1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1978 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach	Augie Tammariello (5th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Long Beach State *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–10	15,208
September 16	at Tulsa *	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 3–10	21,500
September 23	East Carolina *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 9–38	14,103	[3]
September 30	Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 23–16
October 7	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–6	21,050	[4]
October 14	at Texas–Arlington	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	L 3–24	5,450	[5]
October 28	Cincinnati *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–38
November 4	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–16	23,106	[6]
November 11	at Northwestern State *	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 19–17
November 18	Southern Illinois *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 9–10	11,150
November 25	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 18–44		[7]
*Non-conference game

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. "Buc deam, USL nightmare". Daily World. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "USL Cajuns use bayou gris gris". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UTA proves tough for USL". Daily World. October 15, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved January 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cajuns fall, 16–6". Daily World. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.