7 72 1:14 14 49 6:19 12 75 4:09 14 59 6:27 14 35 6:01 13 75 5:44 10 45 2:13 13 80 1:59 9 77 4:04 7 74 2:56 6 18 2:31 3 50 0:49 4 7 1:25 4 -6 1:43 4 3 2:01 5 75 2:11 1 25 0:00 1 25 0:00 6 -6 0:00 4 25 0:00 12 75 3:35 10 94 4:13 7 57 2:58 2 29 0:00 2 58 0:27 11 92 5:56 10 80 4:03 7 69 3:04 12 63 4:23 12 75 4:45 10 64 3:22 10 51 4:24 7 39 2:33 9 33 5:32 9 37 4:16 11 82 4:03 11 73 4:44 13 86 4:45 3 3 0:58 1 55 0:23 5 45 2:23 11 93 5:03 3 55 1:03 6 47 1:43 12 54 4:53 8 55 3:29 5 75 1:17 8 51 3:31

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS No. 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 33 34 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 41 43 44 45 46 47 49 50

Name Gunner Hudspeth Al Riles Jordan Davis Joe Dillon Tre’maine Lightfoot Savion Brown Jared Johnson Otha Peters Dion Ray Simeon Thomas Kamar Greenhouse Matt Barnes Christian Goodlett Lorenzo Cryer Anthony Jennings Vince Thomas Elijah McGuire Jake Arceneaux Travis Crawford Ja’Marcus Bradley Damar’ren Mitchell Blair Brooks Michael Jacquet Troy McCollum Jarrod Jackson Dominick Jones Keenan Barnes Reggie Miles Darius Hoggins Tracy Walker Tyler DeRouen Raymond Calais Deuce Wallace Cameron Howell Artez Williams Levarious Varnado Jordan Wright Chris Collins Justin Boatwright T.J. Posey Alex Allen Corey Turner Carlos Robinson Denarius Howard Sterling Miller Leon Duncan Chaiziere Malbrue Stevie Artigue Steven Coutts Errol Brown Calvin Linden Terik Miller Michael Godley Edward Thompson Caleb Vidrine Kaleb Fredericks Tanner Holmes Shay LaPorte Jarvis Jeffries Dylan Scheurich Stephen Morella Robert Hunt

Pos. QB WR QB LB LB DB WR LB QB DB DB TE DB DB QB DB RB QB DB WR DB DB WR DB WR DB WR DB RB DB WR RB DB WR DB DB RB WR RB LB TE DB TE DB DS WR LB K P DB K LB K/P DB LB LB LB LB DL K DS OL

Ht. 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-8 5-7 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-11 6-5

Wt. 185 212 205 215 235 210 231 228 213 194 175 233 180 173 231 195 209 190 185 195 185 200 185 178 190 190 208 183 177 200 185 175 196 190 183 178 206 182 195 245 215 204 223 195 208 155 209 185 206 181 221 215 170 170 193 215 225 223 245 210 237 328

Cl. R-Fr. Sr. So. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. R-Fr.

Hometown Grenada, Miss. Covington, La. Spring, Texas Tylertown, Miss. Patterson, La. Shreveport, La. Minden, La. Covington, La. New Orleans, La. Miami, Fla. Marksville, La. Groesbeck, Texas Lawrenceville, Ga. Jefferson, La. Marietta, Ga. New Orleans, La. Houma, La. Lafayette, La. New Orleans, La. Ackerman, Miss. Magnolia, Texas Thibodaux, La. Beaumont, Texas Miami, Fla. Reserve, La. New Orleans, La. Madison, Miss. Alexandria, La. Coconut Creek, Fla. Brunswick, Ga. Abbeville, La. Breaux Bridge, La. Lafayette, La. Bossier City, La. Greenwood, Miss. Calhoun City, Miss. Pearl, Miss. Prairieville, La. West Hempstead, N.Y. Gadsden, Ala. Slidell, La. New Orleans, La. Monroe, La. Greenwood, Miss. Lafayette, La. New Orleans, La. Carencro, La. Lafayette, La. Brisbane, Australia New Orleans, La. River Ridge, La. Pensacola, Fla. Starkville, Miss. Missouri City, Texas Opelousas, La. Gulfport, Miss. Newton, Texas Abbeville, La. Gastonia, N.C. Metairie, La. Lafayette, La. Burkeville, Texas

High School/Previous School Kirk Academy Lakeshore Klein Oak Tylertown Patterson Fair Park (Tyler JC) Minden Covington (Arkansas) Helen Cox Carol City Marksville Groesbeck Peachtree Ridge (Hutchinson CC) Riverdale Marietta (LSU) De La Salle Vandebilt Catholic Ascension Episcopal Holy Cross Choctaw County Magnolia West Thibodaux Beaumont Central North Miami East St. John St. Augustine Madison Central Peabody Magnet Monarch Brunswick Vermilion Catholic Cecilia St. Thomas More Airline Greenwood (Itawamba CC) Calhoun City (Itawamba CC) Pearl Dutchtown West Hempstead (ASA JC) Gadsden City Northshore Miller-McCoy Academy Ouachita Amanda Elzy (Mississippi Delta JC) Lafayette Christian Academy Pope John Paul II Westminster Academy Lafayette Citipointe Christian (Univ. of Queensland) St. Augustine John Curtis Escambia Starkville (Jones County JC) Hightower (Navarro JC) Opelousas Catholic Gulfport Newton Vermilion Catholic Forestview (Mississippi Delta JC) Haynes Academy Lafayette Burkeville

No. 31 16 82 36 76 21 10 86 29 99 59 17 18 21 37 6 81 25 53 28 37 16 11 78 69 3 24 3 84 75 55 35 63 43 39 77 10 79 85 51 83 9 23 44 72 34 26 2 50 20 19 46 11 93 7 94 20 56 98 45 92 96

Name Alex Allen Jake Arceneaux Nate Arceneaux Stevie Artigue Kendall Baker Keenan Barnes Matt Barnes Aaron Bird Justin Boatwright Tra’Vontae Booker Jacques Boudreaux Ja’Marcus Bradley Blair Brooks Alonzo Brown Errol Brown Savion Brown Nick Byrne Raymond Calais Christian Cederquist Chris Collins Steven Coutts Travis Crawford Lorenzo Cryer Allen Cummins Caden Cunningham Jordan Davis Tyler DeRouen Joe Dillon David Doeker Kevin Dotson Karmichael Dunbar Leon Duncan Raynard Ford Kaleb Fredericks Michael Godley Adrian Goodacre Christian Goodlett Eddie Gordon Calif Gossett Trey Granier Trey Green Kamar Greenhouse Darius Hoggins Tanner Holmes Grant Horst Denarius Howard Cameron Howell Gunner Hudspeth Robert Hunt Jarrod Jackson Michael Jacquet Jarvis Jeffries Anthony Jennings Darryl Johnson Jared Johnson Andarious Jones Dominick Jones Terrence Jones LaDarrius Kidd Shay LaPorte Taboris Lee David Lemoto

Pos. TE QB WR K OL WR TE K/P RB DL LB WR DB LB DB DB TE RB OL WR P DB DB OL OL QB WR LB WR OL DL WR OL LB K/P OL DB OL WR LB WR DB RB LB OL DB WR QB OL WR WR DL QB DL WR DL DB LB DL LB DL DL

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS No. 50 51 53 55 56 57 59 60 61 63 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 99

Name Trev Miller Trey Granier Christian Cederquist Karmichael Dunbar Terrence Jones Tanner Wiggins Jacques Boudreaux D’Aquin Withrow Cole Prudhomme Raynard Ford Rico Robinson Ken Marks Jacob Wentz Caden Cunningham Akkai Ward Grant Horst Craig Smith Staten Wade Kevin Dotson Kendall Baker Adrian Goodacre Allen Cummins Eddie Gordon Nick Byrne Nate Arceneaux Trey Green David Doeker Calif Gossett Aaron Bird Chris Turner Austin Melancon Kevon Perry Mario Osborne Taboris Lee Darryl Johnson Andarious Jones Rodrick Stephens Tra’Vontae Booker

Pos. DL LB OL DL LB LB LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR K/P TE P DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

INJURED - OUT FOR SEASON

6 9 18 21 24 96 98

Jalen Nixon Trey Ragas Devin Scott Alonzo Brown Cole Bourque David Lemoto LaDarrius Kidd

QB RB WR LB DB DL DL

Ht. 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-4

Wt. 273 232 325 295 223 211 228 307 292 294 305 311 240 271 302 291 310 285 309 295 317 277 311 225 187 175 181 188 200 243 209 301 234 295 319 270 297 330

Cl. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown Noxapater, Miss. Thibodaux, La. Copenhagen, Denmark Prior Lake, Minn. Pearland, Texas Morgan City, La. New Orleans, La. Harvey, La. Eunice, La. Hyattsville, Md. Pensacola, Fla. Beaumont, Texas Destrehan, La. Lafayette, La. Brusly, La. Spanish Fort, Ala. West Palm Beach, Fla. Texarkana, Ark. Plaquemine, La. McCalla, Ala. Carthage, Texas Hattiesburg, Miss. Boiling Springs, S.C. Rogers, Ark. Lafayette, La. Belle Chasse, La. Shreveport, La. Pensacola, Fla. New Iberia, La. Lafayette, La. Crowley, La. Buffalo, N.Y. Daphne, Ala. Ackerman, Miss. Morgan City, La. Fort Smith, Ark. Hialeah, Fla. Jackson, La.

