The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The Ragin' Cajuns baseball team competes in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference. They play their home games on campus at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were coached by head coach Tony Robichaux, until his death on July 3, 2019. Matt Deggs was named the new head coach on July 17, 2019 and 2020 marked his first season.
Anthony Ray Robichaux was an American college baseball coach who served as head coach of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team. He had previously served as head coach at McNeese State.
The 2014 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The fourteenth annual New Orleans Bowl, it pitted the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns of the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at 10:00 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was the first of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Louisiana–Lafayette beat Nevada by a score of 16–3.
Justin Hamilton is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Hamilton signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and has also been a member of several other NFL teams.
Tracy Leonard Walker III is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisiana.
Christopher Stephen Gannon is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers.
Robert Hunt is an American professional football guard for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana.
Kevin Dotson is an American professional football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana.
Elijah I. Mitchell is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Phidarian "Phil" Mathis is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Commanders in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Max Mitchell is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana.
O'Cyrus Torrence is an American professional football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and Florida Gators.
Michael Jefferson is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Alabama State and Louisiana.
Garry Brodhead is the coach of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team since 2012. Before joining the University of Louisiana at Lafayette team, Brodhead worked as a farmer between 1978 and 1997. For his basketball career, Brodhead was the girls coach at Teurlings Catholic High School from 1997 to 2007. While accumulating 297 wins and 78 losses, his team won the 3A division of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association tournament in 2002. Brodhead also co-founded the Acadiana Stars girls basketball team in 1987 and the Girls World Biddy Basketball League by the mid-1990s.
Gerald "Andre" Jones Jr. is an American professional football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the Commanders in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Mekhi Garner is an American professional football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Navarro Bulldogs, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and LSU Tigers
Jonathan Lumpkin is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Hutchinson before transferring to Louisiana. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL draft.
Emani Bailey is an American professional football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the TCU Horned Frogs.
Nathan Thomas is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Jacob Kibodi is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
