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2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Billy Napier. They finished the season 7–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship with Arkansas State. Due to their head-to-head win over Arkansas State, they represented the West Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they lost to East Division champion Appalachian State. They were invited to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Tulane.

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Preseason

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Recruiting class

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Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Ragin' Cajuns predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[3]

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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Ragin' Cajuns had two players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[4]

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Roster

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Schedule

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The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.

The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Grambling State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the New Mexico State, an Independent school, and will travel to Southeastern Conference (SEC) members Alabama and Mississippi State.

The Ragin' Cajuns will travel once more to face off with the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the first annual Sun Belt Conference Championship Game.

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Grambling State

Grambling State at Louisiana
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  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,866
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 5 ESE MPH
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Television network: ESPN3
      
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At Mississippi State

Louisiana at Mississippi State
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  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 6:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 56,505
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: 6 N MPH
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • Television network: ESPN2
      
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Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
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  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,125
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 4 NNE MPH
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN+
     
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At Alabama

Louisiana at Alabama
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  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 101,471
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear, sunny • Wind: 2 N MPH
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • Television network: SEC Network
      
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At Texas State

Louisiana at Texas State
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  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    San Marcos, TX
  • Game start: 6:24 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,062
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy skies • Wind: 13 SE MPH
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • Television network: ESPN+
      
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New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Louisiana
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  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,131
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 13 S MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
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At Appalachian State

Louisiana at Appalachian State
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  • Date: October 20, 2018
  • Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium
    Boone, NC
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,082
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: 15 MPH
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • Television network: ESPN+
    
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Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Louisiana
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  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,068
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 7 SW MPH
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
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At Troy

Louisiana at Troy
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  • Date: November 3, 2018
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,631
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 3 SE MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
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Georgia State

Georgia State at Louisiana
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  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,945
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: 10 N MPH
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
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South Alabama

South Alabama at Louisiana
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  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,168
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 2 SE MPH
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
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At Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe
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  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Location: Malone Stadium
    Monroe, LA
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,167
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 6 SSE MPH
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • Television network: ESPN+
      
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At Appalachian State (Sun Belt Championship game)

Louisiana at Appalachian State
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  • Date: December 1, 2018
  • Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium
    Boone, NC
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,963
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Rainy • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • Television network: ESPN
       
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Vs. Tulane (Cure Bowl)

Louisiana vs. Tulane
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