2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

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

2015 Sun Belt 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

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team, often referred to as Louisiana or Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns,^[1] 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.

Schedule

Louisiana–Lafayette announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, Texas State, and Troy, and will travel 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. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[3]

Game summaries

at Kentucky

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northwestern State

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

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

Akron

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

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

at Louisiana Tech

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

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

Texas State

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

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

at Arkansas State

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

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

Louisiana–Monroe

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

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

at Georgia State

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

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

at South Alabama

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

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

New Mexico State

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

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

at Appalachian State

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

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

Troy

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

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

References

↑ "Proper Use of the University's Name". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
↑ "Ragin' Cajuns Officially Release 2015 Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana–Lafayette Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
↑ "2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

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 2016

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