1979 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
1979 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 011 1 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 09 2 0
Lamar 3 2 06 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 04 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 04 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 02 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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Northeast Louisiana*W 17–1319,150[3]
September 8at Southern Illinois*L 7–17
September 15at Tulsa*L 20–2817,500
September 22West Texas State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–1020,145[4]
September 29at Arkansas StateW 13–9
October 6at Louisiana TechL 0–1715,600[5]
October 13at Pacific (CA)*L 7–10
October 20at LamarL 17–21
October 27Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–911,200[6]
November 10Texas–Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 10–2418,115[7]
November 17McNeese State
L 6–10[8]
  • *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. "USL takes 19–10 victory". Daily World. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lackluster Cajuns blitzed by 'Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  7. "Mavs too much for Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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