2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Mark Hudspeth (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Harbison (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMelvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
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2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 – 0     9 – 4  
Appalachian State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia State   5 – 3     6 – 7  
South Alabama   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Coach Hudspeth addresses the media at the 2015 Sun Belt Media Day before the season.

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.

Preseason

Award watchlists

The following players were named to preseason award watchlist

Walter Camp Award

Lombardi Award

  • Mykhael Quave
  • Dominique Tovell

Doak Walker Award

Paul Hornung Award

Sun Belt Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year – Elijah McGuire, RB (Louisiana-Lafayette)

Predicted standings

Sun Belt Conference predicted standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 Georgia Southern 110 (6)
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 108 (3)
3 Arkansas State 96 (1)
4 Appalachian State 82
5 Texas State 78
6 South Alabama 68 (1)
7 UL Monroe 59
8 Troy 39
9 Georgia State 32
10 New Mexico State 30
11 Idaho 24

Preseason All–Conference Team

Offense

QB Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State)
RB Matt Breida (Georgia Southern)
RB Elijah McGuire (Louisiana-Lafayette)
WR J. D. McKissic (Arkansas State)
WR Donovan Harden (Georgia State)
WR Rashon Ceaser (UL Monroe)
TE Joel Ruiz (Georgia State)
OL Jesse Chapman (Appalachian State)
OL Darien Foreman (Georgia Southern)
OL Chris May (South Alabama)
OL Joseph Scelfo (South Alabama)
OL Adrian Bellard (Texas State)

Defense

DL Chris Stone (Arkansas State)
DL Ronald Blair (Appalachian State)
DL Gerrand Johnson (UL Monroe)
DL Javon Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State)
LB John Law (Appalachian State)
LB Xavier Woodson (Arkansas State)
LB Joseph Peterson (Georgia State)
DB Doug Middleton (Appalachian State)
DB Mitch Lane (UL Monroe)
DB David Mims II (Texas State)
DB Montres Kitchens (Troy)

Specialists

PK Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama)
P Austin Rehkow (Idaho)
RS Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State)

