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2016 LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS FOOTBALL GAME NOTESLouisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Sports Information • 201 Reinhardt Drive • Lafayette, LA 70506 • RaginCajuns.comSports Information Director: Matt Sullivan • E: [email protected] • O: 337-482-6331 • C: 985-981-0009 • @MattSulli123Assistant Director: Jeff Schneider • E: [email protected] • O: 337-482-6332 • C: 225-241-8430 • @JSchneidLA

GAME 2With 105 yards rushing, Elijah McGuire (3,231 yards) will move past Alonzo Harris (3,330) and Brian Mitchell (3,335) into second-place on the school’s all-time rushing list.

Louisiana is in the midst of its first three-game homestand to start the season since 1988.

The series against McNeese State (37 games) is the seventh-longest for the Ragin’ Cajuns in school history.

Steven Coutts is ranked 17th nationally in punt-ing averaging 45.2 yards per attempt.

With his next touchdown, Elijah McGuire (264 points) will tie Alonzo Harris (270) for third-place in school history in scoring.

NR/NR LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS (0-1)Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) • @ULCoachHudRecord at UL: 18-25 (sixth season), Career Record: 84-46 (13th season)

10/11 McNEESE STATE COWBOYS (1-0)Head Coach: Lance Guidry (McNeese State, 1995)Record at McNeese: 1-0 (first season), Career Record: 1-0 (first season)

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Sept. 10, 2016 • 6:04 p.m. • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (41,426)Series History: McNeese State leads, 20-15-2 In Lafayette: McNeese State leads 11-6-1 | In Lake Charles: Tied, 9-9-1 | Hudspeth vs. McNeese State: 0-0First Meeting: Louisiana won, 35-14; Sept. 22, 1951 at Lake CharlesLast Meeting: McNeese State won, 38-17; Sept. 15, 2007 at Cajun Field

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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS

2016 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIME OF NOTESept. 3 BOISE STATE (ASN/ESPN3) L, 45-10 Jennings finishes 21-for-33 with TD in debutSept. 10 McNEESE STATE (ESPN3) 6 p.m. First meeting between I-10 rivals since 2007Sept. 17 SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Series tied, 2-2; home team has won each game Sept. 24 at Tulane (ASN) TBA Teams last met in 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlOct. 1 at New Mexico State * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Series is tied at 4-4Oct. 12 APPALACHIAN STATE * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. App State claimed 35-16 win in Lafayette in 2014Oct. 22 at Texas State * (ESPN3) 6 p.m. UL posted 34-10 win in San Marcos in 2014Nov. 5 IDAHO * (ESPN3) (HC) 4 p.m. First meeting since 2004Nov. 10 at Georgia Southern * (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. First-ever meeting between schoolsNov. 19 at Georgia TBA Bulldogs claimed win in 2010 opener in AthensNov. 26 ARKANSAS STATE * (ESPN3) TBA Cajuns have won 9 of last 10 at home since 1994Dec. 3 at ULM * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. UL has won five straight in Monroe since 2005

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

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RUSHING GP Att Net Avg TD Long Avg/GElijah McGuire 1 15 46 3.3 0 9 46.0Jalen Nixon 1 3 20 6.7 0 11 20.0Anthony Jennings 1 16 18 1.1 0 17 18.0

PASSING GP C-A-I Pct Yds TD Long Avg/GAnthony Jennings 1 21-33-0 .636 186 0 36 186.0

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GElijah McGuire 1 6 40 6.7 0 21 40.0Ja’Marcus Bradley 1 3 50 16.7 0 36 50.0Nick Byrne 1 2 22 11.0 0 23 22.0

TACKLES GP UT AT TT TFL-YDS SACKS-YDSTravis Crawford 1 5 5 10 0-0 0-0Otha Peters 1 5 3 8 2.0-5 0-0Simeon Thomas 1 5 2 7 0-0 0-0Tre’maine Lightfoot 1 3 3 6 1.5-5 0.5-4

RAGIN’CAJUNSFACTSLocation: .................................................................. Lafayette, La.Population: .........................................................................124,276Founded: .................................................................................. 1898Enrollment: ..........................................................................19,033Conference: ...................................................................... Sun BeltNickname: ...............................................................Ragin’ CajunsColors: .................................Vermilion (PMS 193) and WhitePresident: ..................................................Dr. E. Joseph SavoieDirector of Athletics: ..........................................Scott FarmerNCAA Faculty Representative: ...........Anita HazelwoodAthletics Website: .........................www.RaginCajuns.comTwitter (Athletics): ...................................... @ULRaginCajunsTwitter (Football): ........................................@RaginCajunsFB

Stadium: ...................................................................... Cajun FieldCapacity: .................................................................................41,426Playing Surface: .............................Pro Grass Synthetic TurfFirst Season of Football:.................................................... 1901All-Time Record: .......................................................499-539-34All-Time SBC Record: .........................................................43-44SBC Championships (Last): .......................................1 (2005)Cajun Field Record: ................................................... 123-105-2

COACHESINFOON THE FIELD:Mark Hudspeth ........................................................Head coachMike Lucas ..................................Defensive Coordinator/LBsMichael Desormeaux .................................................ReceiversLevorn Harbin .....................................................Defensive LineMarquase Lovings ............................................Running BacksMitch Rodrigue ...................................................Offensive Line

IN THE BOOTH:Jorge Munoz .......................................Offensive Coordinator Charlie Harbison ............. Co-Defensive Coordinator/DBsReed Stringer ...............................................................Tight Ends

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MEDIA INFORMATION

FOOTBALL WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONEach week during the regular season, Mark Huds-peth will hold a weekly media luncheon begin-ning at noon in the Student-Athlete Performance Center Auditorium. Luncheons are ONLY open to credentialed members of the media.

Lunch will be served at 12 p.m. with interviews starting at 12:30 p.m. Student-athletes may be available to address the media during this time if there are not class conflicts. Media members are asked to arrive early. The 2016 weekly luncheon schedule is: Tuesday, Sept. 6Monday, Sept. 12Monday, Sept. 19Monday, Sept. 26Monday, Oct. 3Monday, Oct. 10Friday, Oct. 14Monday, Oct. 24Monday, Oct. 31Monday, Nov. 7Monday, Nov. 14Monday, Nov. 21Monday, Nov. 28 Monday, Dec. 5

GAME WEEK AVAILABILITY – STUDENT-ATHLETES• All player interviews must be arranged through the Louisiana Sports Information office. During the season, Ragin’ Cajuns players are available to the media twice a week, typically Tuesday (offense) and Wednesday (defense). • To arrange an interview, please call or email Matt Sullivan or Jeff Schneider at least 48 hours in advance. Post-practice interview requests for coaches and players must be made 24 hours in advance. Those interviews will be conducted in the Student-Athlete Performance Center Audito-rium. • Players will not be available for game-day interviews until the post-game press conference. Interviews will always be scheduled around a student-athlete’s academic schedule. NOTE: First-year freshmen are unavailable for interviews for the duration of the fall schedule.

GAME WEEK AVAILABILITY – COACHESMedia are strongly encouraged to attend the weekly press conference with head coach Mark Hudspeth. Offensive coordinator Jorge Munoz and offensive coaches will be available for inter-views (by request) on Tuesday, with defensive coordinator Mike Lucas and defensive coaches available by request on Wednesday.

MONDAY

• Mark Hudspeth on SBC Weekly Teleconfer-

ence (11:19 a.m.)• Mark Hudspeth

Weekly Press Confer-ence in Student-Ath-

lete Performance Center Auditorium

(12:30 p.m.)

TUESDAY

• Mark Hudspeth avail-ability after practice• Offensive players available for inter-

views• Offensive coaches available for inter-

views

WEDNESDAY

• Mark Hudspeth avail-ability after practice• Defensive players available for inter-

views• Defensive coaches available for inter-

views

THURSDAY

• Mark Hudspeth avail-ability after practice

• Mark Hudspeth Coaches’ Radio Show at Pete’s on Johnston

(6:30 p.m.)

FRIDAY

• No availability

GAME NOTES• During the season, football game notes will be available each Monday at 12 p.m. to media members and will also be available at www.ragincajuns.com. • If media require additional notes, statistics or information not listed in the game notes package, please contact the SID office with your needs. Please allow time for the SID staff to research your questions. • To be added to the Football Mailing List, please e-mail Matt Sullivan at [email protected].

PRACTICE AVAILABILITY• Practices are closed to the media, with the exception of the first 30 minutes and last 30 minutes. Media should contact the SID office if they plan to attend an open practice and should be aware of the designated areas around the practice field from which to view practice.• All photographers and video crews shoot-ing footage during practice are asked to limit their filming to the first 30 minutes.• When practice is over, media members are asked to move to the area just inside the en-trance gates to the practice field to conduct interviews.

THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS LOCKER ROOMThe Louisiana locker room is closed to all media both at Cajun Field and on the road.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSHead coach Mark Hudspeth and requested players will be available for media inter-views following the mandatory 10-minute cooling off period. Interviews will be con-ducted in the Student-Athlete Performance Center Auditorium.

For road games, Hudspeth and selected players will be available for interviews outside of the team locker room or the designated interview room.

RAGIN’ CAJUNS RADIO NETWORKLouisiana 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) LafayetteKHXT107.9-FM LafayetteKTUX 98.9-FM ShreveportKJEF 1290-AM JenningsKLCL 1470-AM Lake Charles KRJO 1680-AM MonroeKTIB 640-AM ThibodauxWGSO 990-AM New Orleans

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMCollegePressBox.com is an official media website for the Sun Belt Conference. Access and download weekly game notes, roster cards, statistics, media guides, coach or player head shots and more for the Sun Belt and each of its member institu-tions throughout the season. Login informa-tion will be distributed to accredited media, or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. The login will also give you access to all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conference partners and independents.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

TEAM INFORMATIONHead Coach: Mark Hudspeth Alma Mater, Year: Delta State, 1992 Record at Louisiana (Years): 18-25 (6)1

Overall Record (Years): 84-46 (12)1

1 Actual on-field field record is 40-25 at Louisiana and 106-46 overall. 22 wins vacated due

to NCAA sanctions from 2011-14

Assistant Head Coach/TE: Reed StringerOffensive Coordinator/QB: Jorge MunozDefensive Coordinator/LB: Mike LucasCo-Defensive Coordinator/DBs: Charlie HarbisonRun Game Coordinator/OL: Mitch RodrigueWide Receivers: Michael DesormeauxDefensive Line: Levorn HarbinRunning Backs: Marquase Lovings2015 Record: 4-82015 SBC Record (Finish): 3-5 (2nd)2015 Postseason: NonePrimary Offense: Multiple Primary Defense: MultipleFirst Season of Football: 1901All-Time Record: 499-539-34All-Time SBC Record: 43-44SBC Championships (Last): 1 (2005)Bowl Appearances (Last): 6 (2014) Bowl: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Outcome: def. Nevada, 16-3Bowl Record: 3-1Lettermen Returning (Off/Def/Spec): 46 (20/22/4)Lettermen Lost (Off/Def/Spec): 28 (11/15/2)Offensive Starters Returning: 7Defensive Starters Returning: 6Specialists Returning: 2Offensive Two-Deep Players Returning: 16Defensive Two-Deep Players Returning: 18

STADIUM INFORMATIONFirst Game: Sept. 25, 1971 (21-0 vs. Santa Clara)Largest Crowd: 41,357 (9/5/2009 vs. Southern)

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director (FB contact): Matt SullivanOffice Phone: (337) 482-6331Mobile Phone: (985) 981-0009E-Mail: [email protected] SID (secondary contact): Jeff SchneiderOffice Phone: (337) 482-6332Mobile Phone: (225) 241-8430E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (337) 482-6529

Mailing Address: 201 Reinhardt Drive Cox Communication Center Lafayette, LA 70506

WORKING PRESS AREAThe entrance to the Cajun Field press box is through the press elevator, located at Gate B adjacent to the elevator tower on the west side of Cajun Field.

