2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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.

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016 record6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJorge Munoz (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
(Capacity: 36,900)
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Preseason

Award Watchlist
Award Player Position Year
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

Preseason Standings
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1Appalachian State114 (5)
2Arkansas State110 (5)
3Georgia Southern98 (1)
4Georgia State73
5Louisiana-Lafayette70
6Troy70
7South Alabama62
8Idaho48
9New Mexico State37
10Texas State30
11Louisiana-Monroe14

Preseason All–Conference Team

Honorable Mentions

  • WR Keenan Barnes
  • DL Karmichael Dunbar
  • OL Eddie Gordon
  • LB Tre'maine Lightfoot

Roster
2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Gunner Hudspeth  Fr
WR 2 Al Riles Sr
QB 3 Jordan Davis So
QB 6 Jalen Nixon Sr
WR 7 Jared Jackson Jr
QB 8 Dion Ray  Fr
RB 9 Trey Ragas Fr
TE 10 Matt Barnes So
QB 11 Anthony Jennings Sr
WR 13 Elijah McGuire Jr
QB 16 Jake Arceneaux Fr
WR 17 Ja'Marcus Bradley  Fr
WR 18 Devin Scott Sr
WR 19 Michael Jacquet  Fr
WR 20 Jarrod Jackson  Fr
WR 21 Keenan Barnes So
WR 22 Mark Mornay Jr
RB 23 Darius Hoggins Jr
WR 24 Tyler Derouen Fr
RB 25 Raymond Calais Fr
RB 25 Ashton Johnson Fr
WR 26 Cameron Howell Fr
RB 27 Jordan Wright  Fr
WR 28 Chris Collins So
RB 29 Justin Boatwright Jr
TE 31 Alex Allen  Fr
TE 33 Carlos Robinson  Fr
WR 35 Leon Duncan So
OL 50 Robert Hunt  Fr
OL 53 Christian Cederquist Jr
OL 60 D'Aquin Withrow Jr
OL 61 Cole Prudhomme  Fr
OL 63 Raynard Ford  Jr
OL 66 Rico Robinson  Fr
OL 67 Ken Marks  Fr
OL 68 Jacob Wentz Fr
OL 69 Caden Cunningham  Fr
OL 71 Akkai Ward Fr
OL 72 Grant Horst Jr
OL 73 Craig Smith Jr
OL 74 Staten Wade So
OL 75 Kevin Dotson  Fr
OL 76 Kendall Baker Fr
OL 77 Adrian Goodacre So
OL 78 Allen Cummins Jr
OL 79 Eddie Gordon Sr
TE 81 Nick Byrne Sr
WR 82 Nate Arceneaux So
WR 83 Trey Green Fr
WR 84 David Doeker Fr
WR 85 Calif Gossett Fr
TE 87 Chris Turner  Fr
WR Cabron Baham Fr
WR Ryheem Malone Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 3 Joe Dillon  Fr
LB 4 Tre’Maine Lightfoot Sr
DB 6 Savion Brown  Fr
LB 7 Otha Peters Sr
DB 8 Simeon Thomas Jr
DB 9 Kamar Greenhouse  Fr
DB 10 Christian Goodlett Sr
DB 11 Lorenzo Cryer So
DB 13 Vince Thomas So
DB 16 Travis Crawford Jr
DB 17 Damar’ren Mitchell Fr
DB 18 Blair Brooks Fr
DB 19 Troy McCollum Jr
DB 20 Dominick Jones Sr
LB 21 Alonzo Brown  Fr
DB 22 Reggie Miles Sr
DB 23 Tracy Walker Jr
DB 24 Cole Bourque Jr
DB 25 Deuce Wallace  Fr
DB 27 Lavarious Varnado Jr
LB 30 T.J. Posey Jr
DB 31 Corey Turner So
DB 34 Denarius Howard Jr
LB 35 Chaziere Malbrue So
DB 37 Errol Brown  Fr
LB 38 Terik Miller  Fr
DB 39 Edward Thompson Jr
LB 41 Caleb Vidrine Fr
LB 43 Kaleb Fredericks  Fr
LB 44 Tanner Holmes Fr
LB 45 Shay Laporte So
DL 46 Jarvis Jefferies Jr
DL 50 Trev Miller Jr
LB 51 Trey Granier Sr
DL 55 Karmicheal Dunbar Sr
LB 56 Terrence Jones  Fr
LB 57 Tanner Wiggins Fr
LB 59 Jacques Boudereaux Fr
DL 90 Kevon Perry Jr
DL 91 Mario Osborne So
DL 92 Taboris Lee Jr
DL 93 Darryl Johnson  Fr
DL 94 Andarious Jones  Fr
DL 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr
DT 62 Daniel Chapman  Fr
DT 76 Kenndall Baker  Fr
DT 90 Kevon Perry Sr
DT 92 Taboris Lee Sr
DT 93 Darryl Johnson So
DT 94 Andarious Jones Sr
DT 95 Rodrick Stephens Jr
DL 96 David Lemoto Jr
DL 98 Ladarrius Kidd So
DL 99 Trav’Vontae Booker Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 34 Sterling Miller So
K 36 Stevie Artigue So
P 37 Steven Coutts So
K 38 Calvin Linden Fr
K/P 39 Michael Godley So
K 47 Dylan Scheurich So
LS 49 Stephen Morella Sr
K/P 86 Aaron Bird So
P 89 Austin Melancon Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana)
    Assistant Head, Wide Receivers
  • Levron Harbin (North Alabama)
    Assistant Head, Defensive Line
  • Charlie Harbison (Gardner–Webb)
    Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
  • Marquase Lovings (Howard)
    Assistant Head, Running Backs
  • Mike Lucas (Liberty)
    Assistant Head, Recruiting Coordinator, Linebackers
  • Jorge Munoz (Bethany)
    Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
  • Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State)
    Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line
  • Reed Stringer (Delta State)
    Assistant Head, Tight Ends
  • Troy Wingerter (Louisiana)
    Director of Football Operations
  • Ryan Trichel (Southeastern Louisiana)
    Director of Player Personnel
  • Tom Fratcher (Henderson State)
    Assistant Player Personnel Director
