2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team (original) (raw)

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American college football season

2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl, W 32–30 (vacated) vs. San Diego State
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–4, 8 wins vacated (1–2 Sun Belt, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons← 20102012 →

2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | - | - | | | -- | - | -- | | | Team | | W | | L | | | W | | L | | | Arkansas State $ | | 8 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 3 | | | Western Kentucky | | 7 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 5 | | | FIU | | 5 | – | 3 | | | 8 | – | 5 | | | North Texas | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 5 | – | 7 | | | Louisiana–Monroe | | 3 | – | 5 | | | 4 | – | 8 | | | Troy | | 2 | – | 6 | | | 3 | – | 9 | | | Louisiana–Lafayette * | | 1 | – | 2 | | | 1 | – | 4 | | | Middle Tennessee | | 1 | – | 7 | | | 2 | – | 10 | | | Florida Atlantic | | 0 | – | 8 | | | 1 | – | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations. | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by first year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first bowl game, where they defeated San Diego State. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory due to major NCAA violations.[1]

Predicted standings

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Sun Belt Conference predicted standings

Preseason All–Conference Team

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Offense

TE Ladarius Green

2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players	Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Javone Lawson Jr RB 6 Robert Walker So QB 7 Chris Masson Sr QB 8 Brad McGuire Sr WR 9 Harry Peoples Jr TE 10 Larry Pettis Fr QB 13 Brady Thomas Jr WR 15 Ross Goodlett Sr QB 17 Blaine Gautier Jr WR 18 Andrew Joseph Sr RB 20 Aaron Spikes So RB 23 Qyendarius Griffin Fr FB 26 Yobes Walker Jr RB 29 Montrel Carter Fr RB 31 Effrem Reed Fr FB 39 Fred Okoye Jr RB 46 Alonzo Harris Fr G 60 Tracy Wilson Jr OL 62 Jarad Martin Fr OL 63 Brandon Bender Jr OL 66 Marvin Martin Fr OL 67 Daniel Quave Fr OL 68 Octravian Anderson Fr OL 69 Greg Siener Fr C 71 Andre Huval So G 72 Leonard Bates Jr OL 73 Fred Moore Fr G 74 Kyle Plouhar Sr OL 75 Benay Pryer Jr OL 76 Jaron Odom Jr OL 77 Jaylen Hunter Fr G 78 Daniel Lemelle So OT 79 Sheldon Brown Sr WR 80 Adam Savoie Fr WR 81 Boris Anyama Fr WR 83 James Butler So WR 84 Jamal Robinson Fr TE 85 Ian Thompson So TE 86 Jacob Maxwell So WR 87 Darryl Surgent So WR 88 Deon Fowler Fr TE 89 Ladarius Green Sr WR Lawrence Breaud Fr QB Terrance Broadway So WR Bradley Brown Fr WR Billy Christian So OL Willy David Fr OL Chris Frigo Fr WR Shawn Hebert Fr QB Blake Hollingsworth Fr FB Chase Julien Fr WR Brandon Kensey So WR DeShaun McNeal Fr OL Evyn Perry Jr QB Riley Saunders Jr OL Corey Schmidt So WR Layne Theriot Fr TE Cory Weaver Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 JeMarlous Moten Jr CB 3 Pierre Hill Sr CB 5 Dwight Bentley Sr LB 11 Devon Lewis-Buchanan Sr CB 16 Dexter Aucoin Fr CB 19 Rodney Gillis Jr LB 21 Lance Kelly Sr CB 22 Melvin White Sr FS 24 Lionel Stokes Sr FS 25 Cooper Gerami So SS 27 Earnest Gardner Fr LB 28 Marcus Jackson Fr LB 30 Le'Marcus Gibson Sr CB 33 Trevence Patt Fr DE 34 Justin Anderson So S 35 Eric Buckley Fr S 37 Hunter Thibodeaux So LB 38 Brandon Johnson Fr CB 41 Sean Thomas Fr LB 43 Jesse Broadnax Jr DE 44 Bernard Smith Sr DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu Jr DE 47 Blake Comminie Jr LB 48 Andrew Hebert So LB 50 Mario Holman Fr LB 51 Jelani Smith Jr LB 52 Dominique Tovell Fr DE 53 Christopher Tucker Sr DE 54 Kevon Foster Fr LB 55 Brandon Nash So LB 56 Richard Brooks Sr DE 57 Chris Prater Fr DE 58 Nick Barnfield So LB 59 Jake Molbert Fr DL 64 Ben Duhon Jr DT 90 Derreck Dean Sr DL 92 Christian Ringo Fr DT 93 Cordian Hagans Jr DT 94 Justin Hamilton Fr DT 96 Brandon McCray So DE 97 Aaron Thibodeaux Fr DT 98 Darrell Green Fr DE 99 Tyrell Gaddies Sr SS Winston Burnette So LB Joey Chapman Fr FS Zachary DeGrange Fr S Lance Derousselle Fr CB Kobie Douglas Fr S Chris Faber Fr CB Eric Ferguson Jr DL Blake Fuselier Fr LB David Laborde Fr FS O' Neil Parker Fr CB Torrey Pierce Fr LB Christian Sager Fr S Kendall Sam So LB Jeremy Tollver Jr LB Taylor Vernotzy So CB Eddie Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 40 Brett Baer Jr LS 49 Matt Rosenbalm Jr LS 82 John Broussard Fr K 91 Carlos Alvarez Fr K 95 Hunter Stover Fr K Travis Shinn Fr	Head coach Mark Hudspeth (Delta State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jay Johnson (Northern Iowa)Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Greg Stewart (Troy)Defensive coordinator Marquase Lovings (Howard)Running backs Jorge Munoz (Bethany (KS))Wide receivers Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State)Offensive line/run game coordinator Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State)Outside linebackers Reed Stringer (Delta State)Tight ends David Saunders (Auburn)Cornerbacks Rusty Whitt (Abilene Christian) Strength & conditioning coach Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Director of football operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2019

