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Louisiana Ragin' Cajun head football coach Mark Hudspeth and Senior softballer Christi Orgeron were both honored yesterday as part of the annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Greater New Orleans Awards. Hudspeth was awarded the...

Louisiana 32, San Diego State 30 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA December 17, 2011 The announcement that Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' football fans had anticipated for, oh, say, 41 years or so, finally happened on November 21, 2011...

Louisiana 36, Louisiana-Monroe 35 Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA November 5, 2011 When Mark Hudspeth became head coach of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns in December, 2010, he set some goals for his program. 1.  Get Bowl Eligible 2. Go ...

Louisiana defensive back Dwight "Bill" Bentley has seen his dream come to fruition. Bentley was selected in the third round by the Detroit Lions, pick #85 overall. Bentley was a first team All Sun Belt Conference pick after a senior season which saw him return two interceptions for touchdowns...

Earlier today, the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved a new five-year contract for Ragin’ Cajuns head football coach Mark Hudspeth. Hudspeth can earn as much as $105,000 a year in incentive bonuses, and...

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A workday....but not a normal one.....

Louisiana head football coach Mark Hudspeth has been named one of ten finalists for the Liberty Mutual "Coach of the Year." Hudspeth, in his first season as Ragin' Cajuns head coach, has led Louisiana to an eight win season for the first time in eighteen years and their first bowl appearance in 41 years...

Hudspeth, wife Tyla, happy in Cajun Country

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns trailed the ULM Warhawks by 11 points with only 3:08 left in the 4th quarter. A little over 2 minutes later, they led the game by 1. A touchdown by Darryl Surgent, followed by a Green recovery of an onside kick, followed by an Alonzo Harris score, and ending with a defensive stand, the Cajuns completed a crazy comeback on Senior day to defeat the Warhawks 36-35.

For the second straight year Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns lost to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on the football field. WKU snapped an 18 game home-losing streak today with their 42-23 win over UL. Hilltopper running back Bobby Rainey scored a career-high 3 rushing touchdowns while grinding out 206 yards on the ground. With the loss, Louisiana falls to 6-2, and 4-1 in Sun Belt Conference play.

The Cajuns sweep the homestand....and now the road beckons.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns won their sixth straight game today, defeating Sun Belt foe North Texas by the score of 30-10. The Cajuns 6-1 record is the best start for a team in the history of the Sun Belt conference. The win also makes the Cajun bowl eligible after only 7 weeks. Blaine Gautier threw 4 touchdown passes on 14-20 for 238 yards. Tight End LaDarius Green reeled in 2 of those scores.

Well, so much for that four-win prediction........ Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns have certainly surpassed my expectations for this 2011 season.  And, while fans are talking about heights that this program has rarely, if ever, achieved, I'm going to take this opportunity to look back, not forward. ...

Brett Baer kicked a 26 yard field goal as time expired, propelling Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns to a 37-34 victory over the FAU Owls. Blaine Gautier had another great game, throwing for 329 yards and a TD on 26-33 passing. Harry Peoples had his Cajun coming out party, as he finished with 176 yards receiving, 12 catches, and a score. The Ragin' Cajuns win streak is now at 4.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team won their Sun Belt Conference opener, defeating favorite FIU 36-31. Quarterback Blaine Gautier threw for 3 touchdowns, and finished with 307 yards of total offense. The win is the third straight for UL, and puts them at 1-0 in the SBC.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns earned their first victory of the Mark Hudspeth era Saturday night, defeating the Golden Flashes of Kent State on a rainy night in Ohio. The final score of 20-12 was hard fought by UL, as Derrick Dean, Tyrell Gaddies, Bill Bentley, Chris Tucker, Lionel Stokes, and the rest of the Ragin' Cajun defense played an incredible ballgame.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns released their depth chart today in preparation for their opener against Oklahoma State this Saturday.  This could change by gametime.

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