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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

7-7 (5-4 Sun Belt)Last: L 24-41 vs Tulane

Billy Napier · 1st season · .500 at Louisiana · .500 career

Rating
-9.299
Adj Off
27.668
Adj Def
36.7109
WAP
-4.2185

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate58.1%2360.5%7
Plays per game65.211070.167
Time of possession28:339231:2632
Yards per pass attempt8.3198.7121
Yards per rush5.5155.0102
Points per game31.94134.2105
Points per opportunity3.99314.20116
Starting field positionOwn 3126Own 2845

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.24720+0.293122
Adj. EPA per play+0.17155+0.294123
Success rate44.8%4747.6%117
Explosiveness1.35101.2270
Rushing EPA per play+0.22120+0.242122
Passing EPA per play+0.31335+0.389117
Std downs success48.1%6952.7%116
Passing downs success36.8%2635.3%99

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate82.9%1080.0%106
Turnovers per game1.21301.07114
Penalties per game4.9304.8114
Penalty yards per game44.02843.7107
3rd down conversion47.0%1245.2%113
4th down tries per game1.36892.0723
4th down conversion42.1%11072.4%124

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 1Wk 1Grambling(FCS)W49-17+0.00+0.44+0.06
Sep 15Wk 3@6Mississippi StateL10-56-0.34+0.07+0.66
Sep 22Wk 4116Coastal CarolinaL28-30-0.98+0.41+0.35
Sep 29Wk 5@2Alabama#2L14-56-0.11+0.10+0.71
Oct 6Wk 6@125Texas StateW42-27+0.02+0.43+0.28
Oct 13Wk 7127New Mexico StateW66-38+0.01+0.48+0.32
Oct 20Wk 8@35App StateL17-27-0.64+0.02+0.12
Oct 27Wk 976Arkansas StateW47-43+0.09+0.46+0.34
Nov 3Wk 10@72TroyL16-26-0.81-0.02+0.21
Nov 10Wk 11119Georgia StateW36-22+0.01+0.41+0.23
Nov 17Wk 12123South AlabamaW48-38+0.01+0.34+0.29
Nov 24Wk 13@104UL MonroeW31-28+0.06+0.16+0.13
Dec 1Wk 14@35App StateL19-30-0.64+0.06+0.17
Dec 15PostN87TulaneL24-41-0.90+0.01+0.21

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
7Andre NunezSR82%182/28763.4%22727.92012
1Levi LewisSR18%40/6264.5%6169.972

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
9Trey RagasSR37%20711815.7825
15Elijah MitchellSR26%1459776.71320
4Raymond CalaisSR15%817549.376

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
13Ryheem MaloneWR SR13%4452511.94
2Ja'Marcus BradleyWR SR11%4060815.210
17Jarrod JacksonWR SR5%1932517.14
86Matt BarnesTE SR5%161257.81
22Earnest PattersonWR SR3%1221217.71
21Keenan BarnesWR SR3%1216613.81

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
15Bennie HigginsDE SR587.04.022
8Garrald McDowellDL SR514.00.531
98LaDarrius KiddDT SR473.01.012
4Zi'Yon HillDL SR442.51.030
99Tra'Vontae BookerDT JR110.00.000
90Timaje PorterDL SO40.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
59Jacques BoudreauxLB SR935.52.030
58Justin MiddletonLB SR674.01.020
7Ferrod GardnerLB SR501.00.020
17Chauncey ManacLB SR478.54.010
35Chaiziere MalbrueLB SR336.05.010

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
6Corey TurnerDB SR78012.5
11Michael JacquetDB SR48921.0
25Deuce WallaceDB SR39213.0
38Terik MillerDB SR39102.5
29Koa HaynesDB SR35010.0
10Kendall JohnsonDB SR33600.0
7Eric GarrorCB SR22221.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
37Kyle Pfau2018Y11/1479%5254/5599

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
47Rhys ByrnsSR5340.168211
93Masry MapieuSR1-68.0000