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Roster

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Gunner Hudspeth Fr
WR 2 Al Riles Jr
RB 3 Montrel Carter Sr
WR 4 Jamal Robinson Sr
QB 6 Jalen Nixon Jr
QB 8 Dion Ray Fr
QB 9 Brooks Haack Jr
QB 11 Chris Weaver Fr
WR 13 Gabe Fuselier So
RB 15 Elijah McGuire Jr
WR 17 Ja'Marcus Bradley Fr
QB 18 Patrick Morton So
WR 18 Devin Scott Jr
WR 19 Michael Jacquet Fr
WR 20 Gary Haynes Fr
WR 21 Keenan Barnes Fr
WR 22 Mark Mornay So
RB 23 Darius Hoggins So
RB 25 Torrey Pierce Sr
RB 26 Effrem Reed Sr
RB 27 Jordan Wright Fr
WR 28 Chris Collins  Fr
WR 30 Leon Duncan Fr
WR 31 Jerry Martin Fr
TE 33 Carlos Robinson Fr
TE 39 Alex Allen Fr
RB 41 Jentrell Oliver Jr
OL 50 Robert Hunt Fr
OL 60 D’Aquin Withrow So
OL 61 Cole Prudhomme Fr
OL 62 Grant Mieling Fr
OL 63 Raynard Ford Jr
OL 65 Jessie Freeman  Fr
OL 66 Rico Robinson Fr
OL 67 Ken Marks Fr
OL 68 Octravian Anderson Sr
OL 69 Caden Cunningham Fr
OL 70 Mykhael Quave Sr
OL 72 Grant Horst So
OL 73 Ethan Rosenbalm Jr
OL 75 Kevin Dotson Fr
OL 76 Adrian Goodacre  Fr
OL 77 Donovan Williams Sr
OL 78 Allen Cummins So
OL 79 Eddie Gordon Jr
WR 80 Shelby Christy So
TE 81 Nick Byrne Jr
TE 82 Greg Siener Sr
TE 84 Jacoby Beasly So
WR 85 Jerrell Richardson Jr
TE 87 Chris Turner Fr
TE 88 Evan Tatford Sr
TE Matt Barnes So
WR Jarrod Jackson Fr
WR Jared Johnson Jr
WR Lance Pace Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 4 Tre’Maine Lightfoot Jr
DB 6 Savion Brown Jr
LB 7 Otha Peters Jr
DB 8 Simeon Thomas So
DB 9 Lorenzo Cryer  Fr
DB 10 Christian Goodlett Jr
DB 11 Jevante Watson Sr
DB 13 Edward Thompson So
DB 16 Travis Crawford So
DB 17 Ethan Rose Fr
DB 18 Blair Brooks Fr
DB 19 Troy McCollum So
DB 20 Dominick Jones Jr
LB 21 Alonzo Brown Fr
DB 22 Reggie Miles So
DB 23 Tracy Walker So
DB 24 Cole Bourque So
DB 25 Deuce Wallace Fr
DB 27 T.J. Worthy Sr
LB 28 Joe Dillon Fr
LB 29 Tyren Alexander Sr
LB 30 T.J. Posey So
DB 31 Corey Turner  Fr
DB 33 Zachary DeGrange Sr
LB 34 Ross Duhon So
LB 35 Chaiziere Malbrue  Fr
DL 36 David McCormick Fr
DB 37 Errol Brown Fr
LB 38 Terik Miler Fr
LB 39 Darzil Washington Sr
LB 41 Zach Jones Jr
LB 43 Kaleb Fredericks Fr
LB 44 Kevin Fouquier Jr
LB 46 Asa Miller Fr
DB 48 Vince Thomas Fr
LB 51 Trey Granier Jr
LB 52 Dominique Tovell Sr
DL 54 Rodney Baker  Fr
DL 55 Karmichael Dunbar Jr
LB 56 Terrence Jones Fr
DL 57 Chris Prater Sr
LB 59 Shay Laporte  Fr
DT 90 Jacoby Briscoe Jr
DL 91 Mario Osborne Fr
DL 92 Taboris Lee So
DL 93 Darryl Johnson Fr
DL 94 Andarious Jones Fr
DL 95 Rodrick Stephens So
DL 96 Blain Winston So
DL 97 Sherard Johnson So
DL 98 Ladarrius Kidd  Fr
DL 99 Remaine Douglas Jr
DB Kamar Greenhouse Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 35 Sterling Miller  Fr
K 36 Stevie Artigue Fr
LS 40 Jake Guidry Sr
K 47 Dylan Scheurich  Fr
LS 49 Stephen Morella Jr
LS 58 Kel Straubmueller So
K 83 Carlos Alvarez Sr
K/P 86 Aaron Bird  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule

Louisiana–Lafayette announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, Texas State, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, and South Alabama.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Kentucky*
ESPNUL 33–4062,933
September 126:00 pmNorthwestern State*ESPN3W 44–1726,824
September 266:00 pmAkron*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 14–3524,679
October 36:00 pmat Louisiana Tech*ASNL 14–4326,910
October 106:00 pmTexas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 49–2721,377
October 207:00 pmat Arkansas StateESPN2L 27–3720,495
October 314:00 pmLouisiana–Monroedagger
ESPN3W 30–2417,410
November 71:00 pmat Georgia StateESPN3W 23–2110,070
November 126:30 pmat South AlabamaESPNUL 25–3214,096
November 214:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 34–3717,023
November 281:00 pmat Appalachian StateESPN3L 7–2816,124
December 54:00 pmTroy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3L 17–4122,264
Schedule source:[3]

Game summaries

Louisiana-Lafayette at Kentucky – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 101633
Wildcats 14 10 9740

