2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Michael Desormeaux.

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Terrance Carter TE	Killeen, Texas	Harker Heights HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Zeon Chriss QB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Madison Prep Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Lorenzell Dubose CB	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Kailep Edwards LB	Wallace, Louisiana	West St. John HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Jaydon Johnson WR	Missouri City, Texas	Thurgood Marshall HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Kaden Moreau OL	Pineville, Louisiana	Pineville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trent Murphy OL	Opelousas, Louisiana	Opelousas HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
James Ohonba OL	Stockbridge, Georgia	Woodland HS Michigan State	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2022
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Zylan Perry RB	Franklin, Louisiana	Franklin HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2022
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Charles Robertson WR	Zachary, Louisiana	Zachary HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2022
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Bryant Williams OL	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Grand Lake HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	323 lb (147 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Marcus Wiser DL	Corpus Christi, Texas	Calallen HS Kilgore College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Damon Youngblood S	McKinney, Texas	McKinney HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2021
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Source:^[1]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year	Reference
Doak Walker Award	Chris Smith	RB	RS-JR	[2]
John Mackey Award	Johnny Lumpkin	TE	RS-SR	[3]
Outland Trophy	AJ Gillie	OG	RS-SO	[4]
Ray Guy Award	Rhys Byrns	P	SR	[5]
Wuerffel Trophy	Chris Smith	RB	RS-JR	[6]
Reese's Senior Bowl	Chris Smith	RB	RS-JR	[7]
	Andre Jones Jr.	OLB	RS-SR
	Michael Jefferson	WR	SR

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Cajuns were picked to finish first in the West Division and first in the conference.^[8]

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68 (1)
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Personnel

