2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015 record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlie Harbison (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Melvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 36,900)

2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Appalachian State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia State		5	–	3					6	–	7
South Alabama		3	–	5					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion As of December 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Coach Hudspeth addresses the media at the 2015 Sun Belt Media Day before the season.

Previous Season

Louisiana-Lafayette went 9–4 last season. However, in 2015, 8 wins, including their bowl victory, were vacated due to massive NCAA violations. The Ragin' Cajuns finished 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference and were awarded the New Orleans Bowl as the conference champion, Georgia Southern were ineligible for post-season play due to their FCS-FBS transition. The defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 16–3 for their final series of 4 consecutive bowl appearances and victories.

Preseason

Award Watchlist

The following players were named to preseason award watchlist

Walter Camp Award

• Elijah McGuire

Lombardi Award

• Mykhael Quave
• Dominique Tovell

Doak Walker Award

• Elijah McGuire

Paul Hornung Award

• Elijah McGuire

Sun Belt Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year – Elijah McGuire, RB (Louisiana-Lafayette)

Preseason Standings

Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st Place)
1	Georgia Southern	110 (6)
2	Louisiana-Lafayette	108 (3)
3	Arkansas State	96 (1)
4	Appalachian State	82
5	Texas State	78
6	South Alabama	68 (1)
7	UL Monroe	59
8	Troy	39
9	Georgia State	32
10	New Mexico State	30
11	Idaho	24

Preseason All–Conference Team

Offense QB Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State) RB Matt Breida (Georgia Southern) RB Elijah McGuire (Louisiana-Lafayette) WR J. D. McKissic (Arkansas State) WR Donovan Harden (Georgia State) WR Rashon Ceaser (UL Monroe) TE Joel Ruiz (Georgia State) OL Jesse Chapman (Appalachian State) OL Darien Foreman (Georgia Southern) OL Chris May (South Alabama) OL Joseph Scelfo (South Alabama) OL Adrian Bellard (Texas State)

Defense DL Chris Stone (Arkansas State) DL Ronald Blair (Appalachian State) DL Gerrand Johnson (UL Monroe) DL Javon Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State) LB John Law (Appalachian State) LB Xavier Woodson (Arkansas State) LB Joseph Peterson (Georgia State) DB Doug Middleton (Appalachian State) DB Mitch Lane (UL Monroe) DB David Mims II (Texas State) DB Montres Kitchens (Troy)

Specialists PK Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama) P Austin Rehkow (Idaho) RS Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State)

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Roster

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Gunner Hudspeth Fr WR 2 Al Riles Jr RB 3 Montrel Carter Sr WR 4 Jamal Robinson Sr QB 6 Jalen Nixon Jr QB 8 Dion Ray Fr QB 9 Brooks Haack Jr QB 11 Chris Weaver Fr WR 13 Gabe Fuselier So RB 15 Elijah McGuire Jr WR 17 Ja'Marcus Bradley Fr QB 18 Patrick Morton So WR 18 Devin Scott Jr WR 19 Michael Jacquet Fr WR 20 Gary Haynes Fr WR 21 Keenan Barnes Fr WR 22 Mark Mornay So RB 23 Darius Hoggins So RB 25 Torrey Pierce Sr RB 26 Effrem Reed Sr RB 27 Jordan Wright Fr WR 28 Chris Collins  Fr WR 30 Leon Duncan Fr WR 31 Jerry Martin Fr TE 33 Carlos Robinson Fr TE 39 Alex Allen Fr RB 41 Jentrell Oliver Jr OL 50 Robert Hunt Fr OL 60 D’Aquin Withrow So OL 61 Cole Prudhomme Fr OL 62 Grant Mieling Fr OL 63 Raynard Ford Jr OL 65 Jessie Freeman  Fr OL 66 Rico Robinson Fr OL 67 Ken Marks Fr OL 68 Octravian Anderson Sr OL 69 Caden Cunningham Fr OL 70 Mykhael Quave Sr OL 72 Grant Horst So OL 73 Ethan Rosenbalm Jr OL 75 Kevin Dotson Fr OL 76 Adrian Goodacre  Fr OL 77 Donovan Williams Sr OL 78 Allen Cummins So OL 79 Eddie Gordon Jr WR 80 Shelby Christy So TE 81 Nick Byrne Jr TE 82 Greg Siener Sr TE 84 Jacoby Beasly So WR 85 Jerrell Richardson Jr TE 87 Chris Turner Fr TE 88 Evan Tatford Sr TE Matt Barnes So WR Jarrod Jackson Fr WR Jared Johnson Jr WR Lance Pace Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 4 Tre’Maine Lightfoot Jr DB 6 Savion Brown Jr LB 7 Otha Peters Jr DB 8 Simeon Thomas So DB 9 Lorenzo Cryer  Fr DB 10 Christian Goodlett Jr DB 11 Jevante Watson Sr DB 13 Edward Thompson So DB 16 Travis Crawford So DB 17 Ethan Rose Fr DB 18 Blair Brooks Fr DB 19 Troy McCollum So DB 20 Dominick Jones Jr LB 21 Alonzo Brown Fr DB 22 Reggie Miles So DB 23 Tracy Walker So DB 24 Cole Bourque So DB 25 Deuce Wallace Fr DB 27 T.J. Worthy Sr LB 28 Joe Dillon Fr LB 29 Tyren Alexander Sr LB 30 T.J. Posey So DB 31 Corey Turner  Fr DB 33 Zachary DeGrange Sr LB 34 Ross Duhon So LB 35 Chaiziere Malbrue  Fr DL 36 David McCormick Fr DB 37 Errol Brown Fr LB 38 Terik Miler Fr LB 39 Darzil Washington Sr LB 41 Zach Jones Jr LB 43 Kaleb Fredericks Fr LB 44 Kevin Fouquier Jr LB 46 Asa Miller Fr DB 48 Vince Thomas Fr LB 51 Trey Granier Jr LB 52 Dominique Tovell Sr DL 54 Rodney Baker  Fr DL 55 Karmichael Dunbar Jr LB 56 Terrence Jones Fr DL 57 Chris Prater Sr LB 59 Shay Laporte  Fr DT 90 Jacoby Briscoe Jr DL 91 Mario Osborne Fr DL 92 Taboris Lee So DL 93 Darryl Johnson Fr DL 94 Andarious Jones Fr DL 95 Rodrick Stephens So DL 96 Blain Winston So DL 97 Sherard Johnson So DL 98 Ladarrius Kidd  Fr DL 99 Remaine Douglas Jr DB Kamar Greenhouse Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 35 Sterling Miller  Fr K 36 Stevie Artigue Fr LS 40 Jake Guidry Sr K 47 Dylan Scheurich  Fr LS 49 Stephen Morella Jr LS 58 Kel Straubmueller So K 83 Carlos Alvarez Sr K/P 86 Aaron Bird  Fr	Head coach Mark Hudspeth (Delta State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Assistant Head, Wide Receivers Levron Harbin (North Alabama) Assistant Head, Defensive Line Charlie Harbison (Gardner–Webb) Assistant Head, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Jay Johnson (Northern Iowa) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Marquase Lovings (Howard) Assistant Head, Running Backs Mike Lucas (Liberty) Assistant Head, Inside Linebackers Jorge Munoz (Bethany) Pass Game Coordinator, Wide Receivers Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State) Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Melvin Smith Assistant Head, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Reed Stringer (Delta State) Assistant Head, Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Troy Wingerter (Southwestern Louisiana) Director of Football Operations Ryan Trichel (Southeastern Louisiana) Director of Player Personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule

Louisiana–Lafayette announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and South Alabama.[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 33–40	62,933
September 12	6:00 PM	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 44–17	26,824
September 26	6:00 PM	Akron*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 14–35	24,679
October 3	6:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	L 14–43	26,910
October 10	6:00 PM	Texas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 49–27	21,377
October 20	7:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	L 27–37	20,495
October 31	4:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN3	W 30–24	17,410
November 7	1:00 PM	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 23–21	10,070
November 12	6:30 PM	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	L 25–32	14,096
November 21	4:00 PM	New Mexico State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 34–37	17,023
November 28	1:00 PM	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 7–28	16,124
December 5	4:00 PM	Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 17–41	22,264
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Schedule source:[3]

