1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
| 1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–3 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Long Beach State* | L 0–10 | 15,208 | [3] | |
| September 16 | at Tulsa* | L 3–10 | 21,500 | [4] | |
| September 23 | East Carolina* |
| L 9–38 | 14,103 | [5] |
| September 30 | Lamar |
| W 23–16 | [6] | |
| October 7 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 24–6 | 21,050 | [7] |
| October 14 | at Texas–Arlington | L 3–24 | 5,450 | [8] | |
| October 28 | Cincinnati* |
| L 13–38 | [9] | |
| November 4 | Arkansas State |
| L 6–16 | 23,106 | [10] |
| November 11 | at Northwestern State* | W 19–17 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | Southern Illinois* |
| L 9–10 | 11,150 | [12] |
| November 25 | at McNeese State | L 18–44 | [13] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1978 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.
- ^ "Long Beach downs punchless Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns find Tulsa dry country, 10–3". Daily World. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buc deam, USL nightmare". Daily World. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL quarterback duo sinks Cardinals' ship". The Orange Leader. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL Cajuns use bayou gris gris". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA proves tough for USL". Daily World. October 15, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearcats' Morris ties aerial mark in 38–13 romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns fall, 16–6". Daily World. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns get by Demons on a kick". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carr, Southern Illinois motor to 10–9 victory". The Pantagraph. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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