2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, for the fourth consecutive year, where they defeated Nevada. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated two wins due to major NCAA violations.

2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 16–3 vs. Nevada
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–4, 2 wins vacated (5–1 Sun Belt, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJames Willis (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Georgia Southern * $   8 0     9 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette ***   5 1     7 4  
Appalachian State *   6 2     7 5  
Texas State   5 3     7 5  
Arkansas State   5 3     7 6  
South Alabama   5 3     6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   3 5     3 9  
New Mexico State   1 7     2 10  
Idaho **   1 7     1 10  
Georgia State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
    *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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The following players were named to preseason award watch lists:

Davey O'Brien Award:[1]

Lombardi Award:[2]

  • Mykhael Quave
  • Daniel Quave
  • Justin Hamilton
  • Dominique Tovell

Biletnikoff Award:[3]

  • Jamal Robinson

Preseason All Conference Team

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First Team Offense:

  • QB Terrance Broadway
  • RB Alonzo Harris
  • RB Elijah McGuire
  • WR Jamal Robinson
  • OL Daniel Quave

First Team Defense:

  • DL Justin Hamilton
  • DL Dominique Tovell
  • S Trevence Patt

Second Team Offense:

  • OL Mykhael Quave

Second Team Defense:

  • DL Christian Ringo

Offensive player of the year:

  • QB Terrance Broadway[4]

Roster

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2014 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Al Riles Jr
QB 3 Jordan Davis Fr
WR 4 Jamal Robinson Sr
QB 5 Jalen Nixon So
QB 6 Dalvin Populist Fr
WR 7 Jared Johnson So
QB 8 Terrance Broadway Sr
QB 9 Brooks Haack So
TE 10 Larry Pettis Sr
WR 11 James Butler Sr
RB 15 Elijah McGuire So
QB 16 Patrick Morton Fr
WR 17 Lance Pace So
WR 18 Devin Scott So
WR 19 Lorenzo Cryer Fr
WR 21 C.J. Bates So
WR 22 Scott Austin Fr
WR 23 Darius Hoggins Fr
WR 24 Gabe Fuselier Fr
RB 25 Torrey Pierce Jr
RB 26 Effrem Reed Jr
WR 31 Jerrell Richardson So
TE 37 Matt Barnes Fr
RB 39 Cardaye Spencer Fr
RB 46 Alonzo Harris Sr
OL 55 Karmichael Dunbar So
OL 60 D'Aquin Withrow Fr
OL 61 Grant Horst Fr
OL 62 Jarad Martin Sr
OL 63 Jeremy Sparks So
OL 64 Nick Dugger Fr
OL 65 Jesse Freeman Fr
OL 67 Daniel Quave Sr
OL 68 Octravian Anderson Jr
OL 69 Greg Siener Jr
OL 70 Mkyhael Quave Jr
OL 71 Noah Marks Fr
OL 72 Terry Johnson Sr
OL 73 Ethan Rosenbalm So
OL 74 Drew Moore Fr
OL 75 Jonathan Lundy Fr
OL 76 Adrian Goodacre Fr
OL 77 Donovan Williams Jr
OL 78 Allen Cummins   Fr
OL 79 Eddie Gordon Jr
TE 81 Nick Byrne So
WR 82 Christian Umphries Fr
TE 84 Jacoby Beasly Fr
TE 87 Jerrell Rogers Fr
TE 88 Evan Tatford Jr
TE 89 Anthony Jones Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Simeon Thomas So
DB 3 Montrel Carter Jr
S 4 Trevence Patt Sr
DB 5 Antoinne Adkins Jr
DL 6 Justin Hamilton Sr
CB 7 Corey Trim Sr
DL 9 Christian Ringo Sr
CB 11 Jevante Watson Jr
DB 16 Travis Crawford Fr
DB 19 Troy McCollum So
CB 20 Dominick Jones So
DB 21 Corey Turner Fr
DB 22 Reggie Miles   Fr
S 23 Tracy Walker Fr
CB 24 Sean Thomas Sr
DB 25 Chris Collins Fr
DB 26 Cole Bourque Fr
S 27 T.J. Worthy Jr
LB 28 Marcus Jackson Sr
LB 29 Tyren Alexander Jr
LB 30 T.J. Posey Fr
S 33 Zachary DeGrange Jr
DB 34 Ross Duhon Fr
LB 35 Boris Anyama Sr
LB 38 Trae Johnson Sr
LB 39 Darzil Washington Jr
LB 41 Taylor Schartle Fr
LB 44 Kevin Fouquier So
DL 47 Darrien Batiste So
LB 50 Chaiziere Malbrue Fr
LB 51 Trey Granier So
DE 52 Dominique Tovell Jr
DL 53 Marvin Martin Sr
LB 56 Christian Sager Sr
DE 57 Chris Prater Jr
LB 58 Tre'Maine Lightfoot So
LB 59 Jake Molbert Sr
DT 90 Jacoby Briscoe So
DL 92 Taboris Lee Fr
DL 93 Marquis White Jr
DL 94 Ken Edwards Fr
DL 95 Rodrick Stephens Fr
DL 97 Sherard Johnson Fr
DL 98 Ladarrius Kidd Fr
DL 99 Remaine Douglas So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Dylan Scheurich Fr
LS 40 Jake Guidry Jr
K 45 Hunter Stover Sr
P 48 Daniel Cadona Sr
LS 49 Stephen Morella So
K/P 86 Aaron Bird Fr
K 91 Carlos Alvarez Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2019

