University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Lewis, Levi
Jersey Number 17
Levi Lewis
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Scotlandville Magnet
Bio
• 2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
• 2021 Manning Award Preseason Watch List
• 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Award Watch List
• 2021 College Football Performer of the Year Watch List
• 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• 2021 LSWA Second Team
• 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
• 2020 LSWA Second Team
• 2020 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Davey O'Brien 2020 Quarterback Class
• 2020 Manning Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Watch List
• 2020 College Football Performance National Watch List
• 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250
2021 Season (Senior)
Finished his career with the most passing touchdowns (74) and second most passing yards in program history (9,203) … Lewis ended his collegiate tenure with a 35-7 record as the starting quarterback for the Ragin' Cajuns … Was named Most Valuable Player of the Sun Belt Championship game after passing for 210 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 43 yards and a score against App State (Dec. 4) … Led Louisiana to the New Orleans bow victory over Marshall with 270 yards through the air and a passing score, also added a season high 74 yards on the ground … Lewis had a strong showing against Nicholls (Sept. 11), going 19-for-33 for 304 yards and throwing two touchdown passes … Lewis’ 304 passing yards were the third-most of his career and marked the third time he eclipsed the 300-yard passing threshold. It was also the 37th 300-yard passing performance in program history … In the season opener against Texas, Lewis went 28-for-40 for 282 yards and a touchdown … His 282 passing yards were the most in a season opener by a Ragin’ Cajun since Chris Masson threw for 283 yards against Southern on Sept. 5, 2009 … The yardage total also marked the most by a Ragin’ Cajun against a Power 5 opponent since Blaine Gautier threw 236 yards against Oklahoma State on Sept. 15, 2012 … Against Texas State (Oct. 30), Lewis completed 22-of-32 passes for 228 yards and throwing three touchdown passes, with the three passing scores, Lewis surpassed Louisiana legend Jake Delhomme on the school’s all-time passing touchdown leaderboard … Led Louisiana to its third consecutive victory in a Sun Belt Conference opener, going 17-for-28 for 249 yards and three passing touchdowns against Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Accounted for 261 of Louisiana’s 378 yards of total offense against the Eagles after adding 12 yards rushing in the game … Led Louisiana to an impressive road victory over Liberty, completing 14 of his 25 pass attempts for 166 yards and three touchdowns … Threw for 287 yards against Georgia State (Nov. 4), Lewis’ second most passing yards of the season and the sixth most of his career. He finished 19-for-34 and three his 66th career touchdown pass … Lewis threw for at least 200 yards in nine out of the team’s 14 games and finished his career 17-3 when eclipsing the 200-yard marking through the air … Went off against Troy, throwing for 166 yards and three touchdown passes and added a rushing score. … His performance marked the third time in his career he has had three touchdown passes and at least one rushing touchdown in a single game … Went 11-for-20 for 122 yards on the road against Arkansas State (Oct. 21) … With his yardage total, Lewis moved into second place for career passing yards in Louisiana history … Led Louisiana to an impressive win over App State, going 15-for-25 for 209 yards and a touchdown through the air and adding a rushing touchdown, his first of the season … Recorded a team-high 10 carries for 61 yards and his first rushing score of the year, while also completing nine passes for 49 yards at South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Was efficient against Ohio, throwing for more than 200 yards for a third consecutive game after completing 21 of his 29 attempts for 212 yards and touchdown … Threw for 163 yards and added a 20-yard rushing score in the win over ULM (Nov. 27).