High School/Previous School Noxapater (Itawamba CC) Thibodaux (LSU) Eastern Arizona JC Prior Lake Pearland Central Catholic Holy Cross West Jefferson Eunice Duval (ASA JC) Pensacola Catholic Beaumont Central Destrehan Acadiana Brusly Spanish Fort Royal Palm Beach (Tyler JC) Arkansas (Reedley JC) Plaquemine McAdory Carthage Oak Grove Boiling Springs (Hutchinson CC/NC State) Har-Ber Teurlings Catholic (LSU-Eunice) Belle Chasse Calvary Baptist Pensacola Westgate Lafayette Notre Dame Burgard Vocational (Allan Hancock JC) Daphne Choctaw County Morgan City Northside Hialeah East Feliciana

6-2 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-3

238 223 182 201 176 310 307

Sr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. So.

Lafayette, La. New Orleans, La. Harvey, La. Magee, Miss. Erath, La. Los Angeles, Calif. Gulfport, Miss.

Carencro Archbishop Shaw West Jefferson Magee Erath Cathedral (Los Angeles Valley CC) Harrison Central

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No. 4 38 35 67 19 15 89 22 34 38 50 17 49 6 91 90 7 30 61 9 8 2 33 66 47 73 95 8 13 39 87 31 27 41 74 23 25 71 68 57 26 60 27

Name Tre’maine Lightfoot Calvin Linden Chaiziere Malbrue Ken Marks Troy McCollum Elijah McGuire Austin Melancon Reggie Miles Sterling Miller Terik Miller Trev Miller Damar’ren Mitchell Stephen Morella Jalen Nixon Mario Osborne Kevon Perry Otha Peters T.J. Posey Cole Prudhomme Trey Ragas Dion Ray Al Riles Carlos Robinson Rico Robinson Dylan Scheurich Craig Smith Rodrick Stephens Simeon Thomas Vince Thomas Edward Thompson Chris Turner Corey Turner Levarious Varnado Caleb Vidrine Staten Wade Tracy Walker Deuce Wallace Akkai Ward Jacob Wentz Tanner Wiggins Artez Williams D’Aquin Withrow Jordan Wright

Pos. LB K LB OL DB RB P DB DS LB DL DB DS QB DL DL LB LB OL RB QB WR TE OL K OL DL DB DB DB TE DB DB LB OL DB DB OL OL LB DB OL RB

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LOUISIANA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jake ARCENEAUX R-sin-O Stevie ARTIGUE R-teeg TRA’VONTAE Booker Truh-von-tay Jacques BOUDREAUX Boo-dro SAVION Brown Save-e-on Nick BYRNE Burn Christian CEDERQUIST See-dur-quist Steven COUTTS COOTS Trey GRANIER Grahn-yea Darius HOGGINS Hog-ins DENARIUS Howard Den-air-e-us Michael JACQUET Jock-ette TREMAINE Lightfoot Truh-main TERIK Miller Tuh-reek KEVON Perry Kay-von OTHA Peters O-tha Cole PRUDHOMME Pru-dome DION Ray Dee-on Dylan SCHEURICH Shoo-rich LEVARIOUS Varnado Luh-vair-e-us STATEN Wade Stat-en D’AQUIN Withrow Dee-ack-win

LOUISIANA (56)

FLORIDA (8)

Abbeville (2) - Tyler DeRouen, Shay LaPorte Alexandria (1) - Reginald Miles Belle Chasse (1) - Trey Green Bossier City (1) - Cameron Howell Breaux Bridge (1) - Raymond Calais Brusly (1) - Akkai Ward Carencro (1) - Chaiziere Malbrue Covington (2) - Otha Peters, Al Riles Crowley (1) - Austin Melancon Destrehan (1) - Jacob Wentz Erath (1) - Cole Bourque Eunice (1) - Cole Prudhomme Harvey (2) - Devin Scott, D’Aquin Withrow Houma (1) - Elijah McGuire Jackson (1) - Tra’Vontae Booker Jefferson (1) - Lorenzo Cryer Lafayette (9) - Jake Arceneaux, Nate Arceneaux, Stevie Artigue, Caden Cunningham, Sterling Miller, Stephen Morella, Jalen Nixon, Chris Turner, Deuce Wallace Marksville (1) - Kamar Greenhouse Metairie (1) - Dylan Scheurich Minden (1) - Jared Johnson Monroe (1) - Carlos Robinson Morgan City (2) - Darryl Johnson, Tanner Wiggins New Iberia (1) - Aaron Bird New Orleans (9) - Jacques Boudreaux, Errol Brown, Travis Crawford, Leon Duncan, Dominick Jones, Dion Ray, Trey Ragas, Vince Thomas, Corey Turner Opelousas (1) - Caleb Vidrine Patterson (1) - Tre’maine Lightfoot Prairieville (1) - Chris Collins Reserve (1) - Jarrod Jackson River Ridge (1) - Calvin Linden Shreveport (2) - Savion Brown, David Doeker Slidell (2) - Alex Allen, Mark Mornay Thibodaux (2) - Blair Brooks, Trey Granier

Coconut Creek (1) - Darius Hoggins Hialeah (1) - Rodrick Stephens Miami (2) - Troy McCollum, Simeon Thomas Pensacola (3) - Calif Gossett, Terik Miller, Rico Robinson West Palm Beach (1) - Craig Smith

MISSISSIPPI (14)

Gastonia (1) - Jarvis Jeffries

Ackerman (2) - Ja’Marcus Bradley, Taboris Lee Greenwood (2) - Denarius Howard, Artez Williams Grenada (1) - Gunner Hudspeth Gulfport (2) - Kaleb Fredericks, Ladarrius Kidd Hattiesburg (1) - Allen Cummins Madison (1) - Keenan Barnes Magee (1) - Alonzo Brown Noxapater (1) - Trevara Miller Pearl (1) - Jordan Wright Starkville (1) - Michael Godley Tylertown (1) - Joe Dillon

ALABAMA (4)

Daphne (1) - Mario Osborne Gadsden (1) - T.J. Posey McCalla (1) - Kendell Baker Spanish Fort (1) - Grant Horst

ARKANSAS (3)

Fort Smith (1) - Andarious Jones Rogers (1) - Nick Byrne Texarkana (1) - Staten Wade

GEORGIA (3)

Brunswick (1) - Tracy Walker Lawrenceville (1) - Christian Goodlett Marietta (1) - Anthony Jennings

NEW YORK (2)

Buffalo (1) - Kevon Perry West Hempstead (1) - Justin Boatwright

CALIFORNIA (1)

Los Angeles (1) - David Lemoto

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1)

Washington, D.C. (1) - Raynard Ford

MINNESOTA (1)

Prior Lake (1) - Karmichael Dunbar

NORTH CAROLINA (1) SOUTH CAROLINA (1)

Boiling Springs (1) - Eddie Gordon

AUSTRALIA (1)

Brisbane (1) - Steven Coutts

DENMARK (1)

Copenhagen (1) - Christian Cederquist

TEXAS (10)

Beaumont (2) - Michael Jacquet, Ken Marks Burkeville (1) - Robert Hunt Carthage (1) - Adrian Goodacre Groesbeck (1) - Matt Barnes Magnolia (1) - Damar’ren Mitchell Missouri City (1) - Edward Thompson Newton (1) - Tanner Holmes Pearland (1) - Terrance Jones Spring (1) - Jordan Davis

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | LOUISIANA FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART - vs. Southern Miss OFFENSE (Multiple) Pos No. Name WR (X) 17 Ja’Marcus Bradley 19 Michael Jacquet LT 60 D’Aquin Withrow 63 Raynard Ford LG 50 Robert Hunt 67 Ken Marks C 79 Eddie Gordon 61 Cole Prudhomme RG 75 Kevin Dotson 77 Adrian Goodacre RT 72 Grant Horst 73 Craig Smith TE (Y) 81 Nick Byrne 10 Matt Barnes WR (H) 2 Al Riles 20 Jarrod Jackson WR (Z) 21 Keenan Barnes 7 Jared Johnson QB 11 Anthony Jennings 3 Jordan Davis - or - 8 Dion Ray RB 15 Elijah McGuire 23 Darius Hoggins - or - 27 Jordan Wright

DEFENSE (Multiple) Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-1 195 R-Fr. 6-2 185 R-Fr. 6-6 307 Jr. 6-5 294 Jr. 6-5 328 R-Fr. 6-4 311 R-Fr. 6-1 311 Sr. 6-3 292 R-Fr. 6-4 309 R-Fr. 6-4 317 So. 6-5 291 Jr. 6-6 310 Jr. 6-3 225 Sr. 6-3 233 So. 5-10 212 Sr. 6-0 190 R-Fr. 6-3 208 So. 6-5 231 Jr. 6-2 231 Gr. 6-3 205 So. 6-0 213 R-Fr. 5-11 209 Sr. 5-7 177 Jr. 5-11 206 R-Fr.

