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Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns at Arkansas State Red Wolves Saturday, November 12, 2011 ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR – 2:04pm CT (ESPN3) About last week… Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns (8-2) The Cajuns did the improbable, coming back from a 35-24 Sept. 3 at #9 Oklahoma St. (Fox College Sports) 34-61 L deficit with 3:08 to play, defeating La.-Monroe 36-35 on Sept. 10 at Kent State 20-12 W senior day…Blaine Gautier threw for 355 yards and four Sept. 17 NICHOLLS STATE (RC Network) 38-21 W touchdowns, adding 59 yards on the ground…Ladarius Sept. 24 at FIU* (ESPN3) 36-31 W Green set a Cajun Field record for catches by a Cajun with 13 receptions for 136 yards, scoring two touchdowns for the Oct. 1 FLA ATLANTIC* (RC Network) 37-34 W third time in the last four games…Devon Lewis-Buchanan Oct. 8 TROY* (ESPN3) 31-17 W made 12 tackles (11 solo) and had three TFLs… Oct. 15 NORTH TEXAS* (RC Network) 30-10 W Oct. 22 at Western Kentucky* 23-42 L About this week… UL can clinch a share of the Sun Belt Conference with a trip Oct. 29 at Middle Tennessee* (SB Network) 45-20 W to current leader Arkansas State…The Cajuns are 6-3 against Nov. 5 LA-MONROE* (SB Network) 36-35 W ASU in Sun Belt play and 21-17-1 all-time…UL has won Nov. 12 at Arkansas State* (ESPN3) 2:04pm the last three meetings and holds an 8-9-1 record in Nov. 19 OPEN Jonesboro…The Cajuns won the last meeting at ASU to Nov. 26 at Arizona TBA break a streak where the home team won every game in the series dating back to 1998…Five of the Cajuns eight wins in Jonesboro came between 1990-97. About next week… Collegepressbox.com After 11 straight weeks of football, the Cajuns finally get a Collegepressbox.com is the official media website bye week…UL finishes the regular season on Nov. 26 at for Sun Belt Conference football. Access and Arizona (2-7)…The last time the Cajuns met a member of download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, the PAC-12 was Oct. 6, 2001 at Arizona State. media guides, headshots, logos and more for the Eight wins… conference and each of its member schools. Login The Cajuns eight wins are the most since 1993, when true information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to freshman Jake Delhomme led his team to an 8-3 mark and the Big West Championship…UL has won nine games twice [email protected] in program history (1976, 9-2 and 1921, 9-2). Total Attendance Record… In five home games, Cajun Field drew a total of 145,854 2011 Sun Belt Football Standings (29,171/game)…UL shattered the per game school record of School Conference Overall 25,224 set in 1977 (151,346)…The Cajuns got close to the Arkansas State 5-0 7-2 all-time single-season record of 163,143 set over seven home games in 1976. Louisiana 6-1 8-2 Western Kentucky 5-1 5-4 Green Blowing Up… FIU 2-3 5-4 Tight end Ladarius Green set the SBC record for single- North Texas 2-3 3-6 game receptions by a tight end with 13 grabs vs. ULM…He is the NCAA active leader in career TDs by a tight end and Middle Tennessee 1-3 2-6 currently leads the SBC in receiving TDs…He is second all- Troy 1-3 2-6 time in Cajuns history in receiving TDs (just four behind La.-Monroe 1-4 2-7 career leader Brandon Stokley)…Green sits among some of Florida Atlantic 0-5 0-8 the Cajuns best all-time pass catchers, ranking 6th in career th South Alabama Coming in 2013 yards and 5 in career receptions. Sun Belt Conference Affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and GoDaddy.com Bowl The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl has a primary agreement with the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA through the 2013 season. The Sun Belt champion will compete in this bowl unless the champion is selected by the Bowl Championship Series or is placed in another bowl game. The New Orleans Bowl is awarded a C-USA school in an unspecified order. The SBC has had a school in the bowl every season since the league and bowl began in 2001. The GoDaddy.com Bowl (Lad-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala.), formerly the GMAC Bowl, has a primary agreement with the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference through the 2013 season. The GMAC Bowl will have their choice of a bowl eligible Sun Belt team after the Bowl Championship Series and the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. The bowl will have the first selection of a MAC team during odd numbered years and second selection during even numbered years. The Sun Belt Conference champion will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if that team is the highest ranked non-automatic qualifying team and is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS standings or if that team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the of BCS bowls. 