2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

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]

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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]

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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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st Place)
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
1	Florida Atlantic	62 (6)
2	Troy	51 (1)
3	Louisiana-Monroe	46 (1)
4	Arkansas State	39
5	Middle Tennessee	32
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	26
7	North Texas	19
8	Florida International	13

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		L 21–51	32,792^[3]
September 13	11:00 am	at No. 24 Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	BTN	L 17–20	58,632^[3]
September 20	6:00 pm	Kent State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 44–27	18,241^[3]
September 27	2:35 pm	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 37–45	45,558^[3]
October 4	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)		W 44–35	21,929^[3]
October 11	6:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 59–30	17,106^[3]
October 18	6:00 pm	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 28–23	23,684^[3]
November 1	4:05 pm	Florida International	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 49–20	29,031^[3]
November 8	6:00 pm	UTEP*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN360	L 24–37	21,065^[3]
November 15	3:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida		L 29–40	14,338^[3]
November 22	6:00 pm	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama		L 3–48	19,443^[3]
December 3	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 42–28	15,321^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	14	0	7	21
Golden Eagles	14	20	10	7	51

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	14	17
No. 24 Fighting Illini	10	7	0	3	20

2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Preseason All-Conference Team

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Southern Miss

@ Illinois

Kent State

@ Kansas State

@ Louisiana-Monroe

@ North Texas

Arkansas State

FIU

UTEP

@ Florida Atlantic

@ Troy

Middle Tennessee

Postseason

All–Conference Team

Post-Season Awards

References

Wikiwand - on

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	7	7	6	27
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	14	7	44

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	7	21	10	44
Warhawks	3	6	13	13	35

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	21	10	14	59
Mean Green	10	10	7	3	30