2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		6	–	2					8	–	5
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette *		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6					3	–	9
FIU		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama **		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations. ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated four wins due to major NCAA violations.

Schedule

September 16:00 PMLamar*

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)

RCN/ESPN3W 40–0 (vacated)25,803 September 86:00 PMat Troy

• Veterans Memorial Stadium
• Troy, AL

ESPN3W 37–24 (vacated)17,981 September 1511:00 AMat Oklahoma State*

• Boone Pickens Stadium
• Stillwater, OK

FSNL 24–65 56,062 September 296:00 PMFIU

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN3W 48–20 (vacated)21,109 October 64:00 PMTulane*

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

RCN/ESPN3W 41–13 (vacated)29,758 October 168:00 PMat North Texas

• Apogee Stadium
• Denton, TX

ESPN2L 23–30 17,055 October 237:00 PMArkansas State

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN2L 27–50 19,873 November 33:00 PMat Louisiana–Monroe

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)

SBN/CSSW 40–24 20,203 November 1011:21 AMat No. 7 Florida*

• Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
• Gainesville, FL

SECNL 20–27 86,482 November 176:00 PMWKU

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

W 31–27 20,314 November 244:00 PMSouth Alabama

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

RCN/ESPN3W 52–30 20,333 December 12:00 PMat Florida Atlantic

• FAU Stadium
• Boca Raton, FL

W 35–21 11,522 December 2211:00 AMvs. East Carolina*

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

ESPNW 43–34 48,828

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	13	27	0	0	40

See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–10	1989	ULL, 42–33

@ Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	6	10	7	37
Trojans	7	7	3	7	24

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	2011	ULL, 31–17

@ Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	10	14	24
Cowboys	17	27	14	7	65

See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2011	OKST, 61–34

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	6	0	20
Ragin' Cajuns	17	14	10	7	48

See also: 2012 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2011	ULL, 36–31

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	10	0	3	13
Ragin' Cajuns	3	21	14	3	41

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–20	2000	TUL, 38–37

@ North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	7	7	3	23
Mean Green	0	6	14	10	30

See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2011	ULL, 30–10

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	6	20	14	10	50
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	13	27

See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–18–1	2011	ARST, 30–21

@ Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	12	40
Warhawks	10	7	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–23	2011	ULL, 36–35

@ Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	14	3	20
#7 Gators	3	7	3	14	27

See also: 2012 Florida Gators football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1996	FLA, 55–21

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	3	14	27
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	7	14	31

See also: 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	WKU, 42–23

South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	9	7	7	30
Ragin' Cajuns	17	7	14	14	52

See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Florida Atlantic

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

See also: 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2011	ULL, 37–34

East Carolina–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	21	10	3	34
Ragin' Cajuns	7	24	6	6	43

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	1990	ECU, 20–10