Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
First season 1902 (1902)
Athletic director Jessica Leger (interim)[1]
Head coach Mark Hudspeth
7th season, 23–31 (.426)
Stadium Cajun Field
(Capacity: 36,900)
Year built 1971
Field surface Turf (ProGrass)
Location Lafayette, Louisiana
NCAA division Division I FBS
Conference Sun Belt Conference
All-time record 500–549–34 (.477)
Bowl record 2–1 (.667)
Conference titles 13
Rivalries Louisiana–Monroe
Arkansas State
Consensus All-Americans 4
Colors Vermilion and White[2]
         
Fight song Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song
Mascot Cayenne
Marching band Pride of Acadiana
Outfitter Adidas
Website www.ragincajuns.com

The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference. Between 2011 and 2014, the Cajuns won four consecutive New Orleans Bowls, representing the most successful stretch in the program's history, but later had to vacate two of the victories due to major NCAA violations.[3]

History

Division history

Years Division
1937–1962 National Junior College Athletic Association
1963–1972 NCAA College Division (Small College)
1973 NCAA Division II
1974–1977 NCAA Division I
1978–present NCAA Division I-A (FBS)

Conference affiliations

Years Conference
1902–1913 Independent
1914–1925 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1926–1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1939–1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1948–1970 Gulf States Conference
1971–1981 Southland Conference
1982–1992 Division I-A Independent
1993–1995 Big West Conference
1996–2000 Division I-A Independent
2001–present Sun Belt Conference

Conference championships

Eight of the Ragin Cajun's thirteen conference titles are outright titles. The other five are shared titles.[4]

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record
1914 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 5–3 0–0
1916 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 7–1 0–0
1917 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 8–2 0–0
1924 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 6–2–1 0–0
1925 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 7–2 0–0
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference 6–3–1 0–0
1952† Gulf States Conference 5–2–2 3–0–2
1965† Gulf States Conference 7–3 4–1
1968 Gulf States Conference 8–3 5–1
1970 Gulf States Conference 9–3 5–0
1976† Southland Conference 9–2 4–1
1993† Big West Conference 8–3 5–1
2005† Sun Belt Conference 6–5 5–2

† Denotes shared title. Reference:[5]

Note: Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2013 shared Sun Belt Conference co-championship due to major NCAA violations.[6]

No Team: 1905

Season-by-season records

Season Conference Wins Losses Ties Postseason Results Notes
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
2016 Sun Belt 67Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Southern Miss
2015 Sun Belt 48
2014 Sun Belt 74Won New Orleans Bowl 16–3 over Nevada Vacated 2 wins
2013 Sun Belt 14Vacated 2013 New Orleans Bowl Vacated 8 wins
2012 Sun Belt 54Won New Orleans Bowl 43–34 over East Carolina Vacated 4 wins
2011 Sun Belt 14Vacated 2011 New Orleans Bowl Vacated 8 wins[7]
2010 Sun Belt 39
2009 Sun Belt 66
2008 Sun Belt 66
2007 Sun Belt 39
2006 Sun Belt 66
2005 Sun Belt 65Sun-Belt Conference Co-Champions
2004 Sun Belt 47
2003 Sun Belt 48
2002 Sun Belt 39
2001 Sun Belt 38
2000 Independent 110
1999 Independent 29
1998 Independent 29
1997 Independent 110
1996 Independent 56
1995 Big West 65
1994 Big West 65Big West Conference co-champions
1993 Big West 83Big West Conference co-champions
1992 Independent 29
1991 Independent 281
1990 Independent 56
1989 Independent 74
1988 Independent 65
1987 Independent 65
1986 Independent 65
1985 Independent 47
1984 Independent 65
1983 Independent 46
1982 Independent 731
1981 Southland 191
1980 Southland 74
1979 Southland 47
1978 Southland 38
1977 Southland 642
1976 Southland 92
1975 Southland 65
1974 Southland 29
1973 Southland 010
1972 Southland 56
1971 Southland 541
1970 Gulf States 93Lost Grantland Rice Bowl 26–25
Totals2232886(1970–2015, includes only regular season)

Postseason history

National Junior College Athletic Association

W/L Date PF Opponent PA Bowl
W 01-01-1944 24 Arkansas–Monticello 7 Oil Bowl

NCAA Small College Division

W/L Date PF Opponent PA Bowl
L 12-12-1970 25 Tennessee State 26 Grantland Rice Bowl

NCAA Division I FBS

W/L Date PF Opponent PA Bowl Notes
V 12-17-2011 32 San Diego State 30 New Orleans Bowl Vacated
W 12-22-2012 43 East Carolina 34 New Orleans Bowl
V 12-21-2013 24 Tulane 21 New Orleans Bowl Vacated
W 12-20-2014 16 Nevada 3 New Orleans Bowl
L 12-17-2016 21 Southern Miss 28 New Orleans Bowl

Home stadiums

McNaspy Stadium

In 1940 McNaspy Stadium was built on the campus of Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette). It served as the Cajuns home field through the 1970 season and was demolished in 2000. McNaspy Stadium was located at the site where the current computer science building Oliver Hall now stands.

Cajun Field

Cajun Field on gameday.

Rivalries

Active rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

The Battle on the Bayou is the annual rivalry game between Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe. The wooden boot-shaped rivalry trophy was created in 2002 to be awarded to the victors.[8]

 Louisiana-Lafayette–Louisiana-Monroe: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting UL Lafayette wins UL Lafayette losses Ties Win %
51 September 15, 1951 (lost 7–13) December 3rd, 2016 (win 30–3) 28 24 0 53%

Arkansas State

The Red Wolves and Ragin' Cajuns have met 53 times, with ULL leading the series.

Inactive rivalries

Lamar Cardinals

The first Sabine Shoe trophy was first awarded in 1937 to the winner of the SLI–Lamar football game.[9] The name of the bronze rivalry trophy was derived from the Sabine River that forms the Texas-Louisiana border. USL defeated Lamar in the 1978 edition of the rivalry game, but the Ragin' Cajuns were not awarded the trophy as it had vanished.[10] The Sabine Shoe trophy now sits in at trophy case in the Ragin' Cajun Athletic Complex.

 Louisiana-Lafayette–Lamar: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting UL Lafayette wins UL Lafayette losses Ties Win %
34 October 27, 1923 (won 19–16) September 1, 2012 (won 40–0) 23 11 0 67.6%

McNeese State Cowboys

The Cajun Crown was the name of the rivalry trophy between USL and McNeese State.[11]

 Louisiana-Lafayette–McNeese State: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting UL Lafayette wins UL Lafayette losses Ties Win %
37 September 22, 1951 (won 35–14) September 10, 2016 (won 30–22) 16 20 2 44.4%

Southeastern Louisiana Lions

The Cypress Mug was the turned, polished mahogany mug awarded to the winner of the Southwestern–Southeastern football game.[12]

 Louisiana-Lafayette–Southeastern Louisiana: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting UL Lafayette wins UL Lafayette losses Ties Win %
39 November 11, 1930 (won 13–0) September 12, 1981 (lost 42–33) 19 17 3 52.6%

Players

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of October 13, 2015

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
vs Southeastern Louisiana vs Grambling State vs Mississippi State at Arizona State
at Tulsa vs New Mexico State at Ohio vs Ohio
at Texas A&M at Alabama vs Tulsa
at Ole Miss at Mississippi State at New Mexico State

[13]

See also

References

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