2020 Season (Senior)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference following the 2020 season, the first Louisiana quarterback to earn All-Conference honors since Blaine Gautier earned Second Team honors in 2011..Added Pro Football Focus Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was named a Davy O’Brien 2020 Quarterback Class Nominee…Finished the season 177-for-297 through the air for 2,274 passing yards and 19 touchdowns…His 2,274 passing yards ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference and 26th nationally, while his 19 passing scores ranked third in the league and tied for 20th in the nation…Lewis finished the year ranked third in program history with 6,286 career passing yards and second in school history with 54 career passing touchdowns…Lewis joins Jake Delhomme as the only quarterbacks in program history to throw for more than 6,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in their careers…Had six games with two or more touchdown passes in 2020….Was also effective in the ground game, rushing for 335 yards five touchdowns on the ground during the 2020 season…Lewis joined Ian Book (Notre Dame) and Justin Fields (Ohio State) as the only three quarterbacks to throw for more than 5,000 yards, more than 45 touchdowns, less than 11 interceptions and more than eight rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons…In the team’s historic win over Iowa State on Sept. 12, Lewis went 13-for-21 for 154 and one touchdown, a 78-yard strike to Peter LeBlanc…The pass was the longest completion of his career…Completed 21 passes for 279 yards and two TDs in the team’s overtime win at Georgia State (Sept. 19)…In the game, Lewis passed for over 275 yards for the third time in his career and recorded his 12th game throwing for two or more scores…Lewis completed a pass to nine different players against the Panthers, the most since the Sun Belt…In the win against Georgia Southern (Sept. 26), Lewis had his fourth-highest passing yard output of his career, gashing the Eagles defense for 290 yards through the air…The score was the fifth rushing touchdown of his career...Additionally, he notched his highest rushing output (84) since racking up 129 yards on the ground against South Alabama on Nov. 4, 2017…Lewis went 15-for-25 for 177 yards and a touchdown against the Chanticleers (Oct. 14)…He posted his first rushing touchdown against the Chanticleers since Nov. 7, 2019, at Coastal Carolina…With his 152 yards against UAB, Lewis became the sixth quarterback in program history to throw for over 5,000 career passing yards...He finished the game 12-for-20 with two touchdown passes…In the win at Texas State (Oct. 31), he completed 22 of his 32 pass attempts for a season-high 332 yards and two touchdowns. The 332 yards marked the second-highest passing output of his Louisiana career and was just the second time in his career to throw for more than 300 yards…Additionally, Lewis added his second rushing score of the season and the sixth of his career against Texas State, as 12-yard scamper…In the win over Arkansas State, Lewis went 17-for-29 for 244 yards and a touchdown pass. He also added a 31-yard rushing score, the third-longest rush and the longest touchdown run of his career…Lewis threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns against South Alabama (Nov. 14), the fourth three-touchdown pass game of his career...With his yardage total, he passed Terrance Broadway for the most 250+ passing games in the last 20 years with nine…Lewis had a career game at ULM, accounting for five total touchdowns in the win. He threw three touchdown passes and posted 147 yards through the air, while toting the ball five times for 55 yards and two touchdowns on the ground…His two rushing touchdowns against ULM marked the first multi-touchdown game of his career…Helped lead Louisiana to its first-ever win at Appalachian State, completing eight passes in miserable conditions for 101 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 77 yards.
2019 Season (Junior)
Started for Louisiana at quarterback in all 14 games…Threw for 3,050 yards with a 64.3 completion percentage (243-for-378) and notched 26 touchdowns to just four interceptions…Became the first quarterback in program history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a single season…His 26 touchdown passes were the most by any Ragin’ Cajun quarterback in a single season and ranked 25th nationally and fourth in the Sun Belt…Threw at least two touchdown passes in nine of the team’s 14 games…Following his junior season, he ranks ninth in school history in career passing yards with 4,012…Became the ninth player in program history to throw for over 4,000 yards in a career…Finished the season ranked 17th nationally in passing efficiency (152.6) and 27th in completion percentage (.643)…Only threw four picks on the year…Also added three rushing scores in 2019…Posted a huge day against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game on Dec. 7, throwing for career highs in yards (354), attempts (46) and touchdowns (4)… The junior etched his name in the Louisiana record books during the team’s game against ULM, becoming just the fourth player in program history to throw for at least 20 touchdowns in a season after tossing three against the Warhawks…Lewis had a stellar night against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 7, passing for 296 yards and three touchdowns…Lewis finished the game against the Chanticleers 26-of-30 through the air for a completion percentage of 86.7 percent, setting a new school record for single-game completion percentage…Lewis opened the 2019 season throwing for 267 yards with 24 completions on 39 attempts against Mississippi State on Saturday, Aug. 31…Lewis’ 267 passing yards is the most against a Power 5 school since Blaine Gautier threw for 315 yards against Arizona on Nov. 26, 2011…Furthermore, Lewis’ 267 passing yards is the most in an opener since Chris Mason opened the season with 283 yards against Southern on Sept. 5, 2009.