Cajuns Travel To Meet Texas A&M – What You Need To Know

Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajun football team returns to the gridiron on Saturday afternoon, when coach Mark Hudspeth’s squad travels to College Station, Texas, to take on the Texas A&M Aggies, in a non-conference contest.

Pregame coverage begins at 9 am on ESPN 1420 and espn1420.com, with the rest of the network, including Hot 107.9 and 1079ishot.com, joining the broadcast at 10 o’clock.

The game can be viewed on the SEC Network.

Kickoff time at Kyle Field is set for 11 am.

Louisiana, who fell on the road last week, dropping a 66-42 decision to Tulsa, is 1-1 on the young season.

Offensively, the Cajuns are averaging 46.5 points-per-game, to go along with 479.5 total yards, including 244 rush yards and 235.5 pass yards.

Defensively, Louisiana has 57 points a contest, to go along with 590.5 of total offense, including 383.5 rush yards and 287 pass yards.

UL is led by quarterback Jordan Davis, who has thrown for 471 yards and 3 touchdowns, and running back Trey Ragas, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.

Tulsa, who is 2-0, defeated Nicholls last week, 24-14, to remain unbeaten.

Offensively, the Aggies are accumulating 432 yards of total offense, including 288 rush yards and 143.5 pass yards.

Defensively, Texas A&M has allowed an average of 446 total yards, including 68.5 rush yards and 377.5 pass yards.

The Aggies are paced by running back Trayveon Williams, who has rushed for 260 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with Christian Kirk, who has caught 11 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.

UL and Texas A&M have met 6 times, with the Aggies holding a 5-1 all-time advantage, including wins in the last three meetings.

The Aggies and the Cajuns last met on the gridiron in 2006 with Texas A&M coming away with a 51-7 victory.