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2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Michael Desormeaux.

Preseason

Recruiting class

Source:[1][2]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in third place in the West division.[11]

Tight end Neal Johnson was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Offensive lineman AJ Gillie was named to the second team.[11]

Personnel

Schedule

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[12]

Game summaries

Northwestern State

at Old Dominion

at UAB

Buffalo

at Minnesota

Texas State

Georgia State

at South Alabama

at Arkansas State

Southern Miss

at Troy

Louisiana–Monroe

vs. Jacksonville State (New Orleans Bowl)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Evan (December 21, 2022). "2023 Football National Signing Day". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Roberts, Evans (February 1, 2023). "Louisiana Adds Four to Class of 2023". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Roberts, Evan (February 7, 2023). "Ragin' Cajuns Signee Winfield Wins Warrick Dunn Award". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 1, 2023). "Gillie Named to Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 2, 2023). "Almendares Garners Lou Groza Award Watch List Honors". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 3, 2023). "Wooldridge Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 4, 2023). "Johnson Named to Mackey Award Watch List". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 8, 2023). "Leo Garners Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List Honor". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 9, 2023). "Washington Earns Doak Walker Award Preseason Nod". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Roberts, Evan (August 17, 2023). "Johnson Named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 26, 2023.