University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, November 1
Lafayette
4 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
South Alabama
Cajuns Host South Alabama In Annual Homecoming Game
10/29/2014 2:39:00 PM | Football
Ragin' Cajuns are 39-26-2 in Homecoming games
LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team will look to build off a successful October when it returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 1) when it plays host to South Alabama in the annual Homecoming Game at Cajun Field.
Kickoff is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3. Matt Stewart (pxp), Rocky Boiman (color) and Brooke Williamson (sideline) will call the action. The game will also be broadcast statewide on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network with Jay Walker (pxp), Gerald Broussard (color) and Steve Peloquin (sideline) reporting.
Louisiana (4-3, 3-0 Sun Belt) finished off a perfect October with a 55-40 victory over Arkansas State on Tuesday behind the running of Elijah McGuire (career-high 265 yards, 4 TDs) and Alonzo Harris (107 yards, 4 TDs). The Ragin' Cajuns gained 521 yards, including 419 on the ground, against the Sun Belt's top defensive unit in earning their third consecutive victory after a September schedule that featured Conference USA co-leader Louisiana Tech (5-3), Mountain West co-leader Boise State (6-2) and third-ranked Ole Miss (7-1).
The Ragin' Cajuns defense registered five sacks, two by Christian Ringo, and forced a turnover as they built a 34-9 lead in the second quarter. Corey Trim picked off a pass for the second consecutive week and Daniel Cadona kept a potent A-State offense pinned deep in its own territory placing four of his six punts inside the 10-yard line.
Since opening Sun Belt play, Louisiana is second in scoring offense (41.0), second in rushing defense (161.7), third in total offense (503.3) and third in rushing offense (300.7). The Cajuns lead the league in passing efficiency in SBC play (152.1) and are fifth in total defense (430.0).
South Alabama (5-2, 4-1 SBC), which finished 6-6 last season, won its fourth consecutive game last Friday with a 27-13 victory over in-state rival Troy. The Jaguars opened their streak with a win at Idaho (34-10) before earning wins against Appalachian State (47-21), Georgia State (30-27) and Troy.
THE GAME
-/- LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS (4-3, 3-0 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992)
Record at Louisiana: 31-15 (4th season), Career Record: 97-36 (11th year)
-/- SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (4-2, 3-1 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Joey Jones (Alabama, 1989)
Record at South Alabama: 35-23 (6th season), Career Record: 38-30 (7th season)
* - Rankings listed at Amway Coaches' Poll/AP Poll
GAME INFORMATION
November 1, 2014 • 4:05 p.m. CDT • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (36,900)
Series History: Series is tied, 1-1 ... Louisiana won previous meeting in Lafayette (52-30) on Nov. 24, 2012.
ESPN3: Matt Stewart, PxP • Rocky Boiman, Color • Brooke Williamson, Sideline
Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network: Jay Walker, PxP • Gerald Broussard, Color • Steve Peloquin, Sideline
In Lafayette: KPEL 1420-AM (Flagship); KHXT 107.9-FM
Affiliates: KTUX 98.9-FM (Shreveport); WGSO 990-AM (New Orleans); KJEF 1290-AM (Jennings); KLCL 1470-AM (Lake Charles); KRJO 1680-AM (Monroe); KTIB 640-AM (Thibodaux)
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @ULRaginCajuns; Facebook: RaginCajunsAthletics;
YouTube: IAm4RaginCajuns; Instagram: ULRaginCajuns
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Louisiana is 512-528-34 against all opponents dating back to 1901.
• Louisiana is 17-3 in home games since 2011 under head coach Mark Hudspeth.
• Louisiana is 39-26-2 in Homecoming games and have won its last three.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have averaged 41 points and 300.7 rushing yards per game during its three-game win streak.
• Elijah McGuire is one of five running backs nationally with three TDs of 50 yards or more on the season (Matt Breida, Georgia Southern; Terrance Franks, Texas State; Devon Johnson, Marshall; Tevin Coleman, Indiana)
FIVE QUICK HITTERS
1 - Louisiana is 25-2 when leading at halftime under head coach Mark Hudspeth.
2 - Senior right guard Daniel Quave has started in 45 consecutive games.
