2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rickey Bustle played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.^[1]

2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (1st season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field (capacity: 36,900)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		6	–	0					8	–	5
New Mexico State		5	–	1					7	–	5
Arkansas State		3	–	3					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–31	75,087
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Minnesota*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 11–35	20,512
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–36	19,569
September 21	6:00 p.m.	UAB*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 34–0	19,616
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–48	91,357
October 12	7:05 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 28–31	19,876
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 35–48	9,726
October 26	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–27	8,413
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Idaho	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 31–28	12,621
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–10	14,117
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 17–24	54,843
November 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	L 10–34	7,012
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "2002 Head Coaches". Nationalchamps.net.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Football Schedule". Sports Reference-College Football. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. "2020 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Media Guide" (PDF). Rajin Cajuns Media Guide. Retrieved December 20, 2020.