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1979 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
UT Arlington 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Northeast Louisiana*W 17–1319,150
September 8at Southern Illinois*L 7–1713,388
September 15at Tulsa*L 20–2817,500
September 22West Texas State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–1020,145
September 29at Arkansas StateW 13–917,638
October 6at Louisiana TechL 0–1715,600
October 13Pacific (CA)*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–10
October 20at LamarL 17–21
October 27Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–911,200
November 10Texas–Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 10–2418,115
November 17McNeese StateL 6–10
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1979 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. "Crazy Cajuns pull it out". The Daily Advertiser. September 2, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "S. Illinois trips SW Louisiana, 17–7". The Des Moines Register. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulsa slides past Southwestern Louisiana". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USL takes 19–10 victory". Daily World. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Smith, Roveto power Cajuns past Indians". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lackluster Cajuns blitzed by 'Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Pacific wins on late FG". The Sacramento Bee. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Super(Lamar)men strike down USL, 21–17". The Orange Leader. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  12. "Mavs too much for Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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