3 - Alonzo Harris is 42 yards shy of becoming the third player in school history to rush for 3,000 yards.
4 - Harris is five points shy of passing Brett Baer (256, 2010-12) for third-place in school history.
5 - Elijah McGuire leads all FBS rushers in yards per carry (9.43).
WE ARE LOUISIANA
• There is confusion among the national sports organizations as how to refer to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
• Our official name is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, but much like our opponents around the country, we simply go by Louisiana when referring to our athletic programs.
• Although we proudly refer to our University with its full title for academic purposes, we ask that Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns or Cajuns be used to refer to us athletically.
CAJUNS ARE UNANIMOUS SUN BELT CHOICE
• The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team were the unanimous choice to repeat as champions as the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll was released in July.
• Louisiana, which finished 9-4 last season and clinched its second league title overall and its first since 2005, garnered all 11 first-place votes by the league's head coaches. Arkansas State was picked to finish second in the poll with South Alabama picked third, Troy fourth and ULM fifth.
• Texas State was picked to finish sixth in the poll with league newcomers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern picked seventh and eighth, respectively. Idaho, Georgia State and New Mexico State rounded out the 11-team field.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in Parentheses
1. Louisiana (11) 121
2. Arkansas State 102
3. South Alabama 98
4. Troy 84
5. ULM 78
6. Texas State 70
7. Appalachian State 47
8. Georgia Southern 44
9. Idaho 29
10. Georgia State 27
11. New Mexico State 26
BROADWAY EARNS PRESEASON HONORS; 10 CAJUNS NAMED TO ALL-SBC TEAM
• Led by Preseason Offensive Player of the Year selection Terrance Broadway, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns placed 10 players on the 2014 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Football team that was announced by the league office.
• The 54-member team, which consisted of 12 players on both offense and defense and three special team selections, was picked by the league's head coaches and media members from each of the Sun Belt Conference's 11 football playing schools.
• Broadway, a senior from Baton Rouge, was one of eight Cajuns named to the first team where he was joined in the backfield by teammates Alonzo Harris and Elijah McGuire. Also named to the first-team were wide receiver Jamal Robinson, offensive lineman Daniel Quave, defensive tackle Justin Hamilton, linebacker Dominique Tovell and defensive back Trevence Patt.
• Named to the second-team for the Ragin' Cajuns were offensive lineman Mykhael Quave and defensive tackle Christian Ringo.
CONTINUTY ON THE LINE
• Louisiana entered the 2014 season with four returning starters who had combined for 91 career starts. Through the first six games, Louisiana's starters up front have combined for 126 starts.
• Right guard Daniel Quave has a 46-game consecutive start streak with younger brother Mykhael Quave (LT) next with a 33-game streak. Newcomers to the line in 2013 - left guard Terry Johnson (20 games) and right tackle Octravian Anderson (20 games) - started all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• The new starter for Louisiana in 2014 is Donovan Williams at left guard, with Johnson moving to center to replace the Cajuns' lone departed starter from 2013 - center Andre Huval, who started 39 straight games for the Cajuns from 2011-13.
CAJUNS BEST IN SUN BELT HOME ATTENDANCE
• Through four games at Cajun Field in 2014, Louisiana has averaged 27,038 fans to rank second in the Sun Belt Conference.
• In five games in 2013, the Ragin' Cajuns drew 129,878 fans to Cajun Field for a league-best 25,976 average, edging Arkansas State (24,913) to claim the crown for the second time in three years.
• The 2013 average was the second-highest in a single-season, trailing only the 29,171 from 2011.
CAJUNS CLAIM 2013 SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP
• After finishing third in the Sun Belt Conference in 2011 and second in 2012, the Cajuns claimed a share of the Sun Belt title in 2013.
• The title, its second crown in 13 years as a member in the Sun Belt, marks the sixth time that Louisiana has won a conference title in its 50th season playing in a conference.
• The Ragin' Cajuns previously won the Gulf States Conference title in 1970, the Southland in 1976, the Big West in 1993 and 1994, and the Sun Belt in 2005.
CAJUNS ALSO CHAMPIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
• The Sun Belt Conference recently honored teams for their work in the classroom as the league announced the winners of its Team Academic Awards.
