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2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlie Harbison (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Melvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cajun Field
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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

• Elijah McGuire

Lombardi Award

• Mykhael Quave
• Dominique Tovell

Doak Walker Award

• Elijah McGuire

Paul Hornung Award

• Elijah McGuire

Sun Belt Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year

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

Predicted standings

Preseason All–Conference Team

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 Mark Hudspeth (Delta State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana) Assistant head, wide receivers Levron Harbin (North Alabama) Assistant head, defensive line Charlie Harbison (Gardner–Webb) Assistant Head, Co-defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Jay Johnson (Northern Iowa) Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Marquase Lovings (Howard) Assistant head, running backs Mike Lucas (Liberty) Assistant head, inside linebackers Jorge Munoz (Bethany (KS)) Pass game coordinator, wide receivers Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State) Run game coordinator, offensive line Melvin Smith Assistant head, defensive coordinator, defensive backs Reed Stringer (Delta State) Assistant head, recruiting coordinator, tight ends Rusty Whitt (Abilene Christian) Strength & conditioning coach Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Director of football operations Ryan Trichel (Southeastern Louisiana) Director of player personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.

Schedule source:

Game summaries

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

Northwestern State

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

Akron

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

At Louisiana Tech

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

Texas State

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

At Arkansas State

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

Louisiana–Monroe

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

At Georgia State

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

At South Alabama

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

New Mexico State

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

At Appalachian State

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

Troy

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

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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