2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2002 record	3–9 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (1st season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field; (capacity: 36,900)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rickey Bustle played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–31	75,087
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Minnesota*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 11–35	20,512
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–36	19,569
September 21	6:00 p.m.	UAB*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 34–0	19,616
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–48	91,357
October 12	7:05 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 28–31	19,876
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 35–48	9,726
October 26	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–27	8,413
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Idaho	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 31–28	12,621
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–10	14,117
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 17–24	54,843
November 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	L 10–34	7,012
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "2002 Head Coaches". Nationalchamps.net.
^ "2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Sports Reference-College Football. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "2020 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Media Guide" (PDF). Rajin Cajuns Media Guide. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Texas $		6	–	0		8	–	5
New Mexico State		5	–	1		7	–	5
Arkansas State		3	–	3		6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4		4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4		3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4		3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion