2011 FOOTBALL TEAM GUIDE NEW HEAD COACH MARK HUDSPETH The Hudspeth Era Begins C.C. BROWN Ike D’Anthony Defensive Back TAYLOR BATISTE Detroit Lions Defensive Back Offensive Lineman Pittsburg Steelers Arizona Cardinals Hall DAVIS Defensive End Brandon Tennessee Titans STOKLEY Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks Michael Jake Charles ADAMS TILLMAN Defensive Back DELHOMME Quarterback Defensive Back Arizona Cardinals Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears LOUISIANA FOOTBA ll 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns Football 2011 Team Guide Thank you for your interest in Ragin’ Cajuns Football. The 2011 team guide University Information features most of the information you will need to cover the Cajuns this season. Name _________________University of Louisiana Location ______________________Lafayette, La. You may also find the 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns Football History & Record Book helpful. Founded ____________________________ 1898 It contains last season’s stats and recaps, as well as all documented historical Enrollment _____________ 15,418 (Spring 2011) Nickname _____________________Ragin’ Cajuns data and records. The History & Record Book is available at ragincajuns.com Colors ___________ Vermilion (PMS 193) & White under the football homepage. President ____ Dr. E. Joseph Savoie (Louisiana ’76) Interim AD _Scott Farmer (Georgia Southern ’86) MEDIA INFOR M ATION COACHING STAFF Website _______________ www.ragincajuns.com Media Guidelines ____________ 2-3 Mark Hudspeth ___________ 32-33 Stadium Information Visiting Lafayette ______________ 4 Timothy Edwards _____________ 34 Name __________________________ Cajun Field Surface ________Pro Grass Synthetic Turf System Media Outlets ________________ 5 Jay Johnson _________________ 35 Capacity ___________________________ 31,000 Marquase Lovings ____________ 36 Year Opened _________________________ 1971 FACILITIES Jorge Munoz ________________ 37 First Game __ Sept. 25, 1971 vs. Santa Clara (W, 21-0) Cajun Field ___________________ 6 All-Time Record _________________ 114-98-2 (.537) Tim Rebowe _________________ 38 Sun Belt Record____________________18-18 (.500) Leon Moncla Indoor Facility ______ 7 Mitch Rodrigue ______________ 39 Largest Crowd __ 41,357 vs. Southern (Sept. 5, 2009) David Saunders ______________ 40 SEASON INFOR M ATION Season Information Greg Stewart ________________ 41 2010 Record ___________________________ 3-9 2011 Roster ________________ 8-9 Sun Belt Record __________________ 3-5 (T-6th) Season Preview ___________ 10-13 Reed Stringer ________________ 42 Letterwinners R/L _____________________41/24 2010 Stats __________________ 14 Troy Wingerter _______________ 43 Starters R/L __________________________12/10 Strength Staff ________________ 44 Newcomers ____________________________ 34 Preseason Depth Chart ________ 15 Coaching Staff Head Coach ___ Mark Hudspeth (Delta State ’92) PLAYER BIOS Record at UL _____________ 0-0 (First Season) Student-Athletes ____________16-28 Career Record (DII)_____ 66-21 (Seven Seasons) Other Varsity _________________ 29 AHC/Recr. Coor./TE ____ Reed Stringer (Delta State ’01) Off. Coor./QB ________ Jay Johnson (Nothern Iowa ’92) Newcomers ________________30-31 Run Gm Coor./OL _ Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State ’88) Running Backs ______ Marquase Lovings (Howard '06) Radio Network Louisiana Wide Receivers ___ Jorge Munoz (Bethany College ’98) Every game can be heard on Def. Coor./LB _______________ Greg Stewart (Troy ’88) KHXT 107.9 FM in Lafayette Sports Information Defensive Line ________ Tim Edwards (Delta State ’91) KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette Main Phone: (337) 851-2255 | Fax: (337) 482-6529 Safeties ___________ Tim Rebowe (Louisiana State ‘87) KANE 1240 AM in New Iberia Asst. Recr. Coor./CB _____ David Saunders (Auburn ’82) PRESS BOX NUMBER: (337) 851-2255 Dir. of Oper./Pro Liason Troy Wingerter (Louisiana ’93) JAY WALKER MAILING ADDRESS Off. G.A. ___________________________ Ryan Conway Voice of the Ragin’ Cajuns Cox Communications Athletic Center Def. G.A. ________________________ Tommy Rybecki Play-by-play announcer Jay Walker 201 Reinhardt Drive Important Football Contacts has served as the “Voice of the Ragin’ Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) Area Code Cajuns” since 1991. He handles the play- by-play duties for Cajuns football, men’s Academics________ Danny Cottonham 482-6830 basketball and baseball. DARYL CETNAR Athletic Training _______ Travis Soileau 482-6325 A broadcasting veteran since 1971, Sports Information Director Compliance ______ Jessica Clarke Leger 482-5195 the native New Englander has spent his Equipment ___________ Lynn Williams 482-6326 entire broadcasting career in southwest Office: (337) 482-6331 Football Office _________ Judy Becker 482-6318 Louisiana. His sports background