The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the

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as a member of the

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during in the

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. They were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with

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. Louisiana–Lafayette was invited to the

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for the third consecutive year, where they defeated

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. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory and Sun Belt Conference co-championship due to alleged major NCAA violations.

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Preseason All–Conference Team

''Offensive'' :OL Andre Huval ''Defense'' :DL Christian Ringo :LB Justin Anderson :DB Isaiah Newsome

Roster

Schedule

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Game summaries

@ Arkansas

@ Kansas State

Nicholls State

@ Akron

Texas State

@ Western Kentucky

@ Arkansas State

New Mexico State

Troy

@ Georgia State

Louisiana–Monroe

@ South Alabama

Tulane (New Orleans Bowl)

Post-Season

All-Sun Belt/American Teams

''Offensive'' :RB Alonzo Harris, JR (First Team) :RB

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, FR (First Team) :OL Andre Huval, SR (First Team) :WR

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, JR (Second Team) :OL Daniel Quave, JR (Second Team) ''Defense'' :LB Justin Alexander, SR (First Team) :DL Justin Hamilton, JR (Second Team) :DB Trevence Patt, JR (Second Team) ''Specialists'' :RS Darryl Surgent, SR (First Team) ''Honorable Mentions'' :TE Jacob Maxwell, SR :DE Dominique Tovell, SO

References

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