2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program 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 overall and 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first bowl game, where they defeated San Diego State. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory due to alleged major NCAA violations.[1]
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New Orleans Bowl, W 32–30 (vacated) vs. San Diego State | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2011 record | 1–4, 8 wins vacated (1–2 Sun Belt, 5 wins vacated) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jay Johnson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Stewart (1st season) |
Home stadium | Cajun Field (Capacity: 31,000) |
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Arkansas State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette * | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Award Watchlist
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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John Mackey Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
Preseason Standings
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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1 | Florida International | 75 (5) |
2 | Troy | 66 (2) |
3 | Middle Tennessee | 54 |
4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 22 |
5 | Arkansas State | 49 (1) |
6 | North Texas | 33 |
7 | Western Kentucky | 28 (1) |
8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 26 |
9 | Florida Atlantic | 20 |
Preseason All–Conference Team
Offense
- TE Ladarius Green
Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 Oklahoma State* | FCS | L 34–61 | 55,382 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Kent State* | W 20–12 (vacated) | 10,386 | ||
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State* | Ragin Cajuns Network/ESPN3 | W 38–21 (vacated) | 28,741 | |
September 24 | 5:00 pm | at Florida International | ESPN3 | W 36–31 (vacated) | 16,780 | |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 37–34 (vacated) | 26,339 |
October 8 | 7:00 pm | Troy |
| ESPN3 | W 31–17 (vacated) | 29,775 |
October 15 | 4:00 pm | North Texas |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 30–10 (vacated) | 32,823[3] |
October 22 | 3:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 23–42 | 15,122 | ||
October 29 | 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Network | W 45–20 | 13,500 | |
November 5 | 2:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Sun Belt Network | W 36–35 (vacated) | 28,176 |
November 12 | 2:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 21–30 | 20,261 | ||
November 26 | 2:00 pm | at Arizona* | L 37–45 | 38,819 | ||
December 17 | 8:00 pm | vs. San Diego State* | ESPN | W 32–30 (vacated) | 42,841 | |
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Game summaries
@ Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
No. 9 Cowboys | 10 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 61 |
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@ Kent State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Golden Flashes | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); rain
- Game attendance: 10,386
- Referee: Mike Conlin
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Nicholls State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 28,741
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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@ Florida International
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
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Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); sunny and clear
- Game attendance: 26,339
- Referee: Tony Backert
- TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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Troy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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North Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 32,823
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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@ Western Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 15,122
- Referee: Charles Lewis
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@ Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear, chilly
- Game attendance: 13,500
- Referee: Tony Backert
- TV: Sun Belt Network
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Louisiana-Monroe
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 28,176
- Referee: Chuck Lewis
- TV: Sun Belt Network
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@ Arkansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy, windy
- Game attendance: 20,261
- Referee: Riley Johnson
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@ Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 38,819
- Referee: Land Clark
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San Diego State (New Orleans Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
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References
- "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- http://www.ragincajuns.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15400&KEY=&SPID=7585&SPSID=67393
- "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.