The press box opens approximately three hours prior to game time and meals will be served in the press box beginning approximately 90 minutes before kickoff.

Working media credentials are required for admittance to the press box and for meals.

The Level 1 area is reserved for media members as well as game staff and statistical personnel. Broadcast outlets, coaches booths, game management areas and restrooms are located on Level 2. The camera deck is below Level 1.

PRESS BOX MEDIA SERVICESPre-game notes, programs, guides and statistics along with other information will be provided to all media members prior to kickoff. Play-by-play and stat sheets are provided at the end of each quarter. Live running stats are also available via monitors throughout press row and on the internet at www.ragincajuns.com during the game.

Members of the Louisiana SID staff will man the press box phone number, (337) 851-2255, which should be used for any questions or information needed during the game.

Louisiana and the Football Writer’s Association of America (FWAA) remind you that the Cajun Field press box is a working press facility and that cheering for either team will not be tolerated. Violators will be asked to leave by security personnel.

SBC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCEThe Sun Belt Conference will conduct a weekly media teleconference with its head coaches each Monday throughout the season.

Louisiana head coach Mark Hudspeth will address the media at approximately 11:19 a.m. CT.

E-mail John McElwain ([email protected]) for more information.

Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State .................... 10:30 a.m.Everett Withers, Texas State ................................. 10:37 a.m.Doug Martin, New Mexico State .......................... 10:44 a.m.Tyson Summers, Georgia Southern ...................... 10:51 a.m.Joey Jones, South Alabama ................................. 10:58 a.m.Blake Anderson, Arkansas State .......................... 11:05 a.m.Matt Viator, ULM ................................................. 11:12 a.m.Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana .......................11:19 a.m.Neal Brown, Troy ................................................. 11:26 a.m.Paul Petrino, Idaho .............................................. 11:33 a.m.Trent Miles, Georgia State ................................... 11:40 a.m.

PLEASE CALL US “LOUISIANA”Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns® is the nickname of the University’s athletic teams. Teams also may be referred to using shorter versions of that nickname. In most cases, Ragin’ Cajuns plural is proper, though Ragin’ Cajun in the singular form can apply. UL Lafayette may be used as an abbreviation to refer to the academic institution when clarification is neces-sary.

• Please do not use the following in any instance: ULL, La.-Lafayette, La.-Laf., LLU, Lafayette (not to be confused with Lafayette College in Pennsylvania).

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

THE SERIES• Tonight’s contest is the 38th meeting between the I-10 rivals with McNeese State holding a 20-15-2 lead in the series.• The schools played yearly from 1951-86 when both schools were members in the Gulf States Conference (1951-70) and later in the Southland Conference (1971-81).• Tonight’s contest also marks the fourth game in the series played in the month of Septem-ber with all other games played in mid-to-late November.• Louisiana trails the series in games played in Lafayette, 11-6-1, with its last victory at Cajun Field coming on Nov. 12, 1983 (48-16).

THE LAST MEETING - McNeese State 38, Louisiana 17 (Sept. 15, 2007 • Cajun Field)• The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns fell to 0-3 on the season, following a 38-17 loss to McNeese State. The meeting was the first between the two schools since November 15, 1986. The overflow crowd of 33,828 was the third largest in the history of Cajun Field.• The Cajuns failed to score inside the McNeese State red zone on three separate occasions in the first half, and as a result, trailed 24-17 at the break.• McNeese used a seven-play, 43-yard drive late in the third quarter to build a 31-17 lead with 2:10 remaining in the third stanza. The Cajuns offense sputtered in the third quarter, generat-ing 54 total yards on 14 plays.• The Cowboys used a 12-yard touchdown run by Jamie Leonard with 5:47 remaining to seal the victory.• Louisiana had another disappointing second half, failing to score and totaling just 104 yards of total offense. The Cajuns have scored three points and totaled 408 yards of offense in the second half this season.• Leonard paced the Cowboys with 19 carries for 134 yards. Quarterback Derrick Fourroux finished 11-of-19 passing for 139 yards one touchdown. Kris Bush ran for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns.• Tyrell Fenroy led the Cajuns with 82 yards rushing on 20 carries. Quarterback Michael Desormeaux was 11-of-24 passing for 162 yards. He added 46 yards rushing, but was hurt by four interceptions and a fumble lost.

THE COUNTDOWN TO 500• Louisiana is 499-539-34 against all opponents dating back to 1901.

HUDSPETH VS. IN-STATE SCHOOLS, SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE• Under head coach Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana is 5-3 against in-state opponents.• In his career, Hudspeth is officially 5-1 against current members of the Southland Confer-ence (4-1 vs. Central Arkansas, 1-0 vs. Northwestern State).

RAGIN’ CAJUNS VS. THE FCS• Louisiana is 36-19-1 against schools in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) dating back to 1982. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 8-1 against FCS schools since 2000.

LOUISIANA VS. THE SOUTHLAND• Louisiana has an extensive football history with the Southland Conference, sharing confer-ence membership at one time with current members Lamar (SLC), McNeese State (GSC, SLC), Northwestern State (GSC, SLC) and Southeastern Louisiana (GSC, SLC).• In their history, the Ragin’ Cajuns are 122-90-9 against seven current SLC members and holding series leads against Northwestern State (37-35-2), Lamar (22-11-0), Southeastern Louisiana (19-17-3), Stephen F. Austin (18-1-1), Sam Houston State (9-6-1) and Nicholls State (2-0).

CURRENT NFL CAJUNS• When the NFL regular-season officially kicks off this week, three former Ragin’ Cajuns will be suiting up on their respective 53-man rosters.

Ladarius Green (TE) – PittsburghJustin Hamilton (DL) – SeattleChristian Ringo (DL) – Green Bay

THE McNEESE STATE SERIESMcNeese State leads, 20-15-2In Lafayette: McNeese State leads, 11-6-1In Lake Charles: Tied, 9-9-1

Date Winner Score Site9/22/51 Louisiana 35-14 Lake Charles11/22/52 Louisiana 20-13 Lake Charles11/21/53 Louisiana 47-13 Lafayette11/20/54 Louisiana 55-12 Lake Charles11/19/55 McNeese 7-12 Lafayette11/17/56 Louisiana 35-33 Lake Charles11/23/57 McNeese 0-13 Lafayette11/22/58 McNeese 8-9 Lake Charles11/21/59 Louisiana 19-14 Lafayette11/19/60 McNeese 18-28 Lake Charles11/18/61 McNeese 0-25 Lafayette11/17/62 McNeese 0-19 Lake Charles11/23/63 McNeese 7-14 Lafayette11/21/64 McNeese 9-24 Lake Charles11/20/65 Louisiana 14-7 Lafayette11/19/66 Louisiana 7-0 Lake Charles11/18/67 Louisiana 31-6 Lafayette11/23/68 Louisiana 12-7 Lake Charles11/22/69 Louisiana 21-17 Lafayette11/21/70 Louisiana 13-7 Lake Charles11/19/71 McNeese 10-20 Lafayette11/25/72 Louisiana 10-0 Lake Charles11/24/73 McNeese 0-37 Lafayette9/21/74 McNeese 0-38 Lake Charles11/22/75 McNeese 21-33 Lafayette11/20/76 McNeese 19-20 Lake Charles11/25/77 Tied 9-9 Lafayette11/25/78 McNeese 18-44 Lake Charles11/17/79 McNeese 6-10 Lafayette11/22/80 McNeese 0-14 Lake Charles11/21/81 McNeese 7-14 Lafayette11/20/82 Tied 10-10 Lake Charles11/12/83 Louisiana 48-16 Lafayette11/10/84 McNeese 17-30 Lake Charles11/16/85 McNeese 3-14 Lafayette11/15/86 Louisiana 33-13 Lake Charles9/15/07 McNeese 17-38 Lafayette

ON THIS DATEBelow are all-time results for Louisiana in games played on Sept. 10.

All-Time Cajuns Results on Sept. 101963 at Southeastern Louisiana L, 14-01977 Fresno State W, 34-13 1983 at ULM L, 31-61994 Northern Illinois W, 29-92005 at Eastern Michigan L, 31-102011 at Kent State W, 20-12

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AP TOP 25 (WEEK 2)

RK Team Rec Pts LW1 Alabama (54) 1-0 1518 12 Clemson (2) 1-0 1416 23 Florida State (4) 1-0 1413 44 Ohio State 1-0 1324 65 Michigan (1) 1-0 1261 76 Houston 1-0 1243 157 Stanford 1-0 1140 88 Washington 1-0 884 149 Georgia 1-0 877 1810 Wisconsin 1-0 759 NR11 Texas 1-0 743 NR12 Michigan State 1-0 722 1213 Louisville 1-0 686 1914 Oklahoma 0-1 664 315 TCU 1-0 635 1316 Iowa 1-0 588 1717 Tennessee 1-0 573 918 Notre Dame 0-1 528 1019 Ole Miss 0-1 493 1120 Texas A&M 1-0 477 NR21 LSU 0-1 423 522 Oklahoma State 1-0 409 2123 Baylor 1-0 296 2324 Oregon 1-0 242 2425 Miami 1-0 137 NR

UL opponents receiving votes: Boise State 50

ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL (WEEK 2)

RK Team Rec Pts LW1 Alabama (62) 1-0 1598 12 Clemson (2) 1-0 1513 23 Florida State 1-0 1454 44 Ohio State 1-0 1424 55 Stanford 1-0 1284 76 Michigan 1-0 1261 87 Houston 1-0 1213 138 Michigan State 1-0 1027 119 Georgia 1-0 934 1610 Iowa 1-0 797 1511 Washington 1-0 782 1812 TCU 1-0 719 1413 Oklahoma 0-1 707 314 Tennessee 1-0 657 1015 Louisville 1-0 635 2316 Wisconsin 1-0 583 NR17 Oklahoma State 1-0 555 1918 Ole Miss 0-1 534 1219 Baylor 1-0 481 2120 Texas 1-0 439 NR21 Notre Dame 0-1 426 922 LSU 0-1 418 623 Oregon 1-0 385 2224 Texas A&M 1-0 302 NR25 Florida 1-0 182 25

UL opponents receiving votes: Boise State 52, South Alabama 3, Appalachian State 1

18 CAJUNS MAKE DEBUT VS. BOISE STATE• In the Ragin’ Cajuns 2016 debut against Boise State on Sept. 3, 18 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 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; DE Kevon Perry; DT David Lemoto.• 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.

NOTES FROM THE BOISE STATE GAME• 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.

HUDSPETH’S AMONG SELECT GROUP OF FBS FATHER-SON COMBOS• Head coach Mark Hudspeth and redshirt freshman quarterback (and backup holder) Gun-ner Hudspeth are one of seven father-son combinations among FBS schools in 2016.

Division I FBS Head Coaches Coaching SonsSchool Head Coach PlayerLouisiana Mark Hudspeth Gunner HudspethIowa Kirk Ferentz Steve FerentzUtah Kyle Whittingham Alex WhittinghamMiddle Tennessee Rick Stockstill Brent StockstillOld Dominion Bobby Wilder Derek WilderColorado Mike Macintyre Jay MacintyreTennessee Butch Jones 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 will play eight regular-season games within the state borders.• The Ragin’ Cajuns will play six games at Cajun Field and will travel to face Tulane and ULM.• Louisiana will not leave the state during the month of September as it will play Boise State (Sept. 3), McNeese State (Sept. 10) and South Alabama (Sept. 17) at home before traveling for the first time in 2016 to face Tulane (Sept. 24) at Yulman Stadium.• Louisiana’s first trip out of state will be on Oct. 1 when it visits 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• Three members of the Ragin’ Cajuns squad are international players: punter Steven Coutts (Australia), reserve lineman Christian Cederquist (Denmark) and scout team lineman Angus Sinclair (Scotland), who finished second overall in the decathlon at the 2016 Sun Belt Con-ference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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CAJUN FIELD CROWDSSince 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 CROWDS1. 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. 26,824 Northwestern State (Sept. 12, 2015)19. 26,640 Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2, 1976)20. 26,339 Florida Atlantic (Oct. 1, 2011)

ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMESSince the College Football Overtime Rule was introduced in 1996, Louisiana has posted a 3-5 record in overtime games.