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amBoise State*
ASNL 10–4522,661
September 106:00 pmNo. 11 (FCS) McNeese State*
ESPN3W 30–2226,891
September 176:00 pmSouth Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 28–2319,208
September 247:00 pmat Tulane*
ESPN3L 39–41 4OT24,253
October 17:00 pmat New Mexico State
ESPN3L 31–37 2OT8,142
October 127:00 pmAppalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2L 0–2416,960
October 226:00 pmat Texas State
ESPN3W 27–318,278
November 54:00 pmIdaho
  • Cajun Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 13–2321,367
November 106:30 pmat Georgia Southern
ESPNUW 33–2616,786
November 1911:00 amat Georgia*
SECNL 21–3592,746
November 2611:00 amArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ASNW 24–1914,259
December 32:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3W 30–34,007
December 178:00 pmvs. Southern Miss*
ESPNL 21–2835,061
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:[1]

Game summaries

Boise State
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team
Boise State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 21 3745
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 01013

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,661
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: ASN
Game information

McNeese State
See also: 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team and Cajun Crown
McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 9 3722
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 13330

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,891
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

South Alabama
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team
South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 7923
Ragin' Cajuns 6 3 13628

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,208
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

at Tulane
See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane – Game summary
1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OTTotal
Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 37773639
Green Wave 0 6 100773841

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,253
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

at New Mexico State
See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary
1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 837031
Aggies 7 14 037637

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 8,142
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Appalachian State
See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 10 14 0024
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 000

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 16,960
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

at Texas State
See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 7727
Bobcats 3 0 003

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 18,278
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Idaho
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team
Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vandals 10 7 3323
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 0013

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,387
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

at Georgia Southern
See also: 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 10233
Eagles 3 10 01326

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); calm
  • Game attendance: 16,786
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information

at Georgia
See also: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 01421
Bulldogs 14 7 7735

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
Game information

Arkansas State
See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 7 0 3919
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7324

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,259
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ASN
Game information

at Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 17 6030
Warhawks 3 0 003

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); cloudy, rain
  • Game attendance: 4,007
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl)
See also: 2016 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2016 New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 7728
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0721

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 35,061
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

References
  1. "2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2016.


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