RAGIN’ CAJUNS FOOTBALL ƫ Į #%*&1*/ƫ 333ċ#%*&1*/ċ+)ƫ ĥ#%*&1*/0$(!0%/ DEC. 10ČƫĂĀāăƫđƫContact: B.%*ƫ **ƫđƫþ!čƫăăĈċąĉĂċćăăāƫđƫ!((čƫĂāćċĈĊĉċćăĈćƫđƫ)%(čƫ.%*ċ)**Į(+1%/%*ċ! 1 Louisiana To Face Tulane In New Orleans Bowl Sun Belt Conference Cajuns To Make Third Straight Bowl Appearance THE STORYLINE: For the third straight year, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will spend the pre-holiday season in New Orleans before facing Tulane in the 13th Annual R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 21 beginning at 8:00 p.m. CST in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. the game will be televised nationally on ESPN with Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningam and Jeannine Edwards providing the commentary. the Cajuns will take a short break from practice this week to focus Wednesday (Dec. 11) and running through Tuesday (Dec. 16) before the team departs to New Orleans. after ending a 41-year bowl-less stretch in 2011, the Cajuns will be making their third straight bowl appearance this year, claiming wins over San Diego State (32-30) in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 2011 and East Carolina (43-34) in 2012 to improve to 3-1 all-time in Game 13: Tulane (7-5) vs. postseason action. 11 Cajuns were named to the Sun Belt Confer- Louisiana (8-4) ence team on Wednesday, including Justin Anderson, Alonzo Harris, When: Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m. CST recognition and McGuire being tabbed the league’s freshman of the Site: Mercedes-Benz Superdome year. senior Justin Anderson made 12 tackles at South Alabama to LOUISIANA (8-4) Date Opponent W/L Score TV: ESPN (Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Aug. 31 at Arkansas (FSN) L 14 -34 Jeannine Edwards) Sept. 7 at Kansas State (Fox Sports 1) L 27 -48 Sept. 14 NICHOLLS STATE (ESPN3) W 70 -7 Radio: Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network Sept. 21 at Akron (ESPN3) W 35 -30 (Jay Walker, Gerald Broussard & Oct. 5 TEXAS STATE (RCN) W 48 -24 Steve Peloquin) Oct. 15 at WKU (ESPN2) W 37 -20 Oct. 22 at Arkansas State (ESPN2) W 23 -7 Participating Network Stations Nov. 2 NEW MEXICO STATE (RCN) W 49 -35 KPEL (1420 AM, Lafayette) Flagship Nov. 7 TROY (ESPNU) W 41 -36 KXHT (107.9 FM, Lafayette) Nov. 16 at Georgia State (ESPN3) W 35 -21 WGSO (990 AM, New Orleans) Nov. 30 ULM (Sun Belt Network) L 28 -31 KTUX (98.9 FM, Shreveport) Dec. 7 at South Alabama (RCN) L 8 -30 KLCL (1470 AM, Lake Charles) Date Opponent (Television) Time (CT) KJEF (1290 AM, Jennings) Dec. 21 vs. Tulane (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. KRJO (1680 AM, Monroe) TULANE (7-5) Series: Tulane Leads, 21-5 Date Opponent W/L Score Aug. 29 JACKSON STATE W 34 -7 Last M’tg: Louisiana 41, Tulane 13 Sept. 7 SOUTH ALABAMA L 39 -41 (Oct. 6, 2012, Cajun Field) Sept. 12 at Louisiana Tech W 24 -15 Sept. 21 at Syracuse L 17 -52 UL Web Site: www.RaginCajuns.com Sept. 28 at ULM W 31 -14 Twitter: @ULRaginCajuns Oct. 5 NORTH TEXAS W 24 -21 Oct. 12 EAST CAROLINA W 36 -33 Facebook: ragincajunsathletics Oct. 26 TULSA W 14 -7 Nov. 2 at Florida Atlantic L 17 -34 YouTube: iam4ragincajuns Nov. 9 at UTSA L 7 -10 Nov. 23 UTEP W 45 -3 Instagram: ULRaginCajuns Nov. 30 at Rice L 13 -17 Bowl Web Site: www.NewOrleansBowl.com Date Opponent Time (CT) Dec. 21 vs. Louisiana (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. 1 2013 FOOTBALL Head Coach MARK HUDSPETH 26-12 (3rd year at Louisiana) 92-33 (10th year overall) A 21-year coaching veteran, MARK HUDSPETH’S HEAD COACHING RECORD Hudspeth owns a 10-year head Year School Overall Conf. Notes coaching mark of 92-33 (.736), in- 2002 North Alabama 4 -7 3 -6 cluding a 26-12 record in his third 2003 North Alabama 13 -1 9 -0 Reached Div. II Semi-Finals seasons at Louisiana (.684). He 2004 North Alabama 5 -5 4 -5 has guided eight of his 10 teams 2005 North Alabama 11 -3 7 -2 Reached Div. II Semi-Finals to post-season play and recorded 10 straight winning seasons. 2006 North Alabama 11 -1 8 -0 Reached Div. II Quarter-Finals Was hired as the 26th head coach in program history on Dec. 13, 2010 and seemingly overnight, reversed Louisiana’s 2007 North Alabama 10 -2 7 -1 Reached Div. II Semi-Finals 2008 North Alabama 12 -2 7 -1 Reached Div. II Semi-Finals football fortunes, taking the Ragin’ Cajuns from nine losses in 2010 to a school-record tying nine wins in both 2011 and North Alabama Totals 66 -21 45 -15 (Seven Years) 2012. 