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2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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 overall and 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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

The following players were named to preseason award watch lists:

Davey O'Brien Award:[1]

Lombardi Award:[2]

Biletnikoff Award:[3]

Preseason All Conference Team

First Team Offense:

First Team Defense:

Second Team Offense:

Second Team Defense:

Offensive player of the year:

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Southern

Southern at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); light rain
  • Game attendance: 36,170
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play) & Cole Cubelic (Color)
  • [2] [3] [4]

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,607
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond (Play-by-play) & Jay Taylor (Color)
  • [5] [6] [7]

Ole Miss

Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss – Game summary

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 60,937
  • Referee: Tim Ritter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color) & Heather Mitts (Sideline)
  • [8] [9] [10]

Boise State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Boise State – Game summary

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 33,337
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (Color) & Jamie Erdahl (Sideline)
  • [11] [12] [13]

Georgia State

Georgia State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 24,616
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Drew Fellios (Play-by-play) & Forrest Conoly (Color)
  • [14] [15] [16]

Texas State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,509
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Kevin Dunn (Play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (Color) & Sean Adams (Sideline)
  • [17] [18] [19]

Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,760
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Laura Rutledge (Sideline)
  • [20] [21] [22]

South Alabama

South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 25,861
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (Color) & Brooke Williamson (Sideline)
  • [23] [24] [25]

New Mexico State

Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 10,299
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Glen Cerny (Play-by-play) & Danny Knee (Color)
  • [26] [27] [28]

Louisiana-Monroe

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,544
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (Color) & Danielle Jenkins (Sideline)
  • [29] [30] [31]

Appalachian State

Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,638
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play) & Forrest Conoly (Color)
  • [32] [33] [34]

Troy

Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary

at Veteran Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,241
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Darren Goldwater (Play-by-play) & Peter Vaas (Color)
  • [35] [36] [37]

Nevada (New Orleans Bowl)

Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 34,014
  • Referee: Greg Blum
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Mack Brown (Color) & Kaylee Hartung (Sideline)
  • [38] [39] [40]

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 16, 2014). "Broadway Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 14, 2014). "Four Cajuns Named To Lombardi Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 15, 2014). "Robinson Named To Biletnikoff Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 21, 2014). "Broadway Earns Preseason Honors; Cajuns Place 10 On All-SBC Team". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.