Sun Belt · 2018 · Final

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 2018

7-75-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#92
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-4.1
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+2.9
34th in FBS
Defense
-7.0
112th in FBS
Schedule
-2.7
78th toughest
Preseason
-7.0
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-4.1 now, -7.0 preseason · up 27 spots since preseason
-10-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#92

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1vsGrambling FCSW 49–17+3.0—ESPN3
2—Bye
3Sep 15@10Mississippi StateL 10–56-17.3—ESPN2
4Sep 22vs106Coastal CarolinaCONFL 28–30-13.9—ESPN+
5Sep 29@2AlabamaL 14–56-4.8—SEC Network
6Oct 6@121Texas StateCONFW 42–27+4.3—ESPN+
7Oct 13vs127New Mexico StateW 66–38+7.2—ESPN+
8Oct 20@19Appalachian StateCONFL 17–27+2.4—ESPN+
9Oct 27vs67Arkansas StateCONFW 47–43+2.0—ESPN+
10Nov 3@50TroyCONFL 16–26-4.8—ESPN+
11Nov 10vs119Georgia StateCONFW 36–22-1.7—ESPN+
12Nov 17vs120South AlabamaCONFW 48–38-5.7—ESPN3
13Nov 24@100UL MonroeCONFW 31–28-1.5—ESPN+
14Dec 1@19Appalachian StateL 19–30+1.4—ESPN
BowlsDec 15vs81TulaneNEUTRALL 24–41-19.0—CBSSN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate43.5%63rd46.0%101st
Rushing success rate44.3%70th47.4%106th
Passing success rate42.4%56th43.8%91st
Explosive run rate17.8%28th16.8%97th
Explosive pass rate15.0%8th14.3%117th
Line yards / carry3.2624th3.26113th
Opportunity rate40.2%39th42.2%108th
Stuff rate16.7%36th14.3%124th
Sack rate6.6%74th6.5%45th
3rd-down conversion45.7%25th45.3%108th
Red-zone TD rate75.6%10th75.0%114th
Havoc rate11.8%44th10.4%117th
Box score · season totals
Points / game31.961st34.286th
Yards / game424.344th——
Yards / play6.4013th——
Pass yards / game205.693rd——
Yards / pass att.8.2719th——
Completion %63.2%35th——
Rush yards / game218.722nd——
Yards / carry5.5414th——
3rd-down conv. %47.0%13th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.9353rd——
Penalty yards / game43.423rd——

Players

68 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

68 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →