2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Lafayette competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Rickey Bustle. UL-Lafayette finished the season with a 6–6 record (Sun Belt: 5–2).[1]

2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumCajun Field
(capacity: 31,000)
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Troy $  6 –1   8 –5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –2   6 –6  
Florida Atlantic  4 –3   7 –6  
Arkansas State  4 –3   6 –6  
FIU  3 –4   5 –7  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4   5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4   4 –8  
North Texas  0 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion

Louisiana–Lafayette came close to an upset against 24th-ranked Illinois at home but ultimately lost, 20–17. The Ragin' Cajuns were also competitive against Kansas State, trailing by 42–37 late in that game, but Louisiana-Lafayette was hindered by ten penalties, twice as many as called against their opponent. Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State with a touchdown in the last 0:42 to play and won, 28–23. They defeated Florida International decisively, 49–20, before losing to UTEP in Lafayette. lost to Florida Atlantic after trailing, 40–7, in the final quarter. The following week, they were routed by eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 48–3. UL-Lafayette won their finale against Middle Tennessee, 42–28, which gave the Cajuns their sixth win, and with it, bowl eligibility. The Ragin' Cajuns also finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 5–2 mark in league play. It was the third season in four years that the Cajuns became bowl eligible, but the Cajuns did not receive a bowl bid.[2]

Preseason

Award Watchlist
Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy Chris Fisher C JR
Lou Groza Award Drew Edminston PK SR
Doak Walker Award Tyrell Fenroy RB SR
Draddy Trophy Michael Desormeaux QB SR

Preseason Standings
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1Florida Atlantic62 (6)
2Troy51 (1)
3Louisiana-Monroe46 (1)
4Arkansas State39
5Middle Tennessee32
6Louisiana-Lafayette26
7North Texas19
8Florida International13

Preseason All-Conference Team

Roster
2008 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Brady Thomas  Fr
RB 5 Jason Chery Sr
QB 6 Michael Desormeaux Sr
WR 7 Caleb Rubin Sr
QB 8 Brad McGuire  Fr
QB 11 Chris Masson  Fr
WR 15 Verlin Moore So
QB 16 Keldric White  Fr
QB 17 Blaine Gautier  Fr
WR 18 Derrick Smith Sr
WR 19 Marlin Miller So
RB 20 Ian Roberts  Fr
WR 21 Lance Kelley  Fr
WR 22 Antwain Keyes  Fr
RB 25 Undrea Sails Jr
RB 26 Yobes Walker  Fr
FB 27 Phillip Walker Jr
RB 31 Draylon Booker  Fr
RB 31 Deon Wallace Jr
RB 32 Tyrell Fenroy Sr
RB 33 Julian Shankle  Fr
FB 34 Geoffrey McCullough Jr
RB 40 Matt Dupre Jr
FB 44 Jonathan Thomas  Fr
FB 45 Chancellor Roberson Sr
TE 46 Matt Desormeaux So
OT 51 Colin Windsor So
OT 55 Brad Bryant Jr
G 60 Ian Burks So
OL 61 Mike Muguira  Fr
G 63 Josh Robinson  Fr
OT 66 Nasser Jamal So
OT 67 Sean Osborne  Fr
OT 67 Jesse Newman Sr
C 68 Matthew Autrey  Fr
OL 70 Evan Ruiz  Fr
OL 72 Leonardo Bates  Fr
OT 73 Jonathan DeCoster So
OL 74 Kyle Plouhar  Fr
G 75 Brad Bustle Jr
OL 76 Jaron Odom  Fr
C 77 Byrnes Tatford  Fr
OT 78 Kyle Pirtle Jr
C 79 Chris Fisher Jr
WR 80 Darrius Duffy Jr
TE 80 Dusty Mack Jr
WR 81 Richie Falgout So
WR 82 Jawanza Mitchell  Fr
WR 83 Ryan Finney Sr
WR 83 Pierre Hill  Fr
WR 84 Louis Lee Jr
TE 85 Luke Aubrey Jr
TE 86 Matt Ulm Jr
TE 87 Brendan Wilson  Fr
TE 88 Erik Jones Sr
TE 89 Ladarius Green  Fr
WR Matt Campbell Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 Orkeys Auriene So
CB 3 Justin Branden Sr
LB 4 Daylon McCoy So
LB 10 Fred Davis So
CB 13 Scooter Rogers Sr
CB 17 Ken Dandridge Jr
CB 17 Ross Goodlett  Fr
SS 20 Derik Keyes Sr
CB 22 Dwight Bentley  Fr
CB 23 Junior Jean Jr
SS 24 Phillip Nevels Jr
SS 25 Frantz Accime So
FS 26 Justin Lee Sr
CB 27 Daryl Hampton  Fr
DE 29 Jonathon Vance Sr
FS 30 Gerren Blount Jr
SS 31 Devon Lewis-Buchanan  Fr
DB 33 Melvin White  Fr
FS 36 Maurice Rolle So
CB 38 Rodney Gillis  Fr
FS 38 Seth Guilbeaux So
DB 39 Tim Jackson  Fr
SS 39 Julian Jones So
LB 40 Chris Richard  Fr
LB 41 Antwyne Zanders Sr
LB 43 Brenton Burkhalter Sr
LB 44 Kyron Benoit  Fr
DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu  Fr
LB 47 Grant Fleming So
DE 50 Jeremy Cook So
LB 52 Jesse Broadnax  Fr
LB 53 Jezreel Washington Jr
LB 56 Richard Brooks  Fr
LB 57 Fred Okoye  Fr
DE 58 Nate Douglas  Fr
DT 61 Bobby Fails Sr
DE 62 Brandon Williams  Fr
DT 64 Ben Duhon  Fr
DE 65 Kyle Cox  Fr
DT 69 Ross Graham So
DT 71 Jordan Hanby  Fr
DE 71 Trace Wilson  Fr
DT 72 Chris Johnson So
DT 90 Derreck Dean  Fr
DT 91 Sharrick Moore So
DT 92 Tory Day  Fr
DE 93 Hall Davis Jr
DT 94 Jermaine Rogers So
DT 95 LaQuincy Williams Jr
DE 96 Chris Lanaux Jr
DE 97 Terrell Richardson So
DT 98 Lanier Coleman Sr
DT 99 Seth Adams Sr
LB Matt Lafeaux  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 35 Spencer Ortego So
P 37 Brett Baer  Fr
K 48 Drew Edminston Sr
LS 52 Matt Rosenbalm  Fr
LS 54 Scott Hayes Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Southern Miss*
L 21–5132,792[3]
September 1311:00 amat No. 24 Illinois*
BTNL 17–2058,632[3]
September 206:00 pmKent State*
W 44–2718,241[3]
September 272:35 pmat Kansas State*
L 37–4545,558[3]
October 46:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
W 44–3521,929[3]
October 116:00 pmat North Texas
W 59–3017,106[3]
October 186:00 pmArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 28–2323,684[3]
November 14:05 pmFlorida Internationaldagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN+W 49–2029,031[3]
November 86:00 pmUTEP*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN360L 24–3721,065[3]
November 153:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
L 29–4014,338[3]
November 226:00 pmat Troy
L 3–4819,443[3]
December 36:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN+W 42–2815,321[3]

