The Book: 2002-03 Louisiana Football season

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FUMBLES:
Louisiana:
Coleman, Jerome 2-2;
Stein, Wayne 1-1;
Williams, Wen. 1-0;
Van Cleave, Jon 1-1.

Texas A&M:
None.

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SACKS (UA-A):
Louisiana:
Brupbacher, Ross. 1-0.

Texas A&M:
Jasmin, Marcus 0-1;
Warren, Ty 0-1;
Penright, Jar. 1-0.

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TACKLES (UA-A):
Louisiana:
Tillman, Char. 7-2;
Deamer, Brian 2-7;
Taylor, Ivan 2-5;
James, Derace 1-6;
Smith, Jamal 2-4;
Floyd, Antonio 2-4;
Charles, Dallas 1-5;
Brupbacher, Ross. 4-1;
Rudick, Gary 2-3;
Berry, Marrious 0-5;
Venable, Justin 1-3;
Villia, Peter 0-4;
Sampson, Walter 0-4;
Lamy, Patrick 2-1;
Arceneaux, Ri. 1-2;
Taylor, Justin 0-3;
Reed, JC 1-1;
Sanders, Jamaal 1-1; Smith, Stanley 0-2; Carter, Jerell 0-2;
Stamps, Fred 1-0;
Bartel, Eric 1-0;
Taylor, Daniel 0-1;
Archangel, St. 0-1;
Bourque, Blake 0-1.

Texas A&M:
Appel, Jaxson 1-5;
Gamble, Brian 1-4;
Webb, Randall 1-4;
Morris, Jared 1-4;
Kiel, Terrence 1-4;
Hunnicutt, Jes. 1-4;
Jasmin,Marcus 1-4;
Smith, Everett 1-3;
Jones, Byron 3-0;
Penright, Jar. 2-1;
Smith, Linnis 1-2;
Joseph, Keith 1-2;
Weston, Sean 0-3;
Jackson, Keelan 0-2;
Johnson, Bran. 1-0;
Davis, Sammy 1-0;
Jolly, Johnny 1-0;
Warren, Ty 0-1;
Squillante, A 0-1;
McDaniel, Arch. 0-1;
Pearce, Chance 0-1.

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Game Starters:

Louisiana POS ## OFFENSE WR 2 Stamps, Fred. LT 74 Raush, Jonathan C 52 Hull, Tony RG 62 Hodges, Greg RT 77 Brooks, Deme. TE 87 Joerg, Josh WR 15 George, Andre QB 3 Van Cleave, Jon RB 32 Coleman, Jerome FB 44 Stein, Wayne LG 61 Batiste, D'An.	Louisiana POS ## DEFENSE LE 48 Venable, Justin LT 95 Smith, Charley RT 94 Sampson, Walter RE 55 James, Derace OLB 30 Villia, Peter ILB 4 Smith, Stanley ILB 59 Brupbacher, Ro. OLB 26 Smith, Jamal LCB 5 Tillman, Char. FS 36 Deamer, Brian RCB 27 Taylor, Ivan
Texas A&M POS ## OFFENSE WR 9 Johnson, Bethel RT 73 Reuber, Alan RG 51 Whitley, Taylor C 66 Hangartner, G. LG 65 Brooks, Andre LT 75 Hightower, Jami TE 98 Carriger, Thom. WR 2 Taylor, Jamaar QB 10 Farris, Mark FB 28 Weber, Joe RB 1 Farmer, Derek	Texas A&M POS ## DEFENSE LE 94 Warren, Ty NG 91 Jasmin, Marcus RE 88 Smith, Linnis LOLB 27 Hunnicutt, Jes. ILB 45 Morris, Jared ILB 17 Gamble, Brian ROLB 43 Penright, Jar. LCB 31 Weston, Sean RCB 22 Davis, Sammy SS 48 Kiel, Terrence FS 19 Appel, Jaxson

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Louisiana: 6-Rekieta, Eric, 8-Calais, Ricky, 11-Williams, Wen., 13-Reed, JC, 16-Archangel, St., 18-Dugas, Nick, 19-Crist, B.J., 20-Fenton, Terryl, 22-Bartel, Eric, 23-Sanders, Jamaal, 24-Lindon, Dwight, 25-Arceneaux, Ri., 31-Henderson, Sh., 33-Bourque, Blake, 34-Carter, Jerell, 35-Johnson, Ches., 37-Comiskey, Sean, 38-Knott, Jonathan, 39-Autrey, Grant, 40-Kwarteng, Eug., 41-Lamy, Patrick, 45-Temple, Elliot, 46-Felders, Johnny, 47-Floyd, Antonio, 49-Rudick, Gary, 51-Berry, Marrious, 54-Charles, Dallas, 57-Delahoussaye,W., 63-Taylor, Daniel, 64-Taylor, Justin, 80-Sampy, Bill, 84-Howard, Billy, 88-Johnson, Lawr., 98-Gaines, David.

