2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by sixth-year head coach Rickey Bustle and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the season with a record of 3–9 overall and 3–4 in Sun Belt Conference play.

2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Anderson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKevin Fouquier (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Florida Atlantic + 61  85 
Troy + 61  84 
Middle Tennessee 43  57 
Louisiana–Monroe 43  66 
Arkansas State 34  57 
Louisiana–Lafayette 34  39 
FIU 16  111 
North Texas 16  210 
  • + – Conference co-champions

Preseason

Award Watchlist

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Lou Groza AwardDrew EdminstonPKJR

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason All-Conference Team

Roster

2007 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB3John HundleySo
WR5Jason CheryJr
QB6Michael DesormeauxJr
WR7Caleb RubinJr
QB10Connor MorelSr
QB11Chris Masson  Fr
WR15Verlin Moore  Fr
QB16Brad McGuire  Fr
WR17Jordan JacksonSr
WR18Derrick SmithJr
WR19Marlin Miller  Fr
FB22Abdule LevierSr
WR23Chad FontenotJr
WR24Phillip NevelsSo
RB31Deon WallaceSo
RB32Tyrell FenroyJr
RB33Julian Shankle  Fr
RB40Matt DupreSo
FB45Chancellor RobersonJr
FB46Matt Desormeaux  Fr
OT51Colin Windsor  Fr
OT55Brad BryantSo
G56William ChanceSr
G58Junior RamosSr
C60Ian Burks  Fr
G61Bobby FailsJr
OT62Eric BenoitJr
G64Jaron Odom  Fr
G64Ryan Plummer  Fr
OT66Nasser Jamal  Fr
OT67Jesse NewmanSr
OT68Matthew Autrey  Fr
TE68Dusty MackSo
G70Zachary LegerSr
G72Jordan Folse  Fr
OT73Jonathan DeCoster  Fr
OT74Kyle Plouhar  Fr
G75Brad BustleSo
OT76Damian JonesSr
G77Lanier ColemanSr
OT78Kyle PirtleSo
C79Chris FisherSo
WR80Darrius DuffySo
WR81Richie Falgout  Fr
WR82Ray GivensSr
WR83Ryan FinneyJr
WR84Louis LeeSo
WR85Luke AubreySo
TE86Matt UlmSo
TE87Kevin BeltonSr
TE88Erik JonesJr
WR89Lance Kelley  Fr
TE90Quent EvansJr
TE98Keith TalamoSr
WRChad FontenotJr
RBJarrell Grnat  Fr
WRJawanza Mitchell  Fr
GJosh Robinson  Fr
WRJulian Shankle  Fr
FBJonathan Thomas  Fr
Defense}
Pos.#NameClass
CB2Jarrett JonesSr
LB4Mark RisherSr
FS8Lamar MorganSr
CB13Scooter RogersJr
SS20Derik KeyesSr
CB21Torres KingsbySr
CB23Junior JeanSo
CB25Frantz Accime  Fr
CB26Kyle WardSr
LB27Phillip WalkerSo
LB29Jonathon VanceJr
FS30Gerren BlountSo
CB33Justin BrandenJr
FS34Justin LeeJr
CB35Calvin MooreSo
FS36Maurice Rolle  Fr
CB37Orkeys Auriene  Fr
SS38Daylon McCoy  Fr
LB41Antwyne ZandersJr
LB43Brenton BurkhalterJr
DE44Greg HathornSr
LB47Grant Fleming  Fr
DE50Jeremy Cook  Fr
LB52Tre' GreenSr
LB53Jezreel WashingtonSo
LB57Fred Davis  Fr
DT59Jermaine Rogers  Fr
DT69Norris GraySo
DT71Jordan Hanby  Fr
DE90Rodney HardewaySr
DT91Sharrick Moore  Fr
DE92Chris Johnson  Fr
DE93Hall DavisSo
DT94Korey RaymondSr
DT95LaQuincy WilliamsSo
DE96Chris LanauxSo
DE97Terrell Richardson  Fr
DT99Seth AdamsJr
FSFabian Adams  Fr
LBRichard Brooks  Fr
DEKyle Cox  Fr
LBRenaldo DelcambreJr
LBNate Douglas  Fr
LBTrae Fitzgerald  Fr
CBRoss Goodlett  Fr
LBMatt Lafeaux  Fr
LBGeoffrey McCulloughSo
LBBlake RamseySo
SSMichael ShultzSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P35Spencer Ortego  Fr
K48Drew EdminstonJr
P49Tyler Albrecht  Fr
LS54Scott HayesSo
KJosh Ardoin  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2019

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat South Carolina*PPVL 14–2878,234
September 86:00 pmOhio*L 23–3122,186
September 156:00 pmNo. 8 (FCS) McNeese State*
L 17–3833,828[1]
September 226:00 pmTroy
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
ESPN+L 31–4814,091
September 295:00 pmat UCF*L 19–3742,646
October 66:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 38–299,464
October 136:00 pmat Arkansas StateL 21–5218,242
October 204:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
CSSL 32–39 OT12,290
November 33:00 pmat No. 24 Tennessee*L 7–5996,197
November 102:30 pmat Middle TennesseeW 34–2419,227
November 176:00 pmat FIUW 38–285,734
November 246:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe
L 11–178,045
  • Source: RaginCajuns.com: 2007 football schedule[2]

Game summaries

@ South Carolina

Louisiana-Lafayette at South Carolina – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns770014
Gamecocks1477028

at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 78,234
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV: PPV
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information

Ohio

Ohio at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bobcats7371431
Ragin' Cajuns6143023

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 22,186
  • [4] [5]
Game information

McNeese State

McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cowboys3217738
Ragin' Cajuns7100017

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 33,828
  • [6] [7]
Game information

Troy

Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234Total
Trojans28061448
Ragin' Cajuns1707731

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 14,091
  • [8] [9]
Game information

@ UCF

Louisiana-Lafayette at UCF – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns337619
Knights10207037

at Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 42,646
  • Referee: Matt Leoffler
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information

North Texas

North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234Total
Mean Green01271029
Ragin' Cajuns77141038

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 9,464
  • [13] [14]
Game information

@ Arkansas State

Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns71401031
Indians72414752

at ASU Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 18,242
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • [15] [16] [17]
Game information

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Owls100717741
Ragin' Cajuns09914032

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 12,290
  • Referee: Rick Doan
  • [18] [19] [20]
Game information

@ Tennessee

Louisiana-Lafayette at Tennessee – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns00707
No. 24 Volunteers321211459

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 96,197
  • Referee: Jeff Roberson
  • [21] [22] [23]
Game information

@ Middle Tennessee

Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns01471334
Blue Raiders7143024

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); partly sunny
  • Game attendance: 19,227
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • [24] [25]
Game information

@ Florida International

Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns14147338
Golden Panthers1470728

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,734
  • Referee: Rick Doan
  • [26] [27] [28]
Game information

Louisiana-Monroe

Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period1234Total
Warhawks707317
Ragin' Cajuns038011

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); rain showers
  • Game attendance: 8,045
  • Referee: Rick Doan
  • [29] [30] [31]
Game information

Postseason

All–Conference Team

Post-Season Awards

References