[4]

Game summaries

@ Southern Miss
See also: 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Mississippi – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 0721
Golden Eagles 14 20 10751

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 32,792
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
Game information

@ Illinois
See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Illinois – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 01417
No. 24 Fighting Illini 10 7 0320

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly sunny
  • Game attendance: 58,632
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: BTN
Game information

Kent State
See also: 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 7 7627
Ragin' Cajuns 10 13 14744

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 18,241
  • Referee: Chuck Lewis
Game information

@ Kansas State
See also: 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 7 20737
Wildcats 7 21 14345

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 45,558
  • Referee: R. Loumiet
Game information

@ Louisiana-Monroe
See also: 2008 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 6 7 211044
Warhawks 3 6 131335

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,929
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
Game information

@ North Texas
See also: 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 21 101459
Mean Green 10 10 7330

at Fouts Field, Denton, TX

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 17,106
Game information

Arkansas State
See also: 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 3 7 31023
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 71428

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); clear skies
  • Game attendance: 23,684
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Game information

FIU
See also: 2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team
Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Panthers 14 0 0620
Ragin' Cajuns 7 28 14049

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); sunny, clear skies
  • Game attendance: 29,031
  • Referee: Jeff Roberson
Game information

UTEP
See also: 2008 UTEP Miners football team
UTEP at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Miners 7 9 14737
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 7724

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,065
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

@ Florida Atlantic
See also: 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 02229
Owls 12 14 7740

at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); humid
  • Game attendance: 14,338
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Game information

@ Troy
See also: 2008 Troy Trojans football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 003
Trojans 7 10 141748

at Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 19,443
Game information

Middle Tennessee
See also: 2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 7728
Ragin' Cajuns 14 7 71442

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,321
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Game information

Postseason

All–Conference Team

Post-Season Awards

References
  1. Louisiana–Lafayette 2008 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 289, 2009.
  3. "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
  4. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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