University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, November 12
Monroe, La.
8:00 p.m.
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11/11/2026 2:19:00 PM | Football
Louisiana faces Warhawks in nationally-televised contest
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football team will play before a national audience on Thursday when it travels to face in-state opponent ULM in a Sun Belt Conference game at FMOL Health St. Francis Stadium in Monroe.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. The game will be available on ESPN2 with Courtney Lyle (pxp) and Rene Ingoglia (color) providing commentary. Fans can also listen on both the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network and Varsity Sports Network, with Jay Walker (pxp), Cody Junot (color) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline) on the call.
Louisiana (6-3, 3-2 SBC) renews its third-oldest series in program history as it faces ULM (2-7, 2-3 SBC) for the 61st time on the gridiron. The Ragin' Cajuns return to action after defeating South Alabama, 28-26, last Saturday, earning bowl eligibility for the ninth consecutive season.
Fans are encouraged to stay connected with Louisiana Football by downloading the official #GeauxCajuns App — click here for iOS and here for Android — and by following the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (@RaginCajunsFB).
GAME 10 PREVIEW – Louisiana (6-3, 3-2 SBC) at ULM (2-7, 2-3 SBC)
Location: FMOL Health St. Francis Stadium (30,427) | Monroe, La.
Date/Time: Thursday, November 12 | 8:00 p.m.
TV/RADIO
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
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: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst), Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
LIVE STATS
Available at CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
SERIES RECORD
Overall – Louisiana leads, 35-26
In Lafayette – Louisiana leads, 17-13
In Monroe – Louisiana leads, 17-12
In Shreveport – Tied, 1-1
Last 10 Meetings – Louisiana, 8-2
Streak – Louisiana +3
KICKING OFF
• Louisiana will play before a national audience on the ESPN Family of Networks when it battles in-state opponent ULM in a Thursday night contest in Monroe.
LOUISIANA STORYLINES
• The 61-game series with ULM is Louisiana's third-oldest in program history and trails Louisiana Tech (88 games) and Northwestern State (73).
• Since 2008, Louisiana has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in the series, including a 37-24 victory in the 2024 game in Monroe.
• Thirty-four (34) games in the series have been decided by one score (8 points or less).
• Louisiana claimed a 30-27 overtime victory in last year's regular-season finale in Lafayette, evening its record at 6-6 and earning bowl eligibility for the eighth consecutive year.
• Four players on UL's current roster - Cam Riley (Neville), Maurion Eleam (Neville), Jayden Reed (Neville), Ryder Bentley (Ouachita Christian) - are from Monroe.
• Redshirt freshman JJ Garner (Timpson, Texas) has scored a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games (Charlotte, Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Troy, Southern Miss, South Alabama).
• Louisiana's top three rushers - Lunch Winfield, JJ Garner and Steven Blanco - have accounted for 1,306 (72%) of Louisiana's 1,802 yards rushing and 20 of 26 rushing TDs (77%) on the season.
• Three current members of the UL coaching staff - offensive line coach Steve Farmer (2004-08), offensive coordinator/receivers Tim Leger (2016-17) and inside linebackers coach Scott Stoker (2016-20) - served on the staff at ULM.
• Seven different receivers have recorded 10 or more catches on the season with Trenton Chaney leading the team with 19.
• Since being a member of the Sun Belt Conference, Louisiana is 11-6 overall and 2-2 under Michael Desormeaux when playing on Thursday.
• The last six times Louisiana has played on a five-day Saturday-Thursday format dating back to 2017, the Ragin' Cajuns are 9-3 overall.
• The Ragin' Cajuns return 41 letterwinners and 15 starters from the 2025 season.
• Sixty-eight players on the current Ragin' Cajuns roster hail from the state of Louisiana.
• Ninety-three of Louisiana's 108 players on the 2026 roster were recruited as high school products, with the remaining 15 coming through the transfer portal or junior college.
"SHOW ME MY OPPONENT"
• After opening the season with six consecutive losses, ULM has won two of its last three games heading into Thursday's game with Louisiana.
• The Warhawks picked up their second road win of the season last Saturday with a 19-17 victory at Arkansas State - two weeks after rallying for a 21-14 win at Troy.
• ULM's two-quarterback system of Aidan Armenta and Austin Carlisle has directed the Warhawk offense with Armenta passing for 1,413 yards and 10 TDs with Carlisle leading the team on the ground with 363 yards and a TD.
• Marcellus Jackson (35 receptions, 370 yards, 1 TD) is the top receiver for ULM with Bryce Anderson (22/185/2), Parker Fulghum (19/232/2) and JP Coulter (19/205/0) following.
• Noah Flemmings paces the Warhawk defense with 84 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss on the season. Kevontay Wells has posted a team-best 4.0 sacks on the season with Armoni Rue picking off a pair of passes.