Below is Louisiana’s all-time results in overtime games (periods in parentheses)

Date Opponent W/L, Score10/11/97 North Alabama L, 42-48 (4)10/25/97 ULM L, 21-28 11/20/99 Wofford W, 37-3411/18/00 at Middle Tennessee * L, 38-41 (2)11/15/03 at Middle Tennessee * W, 57-51 (4)10/29/05 Troy * W, 31-2810/20/07 Florida Atlantic * L, 32-3910/31/09 FIU * L, 17-20

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 condi-tions. • 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 confer-ence standings following full round-robin, regular-season competition between all members of the conference.

McGUIRE CHASING ALL-PURPOSE YARDS RECORD; 4TH AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS• With 4,658 all-purpose yards in his career, Elijah McGuire is 574 yards shy of passing Tyrell Fenroy as the Ragin’ Cajuns all-time leader. McGuire, who is fourth among active NCAA players in all-purpose yards, is 272 yards shy of tying 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.

CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDSRk. Yards Player Rush Receive Return1. 5,231 Tyrell Fenroy (2005-08) 4,646 585 02. 4,930 Darryl Surgent (2010-13) 49 1,642 3,2393. 4,658 Elijah McGuire (2013-SA) 3,231 1,185 2424. 3,789 Brandon Stokely (1995-98) 59 3,702 285. 3,502 Jason Chery (2005-08) 521 1,374 1,6076. 3,335 Brian Mitchell (1986-89) 3,335 0 07. 3,276 Wayde Butler (1989-92) 330 2,076 8738. 3,040 Joe Redding (1985-88) 161 237 2,642

ACTIVE NCAA LEADERS IN ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (THROUGH 9/4/2016)Player, School Rush Rec. Int. PR KR Total1. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 4,370 851 0 0 63 5,2842. Marcus Cox, Appalachian St. 4,203 933 0 0 0 5,1363. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 2,445 936 0 300 1,189 4,8704. Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 3,231 1,185 0 196 46 4,658

CAJUNS PUT IN WORK IN COMMUNITY AFTER HISTORIC FLOODS• After the historic flooding that took place in many parts of Louisiana in August, the Ragin’ Cajuns football team did their part in helping in the recovery.• On Aug. 16, the Ragin’ Cajuns football team along with the coaching and support staff, loaded three buses and assisted residents in Youngsville’s Highland Ridge Subdivision.• The team helped remove debris from flooded homes, assisted in ripping out floors, with several team and strength staff members physically moving a car.• On Aug. 20, head coach Mark Hudspeth would later be interviewed by Sarah Walsh on ESPN’s SportsCenter with footage of the Cajuns’ work being shown to a national audience.

SPECIAL TEAMS DEMON REGGIE MILES AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP• After earning a spot on the Ragin’ Cajuns as a walk-on in 2013 and leading the team in special teams tackles in 2015, fifth-year senior Reggie Miles was awarded a scholarship on Aug. 19.• Miles, who spent his freshman year at UL watching the Cajuns play from the stands at Cajun Field in 2012, played in 18 games prior to the 2016 season. As a junior in 2015, Miles recorded nine tackles - all on special teams - with three stops coming against Kentucky.• During a team meeting on Aug. 19, Miles was presented with the award of MVP of fall camp. Head coach Mark Hudspeth then told the senior in front of the team that he had been awarded a scholarship for his final season with the Cajuns.

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - POSITION NOTES

CAREER RUSHING RECORDS1. TYRELL FENROY 4,646Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg2005 179 1,053 5.9 12 602006 223 1,197 5.4 10 572007 180 1,021 5.7 7 692008 226 1,375 6.1 19 89Totals 808 4,646 5.8 48 89

2. BRIAN MITCHELL (QB) 3,335Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg1986 111 514 4.6 4 631987 150 767 5.1 9 611988 180 743 4.1 15 701989 237 1,311 5.5 19 67Totals 678 3,335 4.9 47 70

3. ALONZO HARRIS 3,330Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg2011 163 700 4.3 8 282012 170 881 5.2 10 682013 199 942 4.7 14 652014 172 807 4.7 12 54Totals 704 3,330 4.7 44 68

4. ELIJAH McGUIRE 3,231Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg2013 103 863 8.4 8 702014 166 1264 7.6 14 752015 210 1,058 5.0 13 882016 14 46 3.3 0 9Totals 493 3,231 6.5 35 88

5. MICHAEL DESORMEAUX (QB) 2,843Year Att Yards Avg TD Lg2005 87 487 5.6 3 502006 24 180 7.5 1 512007 188 1,141 6.1 7 862008 144 1,035 7.2 5 64Totals 443 2,843 6.4 16 86

Rushing Attempts - Career 1. 808 Tyrell Fenroy [2005-08] 2. 704 Alonzo Harris [2011-14] 3. 678 Brian Mitchell [1986-89] 4. 594 Darren Brister [1996-00] 5. 559 Kenyon Cotton [1993-96]

Touchdowns - Career 1. 48 Tyrell Fenroy [2005-08] 2. 47 Brian Mitchell [1986-89] 3. 44 Alonzo Harris [2011-14] 4. 35 Elijah McGuire [2013-SA] 5. 25 Kenyon Cotton [1993-96]

LONGEST RUNS90 Reggie Dupre at Southeastern Louisiana, 197189 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, 200785 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, 200480 Mike Northcutt vs. Texas-Arlington, 1975 (TD)80 F.G. Mixon at Louisiana College, 1950 (TD)

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK• Senior transfer Anthony 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 also rushed 16 times in the contest picking up 18 yards on the ground despite losing 38 yards on five sacks. • 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.• Senior Jalen Nixon saw action at quarterback against Boise State rushing for 20 yards on three carries.• Nixon had the second most experience among the quarterbacks coming into the season passing for 937 yards and eight touchdowns in three seasons.• Nixon has rushed for 469 yards on 75 carries while finding the endzone five times in his career. • 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 joined Brian Mitchell as the only Ragin’ Cajuns quarterbacks 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. • Nixon saw action in the Cajuns 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl appearance.• Sophomore Jordan 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.

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK• Senior Elijah McGuire ranks fourth all-time on the Ragin’ Cajuns career scoring list with 264 points in three seasons. He needs six points to equal former teammate Alonzo Harris for third with 270 points. Brian Mitchell ranks second all-time with 286 points, while Tyrell Fenroy holds the school record with 294 points in four seasons.• McGuire also ranks fourth all-time in career rushing yards with 3,231 in three seasons. He needs 99 yards to move into a tie with Alonzo Harris for third place. McGuire is 1,415 yards back of Tyrell Fenroy for the school record of 4,646.• McGuire is the only active running back in the FBS to post 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving.• McGuire holds the school career record for both receptions (106) and receiving yards (1,185) by a running back. • McGuire is one of five players in program history to score six touchdowns in a game against New Mexico State on Sept. 12, 2015 against Northwestern State.• McGuire has 493 career carries and is 66 carries away from moving into a tie for fifth place all time with Kenyon Cotton (559). • McGuire accounted for 96 total yards against Boise State with 20 offensive touches.• 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.• Junior Darius Hoggins brings the second most experience into the season having rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.• Hoggins ripped off a career-best 58-yard against Northwestern State in 2015.• Freshman Jordan Wright redshirted during the 2015 season and is expected to see action in the Cajuns backfield in 2016.• Hoggins, Wright and true freshman Raymond Calais all saw action in the backfield for the Cajuns against the Broncos.

WIDE RECEIVER NOTEBOOK• 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.

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CAREER RECEIVING RECORDSReceptions 1. 241 Brandon Stokley [1995-98] 2. 180 Fred Stamps [2000-03] 3. 172 Wayde Butler [1989-92] 4. 156 Jamal Robinson [2011-15] 5. 155 Bill Sampy [2002-05]

Receiving Yards 1. 3,702 Brandon Stokley [1995-98] 2. 2,789 Fred Stamps [2000-03] 3. 2,653 Jamal Robinson [2011-15] 3. 2,326 Donald Richard [1993-96] 5. 2,201 Ladarius Green [2008-11]

Touchdowns 1. 25 Brandon Stokley [1995-98] 2. 22 Ladarius Green [2008-11] 3. 20 Jamal Robinson [2011-15] 20 Donald Richard [1993-96] 5. 19 Fred Stamps [2000-03]

MOST RECEPTIONS BY RUNNING BACKGame (Yardage)1. 10 (134) Elijah McGuire [10/20/15] 10 (106) Elijah McGuire [9/20/14]2. 9 (90) Elijah McGuire [11/1/14] 9 (65) Ivan “Ike” Taylor [11/10/01]

Season (Yardage)1. 45 (468) Elijah McGuire [2014]2. 43 (398) Wayde Butler [1990]3. 41 (516) Wayde Butler [1989]

Career (Yardage)1. 106 (1,185) Elijah McGuire [2013-SA]2. 84 (914) Wayde Butler [1989-90] 3. 60 (585) Tyrell Fenroy [2005-08] 60 (497) Dwayne Williams [1983-86]

CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMESElijah McGuire (12) ................ Att.-Yds-TDsArkansas State (2014)...........................19-265-4Texas State (2015) ..................................28-170-1at Troy (2014)...........................................14-169-2Northwestern State (2015) .................14-162-5New Mexico State (2015) ....................18-159-2Nicholls State (2013)............................... 9-137-3New Mexico State (2014) ....................26-136-1Southern (2014) .....................................13-129-1ULM (2013) ...............................................14-119-1South Alabama (2014) .........................18-116-1Arkansas State (2013)...........................10-110-0Georgia State (2013) ............................11-107-0 Jalen Nixon (1) ....................... Att.-Yds-TDsArkansas State (2015)...........................19-201-1

CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMESElijah McGuire (3) ................. Rec.-Yds-TDsArkansas State (2015)...........................10-134-1Georgia State (2013) ............................... 3-125-2Boise State (2014)_ ...............................10-106-0

Al Riles (1) ............................. Rec.-Yds.-TDsGeorgia State (2015) ............................... 8-103-1

• Sophomore Keenan Barnes posted the only touchdown for the Cajuns against Boise State. He made just one catch for 27 yards in 2015 seeing action in nine games as a true freshman. • The Cajuns return four receivers who caught at least one pass a year ago led by Al Riles who posted 477 yards and four touchdowns on 46 receptions. • Riles has recorded 848 career yards on 82 catches and is averaging 10.3 yards per catch.• In 2015, Riles caught at least one pass in all 11 games that he saw action in, making nine starts.• Riles recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game with 103 yards on eight receptions and a touchdown at Georgia State in 2015.• Riles started his career with the Cajuns on the defensive side of the ball in 2013 before switching to wide out going into his sophomore campaign. • Junior Gabe Fuselier comes into 2016 as the second most experienced receiver on the corps having hauled in 67 passes for 621 and three touchdowns in two seasons. • Fuselier notched 146 all-purpose yards at Kentucky after catching seven passes for 69 yards while adding four kickoff returns for 77 yards.• Fuselier finished third overall on the team in all-purpose yards (642) in 2015.• Ja’Marcus Bradley had the most catches of any receiver against Boise State hauling in three grabs for 50 yards including a team-best 36-yard reception in the second quarter.• Redshirt freshmen Michael Jacquet posted two catches for 17 yards in his first action as a Cajun.• Sophomore Gary Haynes posted 25 grabs for 174 yards in 10 games as a true freshman. • The Ragin’ Cajuns will be without the services of senior Devin Scott after suffering a sea-son-ending injury during summer workouts. Scott has posted 326 yards receiving over three seasons on 18 catches.• Junior Jared Johnson returns 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.

