With last week’s 23-17 road victory at Texas State, the University of Louisiana football team improved to 7-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play. With four games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Ragin’ Cajuns are bowl-eligible for the seventh straight season, and third straight under head coach Michael Desormeaux.
The team’s official bowl game destination won’t be determined until December but projections from college football reporters-bowl experts are already being released. Below are the latest bowl projections listed in alphabetical order by media outlet.
247Sports
Bowl: 68 Ventures Bowl
Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile
Date: Saturday, Dec. 26
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Bowling Green
Athlon Sports
Bowl: R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Date: Thursday, Dec. 19
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Liberty
The Action Network
Bowl: Boca Raton Bowl
Location: FAU Stadium, Bacon Raton, Florida
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 18
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Toledo
CBS Sports
Bowl: R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Date: Thursday, Dec. 19
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Western Kentucky
ESPN (Kyle Bongura)
Bowl: Lockheed Armed Forces Bowl
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth
Date: Friday, Dec. 27
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Navy
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
Bowl: Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport
Date: Saturday, Dec. 28
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Cincinnati
USA Today
Bowl: R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Date: Thursday, Dec. 19
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Western Kentucky
Most common destination: The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans on Dec. 17 (3 of 7 projections).
Most common opponents: Western Kentucky (two).