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2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons← 20072009 →

The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Lafayette competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Rickey Bustle. UL-Lafayette finished the season with a 6–6 record (Sun Belt: 5–2).

Louisiana–Lafayette came close to an upset against 24th-ranked Illinois at home but ultimately lost, 20–17. The Ragin' Cajuns were also competitive against Kansas State, trailing by 42–37 late in that game, but Louisiana-Lafayette was hindered by ten penalties, twice as many as called against their opponent. Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State with a touchdown in the last 0:42 to play and won, 28–23. They defeated Florida International decisively, 49–20, before losing to UTEP in Lafayette. lost to Florida Atlantic after trailing, 40–7, in the final quarter. The following week, they were routed by eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 48–3. UL-Lafayette won their finale against Middle Tennessee, 42–28, which gave the Cajuns their sixth win, and with it, bowl eligibility. The Ragin' Cajuns also finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 5–2 mark in league play. It was the third season in four years that the Cajuns became bowl eligible, but the Cajuns did not receive a bowl bid.

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Preseason All-Conference Team

Roster

2008 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Brady Thomas  Fr RB 5 Jason Chery Sr QB 6 Michael Desormeaux Sr WR 7 Caleb Rubin Sr QB 8 Brad McGuire  Fr QB 11 Chris Masson  Fr WR 15 Verlin Moore So QB 16 Keldric White  Fr QB 17 Blaine Gautier  Fr WR 18 Derrick Smith Sr WR 19 Marlin Miller So RB 20 Ian Roberts  Fr WR 21 Lance Kelley  Fr WR 22 Antwain Keyes  Fr RB 25 Undrea Sails Jr RB 26 Yobes Walker  Fr FB 27 Phillip Walker Jr RB 31 Draylon Booker  Fr RB 31 Deon Wallace Jr RB 32 Tyrell Fenroy Sr RB 33 Julian Shankle  Fr FB 34 Geoffrey McCullough Jr RB 40 Matt Dupre Jr FB 44 Jonathan Thomas  Fr FB 45 Chancellor Roberson Sr TE 46 Matt Desormeaux So OT 51 Colin Windsor So OT 55 Brad Bryant Jr G 60 Ian Burks So OL 61 Mike Muguira  Fr G 63 Josh Robinson  Fr OT 66 Nasser Jamal So OT 67 Sean Osborne  Fr OT 67 Jesse Newman Sr C 68 Matthew Autrey  Fr OL 70 Evan Ruiz  Fr OL 72 Leonardo Bates  Fr OT 73 Jonathan DeCoster So OL 74 Kyle Plouhar  Fr G 75 Brad Bustle Jr OL 76 Jaron Odom  Fr C 77 Byrnes Tatford  Fr OT 78 Kyle Pirtle Jr C 79 Chris Fisher Jr WR 80 Darrius Duffy Jr TE 80 Dusty Mack Jr WR 81 Richie Falgout So WR 82 Jawanza Mitchell  Fr WR 83 Ryan Finney Sr WR 83 Pierre Hill  Fr WR 84 Louis Lee Jr TE 85 Luke Aubrey Jr TE 86 Matt Ulm Jr TE 87 Brendan Wilson  Fr TE 88 Erik Jones Sr TE 89 Ladarius Green  Fr WR Matt Campbell Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Orkeys Auriene So CB 3 Justin Branden Sr LB 4 Daylon McCoy So LB 10 Fred Davis So CB 13 Scooter Rogers Sr CB 17 Ken Dandridge Jr CB 17 Ross Goodlett  Fr SS 20 Derik Keyes Sr CB 22 Dwight Bentley  Fr CB 23 Junior Jean Jr SS 24 Phillip Nevels Jr SS 25 Frantz Accime So FS 26 Justin Lee Sr CB 27 Daryl Hampton  Fr DE 29 Jonathon Vance Sr FS 30 Gerren Blount Jr SS 31 Devon Lewis-Buchanan  Fr DB 33 Melvin White  Fr FS 36 Maurice Rolle So CB 38 Rodney Gillis  Fr FS 38 Seth Guilbeaux So DB 39 Tim Jackson  Fr SS 39 Julian Jones So LB 40 Chris Richard  Fr LB 41 Antwyne Zanders Sr LB 43 Brenton Burkhalter Sr LB 44 Kyron Benoit  Fr DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu  Fr LB 47 Grant Fleming So DE 50 Jeremy Cook So LB 52 Jesse Broadnax  Fr LB 53 Jezreel Washington Jr LB 56 Richard Brooks  Fr LB 57 Fred Okoye  Fr DE 58 Nate Douglas  Fr DT 61 Bobby Fails Sr DE 62 Brandon Williams  Fr DT 64 Ben Duhon  Fr DE 65 Kyle Cox  Fr DT 69 Ross Graham So DT 71 Jordan Hanby  Fr DE 71 Trace Wilson  Fr DT 72 Chris Johnson So DT 90 Derreck Dean  Fr DT 91 Sharrick Moore So DT 92 Tory Day  Fr DE 93 Hall Davis Jr DT 94 Jermaine Rogers So DT 95 LaQuincy Williams Jr DE 96 Chris Lanaux Jr DE 97 Terrell Richardson So DT 98 Lanier Coleman Sr DT 99 Seth Adams Sr LB Matt Lafeaux  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 35 Spencer Ortego So P 37 Brett Baer  Fr K 48 Drew Edminston Sr LS 52 Matt Rosenbalm  Fr LS 54 Scott Hayes Jr	Head coach Rickey Bustle (Clemson) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Hudson (Louisville) Offensive coordinator Kevin Fouquier (Texas A&M) Defensive coordinator Jorge Munoz (Bethany (KS)) Assistant coach Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Assistant head coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Southern Miss

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 32,792
• Referee: Ed Ardito

@ Illinois

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly sunny
• Game attendance: 58,632
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: BTN

Kent State

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,241
• Referee: Chuck Lewis

@ Kansas State

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 45,558
• Referee: R. Loumiet

@ Louisiana-Monroe

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 21,929
• Referee: Matt Loeffler

@ North Texas

at Fouts Field, Denton, TX

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 17,106

Arkansas State

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); clear skies
• Game attendance: 23,684
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

FIU

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); sunny, clear skies
• Game attendance: 29,031
• Referee: Jeff Roberson

UTEP

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 21,065
• Referee: Perry Havener
• TV: ESPN+

@ Florida Atlantic

at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); humid
• Game attendance: 14,338
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

@ Troy

at Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, AL

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 19,443

Middle Tennessee

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,321
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

Postseason

All–Conference Team

Post-Season Awards

• Tyrell Fenroy, ULL - Player of the Year
• Michael Desormeaux, ULL - Offensive Player of the Year
• Alex Carrington, ASU - Defensive Player of the Year
• Levi Brown, TROY - Newcomer of the Year
• T. Y. Hilton, FIU – Freshman of the Year
• Larry Blakeney, TROY - Coach of the Year

References

1. Louisiana–Lafayette 2008 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 28, 2009.
2. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 289, 2009.
3. ^ "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
4. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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