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2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football, New Orleans Bowl, W 32–30 (vacated) vs. San Diego State ...
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 1–4, 8 wins vacated (1–2 Sun Belt, 5 wins vacated) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jay Johnson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Stewart (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award watchlists
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| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| John Mackey Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Ladarius Green | TE | SR |
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Predicted standings
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| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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| 1 | Florida International | 75 (5) |
| 2 | Troy | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 54 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 22 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 49 (1) |
| 6 | North Texas | 33 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 28 (1) |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 26 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 20 |
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Preseason All–Conference Team
Offense
- TE Ladarius Green
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 Oklahoma State* | FCS | L 34–61 | 55,382 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Kent State* | W 20–12 (vacated) | 10,386 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State* | Ragin Cajuns Network/ESPN3 | W 38–21 (vacated) | 28,741 | |
| September 24 | 5:00 pm | at Florida International | ESPN3 | W 36–31 (vacated) | 16,780 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 37–34 (vacated) | 26,339 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Troy |
| ESPN3 | W 31–17 (vacated) | 29,775 |
| October 15 | 4:00 pm | North Texas |
| RCN/ESPN3 | W 30–10 (vacated) | 32,823[2] |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 23–42 | 15,122 | ||
| October 29 | 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Network | W 45–20 | 13,500 | |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Sun Belt Network | W 36–35 (vacated) | 28,176 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 21–30 | 20,261 | ||
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | at Arizona* | L 37–45 | 38,819 | ||
| December 17 | 8:00 pm | vs. San Diego State* | ESPN | W 32–30 (vacated) | 42,841 | |
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@ Oklahoma State
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| No. 9 Cowboys | 10 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 61 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Oklahoma State – Game summary
@ Kent State
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
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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
Nicholls State
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| Colonels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
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Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- 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
@ Florida International
See also: 2011 FIU Panthers football team
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International – Game summary
Florida Atlantic
See also: 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
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| Owls | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
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Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- 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
Troy
See also: 2011 Troy Trojans football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Trojans | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
North Texas
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mean Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
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North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- 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
@ Western Kentucky
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Western Kentucky – Game summary
at Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 15,122
- Referee: Charles Lewis
@ Middle Tennessee
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee – Game summary
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear, chilly
- Game attendance: 13,500
- Referee: Tony Backert
- TV: Sun Belt Network
Louisiana-Monroe
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| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
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Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- 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
@ Arkansas State
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary
- 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
@ Arizona
See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
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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
San Diego State (New Orleans Bowl)
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| Aztecs | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
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San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- "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.
- "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.