• Louisiana's football and baseball teams were among 16 teams honored by the league for excellence in the classroom during the 2013-14 season. During the Spring 2014 semester, both sports recorded their highest team GPA - baseball (3.331) and football (2.849) – in school history.
• During the Fall 2013 semester, football performed well in the classroom, leading all sports with 45 student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or above.
SETTING A STANDARD
• In addition to the first-ever, back-to-back-to-back seasons appearing in a bowl game, Mark Hudspeth has helped Louisiana to tie the school record for wins in a season with nine.
• Prior to the 9-4 mark in 2011, the Cajuns set the school record for wins with a 9-2 record in both 1921 and 1976.
• The 18 wins in Hudspeth's first two years, and the 31 victories in the first three-plus seasons, are the most in a two and three-year period in school history.
HARRIS RUSHING UP THE CHARTS
• With 942 yards rushing in 2013, Alonzo Harris became the fourth runner in school history to total, 2,500 yards rushing in a career.
• Harris, who finished third in the Sun Belt in rushing last season (72.5 ypg), is third in school history with 2,958 yards. He is also third in rushing touchdowns (41) and attempts (640).
• His career 68.8 yards rushing per game is fourth best in school history, trailing only Tyrell Fenroy (101.0 from 2005-08), Brian Mitchell (77.6 from 1986-89) and Elijah McGuire (76.2, 2013-SA). Harris gained 700 yards as a freshman in 2011 and totalled 881 yards in 2012.
A PERFECT OCTOBER FOR THE CAJUNS
• After going through a winless September, Louisiana bounced back with a perfect October, earning wins over Georgia State, Texas State and Arkansas State.
• The Cajuns averaged 41.0 points per game during the month while averaging 503.3 yards per game in total offense. The Ragin' Cajuns rushed for 300.7 yards per game with Elijah McGuire averaging 139.7 (419 yards) per game and Alonzo Harris 82.0 (246).
• The duo combined for 13 touchdowns on the ground, including four each in a 55-40 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 21.
RAGIN' CAJUNS ATHLETICS RANKED 34TH BY NACDA
• After a record-setting year in which five sports claimed conference championships, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletic program were rated as the 34th-best nationally according to the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and released by CBSSports.com.
• Louisiana, which claimed regular-season titles in football, baseball and softball while adding Sun Belt Conference tournament titles in men's basketball, men's tennis, baseball and softball, finished as the top non-BCS school in the rankings.
CAJUNS HAVE ENJOYED BOWLING IN PAST THREE SEASONS
• Louisiana is one of six schools nationally to have won a bowl/postseason game in each of the past three seasons.
• The Cajuns, with three victories in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, are part of a list that includes Florida State (Champs Sports, Orange, BCS National Championship), Michigan State (Outback, Buffalo Wild Wings, Rose), Oregon (Rose, Fiesta, Alamo), South Carolina (Capitol One, Outback, Capitol One) and Texas A&M (Meinke Car Care, Cotton, Chick-Fil-A).
"PEANUT" RECEIVES WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
• Chicago Bears cornerback and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football alumnus Charles Tillman was named the 2013 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The award was presented to him during the NFL Honors awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
• The prestigious award, which is named after the late Bears Hall of Fame running back, is the only league honor that recognizes a player's community service as well as his playing excellence.
• Nicknamed "Peanut", Tillman was a four-year letterman in football for Louisiana from 1999-2002. In 2002, he received All-American recognition; was named an All-Independent selection in 2000; and was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He ended his career as a Ragin' Cajun with 284 tackles, 12 interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three blocked punts.
CAJUNS ON THE WATCH LIST
• Seven members of the Ragin' Cajuns football team were named to national watch lists over the summer, including Terrance Broadway who was named to both the Davey O'Brien and the Manning Award Watch List.
• Four members were named to the Lombardi Award Watch List, led by offensive linemen Daniel Quave and Mykhael Quave - the only tandem of brothers on a national watch list.
