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2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Team
The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place. Previous season Louisiana-Lafayette went 9–4 last season. However, in 2015, 8 wins, including their bowl victory, were vacated due to massive NCAA violations. The Ragin' Cajuns finished 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference and were awarded the New Orleans Bowl as the conference champion, Georgia Southern were ineligible for post-season play due to their FCS-FBS transition. The defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 16–3 for their final series of 4 consecutive bowl appearances and victories. Preseason Award Watchlist The following players were named to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hudspeth
Mark Douglas Hudspeth (born November 10, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the head football coach at Austin Peay State University in 2019. Hudspeth served as the head football coach at University of North Alabama from 2002 to 2008 and at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2011 to 2017. Early life and playing career Hudspeth grew up in Louisville, Mississippi. Hudspeth was a schoolmate at Winston Academy in Louisville, Mississippi of Andy Kennedy, former head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team and Matthew Mitchell of the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team. He played college football at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, where he was a four-year letterman. Coaching career High school career Hudspeth was head coach at his alma mater, Winston Academy, from 1996 to 1997. He took Winston Academy from a program that had four wins in the previous two seasons to a 25–1 record in his two se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javon Rolland-Jones
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (born November 3, 1994) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas State. Professional career Cincinnati Bengals Rolland-Jones was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. Los Angeles Rams On October 2, 2018, Rolland-Jones was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. He was released on November 6, 2018. Baltimore Brigade On April 22, 2019, Rolland-Jones was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade The Baltimore Brigade was a professional arena football team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2017 to 2019. The team's home arena was the Royal Farms Arena. The franchise was owned by Monumental Sp .... References External linksArkansas State Red Wolves bio 1994 births Living people Arkansas State Red Wolves football players Cincinnati Bengals players Los Angeles Rams players Mesquite High School (Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Alabama Jaguars Football
The South Alabama Jaguars football program, established in 2009, represents the University of South Alabama in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. South Alabama joined the FBS in 2012 as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). History Joey Jones era (2008–2017) On December 6, 2007, the university's Board of Trustees approved the addition of football to the intercollegiate athletics program. The team began play in 2009 with a planned full transition to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) by 2013. On February 15, 2008, President Gordon Moulton and Athletic Director Joe Gottfried announced Joey Jones, Birmingham–Southern head coach, as the first head football coach in the university's history. The team would play its home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, which it would call home until the 2020 opening of Hancock Whitney Stadium. On September 5, 2009, the University of South Alabama Jaguars defeated Hargrave Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Panthers Football
The Georgia State Panthers football team is the college football program for Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Panthers football team was founded in 2010 and competes at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Panthers currently play at Center Parc Stadium, about ten minutes from GSU's downtown campus. History Bill Curry era (2010–2012) In November 2006, a study commissioned by Georgia State was completed and submitted back to the school. It found Georgia State to be in a good position to begin a competitive football team, and based its remarks on the location and resources of the university. It estimated that total annual expenses by 2012 would be $3.1 million. On April 15, 2007, former Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Reeves was hired by Georgia State as a consultant. On November 1, 2007, the university began discussing the possibility of adding football. It found that total costs would cost between $6.2 million a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas State Red Wolves Football
The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football competition. The team was founded in 1911 and has competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference since 2001. Their home field is Centennial Bank Stadium and the head coach is Butch Jones. The Red Wolves have claimed 12 conference championships. Arkansas State's most recent conference championship came in 2016. The team claims one national championship, which came in 1970 at the NCAA Division II level. In 2008, the school changed its mascot from the Indians to the Red Wolves. History Early years (1911–1953) The school was founded in 1909, and, two years later, Arkansas State fielded its first football team. In 1918, the team was temporarily disbanded due to the First World War. Arkansas State played without conference affiliation until 1929 when it joined the Arkansas Intercollegiate C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appalachian State Mountaineers Football
