University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame

Jake Delhomme
Jake Delhomme
  • Induction:
    2006
  • Class:
    2001
Jake Delhomme, a 2006 inductee, led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston in 2004. He is a 2001 graduate of UL Lafayette. Delhomme started 43 consecutive games at quarterback for the Ragin' Cajuns. During his four-year career with the Cajuns, he secured positions atop all of the Cajuns passing charts and is listed in the NCAA record books.

Delhomme led the Cajuns to three consecutive winning seasons and a pair of Big West Conference championships in 1993 and 1994. He is also responsible for quarterbacking the Cajuns to the biggest win in school history over nationally-ranked Texas A&M.

Out of college, Delhomme signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints, then with the Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2003. In 2004, he had career-bests for completions (310), passing yards (3,886) and touchdowns (29).
 
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