Game summaries

See also: 2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisiana-Lafayette at Kentucky – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	10	16	33
Wildcats	14	10	9	7	40

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); hot, mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 62,933
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter UK - Stanley Williams 75-yard TD run, Austin MacGinnis kick good, 14:44 (UK 7-0) UK - Garrett Johnson 35-yard TD pass from Patrick Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 6:17 (UK 14-0) Second quarter UK - Jeff Badet 37-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 14:43 (UK 21-0) ULL - Brooks Haack 4-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 8:33 (UK 21-7) UK - MacGinnis 44-yard field goal, 2:16 (UK 24-7) Third quarter UK - MacGinnis 24-yard field goal, 9:54 (UK 27-7) ULL - Artigue 31-yard field goal, 6:04 (UK 27-10) UK - Blake Bone 5-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick no good, 3:47 (UK 33-10) ULL - Torrey Pierce 56-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:26 (UK 33-17) Fourth quarter ULL - Pierce 26-yard TD run, Jalen Nixon two-point conversion pass good to Elijah McGuire, 11:39 (UK 33-25) ULL - Nixon 23-yard TD run, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 7:36 (TIE 33-33) UK - Mikel Horton 12-yard TD run, MacGinnis kick good, 0:57 (UK 40-33) Top passers UK - Patrick Towles - 16/34, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT ULL - Brooks Haack - 22/37, 194 yards, 2 INT Top rushers UK - Stanley Williams - 10 carries, 135 yards, TD ULL - Torrey Pierce - 10 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Top receivers UK - Garrett Johnson - 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 7 receptions, 69 yards

Northwestern State

See also: 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–35–3	2005	ULL, 49–28

Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	10	7	0	17
Ragin' Cajuns	14	13	7	10	44

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 26,824
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter ULL - Elijah McGuire 7-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:01 (ULL 7-0) ULL - McGuire 88-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:07 (ULL 14-0) Second quarter NSU - Chris Jones 41-yard TD run, Chris Moore kick good, 10:17 (ULL 14-7) ULL - McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 3:55 (ULL 20-7) ULL - McGuire 24-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:16 (ULL 27-7) NSU - Moore 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (ULL 27-10) Third quarter ULL - McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:16 (ULL 34-10) NSU - Cody Jones 14-yard TD pass from J.D. Almond, Moore kick good, 2:30 (ULL 34-17) Fourth quarter ULL - Pierce 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 14:56 (ULL 41-17) ULL - Artigue 26-yard field goal, 7:33 (ULL 44-17) Top passers ULL - Brooks Haack - 7/8, 187 yards NSU - J.D. Almond - 5/10, 66 yards, TD Top rushers ULL - Elijah McGuire - 14 carries, 162 yards, 5 TD NSU - Daniel Taylor - 13 carries, 60 yards Top receivers ULL - Devin Scott - 3 receptions, 90 yards NSU - Chris Jones - 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Akron

See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	ULL, 35–30

Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	7	14	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	7	14

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,679
• Referee: Tony Cannella
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter AKR - Andrew Pratt 9-yard TD pass from Thomas Woodson, Robert Stein kick good, 7:10 (AKR 7-0) Second quarter AKR - Woodson 14-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 14:54 (AKR 14-0) ULL - Elijah McGuire 17-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 10:50 (AKR 14-7) Third quarter AKR - Conor Hundley 1-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 11:24 (AKR 21-7) AKR - Jerome Lane 72-yard TD pass from Woodson, 7:53 (AKR 28-7) Fourth quarter AKR - Conor Hundley 11-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 10:08 (AKR 35-7) ULL - Gabe Fuselier 8-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Artigue kick good, 6:22 (AKR 35-14) Top passers AKR - Thomas Woodson - 13/29, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT ULL - Jalen Nixon - 11/20, 96 yards, TD, INT Top rushers AKR - Thomas Woodson - 8 carries, 93 yards, TD ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 83 yards, TD Top receivers AKR - Jerome Lane - reception, 72 yards, TD ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD

at Louisiana Tech

See also: 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–47–6	2014	LT, 48–20

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	0	7	0	14
Bulldogs	7	22	7	7	43

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 26,910
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV: ASN

