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 StadiumLexington, KY ESPNU L 33–40   62,933
September 12 6:00 PM Northwestern State* Cajun FieldLafayette, 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 StadiumRuston, 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 StadiumJonesboro, AR ESPN2 L 27–37   20,495
October 31 4:00 PM Louisiana–Monroedagger Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) ESPN3 W 30–24   17,410
November 7 1:00 PM at Georgia State Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA ESPN3 W 23–21   10,070
November 12 6:30 PM at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, 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 StadiumBoone, 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. daggerHomecoming. #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

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