2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Sun Belt co-champion Sun Belt West Division champion First Responder Bowl champion
First Responder Bowl, W 31–24 vs. UTSA
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
2020 record	10–1 (7–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Billy Napier (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Sale
Defensive coordinator	Patrick Toney
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 41,426)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Billy Napier. The Cajuns began the season with an away matchup against a preseason top-25 Iowa State and concluded their regular season at conference and in-state rival Louisiana–Monroe.

Shortly before the season began, Offensive Line Assistant Coach D. J. Looney, 31, died of a heart attack while at practice on August 1, 2020.^[1] He was honored at the Week 9 matchup against UAB in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, where players all wore Looney's name on their jerseys.

The win over Iowa State marked the first victory against a ranked team on the road in team history, the second victory ever against a ranked team, and the highest ranked team ever defeated.^[2] The following week, the Cajuns were nationally ranked for the first time since the 1940s, reaching 19th in the AP Poll.^[3] During their Week 2 overtime victory against Georgia State, the Cajuns secured their first victory in overtime since the 2005 conference matchup against the Troy Trojans.^[4] During Week 14, Louisiana was ranked for the first time ever in the College Football Playoff rankings, at No. 25. This was also the first time the Cajuns had been ranked in the three major college football rankings (No. in the 20 AP Poll, No. 21 in the Coaches Poll, and No. 25 in the CFP rankings).^[5] During Week 14, the Cajuns defeated Appalachian State for the first time in school history, bringing their all-time record against the Mountaineers to 1–8.^[6]

The Cajuns ended their season by defeating the UTSA Roadrunners in the 2020 First Responder Bowl. Senior RB Elijah Mitchell earned the bowl game MVP. This also marked the first time a Sun Belt team took part in that bowl game.

Previous season[]

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2019 season 11–3, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive year in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns then played in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, losing to Appalachian State 38–45. The Cajuns, finishing second overall in the Sun Belt, were invited to play in the LendingTree Bowl, their first time taking part in the annual Mobile, Alabama bowl game. They played Miami, OH and won their third overall bowl game by the score of 27–17. For the first time in decades, the Cajuns received upwards of 26 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 2 in the AP Poll.

Preseason[]

Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Trenayvian "Trey" Amos CB	New Iberia, LA	Catholic HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Caleb Anderson CB	Clinton, LA	East Feliciana HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Emani Bailey RB	Denton, TX	Denton Ryan HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dontae Fleming WR	LaPlace, LA	East St. John HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Courtline Flowers CB	Dallas, TX	South Oak Cliff HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dabari Hawkins CB	Missouri City, TX	Stafford HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sonny Hazard DL	New Orleans, LA	Jesuit HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Reginald Johnson WR	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern Lab	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Ahmad Johnson LB	Pelahatchie, MS	Pelahatchie Attendance Center	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Kyren Lacy WR	Thibodaux, LA	Thibodaux HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jordan Lawson DL	Branson, MS	Brandon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Cory Marshall OL	Shreveport, LA	Northwood HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jack McKenzie OL	McComb, MS	Parklane Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Andray Pope RB	Evergreen, AL	Hillcrest HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Dominique Ratcliff DL	Conroe, TX	Conroe HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Errol Rogers, Jr. WR	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Christian Sabatini TE	Plano, TX	Plano Senior HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Tyree Skipper S	New Orleans, LA	Sophie B. Wright Charter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason[]

Award	Player	Position	Year
Davey O'Brien Award	Levi Lewis	QB	Senior
Doak Walker Award	Elijah Mitchell	RB	Senior
Doak Walker Award	Trey Ragas	RB	Senior
Outland Trophy	O'Cyrus Torrence	OL	Sophomore
Ray Guy Award	Rhys Burns	P	Junior
Wuerffel Trophy	Jalen Williams	WR	R-Senior
Maxwell Award	Levi Lewis	QB	Senior

References:^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Season/Postseason[]

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy	Shane Vallot	OL	R-Junior
FWAA Freshman-All American	Kyren Lacy	WR	Freshman
Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year	Ken Marks	OL	R-Senior

References:^[13][14][15]

Sun Belt coaches poll[]

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on August 25, 2020. The Cajuns were picked to finish first in the West with 47 votes and second in the conference behind Appalachian State.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	47 (7)
2	Arkansas State	40 (2)
3	South Alabama	22 (1)
4	Texas State	21
5	Louisiana–Monroe	20

