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American college football season

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Miss
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJorge Munoz (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons← 20152017 →
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss.

Preseason

Award watchlists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Camp Award Elijah McGuire RB SR
Paul Hornung Award Elijah McGuire RB SR
Maxwell Award Elijah McGuire RB SR
Wuerffel Trophy Karmichael Dunbar DL SR

Sun Belt Media Day

Predicted standings

Sun Belt Conference predicted standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 Appalachian State 114 (5)
2 Arkansas State 110 (5)
3 Georgia Southern 98 (1)
4 Georgia State 73
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 70
6 Troy 70
7 South Alabama 62
8 Idaho 48
9 New Mexico State 37
10 Texas State 30
11 Louisiana-Monroe 14

Preseason All–Conference Team

Offense

QB Brandon Silvers (Troy)
RB Jalin Moore (Appalachian State)
RB Jordan Chunn (Troy)
WR Robert Davis (Georgia State)
WR Al Riles (Louisiana-Lafayette)
WR Emanuel Thompson (Troy)
TE Gerald Everett (South Alabama)
OL Parker Collins (Appalachian State)
OL Colby Gossett (Appalachian State)
OL Jermar Clark (Arkansas State)
OL Andy Kwon (Georgia Southern)
OL Antonio Garcia (Troy)

Defense

DL Chris Odom (Arkansas State)
DL Javon Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State)
DL Randy Allen (South Alabama)
DL Rashad Dillard (Troy)
LB Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (Georgia Southern)
LB Otha Peters (Louisiana-Lafayette)
LB Rodney Butler (New Mexico State)
DB Clifton Duck (Appalachian State)
DB Mondo Williams (Appalachian State)
DB Money Hunter (Arkansas State)
DB Bobby Baker (Georgia State)
DB Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama)

Specialists

PK Younghoe Koo (Georgia Southern)
P Austin Rehkow (Idaho)
RS Jabir Frye (Troy)
AP Jordan Chunn (Troy)

Honorable Mentions

  • WR Keenan Barnes
  • DL Karmichael Dunbar
  • OL Eddie Gordon
  • LB Tre'maine Lightfoot