• A complete list of players named to national watch lists is below:
Lombardi Award Watch List
• OL Daniel Quave
• OL Mykhael Quave
• DL Justin Hamilton
• LB Dominique Tovell
Doak Walker Award
• RB Alonzo Harris
Biletnikoff Award
• WR Jamal Robinson
Davey O'Brien Award
• QB Terrance Broadway
Manning Award
• QB Terrance Broadway
DELHOMME ONE OF TWO CAJUNS ELECTED TO LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns legends Jake Delhomme and Yvette Girouard were among a group of eight individuals that were elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in an announcement on Tuesday. They will be officially enshrined Saturday, June 27, in Natchitoches to culminate the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration June 25-27.
• Delhomme and Girouard are joined in the 2015 class inductees by LSU's all-time leading rusher, three-time Super Bowl champion Kevin Faulk, former NBA champion point guard and Coach of the Year Avery Johnson, along with coaching legends Pat Collins and Otis Washington, among eight greats chosen for the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class to be enshrined next summer.
• A record-setting quarterback for the Cajuns from 1993-96, Delhomme posted school records with 9,216 yards, 1,246 pass attempts, 655 pass completions and 64 TDs. He was the starting quarterback in the Cajuns' 29-22 victory over No. 25 Texas A&M in 1996 and set a single-game school-record with five touchdown passes against Northern Illinois.
• Delhomme led Carolina to the Super Bowl to highlight an 11-year NFL career, seven with the Panthers. The Breaux Bridge native was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Saints and spent three seasons on their practice squad. His career took off when he signed in 2003 with the Carolina Panthers, leading them to Super Bowl XXXVII in his first season there.
• In an 11-year NFL career, he threw for 20,975 yards with 126 TDs and 101 interceptions while completing 59.4 percent of his passes. Delhomme played in 103 games with 96 starts, posting a 56-40 record as a starter in the regular-season and a 5-3 mark in playoff starts.
RAGIN' CAJUNS FUTURE SCHEDULES
2015
Sept. 5 - at Kentucky
Sept. 19 or 26 - AKRON
Oct. 3 - at Louisiana Tech
2016
Sept. 3 - BOISE STATE
Sept. 10 - McNEESE STATE
Oct. 8 - at Tulane
Nov. 19 - at Georgia
2017
Sept. 9 - at Tulsa
Sept. 16 - at Texas A&M
2019
Sept. 28 - TULSA
NEXT UP
• Louisiana will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 8, when it travels to face New Mexico State in a 7 p.m. CST game in Las Cruces, N.M.
Kickoff is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3. Matt Stewart (pxp), Rocky Boiman (color) and Brooke Williamson (sideline) will call the action. The game will also be broadcast statewide on the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network with Jay Walker (pxp), Gerald Broussard (color) and Steve Peloquin (sideline) reporting.
Louisiana (4-3, 3-0 Sun Belt) finished off a perfect October with a 55-40 victory over Arkansas State on Tuesday behind the running of Elijah McGuire (career-high 265 yards, 4 TDs) and Alonzo Harris (107 yards, 4 TDs). The Ragin' Cajuns gained 521 yards, including 419 on the ground, against the Sun Belt's top defensive unit in earning their third consecutive victory after a September schedule that featured Conference USA co-leader Louisiana Tech (5-3), Mountain West co-leader Boise State (6-2) and third-ranked Ole Miss (7-1).
The Ragin' Cajuns defense registered five sacks, two by Christian Ringo, and forced a turnover as they built a 34-9 lead in the second quarter. Corey Trim picked off a pass for the second consecutive week and Daniel Cadona kept a potent A-State offense pinned deep in its own territory placing four of his six punts inside the 10-yard line.
Since opening Sun Belt play, Louisiana is second in scoring offense (41.0), second in rushing defense (161.7), third in total offense (503.3) and third in rushing offense (300.7). The Cajuns lead the league in passing efficiency in SBC play (152.1) and are fifth in total defense (430.0).
South Alabama (5-2, 4-1 SBC), which finished 6-6 last season, won its fourth consecutive game last Friday with a 27-13 victory over in-state rival Troy. The Jaguars opened their streak with a win at Idaho (34-10) before earning wins against Appalachian State (47-21), Georgia State (30-27) and Troy.