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	49 (9)
2	Georgia Southern	36
3	Troy	32 (1)
4	Georgia State	20
5	Coastal Carolina	13

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams[]

Athlon Sports Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams[]

References:^[16]

Lindy's Sports Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams[]

During the announcement, Lindy's also picked the Cajuns to win their third-consecutive Sun Belt West Division Championship as well as named Senior running back Elijah Mitchell to the Preseason Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year.^[17]

References':^[18]

Personnel[]

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Levi Lewis Sr WR 2 Kyren Lacy Fr WR 3 Golden Eke  So WR 4 Cassius Allen  So WR 6 Errol Rogers Jr. Fr WR 7 Brian Smith Jr.  Sr QB 8 Jai'Ave Magalei  Jr RB 9 Trey Ragas  Sr QB 10 Clifton McDowell  Fr WR 11 Calif Gossett  Jr WR 13 Dalen Cambre  Fr RB 15 Elijah Mitchell Sr QB 16 Chandler Fields  Fr WR 17 Dontae Fleming Fr WR 18 Jalen Williams  Sr WR 19 Jamal Bell Sr RB 20 Emani Bailey Fr RB 21 Chris Smith  So WR 22 Amir McDaniel  Fr RB 23 T. J. Wisham  Jr TE 24 Pearse Migl  So QB 25 Beau Kalbacher  Sr WR 26 Kaleb Carter  So WR 27 Trevor Russell  Jr WR 29 Peter LeBlanc So RB 30 Jordan Griffin  So RB 31 Michael Orphey Jr.  So RB 33 Andray Pope Fr RB 34 Mike Martin Fr TE 40 Dravyn Guilbeau Fr TE 41 Joe Lombardi Jr. Fr TE 44 Christian Sabatini Fr OL 50 Nathan Thomas  Fr OL 51 Landon Burton  Fr OL 53 AJ Gillie  Fr OL 54 Tyler Brown  Fr OL 55 Zach Robertson Sr OL 58 O'Cyrus Torrence So OL 61 Cole Prudhomme  Sr OL 63 Spencer Gardner  Jr OL 64 Shane Vallot  Jr OL 65 Carlos Rubio  Jr OL 67 Ken Marks  Sr OL 69 Jack McKenzie Fr OL 70 Jax Harrington  Fr OL 71 Masry Mapieu Jr OL 72 Max Yarbrough  So OL 73 David Hudson  Jr OL 74 Max Mitchell Jr OL 75 Cory Marshall Fr OL 77 King McGowen  Fr OL 78 Luke Junkunc  So OL 79 Logan Newell  Fr WR 80 Devon Pauley  So WR 81 Reginald Johnson Jr. Fr TE 83 Damani Burrell  So WR 84 Leroy Franklin  Sr TE 85 Peyton Aucoin  Sr WR 86 Jacob Bernard  Fr TE 87 Neal Johnson So TE 88 Johnny Lumpkin  Jr TE 89 Hunter Bergeron  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Kam Pedescleaux  So LB 2 Lorenzo McCaskill  Jr LB 3 Joe Dillon  Sr DL 4 Zi'Yon Hill  Jr LB 6 Kris Moncrief Jr LB 7 Ferrod Gardner  Sr DL 8 Kendall Wilkerson So S 9 Percy Butler Jr LB 10 Andre Jones  Jr CB 11 Caleb Anderson Fr S 13 Patrick Mensah  So S 15 Tyree Skipper Fr CB 16 Asjlin Washington Jr LB 17 Chauncey Manac  Sr CB 18 Bobby Holmes  Fr CB 19 Eric Garror Jr CB 20 Mekhi Garner  So CB 21 Trey Amos Fr CB 22 Korian Wilson Fr CB 23 Courtline Flowers Fr S 24 Bralen Trahan  Jr S 25 Brandon Bishop  So S 26 Blair Brooks  Sr S 27 Cameron Solomon  Sr S 28 Ja'Len Johnson  Jr CB 29 Dabari Hawkins Fr LB 31 Brontre' Griffin Fr LB 33 Tyler Guidry So S 34 Scottie Johnson Fr LB 35 Ahmad Johnson Fr LB 37 Jordan Anthony Fr DL 38 Dominique Ratcliff Fr CB 39 Jayrin Wilson  Jr CB 40 Patrick Marshall Fr S 41 Ty'Darien Quinney  Fr LB 43 Jourdon Quibodeaux  Jr LB 44 Tanner Wiggins  Jr CB 45 Caleb Glenn  Jr DL 46 Jordan Lawson Fr LB 48 Troy Krutchen  Jr LB 51 Lakeidrick George Jr.  So LB 52 Cooper LeBlanc  So LB 53 Kyle Pierre  Jr LB 56 Terrence Jones  Sr LB 57 La'Kamion Franklin  Fr DL 90 Mason Narcisse Fr DL 91 Sonny Hazard Fr DL 93 Quintlan Cobb  Fr DL 94 Dalvin Hutchinson So LB 95 Andre Riley  So DL 96 Malcolm Rollins  Jr DL 97 Ja'Quane Nelson  Jr DL 98 Andre Landry  Jr DL 99 Tayland Humphrey  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Nate Snyder  Jr K 45 Kenneth Almendares  So P 47 Rhys Byrns Jr LS 49 Paul Boudreaux  Jr K 84 Thomas Leo Fr	Head coach Billy Napier (Furman) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Sale (LSU) Offensive Coordinator/OL Patrick Toney (Southeastern Louisiana) Defensive Coordinator/S Robby Discher (Sam Houston State) Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Tight Ends Jabbar Juluke (Southern) Running Backs Tim Leger (McNeese State) Recruiting Coordinator/WR Rory Segrest (Alabama) Defensive Line LaMar Morgan (Louisiana) Cornerbacks Austin Armstrong (Huntingdon) Inside Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 4, 2020