Pos BANDIT DT NT DE SAM MIKE WILL CB FS -or- SS CB

No. Name 3 Joe Dillon 56 Terrence Jones 92 Taboris Lee 95 Rodrick Stephens 90 Kevon Perry 55 Karmichael Dunbar 46 Jarvis Jeffries 50 Trevara Miller 17 Damar’ren Mitchell 27 Levarious Varnado 7 Otha Peters 30 T.J. Posey 4 Tre’maine Lightfoot 51 Trey Granier 10 Christian Goodlett 8 Simeon Thomas 16 Travis Crawford 22 Reggie Miles 20 Dominick Jones 23 Tracy Walker 34 Denarius Howard 6 Savion Brown 19 Troy McCollum

Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-3 215 R-Fr. 6-3 223 R-Fr. 6-2 295 Jr. 6-0 297 Jr. 6-1 301 Jr. 6-2 295 Sr. 6-3 245 Jr. 6-1 273 Jr. 5-11 185 Fr. 5-10 178 Jr. 6-2 228 Sr. 6-0 245 Jr. 6-0 230 Jr. 6-1 232 Sr. 6-0 180 Sr. 6-3 194 Jr. 5-11 185 Jr. 5-8 183 Sr. 5-11 190 Sr. 6-2 200 Jr. 6-0 195 Jr. 6-2 218 Sr. 6-0 178 Jr.

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36 47 36 47 37 86 37 2 49 25 27 15 27 15

Stevie Artigue Dylan Scheurich Stevie Artigue Dylan Scheurich Steven Coutts Aaron Bird Steven Coutts Gunner Hudspeth Stephen Morella Deuce Wallace Levarious Varnado Elijah McGuire Levarious Varnado Elijah McGuire

5-10 5-8 5-10 5-8 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11

185 210 185 210 206 200 206 185 237 196 178 209 178 209

So. So. So. So. So. So. So.. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl UL PLAYER: ‘WE’RE GONNA BE A FAMILY AGAIN’

Tim Buckley , The Advertiser, Nov. 5, 2016

Kamar Greenhouse stands proudly in the photo, purple mortarboard matching his gown, celebrating his 2015 graduation from Marksville High. His mother, Allison, is just in front, a necklace paired perfectly with her dangling earrings. Both are beaming; they knew this was quite an accomplishment. Not everyone earns a high school diploma. It can be especially tough in Marksville, where the median household income is around $24,000, more than 50 percent below the national average. Most of Kamar’s friends did not graduate. Allison dropped out of school to care for her ailing mother. But Kamar made it, and he did so with an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship in hand. “She can’t be happier for me,” Kamar Greenhouse said. “And that picture, you could just see. “That’s why I look at it every day. It gives me the strength I need, just because she’s smiling in that picture. I’m smiling, too. And we’re right beside each other.” Allison Ann Greenhouse died unexpectedly Oct. 24, a mother of four gone at age 43. “She was a caring mom. She was a loving parent,” Greenhouse said. “She gave you she what had. “Everybody knows her for just (being) a hard-working lady, and just loving and caring. I miss her like crazy, too. I just feel incomplete, you know?” The Saturday before she died, oldest son Kamar — a redshirt freshman defensive back for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette football team — made his Ragin’ Cajun debut in a 27-3 win at Texas State. The following Saturday, he was back home in Marksville for a funeral that might not have happened if it weren’t for an NCAA-approved GoFundMe campaign created by the UL athletic department. Word spread via social media and traditional media avenues. More than $14,000 has been raised to help with final expenses and related monetary needs, including medical care in Allison Greenhouse’s last days. That’s just shy of the fund’s $15,000 goal, and it reflects an outpouring of support from Lafayette, Marksville and even locales outside Louisiana. “If it wasn’t for the GoFundMe,” Greenhouse said, “I don’t know if we … would have had the money in time.” With that concern, the Greenhouse family faced the possibility of not having a service. That’s something Cajuns head coach Mark Hudspeth said he considered “unacceptable,” which is why he and UL launched their campaign. “I’ll tell you, I’m blown away about how the community responded,” said Hudspeth, who is banned by NCAA rules from covering expenses himself. “I’m just very heartfelt, and very appreciative, for this community. And not just the community. We

had a lot of former players who went online and gave, whether it’s $50 or $100.” Current teammates, too. Their parents. Classmates. At least one Cajun basketball player. And more anonymous donors than one can count without losing track. In all, at least 266 individuals, couples or families contributed in amounts ranging from $5 to $9 (representing Kamar’s UL uniform number) to plenty at $25, a couple $500 gifts and even one of $1,000. “Him and his siblings went through a very difficult time,” Hudspeth said. “I think things are starting to level out for him just a little bit with the younger children. But just the way everybody responded enabled his family to just have a proper ceremony for his mom.” She was a provider Greenhouse turns shy when anyone brings up the GoFundMe campaign. It’s a matter of pride. He doesn’t wants his family’s reputation painted with the wrong brush. It’s not as if his mother didn’t work to provide. Oh, she worked. And worked. And worked some more, spending more than 20 years as a housekeeper at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville. “But we needed the help,” Greenhouse said. “That’s a blessing that everybody pitched in.” Especially at a time like this. That’s why it’s OK to accept the kindness that comes from so many hearts, UL secondary coach Charlie Harbison suggested. “It showed him how much people care about him and love him,” Harbison said. “The Bible says, ‘No man’s an island,’ meaning, you’ve got to be able to lean on one another and help one another. “I know a lot of kids like to be private. I understand that. Us as adults like to stay private,” the Cajun assistant added. “But when something like that happens in the community, and the people that love you support you, that’s a great thing.” The aid really was needed for a family now split so many ways. Before he left for college, Kamar and his siblings — each with different fathers — all lived under Allison’s roof. Not any longer, though. “There’s no (Greenhouse family) home to go to anymore when they ‘go home’ for the weekends or home for the summer or Christmas break,” Hudspeth said. Greenhouse’s youngest brother, 5-year-old Malik, is with his father in Marksville. His 12-year-old brother, O’Keshion, is with his father in Lake Charles. And his 19-year-old sister, Audreyanna, stays separately in Marksville.

But 20-year-old Kamar, now off alone at school? Allison was his rock. “My mom, she was the greatest parent, the best parent she could be being an independent, single parent,” he said. “My dad’s been in prison all my life. … But my mom’s always been there. She always told me growing up, ‘I’m your mom and your dad.’ She chastised me.” Disciplined him with a firm hand, too, especially as he grew up in a neighborhood his high school coach, J.T. Dunbar, referred to as “the projects.” “I knew I had to be back before the street lights (came on),” Greenhouse said. More often than not, he made it. But once in a while, especially with his mother working like she did, Kamar cut left when he should have gone right. “He kind of grew up, I’d guess you would say, a tough life,” said Dunbar, also Marksville’s athletic director. Dunbar got to know Greenhouse when the youngster played football as a seventh-grader. “He got in trouble a little bit in school. Nothing major. Just little things,” the high school coach said. “He kind of had a chip on his shoulder. And the kid grew up, probably, I would say, after his freshman year.” That same year, Greenhouse started at free safety during Marksville’s state-semifinals playoff run. “We had some great leaders on that football team, and — along with the coaching staff — that helped direct him and just turn out to really be a great student,” Dunbar said. “You’re talking about a kid that struggled early on, and ended up realizing he had an opportunity to maybe do something in football on the collegiate level.” ‘If she hadn’t raised me ...’ Southern Mississippi, McNeese State and a couple junior colleges showed interest in Greenhouse. Northwestern State had him on campus. UL began watching him prior to his junior season in high school, and invited him to one of its recruiting camps. One problem. His mother had no car to get him there. Enter Dunbar, who took Greenhouse to all the camps he could. “J.T. Dunbar. Good coach,” Greenhouse said. “Great coach.” Great opportunity. When he made it to Lafayette, Greenhouse knew the city and school were for him. “UL was winning,” he said, “and I just liked the red, and I liked the whole environment.” Tim Edwards, now a defensive line coach at the University of Buffalo, recruited Greenhouse for the Cajuns, along with then-UL secondary coach Tim Rebowe, now