THE GAME
-/- LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS (4-3, 3-0 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992)
Record at Louisiana: 31-15 (4th season), Career Record: 97-36 (11th year)
-/- SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (4-2, 3-1 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Joey Jones (Alabama, 1989)
Record at South Alabama: 35-23 (6th season), Career Record: 38-30 (7th season)
* - Rankings listed at Amway Coaches' Poll/AP Poll
GAME INFORMATION
November 1, 2014 • 4:05 p.m. CDT • Lafayette, La. • Cajun Field (36,900)
Series History: Series is tied, 1-1 ... Louisiana won previous meeting in Lafayette (52-30) on Nov. 24, 2012.
ESPN3: Matt Stewart, PxP • Rocky Boiman, Color • Brooke Williamson, Sideline
Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network: Jay Walker, PxP • Gerald Broussard, Color • Steve Peloquin, Sideline
In Lafayette: KPEL 1420-AM (Flagship); KHXT 107.9-FM
Affiliates: KTUX 98.9-FM (Shreveport); WGSO 990-AM (New Orleans); KJEF 1290-AM (Jennings); KLCL 1470-AM (Lake Charles); KRJO 1680-AM (Monroe); KTIB 640-AM (Thibodaux)
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @ULRaginCajuns; Facebook: RaginCajunsAthletics;
YouTube: IAm4RaginCajuns; Instagram: ULRaginCajuns
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Louisiana is 512-528-34 against all opponents dating back to 1901.
• Louisiana is 17-3 in home games since 2011 under head coach Mark Hudspeth.
• Louisiana is 39-26-2 in Homecoming games and have won its last three.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have averaged 41 points and 300.7 rushing yards per game during its three-game win streak.
• Elijah McGuire is one of five running backs nationally with three TDs of 50 yards or more on the season (Matt Breida, Georgia Southern; Terrance Franks, Texas State; Devon Johnson, Marshall; Tevin Coleman, Indiana)
FIVE QUICK HITTERS
1 - Louisiana is 25-2 when leading at halftime under head coach Mark Hudspeth.
2 - Senior right guard Daniel Quave has started in 45 consecutive games.
3 - Alonzo Harris is 42 yards shy of becoming the third player in school history to rush for 3,000 yards.
4 - Harris is five points shy of passing Brett Baer (256, 2010-12) for third-place in school history.
5 - Elijah McGuire leads all FBS rushers in yards per carry (9.43).
WE ARE LOUISIANA
• There is confusion among the national sports organizations as how to refer to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
• Our official name is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, but much like our opponents around the country, we simply go by Louisiana when referring to our athletic programs.
• Although we proudly refer to our University with its full title for academic purposes, we ask that Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns or Cajuns be used to refer to us athletically.
CAJUNS ARE UNANIMOUS SUN BELT CHOICE
• The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team were the unanimous choice to repeat as champions as the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll was released in July.
• Louisiana, which finished 9-4 last season and clinched its second league title overall and its first since 2005, garnered all 11 first-place votes by the league's head coaches. Arkansas State was picked to finish second in the poll with South Alabama picked third, Troy fourth and ULM fifth.
• Texas State was picked to finish sixth in the poll with league newcomers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern picked seventh and eighth, respectively. Idaho, Georgia State and New Mexico State rounded out the 11-team field.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in Parentheses
1. Louisiana (11) 121
2. Arkansas State 102
3. South Alabama 98
4. Troy 84
5. ULM 78
6. Texas State 70
7. Appalachian State 47
8. Georgia Southern 44
9. Idaho 29
10. Georgia State 27
11. New Mexico State 26
BROADWAY EARNS PRESEASON HONORS; 10 CAJUNS NAMED TO ALL-SBC TEAM
• Led by Preseason Offensive Player of the Year selection Terrance Broadway, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns placed 10 players on the 2014 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Football team that was announced by the league office.
• The 54-member team, which consisted of 12 players on both offense and defense and three special team selections, was picked by the league's head coaches and media members from each of the Sun Belt Conference's 11 football playing schools.
• Broadway, a senior from Baton Rouge, was one of eight Cajuns named to the first team where he was joined in the backfield by teammates Alonzo Harris and Elijah McGuire. Also named to the first-team were wide receiver Jamal Robinson, offensive lineman Daniel Quave, defensive tackle Justin Hamilton, linebacker Dominique Tovell and defensive back Trevence Patt.