Roster

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Gunner Hudspeth  Fr
WR 2 Al Riles Sr
QB 3 Jordan Davis So
QB 6 Jalen Nixon Sr
WR 7 Jared Jackson Jr
QB 8 Dion Ray  Fr
RB 9 Trey Ragas Fr
TE 10 Matt Barnes So
QB 11 Anthony Jennings Sr
WR 13 Elijah McGuire Jr
QB 16 Jake Arceneaux Fr
WR 17 Ja'Marcus Bradley  Fr
WR 18 Devin Scott Sr
WR 19 Michael Jacquet  Fr
WR 20 Jarrod Jackson  Fr
WR 21 Keenan Barnes So
WR 22 Mark Mornay Jr
RB 23 Darius Hoggins Jr
WR 24 Tyler Derouen Fr
RB 25 Raymond Calais Fr
RB 25 Ashton Johnson Fr
WR 26 Cameron Howell Fr
RB 27 Jordan Wright  Fr
WR 28 Chris Collins So
RB 29 Justin Boatwright Jr
TE 31 Alex Allen  Fr
TE 33 Carlos Robinson  Fr
WR 35 Leon Duncan So
OL 50 Robert Hunt  Fr
OL 53 Christian Cederquist Jr
OL 60 D'Aquin Withrow Jr
OL 61 Cole Prudhomme  Fr
OL 63 Raynard Ford  Jr
OL 66 Rico Robinson  Fr
OL 67 Ken Marks  Fr
OL 68 Jacob Wentz Fr
OL 69 Caden Cunningham  Fr
OL 71 Akkai Ward Fr
OL 72 Grant Horst Jr
OL 73 Craig Smith Jr
OL 74 Staten Wade So
OL 75 Kevin Dotson  Fr
OL 76 Kendall Baker Fr
OL 77 Adrian Goodacre So
OL 78 Allen Cummins Jr
OL 79 Eddie Gordon Sr
TE 81 Nick Byrne Sr
WR 82 Nate Arceneaux So
WR 83 Trey Green Fr
WR 84 David Doeker Fr
WR 85 Calif Gossett Fr
TE 87 Chris Turner  Fr
WR Cabron Baham Fr
WR Ryheem Malone Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 3 Joe Dillon  Fr
LB 4 Tre’Maine Lightfoot Sr
DB 6 Savion Brown  Fr
LB 7 Otha Peters Sr
DB 8 Simeon Thomas Jr
DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse  Fr
DB 10 Christian Goodlett Sr
DB 11 Lorenzo Cryer So
DB 13 Vince Thomas So
DB 16 Travis Crawford Jr
DB 17 Damar’ren Mitchell Fr
DB 18 Blair Brooks Fr
DB 19 Troy McCollum Jr
DB 20 Dominick Jones Sr
LB 21 Alonzo Brown  Fr
DB 22 Reggie Miles Sr
DB 23 Tracy Walker Jr
DB 24 Cole Bourque Jr
DB 25 Deuce Wallace  Fr
DB 27 Lavarious Varnado Jr
LB 30 T.J. Posey Jr
DB 31 Corey Turner So
DB 34 Denarius Howard Jr
LB 35 Chaziere Malbrue So
DB 37 Errol Brown  Fr
LB 38 Terik Miller  Fr
DB 39 Edward Thompson Jr
LB 41 Caleb Vidrine Fr
LB 43 Kaleb Fredericks  Fr
LB 44 Tanner Holmes Fr
LB 45 Shay Laporte So
DL 46 Jarvis Jefferies Jr
DL 50 Trev Miller Jr
LB 51 Trey Granier Sr
DL 55 Karmicheal Dunbar Sr
LB 56 Terrence Jones  Fr
LB 57 Tanner Wiggins Fr
LB 59 Jacques Boudereaux Fr
DL 90 Kevon Perry Jr
DL 91 Mario Osborne So
DL 92 Taboris Lee Jr
DL 93 Darryl Johnson  Fr
DL 94 Andarious Jones  Fr
DL 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr
DT 62 Daniel Chapman  Fr
DT 76 Kenndall Baker  Fr
DT 90 Kevon Perry Sr
DT 92 Taboris Lee Sr
DT 93 Darryl Johnson So
DT 94 Andarious Jones Sr
DT 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr
DL 96 David Lemoto Jr
DL 98 Ladarrius Kidd So
DL 99 Trav’Vontae Booker Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 34 Sterling Miller So
K 36 Stevie Artigue So
P 37 Steven Coutts So
K 38 Calvin Linden Fr
K/P 39 Michael Godley So
K 47 Dylan Scheurich So
LS 49 Stephen Morella Sr
K/P 86 Aaron Bird So
P 89 Austin Melancon Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amBoise State*ASNL 10–4522,661
September 106:00 pmNo. 11 (FCS) McNeese State*ESPN3W 30–2226,891
September 176:00 pmSouth Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 28–2319,208
September 247:00 pmat Tulane*ESPN3L 39–41 24,253
October 17:00 pmat New Mexico StateESPN3L 31–37 8,142
October 127:00 pmAppalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2L 0–2416,960
October 226:00 pmat Texas StateESPN3W 27–318,278
November 54:00 pmIdaho
  • Cajun Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 13–2321,367
November 106:30 pmat Georgia SouthernESPNUW 33–2616,786
November 1911:00 amat Georgia*SECNL 21–3592,746
November 2611:00 amArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ASNW 24–1914,259
December 32:00 pmat Louisiana–MonroeESPN3W 30–34,007
December 178:00 pmvs. Southern Miss*ESPNL 21–2835,061
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:

Game summaries

Boise State

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 21 3745
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 01013

