2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by first year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first bowl game, where they defeated San Diego State. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory due to alleged major NCAA violations.[1]
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New Orleans Bowl, W 32–30 (vacated) vs. San Diego State | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2011 record | 1–4, 8 wins vacated (1–2 Sun Belt, 5 wins vacated) |
Head coach | Mark Hudspeth (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Jay Johnson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Stewart (1st season) |
Home stadium | Cajun Field (Capacity: 31,000) |
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Arkansas State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette* | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Award Watchlist
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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John Mackey Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
Sun Belt Media Day
Preseason Standings
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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1 | Florida International | 75 (5) |
2 | Troy | 66 (2) |
3 | Middle Tennessee | 54 |
4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 22 |
5 | Arkansas State | 49 (1) |
6 | North Texas | 33 |
7 | Western Kentucky | 28 (1) |
8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 26 |
9 | Florida Atlantic | 20 |
Preseason All–Conference Team
Offense
- TE Ladarius Green
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 PM | at No. 8 Oklahoma State* | FCS | L 34–61 | 55,382 | |
September 10 | 6:00 PM | at Kent State* | W 20–12 (vacated) | 10,386 | ||
September 17 | 6:00 PM | Nicholls State* | Ragin Cajuns Network/ESPN3 | W 38–21 (vacated) | 28,741 | |
September 24 | 5:00 PM | at Florida International |
| ESPN3 | W 36–31 (vacated) | 16,780 |
October 1 | 6:00 PM | Florida Atlantic |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 37–34 (vacated) | 26,339 |
October 8 | 7:00 PM | Troy |
| ESPN3 | W 31–17 (vacated) | 29,775 |
October 15 | 4:00 PM | North Texas |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 30–10 (vacated) | 32,823[3] |
October 22 | 3:00 PM | at Western Kentucky | L 23–42 | 15,122 | ||
October 29 | 6:30 PM | at Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Network | W 45–20 | 13,500 | |
November 5 | 2:30 PM | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Sun Belt Network | W 36–35 (vacated) | 28,176 |
November 12 | 2:00 PM | at Arkansas State |
| L 21–30 | 20,261 | |
November 26 | 2:00 PM | at Arizona* | L 37–45 | 38,819 | ||
December 17 | 8:00 PM | vs. San Diego State* | ESPN | W 32–30 (vacated) | 42,841 | |
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Game summaries
@ Oklahoma State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-7 | 2010 | OSU, 54-28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
No. 9 Cowboys | 10 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 61 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 55,382
- Referee: Tom Walker
- TV: FCS
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@ Kent State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1-0 | 2008 | ULL, 44-27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Golden Flashes | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
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Nicholls State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
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@ Florida International
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6-2 | 2010 | FIU, 38-17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium, Miami, FL
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,780
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV: ESPN3
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Florida Atlantic
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1-5 | 2010 | FAU, 24-23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
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Troy
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7-7 | 2010 | TROY, 31-24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 29,775
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- TV: ESPN3
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North Texas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7-8 | 2010 | ULL, 28-27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
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@ Western Kentucky
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3-1 | 2010 | WKU, 54-21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
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@ Middle Tennessee
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6-6 | 2010 | MTSU, 34-14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear, chilly
- Game attendance: 13,500
- Referee: Tony Backert
- TV: Sun Belt Network
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Louisiana-Monroe
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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23-23 | 2010 | ULL, 23-22 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 28,176
- Referee: Chuck Lewis
- TV: Sun Belt Network
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@ Arkansas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21-16-1 | 2010 | ARST, 50-27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
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@ Arizona
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
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San Diego State (New Orleans Bowl)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); N/A (indoors)
- Game attendance: 48,841
- Referee: Randy Christal
- TV: ESPN
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References
- "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- http://www.ragincajuns.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15400&KEY=&SPID=7585&SPSID=67393
- "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.