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 14 games…Threw for 585 passing yards completing 37 passes on 59 attempts for a 62.7 completion percentage…Passed for a career-high seven touchdowns…Threw for a season high 100 passing yards on five attempts against New Mexico State (11/13)…Opened the season throwing a season-high two touchdowns against Grambling State (10/1), one a 19 yard strike and the other a 18 yard pass…Averaged 9.9 passing yards per attempt, which was a 2.9 increase from freshman season…Rushed for 40 yards on 25 attempts over the course of the season.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in four games, starting in three...Began the season on a redshirt but had the shirt removed for the final month of the season...Completed 28 of 54 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns...Finished with a completion percentage of 52 percent and averaged 94.3 passing yards per game...Rushed for 175 yards and one touchdown on 37 attempts, averaging 43.8 yards per game and 4.7 yards per attempt...Made first career start at South Alabama (11/4) going 8-for-15 for 110 yards and two touchdowns, completing a 54-yard bomb for a touchdown to Michael Jacquet for first career touchdown pass and rushing for 129 yards on 18 attempts in the game to finish with 239 total yards...Completed 14 of 26 passes for a career-high 166 yards at Ole Miss (11/11)...Came off the bench in the season finale at Appalachian State (12/2), going 5-for-9 finishing with 96 yards passing and rushed for 27 yards on six attempts, scoring one touchdown on the ground...Earned first letter.
High School
Rated a three-star dual-threat quarterback on 247Sports.com and two-star on Scout.com...Was the winner of the 2016 Warrick Dunn Award...Also tabbed The Advocate's All-Metro 5A/4A Offensive MVP...A first-team Class 5A All-State selection as an athlete...Passed for 2,450 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,577 yards and 23 TDs as a senior...Guided Scotlandville to its first state championship appearance in nearly 50 years and its first ever as an LHSAA school...Posted 427 yards passing in two games with four touchdowns as a junior...Also ran for 108 yards and two TDs in 2015...A member on a pair of Class 5A state championship basketball teams...Member of SMHS' state championship 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.
Personal
Born May 9, 1998 in Baton Rouge...The son of Greg and Celeste Lewis...Has three brothers and one sister...A civil engineering major.
• 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
• 2021 Manning Award Preseason Watch List
• 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Award Watch List
• 2021 College Football Performer of the Year Watch List
• 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• 2021 LSWA Second Team
• 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
• 2020 LSWA Second Team
• 2020 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Davey O'Brien 2020 Quarterback Class
• 2020 Manning Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List
• 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Preseason Watch List
• 2020 College Football Performance National Watch List
• 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250
2021 Season (Senior)
Finished his career with the most passing touchdowns (74) and second most passing yards in program history (9,203) … Lewis ended his collegiate tenure with a 35-7 record as the starting quarterback for the Ragin' Cajuns … Was named Most Valuable Player of the Sun Belt Championship game after passing for 210 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 43 yards and a score against App State (Dec. 4) … Led Louisiana to the New Orleans bow victory over Marshall with 270 yards through the air and a passing score, also added a season high 74 yards on the ground … Lewis had a strong showing against Nicholls (Sept. 11), going 19-for-33 for 304 yards and throwing two touchdown passes … Lewis’ 304 passing yards were the third-most of his career and marked the third time he eclipsed the 300-yard passing threshold. It was also the 37th 300-yard passing performance in program history … In the season opener against Texas, Lewis went 28-for-40 for 282 yards and a touchdown … His 282 passing yards were the most in a season opener by a Ragin’ Cajun since Chris Masson threw for 283 yards against Southern on Sept. 5, 2009 … The yardage total also marked the most by a Ragin’ Cajun against a Power 5 opponent since Blaine Gautier threw 236 yards against Oklahoma State on Sept. 15, 2012 … Against Texas State (Oct. 30), Lewis completed 22-of-32 passes for 228 yards and throwing three touchdown passes, with the three passing scores, Lewis surpassed Louisiana legend Jake Delhomme on the school’s all-time passing touchdown leaderboard … Led Louisiana to its third consecutive victory in a Sun Belt Conference opener, going 17-for-28 for 249 yards and three passing touchdowns against Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Accounted for 261 of Louisiana’s 378 yards of total offense against the Eagles