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); hot, mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 62,933
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • UK - Stanley Williams 75-yard TD run, Austin MacGinnis kick good, 14:44 (UK 7-0)
  • UK - Garrett Johnson 35-yard TD pass from Patrick Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 6:17 (UK 14-0)
Second quarter
  • UK - Jeff Badet 37-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick good, 14:43 (UK 21-0)
  • ULL - Brooks Haack 4-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 8:33 (UK 21-7)
  • UK - MacGinnis 44-yard field goal, 2:16 (UK 24-7)
Third quarter
  • UK - MacGinnis 24-yard field goal, 9:54 (UK 27-7)
  • ULL - Artigue 31-yard field goal, 6:04 (UK 27-10)
  • UK - Blake Bone 5-yard TD pass from Towles, MacGinnis kick no good, 3:47 (UK 33-10)
  • ULL - Torrey Pierce 56-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:26 (UK 33-17)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Pierce 26-yard TD run, Jalen Nixon two-point conversion pass good to Elijah McGuire, 11:39 (UK 33-25)
  • ULL - Nixon 23-yard TD run, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 7:36 (TIE 33-33)
  • UK - Mikel Horton 12-yard TD run, MacGinnis kick good, 0:57 (UK 40-33)
Top passers
  • UK - Patrick Towles - 16/34, 257 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 22/37, 194 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • UK - Stanley Williams - 10 carries, 135 yards, TD
  • ULL - Torrey Pierce - 10 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • UK - Garrett Johnson - 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
  • ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 7 receptions, 69 yards

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 10 7017
Ragin' Cajuns 14 13 71044

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 26,824
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 7-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:01 (ULL 7-0)
  • ULL - McGuire 88-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:07 (ULL 14-0)
Second quarter
  • NSU - Chris Jones 41-yard TD run, Chris Moore kick good, 10:17 (ULL 14-7)
  • ULL - McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick no good, 3:55 (ULL 20-7)
  • ULL - McGuire 24-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:16 (ULL 27-7)
  • NSU - Moore 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (ULL 27-10)
Third quarter
  • ULL - McGuire 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:16 (ULL 34-10)
  • NSU - Cody Jones 14-yard TD pass from J.D. Almond, Moore kick good, 2:30 (ULL 34-17)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Pierce 1-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 14:56 (ULL 41-17)
  • ULL - Artigue 26-yard field goal, 7:33 (ULL 44-17)
Top passers
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 7/8, 187 yards
  • NSU - J.D. Almond - 5/10, 66 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 14 carries, 162 yards, 5 TD
  • NSU - Daniel Taylor - 13 carries, 60 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Devin Scott - 3 receptions, 90 yards
  • NSU - Chris Jones - 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Akron

Akron at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Zips 7 7 14735
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 0714

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,679
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • AKR - Andrew Pratt 9-yard TD pass from Thomas Woodson, Robert Stein kick good, 7:10 (AKR 7-0)
Second quarter
  • AKR - Woodson 14-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 14:54 (AKR 14-0)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 17-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 10:50 (AKR 14-7)
Third quarter
  • AKR - Conor Hundley 1-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 11:24 (AKR 21-7)
  • AKR - Jerome Lane 72-yard TD pass from Woodson, 7:53 (AKR 28-7)
Fourth quarter
  • AKR - Conor Hundley 11-yard TD run, Stein kick good, 10:08 (AKR 35-7)
  • ULL - Gabe Fuselier 8-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Artigue kick good, 6:22 (AKR 35-14)
Top passers
  • AKR - Thomas Woodson - 13/29, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon - 11/20, 96 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • AKR - Thomas Woodson - 8 carries, 93 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • AKR - Jerome Lane - reception, 72 yards, TD
  • ULL - Gabe Fuselier - 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD

At Louisiana Tech

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 0 7014
Bulldogs 7 22 7743

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 26,910
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV: ASN
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 49-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 13:06 (ULL 7-0)
  • LT - Trent Taylor 8-yard TD pass from Jeff Driskel, Jonathon Barnes kick good, 8:39 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • LT - Driskel 19-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, 12:36 (LT 14-7)
  • LT - Team defensive safety, 11:09 (LT 16-7)
  • LT - Barnes 50-yard field goal, 7:00 (LT 19-7)
  • LT - Barnes 41-yard field goal, 0:17 (LT 22-7)
  • LT - Bryson Abraham 50-yard interception return for TD, Barnes kick good, 0:00 (LT 29-7)
Third quarter
  • LT - Marcus Gains 72-yard TD pass from Driskel, Barnes kick good, 13:26 (LT 36-7)
  • ULL - Nixon 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 1:23 (LT 36-14)
Fourth quarter
  • LT - Kenneth Dixon 6-yard TD run, Barnes kick good, (LT 43-14)
Top passers
  • LT - Jeff Driskel - 20/33, 290 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon, 17/33, 161 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • LT - Kenneth Dixon - 22 carries, 59 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 12 carries, 84 yards
Top receivers
  • LT - Marcus Gains - 8 receptions, 165 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Texas State

Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 7 7 7627
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 28749

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); clear, sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,377
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
  • TXST - Robert Lowe 37-yard TD pass from Tyler Jones, James Sherman kick good, 9:52 (TXST 7-0)
  • ULL - Al Riles 22-yard TD pass from Jalen Nixon, Stevie Artigue kick good, 5:05 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • TXST - Jones 31-yard TD run, Sherman kick good, 12:27 (TXST 14-7)
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:35 (TIE 14-14)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 12:33 (ULL 21-14)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 9:17 (ULL 28-14)
  • ULL - Nixon 18-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 2:31 (ULL 35-14)
  • TXST - Brandon Smith 95-yard kickoff return for TD, Sherman kick good, 2:17 (ULL 35-21)
  • ULL - Jeryl Brazil 100-yard kickoff return for TD, Artigue kick good, 2:02 (ULL 42-21)
Fourth quarter
  • TXST - Tyler Siudzinski 1-yard TD run, Sherman kick blocked, 9:06 (ULL 42-27)
  • ULL - Torrey Pierce 2-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:39 (ULL 49-27)
Top passers
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon - 22/29, 238 yards, 3 TD
  • TXST - Tyler Jones - 13/33, 178 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 28 carries, 170 yards, TD
  • TXST - Tyler Jones - 11 carries, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • ULL - Al Riles - 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
  • TXST - C.J. Best - 9 receptions, 70 yards

At Arkansas State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 7627
Red Wolves 13 21 3037

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 20,495
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400787454] [16] [17]
Game information
First quarter
  • ARST - Michael Gordon 7-yard TD run, Drew White kick no good, 8:13 (ARST 6-0)
  • ARST - Johnston White 21-yard TD run, JD Houston kick good, 1:15 (ARST 13-0)
Second quarter
  • ARST - Darion Griswold 2-yard TD pass from Fredi Knighten, Houston kick good, 13:24 (ARST 20-0)
  • ARST - Cody Brown 30-yard interception return for TD, Houston kick good, 11:29 (ARST 27-0)
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon 75-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 11:16 (ARST 27-7)
  • ARST - Chris Murray 46-yard TD pass from Knighten, Houston kick good, 3:55 (ARST 34-7)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 8-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:25 (ARST 34-14)
Third quarter
  • ARST - Houston 42-yard field goal, 2:35 (ARST 37-14)
  • ULL - Al Riles 17-yard TD pass from Nixon, Artigue kick good, 0:05 (ARST 37-21)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - McGuire 20-yard TD pass from Nixon, two-point conversion run no good, 11:02 (ARST 37-27)
Top passers
  • ARST - Fredi Knighten - 8/19, 105 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon - 17/44, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • ARST - Warren Wand - 9 carries, 98 yards
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon - 19 carries, 201 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • ARST - Chris Murray - reception, 46 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 10 0024
Ragin' Cajuns 3 6 71430

