2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field (capacity: 36,900)

2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		7	–	0					7	–	5
Troy State		4	–	2					7	–	5
New Mexico State		3	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					5	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	3					5	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	5					4	–	7
Utah State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	5					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Rickey Bustle.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4		Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 14-7	---
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 24-20	22,467
September 18	1:10 p.m.	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 40-20	46,514
September 25		Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24-17	---
October 2		at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 34-43	10,022
October 9	6:05 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 32-35	9,748
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 25-38	10,397
October 23	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24-27	23,121
November 5		North Texas	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 17-27	---
November 13		Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10-13	15,077
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana-Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	L 10-13	9,356
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35-35-3	2000	NWST, 21-23

Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	0	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	0	0	14

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 22,117
• Referee: Ross Smith
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Game information

First quarter ULL - Jerry Babb 2-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 5:24 (ULL 7-0) Second quarter ULL - Travis Smothers 7-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 13:08 (ULL 14-0) NSU - Derrick Doyle 17-yard TD pass from Davon Vinson, Tommy Hebert kick good, 0:50 (ULL 14-7) Top passers ULL - Jerry Babb - 17/26, 176 yards, TD, INT NSU - Davon Vinson - 12/27, 148 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Chester Johnson - 14 carries, 63 yards NSU - Shelton Sampson - 8 carries, 30 yards Top receivers ULL - Bill Sampy - 3 receptions, 43 yards NSU - Toby Zeigler - 4 receptions, 82 yards

@ Louisiana Tech

See also: 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33-45-6	2003	LT, 34-3

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	13	0	20
Bulldogs	0	17	0	7	24

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 22,467
• Referee: Jeff Roberson
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Game information

Second quarter LT - Brad Oestriecher 30-yard field goal, 9:30 (LT 3-0) LT - Erick Franklin 19-yard TD pass from Donald Allen, Oestriecher kick good, 6:44 (LT 10-0) LT - Ryan Moats 13-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 3:03 (LT 17-0) ULL - Jerry Babb 1-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 0:39 (LT 17-7) Third quarter ULL - Comiskey 41-yard field goal, 11:02 (LT 17-10) ULL - Bill Sampy 59-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 7:07 (TIE 17-17) ULL - Comiskey 33-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULL 20-17) Fourth quarter LT - Allen 3-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 10:49 (LT 24-20) Top passers LT - Donald Allen - 17/28, 183 yards, TD, INT ULL - Jerry Babb - 31/53, 327 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LT - Ryan Moats - 34 carries, 257 yards, TD ULL - Chester Johnson - 7 carries, 33 yards Top receivers LT - Julius Crosby - 5 receptions, 53 yards ULL - Bill Sampy - 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	13	7	10	10	40

See also: 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-1	1994	KSU, 34-6

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	3	17
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	3	24

See also: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-3	2003	ULL, 57-51

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	17	3	16	43
Golden Panthers	3	14	7	10	34

See also: 2004 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-0	2003	ULL, 43-10

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	0	11	32
Aggies	7	6	22	0	35

See also: 2004 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-2	2003	ULL, 26-24

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	3	12	25
Vandals	14	7	0	17	38

See also: 2004 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-0	2003	ULL, 31-20

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	0	7	10	7	24
Ragin' Cajuns	7	17	3	0	27

See also: 2005 Arkansas State Indians football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-14	2002	ULL, 13-10

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	17	0	3	7	27
Ragin' Cajuns	3	7	0	7	17

See also: North Texas Mean Green football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-6	2003	UNT, 44-23

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	3	0	13
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	7	3	10

See also: 2005 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-1	1994	TROY, 39-20

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	3	10
Indians	7	3	0	3	13

See also: 2005 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19-20	2003	ULM, 45-42