No. 20 Louisiana Heads to Appalachian State for Title Game Rematch

LAFAYETTE – Coming off a monster win at ULM, No. 20 Louisiana heads to Boone, N.C., to take on Appalachian State on Friday, Dec. 4. A rematch of the last two Sun Belt Conference Championship Games, the contest is slated to kick off at 7:30 p.m. CST in front of a national audience on ESPN.

A win would give the Ragin' Cajuns' their first victory over the Mountaineers. Like Louisiana, App State is coming off a dominant win over Troy, 47-10, last week.

Who: No. 20 Louisiana (8-1, 6-1 SBC) at ULM (7-2, 5-1 SBC)
Where: Kidd-Brewer Stadium – Boone, North Carolina
When: Friday, Dec. 4 – 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Watch: ESPN
On the Call: Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (Analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
Listen: ESPN1420
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Gerald Broussard (color), Cody Junot (sideline)
All-Time Series: App State leads, 8-0
Last Meeting: L, 38-45 (12/7/2019)

Game Notes:
Ragin' Cajuns in December
• The Ragin' Cajuns will be playing in the month of December for just the 21st time in program history, owning a 9-11 record in those contests. The team is 5-6 in regular season games played in December.

Just Win
• Louisiana is currently one of eight teams in the nation who have won eight or more games.
• Louisiana, Clemson, App State, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Cincinnati are the only schools to win 19 or more games in the last two seasons.

We Love a Good Offense
• Louisiana has scored 35 or more points 18 times in the last three years, going 17-1 in those games.
• Louisiana has scored 20 or more points in 17-straight games and owns a 15-2 record in those contests.

Good Company
• Levi Lewis, Malik Cunningham (Louisville), Zach Wilson (BYU), Malik Willis (Liberty), Sam Ehlinger (Texas), are the only five quarterbacks in the FBS who have thrown for 2000+ yards, have over 15 passing touchdowns and more than five rushing touchdowns.

Elite Backfield
• Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas both have over 600 rushing yards this season, making them one of seven backfields in the country to have two players with more than 600 yards rushing

Let the Big Man Eat
• Zi'Yon Hill currently leads all Louisiana defensive lineman with 37 tackles on the season, while adding 4.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
• Hill came up huge against ULM (Nov. 28), recording six tackles and a career-high 2.0 sacks

No. 20 Louisiana Heads to Appalachian State for Title Game Rematch

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Players Mentioned

Zi'Yon Hill-Green

Levi Lewis

Elijah Mitchell

Trey Ragas

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