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); light drizzle
  • Game attendance: 17,410
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [18] [19] [20]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 13:27 (ULL 3-0)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 27-yard TD pass from Garrett Smith, Craig Ford kick good, 8:03 (ULM 7-3)
  • ULM - Ajalen Holley 29-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 3:28 (ULM 14-3)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 41-yard field goal, 14:14 (ULM 14-6)
  • ULL - Artigue 33-yard field goal, 6:53 (ULM 14-9)
  • ULM - Kaylon Watson 53-yard TD pass from Smith, Ford kick good, 6:14 (ULM 21-9)
  • ULM - Ford 29-yard field goal, 0:35 (ULM 24-9)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 5-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:50 (ULM 24-16)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Brooks Haack 13-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass no good, 7:21 (ULM 24-22)
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson 64-yard TD pass from Haack, McGuire two-point conversion run good, 3:10 (ULL 30-24)
Top passers
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 6/13, 85 yards, TD
  • ULM - Garrett Smith - 16/35, 265 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 19 carries, 59 yards, TD
  • ULM - Garrett Smith - 19 carries, 33 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
  • ULM - Ajalen Holley - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

At Georgia State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 17 0 3323
Panthers 7 7 7021

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: N/A (Domed stadium)
  • Game attendance: 10,070
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [21] [22] [23]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Stevie Artigue 40-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 3-0)
  • ULL - Montrel Carter 0-yard return for TD of blocked punt, Artigue kick good, 8:42 (ULL 10-0)
  • GSU - Keith Rucker 8-yard TD pass from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good, 6:06 (ULL 10-7)
  • ULL - Al Riles 4-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Artigue kick good, 0:55 (ULL 17-7)
Second quarter
  • GSU - Rucker 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 9:08 (ULL 17-14)
Third quarter
  • GSU - Donovan Harden 3-yard TD pass from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good, 5:27 (GSU 21-17)
  • ULL - Artigue 49-yard field goal, 1:30 (GSU 21-20)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 21-yard field goal, 6:59 (ULL 23-21)
Top passers
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 18/25, 162 yards, TD
  • GSU - Nick Arbuckle - 22/38, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 21 carries, 73 yards
  • GSU - Demarcus Kirk - 14 carries, 85 yards
Top receivers
  • ULL - Al Riles - 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD
  • GSU - Penny Hart - 5 receptions, 97 yards

At South Alabama

Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 6 0 71225
Jaguars 7 10 01532

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,096
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [24] [25] [26]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon 18-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick blocked, 11:18 (ULL 6-0)
  • USA - Xavier Johnson 9-yard TD run, Aleem Sunanon kick good, 8:00 (USA 7-6)
Second quarter
  • USA - Sunanon 25-yard field goal, 6:20 (USA 10-6)
  • USA - Gerald Everett 10-yard TD pass from Cody Clements, Sunanon kick good, 0:20 (USA 17-6)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 10:44 (USA 17-13)
Fourth quarter
  • USA - Clements 7-yard TD pass from Everett, Sunanon kick good, 12:51 (USA 24-13)
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson 45-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, two-point pass conversion no good, 10:57 (USA 24-19)
  • ULL - Savion Brown 85-yard interception return for TD, two point pass conversion no good, 8:26 (ULL 25-24)
  • USA - Johnson 16-yard TD run, Clements run for two-point conversion, 3:32 (USA 32-25)
Top passers
  • USA - Cody Clements - 17/28, 281 yards, TD, INT
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 21/34, 270 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • USA - Xavier Johnson - 23 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Jalen Nixon - 6 carries, 30 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • USA - Braedon Bowman - 2 receptions, 69 yards
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson - 10 receptions, 188 yards, TD

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 3 17 71037
Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 31434