2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Jacob Kibodi  Jr QB 2 Zeon Chriss Fr WR 3 Golden Eke  Jr WR 4 Jacob Bernard  So WR 6 Errol Rogers Jr. So WR 7 John Stephens Jr. Sr WR 8 Michael Jefferson Sr QB 8 Zy McDonald  Fr TE 9 Neal Johnson Jr QB 9 Lance Legendre  So QB 10 Ben Wooldridge  Jr WR 11 Dalen Cambre  So RB 13 Chris Smith  Jr QB 15 Hunter Herring  Fr WR 16 Kaleb Carter  Jr WR 17 Dontae Fleming So QB 18 Chandler Fields  So WR 19 Jamal Bell  Sr WR 19 Dale Martin  Fr RB 20 Dre'Lyn Washington  Fr RB 21 Zylan Perry Fr RB 23 Terrence Williams So TE 24 Pearse Migl  Jr RB 27 Kendrell Williams  Fr WR 29 Peter LeBlanc Jr WR 30 Treyv'on Culbert  Fr WR 31 Jared Braxton Fr RB 35 Chaz Ward Jr WR 37 Aaron Edwards  So WR 38 Charlie Wells Fr TE 41 Joe Lombardi Jr.  Fr RB 44 Taelon Nicholas Fr OL 50 Nathan Thomas  So OL 51 James Ohonba  Jr OL 53 AJ Gillie  So OL 55 Landon Burton  So OL 60 Zach Boulet  Fr OL 61 Nathaniel LaRue Fr OL 62 Camden Maroon Fr OL 63 Brodie Reich  Fr OL 64 Bryant Williams Fr OL 65 Carlos Rubio  Jr OL 66 Trent Murphy Fr OL 68 Nick Doré Fr OL 69 Jared Kreeger  So OL 70 Jax Harrington  Fr OL 71 George Jackson  Fr OL 73 David Hudson  Sr OL 74 Colby Hebert  So OL 75 Kaden Moreau Fr OL 77 King McGowen  So OL 78 Quinton Williams So OL 79 Mackey Maillho  Fr WR 80 Charles Robertson Fr WR 81 Jaydon Jackson Fr TE 82 Rhett Guidry  Fr TE 83 Damani Burrell  Jr TE 84 Jathan Caldwell  Fr WR 85 Robert Williams  Fr TE 86 Terrance Carter Fr TE 87 Tyler Hatcher So TE 88 Johnny Lumpkin  Sr WR 89 Calvin Bullock Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Kam Pedescleaux  Jr S 2 Brandon Bishop  Jr S 3 Tyrone Lewis Jr.  So DL 4 Zi'Yon Hill-Green  Sr LB 6 Kris Moncrief Sr CB 7 Eric Garror Sr DL 8 Kendall Wilkerson  So LB 10 Andre Jones Jr.  Sr CB 11 Caleb Anderson  Fr CB 13 Amir McDaniel  So LB 15 Ja'Marian Peterson  Fr CB 16 AJ Washington Sr LB 17 Cameron George  Fr LB 18 Jasper Williams Jr LB 19 AJ Riley  Jr CB 20 Jalen Clark  Fr CB 21 Trey Amos  So S 22 Patrick Mensah  Jr S 23 Courtline Flowers So S 24 Bralen Trahan  Sr LB 25 Kendre' Gant  So CB 26 Justin Agu  Fr CB 27 Key'Savalyn Barnes  Fr CB 28 Keyon Martin  So LB 29 K. C. Ossai So S 30 Cejae Ceasar  Fr S 31 Tyree Skipper  Fr LB 33 Tyler Guidry Jr CB 33 Collin Jacob Fr LB 34 Kailep Edwards Fr CB 34 Calep Jacob Fr S 35 Lanard Harris  Fr CB 36 Lorenzell Dubose Fr LB 38 Cameron Whitfield  Fr CB 39 Denim Day Fr S 41 Ty'Darien Quinney  So LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux  Sr S 43 Aaron Wright  Fr LB 44 Jake St. Andre  Fr LB 45 Caleb Kibodi  Fr DL 46 Jordan Lawson  Fr S 48 Maurion Eleam Fr DL 49 Jeremiah Williams  Fr LB 50 Ross Cheatham  Sr DL 52 Demetrus Gladney Fr DL 53 Christopher Scott Fr LB 54 Jake Chiasson  Fr DL 56 Joshua Robinson Fr LB 57 Hunter Warren Fr LB 58 Colbi Dennis Fr LB 59 Wesley Maze  Fr LB 80 Alex Self  So S 81 Kerry Wilson Fr S 82 Larry Reimonenq  Fr CB 83 Willie Smith Fr DL 90 Mason Narcisse So DL 91 Sonny Hazard So DL 92 Damon Thompson  Fr DL 93 Nijel McGriff  So DL 94 Dalvin Hutchinson Jr DL 95 Blake Champagne  Fr DL 96 RJ Oliver  Fr DL 97 Ja-Quane Nelson  Sr DL 98 Andre Landry  Sr DL 99 Marcus Wiser So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Gavin Royer Fr K 37 Preston Stafford  Jr LS 39 Carter Milliron Fr K 40 Logan Klotz  Fr LS 40 Hunter Sims  Fr K 45 Kenneth Almendares  So P 47 Rhys Byrns Sr K 51 Evan Padilla  Sr LS 52 James Segrest  So P 84 Thomas Leo  Jr	Head coach Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Coordinators/assistant coaches LaMar Morgan (Louisiana) Defensive coordinator/S Tim Leger (McNeese State) Offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator/WR Luke Paschall (Middle Tennessee) Special teams coordinator/director of quality control Jorge Munoz (Bethany) Associate head coach/TE Matt Bergeron (Lamar) Running backs Jeff Burris (Notre Dame) Cornerbacks Mike Giuliani (SUNY Cortland) Outside linebackers Jeff Norrid (Arkansas) Offensive linemen Bryant Ross (Alabama A&M) Assistant OL Galen Scott (Illinois State) Inside linebackers Dennis Thomas (South Carolina) Defensive linemen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 5 September 2022

