2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Lafayette competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Rickey Bustle. UL-Lafayette finished the season with a 6–6 record (Sun Belt: 5–2).^[1]

2008 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–6 (5–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	2					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					7	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Louisiana–Lafayette came close to an upset against 24th-ranked Illinois at home but ultimately lost, 20–17. The Ragin' Cajuns were also competitive against Kansas State, trailing by 42–37 late in that game, but Louisiana-Lafayette was hindered by ten penalties, twice as many as called against their opponent. Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State with a touchdown in the last 0:42 to play and won, 28–23. They defeated Florida International decisively, 49–20, before losing to UTEP in Lafayette. lost to Florida Atlantic after trailing, 40–7, in the final quarter. The following week, they were routed by eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 48–3. UL-Lafayette won their finale against Middle Tennessee, 42–28, which gave the Cajuns their sixth win, and with it, bowl eligibility. The Ragin' Cajuns also finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 5–2 mark in league play. It was the third season in four years that the Cajuns became bowl eligible, but the Cajuns did not receive a bowl bid.^[2]

Preseason

Award Watchlist

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy	Chris Fisher	C	JR
Lou Groza Award	Drew Edminston	PK	SR
Doak Walker Award	Tyrell Fenroy	RB	SR
Draddy Trophy	Michael Desormeaux	QB	SR

Sun Belt Media Day

Preseason Standings

Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st Place)
1	Florida Atlantic	62 (6)
2	Troy	51 (1)
3	Louisiana-Monroe	46 (1)
4	Arkansas State	39
5	Middle Tennessee	32
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	26
7	North Texas	19
8	Florida International	13

Preseason All-Conference Team

Offense RB Tyrell Fenroy OL Chris Fisher

Special teams PK Drew Edmiston

Roster

2008 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Brady Thomas  Fr RB 5 Jason Chery Sr QB 6 Michael Desormeaux Sr WR 7 Caleb Rubin Sr QB 8 Brad McGuire  Fr QB 11 Chris Masson  Fr WR 15 Verlin Moore So QB 16 Keldric White  Fr QB 17 Blaine Gautier  Fr WR 18 Derrick Smith Sr WR 19 Marlin Miller So RB 20 Ian Roberts  Fr WR 21 Lance Kelley  Fr WR 22 Antwain Keyes  Fr RB 25 Undrea Sails Jr RB 26 Yobes Walker  Fr FB 27 Phillip Walker Jr RB 31 Draylon Booker  Fr RB 31 Deon Wallace Jr RB 32 Tyrell Fenroy Sr RB 33 Julian Shankle  Fr FB 34 Geoffrey McCullough Jr RB 40 Matt Dupre Jr FB 44 Jonathan Thomas  Fr FB 45 Chancellor Roberson Sr TE 46 Matt Desormeaux So OT 51 Colin Windsor So OT 55 Brad Bryant Jr G 60 Ian Burks So OL 61 Mike Muguira  Fr G 63 Josh Robinson  Fr OT 66 Nasser Jamal So OT 67 Sean Osborne  Fr OT 67 Jesse Newman Sr C 68 Matthew Autrey  Fr OL 70 Evan Ruiz  Fr OL 72 Leonardo Bates  Fr OT 73 Jonathan DeCoster So OL 74 Kyle Plouhar  Fr G 75 Brad Bustle Jr OL 76 Jaron Odom  Fr C 77 Byrnes Tatford  Fr OT 78 Kyle Pirtle Jr C 79 Chris Fisher Jr WR 80 Darrius Duffy Jr TE 80 Dusty Mack Jr WR 81 Richie Falgout So WR 82 Jawanza Mitchell  Fr WR 83 Ryan Finney Sr WR 83 Pierre Hill  Fr WR 84 Louis Lee Jr TE 85 Luke Aubrey Jr TE 86 Matt Ulm Jr TE 87 Brendan Wilson  Fr TE 88 Erik Jones Sr TE 89 Ladarius Green  Fr WR Matt Campbell Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Orkeys Auriene So CB 3 Justin Branden Sr LB 4 Daylon McCoy So LB 10 Fred Davis So CB 13 Scooter Rogers Sr CB 17 Ken Dandridge Jr CB 17 Ross Goodlett  Fr SS 20 Derik Keyes Sr CB 22 Dwight Bentley  Fr CB 23 Junior Jean Jr SS 24 Phillip Nevels Jr SS 25 Frantz Accime So FS 26 Justin Lee Sr CB 27 Daryl Hampton  Fr DE 29 Jonathon Vance Sr FS 30 Gerren Blount Jr SS 31 Devon Lewis-Buchanan  Fr DB 33 Melvin White  Fr FS 36 Maurice Rolle So CB 38 Rodney Gillis  Fr FS 38 Seth Guilbeaux So DB 39 Tim Jackson  Fr SS 39 Julian Jones So LB 40 Chris Richard  Fr LB 41 Antwyne Zanders Sr LB 43 Brenton Burkhalter Sr LB 44 Kyron Benoit  Fr DE 45 Emeke Onyenekwu  Fr LB 47 Grant Fleming So DE 50 Jeremy Cook So LB 52 Jesse Broadnax  Fr LB 53 Jezreel Washington Jr LB 56 Richard Brooks  Fr LB 57 Fred Okoye  Fr DE 58 Nate Douglas  Fr DT 61 Bobby Fails Sr DE 62 Brandon Williams  Fr DT 64 Ben Duhon  Fr DE 65 Kyle Cox  Fr DT 69 Ross Graham So DT 71 Jordan Hanby  Fr DE 71 Trace Wilson  Fr DT 72 Chris Johnson So DT 90 Derreck Dean  Fr DT 91 Sharrick Moore So DT 92 Tory Day  Fr DE 93 Hall Davis Jr DT 94 Jermaine Rogers So DT 95 LaQuincy Williams Jr DE 96 Chris Lanaux Jr DE 97 Terrell Richardson So DT 98 Lanier Coleman Sr DT 99 Seth Adams Sr LB Matt Lafeaux  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 35 Spencer Ortego So P 37 Brett Baer  Fr K 48 Drew Edminston Sr LS 52 Matt Rosenbalm  Fr LS 54 Scott Hayes Jr	Head coach Rickey Bustle (Clemson) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Hudson (Louisville) Offensive coordinator Kevin Fouquier (Texas A&M) Defensive coordinator Jorge Munoz (Bethany (KS)) Assistant coach Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Assistant head coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi		L 21–51	32,792[3]
September 13	11:00 am	at No. 24 Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	BTN	L 17–20	58,632[3]
September 20	6:00 pm	Kent State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 44–27	18,241[3]
September 27	2:35 pm	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 37–45	45,558[3]
October 4	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)		W 44–35	21,929[3]
October 11	6:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 59–30	17,106[3]
October 18	6:00 pm	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 28–23	23,684[3]
November 1	4:05 pm	Florida International	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 49–20	29,031[3]
November 8	6:00 pm	UTEP*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN360	L 24–37	21,065[3]
November 15	3:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida		L 29–40	14,338[3]
November 22	6:00 pm	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama		L 3–48	19,443[3]
December 3	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	W 42–28	15,321[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

@ Southern Miss

See also: 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	14	0	7	21
Golden Eagles	14	20	10	7	51

Game information

First quarter USM - Damion Fletcher 14-yard TD run, Britt Barefoot kick good, 11:08 (USM 7-0) USM - Ed Morgan 23-yard TD pass from Austin Davis, Barefoot kick good, 4:49 (USM 14-0) Second quarter USM - Davis 1-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 13:51 (USM 21-0) ULL - Julian Shankle 1-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 8:12 (USM 21-7) USM - Fletcher 6-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 6:31 (USM 28-7) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 1:56 (USM 28-14) USM - Davis 1-yard TD run, Barefoot kick no good, 0:13 (USM 34-14) Third quarter USM - Barefoot 25-yard field goal, 10:49 (USM 37-14) USM - Bubba Kirksey 3-yard TD run, Barefoot kick good, 4:09 (USM 44-14) Fourth quarter USM - DeAndre Brown 29-yard TD pass from Davis, Barefoot kick good, 13:53 (USM 51-14) ULL - Pierre Hill 21-yard TD pass from Brad McGuire, Edminston kick good, 8:55 (USM 51-21) Top passers USM - Anthony Davis - 14/21, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 9/20, 98 yards, 2 INT Top rushers USM - Damion Fletcher - 21 carries, 222 yards, 2 TD ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 16 carries, 146 yards Top receivers USM - DeAndre Brown - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD ULL - Jason Chery - 3 receptions, 47 yards

Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Mississippi – Game summary

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 32,792
• Referee: Ed Ardito

@ Illinois

See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	0	0	14	17
No. 24 Fighting Illini	10	7	0	3	20

Game information

First quarter ILL - Matt Eller 51-yard field goal, 8:19 (ILL 3-0) ILL - Brit Miller 27-yard fumble return for TD, Eller kick good, 7:03 (ILL 10-0) ULL - Drew Edmiston 24-yard field goal, 0:12 (ILL 10-3) Second quarter ILL - Daniel Dufrene 10-yard TD pass from Juice Williams, Eller kick good, 6:26 (ILL 17-3) Fourth quarter ULL - Michael Desormeaux 34-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 5:30 (ILL 17-10) ILL - Eller 27-yard field goal, 1:36 (ILL 20-10) ULL - Erik Jones 11-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 0:18 (ILL 20-17) Top passers ILL - Juice Williams - 13/25, 147 yards, TD, INT ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 25/35, 200 yards, TD Top rushers ILL - Daniel Dunfrene - 19 carries, 126 yards ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14 carries, 42 yards, TD Top receivers ILL - Michael Hoomanawanui - 5 receptions, 72 yards ULL - Jason Chery - 5 receptions, 58 yards

Louisiana-Lafayette at Illinois – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly sunny
• Game attendance: 58,632
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: BTN

Kent State

See also: 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	7	7	6	27
Ragin' Cajuns	10	13	14	7	44

Game information

First quarter KENT - Julian Edelman 11-yard TD run, Nate Reed kick good, 11:11 (KENT 7-0) ULL - Drew Edminston 20-yard field goal, 5:14 (KENT 7-3) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 5-yard TD run, Edminston kick good, 0:14 (ULL 10-7) Second quarter KENT - Shawn Bayes 42-yard TD pass from Edelman, Reed kick good, 5:58 (KENT 14-10) ULL - Michael Desormeaux 5-yard TD run, Edminston kick no good, 4:17 (ULL 16-14) ULL - Fenroy 69-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 2:43 (ULL 23-14) Third quarter KENT - Edelman 6-yard TD run, Reed kick good, 11:07 (ULL 23-21) ULL - Ladarius Green 55-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 9:47 (ULL 30-21) ULL - Jason Chery 47-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 6:28 (ULL 37-21) Fourth quarter ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 12:05 (ULL 44-21) KENT - Alan Vanderink 81-yard TD pass from Anthony Magazu, Reed kick no good, 8:33 (ULL 44-27) Top passers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 15/22, 253 yards, TD KENT - Julian Edelman - 10/20, 81 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 23 carries, 194 yards, 3 TD KENT - Julian Edelman - 19 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ULL - Ladarius Green - 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD KENT - Alan Vanderink - 2 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Kent State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,241
• Referee: Chuck Lewis

@ Kansas State

See also: 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	7	20	7	37
Wildcats	7	21	14	3	45

Game information

First quarter ULL - Drew Edmiston 23-yard field goal, 10:17 (ULL 3-0) KSU - Deon Murphy 12-yard TD pass from Josh Freeman, Brooks Rossman kick good, 3:55 (KSU 7-3) Second quarter KSU - Freeman 7-yard TD run, Rossman kick good, 13:43 (KSU 14-3) KSU - Freeman 15-yard TD run, Rossman kick good, 10:32 (KSU 21-3) KSU - Murphy 3-yard TD pass from Freeman, Rossman kick good, 3:43 (KSU 28-3) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 15-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 0:43 (KSU 28-10) Third quarter ULL - Jason Chery 27-yard TD pass from Richie Falgout, Edmiston kick good, 14:42 (KSU 28-17) KSU - Lamark Brown 3-yard TD run, Rossman kick good, 9:48 (KSU 35-17) ULL - Michael Desormeaux 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick no good, 3:21 (KSU 35-23) KSU - Brandon Banks 53-yard TD pass from Freeman, Rossman kick good, 1:49 (KSU 42-23) ULL - Fenroy 69-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 0:34 (KSU 42-30) Fourth quarter ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 8:49 (KSU 42-37) KSU - Rossman 26-yard field goal, 1:37 (KSU 45-37) Top passers KSU - Josh Freeman - 21/28, 272 yards, 3 TD ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14/27, 136 yards Top rushers KSU - Lamark Brown - 29 carries, 137 yards, TD ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 20 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KSU - Brandon Banks - 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD ULL - Jason Chery - 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State – Game summary

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 45,558
• Referee: R. Loumiet

@ Louisiana-Monroe

See also: 2008 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	6	7	21	10	44
Warhawks	3	6	13	13	35