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | Nicholls State’s head coach. When Edwards paid an in-house visit, and a scholarship offer was formalized, Allison knew all was going to be well for her biggest boy. “She cried. I cried. Coach Ed came to the crib, so he knew how it was dealing with financial problems,” Greenhouse said. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for that scholarship, and she knows that, and I know that. “And I feel like if she hadn’t raised me like she did, and keep me off the streets, and always in the gym and on the field, somebody’s field, I wouldn’t be here.” Allison Greenhouse wasn’t the mother who made it to all of Kamar’s games. She wasn’t even the mother who was home for her kids every minute of the day. But those who knew her testify she was forever working for them. “His mom worked around the clock,” Dunbar said. “So he understood (why) his mom was working. “As a young kid growing up, I don’t think that you always realize that. “But I think as he started to get 14, 15, 16 years old, he started to mature a little bit,” the Marksville coach added, “and I think he realized, ‘Mom may not be around a whole bunch, but that’s because she’s trying to provide the best she can for the family.’” Coaches, team lend support The Cajuns welcomed Greenhouse with open arms. At first, though, fitting in was tough. Greenhouse graduated early from high school and took part in UL’s spring practice during what otherwise would have been his final semester at Marksville. It is his second season with the Cajuns, and he’s still playing mostly on the scout team. His appearance at Texas State came late in the game, on UL’s kickoff coverage team. But then there the funeral a week later, on a rare Saturday without a Cajun game or a practice. Hudspeth was there with his wife — “Miss Tyla,” to Greenhouse. “This whole process, he’s been there for me,” Greenhouse said. Harbison was there, as was UL running backs coach Marquase Lovings. Two of Greenhouse’s close Cajun teammates, Kaleb Fredericks and Ed Thompson, were there. Three members of UL’s academic support staff were there as well, including “two ladies from study hall.” Greenhouse was moved, by those who donated and those who took time from their weekend to travel 150 miles round trip for the service at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Marksville. “It took a little while for me to … start making plays, and Coach acknowledging me,” he said. “But for people to just be doing that, helping me, it made feel a part of the team. “To have them coaches there, that made me feel good. That made me smile... They wanted to be there for me, being my coaches and being part of my family.”

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Greenhouse seemed especially touched that Harbison made it. He had spent the prior two days on the road recruiting, and didn’t return to Lafayette until around midnight the night before. But the secondary coach got some sleep, then drove north to be there. “I tell my guys all the time I love them,” Harbison said. “And you can see love. But you’ve got to show you love them.” ‘We’re gonna be a family again’ The last time Greenhouse talked with his mother, she was watching a movie with youngest son, Malik. A couple days later, he hit the weight room at UL. “I was having a good day,” Greenhouse said, “and after workout I had a text from sister saying, ‘Please text me. Please call me.’ “As soon I called her … she was just crying like crazy. She told me the news, and I broke down. Coach (Hudspeth) let me go home that day.” Allison Greenhouse’s kidneys had failed. Kamar rushed to Bunkie General Hospital, near Marksville. “It was so bad, it was really scary to see her,” he said. “Because I was like, ‘That’s not how my mom’s supposed to look.’ She looked like she was really in pain.” She later was moved to a hospital in Alexandria, and then to Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans. For about two weeks, she was in a coma. And she had swelling on her brain. When the Cajuns lost a quadruple-overtime game at Tulane back on Sept. 24, Allison, according to Kamar, was out of the coma but on a respirator. UL coaches allowed Greenhouse to spend all of game day at his mother’s bedside. “He thought she heard him,” Hudspeth said, “and that meant a lot to him, because he had not had a chance to see her very much since she’d gotten sick.” Kamar is certain Allison was aware of his presence. “Up to that game,” Greenhouse said, “we (weren’t) able to look at each other, because she was really sick at the time and her eyes weren’t open, and she wasn’t looking. “But at Tulane, they told me before I went in the room she was doing good. I went in … and she was looking at me, and she was following me around the room.” At one point, Kamar remembers Allison grabbing his hand. “Squeezed my hand tight, gave me a thumbs up — letting me know she knows I was there and she could see me move around,” he said. “That was great, to just see her. That was, like, the last positive memory.” When he got back on the team bus to return to Lafayette, Greenhouse was convinced his mother was on the road to recovery. Allison was moved again, this time to Kindred

Hospital in New Orleans for rehab. “The doctor was like, ‘For her to come through that, that’s the Lord.’ They (were) in awe from it,” Greenhouse said. “So she was doing good. She was doing great. And it just happened so fast.” That’s why Greenhouse was so shocked when the next call came. The respirator removed, his sister had told Kamar that Allison was able — and very much wanted — to finally talk with him again. “So I was trying to call her,” he said, “but I couldn’t get in touch.” He figured maybe it was just an issue with the phone in her room, and some time passed. Then he got word. On Oct. 24 — two days after her son ran down the field at Texas State’s Bobcat Stadium, playing his first game as a Cajun — Allison Greenhouse had what Kamar said was a seizure. CPR attempts failed. Greenhouse never got a chance to tell his mother he had made his college debut. “Being the oldest in this situation,” he said, “I understand that I really have to be strong.” Greenhouse’s eyes seem to water. He knows it’s OK to show emotion. But he’s tried to hold back, especially for his siblings — far flung as they are. “We all hurt, but … I can’t be crying or just moping around and giving up,” Greenhouse said. “Now I really have to … be the best role model I can to them, and get my education, because I have a chance to, an opportunity to, and continue to ball, and just prevail, you know?” Greenhouse has plans — maybe not for this year, but in years soon to come. They have nothing to do with kickoff coverage, nothing to do with playing cornerback. His plans are all about his sister and brothers. “I want to be the one that (is) able to get them down for the holidays,” he said. “They can come to my spot one day. They can be at home. … We’re gonna be a family again.”

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl HUDSPETH, CAJUNS DUG DEEP TO REVIVE SEASON

Kevin Foote , The Advertiser, Dec. 4, 2016

Perhaps the biggest obstacle of all came almost the same time as the turning point took place. Shortly after his UL Ragin’ Cajuns transformed their season on the field with a 33-26 road win over Georgia Southern on Nov. 10, a huge roadblock of a different kind threatened to unravel his program’s 2016 season. The controversy over an anti-Donald Trump video divided the community to the point that even the most optimistic Cajun fans wondered if reviving the season was any longer possible. Miserable, conflicted and troubled, UL coach Mark Hudspeth didn’t know anything else to do but invoke the lessons he’s learned his entire life through athletics. He just kept fighting. And he also convinced his team to keep battling until the end, no matter how big the odds seemed. Hudspeth and his coaching staff had built a winner at Cajun Field. Suddenly, things were slipping away. Fortunately for the Cajuns and their fans — those for and against him — that frustration ultimately didn’t destroy his focus. Angry and heartbroken or not, he felt like he owed the community something positive to rally around after such a turbulent season. Consequently, somehow Hudspeth managed to keep his team motivated and hungry to the point of winning three of its final four games to qualify for a fifth bowl game in his six seasons. “These last four games, I think our coaching staff did the best job of rallying a team in the last five years,” Hudspeth said. “There were a lot of emotions before this game.” On one hand, Hudspeth felt he owed the community something to cheer about after all the heartache. Then he owed the players, particularly the seniors, the best push he could concoct to get the Cajuns to six wins and another chance at a winning season. He also wanted to show that his coaching staff still had the “recipe for success” despite the 2016 rollercoaster ride. “I wanted that (bowl berth) for them (fans) because we kind of let them down a little bit (4-8 last year and 3-5 start this season),” Hudspeth said. Now, the Cajuns and their fans can go bowling together again. No, not everybody is back on the same page, but the program is still achieving success. “This is such a huge shot in the arm moving into the offseason,” Hudspeth said. Of course, the offseason won’t likely begin until Dec. 18, technically, after a much earlier start last season. It was obvious in Hudspeth’s tone and in the players that the team really wanted this year’s seniors to accomplish something of consequence. “I’m so happy that the new guys like Otha get to go bowling,” Hudspeth said.

Peters, the defensive leader all season, certainly appreciated the coaching staff not giving up on the season, despite all the turmoil. “They just kept us believing,” Peters said. “They kept working. They kept telling us that every situation in life isn’t going to be perfect. You have to keep fighting, keep believing. That’s what we did.” Senior cornerback Savion Brown said Hudspeth had a meeting with a large group of seniors where he implored them to “dig deep inside” to keep fighting to achieve their bowl goal. They did just that and on Saturday at Malone Stadium in Monroe, all of those talks paid off. It was ugly on that field the entire game folks. It shouldn’t have been any fun, but it was obvious which team was the hungriest on this day. After winning three of the last four games, suddenly the statement, “If they had only won the two overtime games,” doesn’t like such as much of a stretch anymore. If they had, the Cajuns would be 8-4 and going into the postseason on fire, just like they did Hudspeth’s first three seasons. It’s certainly not the path to success Hudspeth would have preferred his Cajuns take this season, but one day looking back on his career, it may just be the one he ends up being the most proud of.