Game information

First quarter ULL - Elijah McGuire 49-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:06 (ULL 7-0) LT - Trent Taylor 8-yard TD pass from Jeff Driskel, Jonathon Barnes kick good, 8:39 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter LT - Driskel 19-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, 12:36 (LT 14-7) LT - Team defensive safety, 11:09 (LT 16-7) LT - Barnes 50-yard field goal, 7:00 (LT 19-7) LT - Barnes 41-yard field goal, 0:17 (LT 22-7) LT - Bryson Abraham 50-yard interception return for TD, Barnes kick good, 0:00 (LT 29-7) Third quarter LT - Marcus Gains 72-yard TD pass from Driskel, Barnes kick good, 13:26 (LT 36-7) ULL - Nixon 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:23 (LT 36-14) Fourth quarter LT - Kenneth Dixon 6-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, (LT 43-14) Top passers LT - Jeff Driskel - 20/33, 290 yards, 2 TD ULL - Jalen Nixon, 17/33, 161 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LT - Kenneth Dixon - 22 carries, 59 yards, TD ULL - Elijah McGuire - 12 carries, 84 yards Top receivers LT - Marcus Gains - 8 receptions, 165 yards, TD ULL - Elijah McGuire - 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Texas State

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	ULL, 34–10

Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	7	6	27
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	28	7	49

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear, sunny
• Game attendance: 21,377
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter TXST - Robert Lowe 37-yard TD pass from Tyler Jones, James Sherman kick good, 9:52 (TXST 7-0) ULL - Al Riles 22-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 5:05 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter TXST - Jones 31-yard TD run, Sherman kick good, 12:27 (TXST 14-7) ULL - Jamal Robinson 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:35 (TIE 14-14) Third quarter ULL - Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 12:33 (ULL 21-14) ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:17 (ULL 28-14) ULL - Nixon 18-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 2:31 (ULL 35-14) TXST - Brandon Smith 95-yard kickoff return for TD, Sherman kick good, 2:17 (ULL 35-21) ULL - Jeryl Brazil 100-yard kickoff return for TD, Artigue kick good, 2:02 (ULL 42-21) Fourth quarter TXST - Tyler Siudzinski 1-yard TD run, Sherman kick blocked, 9:06 (ULL 42-27) ULL - Torrey Pierce 2-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:39 (ULL 49-27) Top passers ULL - Jalen Nixon - 22/29, 238 yards, 3 TD TXST - Tyler Jones - 13/33, 178 yards, TD Top rushers ULL - Elijah McGuire - 28 carries, 170 yards, TD TXST - Tyler Jones - 11 carries, 65 yards, TD Top receivers ULL - Al Riles - 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD TXST - C.J. Best - 9 receptions, 70 yards

at Arkansas State

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–19–1	2014	ULL, 55–40

Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	14	7	6	27
Red Wolves	13	21	3	0	37

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); mostly clear
• Game attendance: 20,495
• Referee: Charles Lewis
• TV: ESPN2
• [www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400787454]

Game information

First quarter ARST - Michael Gordon 7-yard TD run, Drew White kick no good, 8:13 (ARST 6-0) ARST - Johnston White 21-yard TD run, JD Houston kick good, 1:15 (ARST 13-0) Second quarter ARST - Darion Griswold 2-yard TD pass from Fredi Knighten, Houston kick good, 13:24 (ARST 20-0) ARST - Cody Brown 30-yard interception return for TD, Houston kick good, 11:29 (ARST 27-0) ULL - Jalen Nixon 75-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 11:16 (ARST 27-7) ARST - Chris Murray 46-yard TD pass from Knighten, Houston kick good, 3:55 (ARST 34-7) ULL - Elijah McGuire 8-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:25 (ARST 34-14) Third quarter ARST - Houston 42-yard field goal, 2:35 (ARST 37-14) ULL - Al Riles 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:05 (ARST 37-21) Fourth quarter ULL - McGuire 20-yard TD pass from Nixon, two-point conversion run no good, 11:02 (ARST 37-27) Top passers ARST - Fredi Knighten - 8/19, 105 yards, 2 TD, INT ULL - Jalen Nixon - 17/44, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARST - Warren Wand - 9 carries, 98 yards ULL - Jalen Nixon - 19 carries, 201 yards, TD Top receivers ARST - Chris Murray - reception, 46 yards, TD ULL - Elijah McGuire - 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–24	2014	ULL, 34–27

Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	10	0	0	24
Ragin' Cajuns	3	6	7	14	30

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); light drizzle
• Game attendance: 17,410
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 13:27 (ULL 3-0) ULM - Marcus Green 27-yard TD pass from Garrett Smith, Craig Ford kick good, 8:03 (ULM 7-3) ULM - Ajalen Holley 29-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 3:28 (ULM 14-3) Second quarter ULL - Artigue 41-yard field goal, 14:14 (ULM 14-6) ULL - Artigue 33-yard field goal, 6:53 (ULM 14-9) ULM - Kaylon Watson 53-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 6:14 (ULM 21-9) ULM - Ford 29-yard field goal, 0:35 (ULM 24-9) Third quarter ULL - Elijah McGuire 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:50 (ULM 24-16) Fourth quarter ULL - Brooks Haack 13-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass no good, 7:21 (ULM 24-22) ULL - Jamal Robinson 64-yard TD pass from Haack, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 3:10 (ULL 30-24) Top passers ULL - Brooks Haack - 6/13, 85 yards, TD ULM - Garrett Smith - 16/35, 265 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ULL - Elijah McGuire - 19 carries, 59 yards, TD ULM - Garrett Smith - 19 carries, 33 yards Top receivers ULL - Jamal Robinson - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD ULM - Ajalen Holley - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at Georgia State

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	ULL, 34–31

Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	17	0	3	3	23
Panthers	7	7	7	0	21

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A (Domed stadium)
• Game attendance: 10,070
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 3-0) ULL - Montrel Carter 0-yard return for TD of blocked punt, Artigue kick good, 8:42 (ULL 10-0) GSU - Keith Rucker 8-yard TD pass from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good, 6:06 (ULL 10-7) ULL - Al Riles 4-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Artigue kick good, 0:55 (ULL 17-7) Second quarter GSU - Rucker 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 9:08 (ULL 17-14) Third quarter GSU - Donovan Harden 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 5:27 (GSU 21-17) ULL - Artigue 49-yard field goal, 1:30 (GSU 21-20) Fourth quarter ULL - Artigue 21-yard field goal, 6:59 (ULL 23-21) Top passers ULL - Brooks Haack - 18/25, 162 yards, TD GSU - Nick Arbuckle - 22/38, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Elijah McGuire - 21 carries, 73 yards GSU - Demarcus Kirk - 14 carries, 85 yards Top receivers ULL - Al Riles - 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD GSU - Penny Hart - 5 receptions, 97 yards

at South Alabama

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	ULL, 19–9

Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	0	7	12	25
Jaguars	7	10	0	15	32

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 14,096
• Referee: Jason McArthur
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter ULL - Jalen Nixon 18-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick blocked, 11:18 (ULL 6-0) USA - Xavier Johnson 9-yard TD run, Aleem Sunanon kick good, 8:00 (USA 7-6) Second quarter USA - Sunanon 25-yard field goal, 6:20 (USA 10-6) USA - Gerald Everett 10-yard TD pass from Cody Clements, Sunanon kick good, 0:20 (USA 17-6) Third quarter ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:44 (USA 17-13) Fourth quarter USA - Clements 7-yard TD pass from Everett, Sunanon kick good, 12:51 (USA 24-13) ULL - Jamal Robinson 45-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, two-point pass conversion no good, 10:57 (USA 24-19) ULL - Savion Brown 85-yard interception return for TD, two point pass conversion no good, 8:26 (ULL 25-24) USA - Johnson 16-yard TD run, Clements run for two-point conversion, 3:32 (USA 32-25) Top passers USA - Cody Clements - 17/28, 281 yards, TD, INT ULL - Brooks Haack - 21/34, 270 yards, TD, INT Top rushers USA - Xavier Johnson - 23 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD ULL - Jalen Nixon - 6 carries, 30 yards, TD Top receivers USA - Braedon Bowman - 2 receptions, 69 yards ULL - Jamal Robinson - 10 receptions, 188 yards, TD

New Mexico State

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2014	ULL, 44–16 (vacated)