Texas A&M:
3-Thomas, Ter., 4-Goynes, Dwain, 5-Murphy, Ter., 6-Singleton, Bry., 7-Carter, Jason, 11-Jones, Byron, 12-Squillante, A, 13-Pegram, Todd, 14-Gentry, Dawon, 16-McNeal, Reggie, 18-Long, Dustin, 20-Scates, Cody, 32-Flemming, Osch., 33-Jackson, Keelan, 34-Joseph, Keith, 38-Jones, Stacy, 39-Crutchfield, E., 40-Mangum, Kevin, 41-McDaniel, Arch., 42-Smith, Everett, 44-Porter, Greg, 49-Manning, Nurah., 50-Kirk, John, 53-Wooldridge, T., 55-Webb, Randall, 56-Johnson, Bran., 58-Kendrick, Blake, 59-Patrick, Brian, 60-Jolly, Johnny, 63-Pearce, Chance, 71-Holman, Quentin, 74-Steamer, Domin., 76-De La Garza, A., 82-Fleming, Pat., 83-Van Zant, Tim, 84-Woods, Jesse, 89-Massey, Haven, 92-Losada, Nick, 97-Stickane, Scott, 99-Ross, David.

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Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:35 pm
Total elapsed time: 3:35
Officials: Referee: C. Castleberry; Umpire: J.C. Leimbach;

Linesman: F. Hutchinson; Line judge: T. Sutter; Back judge: J. Robison;

Field judge: D. George; Side judge: F. Johns; Scorer: T. Reber;

Temperature: 93 Wind: 6 ESE Weather: Partly Cloudy

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Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0

Possession Time...............    24:24    35:36

Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 14  7 of 22

Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   2 of 3

Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-2      4-6

Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-3     2-12
			
		

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Well I have been saying for quite a while that UL when paired with Lafayette carries no meaning and all the outsiders remember is Lafayette. Forget that UL-Lafayette is an edict breaker in its own right. Check out the most benign AP quote:

"Since upsetting Texas A&M 29-22 in the second game of the 1996 season, when the school was still known as Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette is 13-52. That includes a 66-0 loss at Kyle Field in 1997, the last time the teams played."

The good news is, no outsider actually knows the true identity of the school that lost to Texas A&M.

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Advertisers Bruce Brown
Posted on September 2, 2002

LAFAYETTE -
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has had better days.

On the other hand, past trips to College Station, Texas, have been downright hideous, so last Saturday's 31-7 loss to Texas A&M wasn't the nightmare it might have been.

What did cause the Ragin' Cajuns to lose sleep on the drive back was the knowledge that they were in position to grab an early 14-0 lead on the Aggies and to dictate the tone of the season opener.

Instead, a pair of ominous fumbles within the A&M 5-yard line left the visitors scoreless when they should have had the Aggies back on their heels.

By the time coach Rickey Bustle's team was through, there were 10 UL turnovers. Six came in the first half, when the Cajuns managed to stay within 3-0 thanks to a determined defense, and six came on interceptions thrown by Jon Van Cleave.

One of those pickoffs was run back for a touchdown.

A&M touchdown "drives" began on the Cajun 17-yard line, the Aggies' 47 and the UL Lafayette 26, while the home team missed four of five field goal attempts - most set up by other Cajun miscues.

Bustle had stressed the need for a balanced offense before the season, and the Cajuns' inability to achieve that spelled doom against the Aggies.

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Saturday, August 31, 2002

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)- Brian Gamble recovered two fumbles and had an interception as No. 23 Texas A&M set a Big 12 record by forcing 10 turnovers in a 31-7 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night.

The Aggies' "Wrecking Crew" defense was completely dominant, holding the Ragin' Cajuns to just 205 yards. A&M had six interceptions, another Big 12 record, and Byron Jones returned one of them 36 yards for a touchdown.

The offensive struggles continued for the Aggies, however, a year after they had the second-worst offense in the conference. Mark Farris, the 26-year-old senior, was benched for part of the game while three other quarterbacks played, including highly regarded freshman Reggie McNeal.

It was the season opener for both teams, and the head coaching debut for Lafayette's Rickey Bustle, an assistant coach at Virginia Tech for 13 of the last 14 seasons. The Aggies are 14-0 in home openers under coach R.C. Slocum.

The Aggies finished with 423 total yards but led just 3-0 at halftime, when the Ragin' Cajuns already had six turnovers.

On the opening play of the second half, Gamble recovered a fumble by Jerome Coleman at the Lafayette 17. Four plays later, Joe Weber scored on a 2-yard run.

Later in the third quarter, after Gamble put heavy pressure on quarterback Jon Van Cleave, Jones stepped in front of the receiver and raced down the sideline untouched for a 17-0 lead.

The Aggies built a 31-0 lead, on fourth-quarter TD runs by Dwain Goynes (4 yards) and Derek Farmer (3 yards), before the Ragin' Cajuns scored on backup quarterback Eric Rekieta's 31-yard pass to Fred Stamps with 5:36 left.

Stamps had seven catches for 115 yards.

After punting on its opening drive of the game, Lafayette lost fumbles on three straight possessions, the first two after driving inside the Aggies' 10.

Van Cleave, who threw for 2,499 yards last season and had just 10 interceptions in 407 attempts, was 13-of-34 for 143 yards and six interceptions.

Since upsetting Texas A&M 29-22 in the second game of the 1996 season, when the school was still known as Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette is 13-52. That includes a 66-0 loss at Kyle Field in 1997, the last time the teams played.

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