1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–4–2 (2–1–2 Southland)
Head coach	Augie Tammariello (4th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southland Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 6–4–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Tulsa*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 48–21	24,130
September 10	Fresno State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 34–13	24,600
September 17	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 10–6
September 24	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 30–20	24,950
October 1	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 6–20	31,762
October 8	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	T 21–21	21,000
October 15	Southern Illinois*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–0
October 22	at Temple*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 20–27
October 29	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 9–7	16,662
November 5	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 15–17	10,041
November 12	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–20
November 25	McNeese State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	T 9–9
*Non-conference game

"1977 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
"2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
"Cajuns rally for win over Mavericks, 30–20". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"USL invasion results in knotted decision". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"USL rides Roveto's foot". Daily World. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"ASU rally in 4th period beats USL". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dramatic rally leaves Cajuns, Pokes knotted". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Venues	Campus Athletic Field (1902–1939) McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar: Sabine Shoe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese: Cajun Crown Southeastern Louisiana: Cypress Mug
Culture & lore	Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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