| 1979 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–4 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 17–13 | 19,150 | [3] | |
| September 8 | at Southern Illinois* | L 7–17 | |||
| September 15 | at Tulsa* | L 20–28 | 17,500 | ||
| September 22 | West Texas State* |
| W 19–10 | 20,145 | [4] |
| September 29 | at Arkansas State | W 13–9 | |||
| October 6 | at Louisiana Tech | L 0–17 | 15,600 | [5] | |
| October 13 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 7–10 | |||
| October 20 | at Lamar | L 17–21 | |||
| October 27 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 31–9 | 11,200 | [6] |
| November 10 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 10–24 | 18,115 | [7] |
| November 17 | McNeese State |
| L 6–10 | [8] | |
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References
- ^ "1979 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.
- ^ "Crazy Cajuns pull it out". The Daily Advertiser. September 2, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL takes 19–10 victory". Daily World. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lackluster Cajuns blitzed by 'Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Mavs too much for Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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