With last week’s 55-19 victory over Arkansas State, the University of Louisiana football team improved to 8-1 overall on the season and 5-0 in Sun Belt Conference play. With three 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: Boca Raton Bowl
Location: FAU Stadium, Bacon Raton, Florida
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 18
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Toledo
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: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Date: Friday, Dec. 20
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Boston College
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: Birmingham Bowl
Location: Protective Stadium, Birmingham
Date: Friday, Dec. 27
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Michigan State
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
Bowl: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
Date: Friday, Jan. 3
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Cincinnati
The Sporting News
Bowl: R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Date: Thursday, Dec. 19
Matchup: Louisiana vs. Western Kentucky
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 (4 of 8 projections).
Most common opponents: Western Kentucky (three).