New Mexico State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	17	7	10	37
Ragin' Cajuns	7	10	3	14	34

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 17,023
• Referee: Charles Lewis
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter NMSU - Parker Davidson 44-yard field goal, 5:11 (NMSU 3-0) ULL - Al Riles 20-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:50 (ULL 7-3) Second quarter NMSU - Tyrain Taylor 58-yard TD pass from Andrew Allen, Davidson kick good, 14:08 (NMSU 10-7) NMSU - Davidson 33-yard field goal, 10:08 (NMSU 13-7) ULL - Elijah McGuire 64 yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 9:04 (ULL 14-13) NMSU - Gregory Hogan, 21-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 6:41 (NMSU 20-14) ULL - Bird 23-yard field goal, 1:27 (NMSU 20-17) Third quarter ULL - Bird 31-yard field goal, 5:27 (TIE 20-20) NMSU - Teldrick Morgan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 1:25 (NMSU 27-20) Fourth quarter ULL - McGuire 27-yard TD run, Bird kick good, 10:37 (TIE 27-27) ULL - Jamal Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Bird kick good, 6:27 (ULL 34-27) NMSU - Hogan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 3:59 (TIE 34-34) NMSU - Davidson 21-yard field goal, 1:29 (NMSU 37-34) Top passers NMSU - Andrew Allen - 13/31, 243 yards, 4 TD ULL - Brooks Haack - 24/37, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NMSU - Larry Rose III - 27 carries, 191 yards ULL - Elijah McGuire - 18 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NMSU - Tyrain Taylor - 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD ULL - Jamal Robinson - 12 receptions, 183 yards, TD

at Appalachian State

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	AS, 35–16

Louisiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	7	7
Mountaineers	7	7	7	7	28

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 16,123
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter APST - Marcus Cox 9-yard TD run, Zach Matics kick good, 9:34 (APST 7-0) Second quarter APST - Cox 1-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 14:03 (APST 14-0) Third quarter APST - Jalin Moore 54-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 6:44 (APST 21-0) Fourth quarter APST - Michael Moll 2-yard TD pass from Taylor Lamb, Matics kick good, 6:34 (APST 28-0) ULL - Jordan Davis 20-yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 0:57 (APST 28-7) Top passers APST - Taylor Lamb - 14/21, 172 yards, TD ULL - Brooks Haack - 13/22, 128 yards Top rushers APST - Jalin Moore - 13 carries, 104 yards, TD ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 43 yards Top receivers APST - Malachi Jones - 3 receptions, 58 yards ULL - Jamal Robinson - 7 receptions, 66 yards

Troy

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2014	ULL, 42–23 (vacated)

Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	24	0	17	0	41
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	7	0	17

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 22,264
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter TROY - Brandon Burks 23-yard TD pass from Brandon Silver, Jed Solomon kick good, 12:34 (TROY 7-0) TROY - Teddy Ruben 15-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 6:37 (TROY 14-0) TROY - Solomon 39-yard field goal, 2:57 (TROY 17-0) TROY - Ruben 62-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 0:47 (TROY 24-0) Second quarter ULL - Elijah McGuire 18-yard TD run, Carlos Alvarez kick good, 13:00 (TROY 24-7) ULL - Alvarez 41-yard field goal, 0:35 (TROY 24-10) Third quarter ULL - McGuire 7-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Alvarez kick good, 10:51 (TROY 24-17) TROY - Jarvis Bentley 67-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 8:56 (TROY 31-17) TROY - Solomon 21-yard field goal, 3:10 (TROY 34-17) TROY - Demetrius Cain 17-yard fumble return for TD, Solomon kick good, 2:31 (TROY 41-17) Top passers TROY - Brandon Silvers - 22/28, 320 yards, 4 TD ULL - Jordan Davis - 19/33, 196 yards, TD Top rushers TROY - Brandon Burks - 25 carries, 118 yards ULL - Elijah McGuire - 15 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers TROY - Teddy Ruben - 8 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD ULL - Devin Scott - 4 receptions, 74 yards

References

1. "Sun Belt Announces 2015 Preseason Football All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 14 Aug 2015.
2. "Ragin' Cajuns Officially Release 2015 Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana–Lafayette Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
3. "2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 30, 2015.