2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Sun Belt Conference Co-Champions New Orleans Bowl Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs Tulane, W 24–21
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2013 record	9–4 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	James Willis (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cajun Field (Capacity: 31,000)

2013 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana–Lafayette +		5	–	2					9	–	4
Arkansas State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
WKU		4	–	3					8	–	4
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	3					6	–	6
South Alabama		4	–	3					6	–	6
Troy		4	–	3					6	–	6
Texas State		2	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State*		0	–	7					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions Georgia State ineligible for post-season bowl games due to FBS transition and ineligible for Sun Belt Conference championship due to Sun Belt Conference decision. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program, often referred to as Louisiana or Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with Arkansas State. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl for the third consecutive year where they defeated Tulane.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 PM	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECRN	L 14–34	69,801
September 7	5:30 PM	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FS1	L 27–48	53,073
September 14	6:00 PM	Nicholls State*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 70–7	28,871
September 21	5:00 PM	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 35–30	18,806
October 5	6:00 PM	Texas State	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 48–24	23,108
October 15	7:00 PM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN2	W 37–20	16,359
October 22	7:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	W 23–7	24,578
November 2	4:00 PM	New Mexico State*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	RCN/ESPN3	W 49–35	30,028
November 7	6:30 PM	Troy	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	W 41–36	22,562
November 16	1:00 PM	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 35–21	14,415
November 30	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	Sun Belt Network	L 28–31	25,309
December 7	7:00 PM	at South Alabama	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	RCN/ESPN3	L 8–30	16,124
December 21	8:00 PM	vs. Tulane*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	54,728
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	0	14
Razorbacks	7	13	14	0	34

See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

@ Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	21	3	27
Wildcats	10	10	21	7	48

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7
Ragin' Cajuns	28	21	14	7	70

See also: 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

@ Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	7	14	35
Zips	0	14	3	13	30

See also: 2013 Akron Zips football team

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	7	14	24
Ragin' Cajuns	14	14	17	3	48

See also: 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

@ Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	13	10	14	37
Hilltoppers	10	3	0	7	20

See also: 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

@ Arkansas State

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

See also: 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	0	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	13	22	49

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	6	20	3	7	36
Ragin' Cajuns	21	14	0	6	41

See also: 2013 Troy Trojans football team

@ Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Panthers	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	14	3	31
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	0	7	28

See also: 2013 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

@ South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	7	35
Jaguars	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Tulane–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	14	7	0	21
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	0	3	24

See also: 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team and 2013 New Orleans Bowl

David Witvoet (Big Ten) was the game referee.