2011-12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup Network Gildan New Mexico Dec. 17 / 2:00 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. Pac-12 ESPN Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 17 / 5:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho MAC vs. WAC ESPN R+L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 17 / 9:00 p.m. New Orleans, La. C-USA vs. Sun Belt ESPN Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Dec. 20 / 8:00 p.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. Big East vs. C-USA ESPN S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 21 / 8:00 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. WAC ESPN MAACO Las Vegas Dec. 22 / 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West vs. Pac-12 ESPN Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24 / 8:00 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii C-USA vs. WAC ESPN AdvoCare V100 Independence Dec. 26 / 5:00 p.m. Shreveport, La. ACC vs. Mountain West ESPN2 Little Caesars Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC ESPN Belk Dec. 27 / 8:00 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. Big East ESPN Military Bowl Dec. 28 / 4:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. ACC vs. Navy ESPN Bridgepoint Education Holiday Dec. 28 / 8:00 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 ESPN Champs Sports Dec. 29 / 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big East ESPN Valero Alamo Dec. 29 / 9:00 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Big 12 vs. Pac-12 ESPN Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 30 / 12:00 p.m. Dallas, Texas BYU vs. C-USA ESPN New Era Pinstripe Dec. 30 / 3:20 p.m. Bronx, N.Y. Big 12 vs. Big East ESPN Franklin American Mortgage Music City Dec. 30 / 6:40 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPN Insight Dec. 30 / 10:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN Meineke Car Care of Texas Dec. 31 / 12:00 p.m. Houston, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN Hyundai Sun Dec. 31 / 2:00 p.m. El Paso, Texas ACC vs. Pac-12 CBS AutoZone Liberty Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ABC Kraft Fight Hunger Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Army vs. Pac-12 ESPN Chick-fil-A Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN TicketCity Jan. 2 / 12:00 p.m. Dallas, Texas Big Ten vs. C-USA ESPNU Outback Jan. 2 / 1:00 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC Capital One Jan. 2 / 1:00 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN Gator Bowl Jan. 2 / 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN2 Rose Bowl Jan. 2 / 5:00 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. BCS vs. BCS SPN Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. BCS vs. BCS ESPN Allstate Sugar Jan. 3 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. BCS vs. BCS ESPN Discover Orange Jan. 4 / 8:30 p.m. Miami, La. BCS vs. BCS ESPN AT&T Cotton Jan. 6 / 8:00 p.m. Arlington, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 7 / 7:00 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Big East vs. SEC ESPN GoDaddy.com Jan. 8 / 8:00 p.m. Mobile, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt ESPN Allstate BCS National Championship Jan. 9 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. BCS vs. BCS ESPN Notre Dame is eligible for all bowls in which the Big East has a commitment, as well as the BCS. LADARIUS GREEN - TIGHT END ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE SENIOR | 6-6 | 236 “You have to make sure you TOP 5 DRAFT ELIGIBLE TIGHT END (ESPN.COM INSIDER MEL KIPER JR.] know where he is all the time. 2011 JOHN MACKEY AWARD Midseason WATCH LIST He is really good in the passing 2011 FRED BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST game and really good in the running game. Usually, you can’t COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS D-I FBS TIGHT END TROPHY WATCH LIST fi nd a guy who is really good in 2011 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (BleacherReport.com) both aspects, but Green is the 2011 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (ATHLON) total package.