THE ULM SERIES
• Louisiana and ULM have met 61 times on the gridiron since the series began in 1951 with the Cajuns owning a 35-26 advantage.
• The series with ULM is the third longest in school history for Louisiana with the Ragin' Cajuns facing Louisiana Tech (88 games) and Northwestern State (73) the most.
• The schools have met on a yearly basis since 1997 and began playing as SBC foes beginning in the league's inaugural season in 2001.
• Since 2008, Louisiana has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in the series, including a 37-24 victory in the 2024 meeting in Monroe.
• The Warhawks' 21-17 win in 2022 at Malone Stadium snapped an eight-game losing streak to Louisiana in Monroe dating back to their last home victory in 2004.
• Thirty-four (34) games in the 61-game series have been decided by one score (8 points or less).
GORDON NAMED THORPE AWARD SEMIFINALIST
• Louisiana defensive back Brent Gordon Jr. was one of 15 players nationally named as a semifinalist for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association announced.
• Gordon, a Breaux Bridge, La., native and former Cecilia High product, has recorded 46 tackles on the season with 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 12 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery through eight games for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• The list includes 15 of the nation's best defensive backs, representing six conferences and one independent university. The semifinalists are selected by a screening committee whose members compile a list of up to 15 players based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character.
CAJUNS "IN THE ZONE"
• Louisiana has been near perfect when entering the red zone, converting on 30 of 31 chances (97%) to rank fourth among all FBS schools.
• The Cajuns have converted 23 of the 31 opportunities (74%) into touchdowns with the lone non-score coming on the opening possession (fumble) at Louisiana Tech in Week 6.
EIGHT STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES
• Since the 2018 season, Louisiana has appeared in a bowl game, setting a school-record for most consecutive bowl appearances.
• The list of Louisiana bowl game appearances since 2018 is listed below:
2018 – AutoNation Cure Bowl (Tulane)
2019 – LendingTree Bowl (Miami [Ohio])
2020 – SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (UTSA)
2021 – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Marshall)
2022 – Radiance Independence Bowl (Houston)
2023 – R+L Carrriers New Orleans Bowl (Jax State)
2024 – Isleta New Mexico Bowl (TCU)
2025 – 68 Ventures Bowl (Delaware)
THE LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAKS
• Louisiana's eighth consecutive bowl appearance places the Ragin' Cajuns in some illustrious FBS company for active postseason streaks.
• Below are the schools with the longest active streaks in reaching the postseason.
School Year Started (Bowl)
Georgia – 1997 (Outback Bowl)
Oklahoma – 1999 (Independence Bowl)
Alabama – 2004 (Music City Bowl)
Clemson – 2005 (Champs Sports Bowl)
Iowa – 2013 (Outback Bowl)
Ohio State – 2013 (Orange Bowl)
Memphis – 2014 (Miami Beach Bowl)
Oregon – 2017 (Las Vegas Bowl)
LOUISIANA – 2018 (Cure Bowl)
THE MOST UNIQUE NICKNAME IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
• Referred to as the Ragin' Cajuns, the University of Louisiana has perhaps the most unique and fitting nickname in all of collegiate athletics.
• In 1921, the University adopted the nickname and mascot Bulldogs.
• Beginning in 1963, Louisiana's (then Southwestern Louisiana) football team were dubbed the "Raging Cajuns" by then-Sports Information Director Bob Henderson and head football coach Russ Faulkinberry.
• In addition, the team switched from gold helmets to white helmets with an Acadian flag. At the time, more than 90 percent of Faulkinberry's teams were composed of Louisiana high school players, many with French-speaking Acadian backgrounds.
• The nickname stuck, and in 1967 the second 'g' was dropped to make Ragin'.
• In the early 70's other sports teams began to adopt the Ragin' Cajuns nickname.
• The University's full switch to Ragin' Cajuns was part of "Operation Turnaround" during the 1974-75 school year.
• In fact, the Ragin' Cajuns were voted as the best collegiate team nickname by Sporting News in 1998 and by an ESPN SportsNation survey in 2006.
NEW LIVE MASCOT INTRODUCED FOR '27
• The University of Louisiana is welcoming a four-legged member to its family who's as distinctive as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns themselves.
• The University unveiled its new live mascot – a Catahoula Leopard Dog – during halftime of Louisiana's football game against South Alabama on November 12.
• The University has selected five possible names (Beau, Louis, Rex, Roux and SLI), and Ragin' Cajuns fans can rank their favorites through Nov. 17 by visiting Louisiana.edu/Mascot.
• The winning name will be revealed on Nov. 21 against Coastal Carolina.
