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2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
American college football season
The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jorge Munoz (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie Harbison (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State + | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Walter Camp Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Paul Hornung Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Maxwell Award | Elijah McGuire | RB | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy | Karmichael Dunbar | DL | SR |
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Sun Belt Media Day
Predicted standings
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st Place) |
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1 | Appalachian State | 114 (5) |
2 | Arkansas State | 110 (5) |
3 | Georgia Southern | 98 (1) |
4 | Georgia State | 73 |
5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 70 |
6 | Troy | 70 |
7 | South Alabama | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 48 |
9 | New Mexico State | 37 |
10 | Texas State | 30 |
11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 14 |
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Preseason All–Conference Team
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Honorable Mentions
- WR Keenan Barnes
- DL Karmichael Dunbar
- OL Eddie Gordon
- LB Tre'maine Lightfoot
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 11:00 am | Boise State* | ASN | L 10–45 | 22,661 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 (FCS) McNeese State* |
| ESPN3 | W 30–22 | 26,891 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 28–23 | 19,208 |
September 24 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | ESPN3 | L 39–41 4OT | 24,253 | |
October 1 | 7:00 pm | at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | L 31–37 2OT | 8,142 | |
October 12 | 7:00 pm | Appalachian State |
| ESPN2 | L 0–24 | 16,960 |
October 22 | 6:00 pm | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 27–3 | 18,278 | |
November 5 | 4:00 pm | Idaho |
| ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 21,367 |
November 10 | 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | ESPNU | W 33–26 | 16,786 | |
November 19 | 11:00 am | at Georgia* | SECN | L 21–35 | 92,746 | |
November 26 | 11:00 am | Arkansas State |
| ASN | W 24–19 | 14,259 |
December 3 | 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | W 30–3 | 4,007 | |
December 17 | 8:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss* | ESPN | L 21–28 | 35,061 | |
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Boise State
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
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Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
McNeese State
See also: 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team and Cajun Crown
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Cowboys | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
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McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
South Alabama
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
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South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
At Tulane
See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
Green Wave | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 41 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane – Game summary
At New Mexico State
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Aggies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary
Appalachian State
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Mountaineers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
At Texas State
See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary
Idaho
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team
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Vandals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
At Georgia Southern
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
Eagles | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern – Game summary
At Georgia
See also: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia – Game summary
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); fair
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: James Carter
- TV: SEC Network
Arkansas State
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Red Wolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
At Louisiana–Monroe
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
Warhawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl)
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Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
- "2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.