Schedule

All conference games were announced in early March 2022.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana (Cypress Mug)	ESPN3	W 24–7	16,812
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	NFLN	W 49–21	18,079
September 17	6:30 p.m.	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	ESPN+	L 21–33	18,746
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	L 17–21	19,077
October 1	4:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 17–20	20,671
October 12	6:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia	ESPN2	W 23–13	19,905
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 38–18	15,017
October 27	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	ESPN2	L 24–39	27,332
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 17–23	7,888
November 10	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN2	W 36–17	11,512
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	ACCRSN	L 17–49	58,597
November 26	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, Texas	ESPN+	W 41–13	15,035
December 23	2:00 p.m.	vs. Houston*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–23	23,410
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 (FCS) Lions 0 0 7 0 7 • Ragin' Cajuns 10 7 0 7 24 Date: September 3, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 6:03 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 16,812 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: Scott Broadway TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:08 LA Johnny Lumpkin 28-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (9 plays, 79 yards, 4:20) LA 7–0 01:34 LA Preston Stafford 36-yard field goal (14 plays, 58 yards, 5:54) LA 10–0 2 12:41 LA Eric Garror 83-yard punt returned (Preston Stafford kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) LA 17–0 3 04:04 SELA Carlos Washington, Jr. 5-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (13 plays, 78 yards, 5:56) LA 17–7 4 01:37 LA Johnny Lumpkin 3-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (7 plays, 39 yards, 3:09) LA 24–7

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –13.0	61

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana
First downs	12	18
Total yards	260	374
Rushing yards	111	133
Passing yards	149	241
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:04	30:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cephus Johnson III	22/34, 149 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carlos Washington Jr.	10 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Turner	3 receptions, 46 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	13/20, 173 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Terrence Williams	10 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Johnny Lumpkin	5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 7 7 0 21 • Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 21 28 49 Date: September 10, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 6:04 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 18,079 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: S 4 MPH Referee: Greg Sujack TV announcers (NFL Network): Doug Sherman (play–by–play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:29 EMU Aaron Jackson 3-yard pass from Samson Evans (Jesus Gomez kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:31) EMU 7–0 2 00:05 EMU Tanner Knue 25-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Jesus Gomez kick) (11 plays, 88 yards, 3:26) EMU 14–0 3 12:41 LA Michael Jefferson 27-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11) EMU 14–7 09:14 LA Johnny Lumpkin 1-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (7 plays, 32 yards, 3:09) TIE 14–14 07:00 EMU Darius Boone 1-yard rush (Jesus Gomez kick) (5 plays, 82 yards, 2:08) EMU 21–14 03:59 LA John Stephens Jr. 36-yard pass from Ben Woolridge (Preston Stafford kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) TIE 21–21 4 14:52 LA Chris Smith 20-yard rush (Kam Pedescleaux kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:25) LA 28–21 11:15 LA Neal Johnson 19-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (7 plays, 43 yards, 3:18) LA 35–21 08:22 LA Pearse Migl 2-yard pass from Ben Woolridge (Preston Stafford kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:21) LA 42–21 01:47 LA Dre'lyn Washington 1-yard rush (Ben Woolridge kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 4:34) LA 49–21

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –11.0	56

Statistics	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana
First downs	23	23
Total yards	361	459
Rushing yards	41	149
Passing yards	320	310
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Michigan	Passing	Taylor Powell	31/50, 317 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Jaylon Jackson	5 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Tanner Knue	8 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Woolridge	12/13, 169 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Dre'lyn Washington	8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	John Stephens Jr.	3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD

