# 2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2004 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rickey Bustle and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | W 14–7 | 22,117 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | L 24–20 | 22,467 |
| September 18 | 1:10 p.m. | at Kansas State* | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 40–20 | 46,514 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | W 24–17 | 25,083 |
| October 2 | 5:05 p.m. | at FIU* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | W 34–43 | 10,022 |
| October 9 | 6:05 p.m. | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | L 32–35 | 9,748 |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | L 25–38 | 10,397 |
| October 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | W 24–27 | 23,121 |
| November 5 | 9:20 p.m. | North Texas | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | L 17–27 | 21,608 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | L 10–13 | 15,077 |
| November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | L 10–13 | 9,356 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 22,117
* Referee: Ross Smith
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 2-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 5:24 (ULL 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Travis Smothers 7-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 13:08 (ULL 14-0)
NSU - Derrick Doyle 17-yard TD pass from Davon Vinson, Tommy Hebert kick good, 0:50 (ULL 14-7)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 17/26, 176 yards, TD, INT
NSU - Davon Vinson - 12/27, 148 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Chester Johnson - 14 carries, 63 yards
NSU - Shelton Sampson - 8 carries, 30 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Bill Sampy - 3 receptions, 43 yards
NSU - Toby Zeigler - 4 receptions, 82 yards :

### At Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 22,467
* Referee: Jeff Roberson
Game information :
Second quarter
LT - Brad Oestriecher 30-yard field goal, 9:30 (LT 3-0)
LT - Erick Franklin 19-yard TD pass from Donald Allen, Oestriecher kick good, 6:44 (LT 10-0)
LT - Ryan Moats 13-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 3:03 (LT 17-0)
ULL - Jerry Babb 1-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 0:39 (LT 17-7)
Third quarter
ULL - Comiskey 41-yard field goal, 11:02 (LT 17-10)
ULL - Bill Sampy 59-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 7:07 (TIE 17-17)
ULL - Comiskey 33-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULL 20-17)
Fourth quarter
LT - Allen 3-yard TD run, Oestriecher kick good, 10:49 (LT 24-20)
Top passers
LT - Donald Allen - 17/28, 183 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 31/53, 327 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LT - Ryan Moats - 34 carries, 257 yards, TD
ULL - Chester Johnson - 7 carries, 33 yards
Top receivers
LT - Julius Crosby - 5 receptions, 53 yards
ULL - Bill Sampy - 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD :

### At Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:10 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 47,914
* Referee: John Laurie
Game information :
First quarter
KSU - Joe Rheem 41-yard field goal, 11:10 (KSU 3-0)
KSU - Darren Sproles 35-yard field goal, Rheem kick good, 8:30 (KSU 10-0)
KSU - Rheem 34-yard field goal, 1:20 (KSU 13-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 39-yard TD pass to B.J. Crist, Sean Comiskey kick good, 12:30 (KSU 13-7)
KSU - Dylan Meier 7-yard TD pass to Brian Casey, Rheem kick good, 6:02 (KSU 20-7)
Third quarter
KSU - Meier 1-yard TD rush, Rheem kick good, 10:10 (KSU 27-7)
KSU - Rheem 33-yard field goal, 07:30 (KSU 30-7)
ULL - Babb 9-yard TD rush, Comiskey kick good, 04:08 (KSU 30-14)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Chester Johnson 1-yard TD rush, Comiskey kick no good, 10:15 (KSU 30-20)
KSU - Meier 5-yard TD rush, Rheem kick good, 06:45 (KSU 37-20)
KSU - Rheem 33-yard field goal, 2:00 (KSU 40-20)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 9/23, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT
KSU - Dylan Meier - 7/10, 52 yards, TD
Top rushers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 4 carries, 101 yards, TD
KSU - Darren Sproles - 38 carries, 292 yards, TD
Top receivers
ULL - Bill Sampy - 2 receptions, 58 yards
KSU - Davin Dennis - 2 receptions, 19 yards :

### Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 25,083
* Referee: Rick Doan
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Dwight Lindon 5-yard TD rush, Sean Comiskey kick good , 12:51 (ULL 7-0)
MTSU - Pierre Ingram 15-yard TD pass from Clint Marks, Colby Smith kick good, 5:59 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
MTSU - Eugene Gross 1-yard TD rush, Smith kick good, 2:49 (MTSU 14-7)
ULL - B.J. Crist 10-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Comiskey kick good, 0:25 (TIE 14-14)
Third quarter
ULL - Xavier Campbell 7-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 7:30 (ULL 21-14)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Comiskey 38-yard field goal, 14:51 (ULL 24-14)
MTSU - Smith 37-yard field goal, 10:55 (ULL 24-17)
Top passers
MTSU - Clint Marks - 35/46, 242 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 16/26, 183 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
MTSU - Eugene Gross - 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 10 carries, 68 yards
Top receivers
MTSU - Kerry Wright - 8 receptions, 76 yards
ULL - Bill Sampy - 6 receptions, 79 yards :

### Florida International

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 43 |
| Golden Panthers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 32 |
| Aggies | 7 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 35 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| Vandals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 38 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |

### Louisiana-Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Indians | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |