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2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Blake Anderson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Fouquier (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

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.

Preseason[edit]

Award Watchlist[edit]

Sun Belt Media Day[edit]

Preseason All-Conference Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

2007 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 John Hundley So WR 5 Jason Chery Jr QB 6 Michael Desormeaux Jr WR 7 Caleb Rubin Jr QB 10 Connor Morel Sr QB 11 Chris Masson  Fr WR 15 Verlin Moore  Fr QB 16 Brad McGuire  Fr WR 17 Jordan Jackson Sr WR 18 Derrick Smith Jr WR 19 Marlin Miller  Fr FB 22 Abdule Levier Sr WR 23 Chad Fontenot Jr WR 24 Phillip Nevels So RB 31 Deon Wallace So RB 32 Tyrell Fenroy Jr RB 33 Julian Shankle  Fr RB 40 Matt Dupre So FB 45 Chancellor Roberson Jr FB 46 Matt Desormeaux  Fr OT 51 Colin Windsor  Fr OT 55 Brad Bryant So G 56 William Chance Sr G 58 Junior Ramos Sr C 60 Ian Burks  Fr G 61 Bobby Fails Jr OT 62 Eric Benoit Jr G 64 Jaron Odom  Fr G 64 Ryan Plummer  Fr OT 66 Nasser Jamal  Fr OT 67 Jesse Newman Sr OT 68 Matthew Autrey  Fr TE 68 Dusty Mack So G 70 Zachary Leger Sr G 72 Jordan Folse  Fr OT 73 Jonathan DeCoster  Fr OT 74 Kyle Plouhar  Fr G 75 Brad Bustle So OT 76 Damian Jones Sr G 77 Lanier Coleman Sr OT 78 Kyle Pirtle So C 79 Chris Fisher So WR 80 Darrius Duffy So WR 81 Richie Falgout  Fr WR 82 Ray Givens Sr WR 83 Ryan Finney Jr WR 84 Louis Lee So WR 85 Luke Aubrey So TE 86 Matt Ulm So TE 87 Kevin Belton Sr TE 88 Erik Jones Jr WR 89 Lance Kelley  Fr TE 90 Quent Evans Jr TE 98 Keith Talamo Sr WR Chad Fontenot Jr RB Jarrell Grnat  Fr WR Jawanza Mitchell  Fr G Josh Robinson  Fr WR Julian Shankle  Fr FB Jonathan Thomas  Fr	Defense } Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Jarrett Jones Sr LB 4 Mark Risher Sr FS 8 Lamar Morgan Sr CB 13 Scooter Rogers Jr SS 20 Derik Keyes Sr CB 21 Torres Kingsby Sr CB 23 Junior Jean So CB 25 Frantz Accime  Fr CB 26 Kyle Ward Sr LB 27 Phillip Walker So LB 29 Jonathon Vance Jr FS 30 Gerren Blount So CB 33 Justin Branden Jr FS 34 Justin Lee Jr CB 35 Calvin Moore So FS 36 Maurice Rolle  Fr CB 37 Orkeys Auriene  Fr SS 38 Daylon McCoy  Fr LB 41 Antwyne Zanders Jr LB 43 Brenton Burkhalter Jr DE 44 Greg Hathorn Sr LB 47 Grant Fleming  Fr DE 50 Jeremy Cook  Fr LB 52 Tre' Green Sr LB 53 Jezreel Washington So LB 57 Fred Davis  Fr DT 59 Jermaine Rogers  Fr DT 69 Norris Gray So DT 71 Jordan Hanby  Fr DE 90 Rodney Hardeway Sr DT 91 Sharrick Moore  Fr DE 92 Chris Johnson  Fr DE 93 Hall Davis So DT 94 Korey Raymond Sr DT 95 LaQuincy Williams So DE 96 Chris Lanaux So DE 97 Terrell Richardson  Fr DT 99 Seth Adams Jr FS Fabian Adams  Fr LB Richard Brooks  Fr DE Kyle Cox  Fr LB Renaldo Delcambre Jr LB Nate Douglas  Fr LB Trae Fitzgerald  Fr CB Ross Goodlett  Fr LB Matt Lafeaux  Fr LB Geoffrey McCullough So LB Blake Ramsey So SS Michael Shultz Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 35 Spencer Ortego  Fr K 48 Drew Edminston Jr P 49 Tyler Albrecht  Fr LS 54 Scott Hayes So K Josh Ardoin  Fr	Head coach Rickey Bustle (Clemson) Coordinators/assistant coaches Blake Anderson (Sam Houston State) Offensive coordinator Kevin Fouquier (Texas A&M) Defensive coordinator Troy Wingerter (Louisiana) Assistant head coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 7, 2019

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	atSouth Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	PPV	L 14–28	78,234
September 8	6:00 pm	Ohio*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		L 23–31	22,186
September 15	6:00 pm	No. 8(FCS) McNeese State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana (Cajun Crown)		L 17–38	33,828	[1]
September 22	6:00 pm	Troy	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 31–48	14,091
September 29	5:00 pm	atUCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida		L 19–37	42,646
October 6	6:00 pm	North Texas	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		W 38–29	9,464
October 13	6:00 pm	atArkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas		L 21–52	18,242
October 20	4:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	CSS	L 32–39 OT	12,290
November 3	3:00 pm	at No. 24Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee		L 7–59	96,197
November 10	2:30 pm	atMiddle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee		W 34–24	19,227
November 17	6:00 pm	atFIU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami		W 38–28	5,734
November 24	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)		L 11–17	8,045
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: RaginCajuns.com: 2007 football schedule^[2]

Game summaries[edit]

@ South Carolina[edit]

atWilliams-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]

Ohio[edit]

atCajun Field, Lafayette, LA

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

McNeese State[edit]

atCajun Field, Lafayette, LA

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

Troy[edit]

atCajun Field, Lafayette, LA

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

@ UCF[edit]

atBright 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]

North Texas[edit]

atCajun Field, Lafayette, LA

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

@ Arkansas State[edit]

atASU 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]

Florida Atlantic[edit]

atCajun 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]

@ Tennessee[edit]

atNeyland 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]

@ Middle Tennessee[edit]

atJohnny "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]

@ Florida International[edit]

atMiami 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]

Louisiana-Monroe[edit]

atCajun 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]

Postseason[edit]

All–Conference Team[edit]

Post-Season Awards[edit]

• Rusty Smith, FAU - Player of the Year
• Omar Haugabook, TROY - Offensive Player of the Year
• Tyrell Johnson, ARST - Defensive Player of the Year
• Chris Bradwell, TROY - Newcomer of the Year
• Giovanni Vizza, UNT – Freshman of the Year
• Howard Schnellenberger, FAU - Coach of the Year

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