On December 3, the day following their final season game (a blowout loss against Appalachian State, 63–14), head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired.

However, due to NCAA sanctions in 2016 because former assistant coach David Saunders arranged fraudulent college entrance exams for recruits, his official record was 29–38.

[2] On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.

Roster Last update: December 30, 2017 Louisiana announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.

The Ragin' Cajuns hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, and Texas State, and traveled to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Idaho, and South Alabama[5] The Ragin' Cajuns hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference, and traveled to Tulsa from the American Athletic Conference and Southeastern Conference members Ole Miss and Texas A&M.