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 17,023
  • Referee: Charles Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [27] [28] [29]
Game information
First quarter
  • NMSU - Parker Davidson 44-yard field goal, 5:11 (NMSU 3-0)
  • ULL - Al Riles 20-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:50 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
  • NMSU - Tyrain Taylor 58-yard TD pass from Andrew Allen, Davidson kick good, 14:08 (NMSU 10-7)
  • NMSU - Davidson 33-yard field goal, 10:08 (NMSU 13-7)
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 64 yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 9:04 (ULL 14-13)
  • NMSU - Gregory Hogan, 21-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 6:41 (NMSU 20-14)
  • ULL - Bird 23-yard field goal, 1:27 (NMSU 20-17)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Bird 31-yard field goal, 5:27 (TIE 20-20)
  • NMSU - Teldrick Morgan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 1:25 (NMSU 27-20)
Fourth quarter
  • ULL - McGuire 27-yard TD run, Bird kick good, 10:37 (TIE 27-27)
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson 31-yard TD pass from Brooks Haack, Bird kick good, 6:27 (ULL 34-27)
  • NMSU - Hogan 23-yard TD pass from Allen, Davidson kick good, 3:59 (TIE 34-34)
  • NMSU - Davidson 21-yard field goal, 1:29 (NMSU 37-34)
Top passers
  • NMSU - Andrew Allen - 13/31, 243 yards, 4 TD
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 24/37, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NMSU - Larry Rose III - 27 carries, 191 yards
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 18 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • NMSU - Tyrain Taylor - 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson - 12 receptions, 183 yards, TD

At Appalachian State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 077
Mountaineers 7 7 7728

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 16,123
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
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Game information
First quarter
  • APST - Marcus Cox 9-yard TD run, Zach Matics kick good, 9:34 (APST 7-0)
Second quarter
  • APST - Cox 1-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 14:03 (APST 14-0)
Third quarter
  • APST - Jalin Moore 54-yard TD run, Matics kick good, 6:44 (APST 21-0)
Fourth quarter
  • APST - Michael Moll 2-yard TD pass from Taylor Lamb, Matics kick good, 6:34 (APST 28-0)
  • ULL - Jordan Davis 20-yard TD run, Aaron Bird kick good, 0:57 (APST 28-7)
Top passers
  • APST - Taylor Lamb - 14/21, 172 yards, TD
  • ULL - Brooks Haack - 13/22, 128 yards
Top rushers
  • APST - Jalin Moore - 13 carries, 104 yards, TD
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 16 carries, 43 yards
Top receivers
  • APST - Malachi Jones - 3 receptions, 58 yards
  • ULL - Jamal Robinson - 7 receptions, 66 yards

Troy

Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 24 0 17041
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7017

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,264
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
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Game information
First quarter
  • TROY - Brandon Burks 23-yard TD pass from Brandon Silver, Jed Solomon kick good, 12:34 (TROY 7-0)
  • TROY - Teddy Ruben 15-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 6:37 (TROY 14-0)
  • TROY - Solomon 39-yard field goal, 2:57 (TROY 17-0)
  • TROY - Ruben 62-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 0:47 (TROY 24-0)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 18-yard TD run, Carlos Alvarez kick good, 13:00 (TROY 24-7)
  • ULL - Alvarez 41-yard field goal, 0:35 (TROY 24-10)
Third quarter
  • ULL - McGuire 7-yard TD pass from Jordan Davis, Alvarez kick good, 10:51 (TROY 24-17)
  • TROY - Jarvis Bentley 67-yard TD pass from Silvers, Solomon kick good, 8:56 (TROY 31-17)
  • TROY - Solomon 21-yard field goal, 3:10 (TROY 34-17)
  • TROY - Demetrius Cain 17-yard fumble return for TD, Solomon kick good, 2:31 (TROY 41-17)
Top passers
  • TROY - Brandon Silvers - 22/28, 320 yards, 4 TD
  • ULL - Jordan Davis - 19/33, 196 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • TROY - Brandon Burks - 25 carries, 118 yards
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire - 15 carries, 86 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TROY - Teddy Ruben - 8 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
  • ULL - Devin Scott - 4 receptions, 74 yards

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2015 Preseason Football All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns Officially Release 2015 Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana–Lafayette Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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