2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–4, 4 wins vacated (4–2 Sun Belt, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   2 – 6     3 – 9  
South Alabama **   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated four wins due to major NCAA violations.[1]

Preseason

Award watchlists

Award Player Position Year
Manning Award Blaine Gautier QB SR
Rimington Trophy Andre Huval C JR
Lou Groza Award Brett Baer K SR

Sun Belt Media Day

Predicted standings

Sun Belt Conference predicted standings
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st Place)
1 Florida International 92 (5)
2 Arkansas State 85 (2)
3 Louisiana-Lafayette 81 (2)
4 Western Kentucky 70 (1)
5 Troy 60
6 Louisiana-Monroe 47
7 Middle Tennessee 42
8 North Texas 36
9 Florida Atlantic 23
10 South Alabama 14

Preseason All–Conference Team

Roster

2012 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 La Marcus Allen Fr
RB 3 Montrel Carter Fr
WR 4 Javone Lawson Sr
WR 5 Lance Pace Fr
QB 6 Jalen Nixon Fr
QB 7 D'Shaie Landon Fr
QB 8 Terrance Broadway So
WR 9 Harry Peoples Sr
TE 10 Larry Pettis So
WR 11 James Butler So
QB 13 Brady Thomas Sr
WR 15 Jamal Robinson So
QB 16 Brooks Haack Fr
QB 17 Blaine Gautier Sr
QB 19 Riley Saunders Jr
WR 23 Bradley Brown Jr
RB 26 Yobes Walker Sr
WR 27 Billy Christian So
RB 28 Marcus Jackson So
WR 30 Brandon Stewart Fr
RB 31 Effrem Reed Fr
RB 36 Mitchell Cunningham Fr
WR 39 Tyler Morvant Fr
RB 41 Torrey Pierce Fr
TE 43 Thomas Singleton Fr
RB 46 Alonzo Harris So
OL 54 Kevon Foster Fr
OL 60 Tyler Bergeron So
OL 61 Joseph Brunson Fr
OL 62 Jarad Martin So
OL 63 Jeremy Sparks Fr
OL 65 Zach Tarver Fr
OL 67 Daniel Quave So
OL 68 Octravian Anderson Fr
OL 69 Greg Siener Fr
OL 70 Mykhael Quave Fr
OL 71 Andre Huval Jr
OL 72 Leonard Bates Sr
OL 73 Ethan Rosenbalm Fr
OL 75 Terry Johnson So
OL 76 Jaron Odom Sr
OL 78 Daniel Lemelle Jr
OL 79 Evyn Perry Jr
WR 80 Adam Savoie Fr
WR 83 Jared Johnson Fr
WR 84 Devin Figaro So
TE 85 Ian Thompson Jr
TE 86 Jacob Maxwell Jr
WR 87 Darryl Surgent Jr
TE 88 Andrew Hebert Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 JeMarlous Moten Sr
CB 3 Jamal Rainy Fr
CB 4 Dominick Jones Jr
S 5 Darius Barksdale So
CB 11 O' Neil Parker Fr
S 15 Chris Faber So
S 16 Al Riles Fr
CB 18 Jevante Watson Fr
S 19 Zachary DeGrange Fr
LB 20 Will Burrowes Jr
S 21 Rodney Gillis Sr
CB 22 Melvin White Sr
CB 24 Sean Thomas So
S 25 Chris Morgan Fr
S 27 T.J. Worthy Fr
LB 29 Tyren Alexander Fr
LB 29 Zach Bourque So
LB 30 Le'Marcus Gibson Sr
S 33 Trevence Patt So
LB 34 Justin Anderson Jr
LB 35 Boris Anyama So
S 37 Hunter Thibodeaux Jr
LB 38 Trae Johnson So
LB 39 Chris Hill Fr
LB 44 Kevin Fouquier Fr
DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu Sr
DE 47 Blake Comminie Sr
LB 50 Rodney Smith, Jr. Fr
LB 51 Tre'Maine Lightfoot Fr
LB 52 Dominique Tovell Fr
DL 53 Remaine Douglas Fr
LB 55 Brandon Nash Jr
LB 56 Christian Sager So
DE 57 Chris Prater Fr
LB 58 Nick Barnfield Jr
LB 59 Jake Molbert So
DL 64 Ben Duhon Sr
DL 66 Marvin Martin So
DL 74 Justin Hamilton So
DL 90 Blain Winston Fr
DL 92 Christian Ringo So
DL 93 Cordian Hagans Sr
DL 94 Karmichael Dunbar Fr
DL 96 Brandon McCray Jr
DL 97 Jalen Fields Jr
DL 99 Darrien Batiste Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 33 Travis Shinn Fr
K 40 Brett Baer Sr
LS 49 Matt Rosenbalm Sr
LS 50 Jake Guidry Fr
LS 82 John Broussard So
K 91 Carlos Alvarez So
K 95 Hunter Stover So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmLamar*
RCN/ESPN3W 40–0 (vacated)25,803
September 86:00 pmat Troy
ESPN3W 37–24 (vacated)17,981
September 1511:00 amat Oklahoma State*
FSNL 24–6556,062
September 296:00 pmFIU
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3W 48–20 (vacated)21,109
October 64:00 pmTulane*dagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
RCN/ESPN3W 41–13 (vacated)29,758
October 168:00 pmat North Texas
ESPN2L 23–3017,055
October 237:00 pmArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
ESPN2L 27–5019,873
November 33:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
SBN/CSSW 40–2420,203
November 1011:21 amat No. 7 Florida*
SECNL 20–2786,482
November 176:00 pmWestern Kentucky
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–2720,314
November 244:00 pmSouth Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
RCN/ESPN3W 52–3020,333
December 12:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
W 35–2111,522
December 2211:00 amvs. East Carolina*
ESPNW 43–3448,828