• Native to Louisiana, the Catahoula Leopard Dog has been the state's official dog since 1979. Known for its intelligence, strength, loyalty and distinctive markings, the breed reflects the character and spirit of the place the Ragin' Cajuns call home.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. The game will be available on ESPN2 with Courtney Lyle (pxp) and Rene Ingoglia (color) providing commentary. Fans can also listen on both the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network and Varsity Sports Network, with Jay Walker (pxp), Cody Junot (color) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline) on the call.
Louisiana (6-3, 3-2 SBC) renews its third-oldest series in program history as it faces ULM (2-7, 2-3 SBC) for the 61st time on the gridiron. The Ragin' Cajuns return to action after defeating South Alabama, 28-26, last Saturday, earning bowl eligibility for the ninth consecutive season.
Fans are encouraged to stay connected with Louisiana Football by downloading the official #GeauxCajuns App — click here for iOS and here for Android — and by following the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (@RaginCajunsFB).
GAME 10 PREVIEW – Louisiana (6-3, 3-2 SBC) at ULM (2-7, 2-3 SBC)
Location: FMOL Health St. Francis Stadium (30,427) | Monroe, La.
Date/Time: Thursday, November 12 | 8:00 p.m.
TV/RADIO
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
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: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst), Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)
LIVE STATS
Available at CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
SERIES RECORD
Overall – Louisiana leads, 35-26
In Lafayette – Louisiana leads, 17-13
In Monroe – Louisiana leads, 17-12
In Shreveport – Tied, 1-1
Last 10 Meetings – Louisiana, 8-2
Streak – Louisiana +3
KICKING OFF
• Louisiana will play before a national audience on the ESPN Family of Networks when it battles in-state opponent ULM in a Thursday night contest in Monroe.
LOUISIANA STORYLINES
• The 61-game series with ULM is Louisiana's third-oldest in program history and trails Louisiana Tech (88 games) and Northwestern State (73).
• Since 2008, Louisiana has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in the series, including a 37-24 victory in the 2024 game in Monroe.
• Thirty-four (34) games in the series have been decided by one score (8 points or less).
• Louisiana claimed a 30-27 overtime victory in last year's regular-season finale in Lafayette, evening its record at 6-6 and earning bowl eligibility for the eighth consecutive year.
• Four players on UL's current roster - Cam Riley (Neville), Maurion Eleam (Neville), Jayden Reed (Neville), Ryder Bentley (Ouachita Christian) - are from Monroe.
• Redshirt freshman JJ Garner (Timpson, Texas) has scored a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games (Charlotte, Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Troy, Southern Miss, South Alabama).
• Louisiana's top three rushers - Lunch Winfield, JJ Garner and Steven Blanco - have accounted for 1,306 (72%) of Louisiana's 1,802 yards rushing and 20 of 26 rushing TDs (77%) on the season.
• Three current members of the UL coaching staff - offensive line coach Steve Farmer (2004-08), offensive coordinator/receivers Tim Leger (2016-17) and inside linebackers coach Scott Stoker (2016-20) - served on the staff at ULM.
• Seven different receivers have recorded 10 or more catches on the season with Trenton Chaney leading the team with 19.
• Since being a member of the Sun Belt Conference, Louisiana is 11-6 overall and 2-2 under Michael Desormeaux when playing on Thursday.
• The last six times Louisiana has played on a five-day Saturday-Thursday format dating back to 2017, the Ragin' Cajuns are 9-3 overall.
• The Ragin' Cajuns return 41 letterwinners and 15 starters from the 2025 season.
• Sixty-eight players on the current Ragin' Cajuns roster hail from the state of Louisiana.
• Ninety-three of Louisiana's 108 players on the 2026 roster were recruited as high school products, with the remaining 15 coming through the transfer portal or junior college.
"SHOW ME MY OPPONENT"
• After opening the season with six consecutive losses, ULM has won two of its last three games heading into Thursday's game with Louisiana.
• The Warhawks picked up their second road win of the season last Saturday with a 19-17 victory at Arkansas State - two weeks after rallying for a 21-14 win at Troy.
• ULM's two-quarterback system of Aidan Armenta and Austin Carlisle has directed the Warhawk offense with Armenta passing for 1,413 yards and 10 TDs with Carlisle leading the team on the ground with 363 yards and a TD.
• Marcellus Jackson (35 receptions, 370 yards, 1 TD) is the top receiver for ULM with Bryce Anderson (22/185/2), Parker Fulghum (19/232/2) and JP Coulter (19/205/0) following.
• Noah Flemmings paces the Warhawk defense with 84 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss on the season. Kevontay Wells has posted a team-best 4.0 sacks on the season with Armoni Rue picking off a pair of passes.
THE ULM SERIES
• Louisiana and ULM have met 61 times on the gridiron since the series began in 1951 with the Cajuns owning a 35-26 advantage.