Schedule[]

The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Texas State and Louisiana–Monroe. The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Arkansas State, and South Alabama.

The Ragin' Cajuns will host one of the three non-conference opponents at Cajun Field, Central Arkansas, from NCAA Division I FCS, and will travel to Iowa State of the Big 12 and UAB of the C-USA.

Louisiana had a game against Missouri and Wyoming, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[19]

On August 12, the Cajuns and Iowa State reached an agreement to play each other. This game will replace the Cajuns' Wyoming game that was canceled.^[20]

On August 13, New Mexico State decided to postpone all their fall sports to the spring.^[21] This canceled their October 23 contest with Louisiana.

On August 17, McNeese pulled out of the agreement to play Louisiana in the Herbert Heymann Classic on September 5.^[22]

On August 20, the Cajuns reached agreements with UAB and Central Arkansas to play them away on October 23 and home on November 21, respectively.^[23]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	11:00 a.m.	at No. 23 Iowa State*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	W 31–14	0 [1]
September 19	11:00 a.m.	at Georgia State	No. 19	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	W 34–31 OT	4,126
September 26	11:00 a.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 19	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	W 20–18	5,585
October 14	6:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	No. 21	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN	L 27–30	5,585
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at UAB*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 24–20	11,610
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	W 44–34	7,500
November 7	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	W 27–20	5,585
November 14	1:00 p.m.	South Alabama	No. 25	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 38–10	5,585
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe		Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN3	W 70–20	3,132
December 4	7:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	No. 25	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 24–21	2,170
December 19	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Coastal Carolina	No. 19	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Sun Belt Championship Game)	ESPN	No Contest[24][25]	–
December 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. UTSA*	No. 19	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (First Responder Bowl)	ABC	W 31–24	3,512
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[26][27]

Game summaries[]

at Iowa State[]

Louisiana at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 14 31 No. 23 Cyclones 0 14 0 0 14 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: Light Referee: Tuta Salaam TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 2 04:28 ISU Kene Nwangwu 1-yard rush (Connor Assalley kick) (8 plays, 49 yards, 3:24) ISU 7–0 04:14 LA Chris Smith 95-yard kickoff returned (Nate Snyder kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) TIE 7–7 01:17 ISU Breece Hall 11-yard rush (Connor Assalley kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 2:57) ISU 14–7 00:00 LA Nate Snyder 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 61 yards, 1:17) ISU 14–10 3 02:02 LA Peter LeBlanc 78-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kcik) (1 play, 78 yards, 0:12) LA 17–14 4 13:58 LA Eric Garror 83-yard punt returned (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 16 yards, 3:04) LA 24–14 00:10 LA Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 56 yards, 7:01) LA 31–14

Over/under
ISU −11.5	58[28]