The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the intercollegiate American football team representing Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Sun Belt Conference since 2014. Appalachian plays its home games in Kidd Brewer Stadium, named after former head coach Kidd Brewer, whose 1937 squad was unbeaten and unscored upon during the regular season, outscoring opponents 206–0. Through its history, the Appalachian State football program has won some 648 games, claimed three NCAA Championships, and appeared in either a bowl game or, alternatively, the Division I FCS playoffs, some 35 times. The Mountaineers have 22 conference championships and have one of the nation's best home field advantages by winning percentage. The program boasts a back-to-back Walter Payton Award winner, Armanti Edwards, the first ever to win in consecutive years (2008, 2009). Appalachian's all-time winning p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Trojans Football
The Troy Trojans football program represents Troy University at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, where it has competed since 2001. The football program joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2004. The current head football coach is Jon Sumrall. Troy has won 22 conference championships, with seven in the Sun Belt Conference. The Trojans play home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. History Early history (1909–1965) Troy University has fielded a football team continuously since 1946. Prior to that year, the team was fielded with many interruptions from 1909 to 1942. Eight years were skipped from 1913 to 1920 due to lack of participation and later World War I, while the Wall Street Crash of 1929 kept the team from playing that year. Coach George Penton led the Troy Trojans for two seasons, 1911 and 1912. Under his tutelage, the Trojans completed their only undefeated season, a 3–0 record. Albert Elmore was the head coach from 1931 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas State Bobcats Football
The Texas State Bobcats football program Texas State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. They play in the Sun Belt Conference. The program began in 1904 and has an overall winning record. The program has a total of 14 conference titles, nine of them being outright conference titles. Home games are played at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. Given that the school has grown to become the fifth-largest university in Texas, and one of the 75 largest universities in the United States, it has now taken its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA football. The team became a member of the FBS Western Athletic Conference in 2012. After only one season in the WAC, Texas State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Texas State joined the league in July 2013 and began conference play for the 2013–14 academic year. Athletic Director Dr. Larry Teis stepped down as athletic director of Texas State Athletics on Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mexico State Aggies Football
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent. Although New Mexico State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for other sports, the WAC ceased to offer football as a sport after the 2012 season due to a realignment in which most of its football-playing members left for other conferences. After spending the 2013 season as an independent and 2014 to 2017 as a football–only member of the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico State began playing as an independent again with the 2018 football season. On November 5, 2021, New Mexico State announced it would be joining Conference USA in all sports including football starting in 2023. History Early history (1893–1985) One of New Mexico State's earliest football games was the first match-up against in-state rival New Mexico on January 1, 1894. From 1914 to 1916, Clarence Russell served as head footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football
The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football (also known as ULM Warhawks, formerly competing as the Northeast Louisiana Indians) program is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). With a history dating back to 1931, ULM competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks play their home games at JPS Field at Malone Stadium, located on ULM's campus in Monroe, Louisiana. The Warhawks played in their first ever FBS bowl game on December 28, 2012, in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, losing 45–14 to the Ohio Bobcats. History Early history (1931–1980) What is now Louisiana–Monroe originally competed as a junior college from 1931 through 1950. In 1951 the Indians completed their first season in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as Northeast Louisiana State College. The team's head coach was James L. Malone, who compiled a record of 12–15 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Lucas
Mike Lucas (born March 7, 1959) is an American football coach. From 2007 through the 2011 season he was the head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University located in Hammond, Louisiana Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located east of Baton Rouge and northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 U.S. census, and 21,359 at the 2020 population estimates program. Ham ...—the 14th football coach at the school. He was released from his duties as head coach at Southeastern Louisiana on November 21, 2011. Personal life In November 2008, Lucas underwent surgery which successfully repaired a heart valve. Head coaching record References External links Northwestern State profileIndiana State profile 1959 births Living people Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football coaches Indiana State Sycamores football coaches Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football coaches Liberty Flames football coaches Northwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Desormeaux
Michael John Desormeaux (born September 29, 1985) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a position he has held since the final game of the 2021 season. He previously served in various assistant coaching roles at Louisiana from 2016 to 2021, most recently as the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2021. Desormeaux played college football at Louisiana as a quarterback and defensive back from 2004 to 2008, where he ranks in the all-time top ten for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football statistical leaders, passing yards, passing touchdowns, and rushing yards. Desormeaux signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his tenure at Louisiana, he held various assistant coaching positions at Catholic High School (New Iberia, Louisiana), Catholic Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