TIGHT END NOTEBOOK• Both senior Nick Byrne and sophomore Matt Barnes recorded a pair of receptions against Boise State.• Byrne has accounted for 18 of the 21 catches among returning players at the position.• Byrne has 138 yards receiving in four seasons posting a career-best 83 yards in 2015. • 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.• 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 and Cody Mitchell add depth at the position.

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK• The Ragin’ Cajuns return five offensive linemen who made at least one start in 2015 with senior Eddie Gordon and junior Grant Horst making double-digit starts. • Gordon started in all 12 games in 2015 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 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 played in nine games during the season. He started in seven straight games for the Cajuns at left tackle.• 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. • Robert Hunt made his first career start against Boise State on the offensive line.

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK• Junior transfer Kevin Perry led the defensive line with four tackles including 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), a half sack and a forced fumble against Boise State. • Junior Taboris Lee anchors the defensive line after leading the group and finishing seventh overall in tackles (40) in 2015.• Lee posted 29 stops in the Cajuns final four games a year ago.

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CAREER SCORING RECORDS1. TYRELL FENROY 294Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG PTS2005 12 0 0 0 722006 11 0 0 0 662007 7 0 0 0 422008 19 0 0 0 114Totals 49 0 0 0 294

2. BRIAN MITCHELL 286Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG PTS1986 4 0 1 0 261987 9 0 0 0 541988 15 0 1 0 921989 19 0 0 0 114Totals 47 0 2 0 286

3. ALONZO HARRIS 270Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG PTS2011 9 0 0 0 542012 10 0 0 0 602013 14 0 0 0 842014 12 0 0 0 72Totals 45 0 0 0 270

4. ELIJAH McGUIRE 264Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG PTS1993 11 0 0 0 661994 16 0 0 0 961995 16 0 3 0 102Totals 43 0 3 0 264

5. BRETT BAER 256Year TD PAT1 PAT2 FG PTS2010 0 22 0 7 432011 0 46 0 18 1002012 0 53 0 20 113Totals 0 121 0 45 256

• 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.• Lee led all defensive linemen with 5.0 tackles-for-loss (TFL).• Senior Karmichael Dunbar has the second most tackles among returning D-Linemen from a year ago recording 23 stops including 3.0 TFL. He had two stops in the season opener against Boise State.• Both Lee and Dunbar were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team.• Dunbar appeared in all 12 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns in 2015 while earning nine starts at defensive tackle. He saw action in 10 games in his first two seasons with the Cajuns.• Sophomore Mario Osborne’s 2.0 sacks leads all returning defensive lineman from a year ago. Lee is the only other Cajuns D-Lineman on this year’s squad to post a sack.• Osborne played in nine games as a true freshman, recording seven tackles with three stops for loss.• Lee and Ladarius Kidd each have one fumble recovery, while Osborne has one forced fumble.• Kidd played in the final 11 games of the season for Louisiana, finishing with 13 tackles.• David Lemoto, Trev Miller and Jarvis Jeffries add depth at the position.

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK• Senior Otha Peters takes over as both the leader of the linebacker corps and the defense with the departure of Dominique Tovell. Peters was the third-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns a year ago, recording 68 stops (41 solo) and six tackles-for-loss (TFL).• An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2015, Peters was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team.• Peters had the second most tackles Boise State with eight stops including a team-best 2.0 TFL.• Junior Tracy Walker makes the move to linebacker this season after serving as a member of the secondary in his first two seasons with the Cajuns. He had three tackles against the Broncos.• Walker was the second-leading tackler for the Ragin’ Cajuns in 2015, recording 74 tackles (54 solo) with 5.0 TFL.• Walker joined Peters on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team.• Walker has three career interceptions and 121 career stops. His three interceptions are tied with cornerback Savion Brown for the most among active players. • Senior Tre’maine Lightfoot had six stops including 1.5 TFL and a half sack against Boise State.• Lightfoot appeared in nine games with two starts in 2015. He finished the year ranked eighth on the team with 31 tackles with 3.5 tackles-for-loss.• 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. • Senior Trey Granier adds depth having played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams member in 2015. He recorded 27 tackles with 4.0 TFL.• Freshman Alonzo Brown recorded five tackles in his first game with the Ragin’ Cajuns against Boise State with three solo stops.• Freshmen Joe Dillon and Terik Miller are both expected to see time as reserves.

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK• Senior Savion Brown was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team. He received second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2015.• Brown posted 43 tackles, three interceptions, six pass breakups and a fumble recovery in his junior campaign.• Brown’s three interceptions ranked tied for fifth in the Sun Belt, while his six pass breakups was tied for second best on the squad a year ago.• Brown recorded a season-high seven tackles and ran back an interception 85 yards for a pick six at South Alabama. The interception return is the fifth-longest in school history.• Junior Travis Crawford had a team-best 10 stops against Boise State in the season opener. He played in 11 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns, earning seven starts in 2015.• Crawford finished the season in fifth on the team in tackles (45) while also registering four pass breakups.• Junior Troy McCollum had two of the Cajuns three pass breakups against the Broncos.• McCollum ranked second in the Sun Belt in 2015 in passes defended with a team-best 11 pass breakups. He had a season-best three pass breakups against New Mexico State.

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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDSCajun Field (since 1971)All-Time Record 114-111-2 (.509)Home Openers 25-18 (.595)Most Wins, Season 7 [1976]Most Losses, Season 6 [1973]Record in Home Finales 19-23-2 (.455)Record in August 1-2 (.333)Record in September 43-31 (.589)Record in October 44-33-1 (.571)Record in November 34-38-1 (.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]

Largest Margin of Victory (Modern Era) Rk Margin Game Score 1. 49 vs. Doane [1970] 49-0 2. 45 vs. Northern Illinois [1988] 45-0 3. 42 vs. Pacific [1995] 45-3 42 at Tulane [1990] 48-6 5. 41 vs. North Carolina A&T [2006] 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 PantsBoise State White Red WhiteMcNeese StateSouth AlabamaTulaneNew Mexico StateAppalachian StateTexas StateIdahoGeorgia SouthernGeorgiaArkansas StateULM

• McCollum played in 10 games on the season with eight starts at cornerback. He recorded 18 tackles including a season-high four tackles at South Alabama.• Junior Simeon Thomas had seven tackles against Boise State. It was his first action in over two years after missing both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.• Thomas saw action in nine games as a freshman serving as a reserve cornerback and spe-cial teams performer. Posted eight tackles in 2013.• Newcomers Levarious Varnado, Denarius Howard and Artez Williams combined to post eight tackles led by Howard with four against Boise State.• Dominick Jones and Damar’ren Mitchell both had four tackles in the season opener. • Jones has posted 45 tackles in 37 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 averaged 45.2 yards on six punts against Boise State. He 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 pinned two of his six punts inside the 20 and had a game-best 54 yard punt in the first half.• Coutts was named to the Sun Belt Newcomer Team after finishing among the league lead-ers in punting.• Coutts also was tabbed a second-team selection on the All-Louisiana (LSWA) College Foot-ball team.• Coutts had 14 punts of 50 yards or more during the season, including a season-best 64-yard 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 went 1-for-2 on a pair of 44-yard field goal attempts against Boise State.• 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• True freshman Raymond Calais returned three kicks for 75 yards including a long of 29 in the season opener against Boise State.• Both Elijah McGuire and Gary Haynes will spend time returning punts for the Cajuns in 2016.• Haynes returned a season-best 12 punts for a 10.5 yard average including a career-long 42-yard return against Georgia State.• McGuire returned nine punts for an 8.9 yard average a year ago. He had a season-best 37-yard return against Texas State.

CAJUNS ADD NEW BATTLE FLAG TO TEAM ENTRANCE• Prior to the 2016 opener against Boise State, the Ragin’ Cajuns unveiled their new Univer-sity of Louisiana Battle Flag that was carried by Captain James Pontiff on several combat missions in Iraq in 2010 (Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn), along with flying at the U.S. Embassy in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti from 2012-13.• Pontiff served as Company Commander for an Infantry Company of 131 soldiers in Iraq, with bases set up in Al Asaad and Tikrit.

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - SUN BELT CONFERENCE

2016 SUN BELT PRESEASON POLL1. Appalachian St. (5) ...................................114 pts2. Arkansas State (5) .....................................110 pts3. Georgia Southern (1) ................................ 98 pts4. Georgia State................................................ 73 pts5. Louisiana .......................................... 70 pts Troy ................................................................... 70 pts7. South Alabama ............................................ 62 pts8. Idaho................................................................ 48 pts9. New Mexico State ...................................... 37 pts10. Texas State ..................................................... 30 pts11. ULM .................................................................. 14 pts

SUN BELT STANDINGS

Standings SBC Pct. PF PA All Pct PF PA H A N StrTroy 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 57 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Texas State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 56 54 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1Georgia Southern 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 54 0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1ULM 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 38 21 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1South Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 21 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1Idaho 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 20 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Louisiana 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 10 45 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1NM State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 22 38 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Georgia State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 21 31 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1Appalachian State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 13 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1Arkansas State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 10 31 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 10 Time (all CT) TVTroy at Clemson 11:30 a.m. ACC RSN/ESPN3Georgia State at Air Force 1 p.m. Mountain West NetworkOld Dominion at Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. American Sports Network/ESPN3Idaho at Washington 4 p.m. Pac-12 NetworksULM at Oklahoma 6 p.m. Sooner Sports Network-PPV* Georgia Southern at South Alabama 6 p.m. American Sports Network/ESPN3McNeese State at Louisiana 6 p.m. ESPN3Arkansas State at Auburn 6:30 p.m. SEC NetworkNew Mexico at New Mexico State 7 p.m. NMSU Sports TV/ESPN3

OPEN - Texas State

* denotes Sun Belt Conference gameAll times Central (CT) and subject to change

RECENT RESULTS

Thursday, September 1No. 9 Tennessee 20, Appalachian State 13Idaho 20, Montana State 17

Friday, September 2Ball State 31, Georgia State 21Toledo 31, Arkansas State 10

Saturday, September 3Boise State 45, Louisiana 10South Alabama 21, Mississippi State 20 Texas State 56, Ohio 54 (3OT) Troy 57, Austin Peay 17 Georgia Southern 54, Savannah State 0 ULM 38, Southern 21 UTEP 38, New Mexico State 22

2016-17 SUN BELT BOWL GAMESThe Sun Belt Conference enters the 2016 season with five bowl tie-ins, including the second edi-tion of the AutoNation Cure Bowl and league’s first entry in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

AutoNation Cure BowlSat., Dec. 17 • 4:30 p.m. (CT) • CBSSNOrlando, Fla. • Citrus Bowl StadiumSun Belt vs. American

Raycom Media Camellia BowlSat., Dec. 17 • 4:30 p.m. • ESPNMontgomery, Ala. • Crampton BowlSun Belt vs. MAC

R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlSat., Dec. 17 • 8 p.m. (CT) • ESPN New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeSun Belt vs. C-USA

Dollar General BowlFri., Dec. 23 • 7 p.m. (CT) • ESPNMobile, Ala. • Ladd-Peebles StadiumSun Belt vs. MAC