• The series with ULM is the third longest in school history for Louisiana with the Ragin' Cajuns facing Louisiana Tech (88 games) and Northwestern State (73) the most.
• The schools have met on a yearly basis since 1997 and began playing as SBC foes beginning in the league's inaugural season in 2001.
• Since 2008, Louisiana has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in the series, including a 37-24 victory in the 2024 meeting in Monroe.
• The Warhawks' 21-17 win in 2022 at Malone Stadium snapped an eight-game losing streak to Louisiana in Monroe dating back to their last home victory in 2004.
• Thirty-four (34) games in the 61-game series have been decided by one score (8 points or less).
GORDON NAMED THORPE AWARD SEMIFINALIST
• Louisiana defensive back Brent Gordon Jr. was one of 15 players nationally named as a semifinalist for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association announced.
• Gordon, a Breaux Bridge, La., native and former Cecilia High product, has recorded 46 tackles on the season with 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 12 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery through eight games for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• The list includes 15 of the nation's best defensive backs, representing six conferences and one independent university. The semifinalists are selected by a screening committee whose members compile a list of up to 15 players based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character.
CAJUNS "IN THE ZONE"
• Louisiana has been near perfect when entering the red zone, converting on 30 of 31 chances (97%) to rank fourth among all FBS schools.
• The Cajuns have converted 23 of the 31 opportunities (74%) into touchdowns with the lone non-score coming on the opening possession (fumble) at Louisiana Tech in Week 6.
EIGHT STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES
• Since the 2018 season, Louisiana has appeared in a bowl game, setting a school-record for most consecutive bowl appearances.
• The list of Louisiana bowl game appearances since 2018 is listed below:
2018 – AutoNation Cure Bowl (Tulane)
2019 – LendingTree Bowl (Miami [Ohio])
2020 – SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (UTSA)
2021 – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Marshall)
2022 – Radiance Independence Bowl (Houston)
2023 – R+L Carrriers New Orleans Bowl (Jax State)
2024 – Isleta New Mexico Bowl (TCU)
2025 – 68 Ventures Bowl (Delaware)
THE LONGEST ACTIVE BOWL STREAKS
• Louisiana's eighth consecutive bowl appearance places the Ragin' Cajuns in some illustrious FBS company for active postseason streaks.
• Below are the schools with the longest active streaks in reaching the postseason.
School Year Started (Bowl)
Georgia – 1997 (Outback Bowl)
Oklahoma – 1999 (Independence Bowl)
Alabama – 2004 (Music City Bowl)
Clemson – 2005 (Champs Sports Bowl)
Iowa – 2013 (Outback Bowl)
Ohio State – 2013 (Orange Bowl)
Memphis – 2014 (Miami Beach Bowl)
Oregon – 2017 (Las Vegas Bowl)
LOUISIANA – 2018 (Cure Bowl)
THE MOST UNIQUE NICKNAME IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
• Referred to as the Ragin' Cajuns, the University of Louisiana has perhaps the most unique and fitting nickname in all of collegiate athletics.
• In 1921, the University adopted the nickname and mascot Bulldogs.
• Beginning in 1963, Louisiana's (then Southwestern Louisiana) football team were dubbed the "Raging Cajuns" by then-Sports Information Director Bob Henderson and head football coach Russ Faulkinberry.
• In addition, the team switched from gold helmets to white helmets with an Acadian flag. At the time, more than 90 percent of Faulkinberry's teams were composed of Louisiana high school players, many with French-speaking Acadian backgrounds.
• The nickname stuck, and in 1967 the second 'g' was dropped to make Ragin'.
• In the early 70's other sports teams began to adopt the Ragin' Cajuns nickname.
• The University's full switch to Ragin' Cajuns was part of "Operation Turnaround" during the 1974-75 school year.
• In fact, the Ragin' Cajuns were voted as the best collegiate team nickname by Sporting News in 1998 and by an ESPN SportsNation survey in 2006.
NEW LIVE MASCOT INTRODUCED FOR '27
• The University of Louisiana is welcoming a four-legged member to its family who's as distinctive as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns themselves.
• The University unveiled its new live mascot – a Catahoula Leopard Dog – during halftime of Louisiana's football game against South Alabama on November 12.
• The University has selected five possible names (Beau, Louis, Rex, Roux and SLI), and Ragin' Cajuns fans can rank their favorites through Nov. 17 by visiting Louisiana.edu/Mascot.
• The winning name will be revealed on Nov. 21 against Coastal Carolina.
• Native to Louisiana, the Catahoula Leopard Dog has been the state's official dog since 1979. Known for its intelligence, strength, loyalty and distinctive markings, the breed reflects the character and spirit of the place the Ragin' Cajuns call home.
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