| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Wins Vacated: | 4 |
| Conf Wins Vacated: | 2 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Hudspeth |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Jay Johnson |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Greg Stewart |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Cajun Field |
| Champion: | New Orleans Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | New Orleans Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 43–34 vs. East Carolina |
The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated four wins due to major NCAA violations.[1]
| Manning Award | Blaine Gautier | QB | SR | |
| Rimington Trophy | Andre Huval | C | JR | |
| Lou Groza Award | Brett Baer | K | SR |
| Sun Belt Conference predicted standings | |||
| 1 | Florida International | 92 (5) | |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 85 (2) | |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 81 (2) | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 70 (1) | |
| 5 | Troy | 60 | |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 47 | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 42 | |
| 8 | North Texas | 36 | |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 23 | |
| 10 | South Alabama | 14 | |
Offense
RB Alonzo Harris
WR Javone Lawson
OL Leonardo BatesDefense
DB Melvin WhiteSpecialists
PK Brett Baer
See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team.
See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2012 FIU Golden Panthers football team.
See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou.
See also: 2012 Florida Gators football team.
See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team.
See also: 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl.