University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, October 19
Conway, S.C.
12:00 p.m. ET
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Coastal Carolina
Louisiana Football Game 7 Preview: The Coastal Carolina Game
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Ragin' Cajuns, Chanticleers face off in nationally-televised showdown
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football team opens the second half of its 2024 season when it travels to face Sun Belt Conference rival Coastal Carolina in a nationally-televised game on Saturday at Brooks Stadium.
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Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) with the game being televised live on ESPNU. Â Fans can listen to the game on the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network with Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline) on the call.
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Louisiana (5-1, 2-0 SBC), which was 4-2 at the halfway point in 2023 and 3-3 in 2022, won its third straight contest last Saturday with a 34-24 victory at Cajun Field over App State. Ben Wooldridge threw for pair of touchdowns and added a rushing score as the Ragin' Cajuns remained one of four unbeaten teams in league play while joining James Madison and ULM as the SBC's only five-win teams.
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Tyree Skipper and Tyrone Lewis Jr., each picked off a pair of passes for Louisiana, which forced five turnovers and picked off four passes for the first time since 2010. Kenneth Almendares booted a pair of field goals – including a career-best 53-yard kick in tying Stevie Artigue (53, 2015-19) for the most in school history.
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The meeting with Coastal Carolina (4-2, 1-1 SBC) will be the fourth between the schools and the second in Conway. Louisiana claimed a 48-7 victory in the previous meeting at Brooks Stadium on November 7, 2019. Â
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Single-game tickets for Louisiana's six home games – which include remaining games against Arkansas State (Nov. 9), South Alabama (Nov. 16) and Troy (Nov. 23) – are currently on sale now. Tickets start as low as $15 and can be purchased through RaginCajuns.com and its social media platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram).
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Season tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsFB) to stay up-to-date on Louisiana Football.
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GAME 7 PREVIEW – Louisiana (5-1, 2-0 SBC) at Coastal Carolina (4-2, 1-1 SBC)
Location:Â Brooks Stadium (20,000) | Conway, S.C.
Date | Time:Â Saturday, October 19 | 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET
TV/RADIO
TV:Â ESPNU
Talent:Â Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)
Radio: Lafayette – Hot 107.9 FM; 103.3 The Goat, 1420 AM; New Orleans/Slidell – WGSO 990 AM; Worldwide – Varsity Network powered by Learfield
Talent:Â Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (color), Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
Live Stats:Â CajunStats.com
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Overall:Â Coastal leads, 2-1
In Lafayette: Coastal leads, 2-0
In Conway: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: CCU +1
First meeting: Coastal Carolina, 30-28 – 9/22/2018 in Lafayette
Last Meeting: Coastal Carolina, 30-27 – 10/14/2020 in Lafayette
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LOUISIANA OPENS SECOND HALF OF SEASON AT COASTAL CAROLINA
• Louisiana opens the second half of its 2024 season on Saturday when it faces Coastal Carolina in a nationally-televised Sun Belt Conference matchup from Brooks Stadium.
• The meeting against Coastal Carolina is the fourth meeting between the schools and the first since the 2020 season.
• Louisiana joins James Madison and ULM with the best overall record (5-1) among Sun Belt Conference schools and is one of four unbeaten teams (Georgia Southern, ULM, Texas State) in SBC play.
• Since 2022, Louisiana has improved its record at the halfway point of the season after going 3-3 in 2022 and 4-2 in 2023.
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A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD ...
• Give the Ragin' Cajuns a 6-1 overall record and 3-0 mark in Sun Belt Conference play.
• Improve Louisiana's road record to 4-0 on the season.
• Continue the trend in the Ragin' Cajuns-Chanticleers series where the road team has won every meeting.
• Improve Louisiana's record to 15-9 against SBC East teams since the divisional format was introduced in 2018 (includes a 2-1 record against then-SBC East member Troy).
• Give Louisiana its first four-game win streak since 2021 when it railed off 13 straight wins.
• Be head coach Michael Desormeaux's 19th career win, tying him with T.F. Wilbanks (1931-36) for 12th place in school history.
• Improve Desormeaux's record in SBC games to 10-9.
• Be Louisiana's 90th overall win in Sun Belt Conference play.
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UPCOMING LOUISIANA MILESTONES
• With 293 career points, kicker Kenneth Almendares is two points shy of passing Tyrell Fenroy (294, 2015-08) for third place in school history.
• Almendares is 25 points shy of tying Elijah McGuire (318, 2013-16) for the school's all-time career mark.
• Almendares, who has converted on 53 field goals in his career, needs one field goal to pass Stevie Artigue (2015-19) for the school record while his 134 PATs are 17 shy of tying Artigue's school-record (151).
• Zylan Perry is 143 yards shy of reaching 2,000 all-purpose yards in his career.
• Quarterback Ben Wooldridge (3,581) is 313 yards shy of passing current UL head coach Michael Desormeaux (3,893, 2005-08) for 10th place in career passing yards.
