Entering the 2021 season, Louisiana and Appalachian State had faced off a total of 9 times. From 2014 to 2019, the Mountaineers won the first eight matchups, including two Sun Belt Championship games.
When the Ragin’ Cajuns finally got the monkey off their backs last year by winning 24-21 in overtime in Boone, virtually none of their fans were in attendance at Kidd Brewer Stadium due to strict COVID-19 restrictions. Therefore, you can imagine the excitement level fans had entering Tuesday night’s nationally televised game with App State traveling to Lafayette.
Over 20,000 fans entered Cajun Field to support their defending 2020 Sun Belt co-champions.