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | UL FATHER-SON COMBO FULFILL LIFELONG AMBITION

Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, Nov. 2, 2016

At first, Ragin’ Cajuns redshirt freshman Gunner Hudspeth wasn’t sure if his ears were deceiving him. He heard what his father was saying, but couldn’t be certain if it was what UL football coach Mark Hudspeth really meant. But it was. “When he (said), ‘Gunner, get ready,’ I was like, ‘Get ready for what?’” the younger Hudspeth said. “He said, ‘You’re gonna go in at quarterback.’” It was Oct. 22 at Texas State, and UL was in the final minute of a 27-3 win over the Bobcats that snapped the Cajuns’ three-game losing streak. It was also the most-recent game for the 3-4 Cajuns, who were off last week and play host on Saturday to 4-4 Idaho. Jordan Davis, UL’s backup quarterback, had already run a few late plays against the Bobcats, the last of which was a 19-yard gain on the ground. Rather than have Davis finish things off, however, Hudspeth called on his son to make his Cajun debut. Usually a scout-team quarterback, Gunner Hudspeth spends most of his time during UL games signaling in plays — as has been the case most of this season — to starter Anthony Jennings. Gunner Hudspeth was both surprised and thrilled his name was called on an evening when reserve center Cole Prudhomme, reserve offensive lineman Ken Marks and reserve defensive back Kamar Greenhouse also played for the first time as Cajuns. “I immediately just was (overcome) with joy and excitement — something that can’t be matched,” Hudspeth said. The walk-on QB was not alone. “That was a pretty special moment,” Mark Hudspeth said, “because we spend our whole lives sending everybody else’s kid on the field, coaching everybody else’s player.” Almost 25 years after he got into the business, Hudspeth got to send out one of his own — the oldest of his four children (with another on the way), including three sons. “That was a pretty neat deal,” he said. Much-deserved too, the elder Hudspeth suggested. “He’s a guy at practice that puts in so much work for our team,” the Cajun coach said, “and enables us to get a great look every day, whether it’s on the scout team or it’s signaling plays. “That was pretty special, to know what that guy has gone through, and (for him to) be able to go out there. ... So I was really proud of him.” Hudspeth, understand, isn’t just a redshirt freshman who got his first chance to step onto the field. He’s also one who did so, just as he’s been practicing all season, on a torn ACL. Although not even certain exactly when he did it, Hudspeth — a product of Kirk Academy in Mississip-

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pi — learned in August that he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee for a third time. Rather than have surgery yet again, he decided to trudge on. The injury makes it tough to cut, but he can still plow forward and drop back to pass. “It’s kind of been weird,” Gunner Hudspeth said. “Some days you wonder how it’s gonna feel, and other days it feels normal. Some days I go out there, and it’s kind of sore from weights the previous day. “But once I get going, once the adrenaline gets going in me,” he added, “I really don’t think about it or feel it at all.” To get to the point he is now, Hudspeth also had to make a big jump from his days as quarterback of a small high school back in the state in which he was raised. Gunner was in eighth grade when Mark Hudspeth, former head coach at NCAA Division II North Alabama, left his job as receivers coach at Mississippi State to take over at UL. When Gunner was at Kirk, he’d travel to Louisiana to visit his father and spend time hanging around the program during breaks from school. He did so hoping the whole time to one day play for his old man. “Whether it was at Mississippi State, or North Alabama, or finally here … no matter where he was I was gonna follow him,” he said, “because it was my ultimate dream and goal to play under him, no matter where he was.” But when he arrived himself at UL as a freshman in 2015, the 6-foot-2 Gunner — also a cross-country runner in high school — was on the lean side. Very lean. “The guy’s gained 25 pounds since he’s been here and probably grown an inch,” Mark Hudspeth said, “so he’s starting to look like a college football player.” “That actually is not an exaggeration,” Gunner Hudspeth added. “When I first got in here my true freshman year, I weighed about 160, somewhere in there, and now I’m weighing around 190 pounds.” On the field, plenty of progress has been made, and now — with former backup Jalen Nixon out for the season with a broken ankle — Hudspeth in the mix of reserve quarterbacks who’ve played this season along with Davis and Dion Ray. “He (Mark Hudspeth) tells me all the time, ‘You can really tell the improvement you’ve made from high school to now,’” Gunner Hudspeth said. “I just hope to just make him proud and one day play — be the full-time guy, play under him and just help this team any way I can.” It may happen. May not. Starting is a tough chore to any walk-on, let alone being the coach’s kid with an ACL torn three times. For now, though, the task is centered on vital scout-team work.

“Whatever they ask me to do, I’ll do it,” Gunner Hudspeth said. “That’s all I can do. And I take satisfaction in that. “It kind of drives me to that, and maybe earn some more (opportunities). But what they give me right now I’m gonna do the best I can … and hopefully they’ll reward me in the future.” The Texas State game offered one such reward. And it really was unexpected. “I went over there and warmed up like I was going in in the first quarter,” Gunner said, “even though I went in there and handed off two plays.” Hudspeth fed the ball to true freshman running back Raymond Calais Jr. for gains of 3 yards and 4. “I was hoping they were gonna call a throw, maybe a read-option,” Gunner said. “But two handoffs. He said, ‘Go in there and milk the clock; let’s get out of here.’” Father and son did, both beaming with pride. For the son, it was a shared experience to savor. “It meant the world,” Gunner Hudspeth said. “It’s something me and Dad both have been dreaming about for a long time.” For the father, it was all about the reality. “I think it meant a lot (to him),” Gunner said, “just because of how long we’ve waited for it.”

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl UL WINS A WILD ONE WITH ARKANSAS STATE

Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, Nov. 26, 2016 UL held on. But not before the Ragin’ Cajuns had to hold their breath, until the red on their cheeks almost turned blue. Coach Mark Hudspeth’s club won a wild one Saturday, beating Arkansas State 24-19 on Senior Day at Cajun Field to keep its bowl hopes alive. “Boy, I’ll tell ya: What a game,” said Hudspeth, who Cajuns have rebounded from a midseason 1-4 stretch to win two of their last three. “Shhhhwww, I thought we lost it, honestly,” added Cajuns graduate-transfer quarterback Anthony Jennings, who called it “one of the craziest” games in which he’s ever played. “I thought we lost it.” Jennings was not alone. After a two-point conversion pass attempt that would have made it a 3-point game was flat-out dropped about six minutes earlier, the Red Wolves had 2:54 to drive 80 yards on their final possession. Quarterback Justice Hansen ran to the right and just past the line of scrimmage on 4th-and-10 from the 11, then lateraled the ball backward knowing he was going down as UL defensive end Mario Osborne made the tackle. Arkansas State right tackle Joseph Bacchus ran in the lateral, and the Red Wolves started to celebrate what they thought was a win. “He flicked it,” Cajun senior linebacker Otha Peters said, “and I completely shut down.” But … “I knew we just couldn’t go out like that,” Peters said. The Cajuns did not. Upon further review it was ruled Hansen’s knee was down before he heaved the ball, giving UL the win. The 5-6 Cajuns now can become bowl-eligible with a win in their Dec. 3 rgular-season finale at UL Monroe, while Arkansas State (6-5) saw its run of six straight wins overall and 15 consecutive Sun Belt Conference victories – tied for longest league streak in the nation – came to a close. “I didn’t know if they were gonna overturn that one,” said Jennings, who was 13-of-24 passing for 242 yards and two touchdowns on a day UL mustered just 50 yards rushing. “At first I was excited, because when I (saw) him (Hansen) tackled I thought the game was over – and then I (saw) a late touchdown signal,” added receiver Ja’Marcus Bradley, who had four catches for 113 yards. “I was like, ‘Aww, man,’ and kind of got depressed a little bit.” Then? “I got right back happy,” Bradley said. Red Wolves who had been running all over Cajun Field dropped to their knees after the review result was announced. After one quick kneel-down to erase the final two

seconds it was Cajuns, the same ones who just a couple minutes earlier had been crushed, were dancing and tossing their helmets. When Hudspeth first heard touchdown, he devastated – and confused, because he hadn’t even seen the lateral. “It was just like somebody hit me in the gut, because I didn’t think he (Hansen) was close,” Hudspeth said. “But the coaches in the (press) box were like, ‘Coach, I don’t think it’s gonna stick. I don’t think it’s gonna stick. They’re gonna look at it.’ Sure enough, it didn’t – and what an ending.” After players from both teams quickly were separated by coaches and police, Hudspeth’s Cajuns – who’ve now won 10 of their last 11 at home against Arkansas State – remained on their field for quite a while. “To see the emotion of these kids come uncorked there at the end, after the victory,” he said, “it was gratifying to see that type of natural reaction of winning a great college football game and overcoming so much. “I let them stay down on the game field for 20 minutes after the game was over, because I wanted them to be ‘in the moment.’ ” After two punts each by both teams on their first two possessions Saturday, Arkansas State struck first with a 24-yard touchdown pass – thrown on 4th-and-8 – from Hansen to Dijon Pashal. The PAT was good, putting the Red Wolves up 7-0 with 6:41 left in the first quarter. The Cajuns tied it less than two minutes later after a jarring hit from Peters on Christian Booker popped the ball to defensive lineman Taboris Lee, who ran in from 19 yards out for a pick-six that marked UL’s first defensive touchdown of the season. “I turned around,” Lee said, “and the ball was right in my hands.” “They had (gotten) us with that play earlier in the game,” Peters added. “This time the running back was supposed to block me, but I (saw) what he was doing the last time and I just jumped in front of him and made the hit.” UL followed with a goal-line stand featuring key stops from Peters, linebacker Tre’maine Lightfoot and – on fourth down – defensive end Joe Dillon. “It flipped it a lot,” Lee said of the red-zone stop. “If they would have scored,” he added, “they would have had the momentum.” Instead the Cajuns drove 99 yards on a second-quarter drive capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass from Jennings to Elijah McGuire, set up by a 30-yard throw to Bradley. UL, up 14-7 at the break, punted out of its first second-half possession, and Arkansas State made it 14-10 on a 20-yard J.D. Houston field goal. The Cajuns responded with a two-play, 76-yard

touchdown drive – a 42-yard throw from Jennings to Bradley followed by a 34-yard pass to slot receiver Al Riles that helped to put UL up 21-10. Houston missed a 40-yard field goal attempt later in the third quarter, but he hit a 30-yarder to open the fourth. A 34-yard Stevie Artigue field goal had UL ahead 24-13. Warren Wand ran in 1 yard out with 9:07 left to get Arkansas State within six, but Hansen rifled a pass on the conversion try that his intended target – although wide open – could not handle. That forced the Red Wolves to have to try for a touchdown rather a late tying field goal. “Another classic game between these two,” said Hudspeth, whose Cajuns have won three of their last four against the Red Wolves. “What a finish. What a finish.”

