The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the

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in the

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. The team was led by fourth-year head coach

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. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at

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and competed in the

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. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to the

New Orleans Bowl The New Orleans Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually since 2001. It is normally held at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans; when the Superdome and the rest of the city suffered damage due to ...

, for the fourth consecutive year, where they defeated

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. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated two wins due to major NCAA violations.

Previous season

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went 9–4 overall and 5–2 in Sun Belt play. They shared the Sun Belt Conference Championship with

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. They also defeated

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24–21 in the 2013 New Orleans Bowl for the program's third consecutive New Orleans Bowl win. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including the 2013 New Orleans Bowl and the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Co-Championship due to major NCAA violations.

Preseason

Award watch lists

The following players were named to preseason award watch lists:

Davey O'Brien Award The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Co ...

: *

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Lombardi Award The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States. Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lombar ...

: * Mykhael Quave * Daniel Quave * Justin Hamilton * Dominique Tovell

Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was creat ...

: * Jamal Robinson

Preseason All Conference Team

First Team Offense: *QB Terrance Broadway *RB Alonzo Harris *RB

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*WR Jamal Robinson *OL Daniel Quave First Team Defense: *DL Justin Hamilton *DL Dominique Tovell *S Trevence Patt Second Team Offense: *OL Mykhael Quave Second Team Defense: *DL Christian Ringo Offensive Player of the Year: *QB Terrance Broadway

Roster

Schedule

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Game summaries

Southern

Louisiana Tech

Ole Miss

Boise State

Georgia State

Texas State

Arkansas State

South Alabama

New Mexico State

Louisiana-Monroe

Appalachian State

Troy

Nevada (New Orleans Bowl)

References

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