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmSouthern*ESPN3W 45–636,170
September 66:00 pmLouisiana Tech*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 20–4825,607
September 133:00 pmat No. 14 Ole Miss*SECNL 15–5660,937
September 209:30 pmat Boise State*CBSSNL 9–3433,337
October 46:00 pmGeorgia State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 34–3124,816
October 147:00 pmat Texas StateESPN2W 34–1018,509
October 217:00 pmArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2W 55–4021,760
November 14:00 pmSouth Alabama 
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 19–925,861
November 87:00 pmat New Mexico StateESPN3W 44–16 (vacated)10,299
November 156:00 pmat Louisiana–MonroeESPN3W 34–2719,544
November 224:00 pmAppalachian State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 16–3520,638
November 2911:30 amat TroyESPN3W 42–23 (vacated)12,241
December 2010:00 amvs. Nevada*ESPNW 16–334,014

Game summaries

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Southern

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Southern at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 606
Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 71445

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); light rain
  • Game attendance: 36,170
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play) & Cole Cubelic (Color)
  • [2] [3] [4]
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Louisiana Tech

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Louisiana Tech at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 10 141748
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 01320

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,607
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond (Play-by-play) & Jay Taylor (Color)
  • [5] [6] [7]
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Ole Miss

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 6 7215
Rebels 14 14 21756

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

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Boise State

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Boise State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 069
Broncos 14 7 10334

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

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Georgia State

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Georgia State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 10 7731
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 71334

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 24,616
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Drew Fellios (Play-by-play) & Forrest Conoly (Color)
  • [14] [15] [16]
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Texas State

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7634
Bobcats 0 3 0710

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,509
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Kevin Dunn (Play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (Color) & Sean Adams (Sideline)
  • [17] [18] [19]
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Arkansas State

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Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 9 14 01740
Ragin' Cajuns 13 21 71455

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 21,760
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Laura Rutledge (Sideline)
  • [20] [21] [22]
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South Alabama

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South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 9 009
Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 31019

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 25,861
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (Color) & Brooke Williamson (Sideline)
  • [23] [24] [25]
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New Mexico State

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Louisiana-Lafayette at New Mexico State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 91444
Aggies 3 0 6716

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 10,299
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Glen Cerny (Play-by-play) & Danny Knee (Color)
  • [26] [27] [28]
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Louisiana-Monroe

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 17 3 01434
Warhawks 7 6 01427

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,544
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (Color) & Danielle Jenkins (Sideline)
  • [29] [30] [31]
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Appalachian State

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Appalachian State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 14 0 71435
Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 3016

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,638
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (Play-by-play) & Forrest Conoly (Color)
  • [32] [33] [34]
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Troy

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Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 14742
Trojans 2 21 0023

at Veteran Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,241
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Darren Goldwater (Play-by-play) & Peter Vaas (Color)
  • [35] [36] [37]
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Nevada (New Orleans Bowl)

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Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 0 3 003
Ragin' Cajuns 10 0 0616

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

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References

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  1. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 16, 2014). "Broadway Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 14, 2014). "Four Cajuns Named To Lombardi Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 15, 2014). "Robinson Named To Biletnikoff Award Watch List". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Matt (July 21, 2014). "Broadway Earns Preseason Honors; Cajuns Place 10 On All-SBC Team". University of Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.