UL-Lafayette
puts some finishing touches to their future non-conference schedules.
Home-and-home
series with Boise State and Louisiana Tech and home games vs. Akron and
Southern highlight additions to the future Ragin' Cajuns football schedules.
The non-conference schedules through the 2016 season were announced on
Tuesday.“We have been able to put together schedules for the next couple of seasons that follow the blueprint we desire,” Louisiana director of athletics Scott Farmer said.
“Our goal is to play at least six games at Cajun Field each season. The remaining non-conference games should be against regional opponents that are close enough to allow our fans to make the trip if possible.
“We are always looking for a home-and-home series against a team that our fans will enjoy watching. To get a team like Boise State to visit speaks volumes about how far this program has come in recent years,” Farmer added.
“I like the direction that our schedule is going,” third-year head coach Mark Hudspeth said. “It is great to play a program like Boise State anywhere, and it is even better to have a game scheduled at Cajun Field. It will be a great measuring stick for our program because Boise State has already built a national successful program similar to what we are seeking to accomplish.”
The 2014 non-conference schedule was completed last week when the Cajuns agreed to a home-and-home series with Boise State. Louisiana will visit the Broncos on Sept. 20, 2014 with Boise State playing in Lafayette to open the 2016 season.
Louisiana will open the 2014 season at home against Southern on Aug. 30 before making road trips to Ole Miss (Sept. 13) and Boise State (Sept. 20). The non-conference slate ends with an Oct. 4 home game vs. Louisiana Tech, the first game in a home-and-home series with the Bulldogs.
In 2015, the Cajuns are at home on either Sept. 19 or 26 against Akron in the return game of the home-and-home series that will be started this fall. The Cajuns then complete the series with Louisiana Tech on Oct. 3. Two games are left to schedule, a road game at a FBS opponent and a home contest, most likely against an FCS opponent.
The 2016 schedule features a season-opening home game vs. Boise State (Sept. 3) and a return game to Tulane (Oct. 8) to complete the home-and-home series began in 2012. The Cajuns need one home and one away date to complete the schedule.
Future Ragin’ Cajuns Football Schedules
2014
Aug. 30 Southern
Sept. 13 at Mississippi
Sept. 20 at Boise State
Oct. 4 Louisiana Tech
Sun Belt: 4 Home, 4 Away
2015
Sept. 5 at BCS Opponent
Sept. 19 or 26 Akron
Oct. 3 at Louisiana Tech
Date TBA Home vs. TBA
Sun Belt: 4 Home, 4 Away
2016
Sept. 3 Boise State
Oct. 8 at Tulane
Date TBA 1 Home/1 Away
Sun Belt: 4 Home, 4 Away