Game summaries

Lamar

See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Ragin' Cajuns 13 27 0040

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy, possible rain
  • Game attendance: 25,803
  • Referee: Stan Sence
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information

@ Troy

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 6 10737
Trojans 7 7 3724

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 17,981
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information

@ Oklahoma State

See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Oklahoma State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 0 101424
Cowboys 17 27 14765

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 11:05 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 56,062
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV: FSN
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information

FIU

See also: 2012 FIU Golden Panthers football team
Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 14 6020
Ragin' Cajuns 17 14 10748

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,109
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information

Tulane

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 10 0313
Ragin' Cajuns 3 21 14341

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 29,758
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [13] [14]
Game information

@ North Texas

See also: 2012 North Texas Mean Green football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 6 7 7323
Mean Green 0 6 141030

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 17,055
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [15] [16] [17]
Game information

Arkansas State

See also: 2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 6 20 141050
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 71327

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: `9,873
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [18] [19] [20]
Game information

@ Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team and Battle on the Bayou
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 71240
Warhawks 10 7 0724

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,203
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [21] [22] [23]
Game information

@ Florida

See also: 2012 Florida Gators football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 0 14320
No. 6 Gators 3 7 31427

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 11:20 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,482
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV: SECN
  • [24] [25] [26]
Game information

Western Kentucky

See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 0 10 31427
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 71431

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 20,314
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • [27] [28] [29]
Game information

South Alabama

See also: 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team
South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 9 7730
Ragin' Cajuns 17 7 141452

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 20,333
  • Referee: Kevin Stone
  • [30] [31] [32]
Game information

@ Florida Atlantic

See also: 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 7735
Owls 14 0 0721

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 11,522
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • [33] [34] [35]
Game information

East Carolina–New Orleans Bowl

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 21 10334
Ragin' Cajuns 7 24 6643

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 48,828
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • [36] [37] [38]
Game information

References

  1. ^ "Here's what games UL has vacated following NCAA probe".