The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Ragin' Cajuns were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Southern Miss. Preseason Award watchlists Sun Belt Media Day Predicted standings Preseason All–Conference Team Offense QB Brandon Silvers (Troy) RB Jalin Moore (Appalachian State) RB Jordan Chunn (Troy) WR Robert Davis (Georgia State) WR Al Riles (Louisiana-Lafayette) WR Emanuel Thompson (Troy) TE Gerald Everett (South Alabama) OL Parker Collins (Appalachian State) OL Colby Gossett (Appalachian State) OL Jermar Clark (Arkansas State) OL Andy Kwon (Georgia Southern) OL Antonio Garcia (Troy) Defense DL Chris Odom (Arkansas State) DL Javon Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State) DL Randy Allen (South Alabama) DL Rashad Dillard (Troy) LB Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (Georgia Southern) LB Otha Peters (Louisiana-Lafayette) LB Rodney Butler (New Mexico State) DB Clifton Duck (Appalachian State) DB Mondo Williams (Appalachian State) DB Money Hunter (Arkansas State) DB Bobby Baker (Georgia State) DB Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) Specialists PK Younghoe Koo (Georgia Southern) P Austin Rehkow (Idaho) RS Jabir Frye (Troy) AP Jordan Chunn (Troy) Honorable Mentions WR Keenan Barnes DL Karmichael Dunbar OL Eddie Gordon LB Tre'maine Lightfoot Roster Schedule Schedule source: Game summaries Boise State McNeese State South Alabama at Tulane at New Mexico State Appalachian State at Texas State Idaho at Georgia Southern at Georgia Arkansas State at Louisiana–Monroe Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl) References Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football seasons Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football