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.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt) |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason edit
Award watchlists edit
The following players were named to preseason award watchlist
- Mykhael Quave
- Dominique Tovell
Sun Belt Media Day edit
Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year edit
Offensive Player of the Year – Elijah McGuire, RB (Louisiana-Lafayette)
Predicted standings edit
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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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 edit
Offense
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Defense
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Specialists
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Roster edit
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Roster |
Schedule edit
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 |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky* | ESPNU | L 33–40 | 62,933 | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State* | ESPN3 | W 44–17 | 26,824 | |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Akron* |
| ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 24,679 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech* | ASN | L 14–43 | 26,910 | |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | Texas State |
| ESPN3 | W 49–27 | 21,377 |
October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | ESPN2 | L 27–37 | 20,495 | |
October 31 | 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 17,410 |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia State | ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 10,070 | |
November 12 | 6:30 pm | at South Alabama | ESPNU | L 25–32 | 14,096 | |
November 21 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | L 34–37 | 17,023 |
November 28 | 1:00 pm | at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 16,124 | |
December 5 | 4:00 pm | Troy |
| ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 22,264 |
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- Schedule source:[3]
Game summaries edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 |
Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
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Northwestern State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
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Akron edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Zips | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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At Louisiana Tech edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
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Texas State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |
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At Arkansas State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Red Wolves | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
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Louisiana–Monroe edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
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At Georgia State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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At South Alabama edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
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New Mexico State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
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At Appalachian State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Troy edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Trojans | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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References edit
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2015 Preseason Football All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "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.