At Rice

Louisiana at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0 7 21 • Owls 3 10 6 14 33 Date: September 17, 2022 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, Texas Game start: 6:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 18,764 Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 10 MPH Referee: Scott Hardin TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) & Chris Mycoskie (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:17 RICE Christian VanSickle 23-yard field goal (7 plays, 33 yards, 2:42) RICE 3–0 02:47 LA Caleb Anderson 54-yard interception returned (Preston Stafford kick) (5 plays, 64 yards, 2:45) LA 7–3 2 05:20 RICE Luke McCaffrey 8-yard pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 7:56) RICE 10–7 01:24 LA Terrence Williams 11-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (3 plays, 17 yards, 1:28) LA 14–10 00:01 RICE Christian VanSickle 31-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 1:19) LA 14–13 3 10:20 RICE Bradley Rozner 12-yard pass from TJ McMahon (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:40) RICE 19–14 4 11:25 RICE Luke McCaffrey 6-yard pass from TJ McMahon (TJ McMahon two-point conversion pass to Bradley Rozner) (10 plays, 65 yards, 6:07) RICE 27–14 09:17 LA Chris Smith 22-yard rush (Preston Stafford kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08) RICE 27–21 02:59 RICE Ari Broussard 2-yard rush (two-point pass conversion pass attempt failed) (11 plays, 70 yards, 6:14) RICE 33–21

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –12.0	52

Statistics	Louisiana	Rice
First downs	9	26
Total yards	175	449
Rushing yards	61	146
Passing yards	114	303
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	18:09	41:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Woolridge	6/14, 76 yards
	Rushing	Chris Smith	6 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	5 receptions, 53 yards
Rice	Passing	TJ McMahon	25/36, 303 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Ari Broussard	19 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TDs

At Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 14 3 0 0 17 • Warhawks 7 0 0 14 21 Date: September 24, 2022 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 19,077 Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick White (play–by–play) and Desmond Lighten (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:56 LA Chandler Fields 9-yard rush (Preston Stafford kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 2:18) LA 7–0 07:02 ULM Andrew Henry 75-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:47) TIE 7–7 05:11 LA Michael Jefferson 50-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:51) LA 14–7 2 07:25 LA Preston Stafford 28-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 2:15) LA 17–7 3 11:07 ULM Chandler Rogers 5-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (2 plays, 8 yards, 0:39) LA 17–14 06:51 ULM Malik Jackson 2-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (3 plays, 90 yards, 1:20) ULM 21–17

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –9.5	51

Statistics	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	18	15
Total yards	354	419
Rushing yards	86	227
Passing yards	268	192
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:45	27:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	20/34, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	5 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Chandler Rogers	14/26, 192 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Andrew Henry	11 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Howell	3 receptions, 124 yards

South Alabama

South Alabama at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 0 7 3 10 20 Ragin' Cajuns 7 0 0 10 17 Date: October 1, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 4:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 20,671 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 11 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 07:53 LA Eric Garror 69-yard punt returned (Kenneth Almendares kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:22) LA 7–0 2 02:54 USA La'Damian Webb 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (11 plays, 68 yards, 4:46) TIE 7–7 3 08:29 USA Diego Guajardo 38-yard field goal (7 plays, 44 yards, 2:52) USA 10–7 4 12:53 USA Carter Bradley 3-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (11 plays, 51 yards, 4:46) LA 17–7 07:43 LA Kenneth Almendares 51-yard field goal (12 plays, 41 yards, 5:10) USA 17–10 00:42 LA Pearse Migl 81-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (17 plays, 82 yards, 6:17) TIE 17–17 00:00 USA Diego Guajardo 43-yard field goal (8 plays, 49 yards, 0:42) USA 20–17

Pregame line	Over/under
USA –8.5	47.5

Statistics	South Alabama	Louisiana
First downs	20	17
Total yards	361	274
Rushing yards	116	159
Passing yards	245	115
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Carter Bradley	18/41, 245 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	La'Damian Webb	22 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Caullin Lacy	5 receptions, 112 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Woolridge	18/29, 90 yards, 1 TD, INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	12 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Peter LeBlanc	3 receptions, 23 yards