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | THE SMILE ON CAJUN QUARTERBACK RAY’S FACE SAID IT ALL

Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, Nov. 16, 2016 Ragin’ Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth remembers seeing Dion Ray’s face in the visitor’s locker room at Georgia Southern last Thursday night, and how the grin on it stretched from ear to ear. He recalls the hug. And Hudspeth might never forget what Ray said, that being words to the effect of, “‘Coach, man, thanks for believing in me.’” “That’s why you love your kids,” an emotional Hudspeth said, thinking back to perhaps the only thing that went right — UL’s 33-26 ESPNU-televised win over the Eagles — during a long week spent dealing with an unrelated off-the-field team disciplinary matter. Ray, a reserve quarterback seeing his most-extensive action by far as a Cajun last Thursday night, ran eight times for 71 yards including a 16-yard touchdown behind a convoy of right-side blockers. Contributing like he did was a big deal for the redshirt freshman from Helen Cox High in the New Orleans area. Prior to Thursday, Ray had appeared in just one other game and ran just one other time for the Cajuns, who head into Saturday’s non-conference game at Georgia of the SEC 4-5 and needing two wins in their last three regular-season outings to become bowl-eligible. “It meant a whole lot,” Ray said, “getting in the game and having my coaches believing in me and trusting me that I can make a play. “It meant everything to see my brothers happy for me, happy I scored my first touchdown. It meant a lot to me, to know I finally crossed that hump.” For all of the meaning it held for him, however, Ray understands his exchange with Hudspeth afterward may have meant even more to the Cajun coach. “I think it meant a whole lot to him,” he said, “because you have a lot of different players on the team and you have to treat them like your own kid. “So to have a third-string quarterback jump into the game, and you have faith in him that he was going to make a play, and he makes that play for you, that makes you feel good as a coach. “As a player … it made me feel good I was able to make that play for my coach and my team,” Ray added, “and I just had to thank him for it.” Ray, understand, has been patiently waiting his turn. For most of this season and all of the last, he’s helped the Cajuns during the week, but not on game days. He’s toiled mostly as a scout-team quarterback, buried on the depth chart behind graduate-transfer starter Anthony Jennings, now-injured senior backup Jalen Nixon and — with Nixon out for the season — current No. 2 Jordan Davis, a third-year sophomore. “You go into every year thinking you’re gonna compete for the job,” Ray said, “and it was kind of

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disappointing knowing I had three guys that were older than me in front of me. “Coach always said, ‘Don’t tank, don’t tank’ — you know, ‘Just stay in there, learn your plays, learn everything, compete like you’re gonna be the starter.’ So that’s what I kept doing on scout team, giving the defenses the best look that I possibly can.” After the 2015 season, Ray was named UL’s Cajun Team Offensive MVP. It’s all that scout-team work, last year and this season too, spent posing as the opposing team’s quarterback that convinced Hudspeth and offensive coordinator/QBs coach Jorge Munoz that Ray’s time finally had come. He might not have been ready earlier this year to play as much as he did at Georgia Southern, but — thanks to seasoning in practice — by the ninth game of 2016 there was little doubt he was. “You can’t tackle him,” Hudspeth of the solidly built 6-foot, 213-pound speedster. “Our No. 1s are trying to tackle him, and he’s running around us, and we’re thinking, ‘Hey, you know what? If we can’t tackle him, and we’ve got a pretty good defense, let’s try him out a little bit.’” It proved to be a sage idea, and the Cajuns managed to secretly prepare him despite having a short week with a Thursday-night game. Ray’s touchdown run at Georgia Southern did not come in garbage time, and each of his runs were much-needed by an offense that’s struggled for much of the season. In fact, his initial appearance on UL’s second possession Thursday was scripted. By Tuesday, Ray was the Cajun quarterback being interviewed the longest and Jennings — who happened by when he was — seemed to be loving it. “We felt like we could put together a little package for him,” Hudspeth said, “because he’s a guy that I think can maybe spark you a little bit if you need a little spark, because he brings a different dimension. “He’s a good kid. He works hard. He’s got a skill set that you can’t deny, as far as being able to run the football with his speed and size. “We just needed to pull out all the stops, and pull out all our playmakers, and let them do what they could do,” the Cajun coach added. “We didn’t ask him to drop back and throw it. We asked him to do what he could do, and we asked our other kids to do what they could do.” How much Ray does for the Cajun offense against Georgia and Arkansas State and UL Monroe later this season remains to be seen. But it seems reasonable to expect more. “We definitely want to still use him going forward,” Hudspeth said. “If he’s gonna be in the game, though, we’ve got to expand him just a little bit. He can’t just always run the

ball. But I’ll tell you: He’s really throwing the ball well. “Are we gonna make a wholesale move? Obviously not,” Hudspeth added. “But we want to be able to utilize him in certain situations.” Ray knows the perceived knock well. He’s known as a runner first and foremost; not so much as a passer, even though he did throw for thousands of yards at Helen Cox. But he also has ambition, and seems to sense well what it could take to get from where he is now to where he wants to be. “My mindset is to be one day the No. 1 quarterback of this team eventually,” Ray said. “But as of right now they throw me in there to make some plays; I make some plays. But, moving forward … when I get my opportunity to lead this team I hope I take the best advantage of it. “But right now,” he added, “I’m just gonna contribute and try to get some more wins for these seniors and help out the best way I could right now.” How he’s able to throw down the road could influence his fate, one way or the other. Ray gets it. “I’m confident I have the arm,” he said. “It’s just when you get in there you have to have the mentality; you’ve got to make this play and make that. “Everybody knows I can make plays with my legs. I have to prove to everybody I can make plays with my arm as well.” Ray’s focus for now, then, remains on 2016. But he can’t help but think about 2017, ’18 and ’19. “So when it’s all said and done after this season is over,” Ray said, “I’m gonna work as hard as I can to work on my mechanics and everything, and when spring comes we can just see if I’m improved or not and see if I’m able to win over this team and be the No. 1 quarterback. “But as of right now I’ll just try to contribute the best way I can and try to get more wins for us.” He’ll try to continue making a certain coach proud, too. “Before the season started,” Ray said, “he (Hudspeth) always said, ‘Be ready when your number is called. “My number was called, and I made a play for the team, and it was exciting, so I just had to share that moment with him.”

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl SOMEBODY’S GOT TO: TIGHT END BYRNE DOES UL JOB RIGHT

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He has quietly gone about his business for four seasons now, a two-year starter who simply does what is asked — and does it well. So well, in fact, that UL coach Mark Hudspeth holds up senior tight end Nick Byrne as a prime example of how to do things right. “The guy does his job, and he’s not flashy,” said Hudspeth, whose 3-5 Ragin’ Cajuns visit Georgia Southern for an ESPNU-televised game Thursday night in Statesboro, Georgia. “But if you look up, he has a fumble caused, he has a couple catches. Each week, he’s being productive within our team. “Just an unreal player,” Hudspeth added. “He knows his position as well as anybody on the field, and that’s one of the reasons he’s most-productive.” While playing on special teams, Byrne — a personal blocker for punter Steven Coutts — indeed caused a key Travis Crawford-recovered fumble in an Oct. 22 win at Texas State that snapped a three-game Cajun losing streak. In UL’s 23-13 Homecoming loss to Idaho last Saturday at Cajun Field, he had a team-high, personal season-high and career high-tying four catches for 27 yards. Most weeks, though, it’s those many unnoticed things done by Byrne that seem to please UL coaches most. “He’s a perfectionist,” said tight ends coach Reed Stringer, Byrne’s position coach throughout the senior’s Cajun career. “He’s a technician. “He’s just a good, solid kid. He’s a blue-collar, doyour-job kind of guy. We talk about it all the time. We expect him to always do his job well, and he has for four years.” Byrne — whose older brother Jake played at Wisconsin, and in seven games for the Houston Texans during the 2013 NFL season — graduated early from Har-Ber High in Springdale, Arkansas. He arrived at UL in time for spring drills in 2013, played mostly on special teams in every game as a freshman when the Cajuns beat Tulane in the New Orleans Bowl that year, was a backup in 2014 on another New Orleans Bowl-winning-team and began starting regularly in 2015. Hearing Hudspeth’s thoughts on his play means much to Byrne, who credits predecessors for inspiring him. “That’s a honor for him to say something like that about me,” said Byrne, whose chose UL over Arkansas State and UL Monroe. “It’s just really great hearing things like that, because I try to take pride on knowing what I’m doing and watching the extra film, staying in there and studying and try to make sure. “A lot of it came from when I first got in here, play-

