2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
| 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach | |
| Offensive coordinator | Ron Hudson |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Fouquier |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Cajun Field (Capacity: 31,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Louisiana 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]
UL-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]
Schedule
August 306:00 PMat Southern Miss*
L 21–51 32,792[3] September 1311:00 AMat No. 24 Illinois*
BTNL 17–20 58,632[3] September 206:00 PMKent State*
W 44–27 18,241[3] September 272:35 PMat Kansas State*
L 37–45 45,558[3] October 46:00 PMat Louisiana–Monroe
W 44–35 21,929[3] October 116:00 PMat North Texas
W 59–30 17,106[3] October 186:00 PMArkansas State
- Cajun Field
- Lafayette, LA
W 28–23 23,684[3]
November 14:05 PMFlorida International
- Cajun Field
- Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 49–20 29,031[3] November 86:00 PMUTEP*
- Cajun Field
- Lafayette, LA
ESPN360L 24–37 21,065[3] November 153:00 PMat Florida Atlantic
L 29–40 14,338[3] November 226:00 PMat Troy
L 3–48 19,443[3] December 36:00 PMMiddle Tennessee
- Cajun Field
- Lafayette, LA
ESPN+W 42–28 15,321[3]
References
- ^ Louisiana–Lafayette 2008, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 289, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
- ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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