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THE LOUISIANA-COASTAL SERIES
• Saturday's meeting against Coastal Carolina will be the fourth all-time contest between the schools with the Chanticleers holding a 2-1 lead.
• All three games in the series have been claimed by the visiting team with Coastal claiming a 30-28 win in the first meeting on September 22, 2018 in Lafayette.
• The last meeting was a 30-27 victory for the Chanticleers on October 14, 2020.
• Louisiana's lone win in the series was a 48-7 victory on November 7, 2019 in Conway.
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ALMENDARES MOVING UP THE SCORING LIST
• Kenneth Almendares continues his assault on the Louisiana career scoring record as he enters Saturday's game with 293 points.
• Almendares is two points shy of passing former Ragin' Cajuns great Tyrell Fenroy (294, 2005-08) for third and is 26 points shy of becoming the school's all-time leader.
• The top five scorers in Ragin' Cajuns history are below:
     1. Elijah McGuire (2013-16)                     318
     2. Stevie Artigue (2015-19)                      310
     3. Tyrell Fenroy (2005-08)                       294
     4. Kenneth Almendares (2018-)             293
     5. Brian Mitchell (1986-89)                      286
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TEAM NOTES
• Louisiana is one of four FBS teams nationally which has not lost a fumble through the first seven weeks of the season.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have 84 players on its roster from the state of Louisiana to lead all in-state FBS schools.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have allowed 162.0 yards through the air in their first six games to lead the Sun Belt Conference and rank 12th nationally in passing yards allowed.
• Louisiana enters the week leading the Sun Belt Conference and ranked 22nd nationally among FBS schools in total defense allowing 306.7 yards per game.
• Louisiana ranks seventh among all FBS teams in tackles for loss allowed (3.17 per game).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are fifth in the SBC and 46th nationally in total offense (431.3).
• Six players - King McGowen (OT), Kaden Moreau (OG), Quinton Williams (OT), Caden Jensen (TE), Zylan Perry (RB) and Carmycah Glass (LB) - have each earned their first career starts during the 2024 season.
• Twelve players - Ben Wooldridge (QB), Lance LeGendre (WR), Terrance Carter (TE), Bill Davis (RB), Dre'lyn Washington (RB), Harvey Broussard (WR), Tavion Smith (WR), Landon Burton (C), Caleb Kibodi (LB), Zylan Perry (RB) and Caden Jensen (TE) - have scored at least one touchdown this season for Louisiana.
• Louisiana's four interceptions against App State equaled its most in a game since October 30, 2010 at Ohio.
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Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) with the game being televised live on ESPNU. Â Fans can listen to the game on the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network with Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline) on the call.
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Louisiana (5-1, 2-0 SBC), which was 4-2 at the halfway point in 2023 and 3-3 in 2022, won its third straight contest last Saturday with a 34-24 victory at Cajun Field over App State. Ben Wooldridge threw for pair of touchdowns and added a rushing score as the Ragin' Cajuns remained one of four unbeaten teams in league play while joining James Madison and ULM as the SBC's only five-win teams.
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Tyree Skipper and Tyrone Lewis Jr., each picked off a pair of passes for Louisiana, which forced five turnovers and picked off four passes for the first time since 2010. Kenneth Almendares booted a pair of field goals – including a career-best 53-yard kick in tying Stevie Artigue (53, 2015-19) for the most in school history.
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The meeting with Coastal Carolina (4-2, 1-1 SBC) will be the fourth between the schools and the second in Conway. Louisiana claimed a 48-7 victory in the previous meeting at Brooks Stadium on November 7, 2019. Â
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Single-game tickets for Louisiana's six home games – which include remaining games against Arkansas State (Nov. 9), South Alabama (Nov. 16) and Troy (Nov. 23) – are currently on sale now. Tickets start as low as $15 and can be purchased through RaginCajuns.com and its social media platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram).
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Season tickets for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football are available for purchase on-line at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@RaginCajunsFB) to stay up-to-date on Louisiana Football.
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GAME 7 PREVIEW – Louisiana (5-1, 2-0 SBC) at Coastal Carolina (4-2, 1-1 SBC)
Location:Â Brooks Stadium (20,000) | Conway, S.C.
Date | Time:Â Saturday, October 19 | 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET
TV/RADIO
TV:Â ESPNU
Talent:Â Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)
Radio: Lafayette – Hot 107.9 FM; 103.3 The Goat, 1420 AM; New Orleans/Slidell – WGSO 990 AM; Worldwide – Varsity Network powered by Learfield
Talent:Â Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (color), Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
Live Stats:Â CajunStats.com
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Overall:Â Coastal leads, 2-1
In Lafayette: Coastal leads, 2-0
In Conway: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: CCU +1
First meeting: Coastal Carolina, 30-28 – 9/22/2018 in Lafayette
Last Meeting: Coastal Carolina, 30-27 – 10/14/2020 in Lafayette
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LOUISIANA OPENS SECOND HALF OF SEASON AT COASTAL CAROLINA
• Louisiana opens the second half of its 2024 season on Saturday when it faces Coastal Carolina in a nationally-televised Sun Belt Conference matchup from Brooks Stadium.
