1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference Southland Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Arkansas State + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Texas–Arlington 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –02 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Long Beach State *
L 0–1015,208 [3]
September 16at Tulsa *
L 3–1021,500 [4]
September 23 East Carolina *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 9–3814,103 [5]
September 30 Lamar
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 23–16 [6]
October 7 Louisiana Tech
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 24–621,050 [7]
October 14at Texas–Arlington
L 3–245,450 [8]
October 28 Cincinnati *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 13–38 [9]
November 4 Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–1623,106 [10]
November 11at Northwestern State *
W 19–17 [11]
November 18 Southern Illinois *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 9–1011,150 [12]
November 25at McNeese State
L 18–44 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

References

  1. ↑ "1978 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. ↑ "Long Beach downs punchless Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cajuns find Tulsa dry country, 10–3". Daily World. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buc deam, USL nightmare". Daily World. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "USL quarterback duo sinks Cardinals' ship". The Orange Leader. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "USL Cajuns use bayou gris gris". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UTA proves tough for USL". Daily World. October 15, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved January 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bearcats' Morris ties aerial mark in 38–13 romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cajuns fall, 16–6". Daily World. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cajuns get by Demons on a kick". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Carr, Southern Illinois motor to 10–9 victory". The Pantagraph. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1978 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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