Sun Belt

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Lafayette, Louisiana

Season

Louisiana

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 146 97

Points / Game 29.2 19.4

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,894 1,336

Plays 334 288

Yards / Play 5.67 4.64

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 215 138

Rushing Yards 993 457

Yards / Attempt 4.62 3.31

Rushing Touchdowns 16 3

Passing

Pass Completions 88 90

Pass Attempts 119 150

Completion % 73.9% 60.0%

Net Passing Yards 901 879

Yards / Attempt 7.57 5.86

Passing Touchdowns 2 6

Interceptions Thrown 3 6

First Downs

First Downs 110 74

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 21 26

3rd Down Attempts 58 62

3rd Down % 36.2% 41.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 6 1

4th Down Attempts 8 10

4th Down % 75.0% 10.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 7 10

Fumbles Lost 4 4

Interceptions Thrown 3 6

Fumbles Recovered 4 4

Defense

Sacks 7 7

Tackles for Loss 28 28

Interceptions 6 3

Interception Return Yards 5 40

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 1

Penalties

Penalties 29 33

Penalty Yards 237 295

Possession

Possession Time 170:48 129:12

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 9 14

Kick Return Yards 149 327

Yards / Return 16.56 23.36

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 8

Punt Return Yards 73 153

Yards / Return 12.17 19.12

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 1

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.80

Success Rate 45.3%

PPA 0.163

Explosiveness 1.110

Opportunities 35

Drives 55

Plays 338

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.5%

Power Success 81.0%

Line Yards 3.25

Second-Level Yards 1.26

Open-Field Yards 1.22

Line Yards Total 669

Second-Level Yards Total 260

Open-Field Yards Total 251

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 45.1%

PPA 0.168

Explosiveness 1.024

Play Rate 60.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 47.2%

PPA 0.292

Explosiveness 1.260

Play Rate 36.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 50.2%

Standard Downs PPA 0.135

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.906

Standard Downs Rate 67.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.9%

Passing Downs PPA 0.222

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.726

Passing Downs Rate 32.2%

Field Position

Average Start 67.5

Average Predicted Points 1.602

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 13.6%

Front Seven Havoc 10.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.0%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.407

Adjusted Success Rate -1.0%

Adjusted PPA -0.014

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.060

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.211

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.3%

Adjusted Power Success 24.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 1.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.31

Success Rate Allowed 40.1%

PPA Allowed -0.105

Explosiveness Allowed 1.022

Opportunities Faced 16

Drives Faced 53

Plays Faced 297

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 24.1%

Power Success Allowed 46.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.72

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.86

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.47

Line Yards Total Allowed 362

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 115

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.1%

PPA Allowed -0.240

Explosiveness Allowed 0.541

Play Rate Faced 44.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.1%

PPA Allowed 0.149

Explosiveness Allowed 1.453

Play Rate Faced 50.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.259

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.704

Standard Downs Rate Faced 69.0%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.239

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.056

Passing Downs Rate Faced 31.0%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 74.1

Average Predicted Points -1.069

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.5%

Front Seven Havoc 11.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.271

Adjusted Success Rate 9.8%

Adjusted PPA 0.264

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.207

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.329

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.4%

Adjusted Power Success 31.3%

Adjusted Havoc 3.8%