At Marshall

Louisiana at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 13 7 23 Thundering Herd 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 12, 2022 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 19,905 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Morgan (play–by–play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:47 LA Kenneth Almendares 42-yard field goal (8 plays, 55 yards, 2:38) LA 3–0 2 04:09 MRSH Khalan Laborn 1-yard rush (Rece Verhoff kick) (10 plays, 87 yards, 5:26) MRSH 7–3 3 10:30 LA Dontae Fleming 6-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:40) LA 10–7 04:44 LA Kenneth Almendares 33-yard field goal (8 plays, 61 yards, 3:06) LA 13–7 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 52-yard field goal (6 plays, 14 yards, 2:11) LA 16–7 4 09:59 LA Michael Jefferson 32-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30) LA 23–7 06:52 MRSH Khalan Laborn 1-yard rush (Two-Point conversion rush attempt failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:07) LA 23–13

Pregame line	Over/under
MRSH –10.5	45

Statistics	Louisiana	Marshall
First downs	16	17
Total yards	338	276
Rushing yards	108	139
Passing yards	230	137
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	17/30, 230 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ben Wooldridge	10 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Marshall	Passing	Cam Fancher	7/9, 69 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Laborn	26 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Corey Gammage	4 receptions, 58 yards

Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 0 9 3 6 18 • Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 14 0 38 Date: October 22, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 4:03 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes Game attendance: 15,017 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 14 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 04:50 LA Kenneth Almendares 43-yard field goal (12 plays, 49 yards, 4:05) LA 3–0 00:13 LA Dontae Fleming 7-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 53 yards, 3:49) LA 10–0 2 08:58 ARST Dominic Zvada 43-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 1:25) LA 10–3 06:28 ARST Seydou Traore 27-yard pass from AJ Mayer (Dominic Zvada PAT blocked) (3 plays, 85 yards, 1:11) LA 10–9 04:36 LA Jacob Bernard 45-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52) LA 17–9 01:14 LA Dontae Fleming 55-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:26) LA 24–9 3 11:34 LA Michael Jefferson 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) LA 31–9 06:57 LA Neal Anderson 13-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:39) LA 38–9 01:59 ARST Dominic Zvada 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 4:52) LA 38–12 4 02:02 ARST Dane Motley 12-yard fumble returned (Two-Point conversion attempt failed) (3 plays, -8 yards, 1:31) LA 38–18

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –6.5	51.5

Statistics	Arkansas State	Louisiana
First downs	13	27
Total yards	271	522
Rushing yards	82	206
Passing yards	189	316
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	22:12	37:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	AJ Mayer	8/23, 155 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Quez Cross	6 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Daverrick Jenkins	3 receptions, 61 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	21/34, 316 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Terrence Williams	11 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Bernard	5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

At Southern Miss

Louisiana at Southern Mississippi

1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 5 6 6 7 24 • Golden Eagles 20 9 0 10 39 Date: October 27, 2022 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 46 minutes Game attendance: 27,332 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:29 USM Janari Dean 1-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois PAT blocked) (5 plays, 19 yards, 2:29) USM 6–0 07:28 LA Trey Amos Defensive PAT conversion (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) USM 6–2 04:34 USM Tiaquelin Mims 52-yard pass from Frank Gore, Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (3 plays, 59 yards, 1:44) USM 13–2 02:36 USM Jason Brownlee 76-yard pass from Zach Wilcke (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (1 play, 76 yards, 0:12) USM 20–2 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 50-yard field goal (9 plays, 42 yards, 2:36) USM 20–5 2 10:21 USM Camron Harrell safety (2 plays, -1 yards, 0:45) USM 22–5 05:29 USM Jason Brownlee 12-yard pass from Frank Gore, Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (11 plays, 69 yards, 4:43) USM 29–5 03:39 LA Michael Jefferson 63-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares PAT blocked) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) USM 29–11 3 02:34 LA John Stephens Jr. 9-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Two-Point pass conversion attempt failed) (6 plays, 85 yards, 2:14) USM 29–17 4 10:30 USM Briggs Bourgeois 25-yard field goal (8 plays, 28 yards, 4:03) USM 32–17 03:12 LA Terrence Williams 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (3 plays, 7 yards, 0:51) USM 32–24 01:14 USM Natrone Brooks 52-yard interception returned (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (5 plays, 16 yards, 0:51) USM 39–24