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,661
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: ASN
Game information
First quarter
  • BSU - Jeremy McNichols 1-yard TD run, Tyler Rausa kick good, 12:49 (BSU 7-0)
  • BSU - Cedrick Wilson 42-yard TD pass from Brett Rypien, Rausa kick good, 8:51 (BSU 14-0)
Second quarter
  • BSU - McNichols 48-yard TD pass from Thomas Sperbeck, Rausa kick good, 14:26 (BSU 21-0)
  • BSU - McNichols 7-yard TD run, Rausa kick good, 12:35 (BSU 28-0)
  • BSU - Sperbeck 35-yard TD pass from Rypien, Rausa kick good, 1:29 (BSU 35-0)
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 44-yard field goal, 0:00 (BSU 35-3)
Third quarter
  • BSU - Rausa 30-yard field goal, 4:39 (BSU 38-3)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 11-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Artigue kick good, 12:53 (BSU 38-10)
  • BSU - Alexander Mattison 2-yard TD run, Rausa kick good, 8:44 (BSU 45-10)
Top passers
  • BSU - Brett Rypien - 22/33, 347 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 21/33, 186 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • BSU - Alexander Mattison - 11 carries, 61 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 14 carries, 46 yards
Top receivers
  • BSU - Tyler Sperbeck - 6 receptions, 130 yards, TD
  • ULL - Ja'Marcus Bradley - 3 receptions, 50 yards
Top defenders
  • BSU - Tanner Vallejo - 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks
  • ULL - Travis Crawford - 10 tackles

McNeese State

See also: 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team and Cajun Crown McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 9 3722
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 13330

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,891
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • MCNS - Trent Manuel 33-yard field goal, 8:33 (MCNS 3-0)
  • ULL - Ja'Marcus Bradley 17-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Stevie Artigue kick good, 4:11 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
  • MCNS - Manuel 40-yard field goal, 9:36 (ULL 7-6)
  • ULL - Jennings 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:14 (ULL 14-6)
  • MCNS - Dylan Long 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion no good, 0:30 (ULL 14-12)
Third quarter
  • MCNS - Manuel 28-yard field goal, 9:31 (MCNS 15-14)
  • ULL - Raymond Calais 7-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 7:18 (ULL 21-15)
  • ULL - Jennings 5-yard TD run, two-point conversion no good, 4:02 (ULL 27-15)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 17-yard field goal, 5:01 (ULL 30-15)
  • MCNS - Long 3-yard TD run, Manuel kick good, 0:12 (ULL 30-22)
Top passers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 15/21, 170 yards, TD
  • MCNS - James Tabary - 25/38, 237 yards
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 19 carries, 139 yards
  • MCNS - Ryan Ross - 21 carries, 118 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Ja'Marcus Bradley - 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
  • MCNS - Kent Shelby - 6 receptions, 75 yards
Top defenders
  • ULL - Travis Crawford - 11 tackles
  • MCNS - Jammerio Gross-Whitaker - 12 tackles, sack

South Alabama

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 7923
Ragin' Cajuns 6 3 13628

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,208
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Michael Jacquet III 13-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Stevie Artigue kick no good, 4:22 (ULL 6-0)
Second quarter
  • USA - Tyreis Thomas 6-yard TD run, Gavin Patterson kick good, 14:13 (USA 7-6)
  • ULL - Artigue 31-yard field goal, 0:37 (ULL 9-7)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Al Riles 71-yard TD pass from Jennings, Artigue kick no good, 9:46 (ULL 15-7)
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 38-yard TD pass from Jennings, Dylan Schuerich kick good, 4:46 (ULL 22-7)
  • USA - Grant Powell 18-yard TD pass from Dallas Davis, Patterson kick good, 1:50 (ULL 22-14)
Fourth quarter
  • USA - Patterson 23-yard field goal, 13:36 (ULL 22-17)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 68-yard TD run, two-point conversion no good, 7:05 (ULL 28-17)
  • USA - Gerald Everett 11-yard TD pass from Davis, two-point conversion no good, 3:17 (ULL 28-23)
Top passers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 18/26, 256 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • USA - Dallas Davis - 21/29, 264 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 23 carries, 223 yards, TD
  • USA - Xavier Johnson - 17 carries, 58 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Al Riles - 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD
  • USA - Gerald Everett - 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Top defenders
  • ULL - Tre'maine Lightfoot - 10 tackles
  • USA - Kalen Jackson - 12 tackles

At Tulane

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OTTotal
Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 37773639
Green Wave 0 6 100773841