ing behind players like Ian Thompson, Jake Maxwell, Evan Tatford,” he added. “They always were guy that knew their craft and perfected it, and I tried to just watch every little thing they did so I could pick up on it and use it to help me and make my game better.” Now Hudspeth hopes those behind Byrne — reserves Matt Barnes, Carlos Robinson and Cody Mitchell among them — someday can, and will, say the same about him. “Those other tight ends — if we can ever get them to play at the level, and prepare at the level, that Nick Byrne plays, they could be really good players,” the Cajun coach said. “But they just don’t prepare the way he does right now.” Give them time, Byrne suggests. “They’ve all come along so much since they’ve gotten in here,” he said. “I just hope that they could look at me as that person, and try to follow along and pick up from what I do. “So that’s why I always try to just do the right things and go along that path,” Byrne added, “so I can give them an example of what to do.” Punctuality. Footwork. Making the right block here, there and everywhere. Whether it’s on the field or off, what Byrne prides himself on most are the sorts of things all should take for granted but not nearly enough do. His has one of those dirty jobs somebody’s gotta do. Why not do it right? “Once you start getting all the little things down,” Byrne said, “you get the big picture and everything starts going smoothly for you.” That makes a difference for the struggling 2-16 Cajun offense, which regularly this year has been starting two freshmen (guards Robert Hunt and Kevin Dotson) on the offensive line along with a true sophomore (Keenan Barnes) and a redshirt freshman (either Ja’Marcus Bradley or Michael Jacquet) at the two wideout spots. With Byrne frequently taking on more responsibility than a tight end might otherwise, others are freed to focus better on what is asked of them. “It allows us to be so more creative, and make adjustments throughout the week and in a game,” Stringer said. “When you’re able to just get on the headphone with somebody (during a game) and explain to them what we want to do, what we want to change, and he picks it up because he knows the offense so well, he understands the position so well … it’s allowed us to simplify it for other people on the offense while maybe making it more difficult for him. “That’s why he grades high every week,” Stringer added, “and is one of the best players on this football

team.” Doing that, however, often means even less opportunity to be noticed at a position that so often is overlooked anyway. Not since Ladarius Green — who spent his spent his first four NFL seasons from 2012-2015 with the San Diego Chargers, and may make his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday after dealing all of this year with injuries — has a Cajun tight end been a featured part of the UL passing game. But Byrne doesn’t seem to mind when the spotlight shines elsewhere, because he’s all about the greater good. “Football is an 11-man sport,” he said, “and every single person has to do their job for a play to work. “Maybe it’s cutting off the C gap on the back side of a play. But if I cut off that guy Eli (running back Elijah McGuire) can cut it back and go for a hundred, go for 90 yards, break a big one. That’s how I look at it. “Every play, I have a job and I have to do it,” Byrne added. “And if I do my job and get my block, then we have a chance to score on every play.”

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | CAJUNS KICKER STEVIE ARTIGUE REBOUNDS AFTER EARLY BENCHING

BY RAYMOND PARTSCH III 8 Special to The Advocate Dec 1, 2016 Stevie Artigue said he believes being benched was beneficial. Louisiana-Lafayette’s sophomore kicker struggled in the team’s 28-23 win over South Alabama, way back in the third game of the season. Artigue missed two extra points and a 40-yard field goal. In the second half, Artigue was benched for Dylan Scheurich. “That was the most valuable thing that has happened to me this season,” Artigue said. “I was having a terrible game. I learned from it. I learned how to change my mindset. It wasn’t fun missing those field goals and having that game, but I learned from it. “I learned that I had to focus more on practice. I was trying to hit it too hard and thinking too much about kicking.” Artigue’s focus has been razor sharp since that second-half benching. The Ragin’ Cajuns kicker enters Saturday’s regular-season finale at rival Louisiana-Monroe having made 16 of 21 field goals, with a long of 49 yards, and also has hit 23 of 25 extra points. Artigue is ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference field goals, and is fourth for the team’s single-season record for field goals, and only two behind third place. “I am just happy to be able to put some points on the board and have the kickoffs go in the right direction and help out the team to get to a bowl game,” he said. Artigue’s focus was on full display one week after being benched when the former Lafayette High School star kicked a career-high four field goals in the team’s four-overtime loss at Tulane. “Tulane was pretty cool because I had four field goals in that game but that isn’t the most important thing to me,” Artigue said. “Gaining the trust of my teammates when I go out there has been the most important. They know now that I can go out there and get the job done.” Artigue didn’t always feel like that in 2015. As a freshman, Artigue made 8 of 15 field-goal attempts and was 26 of 28 on extra points but he also was forced to miss a few games because of injuries. Artigue would kick nearly 100 balls per day at practice, and was kicking the ball with too much power, he said. “I just kicked too much and hurt myself,” Artigue said. “The injuries piled up. I injured my groin around Week 5 and then started having pain in my hip joint. Toward the end of the season, I couldn’t even swing my leg without pain. “I had to learn to limit my kicks and practice smarter.” Part of being smarter was to focus on more precise kicking and less power kicking. That change began at practice with starting off with slower kicks, working on hitting every hash and just being focused on splitting the uprights.

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“It is quality over quantity when it comes to kicks,” said Artigue, who is averaging 60.8 yards per kickoff this season. “Focusing on form and making every kick count and making sure when I am lining up it is just as important in practice as it is in a game. I have to got make the field goal no matter what.” Artigue, who skipped his senior trip in high school (to Florida no less) so he could get an extra week of training after signing with the Cajuns, said he is excited about the possibility of playing for a winning team. If the Cajuns win Saturday, the team is projected to earn a berth in the New Orleans Bowl. For Artigue, playing on such a big stage and playing for a chance to secure a winning season is a dream come true. “My main objective to win a bowl game,” Artigue said. “That would be the most exciting thing I have ever experienced. I haven’t had a winning season since seventh grade. I don’t know what it is like to win. Being in a bowl and on a big stage would be great.”

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl SACKING QUARTERBACKS LIKE CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY FOR CAJUNS’ JOE DILLON

BY RAYMOND PARTSCH III • Special to The Advocate • Oct 27, 2016 Joe Dillon has celebrated his birthday seven times this year. The Louisiana-Lafayette redshirt freshman pass rusher had his actual birthday on July 7. So why has Dillon felt the joy of the day he was born more than once? That’s because every time Dillon has sacked an opposing quarterback, a team-high six times mind you, he feels like it’s his birthday all over again. “It feels something like your birthday,” said Dillon, who also has a team-high 10.5 tackles for a loss. “You are just so happy and really enjoying the moment. It never gets old. Every time I get back there, that feeling is new again. My eyes get big and my heart starts beating faster.” Dillon could be celebrating a lot more this season. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound defensive end leads the team in sacks and could end the season with his name in the record books. With five regular-season games and a possible bowl game remaining, Dillon needs two more sacks this season to crack the Cajuns’ top five for sacks in a season and is a mere 5 1/2 sacks away from tying the all-time mark set by Christian Mingo in 2012. “He has a great first step and because of that speed he can slip around the offensive tackle,” Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth said. “He can run around and chase the quarterback from behind.” Dillon has broken through in the previous four games starting with a two-sack performance against Tulane, followed with a season-high 10 tackles the next week against New Mexico State and then a season-high four tackles for a loss in last week’s win at Texas State. “After every game I have gotten more comfortable,” Dillon said. “I have gotten a better feel for it. Every game I go even harder than the week before.” Yet, Dillon is all about giving all the credit for his on-field success this season to his teammates. “I got to thank my teammates for allowing me to get the pressure on the quarterback,” Dillon said. “It doesn’t matter to us who gets there first. As long as we can disrupt the offense that’s all that matters. “I have always had good teammates to set me up to get in the right position.” Dillon has always been a natural pass rusher. In his last two years at Tylertown (Mississippi) High School, Dillon recorded 20 sacks and 188 tackles and was rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com. Dillon received offers from Southern Miss, Memphis but decided to join the Cajuns, who had recruited him since his sophomore season. Despite being one of the top recruits of the Cajuns’ 2015 signing class, Dillon was redshirted early on during fall camp. “The redshirt really humbled me,” Dillon said. “It taught me how to really play football at this level. I learned how to take your gap or your assignment. It really helped me get better coming off the edge.”