Statistics	Louisiana	Iowa State
First downs	14	18
Total yards	272	303
Rushing yards	118	158
Passing yards	154	145
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	13/21, 154 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Trey Ragas	14 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Peter LeBlanc	5 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State	Passing	Brock Purdy	16/35, 145 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Breece Hall	20 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	4 receptions, 43 yards

at Georgia State[]

Louisiana at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 14 7 6 34 Panthers 7 7 7 7 3 31 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 4,126 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 13 E MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN2): Wes Durham (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 03:30 GSU Cornelius Brown IV 12-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:22) GSU 7–0 2 13:25 GSU Cornelius Brown IV 28-yard pass to Roger Carter (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 90 yards, 2:53) GSU 14–0 01:33 LA Levi Lewis 18-yard pass to Chris Smith (Nathanael Snyder kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 1:43) GSU 14–7 3 10:49 GSU Marcus Carroll 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:05) GSU 21–7 06:15 LA Levi Lewis 4-yard pass to Kyren Lacy (Nathanael Snyder kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 4:26) GSU 21–14 03:02 LA Elijah Mitchell 59-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:16) TIE 21–21 4 11:54 LA Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:46) LA 28–21 07:37 GSU Destin Coates 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) TIE 28–28 1OT   GSU Noel Ruiz 15-yard field goal (5 plays, 17 yards) GSU 31–28   LA Elijah Mitchell 12-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) LA 34–31

Over/under
LA −17	58.5 [29]

Statistics	Louisiana	Georgia State
First downs	23	26
Total yards	519	419
Rushing yards	240	223
Passing yards	279	196
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:44	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	21/37, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	16 carries, 164 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	4 receptions, 81 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelius Brown IV	22/39, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	34 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roger Carter	2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Southern[]

Georgia Southern at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 3 8 18 • No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 3 10 20 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 5,585 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny, Humid • Wind: Calm Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 2 14:53 GASO J. D. King 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (5 plays, 85 yards, 2:49) GASO 7–0 09:25 LA Trey Ragas 10-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 5:22) TIE 7–7 3 05:49 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 66 yards, 7:34) GASO 10–7 00:30 LA Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 5:19) TIE 10–10 4 10:34 LA Errol Rogers Jr. 27-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (5 plays, 58 yards, 2:46) LA 17–10 00:54 GASO Khaleb Hood 28-yard pass from Shai Werts (Shai Werts two-point converison pass to Darion Anderson) (5 plays, 61 yards, 0:40) GASO 18–17 00:00 LA Nate Snyder 53-yard field goal (7 plays, 39 yards, 0:54) LA 20–18

Over/under
LA −13.5	52.5[30]

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Louisiana
First downs	21	18
Total yards	447	438
Rushing yards	192	148
Passing yards	255	290
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	35:14	24:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	11/18, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. D. King	24 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Wesley Kennedy III	2 receptions, 105 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	18/32, 290 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	4 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Peter LeBlanc	3 receptions, 64 yards

Coastal Carolina[]

Coastal Carolina at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Chanticleers 7 6 7 10 30 No. 21 Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 7 7 27 Date: October 14, 2020 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 5,585 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SSW 4 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Eric MacLain (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 10:04 LA Jalen Williams 12-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:56) LA 7–0 04:49 CCU CJ Marable 1-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:15) TIE 7–7 2 04:28 CCU CJ Marable 13-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) (7 plays, 84 yards, 3:39) CCU 13–7 00:05 LA Levi Lewis 8-yard rush (Nate Snyder PAT failed) (9 plays, 77 yards, 0:58) TIE 13–13 3 06:48 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 6-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 8:12) CCU 20–13 03:47 CCU Elijah Mitchell 9-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 3:01) TIE 20–20 4 14:12 CCU Grayson McCall 3-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:55) CCU 27–20 12:44 LA Elijah Mitchell 1-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (4 plays, 55 yards, 1:28) TIE 27–27 00:04 CCU Massimo Biscardi 40-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 5:26) CCU 30–27

Over/under
LA −8	58.5[31]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana
First downs	23	19
Total yards	414	413
Rushing yards	212	240
Passing yards	202	173
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	38:11	21:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	17/24, 202 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	CJ Marable	17 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	14/24, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Levi Lewis	6 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

at UAB[]