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,253
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 5:16 (ULL 3-0)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 39-yard field goal, 13:48 (ULL 6-0)
  • TULN - Andrew DiRocco 22-yard field goal, 10:16 (ULL 6-3)
  • TULN - DiRocco 35-yard field goal, 4:16 (TIE 6-6)
Third quarter
  • TULN - DiRocco 20-yard field goal, 8:23 (TULN 9-6)
  • ULL - Artigue 20-yard field goal, 3:18 (TIE 9-9)
  • TULN - Terren Encalade 34-yard TD pass from Glen Cuiellette, DiRocco kick good, 1:07 (TULN 16-9)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 5:55 (TIE 16-16)
First overtime
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 10-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Artigue kick good, (ULL 23-16)
  • TULN - Encalade 25-yard TD pass from Cuiellette, DiRocco kick good, (TIE 23-23)
Second overtime
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 25-yard TD pass from Cuiellette, DiRocco kick good, (TULN 30-23)
  • ULL - McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, (TIE 30-30)
Third overtime
  • ULL - Artigue 22-yard field goal, (ULL 33-30)
  • TULN - DiRocco 48-yard field goal, (TULN 33-33)
Fourth overtime
  • TULN - Encalade 7-yard TD pass from Cuiellette, Cuiellette two-point conversion pass to Kendall Ardoin good, (TULN 41-33)
  • ULL - McGuire 22-yard TD pass from Jennings, two-point conversion no good, (TULN 41-39)
Top passers
  • TULN - Glen Cuiellette - 10/23, 165 yards, 4 TD, INT
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 19/38, 240 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • TULN - Dontrell Hilliard - 16 carries, 49 yards
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 38 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 7 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TD
  • ULL - Al Riles - 6 receptions, 70 yards
Top defenders
  • TULN - Nico Marley - 11 tackles, sack
  • ULL - Tre'maine Lightfoot - 12 tackles

At New Mexico State

See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 837031
Aggies 7 14 037637

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 8,142
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • NMSU - Clayton Granch 19-yard TD pass from Tyler Rodgers, Parker Davidson kick good, 11:25 (NMSU 7-0)
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 5-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Stevie Artigue kick good, 7:15 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 23-yard field goal, 8:55 (ULL 10-7)
  • NMSU - Larry Rose III 6-yard TD run, Davidson kick good, 2:19 (NMSU 14-10)
  • NMSU - Jaden Wright 45-yard interception return for TD, Davidson kick good, 1:23 (NMSU 21-10)
  • ULL - Artigue 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (NMSU 21-13)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Jordan Wright 7-yard TD run, Jalen Nixon two-point conversion good to Jared Johnson, 8:19 (TIE 21-21)
Fourth quarter
  • NMSU - Davidson 33-yard field goal, 10:31 (NMSU 24-21)
  • ULL - Artigue 47-yard field goal, 2:58 (TIE 24-24)
First overtime
  • NMSU - Gregory Hogan 23-yard TD pass from Rodgers, Davidson kick good, (NMSU 31-24)
  • ULL - Darius Hoggins 0-yard fumble return for TD, Artigue kick good, (TIE 31-31)
Second overtime
  • NMSU - Sebastian Anderson 0-yard fumble return for TD, (NMSU 37-31)
Top passers
  • NMSU - Tyler Rodgers - 31/49, 359 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 12/22, 143 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • NMSU - Larry Rose III - 23 carries, 112 yards, TD
  • ULL - Darius Hoggins - 12 carries, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • NMSU - Gregory Hogan - 11 receptions, 172 yards, TD
  • ULL - Al Riles - 8 receptions, 110 yards
Top defenders
  • NMSU - Jacob Nwangwa - 19 tackles
  • ULL - Otha Peters - 18 tackles, sack

Appalachian State

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 10 14 0024
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 000

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 16,960
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
First quarter
  • APST - Jalin Moore 2-yard TD run, Michael Rubino kick good, 12:34 (APST 7-0)
  • APST - Rubino 21-yard field goal, 5:13 (APST 10-0)
Second quarter
  • APST - Moore 41-yard TD run, Rubino kick good, 13:36 (APST 17-0)
  • APST - Collin Reed 8-yard TD pass from Taylor Lamb, Rubino kick good, 5:43 (APST 24-0)
Top passers
  • APST - Taylor Lamb - 15/26, 201 yards, TD, INT
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 19/32, 121 yards
Top rushers
  • APST - Jalin Moore - 14 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 10 carries, 43 yards
Top receivers
  • APST - Shaedon Meadors - 6 receptions, 128 yards
  • ULL - Michael Jacquet - 5 receptions, 40 yards
Top defenders
  • APST - Devan Stringer - 11 tackles
  • ULL - Denarius Howard - 6 tackles

