GAME 8 PREVIEW: Idaho

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football returns to Sun Belt Conference action after a two-week layoff when it faces Idaho in the 71st annual Homecoming game on Saturday (Nov. 5) at Cajun Field.

Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be available on ESPN3. The game will also be broadcast across the state on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network, including KPEL 1420 AM and KHXT 107.9 FM in the Lafayette area.

At halftime, senior Courtney Bergeron will be crowned as the 2016 Homecoming queen while Melissa Coronado Abner, former U.S. Senator John Breaux, B.J. Ryan, and the late Beryl Shipley will be inducted into the UL Athletics Hall of Fame.

Louisiana (3-4, 2-2 SBC) opened the second half of the regular-season with a 27-3 win at Texas State on Oct. 22 with Elijah McGuire rushing for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns. McGuire, who passed former Ragin' Cajuns great Tyrell Fenroy as the school's leader in career points scored (300), enters Saturday's game against Idaho (4-4, 2-2 SBC) tied with Fenroy for the school-record in total touchdowns (49).

Tickets are available by calling the Cajundome Box Office at (337) 265-2357 or on-line at RaginCajuns.com.

GAME 8
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3-4, 2-2 SBC) vs. Idaho Vandals (4-4, 2-2 SBC)
Nov. 5, 2016 • 4:04 p.m. • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (41,426)

RADIO/TV
ESPN3 | WatchESPN • Trey Bender PXP • Chad Brown Analyst
KPEL 1420 AM (Flagship) • Jay Walker PXP • Richie Falgout Analyst • Travis Webb Sideline

THE SERIES
Series History: Louisiana leads, 3-1
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 2-0 | In Moscow: Series tied, 1-1 | Hudspeth vs. Idaho: 0-0
First Meeting: Oct. 20, 2001 at Moscow • Louisiana, 54-37
Last Meeting: Oct. 16, 2004 at Moscow • Idaho, 38-25

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) • @ULCoachHud
Record at UL: 21-28* (sixth season), Career Record: 87-49* (13th season)

IDAHO
Head Coach: Paul Petrino (Carroll College, 1989)
Record at Idaho: 10-33 (fourth season), Career Record: Same

5 THINGS TO KNOW

Louisiana has not allowed a point in the second half during its last two games.
The Ragin' Cajuns rank third among FBS schools in fumbles lost (2) and are 19th nationally in turnovers lost (9).
Redshirt freshman Joe Dillon is 11th nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.5) and 22nd in sacks per game (0.86) .
Elijah McGuire is tied with Tyrell Fenroy for the most total touchdowns (49) in school history.
Wide receiver Al Riles has caught a pass in 23 consecutive games dating back to the 2014 season.

GAME NOTES
THE SERIES
• Today's contest will be the fifth meeting on the gridiron between the schools with Louisiana holding a 3-1 lead.
• Louisiana holds a 2-0 lead in games played at Cajun Field with the last meeting coming on Oct. 25, 2003 - a UL 31-20 victory.
• The teams last played on Oct. 1, 2004 with Idaho claiming a 38-25 victory at the Kibbie Dome.
• Louisiana will travel to face Idaho in the 2017 season in Moscow.

THE LAST MEETING - Idaho 38, Louisiana 25 (Oct. 1, 2004 • Moscow, Idaho)
• Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns football team spotted Idaho a 21-point lead it could not dig itself out of in a 38-25 loss here Saturday afternoon at the Kibbie Dome.
• Idaho had a 21-0 lead just five seconds into the second quarter. The Cajuns defense, which surrendered 122 yards and seven first downs in the first quarter, made stop after stop from that point on as the team attempted to make a comeback.
• The offense, which only had 30 yards in the opening frame, began churning up yardage as UL Lafayette slowly crept back in the game closing to 24-19 on a 39-yard pass from Jerry Babb to Kemmie Lewis with 12:34 remaining in the game.

YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE CAJUNS
• A total of 33 new players have made at least one appearance for the Ragin' Cajuns during the 2016 season.
• Along with the 22 players who made their debut against Boise State, 11 additional players have seen action since opening day:

• McNeese State - LB Shay LaPorte and TE Carlos Robinson
• South Alabama - LB Tanner Holmes and LB Jacques Boudreaux
• Tulane - OL Craig Smith
• New Mexico State - QB Dion Ray
• Appalachian State - DE Terrence Jones
• Texas State - QB Gunner Hudspeth, OL Ken Marks, OL Cole Prudhomme, DB Kamar Greenhouse

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Players Mentioned

Jacques Boudreaux

Joe Dillon

Kamar Greenhouse

Tanner Holmes

Gunner Hudspeth

Terrence Jones

Shay LaPorte

Ken Marks

Elijah McGuire

Cole Prudhomme

Dion Ray

Al Riles

Carlos Robinson

Craig Smith

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