2010 FOOTBALL HISTORY & RECORD BOOK The 2010 University of Louisiana History & Record Book is dedicated in memory of former athletic director and head football coach Nelson Stokley. Thank you for 13 seasons of service to the University and for the countless amount of support that followed. Louisiana football... 2010 Louisiana Football Quick Facts School Name University of Louisiana Location Lafayette, La. Table of Contents Founded 1898 Enrollment 15,193 (Spring 2010) Nickname Ragin’ Cajuns School Colors Vermillion (PMS 193) & White Season in Review ............ 1-10 Stadium Cajun Field (Pro Grass Synthetic Turf System) Stadium Facts 1st Season - 1971; Capacity 31,000 Notes ............................................1 Nickname “The Swamp” -playing surface 2’ below sea level Affiliation NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision; Game Recaps .........................2-5 President Dr. E. Joseph Savoie (Louisiana ’76) Athletic Director David Walker (Louisiana ’76) Statistics ............................... 6-10 Athletics Website www.ragincajuns.com History First year of Football 1901 History ........................... 11-31 Seasons Played 108 All-Time Record 478-504-34 (.487) Retired Jerseys ....................... 11 All-Time Bowl Record 1-1 (.500) Last Postseason Appearance Dec. 12, 1970 Highlights ..........................12-13 Grantland Rice Bowl (Baton Rouge, LA) Result Lost to Tennessee State, 26-25 Bowl Games ............................ 14 Conference Championships Seven, last was ‘05 Sun Belt Membership in NCAA Always FBS (formerly I-A) All-Conference ....................... 15 Louisiana has always been in the FBS (I-A since ’78) Letterwinners ...................16-20 Coaching Staff Head Coach Rickey Bustle (Clemson ’76) Head Coaches ......................... 21 Record at School 38-56 (8 Seasons) Career Record Same Series & Opponents .......22-25 Football Office Phone (337) 482-6318 All-time Results ................26-31 Assistant Coaches Hurlie Brown (Miami ’91) – DB Kevin Fouquier (Louisiana ’89) –Defensive Coordinator Ron Hudson (Muskingum College ’87) – Offensive Coordinator, OL Justin Lustig (Bucknell ‘00) – Special Teams Coordinator, RB Records .......................... 32-55 Daryl Mason (Arkansas ’81) – Student-Athlete Development, WR Jorge Munoz (Bethany College ’98) – Passing Game Coordinator, QB Total Offense .....................32-33 Gerald Broussard (Louisiana ’84) – DL Tim Rebowe (Louisiana State ’87) – Pro Liaison, LB Passing ................................34-35 Troy Wingerter (Louisiana ’93) – Asst. Head Coach, Recruit Coordinator, TE Rushing ...............................36-37 Support Staff John Porche, Director of Athletic Training (337) 482-6325 Rob Phillips, Strength & Conditioning Coach (337) 482-6315 Receiving ............................38-39 Lynn Williams, Equipment Manager (337) 482-6326 Darren Walker, Video Coordinator (337) 482-6872 Scoring ................................40-41 Sports Information Defense ...............................42-43 Sports Information Director Daryl Cetnar (Football Contact) Office Phone (337) 482-6331 Kick/Punt Returns ...........44-45 Email Address [email protected] Asst. SID Matt Hebert Punt/Misc. ..........................46-47 Office Phone (337) 482-6330 Email Address [email protected] Top Performances ...........48-51 Assistant Cade Sirmans Office Phone (337) 482-6329 Cajun Field .........................52-53 Email Address [email protected] Direct Fax (337) 482-6529 NFL Draft .................................. 54 Football Press Box (337) 851-2255 Mailing/Overnight Address Sports Information NFL Players .............................. 55 Cox Communications Athletics Center 201 Reinhardt Drive; Lafayette, LA 70506 ...Geaux Cajuns! 2009 season NOTEBOOK season review A school and Sun Belt attendance record was set as 41,357 gathered for UL and Southern. September 5, 2009 Tyler Albrecht made his first collegiate field goal attempt one to remember. His 48-yard kick with 32 seconds left to play lifted Louisiana to a 17-15 victory over Kansas State. September 12, 2009 Grant Fleming’s fumble recovery sealed the Cajuns victory over La.-Monroe for win No. 6. November 21, 2009 n Season Notes n Cool Under Pressure n Veteran Offensive Line Brad McGuire and Ladarius Green combined for the third The Cajuns offense scored seven times with less than 90 The Cajuns were just one of 13 FBS schools returning longest passing play in school history with a 91-yard seconds left in either the second or fourth quarter … UL all five starters to their O-line in 2009 … Three of those TD strike vs. Troy … Green (119) and Luke Aubrey (130) went 80 yards in nine plays, scoring a TD with 1:27 left in starters, Brad Bustle, Chris Fisher and Kyle Pirtle were became the eighth Cajuns teammates to each have 100 the 2Q vs. Southern … Against K-State, UL went 12-73 to seniors. Juniors Ian Burks and Jonathan Decoster will yards receiving in the same game – last done in 2003 … score a TD with 0:05 left in the 2Q and then drove 10-37 look to lead a