2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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 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

Schedule

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