At Texas State

See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 7727
Bobcats 3 0 003

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 18,278
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • TXST - Marcus Ripley 29-yard field goal, 10:37 (TXST 3-0)
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 36-yard field goal, 1:39 (TIE 3-3)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 4-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 8:53 (ULL 10-3)
  • ULL - Artigue 42-yard field goal, 0:00 (ULL 13-3)
Third quarter
  • ULL - McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 7:56 (ULL 20-3)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 18-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, Artigue kick good, 8:17 (ULL 27-3)
Top passers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 17/21, 156 yards, TD, INT
  • TXST - Tyler Jones - 20/28, 142 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
  • TXST - Stedman Mayberry - 17 carries, 54 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Michael Jacquet - 2 receptions, 54 yards
  • TXST - Elijah King - 2 receptions, 42 yards
Top defenders
  • ULL - Tre'maine Lightfoot - 8 tackles
  • TXST - Bryan London II - 10 tackles

Idaho

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vandals 10 7 3323
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 0013

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,387
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • IDAHO - Denzal Brantley 1-yard TD run, Austin Rehkow kick good, 10:15 (IDAHO 7-0)
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 37-yard field goal, 8:13 (IDAHO 7-3)
  • IDAHO - Rehkow 29-yard field goal, 4:51 (IDAHO 10-3)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 13:31 (TIE 10-10)
  • IDAHO - Isaiah Saunders 1-yard TD run, Rehkow kick good, 4:33 (IDAHO 17-10)
  • ULL - Artigue 29-yard field goal, 0:28 (IDAHO 17-13)
Third quarter
  • IDAHO - Rehkow 50-yard field goal, 4:29 (IDAHO 20-13)
Fourth quarter
  • IDAHO - Rehkow 44-yard field goal, 7:22 (IDAHO 23-13)
Top passers
  • IDAHO - Matt Linehan - 20/30, 227 yards
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 17/30, 161 yards
Top rushers
  • IDAHO - Isaiah Saunders - 21 carries, 86 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 17 carries, 55 yards
Top receivers
  • IDAHO - Isaiah Saunders - 5 receptions, 55 yards
  • ULL - Michael Jacquet - 3 receptions, 77 yards
Top defenders
  • IDAHO - Tony Lashley - 13 tackles
  • ULL - Tre'maine Lightfoot - 13 tackles

At Georgia Southern

See also: 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 10233
Eagles 3 10 01326

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); calm
  • Game attendance: 16,786
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • GASO - Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 10:44 (GASO 3-0)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:15 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
  • GASO - Koo 27-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 7-6)
  • ULL - Dion Ray 16-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:09 (ULL 14-6)
  • GASO - Myles Campbell 10-yard TD pass from Seth Shuman, Koo kick good, 1:18 (ULL 14-13)
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings 10-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:06 (ULL 21-13)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 34-yard field goal, 8:51 (ULL 24-13)
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes 48-yard TD pass from Al Riles, Artigue kick good, 6:34 (ULL 31-13)
Fourth quarter
  • GASO - L.A. Ramsby 2-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion no good, 13:05 (ULL 31-19)
  • ULL - Otha Peters defensive PAT conversion, 13:05 (ULL 33-19)
  • GASO - L.A. Ramsby 1-yard TD run, Koo kick good, 4:23 (ULL 33-26)
Top passers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 17/26, 210 yards
  • GASO - Seth Shuman - 21/36, 228 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 9 carries, 96 yards, TD
  • GASO - Seth Shuman - 5 carries, 20 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Keenan Barnes - 3 receptions, 89 yards, TD
  • GASO - BJ Johnson III - 9 receptions, 127 yards
Top defenders
  • ULL - Otha Peters - 8 tackles, fumble recovery, safety
  • GASO - Ukeme Eligwe - 12 tackles

At Georgia

See also: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 01421
Bulldogs 14 7 7735