Nova Home Loans Arizona BowlFri., Dec. 30 • TBA • TBA Tucson, Ariz. • Arizona StadiumSun Belt vs. Mountain West

2016 SUN BELT HONORSDate Player Award

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - CAJUNS IN THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE RANKINGS

FUTURE RAGIN’ CAJUNS SCHEDULES2017Sept. 2 ...................SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANASept. 9 ......................................................................at TulsaSept. 16 ....................................................... at Texas A&M

2019Sept. 21 ................................................................... at OhioSept. 28 ..................................................... TULSA

2021Sept. 18 ....................................................... OHIO

MOST COMMON DI OPPONENTSSchool ..................................................................... GamesLouisiana Tech ................................................................. 87Northwestern State ....................................................... 76Southern Miss .................................................................. 51ULM ..................................................................................... 51Arkansas State ................................................................. 44Southeastern Louisiana................................................ 39McNeese State ................................................................. 37Lamar .................................................................................. 34Tulane ................................................................................. 27LSU ....................................................................................... 22

UL played 59 games against Louisiana College (D-III) from 1910-68

RETIRED NUMBERS/JERSEYS1 .................................................................... Brian Mitchell5 ............................................... Charles “Peanut” Tillman9 .................................................................. Damon Mason12 ............................................................. Jake Delhomme14 .............................................................Brandon Stokely28 .................................................................. Glenn LaFleur32 .................................................................... Tyrell Fenroy42 .............................................................Orlando Thomas

TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING OFFENSE TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G10. Louisiana 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 SCORING DEFENSE TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G10. Louisiana 6 1 6 0 0 0 45 45.0

TOTAL OFFENSE Rush Pass Plays Yds Avg/P TD Avg/G10. Louisiana 81 186 73 267 3.7 1 267.0

TOTAL DEFENSE Rush Pass Plays Yds Avg/P TD Avg/G10. Louisiana 158 426 73 584 8.0 6 584.0

RUSHING OFFENSE Att Yds Avg. TD Yds/G10. Louisiana 40 81 2.0 0 81.0

RUSHING DEFENSE Att Yds Avg. TD Yds/G5. Louisiana 38 158 4.2 3 158.0 PASS OFFENSE C Att Int Pct. Yds Avg. TD Avg/G7. Louisiana 21 33 0 63.6 186 5.6 1 186.0 PASS DEFENSE C Att Int Pct. Yds Avg. TD Avg/G11. Louisiana 24 35 0 68.6 426 12.2 3 426.0 PASS EFFICIENCY C Att Int Pct. Yds TD Effic.6. Louisiana 21 33 0 63.6 186 1 121.0

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. C Att Int Pct. Yds TD Effic.10. Louisiana 24 35 0 68.6 426 3 199.1

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds TD Avg.3. Louisiana 3 75 0 25.0

PUNT RET. AVG No. Yds TD Avg.t7. Louisiana 0 0 0 0.0

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds TD Avg.t7. Louisiana 0 0 0 0.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg/P Ret. Avg. TB Net/P1. Louisiana 6 271 45.2 2 0.3 0 44.8

KICK COVERAGE No. Yds Avg. Return TB Net Avg.6. Louisiana 2 125 62.5 15 1 42.5

SACKS BY No. Ydst4. Louisiana 1 9

SACKS AGAINST No. Yds10. Louisiana 5 38

FIRST DOWNS Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G8. Louisiana 5 9 4 18 18.0

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Conv. Att. Pct.5. Louisiana 7 18 38.9

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT Conv. Att. Pct.9. Louisiana 7 13 53.8

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Conv. Att. Pct.t8. Louisiana 0 2 0.0

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT Conv. Att. Pct.11. Louisiana 1 1 100.0 PENALTIES No. Yds Avg/G8. Louisiana 10 71 71.0 TIME OF POSSESSION Pos. Time Avg/G4. Louisiana 30:46 30:46 TURNOVER MARGIN Fum Int TotG Fum Int TotL Mar. Per/Gt5. Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0.00

CAJUNS IN THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE (THROUGH 9/4/16)INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PASSING AVG/GAME C-A-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G6. Anthony Jennings 21-33-0 63.6 186 1 36 186.0 PASS EFFICIENCY C-A-I Pct. Yards TD Long Effic.9. Anthony Jennings 21-33-0 63.6 186 1 36 121.0 RECEPTIONS/GAME Rec. Yards TD Long Avg/C Avg/G Rec/Gt6. Elijah McGuire 6 40 0 21 6.7 40.0 6.0 TOTAL OFFENSE Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G6. Anthony Jennings 18 186 49 204 204.0

SCORING (KICK) PATs FGs Pts Pts/Gt6. Stevie Artigue 1-1 1-2 4 4.0

KICK RETURN AVG No. Yards TD Long Avg.3. Raymond Calais 3 75 0 29 25.0

PUNTING No. Yards Long Avg.2. Steven Coutts 6 271 54 45.2

FIELD GOALS Made Att. Pct. Made/Gt3. Stevie Artigue 1 2 50.0 1.00 TACKLES Solo Ast. Total Avg/G Sackst12. Travis Crawford 5 5 10 10.0 0.0t23. Otha Peters 5 3 8 8.0 0.0t26. Simeon Thomas 5 2 7 7.0 0.0t37. Tre’maine Lightfoot 3 3 6 6.0 0.5

SACKS Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/Gt16. Kevon Perry 0 1 5 0.5 0.50t16. Tre’maine Lightfoot 0 1 4 0.5 0.50 TACKLES FOR LOSS Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/Gt4. Otha Peters 2 0 5 2.0 2.00t9. Kevon Perry 1 1 11 1.5 1.50t9. Tre’maine Lightfoot 1 1 5 1.5 1.50

PASSES DEFENDED BrUp Int. Total Avg/Gt3. Troy McCollum 2 0 2 2.00t8. Dominick Jones 1 0 1 1.00

TURNOVER MARGIN (since 2011)Year Rank Margin Gained Lost2011 59. +0 23 232012 63. -1 21 222013 56. +1 23 222014 48. +3 17 142015 T110. -9 11 202016 - +0 0 0

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - CAJUNS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS

GAME CAPTAINSRagin’ Cajuns game captains for the 2016 season are listed below:

Boise StateOtha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Karmichael Dunbar (DT), Eddie Gordon (C)

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

TEAM STATISTICS

STATISTIC Rank Avg.Scoring Offense 114 10.0Scoring Defense 111 45.0Total Offense 111 267.0Total Defense 119 584.0Rushing Offense 111 81.0Rushing Defense 82 158.0Pass Offense 89 186.0Pass Defense 121 426.0Pass Efficiency 82 120.98Pass Efficiency Defense 117 199.10Kickoff Returns 35 25.0Punt Returns 86 0.0Interceptions n/r -Net Punting 11 44.8Kick Coverage 28 15.0Sacks By t-75 1.0Sacks Against 118 5.0First Downs 87 18First Downs Against 113 283rd-Down Conversions 77 .389Opponent 3rd-Down Conversions 113 .5384th-Down Conversions t-73 .000Opponent 4th-Down Conversions 100 1.000Penalties (Yards) 95 71.0Time of Possession 51 30:46Turnovers Lost t-1 0Turnovers Gained n/r -Turnover Margin 56 0.0

CAJUNS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 9/4/16)INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Forced FumblesKevon Perry 4 1.0

PuntingSteven Coutts 17 45.2

Passes DefendedTroy McCollum 19 2.0

Kickoff Returns Raymond Calais 33 25.0

Completions Per Game Anthony Jennings 35 21.0

Field Goals Per Game Stevie Artigue 39 1.0

Tackles For Loss Otha Peters 42 2.0

Total Tackles Travis Crawford 49 10.0

Receptions Per Game Elijah McGuire 57 6.0

Completion Pct. Anthony Jennings 59 .636

Passing Yards Anthony Jennings 76 186

Passing Yards Per Game Anthony Jennings 76 186.0

Passing Efficiency Anthony Jennings 76 121.0

Total Offense Anthony Jennings 78 204.0

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MARK HUDSPETH VS. ALL OPPONENTS

Akron 1-1Appalachian State 0-2Arizona 0-1Arkansas 0-1Arkansas State 1-3Arkansas Tech 5-0Arkansas-Monticello 6-1Boise State 0-2Carson-Newman 2-0Central Arkansas 4-1Delta State 5-3East Carolina 1-0FIU 0-0Florida 0-1Florida Atlantic 1-0Georgia First meetingGeorgia Southern First meetingGeorgia State 2-0Harding 5-2Henderson State 3-0Idaho First meetingJacksonville State 1-0Kansas State 0-1Kent State 0-0Kentucky 0-1Lamar 0-0Lambuth 1-0Louisiana Tech 0-2McNeese State First meetingMiddle Tennessee 1-0Newberry 1-0New Mexico State 0-1Nicholls State 0-0North Carolina Central 1-0North Dakota 0-1North Greenville 1-0North Texas 0-1Northwestern State 1-0NW Missouri State 0-2Oklahoma State 0-2Ole Miss 0-1Quachita Baptist 3-1Samford 0-1San Diego State 0-0South Alabama 2-2Southern 1-0Southern Arkansas 7-1Stillman 1-0Texas State 2-0Troy 0-1Tulane 0-0Tusculum 4-0ULM 3-1Valdosta State 5-5West Alabama 5-2West Georgia 6-1Western Kentucky 1-1

2016 opponents in bold

LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - HEAD COACH MARK HUDSPETH - @ULCoachHud

AS A HEAD COACHYear School Overall Conference Notes1997-98 Winston Academy 25-1 16-0 1997 State Champions2002 North Alabama 4-7 3-6 2003 North Alabama 13-1 9-0 NCAA Division II Semi-Finals GSC Coach of the Year, GSC Champs2004 North Alabama 5-5 4-5 2005 North Alabama 11-3 7-2 NCAA Division II Semi-Finals2006 North Alabama 11-1 8-0 NCAA Division II Quarter-Finals GSC Coach of the Year, GSC Champs2007 North Alabama 10-2 7-1 NCAA Division II Semi-Finals2008 North Alabama 12-2 7-1 NCAA Division II Semi-Finals UNA Totals 66-21 45-15 (Seven Years)

2011 Louisiana 1-4 1 1-2 2012 Louisiana 5-4 1 4-2 New Orleans Bowl Champions2013 Louisiana 1-4 1 0-2 2014 Louisiana 7-4 1 5-1 New Orleans Bowl Champions2015 Louisiana 4-8 3-5 2016 Louisiana 0-1 0-0 Louisiana Totals 18-25 2 13-12 2 (Five Years) Collegiate Totals 84-46 3 58-27 3 (12 Years) Career Totals 109-47 4 74-27 4 (14 Years)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 40-25 overall and 27-12 in SBC games; 3 - Actual collegiate record is 106-46 overall and 72-27 in conference; 4 - Actual career record is 131-46 overall and 88-27 in conference/league games.

