2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
UL Lafayette Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2008 record6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumCajun Field
(Capacity: 31,000)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   6 1     8 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 2     6 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 3     7 6  
Arkansas State   4 3     6 6  
FIU   3 4     5 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 4     4 8  
North Texas   0 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Lafayette competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Rickey Bustle. UL-Lafayette finished the season with a 6–6 record (Sun Belt: 5–2).[1]

Louisiana–Lafayette came close to an upset against 24th-ranked Illinois at home but ultimately lost, 20–17. The Ragin' Cajuns were also competitive against Kansas State, trailing by 42–37 late in that game, but Louisiana-Lafayette was hindered by ten penalties, twice as many as called against their opponent. Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State with a touchdown in the last 0:42 to play and won, 28–23. They defeated Florida International decisively, 49–20, before losing to UTEP in Lafayette. lost to Florida Atlantic after trailing, 40–7, in the final quarter. The following week, they were routed by eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 48–3. UL-Lafayette won their finale against Middle Tennessee, 42–28, which gave the Cajuns their sixth win, and with it, bowl eligibility. The Ragin' Cajuns also finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 5–2 mark in league play. It was the third season in four years that the Cajuns became bowl eligible, but the Cajuns did not receive a bowl bid.[2]

Preseason[]

Award Watchlist[]

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy Chris Fisher C JR
Lou Groza Award Drew Edminston PK SR
Doak Walker Award Tyrell Fenroy RB SR
Draddy Trophy Michael Desormeaux QB SR

Sun Belt Media Day[]

Preseason Standings[]

Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 Florida Atlantic 62 (6)
2 Troy 51 (1)
3 Louisiana-Monroe 46 (1)
4 Arkansas State 39
5 Middle Tennessee 32
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 26
7 North Texas 19
8 Florida International 13

Preseason All-Conference Team[]

Roster[]

