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2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
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New Orleans Bowl Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs Nevada, W 16–3
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2014 record 7–4, 2 wins vacated (5-1 Sun Belt, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach Mark Hudspeth (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson (4th year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator James Willis (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Cajun Field
(Capacity: 36,900)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Georgia Southern* $   8 – 0         9 – 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Appalachian State*   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Texas State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Arkansas State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
South Alabama   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5         3 – 9  
New Mexico State   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Idaho**   1 – 7         1 – 10  
Georgia State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
As of November 22, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll
Southern @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 0 6 0 6
• Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 7 14 45
La Tech @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs 7 10 14 17 48
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 0 13 20
Louisiana–Lafayette @ Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 6 7 2 15
• Rebels 14 14 21 7 56
Louisiana–Lafayette @ Boise State
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 0 6 9
• Broncos 14 7 10 3 34
Georgia State @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 10 7 7 31
• Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 13 34
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 24,816
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Drew Fellios (Play-by-play) & Forrest Conoly (Color)
Louisiana–Lafayette @ Texas State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7 6 34
Bobcats 0 3 0 7 10
Arkansas State @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 9 14 0 17 40
• Ragin' Cajuns 13 21 7 14 55
South Alabama @ Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 9 0 0 9
• Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 3 10 19
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 25,861
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (Color) & Brooke Williamson (Sideline)

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, for the fourth consecutive year, where they defeated Nevada. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated two wins due to major NCAA violations.

Louisiana-Lafayette went 9–4 overall and 5–2 in Sun Belt play. They shared the Sun Belt Conference Championship with Arkansas State. They also defeated Tulane 24–21 in the 2013 New Orleans Bowl for the program's third consecutive New Orleans Bowl win. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including the 2013 New Orleans Bowl and the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Co-Championship due to major NCAA violations.

The following players were named to preseason award watch lists:

Davey O'Brien Award:

Lombardi Award:

Biletnikoff Award:

First Team Offense:

First Team Defense:

Second Team Offense:

Second Team Defense:

Offensive Player of the Year:


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