1975 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1975 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State $ 5 0 011 0 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 18 2 0
McNeese State 3 2 07 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 06 5 0
UT Arlington 1 4 04 7 0
Lamar 0 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 6–5 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Long Beach State *W 22–1710,482 [3]
September 13 Southern Illinois *W 27–1021,223 [4]
September 27 New Mexico State *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–724,200 [5]
October 4at Arkansas State L 17–39 [6]
October 11at Louisiana Tech L 14–2416,200 [7]
October 18 Lamar
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–12 [8]
October 25at Cincinnati *L 17–23 [9]
November 1 UT Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 35–32 [10]
November 8 Pacific (CA) *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–19 [11]
November 15 Northwestern State *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 40–17 [12]
November 22 McNeese State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 21–33 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1975 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. "Errors hurt L.B. State". The Daily Breeze. September 7, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Thompkins, Rob (September 14, 1975). "Cajuns Explode Past Salukis, Triumph 27-10". The Daily Advertiser . p. 49. Retrieved January 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "USL menu: Scrambled Aggs, 31–7". Daily World. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ASU comeback wins it". Daily World. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs whip USL". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1975. Retrieved June 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cajuns capture controversial win". The Orange Leader. October 19, 1975. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bearcats in close win over Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cajuns explode early, hold on for wild win". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 1975. p. B8. Retrieved January 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Pacific pops USL". Daily World. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cajuns crush Demons". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "McNeese, 33–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.