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08 FB Guide.Indd OPPONENTS 2007 IN REVIEW HISTORY AND RECORDS THE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION retired JERSEYS history 1 • Brian Mitchell 14 • Brandon Stokley Quarterback (1986-89) Wide Receiver (1995-98) Brian Mitchell is the all-time leader in rushing and scoring in Louisiana Brandon Stokley became the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to history. He led the Cajuns to four straight winning seasons, becoming the average more than 100 yards receiving per game over a four-year career. He first player in NCAA history to pass for more than 5,000 yards and rush for ranks among the NCAA’s all-time leaders in receptions and yardage. more than 3,000 yards in a career. He also left UL as the NCAA record holder Stokley owns the three best single-season receiving yardage totals in for most rushing touchdowns in a career by a quarterback with 47. Cajuns history. He was the most prolific freshman receiver in the history of Mitchell was picked by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of college football, catching 75 passes for 1,121 yards in 1995. the 1990 NFL Draft and was a member of the Redskins’ Super Bowl XXVI He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 championship team. He spent 10 seasons in Washington, earning Pro NFL Draft. During his four-year stint in Baltimore, he was a member of the Bowl honors in 1996, before playing three seasons with Philadelphia and Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV championship team. one with the New York Giants. Mitchell retired as the NFL career leader in Stokley signed with Indianapolis in 2003 as a free agent and then with combined yards with 23,330. He is still the league’s all-time leader in career Denver as a free agent in 2007. He was a memeber of the Colts Super Bowl Brian Mitchell kick returns (607), kick return yards (14,014), punt returns (463), punt return XLI championshop team. yards (4,999) and return TD (13). In nine NFL seasons, the son of former head coach Nelson Stokley has caught 239 passes for 3,464 yards and 27 TDs. In 2004, he had 68 receptions Mitchell’s Career Statistics for 1,077 yards and 10 TDs for the Colts, catching Peyton Manning’s then- Passing G Comp. Att. Yards TD INT Lg record 49th touchdown pass of the season. 1986 11 41 102 574 3 8 64 1987 10 72 156 1100 6 9 56 Stokley’s Career Statistics 1988 11 129 273 1807 8 9 60 Year G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg 1989 11 143 312 1966 6 17 92 1995 11 75 1121 14.9 9 52 Career 43 385 843 5447 23 43 92 1996 11 81 1160 14.3 7 78 1997 4 20 248 12.4 1 35 Rushing Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg 1998 11 65 1173 18.0 8 77 1986 111 514 4.6 4 63 Career 37 241 3702 15.4 25 78 1987 150 767 5.1 9 61 Damon Mason 1988 180 743 4.1 15 70 1989 237 1311 5.5 19 67 28 • Glenn LaFleur Career 678 3335 4.9 47 70 Running Back/Linebacker (1967-69) Second Team Little All-American (1967) First Team Little All-American (1968) 9 • Damon Mason Glenn LaFleur was the first Ragin’ Cajuns football player in Louisiana Defensive Back (1994-96) history to have his jersey retired. Damon Mason posted 135 tackles as a senior, putting him atop He was a three-year starter at linebacker who earned All-Gulf South Louisiana’s all-time list for tackles in a season by a defensive back. It was also Conference honors for three consecutive seasons and was honored as a the third-highest, single-season total for any Cajuns defender. second-team Little All-American following his junior season. He was honored as a national Defensive Player of the Week and was He capped off his collegiate career at Louisiana-Lafayette by being named featured in Sports Illustrated after posting two interceptions, one for a TD, first-team Little All-American. LaFleur was a brave player who battled to go along with two forced fumbles, one sack and a team-best nine tackles through injuries for much of his career. in the Ragin’ Cajuns 29-22 upset over nationally-ranked Texas A&M in 1996. Jake Delhomme He was a first team All-Big West Conference selection in 1995. LaFleur’s Career Interceptions Mason signed a free agent contract with the Orlando Predators of the Year No. Yards Long Arena Football League in November 1997. He completed his 11th season 1967 4 84 35 in the league during the 2008 season, competing as a defensive specialist 1968 2 13 13 for the Utah Blaze. Mason’s tour of duty in the AFL also includes stops with 1969 2 0 0 Orlando, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Carolina, Grand Rapids and Austin. Mason is Career 8 97 35 the all-time leading tackler in AFL history. Mason’s Career Statistics 42 • Orlando Thomas Defense G U-A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU Defensive Back (1991-94) 1994 11 12-8 20 1(-1) 0 0 0 1995 11 66-22 88 14(-48) 3(-19) 2 4 Second Team UPI All-American (1993) 1996 11 81-54 135 13(-31) 1(-9) 4 10 Third Team AP All-American (1993) Career 33 159-84 243 28(-80) 4(-28) 6 14 Orlando Thomas was an All-American performer who led the nation in Brandon Stokley interceptions during his junior season in 1993. He was selected as a second team All-American by UPI and a third team selection by the Associated 12 • Jake Delhomme Press. Quarterback (1993-96) He finished second on the Cajuns all-time career tackle list with 347 stops 103 Jake Delhomme, who led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII and ranks first among all Cajuns defensive backs. His 18 career interceptions in Houston in 2004, left an indelible mark during his four-year career at rank third in school history. Louisiana, especially on the field and in the record books. Thomas was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of Delhomme started 43 consecutive games at quarterback. He ranks atop the 1995 NFL Draft. Thomas spent seven seasons with the Vikings before all of the Cajuns passing charts and is listed in the NCAA record books retiring following the 2001 season. alongside some of college football’s best quarterbacks. He led the Cajuns to three consecutive winning seasons and a pair of Big Thomas’ Career Statistics West Conference championships in 1993 and 1994. He also quarterbacked Year G U-A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU the Cajuns to arguably the biggest win in school history over nationally- 1991 11 55-30 85 1(-1) 0 2 3 1992 11 41-23 64 3(-5) 0 1 4 Glenn LaFleur ranked Texas A&M. Delhomme signed as a free agent out of college with the New Orleans 1993 11 62-34 96 7(-34) 3(-22) 9 9 Saints, then with the Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2003. 1994 11 66-36 102 7(-45) 3(-31) 6 9 In five seasons with the Panthers, Delhomme has completed 1,156 passes Career 44 224-123 347 18(-85) 6(-53) 18 25 for 13,955 yards and 97 TDs. In 2004, he had career-bests for completions (310), passing yards (3,886) and TDs (29). Delhomme was selected to the 2006 Pro Bowl. Delhomme’s Career Statistics Passing G Comp. Att. Yards TD INT Lg 1993 11 145 259 1842 14 12 53 1994 11 119 259 1712 10 18 63 1995 11 190 351 2761 20 10 62 1996 11 201 377 2901 20 17 79 Orlando Thomas Career 44 655 1246 9216 64 57 79 www.RAGINCAJUNS.com LOUISIANA FOOTBALL INTRODUCTION SEASON PREVIEW STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHING STAFF historial HIGHLIGHTS history September 23, 1929 September January 1, 1944 January December 12, 1970 December 12, September 28, 1968 September December 12, 1970 December 12, October 16, 1902: Louisiana Hosts LSU in Lafayette December 21, 1901 October 27, 1951 October 5, 1974 Louisiana (then known as the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial F.G. Mixon (261 yards) becomes the first Cajun to rush for 200 Rafael Septien kicks a school-record 57-yard field goal. Institute) plays its first known collegiate football game, a 6-5 yards in a game. victory over Opelousas. October 26, 1974 November 22, 1952 Randy Fontenot connects with Harold Porter for a 95-yard October 16, 1902 A 20-13 win at McNeese State gives UL its first conference title in touchdown against Tennessee-Chattanooga for the longest UL hosts LSU, marking the Cajuns’ first intercollegiate game. school history. The Cajuns are crowned Gulf States Conference reception in Cajuns history. champions under coach Raymond Didier. December 12, 1905 December 4, 1976 A yellow fever epidemic hampers the football team, forcing it to November 19, 1955 A crowd of 19,315 enjoys a 7-5 Cajuns victory over Louisiana- disband for the season. Louis Roth returns a punt 95 yards for a socre against McNeese Monroe. The season’s final home game brought the year’s total State - longest punt return in school history. attendance to a school-record 163,143. September 23, 1929 Former Ragin’ Cajuns standout Christian “Keener” Cagle October 26, 1957 November 5, 1977 appears on the cover of Time Magazine. He is later inducted into For the first time in school history, the football team travels by The Cajuns set a modern-day school record with a 90-yard the College Football Hall of Fame.
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