2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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Sun Belt co-champion | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Christophel (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brent Pry (4th season) |
Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State + | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette + | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe + | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU† | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rickey Bustle played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The 2005 New Orleans Bowl, which was annually played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans was tagged the "New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette" and moved to Cajun Field, the home stadium of Ragin' Cajuns football, in response to Hurricane Katrina that had destroyed the Superdome a few months earlier[1]
Preseason[edit]
Sun Belt Media Day[edit]
Preseason Standings[edit]
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings | ||
Predicted finish | Team | (1st Place) |
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1 | North Texas | (7) |
2 | Troy | |
3 | Middle Tennessee | |
4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
5 | Louisiana-Monroe | (1) |
6 | Arkansas State | |
7 | Florida Atlantic | |
8 | Florida International |
Preseason All-Conference Team[edit]
Offense
- WR Bill Sampy
- OL Brandon Cox
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Texas* | FSN | L 60–3 | 82,519 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | L 31–10 | 5,628 | ||
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | W 49–28 | 17,341 | ||
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF* |
| L 24–21 | 18,262 | |
October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic |
| ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 14,208 |
October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPNU | L 39–36 | 12,944 | |
October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | W 13–10 | 17,044 | ||
October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy |
| CSS | W 31–28 OT | 21,204 |
November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | W 31–28 | 14,153 | ||
November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU |
| W 28–7 | 16,942 | |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| W 54–21 | 15,505 | |
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Game summaries[edit]
@ Texas[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 2 Longhorns | 13 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 60 |
Game information | ||
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@ Eastern Michigan[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Eastern Michigan – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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Northwestern State[edit]
Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 13 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
Game information | ||
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UCF[edit]
UCF at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Knights | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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Florida Atlantic[edit]
Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Game information | ||
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@ Arkansas State[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
Indians | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 39 |
Game information | ||
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@ Middle Tennessee[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Game information | ||
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Troy[edit]
Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Trojans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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@ North Texas[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Game information | ||
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Florida International[edit]
Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Game information | ||
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@ Louisiana-Monroe[edit]
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
Indians | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "New Orleans Bowl moved to Lafayette - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Sports References-College Football. Retrieved January 3, 2018.