“The kid is still so young,” Hudspeth said. “He is going to get much bigger and stronger. He can still put on some quality weight. If he continues to work, he could be something special.” Dillon also used that time last season being redshirted watching and learning how other guys carry themselves on and off the field, in particular former All-Sun Belt performer Dominque Tovell. “I just paid real good attention to him,” Dillon said. “He stayed late and watched film. He always took practice real serious. He took everything serious about the game.” If his first seven games are any indication, Dillon could go down as one of the best pass rushers in team history. Dillon though feels he still has so much to learn and master before anyone should consider him as one of Ragin’ Cajuns greatest. “I feel like a got a long way ago,” Dillon said. “I still got to learn to stay within the system and learn how to plan for the game. I still got three more years and that is three more years of learning and getting better.”

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7 Conference Championships | 7 Bowl Appearances | 182 All-Conference Selections | CAJUNS HOLD ON THROUGH WILD FINISH, SURPRISE ARKANSAS STATE 24-19 TO KEEP BOWL HOPES ALIVE

BY RAYMOND PARTSCH III • Special to The Advocate • Nov 26, 2016 The final play inspired a variety of visceral emotions. There was instant jubilation from one side, then minutes of despair and ultimately a joyous sigh of relief from the other. The play kept Louisiana-Lafayette’s hopes for a bowl berth alive as the Ragin’ Cajuns pulled off a 24-19 victory over Sun Belt Conference-leading Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon at Cajun Field. The Cajuns (5-6, 4-3) can become bowl-eligible with a victory at rival Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday. “What a game,” coach Mark Hudspeth said. “Just another classic Arkansas State and Louisiana football game. What a finish. What a finish.” The game came down to Arkansas State’s final drive. With 2 minutes, 54 seconds left, the Red Wolves had the ball at their 20-yard line. Arkansas State moved the ball downfield as Justice Hansen chipped away at the defense with short passes across the middle. His final completion to Christian Booker put the ball at the Cajuns’ 11-yard line with less than 30 seconds to go. After three straight incompletions, the Red Wolves faced fourth-and-10 with 9 seconds remaining. Hansen took the snap and rolled to his right, desperately trying to find an open receiver, but he was forced to try to run for a first down or a touchdown. That’s when things got chaotic. Hansen crossed the line of scrimmage and then threw a backward pass that hit the turf. Arkansas State offensive lineman Joseph Bacchus scooped the ball up and ran it in for what appeared to be the game-winning score as time expired. Red Wolves players stormed the field and even ran in front of Cajuns fans, taunting the crowd. But the celebration ended quickly when officials announced the play would be reviewed. “It was a lot of different emotions,” said Cajuns linebacker Otha Peters, who had nine tackles. “I was happy because I saw that he wasn’t going to get the first (down), and then he flipped the ball and I was down. But then I saw the replay.” “At first I thought he was short, and then the ref threw up a late touchdown signal,” Hudspeth said. “It felt like somebody had hit me in the gut. The coaches in the box were like, ‘Coach, don’t think it is going to stick.’“ The replay showed Hansen’s knee was down before he made the lateral. The play became a 4-yard run and a turnover on downs, ending the game with the Cajuns ahead. At that point, it was the Cajuns players and coaches celebrating on the field. “One of the craziest games I have ever been around,” quarterback Anthony Jennings called it. The wild finish was so special that Hudspeth allowed his players to stay on the field more than 20 minutes following the game. “This senior class wanted this one too bad,” he said.

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“To see the emotions of these kids come uncorked with the victory, it was satisfying to see that reaction.” The matchup didn’t begin with that kind of drama; the teams each punted twice to start the game. Arkansas State (6-5, 6-1) struck first, taking advantage of a short field after blocking a Steven Coutts punt. With the ball at the Cajuns 47-yard line, Arkansas State needed only six plays to find the end zone when Hansen threw to Dijon Paschal for a 24-yard touchdown. After another three-and-out, the Red Wolves were driving, but it was the home team’s defense that came up with a big play. Peters put a hit on a wide receiver, who coughed up the ball right into the big hands of defensive lineman Taboris Lee, who returned it 17 yards for a touchdown. “We worked on it nearly every day in practice,” Lee said. “I came off the ball and saw him throw the ball, so I turned around to make a tackle down the field, and the ball fell right in my hands. I thought I was going to be tackled from behind.” The Cajuns defense made another defining play in the second quarter. Arkansas State drove to the 1-yard line, but the Cajuns stood up running back Johnston White at the goal line. The Cajuns took over and built on that momentum, with Jennings leading the team on an 11-play, 99-yard scoring drive capped with a 14-yard pass to Elijah McGuire. McGuire had 77 total yards and that touchdown in his final game at Cajun Field. Arkansas State closed the gap with a 20-yard field goal by J.D. Houston in the third quarter, but Louisiana-Lafayette responded with a 42-yard pass from Jennings to Ja’Marcus Bradley and a 34-yard touchdown toss from Jennings to Riles. The Red Wolves added another field goal and a 1-yard touchdown run by Warren Wand in the fourth quarter, but the Cajuns added a 34-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue between those scores to maintain their lead. And then it all came down to that wild final play that kept the Cajuns’ bowl hopes breathing. “It means a lot,” Lee said. “In the offseason, we worked our tails off. We deserve a great season. We just have to finish. “We started slow, picked it up and then went back down, and now we’ve got to pick it back up.”

| Game 13 | Louisiana vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 17, 2016 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl SACKING QUARTERBACKS LIKE CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY FOR CAJUNS’ JOE DILLON

BY RAYMOND PARTSCH III • Special to The Advocate • Oct 23, 2016 The Louisiana-Lafayette football team may have found the boost it needed to finish the season strong. With a 27-3 victory at Texas State on Saturday, the Ragin’ Cajuns snapped a three-game losing skid, scored their second win in Sun Belt Conference play and enter an open date with some much-needed momentum. Louisiana-Lafayette returns to action Nov. 5 when it hosts Idaho for homecoming. “I am excited for the guys to get a little shot in the arm,” coach Mark Hudspeth said. “This is a positive step forward in the right direction and a great way to go into the open date while we try to find ways to improve.” Anthony Jennings overcame an early interception to have one of his most efficient games of the season. He completed 18 of 22 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown, leading an offense that put up 401 yards after it was shut out in its previous game, against Appalachian State. “He checked it down, scrambled away a couple of times and he even made a couple of nice throws to Keenan Barnes, including that one that got intercepted,” Hudspeth said. “He was very efficient and took care of the ball. He did what he asked him to do.” Louisiana-Lafayette rushed for 236 yards and converted 8 of 14 tries on third down. “We were able to run the ball really well,” Hudspeth said. “The thing I was most proud of was how we were really good on third down. That was a critical part.” After being hampered by a nagging ankle injury in the previous two games, Elijah McGuire returned to his all-conference form, rushing for 112 yards on 20 carries, scoring two touchdowns and becoming the school’s all-time leader in points with 300, passing Tyrell Fenroy. Hudspeth said the Cajuns have a different offense with a healthy McGuire. “He turns those 4-yard gains into 10-yard gains,” he said. “He turns those 8-yard runs into 16-yard runs, and then he also has the ability to break one.”

After injuring his hand in the season opener against Boise State, the senior cornerback was demoted for the McNeese State game before being suspended indefinitely for unspecified conduct detrimental to the program. He missed four games but was reinstated for the Texas State game. Brown had one tackle on special teams and got reps as a backup cornerback Saturday.

Praise for the defense The defense also earned Hudspeth’s praise. The Cajuns held the Bobcats to 221 yards (only 79 rushing), forced three turnovers and did not allow a touchdown for the first time since the team’s 16-3 win over Nevada in the 2014 New Orleans Bowl. “I thought defensively we played well but maybe even showed a little more improvement,” Hudspeth said. “They are a really good offensive football team. It is hard to prepare for them. We got three turnovers. Not only did we get some turnovers, we got some fourth-down stops, which to me is like a turnover.” Brown back on the field Savion Brown was one of the few Cajuns to earn All-Sun Belt preseason honors, but he hasn’t been much of a factor.

2016 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football Bowl Guide

AWARDS • Four-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection • Three-time All-Louisiana selection • Two-time Doak Walker Award Watch List • Two-time Paul Hornung Award Watch List • Two-time Maxwell Award Watch List • 2014 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year • 2014 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year • 2014 LSWA Offensive Player of the Year • 2013 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year • 2013 FWAA Freshman All-America • 2013 LSWA Freshman of the Year RECORDS • School record-holder in career touchdowns (52) • School record-holder in points scored (318) • School record-holder in all-purpose yards (5,837) • Second in school history in rushing yards (4,213) • Most receptions by a running back (128) • Tied for most touchdowns in a single-game (5) • Single-game record for rushing attempts (38, at Tulane)

“McGuire is a square runner with low pad level, using forward lean and run toughness to be productive between the tackles. He uses a good mix of balance and power to do his damage inside, but the athleticism and speed are also present to bounce runs outside, including secondary quickness once he clears the initial level of the defense. Considered one of the best athletes in the program, McGuire even joined the Ragin’ Cajuns basketball team this past January once the football season ended, playing in 16 games off the bench.” Dane Brugler - CBSSports.com June 2016