• Named to the second-team for the Ragin' Cajuns were offensive lineman Mykhael Quave and defensive tackle Christian Ringo.
CONTINUTY ON THE LINE
• Louisiana entered the 2014 season with four returning starters who had combined for 91 career starts. Through the first six games, Louisiana's starters up front have combined for 126 starts.
• Right guard Daniel Quave has a 46-game consecutive start streak with younger brother Mykhael Quave (LT) next with a 33-game streak. Newcomers to the line in 2013 - left guard Terry Johnson (20 games) and right tackle Octravian Anderson (20 games) - started all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• The new starter for Louisiana in 2014 is Donovan Williams at left guard, with Johnson moving to center to replace the Cajuns' lone departed starter from 2013 - center Andre Huval, who started 39 straight games for the Cajuns from 2011-13.
CAJUNS BEST IN SUN BELT HOME ATTENDANCE
• Through four games at Cajun Field in 2014, Louisiana has averaged 27,038 fans to rank second in the Sun Belt Conference.
• In five games in 2013, the Ragin' Cajuns drew 129,878 fans to Cajun Field for a league-best 25,976 average, edging Arkansas State (24,913) to claim the crown for the second time in three years.
• The 2013 average was the second-highest in a single-season, trailing only the 29,171 from 2011.
CAJUNS CLAIM 2013 SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP
• After finishing third in the Sun Belt Conference in 2011 and second in 2012, the Cajuns claimed a share of the Sun Belt title in 2013.
• The title, its second crown in 13 years as a member in the Sun Belt, marks the sixth time that Louisiana has won a conference title in its 50th season playing in a conference.
• The Ragin' Cajuns previously won the Gulf States Conference title in 1970, the Southland in 1976, the Big West in 1993 and 1994, and the Sun Belt in 2005.
CAJUNS ALSO CHAMPIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
• The Sun Belt Conference recently honored teams for their work in the classroom as the league announced the winners of its Team Academic Awards.
• Louisiana's football and baseball teams were among 16 teams honored by the league for excellence in the classroom during the 2013-14 season. During the Spring 2014 semester, both sports recorded their highest team GPA - baseball (3.331) and football (2.849) – in school history.
• During the Fall 2013 semester, football performed well in the classroom, leading all sports with 45 student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or above.
SETTING A STANDARD
• In addition to the first-ever, back-to-back-to-back seasons appearing in a bowl game, Mark Hudspeth has helped Louisiana to tie the school record for wins in a season with nine.
• Prior to the 9-4 mark in 2011, the Cajuns set the school record for wins with a 9-2 record in both 1921 and 1976.
• The 18 wins in Hudspeth's first two years, and the 31 victories in the first three-plus seasons, are the most in a two and three-year period in school history.
HARRIS RUSHING UP THE CHARTS
• With 942 yards rushing in 2013, Alonzo Harris became the fourth runner in school history to total, 2,500 yards rushing in a career.
• Harris, who finished third in the Sun Belt in rushing last season (72.5 ypg), is third in school history with 2,958 yards. He is also third in rushing touchdowns (41) and attempts (640).
• His career 68.8 yards rushing per game is fourth best in school history, trailing only Tyrell Fenroy (101.0 from 2005-08), Brian Mitchell (77.6 from 1986-89) and Elijah McGuire (76.2, 2013-SA). Harris gained 700 yards as a freshman in 2011 and totalled 881 yards in 2012.
A PERFECT OCTOBER FOR THE CAJUNS
• After going through a winless September, Louisiana bounced back with a perfect October, earning wins over Georgia State, Texas State and Arkansas State.
• The Cajuns averaged 41.0 points per game during the month while averaging 503.3 yards per game in total offense. The Ragin' Cajuns rushed for 300.7 yards per game with Elijah McGuire averaging 139.7 (419 yards) per game and Alonzo Harris 82.0 (246).
• The duo combined for 13 touchdowns on the ground, including four each in a 55-40 win over Arkansas State on Oct. 21.
RAGIN' CAJUNS ATHLETICS RANKED 34TH BY NACDA
• After a record-setting year in which five sports claimed conference championships, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletic program were rated as the 34th-best nationally according to the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and released by CBSSports.com.