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –2.5	43.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Southern Miss
First downs	17	15
Total yards	439	339
Rushing yards	103	150
Passing yards	336	189
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	26:47	33:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	21/46, 336 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	11 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	6 receptions, 179 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss	Passing	Zach Wilcke	8/17, 137 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	23 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Jason Brownlee	3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

Troy

Troy at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 0 0 7 16 23 Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 0 17 Date: November 5, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 4:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 7,888 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Javarro Edwards TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 05:39 LA Ben Wooldridge 11-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (13 plays, 80 yards, 5:38) LA 7–0 01:27 LA Kenneth Almendares 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 36 yards, 3:27) LA 10–0 3 08:36 LA Ben Wooldridge 10-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (12 plays, 77 yards, 6:15) LA 17–0 00:00 TROY Michael Vice 3-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (20 plays, 75 yards, 8:36) LA 17–7 4 12:01 TROY Deyunkrea Lewis 35-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 1:57) LA 17–14 02:41 TROY Brooks Buce 37-yard field goal (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:32) TIE 17–17 00:05 TROY Kimani Vidal 22-yard rush (Brooks Buce PAT blocked) (8 plays, 68 yards, 1:12) TROY 23–17

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –5.5	43

Statistics	Troy	Louisiana
First downs	21	21
Total yards	377	315
Rushing yards	154	203
Passing yards	223	112
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:08	29:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	21/35, 223 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	21 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	RaJae' Johnson	5 receptions, 79 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	13/29, 112 yards
	Rushing	Chris Smith	18 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	6 receptions, 50 yards

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 7 3 17 • Ragin' Cajuns 7 20 3 6 36 Date: November 10, 2022 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 6:33 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 11,512 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH Referee: Ted Pitts TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:52 LA John Stephens Jr. 28-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:43) LA 7–0 2 13:43 GASO Derwin Burgess Jr. 32-yard pass from OJ Arnold (Alex Raynor kick) (8 plays, 96 yards, 3:32) TIE 7–7 12:28 LA Jacob Bernard 18-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:15) LA 14–7 10:45 LA Michael Jefferson 28-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) (1 play, 28 yards, 0:09) LA 21–7 03:34 LA Kenneth Almendares 48-yard field goal (11 plays, 40 yards, 4:48) LA 24–7 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 34-yard field goal (7 plays, 33 yards, 0:33) LA 27–7 3 10:01 LA Kenneth Almendares 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 4:59) LA 30–7 04:25 GASO Marcus Sanders Jr. 25-yard pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor kick) (9 plays, 68 yards, 3:08) LA 30–14 4 14:09 LA Kenneth Almendares 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 45 yards, 5:16) LA 33–14 11:59 GASO Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal (8 plays, 60 yards, 2:10) LA 33–17 10:13 LA Kenneth Almendares 40-yard field goal (5 plays, 19 yards, 1:46) LA 36–17

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –3.5	63.0

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Louisiana
First downs	24	22
Total yards	430	435
Rushing yards	72	242
Passing yards	358	193
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	28/49, 325 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gerald Green	10 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Derwin Burgess Jr.	5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	17/31, 193 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	17 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	3 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

At No. 19 Florida State

Louisiana at No. 19 Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 0 14 17 • No. 19 Seminoles 21 14 14 0 49 Date: November 19, 2022 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida Game start: 11:03 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 58,597 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 9 MPH Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme (play–by–play), James Bates (analyst), and Wiley Ballard (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:29 FSU Treshaun Ward 36-yard rush (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:31) FSU 7–0 07:37 FSU Jordan Travis 3-yard rush (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:25) FSU 14–0 01:58 FSU Jordan Travis 13-yard rush (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (7 plays, 53 yards, 2:25) FSU 21–0 2 06:59 FSU Treshaun Ward 1-yard rush (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (8 plays, 44 yards, 3:25) FSU 28–0 03:14 FSU Malik McClain 9-yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49) FSU 35–0 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 24-yard field goal (14 plays, 68 yards, 3:14) FSU 35–3 3 10:05 FSU Trey Benson 2-yard rush (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04) FSU 42–3 08:22 FSU Markeston Douglas 16-yard pass from A. J. Duffy (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (3 plays, 18 yards, 1:29) FSU 49–3 4 11:07 LA Michael Jefferson 5-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (12 plays, 64 yards, 4:44) FSU 49–10 05:16 LA Chandler Fields 5-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 4:12) FSU 49–17