THE MARK HUDSPETH FILE

PERSONALHometown 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

EDUCATIONWinston (Miss.) Academy 1988Delta State University 1992 B.S. in Health & EducationUniversity 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 Finalist, Paul “Bear” Bryant Award, 2011 2003, 2006 Gulf South Coach of the Year

COACHING EXPERIENCEHead Coach Louisiana, 2011-present 18-25 Overall Record (Five seasons) 84-46 Career Record (12 Years) 2012 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2014 New Orleans Bowl Champions

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

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - PRESEASON HONORS

CHARTING THE CAJUNSCurrent Streak L5Current Home Streak L3Current Road Streak L2Last win 23-21, at Georgia State (11/7/15)Last loss 45-10, vs. Boise State (9/3/16) 2016 Record Overall 0-1Sun Belt 0-0 Non-Conference 0-1 Home 0-1 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Day game 0-1 Night game (6 p.m. or later) 0-0 TV game 0-0 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 0-0 ESPN3 0-0 ESPNU 0-0 American Sports Network 0-1 September 0-1 October 0-0 November 0-0 December 0-0 vs. Top-25 teams 0-0 vs. non-ranked teams 0-1 vs. FCS 0-0 on natural grass 0-0 on artificial surface 0-1

Scoring first 0-0 Coming-from-behind 0-0 Leading after 1st quarter 0-0 Trailing after 1st quarter 0-1 Tied after 1st quarter 0-0 Leading at halftime 0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-1 Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-1 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 0-0 Scoring < 20 points 0-1 Scoring 20 or > points 0-0 Scoring 30 or > points 0-0 Allowing < 20 points 0-0 Allowing 20 > points 0-1

With 70-yard rusher 0-0 With 100-yard rusher 0-0 Allow 100-yard rusher 0-0 With 300-yard passer 0-0 Allow 300-yard passer 0-1 Outgain opponent 0-0 Gain 300+ yards total offense 0-0 Allow 300+ yards total offense 0-1

No turnovers 0-1 Less than three turnovers 0-0 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-1 Three or more takeaways 0-0 Fewer turnovers 0-0 Equal turnovers 0-0 More turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 0-0 Opponent controls TOP 0-1 Possession time equal 0-0

2016 PRESEASON HONORSElijah 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)

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)

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

Eddie Gordon, OL, Sr.• Phil Steele Preseason All-SBC (4th)• Athlon Sports Preseason All-SBC (4th)

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

Coach Tenure W L T PCTRuss Faulkinberry 1961-73 66 62 2 .515Nelson Stokley 1986-98 62 80 1 .437T. Ray Mobley 1916, 1919, 1921-30 57 48 7 .540Rickey Bustle 2002-2010 41 65 0 .387Clement J. McNaspy 1908-11, 1913, 1917-18 34 15 4 .679Johnny L. Cain 1937-41, 1946 33 19 5 .623Augie Tammariello 1974-79 30 35 2 .470Raymond Didier 1951-56 29 27 2 .517Sam Robertson 1980-85 29 34 2 .462T.F. Wilbanks 1931-36 19 32 2 .377George Mitchell 1947-49 18 8 1 .685Mark Hudspeth1 2011-present 18 25 0 .419Louis Whitman 1942-45 14 14 2 .500Jim “Red” Hoggatt 1958-60 11 17 0 .393R.B. Dunbar 1914-15 10 5 1 .656Jerry Baldwin 1999-2001 6 27 0 .182A.L. “Red” Swanson 1950 5 4 0 .556John Robert Bell 1957 4 5 1 .450Ashby Woodson 1901-02 3 2 0 .600H. Lee Prather 1912 3 4 0 .429Edwin F. Gayle 1904 2 0 1 .833H.O. Tudor 1920 2 8 0 .200Jefferson Caffery 1907 1 0 0 1.000Herbert McNaspy 1906 1 0 1 .750J. Ovey Herpin 1903 1 1 0 .500Dan “Sonny” Roy 1973 0 1 0 .0001 - Mark Hudspeth’s actual on-field record is 40-25 (.615)

LOUISIANA COACHING RECORDS

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS

Boise State (1-0, 0-0 MWC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 at LOUISIANA W, 45-10Sept. 10 Washington State 9:15 p.m.Sept. 17 -OPEN-Sept. 24 at Oregon State TBAOct. 1 Utah State* TBAOct. 7 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. Oct. 15 Colorado State* TBAOct. 20 BYU 9:15 p.m.Oct. 29 at Wyoming* 6 p.m.Nov. 4 San Jose State* 9:15 p.m.Nov. 12 at Hawai’i* 6 p.m.Nov. 18 UNLV* 8 p.m.Nov. 25 at Air Force* 2:30 p.m.Dec. 3 -OPEN-

McNeese State (1-0, 0-0 SLC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 Tarleton State W, 33-3Sept. 10 at LOUISIANA 6 p.m.Sept. 17 Stephen F. Austin* 6 p.m.Sept. 24 at Incarnate Word* 6 p.m.Oct. 1 Nicholls State* 6 p.m.Oct. 8 at Southeastern Louisiana* 6 p.m.Oct. 15 Central Arkansas* 6 p.m.Oct. 22 at Northwestern State* 6 p.m.Oct. 29 Abilene Christian* 6 p.m.Nov. 5 at Sam Houston State* TBANov. 12 -OPEN-Nov. 19 Lamar* 6 p.m.Nov. 26 -OPEN-Dec. 3 -OPEN-

South Alabama (1-0, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept .3 at Mississippi State W, 21-20Sept. 10 Georgia Southern* 6 p.m.Sept. 17 at LOUISIANA* 6 p.m.Sept. 24 Nicholls State TBAOct. 1 San Diego State TBAOct. 8 -OPEN-Oct. 15 at Arkansas State* 6 p.m.Oct. 20 Troy* 6:30 p.m.Oct. 29 Georgia State* TBANov. 5 at ULM* 4 p.m.Nov. 12 -OPEN-Nov. 19 at LSU TBANov. 26 at Idaho* TBADec. 3 New Mexico State* TBA

Tulane (0-1, 0-0 AAC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 1 at Wake Forest L, 7-3Sept. 10 Southern 7 p.m.Sept. 17 Navy* 6 p.m.Sept. 24 LOUISIANA TBAOct. 1 at UMass 2:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at UCF* TBAOct. 14 Memphis* TBAOct. 22 at Tulsa* TBAOct. 29 SMU* TBANov. 5 -OPEN-Nov. 12 at Houston* TBANov. 19 Temple* TBANov. 26 at UConn* TBADec. 3 -OPEN-

New Mexico State (0-1, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 at UTEP L, 38-22Sept. 10 New Mexico 7 p.m.Sept. 17 at Kentucky 3 p.m.Sept. 24 at Troy* TBAOct. 1 LOUISIANA* 7 p.m.Oct. 8 -OPEN-Oct. 15 at Idaho* TBAOct. 22 Georgia Southern* 7 p.m.Oct. 29 at Texas A&M TBANov. 5 -OPEN-Nov. 12 at Arkansas State* 2 p.m.Nov. 19 Texas State* 3 p.m.Nov. 26 Appalachian State* 3 p.m.Dec. 3 at South Alabama* TBA

Appalachian State (0-1, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 1 at No. 9 Tennessee L, 20-13Sept. 10 Old Dominion 2:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Miami (Fla.) 11 a.m.Sept. 24 at Akron TBAOct. 1 Georgia State* TBAOct. 8 -OPEN-Oct. 12 at LOUISIANA* 7 p.m.Oct. 22 Idaho* TBAOct. 27 at Georgia Southern* 6:30 p.m.Nov. 5 Texas State* TBANov. 12 at Troy* TBANov. 19 ULM* TBANov. 26 at New Mexico State* TBADec. 3 -OPEN-

2016 OPPONENT’S SCHEDULE

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Texas State (1-0, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 at Ohio W, 56-54 (3 ot)Sept. 10 -OPEN-Sept. 17 at Arkansas 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Houston 6 p.m.Oct. 1 Incarnate Word 6 p.m.Oct. 8 at Georgia State* TBAOct. 15 at ULM* 6 p.m.Oct. 22 LOUISIANA* 6 p.m.Oct. 29 -OPEN-Nov. 5 at Appalachian State* TBANov. 12 Idaho* 3 p.m.Nov. 19 at New Mexico State* 3 p.m.Nov. 26 Troy* 3 p.m.Dec. 3 Arkansas State* 3 p.m.

Idaho (1-0, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 1 Montana State W, 21-17Sept. 10 at Washington 4 p.m.Sept. 17 at Washington State 1 p.m.Sept. 24 at UNLV 8 p.m.Oct. 1 Troy* 4 p.m.Oct. 8 at ULM* 6 p.m.Oct. 15 New Mexico State* 4 p.m.Oct. 22 at Appalachian State* TBAOct. 29 -OPEN-Nov. 5 at LOUISIANA* 4 p.m.Nov. 12 at Texas State* 3 p.m.Nov. 19 -OPEN-Nov. 26 South Alabama* 8 p.m.Dec. 3 Georgia State* 4 p.m.

Georgia Southern (1-0, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 Savannah State W, 54-0Sept. 10 at South Alabama* 6 p.m.Sept. 17 ULM* 5 p.m.Sept. 24 at Western Michigan TBAOct. 1 -OPEN- Oct. 5 at Arkansas State* 7 p.m.Oct. 15 at Georgia Tech TBAOct. 22 at New Mexico State* 7 p.m.Oct. 27 Appalachian State* 6:30 p.m.Nov. 5 at Ole Miss TBANov. 10 LOUISIANA* 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Georgia State* TBANov. 26 -OPEN-Dec. 3 Troy* 12 p.m.

Georgia (1-0, 0-0 SEC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 North Carolina W, 33-24Sept. 10 Nicholls State 11 a.m.Sept. 17 at Missouri* 6:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Ole Miss* TBAOct. 1 Tennessee* TBAOct. 8 at South Carolina* TBAOct. 15 Vanderbilt* TBAOct. 22 -OPEN-Oct. 29 vs. Florida* TBANov. 5 at Kentucky* TBANov. 12 Auburn* TBANov. 19 LOUISIANA TBANov. 26 Georgia Tech TBADec. 3 -OPEN-

Arkansas State (0-1, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 2 Toledo L, 31-10Sept. 10 at Auburn 6:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Utah State 8 p.m.Sept. 24 Central Arkansas 6 p.m.Oct. 1 -OPEN-Oct. 5 Georgia Southern* 7 p.m.Oct. 15 South Alabama* 6 p.m.Oct. 22 -OPEN-Oct. 29 ULM* 6 p.m.Nov. 3 at Georgia State* 6:30 p.m.Nov. 12 New Mexico State* 2 p.m.Nov. 17 at Troy* 8:30 p.m.Nov. 26 at LOUISIANA* TBADec. 3 at Texas State* 3 p.m.

ULM (1-0, 0-0 SBC)Date Team Time/ResultSept. 3 Southern W, 38-21Sept. 10 at Oklahoma 6 p.m.Sept. 17 at Georgia Southern* 5 p.m.Sept. 24 -OPEN-Oct. 1 at Auburn TBAOct. 8 Idaho* 6 p.m.Oct. 15 Texas State* 6 p.m.Oct. 22 at New Mexico 8 p.m.Oct. 29 at Arkansas State* 6 p.m.Nov. 5 South Alabama* 4 p.m.Nov. 12 at Georgia State* TBANov. 19 at Appalachian State* TBANov. 26 -OPEN-Dec. 3 LOUISIANA* 2 p.m.

Combined Opponents Record: (8-4) Combined Opponents Conference Record: (0-0)

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GAME 1BOISE STATE 45, LOUISIANA 10Sept. 3, 2016 | Lafayette, La. | Attendance: 22,661

LAFAYETTE – Jeremy McNichols rushed for a pair of first-half touch-downs 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 scor-ing 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. Boise State 14 21 3 7 — 45Louisiana 0 3 0 7 — 10

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

Boise State LouisianaFirst Downs 28 18Rushes-Yards 38-158 40-81Passing Yards 426 186Passes A-C-I 35-24-0 33-21-0Total Plays-Yards 73-584 73-267Punts-Avg. 2-41.0 6-45.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 7-60 10-71Possession Time 29:14 30:46

Individual StatisticsRushingBSU - 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.PassingBSU - Rypien, Brett 22-33-0-347; Sperbeck 1-1-0-48; Stuart 1-1-0-31. UL - Jennings 21-33-0-186.ReceivingBSU - 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.

