2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team explained

Year:2013
Team:Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Sport:football
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:1–4
Conf Record:0–2
Wins Vacated:8
Conf Wins Vacated:5
Head Coach:Mark Hudspeth
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Jay Johnson
Off Scheme:Spread
Oc Year:3rd
Def Coach:James Willis
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Cajun Field
Champion:Sun Belt co-champion (vacated)
Bowl:New Orleans Bowl
Bowl Result:W 24–21 (vacated) vs. Tulane

The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with Arkansas State. Louisiana–Lafayette was invited to the New Orleans Bowl for the third consecutive year, where they defeated Tulane. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory and Sun Belt Conference co-championship due to alleged major NCAA violations.[1]

Preseason

Award watchlists

Davey O'Brien AwardTerrance BroadwayQBJR
Rimington TrophyAndre HuvalCSR

Sun Belt Media Day

Predicted standings

Sun Belt Conference predicted standings
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 57 (4)
2 Louisiana-Monroe 57 (2)
3 Arkansas State 45
4 Western Kentucky 44
5 Troy 35
6 Texas State 23
7 South Alabama 19
8 Georgia State 8

Preseason All–Conference Team

Offensive

OL Andre HuvalDefense

DL Christian Ringo

LB Justin Anderson

DB Isaiah Newsome

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Arkansas

See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.

@ Kansas State

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

Nicholls State

See also: 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team.

@ Akron

See also: 2013 Akron Zips football team.

Texas State

See also: 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team.

@ Western Kentucky

See also: 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

@ Arkansas State

See also: 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

New Mexico State

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team.

Troy

See also: 2013 Troy Trojans football team.

@ Georgia State

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team.

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2013 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team.

@ South Alabama

See also: 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

Tulane (New Orleans Bowl)

See also: 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team and 2013 New Orleans Bowl.

Post-Season

All-Sun Belt/American Teams

Offensive

RB Alonzo Harris, JR (first team)

RB Elijah McGuire, FR (first team)

OL Andre Huval, SR (first team)

WR Jamal Robinson, JR (second team)

OL Daniel Quave, JR (second team)Defense

LB Justin Alexander, SR (first team)

DL Justin Hamilton, JR (second team)

DB Trevence Patt, JR (second team)Specialists

RS Darryl Surgent, SR (first team)Honorable Mentions

TE Jacob Maxwell, SR

DE Dominique Tovell, SO

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Here's what games UL has vacated following NCAA probe.