University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, November 7
Conway, S.C.
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
7-2 , 4-1
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Coastal Carolina
4-5 , 1-4
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Louisiana Dominates Coastal Carolina, 48-7
11/7/2019 10:04:00 PM | Football
Forty-one-point margin of victory the biggest against a Sun Belt opponent in program history
CONWAY, S.C. – Louisiana scored 48 points and held Coastal Carolina scoreless for just over 56 minutes in the game as the Ragin' Cajuns dominated the Chanticleers, 48-7, at Brooks Stadium on Thursday evening.
The 41-point margin of victory is the largest recorded by the Ragin' Cajuns against a Sun Belt opponent in program history, while they improved their road record to 4-0 on the year.
Louisiana (7-2, 4-1 SBC) outgained Coastal Carolina, 564-236, on the evening and held the Chanticleers to just 103 yards on the ground, while holding an offense that was averaging 33.0 points per contest to just seven.
Levi Lewis had a career night in Conway, setting highs in passing yards (296), completions (26) and passing touchdowns (3). His 86.7 completion percentage also set a new school record, which was previously held by Andre Nunez following a 19-of-22 (86.3) outing against Grambling on Sept. 1, 2018.
Lewis found 14 different receivers in the game, with Ja'Marcus Bradley leading the way with seven receptions for 71 yards and a score. Peter LeBlanc hauled in a career-high five balls for 33 yards, while Neal Johnson and Jalen Williams each recorded their first-career touchdown receptions.
On the ground, Trey Ragas, Elijah Mitchell and Chris Smith all found the end zone, with Smith leading the Ragin' Cajuns with a career-high 99 yards on the ground. The scoring trio marked the fifth time that Louisiana has had at least three rushing scores by three different backs in a game.
Redshirt sophomore Andre Jones led the defense with a career-high seven tackles, while Joe Dillon and Zi'Yon Hill each notched a sack in the victory. As a unit, Louisiana held Coastal Carolina to its fewest points in a game this season.
For the third time this year, Louisiana was able to score on its opening possession after it took the ball 66 yards in eight plays to set up a six-yard touchdown rush by Lewis, his third of the season.
The Ragin' Cajuns then took advantage of a missed Coastal Carolina field goal, driving 80 yards down the field before Ragas barreled his way through the line for a one-yard score to extend the lead to 14-0.
Louisiana went on to score on its final two drives of the opening half, finding the end zone via a one-yard pass from Lewis to Johnson and adding on another three points following a 21-yard field goal from Stevie Artigue to send the Ragin' Cajuns into the break with a 24-0 advantage.
The momentum continued into the second half when the Ragin' Cajuns marched right down the field on their first possession of the period, capping off an eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 10-yard pass from Lewis to Williams to once again extend the lead.
From there, Louisiana tacked on 17 more points with the help of a 10-yard touchdown reception by Bradley and a 52-yard scoring scamper by Chris Smith and a 28-yard field by Artigue to put the Ragin' Cajuns ahead, 48-0.
Coastal Carolina (4-5, 1-4 SBC) broke the shutout with 3:58 left in the game when Fred Payton hit Sam Denmark for a 44-yard touchdown pass. However, it was not nearly enough as Louisiana earned the 48-7 victory.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 16, when it travels to Mobile, Ala., for a date with South Alabama. Kickoff from Ladd-Peebles Stadium is slated for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The 41-point margin of victory is the largest recorded by the Ragin' Cajuns against a Sun Belt opponent in program history, while they improved their road record to 4-0 on the year.
Louisiana (7-2, 4-1 SBC) outgained Coastal Carolina, 564-236, on the evening and held the Chanticleers to just 103 yards on the ground, while holding an offense that was averaging 33.0 points per contest to just seven.
Levi Lewis had a career night in Conway, setting highs in passing yards (296), completions (26) and passing touchdowns (3). His 86.7 completion percentage also set a new school record, which was previously held by Andre Nunez following a 19-of-22 (86.3) outing against Grambling on Sept. 1, 2018.
Lewis found 14 different receivers in the game, with Ja'Marcus Bradley leading the way with seven receptions for 71 yards and a score. Peter LeBlanc hauled in a career-high five balls for 33 yards, while Neal Johnson and Jalen Williams each recorded their first-career touchdown receptions.
On the ground, Trey Ragas, Elijah Mitchell and Chris Smith all found the end zone, with Smith leading the Ragin' Cajuns with a career-high 99 yards on the ground. The scoring trio marked the fifth time that Louisiana has had at least three rushing scores by three different backs in a game.
Redshirt sophomore Andre Jones led the defense with a career-high seven tackles, while Joe Dillon and Zi'Yon Hill each notched a sack in the victory. As a unit, Louisiana held Coastal Carolina to its fewest points in a game this season.
For the third time this year, Louisiana was able to score on its opening possession after it took the ball 66 yards in eight plays to set up a six-yard touchdown rush by Lewis, his third of the season.
The Ragin' Cajuns then took advantage of a missed Coastal Carolina field goal, driving 80 yards down the field before Ragas barreled his way through the line for a one-yard score to extend the lead to 14-0.
Louisiana went on to score on its final two drives of the opening half, finding the end zone via a one-yard pass from Lewis to Johnson and adding on another three points following a 21-yard field goal from Stevie Artigue to send the Ragin' Cajuns into the break with a 24-0 advantage.
The momentum continued into the second half when the Ragin' Cajuns marched right down the field on their first possession of the period, capping off an eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 10-yard pass from Lewis to Williams to once again extend the lead.
From there, Louisiana tacked on 17 more points with the help of a 10-yard touchdown reception by Bradley and a 52-yard scoring scamper by Chris Smith and a 28-yard field by Artigue to put the Ragin' Cajuns ahead, 48-0.
Coastal Carolina (4-5, 1-4 SBC) broke the shutout with 3:58 left in the game when Fred Payton hit Sam Denmark for a 44-yard touchdown pass. However, it was not nearly enough as Louisiana earned the 48-7 victory.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 16, when it travels to Mobile, Ala., for a date with South Alabama. Kickoff from Ladd-Peebles Stadium is slated for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LA
CCU
Total Yards
564
236
Pass Yards
339
133
Rushing Yards
225
103
Penalty Yards
49
55
1st Downs
30
14
3rd Downs
9
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
33:26
26:34
1st Quarter
LA 7, CCU 0
LA - Lewis, Levi 6 yd run (Artigue, Stevie kick), 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:41
LA 14, CCU 0
LA - Ragas, Trey 1 yd run (Artigue, Stevie kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:29
2nd Quarter
LA 21, CCU 0
LA - Johnson, Neal 1 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Artigue, Stevie kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:35
LA 24, CCU 0
LA - Artigue, Stevie 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:52
3rd Quarter
LA 31, CCU 0
LA - Williams, Jalen 10 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Artigue, Stevie kick) 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:17
LA 38, CCU 0
LA - Bradley, Ja'Mar 10 yd pass from Lewis, Levi (Artigue, Stevie kick) 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:35
LA 45, CCU 0
LA - Smith, Chris 52 yd run (Artigue, Stevie kick), 1 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:13
4th Quarter
LA 48, CCU 0
LA - Artigue, Stevie 28 yd field goal 13 plays, 62 yards, TOP 5:32
LA 48, CCU 7
CCU - Denmark, S. 44 yd pass from Payton, F. (Biscardi, M. kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:24
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
26
TD
3
YDS
296
INT
0
CMP
4
TD
0
YDS
43
INT
0
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