LOUISIANA GAME RECAPS

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL TEAM STATISTICS

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - INDIVIDUAL

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ROSTERS2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - INDIVIDUAL

2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - DEFENSE

Player Total KO PuntGranier, Trey 2 0 2Turner, Corey 1 1 0Crawford, Travis 1 0 1TOTALS 4 1 3

2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - TEAM STATISTICS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT STATISTICS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - UL INDIVIDUAL GAME SUPERLATIVES

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - UL TEAM GAME SUPERLATIVES

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME SUPERLATIVES

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - OPPONENT TEAM GAME SUPERLATIVES

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - RED ZONE NUMBERS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - CONVERSIONS/TIME OF POSSESSION

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - PASSING STATISTICS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - RUSHING/RECEIVING STATS

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2016 LOUISIANA FOOTBALL STATISTICS - LONG PLAYS

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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, 11/10/12CAME 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 quarterCAME 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 quarterLOST WHEN LEADING BY AT LEAST TWO TOUCHDOWNS – 11/30/13 vs. ULM, led 14-0 at 5:50 of 1st quarterHELD AN OPPONENT SCORELESS IN A HALF – First – 8/30/14 vs. Southern, led 24-0 at the half, won 45-6 Second – 10/31/15 vs. ULM, trailed 24-9 at the half, won 30-24WERE SHUTOUT IN THE FIRST HALF – 11/28/15 at Appalachian State, trailed 14-0 at the half; lost 28-7HAD A PLAYER ATTEMPT 30 RUSHES OR MORE – Alonzo Harris 33 carries (189 yards) at Middle Tennessee, 10/29/11HAD A PLAYER MAKE 10 RECEPTIONS OR MORE IN A GAME – Jamal Robinson - 12 receptions (183 yards, 1 TD), vs. New Mexico State, 11/21/15HAD A QUARTERBACK ATTEMPT 40 PASSES – Jalen Nixon 44 attempts (17 completions) at Arkansas State, 10/20/15ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDES KICK – Failed – 11/28/15 at Appalachian State, (Alvarez) - recovered by App State Successful – 9/21/13 at Akron, (Stover) - recovered by StoverOPPONENT ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDES KICK – Failed – 10/21/14 by Arkansas State, recovered by Louisiana 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: Bobo Beathard, Appalachian State, 2014 (33 yards)AN INTERCEPTION WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN- By Cajuns: Savion Brown, at South Alabama, 2015 (85 yards) By Opponent: Cody Brown, Arkansas State, 2015 (30 yards)A FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN- By Cajuns: Christian Ringo at Texas State, 2014 (41 yards) 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, 2015A DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT WAS RECORDED- By Cajuns: Corey Trim at New Mexico State, 2014 By Opponent: Has never happenedA PUNT WAS BLOCKED- By Cajuns: Reggie Miles, vs. Troy, 2015 By Opponent: Paul Turner, at Louisiana Tech, 2015 (Steven Coutts, safety)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, 2015A 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)

2016 COACHES’ WEEKLY HONORS

Week 1 (Boise State)Offense ................................................................Elijah McGuireDefense .....................................................Tre’maine LightfootSpecial Teams .....................................................Steven Coutts

Week 2 (McNeese State)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 3 (South Alabama)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 4 (Tulane)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 5 (New Mexico State)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 6 (Appalachian State)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 7 (Texas State)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 8 (Idaho)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 9 (Georgia Southern)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 10 (Georgia)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 11 (Arkansas State)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

Week 12 (ULM)Offense DefenseSpecial Teams

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2016 LOUISIANA GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Game LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QBBoise State Withrow Hunt Gordon Goodacre Horst Byrne Bradley Fuselier Barnes McGuire JenningsMcNeese South Alabama Tulane New Mexico State Appalachian State Texas State Idaho Georgia Southern Georgia Arkansas State ULM

Game DE NT DT DIME MLB WLB NICK CB CB FS SSBoise State Osborne Lee Dunbar Walker Peters Granier Jones Brown Thomas Howard CrawfordMcNeese South Alabama Tulane New Mexico State Appalachian State Texas State Idaho Georgia Southern Georgia Arkansas State ULM

Game............................................... Points ................... 1st Downs ............Rush Yds ...............Pass Yds................ Total Yds ............... TOsLouisiana.....................................................10 .................................18 ................................ 81 .................................186 ...............................267 .............................. 0Boise State..................................................45 .................................28 ................................ 158 ..............................426 ...............................584 .............................. 0Louisiana.....................................................McNeese .....................................................Louisiana.....................................................South Alabama .........................................Tulane ..........................................................Louisiana.....................................................New Mexico State ....................................Louisiana.....................................................Louisiana.....................................................Appalachian State ...................................Texas State .................................................Louisiana.....................................................Louisiana.....................................................Idaho ............................................................Georgia Southern ....................................Louisiana.....................................................Georgia ........................................................Louisiana.....................................................Louisiana.....................................................Arkansas State ..........................................ULM ..............................................................Louisiana.....................................................

2016 CHARTING THE CAJUNS

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2016 SCORING DRIVES

LOUISIANA SCORING DRIVESTotal Scoring Drives: 2Other Scores: N/A

Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP2 BOISE 44-yard field goal by Stevie Artigue 9 49 1:294 BOISE 11-yard Keenan Barnes TD from Jennings 15 75 6:46

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVESTotal Scoring Drives: 7Other Scores: N/A

Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP1 BOISE 1-yard TD by Jeremy McNichols 6 80 2:111 BOISE 42-yard Cedrick Wilson TD from Rypien 5 73 1:442 BOISE 48-yard Jeremy McNichols TD from Rypien 4 83 1:292 BOISE 7-yard TD by Jeremy McNichols 2 37 0:182 BOISE 35-yard Thomas Sperbeck TD from Rypien 7 72 1:143 BOISE 30-yard field goal by Tyler Rausa 14 49 6:194 BOISE 2-yard TD by Alex Mattison 12 75 4:09

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School2 Gunner Hudspeth QB 6-2 185 R-Fr. Grenada, Miss. Kirk Academy 2 Al Riles WR 5-10 212 Sr. Covington, La. Lakeshore 3 Jordan Davis QB 6-3 205 So. Spring, Texas Klein Oak 3 Joe Dillon LB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Tylertown, Miss. Tylertown 4 Gary Haynes WR 5-9 170 So. Missouri City, Texas Manvel 4 Tre’maine Lightfoot LB 6-0 235 Sr. Patterson, La. Patterson 6 Savion Brown DB 6-2 210 Sr. Shreveport, La. Fair Park (Tyler JC)6 Jalen Nixon QB 6-2 238 Sr. Lafayette, La. Carencro 7 Jared Johnson WR 6-5 231 Jr. Minden, La. Minden 7 Otha Peters LB 6-2 228 Sr. Covington, La. Covington (Arkansas)8 Dion Ray QB 6-0 213 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. Helen Cox 8 Simeon Thomas DB 6-3 194 Jr. Miami, Fla. Carol City 9 Kamar Greenhouse DB 6-1 175 R-Fr. Marksville, La. Marksville 9 Trey Ragas RB 5-11 223 Fr. New Orleans, La. Archbishop Shaw 10 Matt Barnes TE 6-3 233 So. Groesbeck, Texas Groesbeck 10 Christian Goodlett DB 6-0 180 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Peachtree Ridge (Hutchinson CC)11 Lorenzo Cryer DB 6-2 173 So. Jefferson, La. Riverdale 11 Anthony Jennings QB 6-2 231 Sr. Marietta, Ga. Marietta (LSU)13 Gabe Fuselier WR 5-11 195 Jr. St. Martinville, La. Catholic-New Iberia 13 Vince Thomas DB 6-0 195 So. New Orleans, La. De La Salle 15 Elijah McGuire RB 5-11 209 Sr. Houma, La. Vandebilt Catholic 16 Jake Arceneaux QB 6-2 190 Fr. Lafayette, La. Ascension Episcopal 16 Travis Crawford DB 5-11 185 Jr. New Orleans, La. Holy Cross 17 Ja’Marcus Bradley WR 6-1 195 R-Fr. Ackerman, Miss. Choctaw County 17 Damar’ren Mitchell DB 5-11 185 Fr. Magnolia, Texas Magnolia West 18 Blair Brooks DB 6-1 200 Fr. Thibodaux, La. Thibodaux 19 Michael Jacquet WR 6-2 185 R-Fr. Beaumont, Texas Beaumont Central 19 Troy McCollum DB 6-0 178 Jr. Miami, Fla. North Miami 20 Jarrod Jackson WR 6-0 190 R-Fr. Reserve, La. East St. John 20 Dominick Jones DB 5-11 190 Sr. New Orleans, La. St. Augustine 21 Keenan Barnes WR 6-3 208 So. Madison, Miss. Madison Central 21 Alonzo Brown LB 6-0 201 R-Fr. Magee, Miss. Magee 22 Reggie Miles DB 5-8 183 Sr. Alexandria, La. Peabody Magnet 23 Darius Hoggins RB 5-7 177 Jr. Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch 23 Tracy Walker DB 6-2 200 Jr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick 24 Tyler DeRouen WR 5-11 185 Fr. Abbeville, La. Vermilion Catholic 25 Raymond Calais RB 5-9 175 Fr. Breaux Bridge, La. Cecilia 25 Deuce Wallace DB 5-11 196 R-Fr. Lafayette, La. St. Thomas More 26 Cameron Howell WR 6-2 190 Fr. Bossier City, La. Airline 26 Artez Williams DB 6-0 183 Jr. Greenwood, Miss. Greenwood (Itawamba CC)27 Levarious Varnado DB 5-10 178 Jr. Calhoun City, Miss. Calhoun City (Itawamba CC)27 Jordan Wright RB 5-11 206 R-Fr. Pearl, Miss. Pearl 28 Jake Bartley LB 6-0 195 Fr. Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist 28 Chris Collins WR 5-8 182 So. Prairieville, La. Dutchtown 29 Justin Boatwright RB 6-0 195 Jr. West Hempstead, N.Y. West Hempstead (ASA JC)30 T.J. Posey LB 6-0 245 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden City 30 Cardaye Spencer RB 5-8 209 So. Lafayette, La. Acadiana 31 Alex Allen TE 6-0 215 R-Fr. Slidell, La. Northshore 31 Corey Turner DB 6-1 204 So. New Orleans, La. Miller-McCoy Academy 33 Carlos Robinson TE 6-3 223 R-Fr. Monroe, La. Ouachita 34 Denarius Howard DB 6-0 195 Jr. Greenwood, Miss. Amanda Elzy (Mississippi Delta JC)34 Sterling Miller DS 6-0 208 So. Lafayette, La. Lafayette Christian Academy 35 Leon Duncan WR 5-7 155 So. New Orleans, La. Pope John Paul II 35 Chaiziere Malbrue LB 6-2 209 So. Carencro, La. Westminster Academy36 Stevie Artigue K 5-10 185 So. Lafayette, La. Lafayette 37 Steven Coutts P 6-4 206 So. Brisbane, Australia Citipointe Christian (Univ. of Queensland)37 Errol Brown DB 6-1 181 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. St. Augustine 38 Calvin Linden K 6-0 221 Fr. River Ridge, La. John Curtis 38 Terik Miller LB 6-0 215 R-Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Escambia 39 Michael Godley K/P 5-11 170 So. Starkville, Miss. Starkville (Jones County JC)39 Edward Thompson DB 5-9 170 Jr. Missouri City, Texas Hightower (Navarro JC)41 Caleb Vidrine LB 5-9 193 Fr. Opelousas, La. Opelousas Catholic

