American college football season
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]
- Mykhael Quave
- Daniel Quave
- Justin Hamilton
- Dominique Tovell
Biletnikoff Award:[3]
Preseason All Conference Team
First Team Offense:
- QB Terrance Broadway
- RB Alonzo Harris
- RB Elijah McGuire
- WR Jamal Robinson
- OL Daniel Quave
First Team Defense:
- DL Justin Hamilton
- DL Dominique Tovell
- S Trevence Patt
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
Boise State
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)
References
- ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 16, 2014). "Broadway Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 14, 2014). "Four Cajuns Named To Lombardi Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 15, 2014). "Robinson Named To Biletnikoff Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ 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.