2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2008
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Troy $	6	–	1	8	–	5
Louisiana–Lafayette	5	–	2	6	–	6
Florida Atlantic	4	–	3	7	–	6
Arkansas State	4	–	3	6	–	6
FIU	3	–	4	5	–	7
Middle Tennessee	3	–	4	5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	4	4	–	8
North Texas	0	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion

The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Lafayette competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Rickey Bustle. UL-Lafayette finished the season with a 6–6 record (Sun Belt: 5–2).^[1]

Louisiana–Lafayette came close to an upset against 24th-ranked

Florida Atlantic after trailing, 40–7, in the final quarter. The following week, they were routed by eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 48–3. UL-Lafayette won their finale against Middle Tennessee, 42–28, which gave the Cajuns their sixth win, and with it, bowl eligibility. The Ragin' Cajuns also finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 5–2 mark in league play. It was the third season in four years that the Cajuns became bowl eligible, but the Cajuns did not receive a bowl bid.^[2]

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy	Chris Fisher	C	JR
Lou Groza Award	Drew Edminston	PK	SR
Doak Walker Award	Tyrell Fenroy	RB	SR
Draddy Trophy	Michael Desormeaux	QB	SR

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st Place)
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
1	Florida Atlantic	62 (6)
2	Troy	51 (1)
3	Louisiana-Monroe	46 (1)
4	Arkansas State	39
5	Middle Tennessee	32
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	26
7	North Texas	19
8	Florida International	13