No. Name Pos. 31 Alex Allen TE16 Jake Arceneaux QB82 Nate Arceneaux WR36 Stevie Artigue K76 Kendall Baker OL21 Keenan Barnes WR10 Matt Barnes TE 28 Jake Bartley LB86 Aaron Bird K/P29 Justin Boatwright RB99 Tra’Vontae Booker DL59 Jacques Boudreaux LB17 Ja’Marcus Bradley WR18 Blair Brooks DB21 Alonzo Brown LB37 Errol Brown DB6 Savion Brown DB81 Nick Byrne TE25 Raymond Calais RB53 Christian Cederquist OL28 Chris Collins WR37 Steven Coutts P16 Travis Crawford DB11 Lorenzo Cryer DB78 Allen Cummins OL69 Caden Cunningham OL3 Jordan Davis QB24 Tyler DeRouen WR3 Joe Dillon LB84 David Doeker WR75 Kevin Dotson OL55 Karmichael Dunbar DL35 Leon Duncan WR63 Raynard Ford OL43 Kaleb Fredericks LB13 Gabe Fuselier WR39 Michael Godley K/P77 Adrian Goodacre OL10 Christian Goodlett DB79 Eddie Gordon OL85 Calif Gossett WR51 Trey Granier LB83 Trey Green WR9 Kamar Greenhouse DB4 Gary Haynes WR23 Darius Hoggins RB44 Tanner Holmes LB72 Grant Horst OL34 Denarius Howard DB26 Cameron Howell WR2 Gunner Hudspeth QB50 Robert Hunt OL20 Jarrod Jackson WR19 Michael Jacquet WR46 Jarvis Jeffries DL11 Anthony Jennings QB93 Darryl Johnson DL7 Jared Johnson WR94 Andarious Jones DL20 Dominick Jones DB56 Terrence Jones LB98 LaDarrius Kidd DL

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School43 Kaleb Fredericks LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport 44 Tanner Holmes LB 6-1 225 Fr. Newton, Texas Newton 45 Shay LaPorte LB 6-0 223 So. Abbeville, La. Vermilion Catholic 46 Jarvis Jeffries DL 6-3 245 Jr. Gastonia, N.C. Forestview (Mississippi Delta JC)47 Dylan Scheurich K 5-8 210 So. Metairie, La. Haynes Academy 49 Stephen Morella DS 5-11 237 Sr. Lafayette, La. Lafayette 50 Robert Hunt OL 6-5 328 R-Fr. Burkeville, Texas Burkeville 50 Trev Miller DL 6-1 273 Jr. Noxapater, Miss. Noxapater (Itawamba CC)51 Trey Granier LB 6-1 232 Sr. Thibodaux, La. Thibodaux (LSU)53 Christian Cederquist OL 6-3 325 Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark Eastern Arizona JC55 Karmichael Dunbar DL 6-2 295 Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake 56 Terrence Jones LB 6-3 223 R-Fr. Pearland, Texas Pearland 57 Tanner Wiggins LB 6-4 211 Fr. Morgan City, La. Central Catholic 59 Jacques Boudreaux LB 6-1 228 Fr. New Orleans, La. Holy Cross 60 D’Aquin Withrow OL 6-6 307 Jr. Harvey, La. West Jefferson 61 Cole Prudhomme OL 6-3 292 R-Fr. Eunice, La. Eunice 63 Raynard Ford OL 6-5 294 Jr. Hyattsville, Md. Duval (ASA JC)66 Rico Robinson OL 6-5 305 R-Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic 67 Ken Marks OL 6-4 311 R-Fr. Beaumont, Texas Beaumont Central 68 Jacob Wentz OL 6-6 240 Fr. Destrehan, La. Destrehan 69 Caden Cunningham OL 6-0 271 R-Fr. Lafayette, La. Acadiana 71 Akkai Ward OL 6-3 302 Fr. Brusly, La. Brusly 72 Grant Horst OL 6-5 291 Jr. Spanish Fort, Ala. Spanish Fort 73 Craig Smith OL 6-6 310 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Royal Palm Beach (Tyler JC)74 Staten Wade OL 6-5 285 So. Texarkana, Ark. Arkansas (Reedley JC)75 Kevin Dotson OL 6-4 309 R-Fr. Plaquemine, La. Plaquemine 76 Kendall Baker OL 6-5 295 Fr. McCalla, Ala. McAdory 77 Adrian Goodacre OL 6-4 317 So. Carthage, Texas Carthage 78 Allen Cummins OL 6-0 277 Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss. Oak Grove 79 Eddie Gordon OL 6-1 311 Sr. Boiling Springs, S.C. Boiling Springs (Hutchinson CC/NC State)81 Nick Byrne TE 6-3 225 Sr. Rogers, Ark. Har-Ber 82 Nate Arceneaux WR 6-2 187 So. Lafayette, La. Teurlings Catholic (LSU-Eunice)83 Trey Green WR 5-9 175 Fr. Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse 84 David Doeker WR 6-1 181 Fr. Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist 85 Calif Gossett WR 6-5 188 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola 86 Aaron Bird K/P 6-0 200 So. New Iberia, La. Westgate 87 Chris Turner TE 6-3 243 R-Fr. Lafayette, La. Lafayette 88 Cody Mitchell TE 6-5 240 Fr. Jasper, Texas Jasper 89 Austin Melancon P 5-10 209 Fr. Crowley, La. Notre Dame 90 Kevon Perry DL 6-1 301 Jr. Buffalo, N.Y. Burgard Vocational (Allan Hancock JC)91 Mario Osborne DL 6-4 234 So. Daphne, Ala. Daphne 92 Taboris Lee DL 6-2 295 Jr. Ackerman, Miss. Choctaw County 93 Darryl Johnson DL 6-3 319 R-Fr. Morgan City, La. Morgan City 94 Andarious Jones DL 6-2 270 R-Fr. Fort Smith, Ark. Northside 95 Rodrick Stephens DL 6-0 297 Jr. Hialeah, Fla. Hialeah 96 David Lemoto DL 6-2 310 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Cathedral (Los Angeles Valley CC)98 LaDarrius Kidd DL 6-3 307 So. Gulfport, Miss. Harrison Central 99 Tra’Vontae Booker DL 6-4 330 Fr. Jackson, La. East Feliciana

No. Name Pos. 45 Shay LaPorte LB92 Taboris Lee DL96 David Lemoto DL4 Tre’maine Lightfoot LB38 Calvin Linden K35 Chaiziere Malbrue LB67 Ken Marks OL19 Troy McCollum DB15 Elijah McGuire RB89 Austin Melancon P22 Reggie Miles DB34 Sterling Miller DS38 Terik Miller LB50 Trev Miller DL88 Cody Mitchell TE17 Damar’ren Mitchell DB49 Stephen Morella DS6 Jalen Nixon QB91 Mario Osborne DL90 Kevon Perry DL7 Otha Peters LB30 T.J. Posey LB61 Cole Prudhomme OL9 Trey Ragas RB8 Dion Ray QB2 Al Riles WR33 Carlos Robinson TE66 Rico Robinson OL47 Dylan Scheurich K73 Craig Smith OL30 Cardaye Spencer RB95 Rodrick Stephens DL8 Simeon Thomas DB13 Vince Thomas DB39 Edward Thompson DB87 Chris Turner TE31 Corey Turner DB27 Levarious Varnado DB41 Caleb Vidrine LB74 Staten Wade OL23 Tracy Walker DB25 Deuce Wallace DB71 Akkai Ward OL68 Jacob Wentz OL57 Tanner Wiggins LB26 Artez Williams DB60 D’Aquin Withrow OL27 Jordan Wright RB

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Gabe FUSELIER Fuse-uh-layCALIF Gossett Cuh-leafTrey GRANIER Grahn-yeaDarius HOGGINS Hog-insDENARIUS Howard Den-air-e-usMichael JACQUET Jock-etteANDARIOUS Jones An-dare-e-usLADARRIUS Kidd Luh-dare-e-usDavid LEMOTO luh-mo-toeTREMAINE Lightfoot Truh-mainCHAIZIERE MALBRUE Shay-z-air Mal-brewAustin MELANCON Muh-law-sonn

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LOUISIANA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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LOUISIANA FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART - vs. McNEESE STATE

OFFENSE (Multiple)

Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.WR (X) 17 Ja’Marcus Bradley 6-1 195 R-Fr. 19 Michael Jacquet 6-2 185 R-Fr.LT 60 D’Aquin Withrow 6-6 307 Jr. 63 Raynard Ford 6-5 294 Jr.LG 50 Robert Hunt 6-5 328 R-Fr. 67 Ken Marks 6-4 311 R-Fr.C 79 Eddie Gordon 6-1 311 Sr. 61 Cole Prudhomme 6-3 292 R-Fr.RG 77 Adrian Goodacre 6-4 317 So. 75 Kevin Dotson 6-4 309 R-Fr.RT 72 Grant Horst 6-5 291 Jr. 73 Craig Smith 6-6 310 Jr.TE (Y) 81 Nick Byrne 6-3 225 Sr. 10 Matt Barnes 6-3 233 So.WR (H) 13 Gabe Fuselier 5-11 195 Jr. 2 Al Riles 5-10 212 Sr.WR (Z) 21 Keenan Barnes 6-3 208 So. 20 Jarrod Jackson 6-0 190 R-Fr. QB 11 Anthony Jennings 6-2 231 Gr. 6 Jalen Nixon 6-2 238 Sr. - or - 3 Jordan Davis 6-3 205 So. RB 15 Elijah McGuire 5-11 209 Sr. 23 Darius Hoggins 5-7 177 Jr. - or - 27 Jordan Wright 5-11 206 R-Fr. 25 Raymond Calais 5-9 175 Fr.

DEFENSE (Multiple)

Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.DE 91 Mario Osborne 6-4 250 So. 46 Jarvis Jeffries 6-3 245 Jr.- or - 50 Trevara Miller 6-1 273 Jr.NT 92 Taboris Lee 6-2 295 Jr. 95 Rodrick Stephens 6-0 297 Jr.DT 55 Karmichael Dunbar 6-2 295 Sr. 98 LaDarrius Kidd 6-3 307 So.DIME 23 Tracy Walker 6-2 200 Jr. 38 Terik Miller 6-0 215 R-Fr.NICKEL 20 Dominick Jones 5-11 190 Sr. 27 Levarious Varnado 5-10 178 Jr.- or - 22 Reggie Miles 5-8 183 Sr.MLB 7 Otha Peters 6-2 228 Sr. 30 T.J. Posey 6-0 245 Jr.WLB 51 Trey Granier 6-1 232 Sr. 4 Tre’maine Lightfoot 6-0 230 Jr.BCB 8 Simeon Thomas 6-3 194 Jr. 11 Lorenzo Cryer 6-2 173 So. FS 34 Denarius Howard 6-0 195 Jr. 17 Damar’ren Mitchell 5-11 185 Fr.BS 16 Travis Crawford 5-11 185 Jr. 26 Artez Williams 6-0 183 Jr.FCB 19 Troy McCollum 6-0 178 Jr.- or - 6 Savion Brown 6-2 210 Sr. SPECIAL TEAMS

K 36 Stevie Artigue 5-10 185 So. 47 Dylan Scheurich 5-8 210 So.KO 36 Stevie Artigue 5-10 185 So. 47 Dylan Scheurich 5-8 210 So.P 37 Steven Coutts 6-4 206 So. 86 Aaron Bird 6-0 200 So.H 34 Sterling Miller 6-0 208 So. 2 Gunner Hudspeth 6-2 185 R-Fr.LS 49 Stephen Morella 5-11 237 Sr. 34 Sterling Miller 6-0 208 So.KR 25 Raymond Calais 5-9 175 Fr. 27 Levarious Varnado 5-10 178 Jr. 13 Gabe Fuselier 5-11 195 Jr.PR 15 Elijah McGuire 5-11 209 Sr. 27 Levarious Varnado 5-10 178 Jr.

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