2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
American college football season
2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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New Orleans Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Miss | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jorge Munoz (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie Harbison (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State + | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-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 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss.
Preseason
Award watchlists
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Walter Camp Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Paul Hornung Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Maxwell Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy | Karmichael Dunbar | DL | SR |
Sun Belt Media Day
Predicted standings
Sun Belt Conference predicted standings | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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1 | Appalachian State | 114 (5) |
2 | Arkansas State | 110 (5) |
3 | Georgia Southern | 98 (1) |
4 | Georgia State | 73 |
5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 70 |
6 | Troy | 70 |
7 | South Alabama | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 48 |
9 | New Mexico State | 37 |
10 | Texas State | 30 |
11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 14 |
Preseason All–Conference Team
Offense
| Defense
| Specialists
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Honorable Mentions
- WR Keenan Barnes
- DL Karmichael Dunbar
- OL Eddie Gordon
- LB Tre'maine Lightfoot
Roster
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Offense
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Roster |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 11:00 am | Boise State* | ASN | L 10–45 | 22,661 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 (FCS) McNeese State* |
| ESPN3 | W 30–22 | 26,891 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 28–23 | 19,208 |
September 24 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | ESPN3 | L 39–41 4OT | 24,253 | |
October 1 | 7:00 pm | at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | L 31–37 2OT | 8,142 | |
October 12 | 7:00 pm | Appalachian State |
| ESPN2 | L 0–24 | 16,960 |
October 22 | 6:00 pm | at Texas State |
| ESPN3 | W 27–3 | 18,278 |
November 5 | 4:00 pm | Idaho |
| ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 21,367 |
November 10 | 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | ESPNU | W 33–26 | 16,786 | |
November 19 | 11:00 am | at Georgia* | SECN | L 21–35 | 92,746 | |
November 26 | 11:00 am | Arkansas State |
| ASN | W 24–19 | 14,259 |
December 3 | 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | W 30–3 | 4,007 | |
December 17 | 8:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss* | ESPN | L 21–28 | 35,061 | |
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- Schedule source:[1]
Game summaries
Boise State
Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
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McNeese State
McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
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South Alabama
South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
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At Tulane
Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
Green Wave | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 41 |
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At New Mexico State
Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Aggies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
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Appalachian State
Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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At Texas State
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
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Idaho
Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vandals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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At Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
Eagles | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
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At Georgia
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); fair
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: James Carter
- TV: SEC Network
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Game information | ||
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Arkansas State
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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At Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
Warhawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl)
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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References
- ^ "2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.