young O-Line in 2010. Andrew Joseph had a 33-yard blocked punt return – the to kick the game-winning field goal with 0:32 remaining second longest such play in school history … Dwight in the game … Versus North Texas, UL drove 8-58 to score n Long Drives Bentley’s 70-yard INT return vs. North Texas was the sixth the game-winning TD with 0:27 left in regulation … The The Cajuns put together 28 drives greater than 60 yards longest in Cajuns’ record book … Spencer Ortego finished Cajuns traveled 6-84 to score a TD with 1:07 left in the 2Q this season, 23 of those drives resulted in a touchdown, the season with a 40.6 punting average, the best by a at FIU … At Middle Tenn., the Cajuns quickly moved 72 while two others ended in a field goal. Cajuns’ punter since 1998 and the fifth best single-season yards in 1:03 (nine plays) to score a TD with nine seconds average in the last 50 years, dating back to 1960 … Cajun left in the 2Q … Versus ULM, the Cajuns went 8-67 to n Mason Has Strong Season Field saw 111,998 fans for the season – most since 1988. score a TD with 0:12 left in the 2Q. Chris Masson posted nine games of 200+ yards of total offense, just one game shy of tying the school single- n Statistical Points of Interest n Touchdowns for Everyone season record … Masson ranks ninth all-time in total The Cajuns were 112-of-182 passing (61.5%) with seven Sixteen different players scored a touchdown in 2009 offense (2,694) … His 222 completions in 2009 rank as passing TD’s to just one interception in the team’s six (Aubrey, Bentley, Desormeaux, Gautier, Green, Hill, the third-best single-season total – just two shy of the victories … UL was 6-2 in 2009 when the defense forced Joseph, Lawson, Lee, Masson, McGuire, Miller, Sails, school record … Masson posted 2,406 yards passing, at least two turnovers … The Cajuns allowed only three Shankle, Y. Walker and Wolfe) … Just 13 players found the fourth best single-season output … He ranks eight sacks in their six victories. the Promised Land in 2008 for the highest scoring team all-time in passing (2,478). in school history. n That’s a Lot of Fans n In the Rankings Cajun Field set a school and Sun Belt attendance record n Blocked Kicks The Cajuns ranked in the top 50 of the NCAA in 11 when 41,357 gathered on Sept. 5, 2009 for UL and The Cajuns have been one of the best at blocking kicks statistical categories. The chart below lists some of the Southern. The larger crowds are becoming more frequent, since the arrival of Coach Bustle. In 2009, UL blocked six Cajuns best marks. as four of the top 15 attendance marks in the 39-year kicks, including a punt that was returned for a touchdown. history of Cajun Field have occurred since 2004. Only Fresno State (48) and Texas (46) and have put hands Category Total Avg/G NCAA SBC Top Cajun Field Crowds Under Bustle on kicks more often than Louisiana (41) since 2002. Sacks 13 1.08 14th 2nd Rank Attendance Date Allowed 1. 41,357 Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Southern n Interceptions 4. 33,828 Sept. 15, 2007 vs. McNeese State The Cajuns had 16 interceptions (13 of the 16 picks came Red Zone 31 Scores 89% 16th 1st 6. 29,031 Nov. 1, 2008 vs. FIU in the six victories), the most since 1994 (19) … UL was Efficiency 35 Chances 15. 25,083 Sept. 25, 2004 vs. Middle Tennessee 2nd in the SBC in picks and 23rd in the NCAA. INT’s 16 1.33 23rd 2nd n Net 66 punts 37.56 That’s a Lot of Tackles n Home Success vs. Big XII 25th 1st Linebacker Antwyne Zanders had 103 tackles, marking After defeating Kansas State by a final score of 17-15, the Punting 2,682 yards Net the highest tackle total since linebacker Kelcy Dotson had Cajuns are now 2-2 at home vs. the Big XII … UL beat Turnovers 112 tackles and safety Damon Mason had 135 tackles in Texas A&M 29-22 in 1996, while losing to Oklahoma State Gained 26 2.17 29th 2nd 1996. Zanders finished his career with 308 total tackles, in 1997 and Texas Tech in 1999 … The Cajuns are winless the third most by a linebacker in school history. His 27.5 on the road victory versus the Big XII (0-14). tackles-for-loss were just shy of the career top five. 1 www.ragincajuns.com Louisiana football... 2009 game RECAPS Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 vs. Southern vs. Kansas State at Louisiana State Southern 19 Kansas State 15 Louisiana 3 Louisiana 42 Louisiana 17 No. 9 Louisiana State 31 Sat., Sept. 5, 2009 • Cajun Field Sat., Sept. 12, 2009 • Cajun Field Sat., Sept. 19, 2009 • Tiger Stadium season review Lafayette, La. • Attendance: 41,357** (New Record) Lafayette, La. • Attendance: 16,431 Baton Rouge, La. • Attendance: 92,443 Record Crowd Witnesses Cajuns Victory Albrecht’s Kick Lifts UL Over K-State Cajuns Play Tigers Tough LAFAYETTE-After trailing 12-7 in LAFAYETTE-Tyler Albrecht made his BATON ROUGE-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns front of a sold-out crowd at Cajun Field, first collegiate field goal attempt one to kept pace with the ninth-ranked team in the Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns scored a string of remember.