2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs San Diego State, W 32–30
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2011 record 9–4 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach Mark Hudspeth (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson
Defensive coordinator Greg Stewart
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Arkansas State †   8 – 0         10 – 2  
Western Kentucky   7 – 1         7 – 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   6 – 2         9 – 4  
FIU   5 – 3         8 – 5  
North Texas   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Middle Tennessee   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion
As of December 21, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by first year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the programs first ever bowl game, where they defeated San Diego State.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at #8 Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FCS L 34–61   55,382
September 10 6:00 PM at Kent State* Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 20–12   10,386
September 17 6:00 PM Nicholls State* Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA Ragin Cajuns Network/ESPN3 W 38–21   28,741
September 24 5:00 PM at Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 W 36–31   16,780
October 1 6:00 PM Florida Atlantic Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA RCN/ESPN3 W 37–34   26,339
October 8 7:00 PM Troy Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 W 31–17   29,775
October 15 4:00 PM North Texas Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA RCN/ESPN3 W 30–10   32,823[2]
October 22 3:00 PM at Western Kentucky Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY L 23–42   15,122
October 29 6:30 PM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN Sun Belt Network W 45–20   13,500
November 5 2:30 PM Louisiana-Monroe Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA Sun Belt Network W 36–35   28,176
November 12 2:00 PM at Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR L 21–30   20,261
November 26 2:00 PM at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 37–45   38,819
December 17 8:00 PM vs. San Diego State* Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) ESPN W 32–30   42,841
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ http://www.ragincajuns.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15400&KEY=&SPID=7585&SPSID=67393
  2. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312880309.