Game Management ______John Dugas 482-1296 includes years of broadcasting high Cell: (337) 654-6923 Email: [email protected] Marketing ______________ Eric Maron 482-6842 school sports, while also serving as the television play-by-play voice of Scheduling ____________Scott Farmer 482-5393 1 Ragin’ Cajuns athletics from 1984-91 before joining the radio network. In addition to his duties with the network, Walker also hosts the *Primary FB Contact* Strength Coach __________Rusty Whitt 482-6315 Mark Hudspeth, Bob Marlin and Tony Robichaux Coach’s Shows on Ticketing __________ Shivaun Bertrand 265-2357 MyKLAF-TV (Cox/LUS 13, DirecTV 62). He is also the host of the popular Video Coordinator _____Darren Walker 482-6872 sports talk show, “Bird’s Eye View,” which airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 MATT HEBERT p.m. on ESPN 1420 AM. Football History Assistant SID First year of Football ___________________ 1901 Seasons Played ______________________ 109 STEVE PELOQUIN Office: (337) 482-6330 Games Played ______________________ 1,028 Color Analyst Cell: (337) 288-6023 All-Time Record ____________ 481-513-34 (.484) Email: [email protected] All-Time Bowl Record _______________ 1-1 (.500) Sports Radio ESPN 1420 Programming Last Bowl Appearance _____ 1970 Grantland Rice Director Steve Peloquin has served as Result _________Lost to Tennessee State, 26-25 color analyst for the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Conference Championships ____________ Seven Network since 2002. Membership in NCAA ________ FBS (formerly I-A) Peloquin is the football color analyst JEFF SCHNEIDER and is the primary play-by-play voice Louisiana has always been in the FBS (I-A since ’78) for women’s basketball and softball. Staff Assistant Sports Information Under his guidance, coverage of Director (Football Contact) _______ Daryl Cetnar Office: (337) 482-6332 women’s basketball and softball has Office _____________________ (337) 482-6331 increased to nearly 100 live events Cell: (225) 241-8430 Cell _______________________ (337) 654-6923 since 2007-08, with plans for even further expansion. Email: [email protected] A broadcasting veteran since 1991, Peloquin hosts the always E-mail [email protected] entertaining morning sports show, “Thinking Out Loud,” which airs Assistant Director _______________ Matt Hebert *Secondary FB Contact* Monday-Friday from 7-9 a.m. on ESPN 1420 AM. Secondary Football Contact _____ Jeff Schneider RAGINCAJUNS.COM RAGINCAJUNS.COM LOUISIANA FOOTBA ll 2011 media GUIDELINES Thank you for your interest in the University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football. The Louisiana Sports Information MEDIA SERVICES Office has produced the 2011 football team guide to assist in your coverage of the Ragin’ Cajuns. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact any member of the UL SID staff. We look forward to working with you throughout the season. COVERING LOUISIANA Mark Hudspeth Availability n Head coach Mark Hudspeth will be available for interviews on Monday during the Sun Belt Coaches Teleconference and at his weekly luncheon. He is also available from 8:15-11:15 a.m., Monday-Wednesday, for telephone and in-person interviews. Once a request is approved by the Sports Information Office, Judy Becker will coordinate an appointment. ragincajuns.com sunbeltsports.org media information Player Availability Both ragincajuns.com and sunbeltsports.org are available to the media and general public. Media and fans are n MEDIA MEMBERS SHOULD NEVER CONTACT A welcome to access from the most current media guide to game notes, recaps, schedules, rosters, statistics and STUDENT-ATHLETE DIRECTLY AT ANY TIME. player profiles on ragincajuns.com. The official site of the Sun Belt Conference, sunbeltsports.org, features the most n That contact rule begins the minute the S-A enrolls in current media guide, game notes and updated statistics during the regular season. school as a freshman until the time they run out of eligibility – offseason and summers included. Contact includes, but is not limited to, in-person interviews outside of an athletic event or Injury Information Working Press Area n The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act n The entrance to the Cajun Field press box is through the practice, phone calls, text messages, email and any other form of 1996 (HIPAA) regulates the use and disclosure of certain press elevator, located at Gate B adjacent to the elevator tower of online communication (ie. Facebook, MySpace, etc.). information held by “covered entities”. It establishes regulations on the west side of Cajun Field. n Student-athletes have been instructed to immediately for the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information n The press box opens approximately three hours prior terminate any contact initiated by a member of the media. (PHI). PHI is any information held by a