• Louisiana, which claimed regular-season titles in football, baseball and softball while adding Sun Belt Conference tournament titles in men's basketball, men's tennis, baseball and softball, finished as the top non-BCS school in the rankings.
CAJUNS HAVE ENJOYED BOWLING IN PAST THREE SEASONS
• Louisiana is one of six schools nationally to have won a bowl/postseason game in each of the past three seasons.
• The Cajuns, with three victories in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, are part of a list that includes Florida State (Champs Sports, Orange, BCS National Championship), Michigan State (Outback, Buffalo Wild Wings, Rose), Oregon (Rose, Fiesta, Alamo), South Carolina (Capitol One, Outback, Capitol One) and Texas A&M (Meinke Car Care, Cotton, Chick-Fil-A).
"PEANUT" RECEIVES WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
• Chicago Bears cornerback and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football alumnus Charles Tillman was named the 2013 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The award was presented to him during the NFL Honors awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
• The prestigious award, which is named after the late Bears Hall of Fame running back, is the only league honor that recognizes a player's community service as well as his playing excellence.
• Nicknamed "Peanut", Tillman was a four-year letterman in football for Louisiana from 1999-2002. In 2002, he received All-American recognition; was named an All-Independent selection in 2000; and was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He ended his career as a Ragin' Cajun with 284 tackles, 12 interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three blocked punts.
CAJUNS ON THE WATCH LIST
• Seven members of the Ragin' Cajuns football team were named to national watch lists over the summer, including Terrance Broadway who was named to both the Davey O'Brien and the Manning Award Watch List.
• Four members were named to the Lombardi Award Watch List, led by offensive linemen Daniel Quave and Mykhael Quave - the only tandem of brothers on a national watch list.
• A complete list of players named to national watch lists is below:
Lombardi Award Watch List
• OL Daniel Quave
• OL Mykhael Quave
• DL Justin Hamilton
• LB Dominique Tovell
Doak Walker Award
• RB Alonzo Harris
Biletnikoff Award
• WR Jamal Robinson
Davey O'Brien Award
• QB Terrance Broadway
Manning Award
• QB Terrance Broadway
DELHOMME ONE OF TWO CAJUNS ELECTED TO LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns legends Jake Delhomme and Yvette Girouard were among a group of eight individuals that were elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in an announcement on Tuesday. They will be officially enshrined Saturday, June 27, in Natchitoches to culminate the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration June 25-27.
• Delhomme and Girouard are joined in the 2015 class inductees by LSU's all-time leading rusher, three-time Super Bowl champion Kevin Faulk, former NBA champion point guard and Coach of the Year Avery Johnson, along with coaching legends Pat Collins and Otis Washington, among eight greats chosen for the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class to be enshrined next summer.
• A record-setting quarterback for the Cajuns from 1993-96, Delhomme posted school records with 9,216 yards, 1,246 pass attempts, 655 pass completions and 64 TDs. He was the starting quarterback in the Cajuns' 29-22 victory over No. 25 Texas A&M in 1996 and set a single-game school-record with five touchdown passes against Northern Illinois.
• Delhomme led Carolina to the Super Bowl to highlight an 11-year NFL career, seven with the Panthers. The Breaux Bridge native was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Saints and spent three seasons on their practice squad. His career took off when he signed in 2003 with the Carolina Panthers, leading them to Super Bowl XXXVII in his first season there.
• In an 11-year NFL career, he threw for 20,975 yards with 126 TDs and 101 interceptions while completing 59.4 percent of his passes. Delhomme played in 103 games with 96 starts, posting a 56-40 record as a starter in the regular-season and a 5-3 mark in playoff starts.
RAGIN' CAJUNS FUTURE SCHEDULES
2015
Sept. 5 - at Kentucky
Sept. 19 or 26 - AKRON
Oct. 3 - at Louisiana Tech
2016
Sept. 3 - BOISE STATE
Sept. 10 - McNEESE STATE
Oct. 8 - at Tulane
Nov. 19 - at Georgia
2017
Sept. 9 - at Tulsa
Sept. 16 - at Texas A&M
2019
Sept. 28 - TULSA
NEXT UP
• Louisiana will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 8, when it travels to face New Mexico State in a 7 p.m. CST game in Las Cruces, N.M.
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