Louisiana at Alabama–Birmingham

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 7 24 RV Blazers 3 10 7 0 20 Date: October 23, 2020 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes Game attendance: 11,610 Referee: Kevin Randall TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Dave Ryan (play–by–play), Corey Chavous (analyst), and A. J. Ross (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 01:54 UAB Matt Quinn 33-yard field goal (12 plays, 47 yards, 4:54) UAB 3–0 2 13:27 LA Nate Snyder 21-yard field goal (11 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) TIE 3–3 09:36 UAB Matt Quinn 25-yard field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 3:51) UAB 6–3 00:34 UAB Spencer Brown 1-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (11 plays, 41 yards, 5:28) UAB 13–3 00:19 LA Chris Smith 100-yard kickoff returned (Nate Snyder kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) UAB 13–10 3 03:40 UAB Spencer Brown 1-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (13 plays, 58 yards, 7:45) UAB 20–10 00:20 LA Jalen Williams 23-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 3:12) UAB 20–17 4 06:35 LA Pearse Migl 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (14 plays, 86 yards, 6:40) LA 24–20

Over/under
LA −2.5	50.5[32]

Statistics	Louisiana	UAB
First downs	17	17
Total yards	286	285
Rushing yards	134	175
Passing yards	152	110
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	12/20, 152 yards, 2 TDS
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	21 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Kyren Lacy	2 receptions, 43 yards
UAB	Passing	Bryson Lucero	10/23, 110 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Spencer Brown	28 carries, 128 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Ryan Davis	2 receptions, 34 yards

at Texas State[]

Louisiana at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Ragin' Cajuns 14 20 3 7 44 Bobcats 14 7 6 7 34 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 7,500 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: S 6 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:54 LA Trey Ragas 3-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (5 plays, 47 yards, 2:01) LA 7–0 10:54 LA Calif Gossett 46-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (1 play, 46 yards, 2:01) LA 14–0 07:20 TXST Seth Keller 12-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 3:28) LA 14–7 00:42 TXST Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 35 yards, 1:30) TIE 14–14 2 11:40 TXST Marcell Barbee 33-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 2:00) TXST 21–14 07:21 LA Levi Lewis 12-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:19) TIE 21–21 01:23 LA Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 1:03) LA 28–21 00:07 LA Kyren Lacy 1-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder PAT failed) (7 plays, 62 yards, 0:47) LA 34–21 3 13:33 LA Nate Snyder 42-yard field goal (5 plays, 52 yards, 1:27) LA 37–21 03:26 TXST Brock Sturges 10-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (7 plays, 62 yards, 2:01) LA 37–27 4 10:15 LA Trey Ragas 7-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 4:49) LA 44–27 01:50 LA Brock Sturges 18-yard rush (Seth Keller kick) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35) LA 44–34

Over/under
LA −16.5	56.5[33]

Statistics	Louisiana	Texas State
First downs	31	26
Total yards	614	382
Rushing yards	282	204
Passing yards	332	178
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	33:06	26:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	22/32, 332 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Trey Ragas	19 carries, 131 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	3 receptions, 85 yards
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	14/32, 166 yards, 1 TD, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Brock Sturges	17 carries, 128 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	2 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD

Arkansas State[]

Arkansas State at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 3 3 0 14 20 • RV Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 14 13 27 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 5,585 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ENE 6 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave Neal (play–by–play) and DJ Shockley (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 00:27 ARST Blake Grupe 24-yard field goal (11 plays, 39 yards, 4:32) ARST 3–0 2 06:37 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal (11 plays, 33 yards, 4:15) ARST 6–0 3 13:38 LA Levi Lewis 33-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:22) LA 7–6 05:56 LA Dontae Fleming 52-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick) (2 plays, 74 yards, 0:54) LA 14–6 4 10:37 ARST Jamal Jones 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:19) LA 14–12 13:38 LA Kenneth Almendares 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 51 yards, 2:09) LA 17–12 03:59 LA Kenneth Almendares 43-yard field goal (5 plays, 23 yards, 2:07) LA 20–12 02:24 ARST Brandon Bowling 47-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Layne Hatcher two-point conversion pass to Jonathan Adams Jr.) (4 plays, 91 yards, 1:25) TIE 20–20 01:13 LA Elijah Mitchell 2-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:07) LA 27–20

Over/under
LA −14.5	68.5[34]

Statistics	Arkansas State	Louisiana
First downs	24	19
Total yards	423	440
Rushing yards	199	196
Passing yards	224	244
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Logan Bonner	16/30, 127 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	22 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	8 receptions, 95 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	17/29, 244 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	16 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Neal Johnson	5 receptions, 68 yards

