2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 7–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl, for the fourth consecutive year, where they defeated Nevada. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated two wins due to major NCAA violations.

2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 16–3 vs. Nevada
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–4, 2 wins vacated (5–1 Sun Belt, 2 wins vacated)
Head coach
  • Mark Hudspeth (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJames Willis (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Georgia Southern * $  8 0   9 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette ***  5 1   7 4  
Appalachian State *  6 2   7 5  
Texas State  5 3   7 5  
Arkansas State  5 3   7 6  
South Alabama  5 3   6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 5   4 8  
Troy  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico State  1 7   2 10  
Idaho **  1 7   1 10  
Georgia State  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
    *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations
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