Game information

First quarter ULM - Radi Jabour 42-yard field goal, 6:48 (ULM 3-0) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 89-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick no good, 6:31 (ULL 6-3) Second quarter ULL - Michael Desormeaux 64-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 14:51 (ULL 13-3) ULM - Jabour 19-yard field goal, 2:48 (ULL 13-6) ULM - Jabour 39-yard field goal, 0:07 (ULL 13-9) Third quarter ULL - Jason Chery 87-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 13:53 (ULL 20-9) ULL - Chery 74-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 11:07 (ULL 27-9) ULM - Darrell McNeal 3-yard TD run, Jabour kick good, 9:36 (ULL 27-16) ULL - Fenroy 52-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 7:48 (ULL 34-16) ULM - Frank Goodin 4-yard TD run, Jabour kick no good, 1:51 (ULL 34-22) Fourth quarter ULM Greg James 55-yard interception returned for TD, Jabour kick good, 14:49 (ULL 34-29) ULL - Edmiston 25-yard field goal, 7:36 (ULL 37-29) ULM - Goodin 11-yard TD run, Jabour kick no good, 5:42 (ULL 37-35) ULL - Fenroy 80-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 5:20 (ULL 44-35) Top passers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 15/23, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT ULM - Kinsmon Lancaster - 10/19, 115 yards Top rushers ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 20 carries, 297 yards, 3 TD ULM - Trey Revell - 6 carries, 92 yards Top receivers ULL - Jason Chery - 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD ULM - Zeek Zacharie - 2 receptions, 41 yards

Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 21,929
• Referee: Matt Loeffler

@ North Texas

See also: 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	21	10	14	59
Mean Green	10	10	7	3	30

Game information

First quarter UNT - Jeremy Knott 46-yard field goal, 10:59 (UNT 3-0) ULL - Jason Chery 81-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 10:02 (ULL 7-3) UNT - Roderick Johnson 12-yard TD pass from Giovanni Vizza, Knott kick good, 7:56 (UNT 10-7) ULL - Chery 17-yard TD pass from Michael Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 0:54 (ULL 14-10) Second quarter ULL - Chery 49-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 13:01 (ULL 21-10) UNT - Knott 43-yard field goal, 10:23 (ULL 21-13) ULL - Chery 97-yard kickoff returned for TD, Edmiston kick good, 10:08 (ULL 28-13) ULL - Chery 57-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 5:57 (ULL 35-13) UNT - Cam Montgomery 1-yard TD run, Knott kick good, 2:25 (ULL 35-20) Third quarter UNT - Casey Fitzgerald 43-yard TD pass from Vizza, Knott kick good, 11:07 (ULL 35-27) ULL - Edmiston 45-yard field goal, 3:55 (ULL 37-27) ULL - Desormeaux 31-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 0:00 (ULL 45-27) Fourth quarter UNT - Knott 24-yard field goal, 12:03 (ULL 45-30) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 8:48 (ULL 52-30) ULL - Matt Dupre 6-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 4:42 (ULL 59-30) Top passers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14/20, 217 yards, 3 TD, INT UNT - Giovanni Vizza - 29/44, 361 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 15 carries, 123 yards, TD UNT - Cam Montgomery - 20 carries, 116 yards, TD Top receivers ULL - Jason Chery - 3 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD UNT - Casey Fitzgerald - 14 receptions, 231 yards, TD

Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas – Game summary

at Fouts Field, Denton, TX

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 17,106

Arkansas State

See also: 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	7	3	10	23
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	7	14	28

Game information

First quarter ARST - Josh Arauco 20-yard field goal, 6:24 (ARST 3-0) Second quarter ARST - Brandon Thompkins 11-yard TD pass from Corey Leonard, Arauco kick good, 6:57 (ARST 10-0) ULL - Luke Aubrey 18-yard TD pass from Richie Falgout, Drew Edmiston kick good, 5:43 (ARST 10-7) Third quarter ULL - Brad McGuire 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 6:05 (ULL 14-10) ARST - Arauco 42-yard field goal, 3:03 (ULL 14-13) Fourth quarter ARST - Arauco 41-yard field goal, 7:55 (ARST 16-14) ARST - Darius Glover 29-yard interception returned for TD, Arauco kick good, 7:39 (ARST 23-14) ULL - McGuire 4-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 4:16 (ARST 23-21) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 9-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 0:42 (ULL 28-23) Top passers ULL - Brad McGuire - 9/16, 106 yards, 2 INT ARST - Corey Leonard - 21/40, 235 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 22 carries, 128 yards, TD ARST - Reggie Arnold - 15 carries, 65 yards Top receivers ULL - Derrick Smith - 2 receptions, 44 yards ARST - Brandon Thompkins - 5 receptions, 58 yards, TD

Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); clear skies
• Game attendance: 23,684
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

FIU

See also: 2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Panthers	14	0	0	6	20
Ragin' Cajuns	7	28	14	0	49

Game information

First quarter FIU - T. Y. Hilton 90-yard kickoff return for TD, Dustin Rivest kick good, 14:46 (FIU 7-0) ULL - Ladarius Green 6-yard TD pass from Michael Desormeaux, Drew Edmiston kick good, 6:42 (TIE 7-7) FIU - Julian Reams 1-yard TD run, Rivest kick good, 0:53 (FIU 14-7) Second quarter ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 4-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 11:14 (TIE 14-14) ULL - Gerren Blount 22-yard fumble returned for TD, Edmiston kick good, 11:05 (ULL 21-14) ULL - Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 7:40 (ULL 28-14) ULL - Jason Chery 25-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 0:36 (ULL 35-14) Third quarter ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 13:50 (ULL 42-14) ULL - Julian Shankle 2-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 4:47 (ULL 49-14) Fourth quarter FIU - Eric Kirchenberg 10-yard TD pass from Wayne Younger, Rivest kick no good, 1:21 (ULL 49-20) Top passers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 13/19, 216 yards, 2 TD FIU - Paul McCall - 9/21, 85 yards, INT Top rushers ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 22 carries, 81 yards, 3 TD FIU - Julian Reams - 11 carries, 70 yards, TD Top receivers ULL - Richie Falgout - reception, 82 yards FIU - T. Y. Hilton - 4 receptions, 96 yards

Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); sunny, clear skies
• Game attendance: 29,031
• Referee: Jeff Roberson

UTEP

See also: 2008 UTEP Miners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	9	14	7	37
Ragin' Cajuns	7	3	7	7	24

Game information

First quarter ULL - Gerren Blount 55-yard interception returned for TD, Drew Edmiston kick good, 13:21 (ULL 7-0) UTEP - Jeff Moturi 16-yard TD pass from Trevor Vittatoe, Jose Martinez kick good, 1:51 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter ULL - Edmiston 20-yard field goal, 11:56 (ULL 10-7) UTEP - Martinez 28-yard field goal, 8:23 (TIE 10-10) UTEP - Tufick Shadrawy 32-yard TD pass from Vittatoe, Martinez kick no good, 0:52 (UTEP 16-10) Third quarter UTEP - Kris Adams 7-yard TD pass from Vittatoe, Martinez kick good, 7:33 (UTEP 23-10) UTEP - Moturi 7-yard TD pass from Vittatoe, Martinez kick good, 5:24 (UTEP 30-10) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 2:01 (UTEP 30-17) Fourth quarter UTEP - Adams 23-yard TD pass from Vittatoe, Martinez kick good, 12:43 (UTEP 37-17) ULL - Ladarius Green 9-yard TD pass from Michael Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 8:23 (UTEP 37-24) Top passers UTEP - Trevor Vittatoe - 24/33, 294 yards, 5 TD, INT ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14/25, 185 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers UTEP - Terrell Jackson - 14 carries, 105 yards ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 22 carries, 126 yards, TD Top receivers UTEP - Kris Adams - 6 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 2 receptions, 58 yards

UTEP at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 21,065
• Referee: Perry Havener
• TV: ESPN+

@ Florida Atlantic

See also: 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	0	22	29
Owls	12	14	7	7	40

Game information

First quarter FAU - Charles Pierre 6-yard TD run, Warley Leroy kick no good, 13:25 (FAU 6-0) FAU - Chris Bonner 13-yard TD pass from Rusty Smith, Leroy kick no good, 7:30 (FAU 12-0) Second quarter FAU - Rob Housler 14-yard TD pass from Smith, Leroy kick good, 10:12 (FAU 19-0) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 14-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 7:22 (FAU 19-7) FAU - Willie Rose 10-yard TD run, Leroy kick good, 0:48 (FAU 26-7) Third quarter FAU - Housler 23-yard TD pass from Smith, Leroy kick good, 5:58 (FAU 33-7) Fourth quarter FAU - Jamari Grant 5-yard TD pass from Smith, Leroy kick good, 13:07 (FAU 40-7) ULL - Ladarius Green 2-yard TD pass from Brad McGuire, Edmiston kick good, 7:44 (FAU 40-14) ULL - Scooter Rogers 30-yard fumble return for TD, Edmiston kick good, 6:20 (FAU 40-21) ULL - Luke Aubrey 30-yard TD pass from Chris Masson, Aubrey two-point conversion pass from Masson good, 1:28 (FAU 40-29) Top passers FAU - Rusty Smith - 17/26, 290 yards, 4 TD ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 11/18, 84 yards, 2 INT Top rushers FAU - Charles Pierre - 10 carries, 109 yards, TD ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 18 carries, 92 yards, TD Top receivers FAU - Jamari Grant - 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD ULL - Ladarius Green - 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary

at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); humid
• Game attendance: 14,338
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

@ Troy

See also: 2008 Troy Trojans football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	3	0	0	3
Trojans	7	10	14	17	48

Game information

First quarter TROY - DuJuan Harris 9-yard TD run, Sam Glusman kick good, 10:08 (TROY 7-0) Second quarter TROY - Jorrick Calvin 65-yard field goal block return for TD, Glusman kick good, 14:49 (TROY 14-0) ULL - Drew Edmiston 29-yard field goal, 7:54 (TROY 14-3) TROY - Glusman 42-yard field goal, 4:21 (TROY 17-3) Third quarter TROY - Mykeal Terry 5-yard TD pass from Harris, Glusman kick good, 10:39 (TROY 24-3) TROY - Kennard Burton 20-yard TD run, Glusman kick good, 4:44 (TROY 31-3) Fourth quarter TROY - Glusman 40-yard field goal, 9:43 (TROY 34-3) TROY - Harris 35-yard TD run, Glusman kick good, 7:57 (TROY 41-3) TROY - Maurice Greer 1-yard TD run, Glusman kick good, 3:56 (TROY 48-3) Top passers TROY - Levi Brown - 7/16, 51 yards ULL - Michael Desormeaux 7/13, 72 yards, INT Top rushers TROY - DuJuan Harris - 28 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 16 carries, 128 yards Top receivers TROY - Justin Bray - reception, 17 yards ULL - Jason Chery - 4 receptions, 57 yards

Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary

at Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, AL

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 19,443

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	7	7	7	28
Ragin' Cajuns	14	7	7	14	42

Game information

First quarter ULL - Luke Aubrey 4-yard TD pass from Michael Desormeaux, Drew Edmiston kick good, 10:45 (ULL 7-0) MTSU - Phillip Tanner 2-yard TD run, Alan Gendreau kick good, 8:41 (TIE 7-7) ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 4-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 2:16 (ULL 14-7) Second quarter ULL - Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 11:20 (ULL 21-7) MTSU - Tanner 4-yard TD run, Gendreau kick good, 6:18 (ULL 21-14) Third quarter MTSU - Eldred King 22-yard TD pass from Joe Craddock, Gendreau kick good, 8:39 (TIE 21-21) ULL - Ladarius Green 5-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 5:23 (ULL 28-21) Fourth quarter MTSU - Sancho McDonald 15-yard TD pass from Craddock, Gendreau kick good, 14:53 (TIE 28-28) ULL - Jason Chery 18-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 11:06 (ULL 35-28) ULL - Louis Lee 37-yard TD pass from Desormeaux, Edmiston kick good, 6:43 (ULL 42-28) Top passers ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 18/25, 243 yards, 4 TD MTSU - Joe Craddock - 22/28, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 24 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD MTSU - Phillip Tanner - 23 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ULL - Jason Chery - 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD MTSU - Sancho McDonald - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,321
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer

Postseason

All–Conference Team

First-Team Offense QB Michael Desormeaux RB Tyrell Fenroy OL Brad Bustle OL Chris Fisher

Second-Team Offense WR Jason Chery

Second-Team Defense DB Derik Keyes

Second-Team Special Teams RS Jason Cherry

Honorable Mentions OL Jonathan Decoster LB Antwyne Zanders

Post-Season Awards

• Tyrell Fenroy, ULL - Player of the Year
• Michael Desormeaux, ULL - Offensive Player of the Year
• Alex Carrington, ASU - Defensive Player of the Year
• Levi Brown, TROY - Newcomer of the Year
• T. Y. Hilton, FIU – Freshman of the Year
• Larry Blakeney, TROY - Coach of the Year

References

1. Louisiana–Lafayette 2008 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 28, 2009.
2. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 289, 2009.
3. "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
4. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.