South Alabama[]

South Alabama at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 3 7 0 0 10 • No. 25 Ragin' Cajuns 14 14 3 7 38 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 1:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 5,585 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Chris Lanaux (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:25 LA Jalen Williams 5-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 57 yards, 3:07) LA 7–0 08:28 LA Chris Smith 22-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (3 plays, 26 yards, 0:49) LA 14–0 01:05 USA Diego Guajardo 26-yard field goal (15 plays, 52 yards, 7:14) LA 14–3 2 07:54 LA Errol Rogers Jr. 3-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) LA 21–3 04:04 USA Kawaan Baker 7-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:50) LA 21–10 01:55 LA Elijah Mitchell 5-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 78 yards, 2:04) LA 28–10 3 02:32 LA Kenneth Almendares 25-yard field goal (7 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) LA 31–10 4 10:59 LA Trey Ragas 25-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:16) LA 38–10

Over/under
LA −14.5	53[35]

Statistics	South Alabama	Louisiana
First downs	19	23
Total yards	268	506
Rushing yards	123	254
Passing yards	145	252
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:47	28:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	15/28, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Terrion Avery	14 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	5 receptions, 64 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	21/31, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	7 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Neal Johnson	3 receptions, 40 yards

at Louisiana–Monroe[]

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 21 28 7 14 70 Warhawks 14 0 0 6 20 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 3,132 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 11 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN3): Chris Harris (play–by–play) and Mike Hammett (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:26 LA Trey Ragas 11-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (3 plays, 38 yards, 1:32) LA 7–0 06:36 LA Levi Lewis 11-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 33 yards, 3:25) LA 14–0 04:18 ULM Cameron Darling 1-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Zach Elder kick) (2 plays, 1 yards, 0:39) LA 14–7 01:53 LA Elijah Mitchell 44-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 70 yards, 2:25) LA 21–7 00:07 ULM Jeremy Hunt 7-yard rush (Zach Elder kick) (4 plays, 78 yards, 1:46) LA 21–14 2 11:50 LA Neal Johnson 1-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 73 yards, 3:17) LA 28–14 07:11 LA Levi Lewis 7-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:38) LA 35–14 05:02 LA Bralen Trahan 53-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick) (6 plays, 8 yards, 2:09) LA 42–14 00:17 LA Kyren Lacy 22-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 2:34) LA 49–14 3 10:38 LA Johnny Lumpkin 1-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:45) LA 56–14 4 14:54 ULM Zach Rasmussen 0-yard fumble returned (Zach Elder PAT failed) (9 plays, 48 yards, 2:53) LA 56–20 06:33 LA Michael Orphey Jr. 48-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 4:29) LA 63–20 03:23 LA Kaleb Carter 13-yard pass from Jai'ave Magalei (Nate Snyder kick) (3 plays, 16 yards, 1:32) LA 70–20

Over/under
LA −29.5	58[36]

Statistics	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	26	14
Total yards	511	247
Rushing yards	344	125
Passing yards	167	122
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:54	28:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	18/25, 147 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Trey Ragas	11 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kyren Lacy	5 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jeremy Hunt	14/32, 121 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kadyn Roach	7 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Hodoh	1 reception, 43 yards

at Appalachian State[]

Louisiana at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Ragin' Cajuns 0 9 15 0 24 Mountaineers 7 3 0 11 21 Date: December 4, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 7:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 2,170 Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Rainy and Wet • Wind: Light Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 06:50 APST Nate Noel 33-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:34) APST 7–0 2 06:25 LA Trey Ragas 8-yard pass from Levi Lewis (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (6 plays, 49 yards, 3:14) APST 7–6 00:26 APST Chandler Staton 43-yard field goal (8 plays, 23 yards, 2:25) APST 10–6 00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 26-yard field goal (6 plays, 46 yards, 0:26) APST 10–9 3 07:52 LA Trey Ragas 17-yard rush (Levi Lewis two-point conversion rush) (9 plays, 52 yards, 3:45) LA 17–10 00:29 LA Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 5:43) LA 24–10 4 08:17 APST Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:12) LA 24–17 06:36 APST Team Safety (4 plays, -26 yards, 1:41) LA 24–19 01:46 APST Team Safety (4 plays, -27 yards, 0:23) LA 24–21

Over/under
APST –3	52.5[37]

