2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons← 2003 2005 →

2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Texas $	7	–	0	7	–	5
Troy State	4	–	2	7	–	5
New Mexico State	3	–	2	5	–	6
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	5	–	6
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	3	5	–	6
Arkansas State	3	–	4	3	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette	2	–	5	4	–	7
Utah State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Idaho	2	–	5	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion

The 2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rickey Bustle and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 14–7	22,117
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 24–20	22,467
September 18	1:10 p.m.	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 40–20	46,514
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–17	25,083
October 2	5:05 p.m.	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 34–43	10,022
October 9	6:05 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 32–35	9,748
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 25–38	10,397
October 23	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–27	23,121
November 5	9:20 p.m.	North Texas	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 17–27	21,608
November 13	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–13	15,077
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	L 10–13	9,356
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	0	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	0	0	14

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: September 4
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 22,117
Referee: Ross Smith

Game information

First quarter

ULL - Jerry Babb 2-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 5:24 (ULL 7-0)

Second quarter

ULL - Travis Smothers 7-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 13:08 (ULL 14-0)
NSU - Derrick Doyle 17-yard TD pass from Davon Vinson, Tommy Hebert kick good, 0:50 (ULL 14-7)

Top passers

ULL - Jerry Babb - 17/26, 176 yards, TD, INT
NSU - Davon Vinson - 12/27, 148 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ULL - Chester Johnson - 14 carries, 63 yards
NSU - Shelton Sampson - 8 carries, 30 yards

Top receivers

ULL - Bill Sampy - 3 receptions, 43 yards
NSU - Toby Zeigler - 4 receptions, 82 yards

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	13	0	20
Bulldogs	0	17	0	7	24

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

Date: September 11
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); mostly sunny
Game attendance: 22,467
Referee: Jeff Roberson

Game information

Second quarter

LT - Brad Oestriecher 30-yard field goal, 9:30 (LT 3-0)
LT - Erick Franklin 19-yard TD pass from Donald Allen, Oestriecher kick good, 6:44 (LT 10-0)
LT - Ryan Moats 13-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 3:03 (LT 17-0)
ULL - Jerry Babb 1-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 0:39 (LT 17-7)

Third quarter

ULL - Comiskey 41-yard field goal, 11:02 (LT 17-10)
ULL - Bill Sampy 59-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 7:07 (TIE 17-17)
ULL - Comiskey 33-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULL 20-17)

Fourth quarter

LT - Allen 3-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 10:49 (LT 24-20)

Top passers

LT - Donald Allen - 17/28, 183 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 31/53, 327 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

LT - Ryan Moats - 34 carries, 257 yards, TD
ULL - Chester Johnson - 7 carries, 33 yards

Top receivers

LT - Julius Crosby - 5 receptions, 53 yards
ULL - Bill Sampy - 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD

At Kansas State

See also: 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	13	7	10	10	40

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:10 p.m. CST
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
Game attendance: 47,914
Referee: John Laurie

Game information

First quarter

KSU - Joe Rheem 41-yard field goal, 11:10 (KSU 3-0)
KSU - Darren Sproles 35-yard field goal, Rheem kick good, 8:30 (KSU 10-0)
KSU - Rheem 34-yard field goal, 1:20 (KSU 13-0)

Second quarter

ULL - Jerry Babb 39-yard TD pass to B.J. Crist, Sean Comiskey kick good, 12:30 (KSU 13-7)
KSU - Dylan Meier 7-yard TD pass to Brian Casey, Rheem kick good, 6:02 (KSU 20-7)

Third quarter

KSU - Meier 1-yard TD rush, Rheem kick good, 10:10 (KSU 27-7)
KSU - Rheem 33-yard field goal, 07:30 (KSU 30-7)
ULL - Babb 9-yard TD rush, Comiskey kick good, 04:08 (KSU 30-14)

Fourth quarter

ULL - Chester Johnson 1-yard TD rush, Comiskey kick no good, 10:15 (KSU 30-20)
KSU - Meier 5-yard TD rush, Rheem kick good, 06:45 (KSU 37-20)
KSU - Rheem 33-yard field goal, 2:00 (KSU 40-20)

Top passers

ULL - Jerry Babb - 9/23, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT
KSU - Dylan Meier - 7/10, 52 yards, TD

Top rushers

ULL - Jerry Babb - 4 carries, 101 yards, TD
KSU - Darren Sproles - 38 carries, 292 yards, TD

Top receivers

ULL - Bill Sampy - 2 receptions, 58 yards
KSU - Davin Dennis - 2 receptions, 19 yards

Middle Tennessee

See also: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	0	3	17
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	2	23

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

Date: September 25
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 25,083
Referee: Rick Doan

Game information

First quarter

ULL - Dwight Lindon 5-yard TD rush, Sean Comiskey kick good , 12:51 (ULL 7-0)
MTSU - Pierre Ingram 15-yard TD pass from Clint Marks, Colby Smith kick good, 5:59 (TIE 7-7)

Second quarter

MTSU - Eugene Gross 1-yard TD rush, Smith kick good, 2:49 (MTSU 14-7)
ULL - B.J. Crist 10-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Comiskey kick good, 0:25 (TIE 14-14)

Third quarter

ULL - Xavier Campbell 7-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 7:30 (ULL 21-14)

Fourth quarter

ULL - Comiskey 38-yard field goal, 14:51 (ULL 24-14)
MTSU - Smith 37-yard field goal, 10:55 (ULL 24-17)

Top passers

MTSU - Clint Marks - 35/46, 242 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 16/26, 183 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MTSU - Eugene Gross - 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 10 carries, 68 yards

Top receivers

MTSU - Kerry Wright - 8 receptions, 76 yards
ULL - Bill Sampy - 6 receptions, 79 yards

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	17	3	16	43
Golden Panthers	3	14	7	10	34

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	0	11	32
Aggies	7	6	22	0	35

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	10	3	12	25
Vandals	14	7	0	17	38

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	0	7	10	7	24
Ragin' Cajuns	7	17	3	0	27

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	17	0	3	7	27
Ragin' Cajuns	3	7	0	7	17

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	3	0	13
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	7	3	10

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	3	10
Indians	7	3	0	3	13

References

"2004 Head Coaches". Nationalchamps.net.
"2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Sports Reference-College Football. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
"2004 Louisiana-Lafayette Football". static.ragincajuns.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

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