1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference Southland Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 010 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 07 4 0
UT Arlington 3 2 03 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 05 6 0
Lamar 1 4 03 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Sam Robertson, the team compiled a 7–4 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 New Mexico State *W 14–12 [3]
September 13at East Carolina *W 27–2129,631 [4]
September 20at Fresno State *L 14–1612,283 [5]
September 27at Northeast Louisiana *L 0–2416,583 [6]
October 4at North Texas State *L 20–22 [7]
October 11 Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 3–016,485 [8]
October 25 Lamar
W 38–10 [9]
November 1 Southern Illinois *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–3 [10]
November 8at Texas–Arlington W 30–137,156 [11]
November 15 Louisiana Tech
W 27–922,638 [12]
November 22at McNeese State L 0–1423,789 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1980 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. "Southwestern Louisiana nips Aggies 14–12". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cajuns pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FSU's offense comes alive; USL falls, 16–14". The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Northeast wins over Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved May 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USL loses on final play, 22–20". Daily World. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Field goal enough for Cajuns". Daily World. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Another losing hand for Lamar". The Orange Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cajuns rout Salukis". The Dispatch. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Listless UTA succumbs to USL". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved May 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "McNeese St. Captures SLC Championship". The Sunday Advertiser. November 23, 1980. p. 61. Retrieved May 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.