2008 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Brady Thomas Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 5 Jason Chery Sr
QB 6 Michael Desormeaux Sr
WR 7 Caleb Rubin Sr
QB 8 Brad McGuire Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 11 Chris Masson Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 15 Verlin Moore So
QB 16 Keldric White Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 17 Blaine Gautier Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 18 Derrick Smith Sr
WR 19 Marlin Miller So
RB 20 Ian Roberts Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 21 Lance Kelley Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 22 Antwain Keyes Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 25 Undrea Sails Jr
RB 26 Yobes Walker Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 27 Phillip Walker Jr
RB 31 Draylon Booker Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 31 Deon Wallace Jr
RB 32 Tyrell Fenroy Sr
RB 33 Julian Shankle Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 34 Geoffrey McCullough Jr
RB 40 Matt Dupre Jr
FB 44 Jonathan Thomas Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 45 Chancellor Roberson Sr
TE 46 Matt Desormeaux So
T 51 Colin Windsor So
T 55 Brad Bryant Jr
G 60 Ian Burks So
OL 61 Mike Muguira Redshirt.svg Fr
G 63 Josh Robinson Redshirt.svg Fr
T 66 Nasser Jamal So
T 67 Sean Osborne Redshirt.svg Fr
T 67 Jesse Newman Sr
C 68 Matthew Autrey Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 70 Evan Ruiz Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 72 Leonardo Bates Redshirt.svg Fr
T 73 Jonathan DeCoster So
OL 74 Kyle Plouhar Redshirt.svg Fr
G 75 Brad Bustle Jr
OL 76 Jaron Odom Redshirt.svg Fr
C 77 Byrnes Tatford Redshirt.svg Fr
T 78 Kyle Pirtle Jr
C 79 Chris Fisher Jr
WR 80 Darrius Duffy Jr
TE 80 Dusty Mack Jr
WR 81 Richie Falgout So
WR 82 Jawanza Mitchell Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 83 Ryan Finney Sr
WR 83 Pierre Hill Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 84 Louis Lee Jr
TE 85 Luke Aubrey Jr
TE 86 Matt Ulm Jr
TE 87 Brendan Wilson Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 88 Erik Jones Sr
TE 89 Ladarius Green Redshirt.svg Fr
WR Matt Campbell Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Orkeys Auriene So
CB 3 Justin Branden Sr
LB 4 Daylon McCoy So
LB 10 Fred Davis So
CB 13 Scooter Rogers Sr
CB 17 Ken Dandridge Jr
CB 17 Ross Goodlett Redshirt.svg Fr
SS 20 Derik Keyes Sr
CB 22 Dwight Bentley Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 23 Junior Jean Jr
SS 24 Phillip Nevels Jr
SS 25 Frantz Accime So
FS 26 Justin Lee Sr
CB 27 Daryl Hampton Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 29 Jonathon Vance Sr
FS 30 Gerren Blount Jr
SS 31 Devon Lewis-Buchanan Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 33 Melvin White Redshirt.svg Fr
FS 36 Maurice Rolle So
CB 38 Rodney Gillis Redshirt.svg Fr
FS 38 Seth Guilbeaux So
DB 39 Tim Jackson Redshirt.svg Fr
SS 39 Julian Jones So
LB 40 Chris Richard Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 41 Antwyne Zanders Sr
LB 43 Brenton Burkhalter Sr
LB 44 Kyron Benoit Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 47 Grant Fleming So
DE 50 Jeremy Cook So
LB 52 Jesse Broadnax Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 53 Jezreel Washington Jr
LB 56 Richard Brooks Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 57 Fred Okoye Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 58 Nate Douglas Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 61 Bobby Fails Sr
DE 62 Brandon Williams Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 64 Ben Duhon Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 65 Kyle Cox Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 69 Ross Graham So
DT 71 Jordan Hanby Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 71 Trace Wilson Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 72 Chris Johnson So
DT 90 Derreck Dean Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 91 Sharrick Moore So
DT 92 Tory Day Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 93 Hall Davis Jr
DT 94 Jermaine Rogers So
DT 95 LaQuincy Williams Jr
DE 96 Chris Lanaux Jr
DE 97 Terrell Richardson So
DT 98 Lanier Coleman Sr
DT 99 Seth Adams Sr
LB Matt Lafeaux Redshirt.svg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Spencer Ortego So
P 37 Brett Baer Redshirt.svg Fr
K 48 Drew Edminston Sr
LS 52 Matt Rosenbalm Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 54 Scott Hayes Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron Hudson (Louisville)
    Offensive Coordinator
  • Kevin Fouquier (Texas A&M)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Jorge Munoz (Bethany)
    Assistant Coach
  • Troy Wingerter (Southwestern Louisiana)
    Assistant Head Coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Southern Miss*
L 21–5132,792[3]
September 1311:00 amat No. 24 Illinois*
BTNL 17–2058,632[3]
September 206:00 pmKent State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 44–2718,241[3]
September 272:35 pmat Kansas State*L 37–4545,558[3]
October 46:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
W 44–3521,929[3]
October 116:00 pmat North Texas
W 59–3017,106[3]
October 186:00 pmArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 28–2323,684[3]
November 14:05 pmFlorida Internationaldagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN+W 49–2029,031[3]
November 86:00 pmUTEP*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN360L 24–3721,065[3]
November 153:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
L 29–4014,338[3]
November 226:00 pmat Troy
  • Movie Gallery Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
L 3–4819,443[3]
December 36:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN+W 42–2815,321[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries[]

@ Southern Miss[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Mississippi – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 0721
Golden Eagles 14 20 10751

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 32,792
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information

@ Illinois[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Illinois – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 01417
No. 24 Fighting Illini 10 7 0320

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly sunny
  • Game attendance: 58,632
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: BTN
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information

Kent State[]

Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 7 7627
Ragin' Cajuns 10 13 14744

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 18,241
  • Referee: Chuck Lewis
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information

@ Kansas State[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 7 20737
Wildcats 7 21 14345

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 45,558
  • Referee: R. Loumiet
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information

@ Louisiana-Monroe[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 6 7 211044
Warhawks 3 6 131335

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,929
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information

@ North Texas[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 21 101459
Mean Green 10 10 7330

at Fouts Field, Denton, TX

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 17,106
  • [16] [17]
Game information

Arkansas State[]

Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 3 7 31023
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 71428

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 23,684
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • [18] [19] [20]
Game information

FIU[]

Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Panthers 14 0 0620
Ragin' Cajuns 7 28 14049

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); sunny, clear skies
  • Game attendance: 29,031
  • Referee: Jeff Roberson
  • [21] [22] [23]
Game information

UTEP[]

UTEP at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Miners 7 9 14737
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 7724

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,065
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [24] [25] [26]
Game information

@ Florida Atlantic[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 02229
Owls 12 14 7740

at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); humid
  • Game attendance: 14,338
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • [27] [28] [29]
Game information

@ Troy[]

Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 003
Trojans 7 10 141748

at Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 19,443
  • [30] [31]
Game information

Middle Tennessee[]

Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 7728
Ragin' Cajuns 14 7 71442

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,321
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • [32] [33] [34]
Game information

Postseason[]

All–Conference Team[]

Post-Season Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Louisiana–Lafayette 2008 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 289, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
  4. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.


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