University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, September 3
Lafayette
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Boise State
GAME 1 PREVIEW: Boise State
8/30/2016 7:00:00 AM | Football
Cajuns open 115th season of football against MWC member Broncos
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team opens its 115th season on Saturday, Sept.3, when it faces Mountain West opponent Boise State at Cajun Field.
Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. and will be televised on the American Sports Network. The game can also be heard statewide on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network.
Under sixth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana looks to rebound from an uncharacteristic 4-8 season - the school's first non-winning season since 2010. The Ragin' Cajuns return 46 letterwinners and 15 starters, including All-SBC Preseason First-Team selection Savion Brown and three-time All-SBC pick Elijah McGuire.
The Ragin' Cajuns will have a new quarterback under center this season as LSU transfer Anthony Jennings claimed the starting job after entering in fall camp. Jennings, who has one year of eligibility remaining, won nine games as a sophomore in 2014.
On the defensive side, Brown returns at cornerback and will join senior Otha Peters in forming a defense that returns veterans Karmichael Dunbar, Trey Granier, Tracy Walker, Travis Crawford and Taboris Lee.
Louisiana opens the season with three consecutive home games - the first time since 1988 - as it will host Boise State, McNeese State and South Alabama before traveling to face Tulane on Sept. 24 in New Orleans.
GAME 1
LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS (4-8, 3-5 SBC in 2015)
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) • @ULCoachHud
Record at UL: 18-24 (sixth season), Career Record: 84-45 (13th season)
vs.
BOISE STATE BRONCOS (9-4, 5-3 MW in 2015)
Head Coach: Bryan Harsin (Boise State, 2000)
Record at BSU: 21-6 (third season), Career Record: 28-11 (fourth season)
Sept. 3, 2016 • 11:06 a.m. CT • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (41,426)
Series History: Boise State leads, 1-0
In Lafayette: First Meeting | In Boise: BSU leads, 1-0 | Hudspeth vs. Boise State: 0-1
Last Meeting: Boise State won, 34-9; Sept. 20, 2014 (Boise, Idaho)
AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK • Doug Bell PXP • Keith Moreland Analyst
KPEL 1420 AM • Jay Walker PXP • Richie Falgout Analyst • Travis Webb Sideline Reporter
5THINGSTOKNOW
• Quarterback Anthony Jennings earns his first career start for Louisiana after posting a 9-4 record as a starter in 2014 at LSU.
• Running back Elijah McGuire enters the 2016 season as the only active NCAA player with 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving.
• Louisiana opens the season at home for the eighth time overall since 1993 and opens with its first FBS opponent since Utah State (1993).
• Boise State is the first current member of the Mountain West Conference to play at Cajun Field since UNLV in 1994. (11/4 - UL wins, 28-27).
• Louisiana opens its 115th season of intercollegiate football with three home games for the first time since 1988. That year, Louisiana opened with victories over Cal State-Fullerton, Sam Houston State and Rice.
Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. and will be televised on the American Sports Network. The game can also be heard statewide on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network.
Under sixth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana looks to rebound from an uncharacteristic 4-8 season - the school's first non-winning season since 2010. The Ragin' Cajuns return 46 letterwinners and 15 starters, including All-SBC Preseason First-Team selection Savion Brown and three-time All-SBC pick Elijah McGuire.
The Ragin' Cajuns will have a new quarterback under center this season as LSU transfer Anthony Jennings claimed the starting job after entering in fall camp. Jennings, who has one year of eligibility remaining, won nine games as a sophomore in 2014.
On the defensive side, Brown returns at cornerback and will join senior Otha Peters in forming a defense that returns veterans Karmichael Dunbar, Trey Granier, Tracy Walker, Travis Crawford and Taboris Lee.
Louisiana opens the season with three consecutive home games - the first time since 1988 - as it will host Boise State, McNeese State and South Alabama before traveling to face Tulane on Sept. 24 in New Orleans.
GAME 1
LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS (4-8, 3-5 SBC in 2015)
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) • @ULCoachHud
Record at UL: 18-24 (sixth season), Career Record: 84-45 (13th season)
vs.
BOISE STATE BRONCOS (9-4, 5-3 MW in 2015)
Head Coach: Bryan Harsin (Boise State, 2000)
Record at BSU: 21-6 (third season), Career Record: 28-11 (fourth season)
Sept. 3, 2016 • 11:06 a.m. CT • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (41,426)
Series History: Boise State leads, 1-0
In Lafayette: First Meeting | In Boise: BSU leads, 1-0 | Hudspeth vs. Boise State: 0-1
Last Meeting: Boise State won, 34-9; Sept. 20, 2014 (Boise, Idaho)
AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK • Doug Bell PXP • Keith Moreland Analyst
KPEL 1420 AM • Jay Walker PXP • Richie Falgout Analyst • Travis Webb Sideline Reporter
5THINGSTOKNOW
• Quarterback Anthony Jennings earns his first career start for Louisiana after posting a 9-4 record as a starter in 2014 at LSU.
• Running back Elijah McGuire enters the 2016 season as the only active NCAA player with 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving.
• Louisiana opens the season at home for the eighth time overall since 1993 and opens with its first FBS opponent since Utah State (1993).
• Boise State is the first current member of the Mountain West Conference to play at Cajun Field since UNLV in 1994. (11/4 - UL wins, 28-27).
• Louisiana opens its 115th season of intercollegiate football with three home games for the first time since 1988. That year, Louisiana opened with victories over Cal State-Fullerton, Sam Houston State and Rice.
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