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK	FCS	L 34–61	55,382
September 10	6:00 pm	at Kent State*	Dix StadiumKent, OH	W 20–12 (vacated)	10,386
September 17	6:00 pm	Nicholls State*	Cajun FieldLafayette, LA	Ragin Cajuns Network/ESPN3	W 38–21 (vacated)	28,741
September 24	5:00 pm	at Florida International	FIU StadiumMiami, FL	ESPN3	W 36–31 (vacated)	16,780
October 1	6:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Cajun FieldLafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 37–34 (vacated)	26,339
October 8	7:00 pm	Troy	Cajun FieldLafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 31–17 (vacated)	29,775
October 15	4:00 pm	North Texas	Cajun FieldLafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 30–10 (vacated)	32,823[2]
October 22	3:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY	L 23–42	15,122
October 29	6:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee	[Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium](/wiki/Johnny%5F%22Red%22%5FFloyd%5FStadium "Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium")Murfreesboro, TN	Sun Belt Network	W 45–20	13,500
November 5	2:30 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun FieldLafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	Sun Belt Network	W 36–35 (vacated)	28,176
November 12	2:00 pm	at Arkansas State	ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR	L 21–30	20,261
November 26	2:00 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ	L 37–45	38,819
December 17	8:00 pm	vs. San Diego State*	Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 32–30 (vacated)	42,841
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time

Louisiana-Lafayette at Oklahoma State – Game summary

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 55,382
• Referee: Tom Walker
• TV: FCS
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Kent State – Game summary

at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); rain
• Game attendance: 10,386
• Referee: Mike Conlin
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Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 28,741
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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@ Florida International

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International – Game summary

at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium, Miami, FL

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 16,780
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: ESPN3
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Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 26,339
• Referee: Tony Backert
• TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 29,775
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: ESPN3
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North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 32,823
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: Ragin' Cajuns TV Network
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Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 28,176
• Referee: Chuck Lewis
• TV: Sun Belt Network
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary

at ASU Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy, windy
• Game attendance: 20,261
• Referee: Riley Johnson
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Arizona – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 38,819
• Referee: Land Clark
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San Diego State (New Orleans Bowl)

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San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); N/A (indoors)
• Game attendance: 48,841
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV: ESPN
• [35] [36] [37]

1. ^ "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
2. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.