2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Michael Desormeaux (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Salgado (1st season)
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
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2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State   0 0     0 0  
Coastal Carolina   0 0     0 0  
Georgia Southern   0 0     0 0  
Georgia State   0 0     0 0  
James Madison   0 0     0 0  
Marshall   0 0     0 0  
Old Dominion   0 0     0 0  
West Division
Arkansas State   0 0     0 0  
Louisiana   0 0     0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 0     0 0  
South Alabama   0 0     0 0  
Southern Miss   0 0     0 0  
Texas State   0 0     0 0  
Troy   0 0     0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of July 28, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team will represent the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by Michael Desormeaux in his third year as the head coach. The Ragin' Cajuns will play home games at Cajun Field, located in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish third place in the West division.[1]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas State 92 (9)
2 Troy 68 (4)
3 Louisiana 66 (1)
4 Arkansas State 65
5 South Alabama 54
6 Southern Miss 31
7 Louisiana–Monroe 16

Offensive lineman AJ Gillie and returner Zylan Perry were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and special teams, respectively.[2] Defensive lineman Jordan Lawson, linebacker KC Ossai, and defensive back Tyrone Lewis Jr. were named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 317:00 p.m.Grambling State*ESPN+
September 76:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*ESPN+
September 21Tulane*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
September 28at Wake Forest*
October 5at Southern Miss
October 12Appalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
October 19at Coastal Carolina
October 296:30 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN2
November 9Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
November 16South Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
November 23Troy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
November 30at Louisiana–Monroe
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Places Five On Preseason All-SBC Team". ragincajuns.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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