The Louisiana Superdome is lit up on Dec. 17 when the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl begins. The Aztecs take on the Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in a battle to the finish. The Aztecs come into play with an 8-4 record along with a 4-3 record in the MWC. The Aztecs average 24.4 ppg on defense and 29.8 ppg on offense. 1st year head coach Rocky Long will be heading the Aztecs. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns come into New Orleans with an identical 8-4 record and a 6-2 record in the Sun Belt Conference. The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns average 29.8 ppg on defense and 32.3 ppg on offense. Louisiana-Lafayette is headed by 1st year head coach Mark Hudspeth.
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The Aztecs are headed by senior Quarterback Ryan Lindley (2,740 yards – 52.5 completion pct – 20 tds / 8 int – 122.9 rating). Celebrity sophomore RB Ronnie Hillman (287 carries – 1,656 yards – 19 tds) will be in charge of the running game. Hillman had a 99-yard td run in a losing effort versus Wyoming on October 29th. Hillman reminds several of former Aztecs standout and newest Nfl Hall Of Famer Marshall Faulk who additionally ran up and down opposing players in the early 1990′s. Sophomore wide receivers Colin Lockett (52 catches – 885 yards – 5 tds) and Gavin Escobar (53 catches – 647 yards – 7 tds) head up the Aztecs’ receiving core.
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The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are headed by a dual-attack Quarterback, junior Blaine Gautier (2,488 passing yards – 63.2 completion pct – 20 tds / 5 int – 150.3 rating – 464 rushing yards – 3 rushing tds). Freshman RB Alonzo Harris (149 carries – 638 yards – 8 tds) leads the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns rushing attack. The wide outs are headed by the able pair of juniors Javone Lawson (54 catches – 899 yards – 6 tds) and Harry Peoples (53 catches – 647 yards – 1 td). The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns defense will have their hands full in attempting to contain Ronnie Hillman on the ground. Both defenses will definitely get a work out in this showdown of 2 excellent squads. The two-way menace of Gautier vs the ground game of Hillman will be displayed. Both squads will want to put plenty of points on the board in this classic.
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