• The meeting against Coastal Carolina is the fourth meeting between the schools and the first since the 2020 season.
• Louisiana joins James Madison and ULM with the best overall record (5-1) among Sun Belt Conference schools and is one of four unbeaten teams (Georgia Southern, ULM, Texas State) in SBC play.
• Since 2022, Louisiana has improved its record at the halfway point of the season after going 3-3 in 2022 and 4-2 in 2023.
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A LOUISIANA WIN WOULD ...
• Give the Ragin' Cajuns a 6-1 overall record and 3-0 mark in Sun Belt Conference play.
• Improve Louisiana's road record to 4-0 on the season.
• Continue the trend in the Ragin' Cajuns-Chanticleers series where the road team has won every meeting.
• Improve Louisiana's record to 15-9 against SBC East teams since the divisional format was introduced in 2018 (includes a 2-1 record against then-SBC East member Troy).
• Give Louisiana its first four-game win streak since 2021 when it railed off 13 straight wins.
• Be head coach Michael Desormeaux's 19th career win, tying him with T.F. Wilbanks (1931-36) for 12th place in school history.
• Improve Desormeaux's record in SBC games to 10-9.
• Be Louisiana's 90th overall win in Sun Belt Conference play.
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UPCOMING LOUISIANA MILESTONES
• With 293 career points, kicker Kenneth Almendares is two points shy of passing Tyrell Fenroy (294, 2015-08) for third place in school history.
• Almendares is 25 points shy of tying Elijah McGuire (318, 2013-16) for the school's all-time career mark.
• Almendares, who has converted on 53 field goals in his career, needs one field goal to pass Stevie Artigue (2015-19) for the school record while his 134 PATs are 17 shy of tying Artigue's school-record (151).
• Zylan Perry is 143 yards shy of reaching 2,000 all-purpose yards in his career.
• Quarterback Ben Wooldridge (3,581) is 313 yards shy of passing current UL head coach Michael Desormeaux (3,893, 2005-08) for 10th place in career passing yards.
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THE LOUISIANA-COASTAL SERIES
• Saturday's meeting against Coastal Carolina will be the fourth all-time contest between the schools with the Chanticleers holding a 2-1 lead.
• All three games in the series have been claimed by the visiting team with Coastal claiming a 30-28 win in the first meeting on September 22, 2018 in Lafayette.
• The last meeting was a 30-27 victory for the Chanticleers on October 14, 2020.
• Louisiana's lone win in the series was a 48-7 victory on November 7, 2019 in Conway.
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ALMENDARES MOVING UP THE SCORING LIST
• Kenneth Almendares continues his assault on the Louisiana career scoring record as he enters Saturday's game with 293 points.
• Almendares is two points shy of passing former Ragin' Cajuns great Tyrell Fenroy (294, 2005-08) for third and is 26 points shy of becoming the school's all-time leader.
• The top five scorers in Ragin' Cajuns history are below:
     1. Elijah McGuire (2013-16)                     318
     2. Stevie Artigue (2015-19)                      310
     3. Tyrell Fenroy (2005-08)                       294
     4. Kenneth Almendares (2018-)             293
     5. Brian Mitchell (1986-89)                      286
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TEAM NOTES
• Louisiana is one of four FBS teams nationally which has not lost a fumble through the first seven weeks of the season.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have 84 players on its roster from the state of Louisiana to lead all in-state FBS schools.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have allowed 162.0 yards through the air in their first six games to lead the Sun Belt Conference and rank 12th nationally in passing yards allowed.
• Louisiana enters the week leading the Sun Belt Conference and ranked 22nd nationally among FBS schools in total defense allowing 306.7 yards per game.
• Louisiana ranks seventh among all FBS teams in tackles for loss allowed (3.17 per game).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are fifth in the SBC and 46th nationally in total offense (431.3).
• Six players - King McGowen (OT), Kaden Moreau (OG), Quinton Williams (OT), Caden Jensen (TE), Zylan Perry (RB) and Carmycah Glass (LB) - have each earned their first career starts during the 2024 season.
• Twelve players - Ben Wooldridge (QB), Lance LeGendre (WR), Terrance Carter (TE), Bill Davis (RB), Dre'lyn Washington (RB), Harvey Broussard (WR), Tavion Smith (WR), Landon Burton (C), Caleb Kibodi (LB), Zylan Perry (RB) and Caden Jensen (TE) - have scored at least one touchdown this season for Louisiana.
• Louisiana's four interceptions against App State equaled its most in a game since October 30, 2010 at Ohio.
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