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV: SEC Network
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • UGA - Nick Chubb 1-yard TD run, Blankenship kick good, 4:45 (UGA 28-7)
Fourth quarter
  • UGA - Chubb 49-yard TD pass from Eason, Blankenship kick good, 9:34 (UGA 35-7)
  • ULL - Jennings 13-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 4:50 (UGA 35-14)
  • ULL - Jennings 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:34 (UGA 35-21)
Top passers
  • UGA - Jacob Eason - 13/19, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 14/24, 189 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
  • UGA - Nick Chubb - 16 carries, 108 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 19 carries, 129 yards
Top receivers
  • UGA - Nick Chubb - 1 reception, 49 yards, TD
  • ULL - Al Riles - 7 receptions, 105 yards
Top defenders
  • UGA - Roquan Smith - 7 tackles
  • ULL - Travis Crawford - 9 tackles

Arkansas State

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 7 0 3919
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7324

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,259
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ASN
Game information
First quarter
  • ARST - Dijon Paschal 24-yard TD pass from Justice Hansen, J.D. Houston kick good, 6:41 (ARST 7-0)
  • ULL - Taboris Lee 17-yard interception return for TD, Stevie Artigue kick good, 4:52 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • ARST - Houston 20-yard field goal, 8:54 (ULL 14-10)
  • ULL - Al Riles 34-yard TD pass from Jennings, Artigue kick good, 8:08 (ULL 21-10)
Fourth quarter
  • ARST - Houston 30-yard field goal, 14:57 (ULL 21-13)
  • ULL - Artigue 34-yard field goal, 10:24 (ULL 24-13)
  • ARST - Warren Wand 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass no good, 9:07 (ULL 24-19)
Top passers
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 13/24, 242 yards, 2 TD
  • ARST - Justice Hansen - 35/57, 393 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 10 carries, 27 yards
  • ARST - Justice Hansen - 10 carries, 47 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Ja'Marcus Bradley - 4 receptions, 113 yards
  • ARST - Kendall Sanders - 6 receptions, 90 yards
Top defenders
  • ULL - Christian Goodlett - 12 tackles
  • ARST - Ja'Von Rolland-Jones - 10 tackles, 2 sacks

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 17 6030
Warhawks 3 0 003

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); cloudy, rain
  • Game attendance: 4,007
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 8:53 (ULL 7-0)
  • ULM - Craig Ford 23-yard field goal, 5:22 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Trev Miller 73-yard fumble return for TD, Artigue kick good, 10:28 (ULL 14-3)
  • ULL - Otha Peters 29-yard fumble return for TD, Artigue kick good, 5:10 (ULL 21-3)
  • ULL - Artigue 26-yard field goal, 0:00 (ULL 24-3)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 35-yard field goal, 7:08 (ULL 27-3)
  • ULL - Artigue 37-yard field goal, 0:23 (ULL 30-3)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 28 carries, 110 yards, TD
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn - 11 carries, 61 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Al Riles - 1 reception, 0 yards
  • ULM - Nathan Meadors Jr. - 1 reception, 15 yards
Top defenders
  • ULL - Karmichael Dunbar - 4 tackles
  • ULM - Wesley Thompson - 15 tackles

Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl)

See also: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2016 New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 7728
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0721

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 35,061
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • USM - Ito Smith 11-yard TD run, Parker Shaunfield kick good, 9:39 (USM 7-0)
  • USM - Smith 6-yard TD pass from Nick Mullens, Shaunfield kick good, 7:17 (USM 14-0)
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings 4-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:15 (USM 14-7)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Dion Ray 12-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 7:28 (TIE 14-14)
Third quarter
  • USM - Allenzae Staggers 5-yard TD pass from Mullens, Shaunfield kick good, 10:42 (USM 21-14)
Fourth quarter
  • USM - Smith 1-yard TD run, Shaunfield kick good, 12:26 (USM 28-14)
  • ULL - Jennings 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 5:10 (USM 28-21)
Top passers
  • USM - Nick Mullens - 25/40, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ULL - Anthony Jennings - 8/20, 95 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • USM - Ito Smith - 26 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 17 carries, 99 yards
Top receivers
  • USM - Allenzae Staggers - 11 receptions, 230 yards, TD
  • ULL - Al Riles - 5 receptions, 64 yards
Top defenders
  • USM - Ja'Boree Poole - 9 tackles, 3 sacks
  • ULL - Christian Goodlett - 7 tackles

References

  1. "2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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