2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		5	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					8	–	4
South Alabama		4	–	3					6	–	6
Troy		4	–	3					6	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
Texas State		2	–	5					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette *		0	–	2					1	–	4
Georgia State **		0	–	7					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2013 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with Arkansas State. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl for the third consecutive year where they defeated Tulane.

Schedule

August 313:00 PMat Arkansas*

• Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, AR

SECRNL 14–34 69,801 September 75:30 PMat Kansas State*

• Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
• Manhattan, KS

FS1L 27–48 53,073 September 146:00 PMNicholls State*

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN3W 70–7 28,871 September 215:00 PMat Akron*

• InfoCision Stadium
• Akron, OH

ESPN3W 35–30 18,806 October 56:00 PMTexas State

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

RCN/ESPN3W 48–24 23,108 October 157:00 PMat WKU

• Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
• Bowling Green, KY

ESPN2W 37–20 16,359 October 227:00 PMat Arkansas State

• Liberty Bank Stadium
• Jonesboro, AR

ESPN2W 23–7 24,578 November 24:00 PMNew Mexico State*

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

RCN/ESPN3W 49–35 30,028 November 76:30 PMTroy

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPNUW 41–36 22,562 November 161:00 PMat Georgia State

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3W 35–21 14,415 November 306:00 PMLouisiana–Monroe

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)

Sun Belt NetworkL 28–31 25,309 December 77:00 PMat South Alabama

• Ladd Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

RCN/ESPN3L 8–30 16,124 December 218:00 PMvs. Tulane*

• Mercedes-Benz Superdome
• New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)

ESPNW 24–21 54,728

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	0	14
Razorbacks	7	13	14	0	34

See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

@ Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	21	3	27
Wildcats	10	10	21	7	48

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	28	21	14	7	70

See also: 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

@ Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	14	35
Zips	0	14	3	13	30

See also: 2013 Akron Zips football team

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	7	14	24
Ragin' Cajuns	14	14	17	3	48

See also: 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

@ Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	13	10	14	37
Hilltoppers	10	3	0	7	20

See also: 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

@ Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	10	10	3	0	23
Red Wolves	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	0	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	13	22	49

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	6	20	3	7	36
Ragin' Cajuns	21	14	0	6	41

See also: 2013 Troy Trojans football team

@ Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Panthers	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	14	3	31
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	0	7	28

See also: 2013 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

@ South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Jaguars	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Tulane–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	14	7	0	21
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	0	3	24

See also: 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team and 2013 New Orleans Bowl

David Witvoet (Big Ten) was the game referee.