2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

New Orleans Bowl Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs East Carolina, W 43–34
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2012 record	9–4 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (Fired 1-9-13)
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 31,000)

2012 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Arkansas State $		7	–	1		10	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette		6	–	2		9	–	4
Louisiana–Monroe		6	–	2		8	–	5
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		8	–	4
WKU		4	–	4		7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5		5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5		4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
FIU		2	–	6		3	–	9
South Alabama*		1	–	7		2	–	11

$ – Conference champion South Alabama not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program, often referred to as Louisiana or Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns,^[1] represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Lamar*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	RCN/ESPN3	W 40–0	25,803
September 8	6:00 PM	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 37–24	17,981
September 15	11:00 AM	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 24–65	56,062
September 29	6:00 PM	FIU	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 48–20	21,109
October 6	4:00 PM	Tulane*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 41–13	29,758
October 16	8:00 PM	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	ESPN2	L 23–30	17,055
October 23	7:00 PM	Arkansas State	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	L 27–50	19,873
November 3	3:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	SBN/CSS	W 40–24	20,203
November 10	11:21 AM	at #7 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 20–27	86,482
November 17	6:00 PM	WKU	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		W 31–27	20,314
November 24	4:00 PM	South Alabama	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 52–30	20,333
December 1	2:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL		W 35–21	11,522
December 22	11:00 AM	vs. East Carolina*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 43–34	48,828
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	13	27	0	0	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–10	1989	ULL, 42–33

@ Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	6	10	7	37
Trojans	7	7	3	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	2011	ULL, 31–17

@ Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	10	14	24
Cowboys	17	27	14	7	65

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2011	OKST, 61–34

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	6	0	20
Ragin' Cajuns	17	14	10	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2011	ULL, 36–31

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	10	0	3	13
Ragin' Cajuns	3	21	14	3	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–20	2000	TUL, 38–37

@ North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	7	7	3	23
Mean Green	0	6	14	10	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2011	ULL, 30–10

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	6	20	14	10	50
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	13	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–18–1	2011	ARST, 30–21

@ Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	12	40
Warhawks	10	7	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–23	2011	ULL, 36–35

@ Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	14	3	20
#7 Gators	3	7	3	14	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1996	FLA, 55–21

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	3	14	27
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	7	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	WKU, 42–23

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	9	7	7	30
Ragin' Cajuns	17	7	14	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Owls	14	0	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2011	ULL, 37–34

East Carolina–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	21	10	3	34
Ragin' Cajuns	7	24	6	6	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	1990	ECU, 20–10

References

↑ "Proper Use of the University's Name". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

Venues	McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar (Sabine Shoe) Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese State (Cajun Crown) Southeastern Louisiana (Cypress Mug)

Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" Pride of Acadiana

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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