Louisiana Football Team History
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
Founded: 1898 Stadium: Cajun Field Capacity: 41,264 Colors: Vermillion & White Coach: Mark Hudspeth Conference: Sun Belt-
2016 Season Highlights
Mark Hudspeth enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Boise State
10
45
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. McNeese State
30
22
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
South Alabama
28
23
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Tulane
39
41
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
New Mexico State
31
37
L
Wed., Oct. 12 vs.
Appalachian State
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Texas State
27
3
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Idaho
13
23
L
Thu., Nov. 10 @
Georgia Southern
33
26
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Georgia
21
35
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Arkansas State
24
19
W
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Louisiana Monroe
30
3
W
Sat., Dec. 17
Southern Mississippi
21
28
L
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2016 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 307
Scoring Average 23.6
Points Allowed 329
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 67-71
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.