Pregame line	Over/under
FSU –25.0	52.5

Statistics	Louisiana	Florida State
First downs	18	23
Total yards	291	440
Rushing yards	132	251
Passing yards	159	189
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:16	30:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	19/36, 159 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dre'lyn Washington	10 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	6 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Florida State	Passing	Jordan Travis	9/14, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Trey Benson	16 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kentron Poitier	1 reception, 45 yards

At Texas State

Louisiana at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 7 13 7 14 41 Bobcats 3 3 7 0 13 Date: November 26, 2022 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, Texas Game start: 4:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 15,035 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 21 MPH Referee: Ted Pitts TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:01 TXST Seth Keller 38-yard field goal (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:59) TXST 3–0 05:35 LA Chris Smith 18-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 4:06) LA 7–3 2 10:00 TXST Seth Keller 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 74 yards, 5:27) LA 7–6 05:38 LA Kenneth Almendares 33-yard field goal (12 plays, 59 yards, 4:15) LA 10–6 03:24 LA Dre'lyn Washington 8-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (2 plays, 1 yard, 0:49) LA 17–6 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 27-yard field goal (6 plays, 51 yards, 0:47) LA 20–6 3 12:19 LA Chris Smith 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (8 plays, 61 yards, 2:33) LA 27–6 10:23 TXST Lincoln Pare 64-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56) LA 27–13 4 12:08 LA Peter LeBlanc 3-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:32) LA 34–13 02:58 LA Lance Legendre 37-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 84 yards, 6:02) LA 41–13

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –5.0	45.0

Statistics	Louisiana	Texas State
First downs	27	15
Total yards	436	356
Rushing yards	165	223
Passing yards	271	133
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	16/26, 187 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dre'lyn Washington	10 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lance Legendre	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Texas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	13/27, 133 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charles Brown	3 receptions, 60 yards

Vs. Houston (Independence Bowl)

Houston vs. Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 6 7 10 23 Ragin' Cajuns 7 9 0 0 16 Date: December 23, 2022 Location: Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 23,410 Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 15 MPH Referee: Scott Hardin TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play–by–play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 07:39 LA Johnny Lumpkin 4-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 7:21) LA 7–0 2 09:35 LA Kenneth Almendares 42-yard field goal (7 plays, 39 yards, 3:43) LA 10–0 07:05 LA Kenneth Almendares 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards, 0:58) LA 13–0 03:00 HOU KeSean Carter 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey PAT failed) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59) LA 13–6 00:02 LA Kenneth Almendares 32-yard field goal (13 plays, 83 yards, 2:51) LA 16–6 3 09:21 HOU Nathaniel Dell 2-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) (13 plays, 70 yards, 5:33) LA 16–13 4 13:40 HOU Kyle Ramsey 19-yard field goal (8 plays, 31 yards, 4:02) TIE 16–16 00:20 HOU Nathaniel Dell 12-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) (6 plays, 92 yards, 2:39) HOU 23–16

Pregame line	Over/under
HOU –5.0	58.0

Statistics	Houston	Louisiana
First downs	21	21
Total yards	363	323
Rushing yards	139	129
Passing yards	224	194
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	30:19	29:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	19/28, 224 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Clayton Tune	11 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	KeSean Carter	4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Chandler Fields	17/25, 169 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Chris Smith	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Lance Legendre	5 receptions, 56 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

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

References