2014 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 2014 Schedule Date AUG. 30 SEPT. 06 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 OCT. 04 Oct. 11 OCT. 21 NOV. 01 Nov. 08 Nov. 15 NOV. 22 Nov. 29
Opponent SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TECH at Ole Miss at Boise State * GEORGIA STATE * at Texas State * ARKANSAS STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * at New Mexico State * at UL Monroe * APPALACHIAN STATE * at Troy
Head Coach Mark Hudspeth Location LAFAYETTE, LA. LAFAYETTE, LA. Oxford, Miss. Boise, Idaho LAFAYETTE, LA. San Marcos, Texas LAFAYETTE, LA. LAFAYETTE, LA. Las Cruces, N.M. Monroe, La. LAFAYETTE, LA. Troy, Ala.
Time (TV) 6 P.M. (ESPN3) 6 P.M. (ESPN3) 3 p.m. (SEC Network) 9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) 6 P.M. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) 7 P.M. (ESPN2) 4 P.M. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m.
* denotes Sun Belt game Schedule is subject to change; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS
2013 Results Date Opponent Aug. 31 at Arkansas Sept. 07 at Kansas State Sept. 14 NICHOLLS STATE Sept. 21 at Akron Oct. 05 * TEXAS STATE Oct. 15 * at WKU Oct. 22 * at Arkansas State Nov. 02 NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 07 * TROY Nov. 16 * at Georgia State Nov. 30 * UL Monroe Dec. 07 * at South Alabama R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Dec. 21 vs. Tulane
Location Result (TV) Fayetville, Ark. L, 14-34 (Fox Sports Net) Manhattan, Kansas L, 27-48 (Fox Sports 1) Lafayette, La. W, 70-7 (ESPN3) Arkon, Ohio W, 35-30 (ESPN3) Lafayette, La. W, 48-24 (RCN/ESPN3) Bowling Green, Ky. W, 37-20 (ESPN2) Jonesboro, Ark. W, 23-7 (ESPN2) Lafayette, La. W, 49-35 (RCN/ESPN3) Lafayette, La. W, 41-36 (ESPNU) Atlanta, Ga. W, 35-21 (ESPN3) Lafayette, La. L, 28-31 (Sun Belt Net) Mobile, Ala. L, 8-30 (RCN/ESPN3) New Orleans, LA.
W, 24-21 (ESPN)
* Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS
Hudspeth Year-by-Year as a Head Coach Year School Record 2002 North Alabama 4–7 2003 North Alabama 13–1 2004 North Alabama 5–5 2005 North Alabama 11–3 2006 North Alabama 11–1 2007 North Alabama 10–2 2008 North Alabama 12–2 2011 UL Lafayette 9-4 2012 UL Lafayette 9-4 2013 UL Lafayette 9-4 Total 10 years 93-33
Cajuns in the Postseason Year Bowl/Playoffs Results 1943 Oil Bowl - vs. Arkansas A&M - Houston, Texas W, 24-7 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl - vs. Tennessee State - Baton Rouge, La. L, 25-26 2011 New Orleans Bowl - vs. San Diego State - New Orleans, La. W, 32-30 2012 New Orleans Bowl - vs. East Carolina - New Orleans, La. W, 43-34 2013 New Orleans Bowl - vs. Tulane - New Orleans, La. W, 24-21
Mark Hudspeth is a winner. It’s that simple. From his days coaching Winston (Miss.) Academy to the 1997 state title to December, 2013 when he provided Ragin’ Cajun fans a thrilling 24-21 win over Tulane for the program’s third consecutive bowl victory in as many seasons, Hudspeth has been a champion. Like football, winning is all he knows. Hired as UL Lafayette’s 26th head coach in program history on Dec. 13, 2010, Hudspeth quickly grabbed the attention of Ragin’ Cajuns fans with his dynamic personality, energy and desire. He tirelessly toured the Acadiana area, visiting all five parishes to speak to any group that wanted to listen to him talk about Ragin’ Cajuns football. And seemingly overnight, he reversed UL’s football fortunes, taking the Ragin’ Cajuns from nine losses in 2010 to a school-record tying nine wins in his first three seasons. He is 27-12 in his three seasons, including a 14-2 record in home games and a 5-1 mark against in-state opponents. More importantly, the Cajuns have produced in the classroom. In the seven semesters under Hudspeth, the Cajuns have turned in six of the best semesters academically since grades were tracked in 1982. From the day he arrived on campus, Hudspeth began educating the Ragin’ Cajuns on how to win. One of the first lessons he gave came when he had the offense and defense engage in an old-fashioned tug of war. As the rope went back and forth with neither team generating enough force to win the battle, Hudspeth stopped the Cajuns and had both teams move to the same side of the rope, pointing out how much easier it is to move the rope when everyone was on the same side and fighting for the same thing. Months later in New Orleans with UL Lafayette down a point with 35 seconds left and a seemingly endless length of Superdome turf away from even having a chance to win, the Ragin’ Cajuns remembered that lesson by digging in and driving 49 yards in five plays to set up Brett Baer’s game-winning 50yard field goal as time expired. The development of the Cajuns in the three seasons under Hudspeth has been dramatic. UL Lafayette has posted the best three-year record in program history that was culminated with three consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl victories. With three bowl victories in the past three seasons, the Cajuns are one of six schools nationally to accomplish that feat joining elite programs Florida State, Michigan State, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas A&M. Hudspeth also boldly predicted that home games at Cajun Field would be the place to be and all but demanded that fans be there. True to his word, the Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 14-2 at home in his three seasons and attendance has risen with seven of the top 15 attendance marks in Cajun Field history occurring under his tenure. In two of Hudspeth’s first three seasons, the Cajuns have led the Sun Belt Conference in average attendance while posting the two highest single-season marks in school history, highlighted by a single-season average of 29,171 fans in 2011. TOGETHER WE RISE > 47