Preseason All-Conference Team

Offense

RB Tyrell Fenroy

OL Chris Fisher

Special teams

PK Drew Edmiston

Roster

2008 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`3`	Brady Thomas	Fr
RB	`5`	Jason Chery	Sr
QB	`6`	Michael Desormeaux	Sr
WR	`7`	Caleb Rubin	Sr
QB	`8`	Brad McGuire	Fr
QB	`11`	Chris Masson	Fr
WR	`15`	Verlin Moore	So
QB	`16`	Keldric White	Fr
QB	`17`	Blaine Gautier	Fr
WR	`18`	Derrick Smith	Sr
WR	`19`	Marlin Miller	So
RB	`20`	Ian Roberts	Fr
WR	`21`	Lance Kelley	Fr
WR	`22`	Antwain Keyes	Fr
RB	`25`	Undrea Sails	Jr
RB	`26`	Yobes Walker	Fr
FB	`27`	Phillip Walker	Jr
RB	`31`	Draylon Booker	Fr
RB	`31`	Deon Wallace	Jr
RB	`32`	Tyrell Fenroy	Sr
RB	`33`	Julian Shankle	Fr
FB	`34`	Geoffrey McCullough	Jr
RB	`40`	Matt Dupre	Jr
FB	`44`	Jonathan Thomas	Fr
FB	`45`	Chancellor Roberson	Sr
TE	`46`	Matt Desormeaux	So
OT	`51`	Colin Windsor	So
OT	`55`	Brad Bryant	Jr
G	`60`	Ian Burks	So
OL	`61`	Mike Muguira	Fr
G	`63`	Josh Robinson	Fr
OT	`66`	Nasser Jamal	So
OT	`67`	Sean Osborne	Fr
OT	`67`	Jesse Newman	Sr
C	`68`	Matthew Autrey	Fr
OL	`70`	Evan Ruiz	Fr
OL	`72`	Leonardo Bates	Fr
OT	`73`	Jonathan DeCoster	So
OL	`74`	Kyle Plouhar	Fr
G	`75`	Brad Bustle	Jr
OL	`76`	Jaron Odom	Fr
C	`77`	Byrnes Tatford	Fr
OT	`78`	Kyle Pirtle	Jr
C	`79`	Chris Fisher	Jr
WR	`80`	Darrius Duffy	Jr
TE	`80`	Dusty Mack	Jr
WR	`81`	Richie Falgout	So
WR	`82`	Jawanza Mitchell	Fr
WR	`83`	Ryan Finney	Sr
WR	`83`	Pierre Hill	Fr
WR	`84`	Louis Lee	Jr
TE	`85`	Luke Aubrey	Jr
TE	`86`	Matt Ulm	Jr
TE	`87`	Brendan Wilson	Fr
TE	`88`	Erik Jones	Sr
TE	`89`	Ladarius Green	Fr
WR		Matt Campbell	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`2`	Orkeys Auriene	So
CB	`3`	Justin Branden	Sr
LB	`4`	Daylon McCoy	So
LB	`10`	Fred Davis	So
CB	`13`	Scooter Rogers	Sr
CB	`17`	Ken Dandridge	Jr
CB	`17`	Ross Goodlett	Fr
SS	`20`	Derik Keyes	Sr
CB	`22`	Dwight Bentley	Fr
CB	`23`	Junior Jean	Jr
SS	`24`	Phillip Nevels	Jr
SS	`25`	Frantz Accime	So
FS	`26`	Justin Lee	Sr
CB	`27`	Daryl Hampton	Fr
DE	`29`	Jonathon Vance	Sr
FS	`30`	Gerren Blount	Jr
SS	`31`	Devon Lewis-Buchanan	Fr
DB	`33`	Melvin White	Fr
FS	`36`	Maurice Rolle	So
CB	`38`	Rodney Gillis	Fr
FS	`38`	Seth Guilbeaux	So
DB	`39`	Tim Jackson	Fr
SS	`39`	Julian Jones	So
LB	`40`	Chris Richard	Fr
LB	`41`	Antwyne Zanders	Sr
LB	`43`	Brenton Burkhalter	Sr
LB	`44`	Kyron Benoit	Fr
DE	`45`	Emeke Onyenekwu	Fr
LB	`47`	Grant Fleming	So
DE	`50`	Jeremy Cook	So
LB	`52`	Jesse Broadnax	Fr
LB	`53`	Jezreel Washington	Jr
LB	`56`	Richard Brooks	Fr
LB	`57`	Fred Okoye	Fr
DE	`58`	Nate Douglas	Fr
DT	`61`	Bobby Fails	Sr
DE	`62`	Brandon Williams	Fr
DT	`64`	Ben Duhon	Fr
DE	`65`	Kyle Cox	Fr
DT	`69`	Ross Graham	So
DT	`71`	Jordan Hanby	Fr
DE	`71`	Trace Wilson	Fr
DT	`72`	Chris Johnson	So
DT	`90`	Derreck Dean	Fr
DT	`91`	Sharrick Moore	So
DT	`92`	Tory Day	Fr
DE	`93`	Hall Davis	Jr
DT	`94`	Jermaine Rogers	So
DT	`95`	LaQuincy Williams	Jr
DE	`96`	Chris Lanaux	Jr
DE	`97`	Terrell Richardson	So
DT	`98`	Lanier Coleman	Sr
DT	`99`	Seth Adams	Sr
LB		Matt Lafeaux	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`35`	Spencer Ortego	So
P	`37`	Brett Baer	Fr
K	`48`	Drew Edminston	Sr
LS	`52`	Matt Rosenbalm	Fr
LS	`54`	Scott Hayes	Jr

Head coach

Rickey Bustle (Clemson)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ron Hudson (Louisville)
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Fouquier (Texas A&M)
Defensive coordinator
Jorge Munoz (Bethany (KS))
Assistant coach
Troy Wingerter (Louisiana)
Assistant head coach