2011 Louisiana 9 -4 6 -2 New Orleans Bowl Champs 2012 Louisiana 9 -4 6 -2 New Orleans Bowl Champs Led the Cajuns to consecutive appearances in the R+L Car- 2013 Louisiana 8 -4 5 -2 Sun Belt Co-Champions riers New Orleans Bowl, winning both games. Louisiana Totals 26 -12 17 -6 (Third Year) Captivated Cajun Nation with a 32-30 win over San Diego State in the 2011 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. The victory Career Totals 92 -32 62 -21 (10th Year) 1944. Is 14-2 in games played at Cajun Field, including a 5-0 mark in 2011, only the fourth unbeaten home season in stadium Helped the Cajuns to average a school and Sun Belt Conference record Hudspeth’s Six Core Values: - marks in Cajun Field history. speth for a short time when he is around the Cajuns to hear him mention the core Bryant Awards in 2011. values he has for the team. He will ref- Came to Louisiana after serving as the passing game coordinator at Mis- sissippi State for two seasons (2009-10), helping the Bulldogs end eight years players to be able to shout them out of football frustrations by posting an 8-4 record and a Gator Bowl appearance when asked. They form the basis of Hudspeth’s effort to teach the Cajuns Started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Central Arkansas about life and prepare them for life after (1992-93) and worked as an assistant coach at Nicholls State (1994-95), Delta football. The core values are: State (1999-2000) and Navy (2001). 1. Honesty Was head coach at North Alabama from 2002-08, guiding the Lions to a 2. Use Good Judgement 66-21 record in seven seasons (2002-08), winning two Gulf South Conference 3. Compete Every Day 4. Be Accountable 5. Project Positive Energy Inherited a UNA program that had three consecutive losing records but led 6. Find A Way the Lions to a 13-1 record in just his second season (2003). UNA claimed the Hudspeth capped off his tenure at North Alabama by guiding the Lions to a 12-2 record in 2008 and making their fourth Born on Nov. 10, 1968 in Montgomery, Ala., he moved to Louisville, Miss. before the age of one. Despite having a popula- tion of just 7,000, Hudspeth grew up around Louisville natives Andy Kennedy (currently Mississippi head basketball coach and Matthew Mitchell (Kentucky women’s basketball coach). Is a 1992 graduate of Delta State with a degree in health and education and later received a master’s degree in secondary school administration from Central Arkansas in 1993. In football, earned all-county honors three times and played on the team that won the state title as a senior. Played collegiately at Delta State (1987-91), lettering all four years. He started at safety as a junior and at QB as a senior. Served as head coach at his high school alma mater from 1997-98, guiding the Winston Academy to a 25-1 record and the 1997 state title during his two seasons. 2 2013 FOOTBALL - Louisiana used a 41-13 win last year to snap Tulane’s four- ally with 123 tackles, the fourth-highest total by a linebacker game win streak. A game-by-game look at the series follows: in school history. junior Alonzo Harris picked up 60 yards Date UL -TU Winner Location in school history in both yards (2,449) and attempts (524) and 10/18/11 0 -27 Tulane New Orleans third in rushing touchdowns (31). although Tulane holds 10/12/12 0 -96 Tulane New Orleans a 21-5 lead in the all-time series, the Cajuns claimed the only 10/17/14 0 -33 Tulane New Orleans meeting since 2000 when they toppled the Green Wave, 41-13, 10/9/15 0 -13 Tulane New Orleans last year in Cajun Field. Louisiana is 6-7 all-time in games 11/28/18 0 -74 Tulane New Orleans played in the Superdome and 8-10 in games played indoors, 10/11/19 0 -73 Tulane New Orleans including three straight wins. 10/2/20 0 -79 Tulane New Orleans 9/29/23 2 -20 Tulane New Orleans LOUISIANA & THE NCAA STATS: Seven Ragin‘ Cajuns 9/27/24 0 -14 Tulane New Orleans received mentions in this week’s NCAA statistics, including 10/19/29 0 -60 Tulane New Orleans quarterback Terrance Broadway, who is ranked in the top 50 9/22/30 0 -84 Tulane New Orleans 9/14/74 16 -17 Tulane New Orleans 10/15/83 15 -17 Tulane New Orleans Individual Rankings 11/9/85 17 -27 Tulane New Orleans Total Offense: Terrance Broadway 44th 245.2 11/1/86 39 -42 Tulane New Orleans Completion Pct.: Terrance Broadway 40th .623 11/14/87 10 -38 Tulane New Orleans Terrance Broadway 15th 157.0 10/29/88 51 -34 Louisiana New Orleans Passing Touchdowns: Terrance Broadway 47th 19 9/16/89 10 -17 Tulane New Orleans Passing Yards/Comp.: Terrance Broadway 9th 14.8 9/1/90 48 -6 Louisiana New Orleans Points Resp.