2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with Arkansas State. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl for the third consecutive year where they defeated Tulane.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
3:00 PM |
at Arkansas* |
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
SECRN |
L 14–34 |
69,801 |
September 7 |
5:30 PM |
at Kansas State* |
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
FS1 |
L 27–48 |
53,073 |
September 14 |
6:00 PM |
Nicholls State* |
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
ESPN3 |
W 70–7 |
28,871 |
September 21 |
5:00 PM |
at Akron* |
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 35–30 |
18,806 |
October 5 |
6:00 PM |
Texas State |
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
RCN/ESPN3 |
W 48–24 |
23,108 |
October 15 |
7:00 PM |
at WKU |
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY |
ESPN2 |
W 37–20 |
16,359 |
October 22 |
7:00 PM |
at Arkansas State |
Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
ESPN2 |
W 23–7 |
24,578 |
November 2 |
4:00 PM |
New Mexico State* |
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
RCN/ESPN3 |
W 49–35 |
30,028 |
November 7 |
6:30 PM |
Troy |
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
ESPNU |
W 41–36 |
22,562 |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
at Georgia State |
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA |
ESPN3 |
W 35–21 |
14,415 |
November 30 |
6:00 PM |
Louisiana–Monroe |
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) |
Sun Belt Network |
L 28–31 |
25,309 |
December 7 |
7:00 PM |
at South Alabama |
Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
RCN/ESPN3 |
L 8–30 |
16,124 |
December 21 |
8:00 PM |
vs. Tulane* |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 24–21 |
54,728 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Game notes
@ Arkansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Razorbacks |
7 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
@ Kansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
3 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
27 |
Wildcats |
10 |
10 |
21 |
7 |
48 |
Nicholls State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Colonels |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
28 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
70 |
@ Akron
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
Zips |
0 |
14 |
3 |
13 |
30 |
Texas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
14 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
48 |
@ Western Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
0 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
37 |
Hilltoppers |
10 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
@ Arkansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
10 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
Red Wolves |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
New Mexico State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
21 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
7 |
7 |
13 |
22 |
49 |
Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Trojans |
6 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
36 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
21 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
41 |
@ Georgia State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Panthers |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Louisiana–Monroe
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Warhawks |
7 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
31 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
@ South Alabama
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Jaguars |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Tulane–New Orleans Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Green Wave |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
14 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
David Witvoet (Big Ten) was the game referee.
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