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		L 21–51	32,792^[3]
September 13	11:00 am	at No. 24 Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	BTN	L 17–20	58,632^[3]
September 20	6:00 pm	Kent State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 44–27	18,241^[3]
September 27	2:35 pm	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 37–45	45,558^[3]
October 4	6:00 pm	at Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)		W 44–35	21,929^[3]
October 11	6:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 59–30	17,106^[3]
October 18	6:00 pm	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 28–23	23,684^[3]
November 1	4:05 pm	ESPN+	W 49–20	29,031^[3]
November 8	6:00 pm	UTEP*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN360	L 24–37	21,065^[3]
November 15	3:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida		L 29–40	14,338^[3]
November 22	6:00 pm	at Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama		L 3–48	19,443^[3]
December 3	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 42–28	15,321^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

@ Southern Miss

Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Mississippi – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	14	0	7	21
Golden Eagles	14	20	10	7	51

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Date: August 30
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
CST
Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 32,792
Referee: Ed Ardito
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Game information

First quarter

USM - Damion Fletcher 14-yard TD run, Britt Barefoot kick good, 11:08 (USM 7-0)
USM - Ed Morgan 23-yard TD pass from Austin Davis, Barefoot kick good, 4:49 (USM 14-0)

Second quarter

USM - Davis 1-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 13:51 (USM 21-0)
ULL - Julian Shankle 1-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 8:12 (USM 21-7)
USM - Fletcher 6-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 6:31 (USM 28-7)
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 1:56 (USM 28-14)
USM - Davis 1-yard TD run, Barefoot kick no good, 0:13 (USM 34-14)

Third quarter

USM - Barefoot 25-yard field goal, 10:49 (USM 37-14)
USM - Bubba Kirksey 3-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 4:09 (USM 44-14)

Fourth quarter

USM - DeAndre Brown 29-yard TD pass from Davis, Barefoot kick good, 13:53 (USM 51-14)
ULL - Pierre Hill 21-yard TD pass from Brad McGuire, Edminston kick good, 8:55 (USM 51-21)

Top passers

USM - Anthony Davis - 14/21, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 9/20, 98 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

USM - Damion Fletcher - 21 carries, 222 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 16 carries, 146 yards

Top receivers

USM - DeAndre Brown - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
ULL - Jason Chery - 3 receptions, 47 yards

@ Illinois

Louisiana-Lafayette at Illinois – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	14	17
No. 24 Fighting Illini	10	7	0	3	20

at

Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

Date: September 13

Game time: 11:00 a.m.
CST
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly sunny
Game attendance: 58,632
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV: BTN
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Game information

First quarter

ILL - Matt Eller 51-yard field goal, 8:19 (ILL 3-0)
ILL - Brit Miller 27-yard fumble return for TD, Eller kick good, 7:03 (ILL 10-0)
ULL - Drew Edmiston 24-yard field goal, 0:12 (ILL 10-3)

Second quarter

ILL - Daniel Dufrene 10-yard TD pass from Juice Williams, Eller kick good, 6:26 (ILL 17-3)

Fourth quarter

ULL - Michael Desormeaux 34-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 5:30 (ILL 17-10)
ILL - Eller 27-yard field goal, 1:36 (ILL 20-10)
ULL - Erik Jones 11-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 0:18 (ILL 20-17)

Top passers

ILL - Juice Williams - 13/25, 147 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 25/35, 200 yards, TD

Top rushers

ILL - Daniel Dunfrene - 19 carries, 126 yards
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14 carries, 42 yards, TD

Top receivers

ILL - Michael Hoomanawanui - 5 receptions, 72 yards
ULL - Jason Chery - 5 receptions, 58 yards

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2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Preseason All-Conference Team

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Southern Miss

@ Illinois

Kent State

@ Kansas State

@ Louisiana-Monroe

@ North Texas

Arkansas State

FIU

UTEP

@ Florida Atlantic

@ Troy

Middle Tennessee

Postseason

All–Conference Team

Post-Season Awards

References

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	7	7	6	27
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	14	7	44

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	7	21	10	44
Warhawks	3	6	13	13	35

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	21	10	14	59
Mean Green	10	10	7	3	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	7	3	10	23
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	14	28