after adding 12 yards rushing in the game … Led Louisiana to an impressive road victory over Liberty, completing 14 of his 25 pass attempts for 166 yards and three touchdowns … Threw for 287 yards against Georgia State (Nov. 4), Lewis’ second most passing yards of the season and the sixth most of his career. He finished 19-for-34 and three his 66th career touchdown pass … Lewis threw for at least 200 yards in nine out of the team’s 14 games and finished his career 17-3 when eclipsing the 200-yard marking through the air … Went off against Troy, throwing for 166 yards and three touchdown passes and added a rushing score. … His performance marked the third time in his career he has had three touchdown passes and at least one rushing touchdown in a single game … Went 11-for-20 for 122 yards on the road against Arkansas State (Oct. 21) … With his yardage total, Lewis moved into second place for career passing yards in Louisiana history … Led Louisiana to an impressive win over App State, going 15-for-25 for 209 yards and a touchdown through the air and adding a rushing touchdown, his first of the season … Recorded a team-high 10 carries for 61 yards and his first rushing score of the year, while also completing nine passes for 49 yards at South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Was efficient against Ohio, throwing for more than 200 yards for a third consecutive game after completing 21 of his 29 attempts for 212 yards and touchdown … Threw for 163 yards and added a 20-yard rushing score in the win over ULM (Nov. 27).
2020 Season (Senior)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference following the 2020 season, the first Louisiana quarterback to earn All-Conference honors since Blaine Gautier earned Second Team honors in 2011..Added Pro Football Focus Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was named a Davy O’Brien 2020 Quarterback Class Nominee…Finished the season 177-for-297 through the air for 2,274 passing yards and 19 touchdowns…His 2,274 passing yards ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference and 26th nationally, while his 19 passing scores ranked third in the league and tied for 20th in the nation…Lewis finished the year ranked third in program history with 6,286 career passing yards and second in school history with 54 career passing touchdowns…Lewis joins Jake Delhomme as the only quarterbacks in program history to throw for more than 6,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in their careers…Had six games with two or more touchdown passes in 2020….Was also effective in the ground game, rushing for 335 yards five touchdowns on the ground during the 2020 season…Lewis joined Ian Book (Notre Dame) and Justin Fields (Ohio State) as the only three quarterbacks to throw for more than 5,000 yards, more than 45 touchdowns, less than 11 interceptions and more than eight rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons…In the team’s historic win over Iowa State on Sept. 12, Lewis went 13-for-21 for 154 and one touchdown, a 78-yard strike to Peter LeBlanc…The pass was the longest completion of his career…Completed 21 passes for 279 yards and two TDs in the team’s overtime win at Georgia State (Sept. 19)…In the game, Lewis passed for over 275 yards for the third time in his career and recorded his 12th game throwing for two or more scores…Lewis completed a pass to nine different players against the Panthers, the most since the Sun Belt…In the win against Georgia Southern (Sept. 26), Lewis had his fourth-highest passing yard output of his career, gashing the Eagles defense for 290 yards through the air…The score was the fifth rushing touchdown of his career...Additionally, he notched his highest rushing output (84) since racking up 129 yards on the ground against South Alabama on Nov. 4, 2017…Lewis went 15-for-25 for 177 yards and a touchdown against the Chanticleers (Oct. 14)…He posted his first rushing touchdown against the Chanticleers since Nov. 7, 2019, at Coastal Carolina…With his 152 yards against UAB, Lewis became the sixth quarterback in program history to throw for over 5,000 career passing yards...He finished the game 12-for-20 with two touchdown passes…In the win at Texas State (Oct. 31), he completed 22 of his 32 pass attempts for a season-high 332 yards and two touchdowns. The 332 yards marked the second-highest passing output of his Louisiana career and was just the second time in his career to throw for more than 300 yards…Additionally, Lewis added his second rushing score of the season and the sixth of his career against Texas State, as 12-yard scamper…In the win over Arkansas State, Lewis went 17-for-29 for 244 yards and a touchdown pass. He also added a 31-yard rushing score, the third-longest rush and the longest touchdown run of his career…Lewis threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns against South Alabama (Nov. 14), the fourth three-touchdown pass game of his career...With his yardage total, he passed Terrance Broadway for the most 250+ passing games in the last 20 years with nine…Lewis had a career game at ULM, accounting for five total touchdowns in the win. He threw three touchdown passes and posted 147 yards through the air, while toting the ball five times for 55 yards and two touchdowns on the ground…His two rushing touchdowns against ULM marked the first multi-touchdown game of his career…Helped lead Louisiana to its first-ever win at Appalachian State, completing eight passes in miserable conditions for 101 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 77 yards.