Statistics	Louisiana	Appalachian State
First downs	18	19
Total yards	227	290
Rushing yards	126	198
Passing yards	101	92
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	8/23, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	12 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	2 receptions, 39 yards
Appalachain State	Passing	Zac Thomas	10/21, 92 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	21 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 44 yards

vs. UTSA (First Responder Bowl)[]

Texas–San Antonio vs. Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 0 7 14 3 24 • No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 7 7 31 Date: December 26, 2020 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 2:36 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 3,512 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 MPH Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ABC): Anish Shroff (play–by–play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 10:43 LA Jalen Williams 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:17) LA 7–0 2 08:27 LA Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 4:35) LA 10–0 04:33 UTSA Frank Harris 11-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) LA 10–7 01:21 LA Kyren Lacy 10-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 3:12) LA 17–7 3 14:19 LA Elijah Mitchell 3-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (1 play, 3 yards, 0:04) LA 24–7 10:14 UTSA Zakhari Franklin 29-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (4 plays, 62 yards, 1:00) LA 24–14 04:09 UTSA Joshua Cephus 10-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (6 plays, 89 yards, 2:24) LA 24–21 4 13:32 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 20-yard field goal (9 plays, 82 yards, 3:33) TIE 24–24 07:16 LA Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (12 plays, 72 yards, 6:16) LA 31–24

Over/under
LA –14	55[38]

Statistics	UTSA	Louisiana
First downs	27	23
Total yards	431	411
Rushing yards	223	223
Passing yards	208	208
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:23	32:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	13/21, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	23 carries, 122 yards
	Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	12/22, 146 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	19 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Mitchell	2 receptions, 45 yards

Postseason Accolade[]

Accolade	Recipient
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl participant	Elijah Mitchell, RB
2021 East-West Shrine Game participant	Trey Ragas, RB
Davy O'Brien Award Great 8	Levi Lewis, QB
Davy O'Brien Quarterback Class of 2020	Levi Lewis, QB
AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute	Robby Discher
Burlsworth Trophy nominee	Shane Vallot, OL
Broyles Award nominee	Patrick Toney
Joe Moore Award semifinalist	Louisiana OL
All-Sun Belt First Team Offense	Elijah Mitchell, RB
All-Sun Belt First Team Specialists	Chris Smith, RS
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense	Levi Lewis, QB Trey Ragas, RB O'Cyrus Torrence, OL Max Mitchell, OL
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense	Zi'Yon Hill, DL Bralen Trahan, DB
All-Sun Belt Second Team Specialists	Rhys Burns, P
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense	Ken Marks, OL Shane Vallot, OL
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense	Lorenzo McCaskill, LB Eric Garror, DB
All-Sun Belt Third Team Specialists	Chris Smith, AP
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentioned	Ferrod Gardner, OL Tayland Humphrey, DL Mekhi Garner, CB Percy Butler, S
Pro Focus Football First Team All-American	Chris Smith, RS
Pro Focus Football Third Team All-American	Bralen Trahan, S
Pro Focus Football Honorable Mentioned All-American	Zi'Yon Hill, DL
Pro Focus Football First Team All-Sun Belt	Trey Ragas, RB Max Mitchell, OL Zi'Yon Hill, DL Bralen Trahan, S Chris Smith, RS
Pro Focus Football Second Team All-Sun Belt	Eric Garror, CB Mekhi Garner, CB Cameron Soloman, S Percy Butler, S
Pro Focus Football Third Team All-Sun Belt	Levi Lewis, QB Elijah Mitchell, RB O'Cyrus Torrence, OL Carlos Rubio, OL
Pro Focus Football Honorable Mentioned All-Sun Belt	Shane Vallot, OL Tayland Humphrey, DL AJ Washington, CB
CBS Sports First Team All-American	Chris Smith, RS
247Sports First Team All-American	Chris Smith, RS
FWAA Second Team All-American	Chris Smith, RS
FootballScoop Offensive Line Coaches of the Year	Rob Sale D. J. Looney

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	NR	NR*	RV	19	19	RV	23	21	RV	RV	RV	25	24	23	20	17	17	17	15
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV	21	25	RV	23	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	21	17	18	18	16
CFP	Not released													NR	25	19	19	19	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	194	Elijah Mitchell	RB	San Francisco 49ers

Notes[]

1.^ Many games during the 2020 season denoted “0” in attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations. See Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[]