1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Augie Tammariello (1st season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field

1974 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Lamar	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
UT Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 16–17	29,878
September 21	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–38	16,500
October 5	Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–38
October 12	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 20–35	9,637
October 19	at Tampa*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL	L 13–14
October 26	Chattanooga*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–20	18,856
November 2	Southern Miss*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–41
November 9	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 17–21
November 16	at Northwestern State*	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 14–10
November 22	San Jose State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–25
November 29	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–28	6,483–6,831
*Non-conference game