2019 Season (Junior)
Started for Louisiana at quarterback in all 14 games…Threw for 3,050 yards with a 64.3 completion percentage (243-for-378) and notched 26 touchdowns to just four interceptions…Became the first quarterback in program history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a single season…His 26 touchdown passes were the most by any Ragin’ Cajun quarterback in a single season and ranked 25th nationally and fourth in the Sun Belt…Threw at least two touchdown passes in nine of the team’s 14 games…Following his junior season, he ranks ninth in school history in career passing yards with 4,012…Became the ninth player in program history to throw for over 4,000 yards in a career…Finished the season ranked 17th nationally in passing efficiency (152.6) and 27th in completion percentage (.643)…Only threw four picks on the year…Also added three rushing scores in 2019…Posted a huge day against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game on Dec. 7, throwing for career highs in yards (354), attempts (46) and touchdowns (4)… The junior etched his name in the Louisiana record books during the team’s game against ULM, becoming just the fourth player in program history to throw for at least 20 touchdowns in a season after tossing three against the Warhawks…Lewis had a stellar night against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 7, passing for 296 yards and three touchdowns…Lewis finished the game against the Chanticleers 26-of-30 through the air for a completion percentage of 86.7 percent, setting a new school record for single-game completion percentage…Lewis opened the 2019 season throwing for 267 yards with 24 completions on 39 attempts against Mississippi State on Saturday, Aug. 31…Lewis’ 267 passing yards is the most against a Power 5 school since Blaine Gautier threw for 315 yards against Arizona on Nov. 26, 2011…Furthermore, Lewis’ 267 passing yards is the most in an opener since Chris Mason opened the season with 283 yards against Southern on Sept. 5, 2009.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 14 games…Threw for 585 passing yards completing 37 passes on 59 attempts for a 62.7 completion percentage…Passed for a career-high seven touchdowns…Threw for a season high 100 passing yards on five attempts against New Mexico State (11/13)…Opened the season throwing a season-high two touchdowns against Grambling State (10/1), one a 19 yard strike and the other a 18 yard pass…Averaged 9.9 passing yards per attempt, which was a 2.9 increase from freshman season…Rushed for 40 yards on 25 attempts over the course of the season.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in four games, starting in three...Began the season on a redshirt but had the shirt removed for the final month of the season...Completed 28 of 54 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns...Finished with a completion percentage of 52 percent and averaged 94.3 passing yards per game...Rushed for 175 yards and one touchdown on 37 attempts, averaging 43.8 yards per game and 4.7 yards per attempt...Made first career start at South Alabama (11/4) going 8-for-15 for 110 yards and two touchdowns, completing a 54-yard bomb for a touchdown to Michael Jacquet for first career touchdown pass and rushing for 129 yards on 18 attempts in the game to finish with 239 total yards...Completed 14 of 26 passes for a career-high 166 yards at Ole Miss (11/11)...Came off the bench in the season finale at Appalachian State (12/2), going 5-for-9 finishing with 96 yards passing and rushed for 27 yards on six attempts, scoring one touchdown on the ground...Earned first letter.
High School
Rated a three-star dual-threat quarterback on 247Sports.com and two-star on Scout.com...Was the winner of the 2016 Warrick Dunn Award...Also tabbed The Advocate's All-Metro 5A/4A Offensive MVP...A first-team Class 5A All-State selection as an athlete...Passed for 2,450 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,577 yards and 23 TDs as a senior...Guided Scotlandville to its first state championship appearance in nearly 50 years and its first ever as an LHSAA school...Posted 427 yards passing in two games with four touchdowns as a junior...Also ran for 108 yards and two TDs in 2015...A member on a pair of Class 5A state championship basketball teams...Member of SMHS' state championship 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.
Personal
Born May 9, 1998 in Baton Rouge...The son of Greg and Celeste Lewis...Has three brothers and one sister...A civil engineering major.
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