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]
| 1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | New Mexico State* | W 14–12 | [3] | ||
| September 13 | at East Carolina* | W 27–21 | 29,631 | [4] | |
| September 20 | at Fresno State* | L 14–16 | 12,283 | [5] | |
| September 27 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 0–24 | 16,583 | [6] | |
| October 4 | at North Texas State* | L 20–22 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | Arkansas State |
| W 3–0 | 16,485 | [8] |
| October 25 | Lamar |
| W 38–10 | [9] | |
| November 1 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 21–3 | [10] | |
| November 8 | at Texas–Arlington | W 30–13 | 7,156 | [11] | |
| November 15 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 27–9 | 22,638 | [12] |
| November 22 | at McNeese State | L 0–14 | 23,789 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1980 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Southwestern Louisiana nips Aggies 14–12". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU's offense comes alive; USL falls, 16–14". The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast wins over Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL loses on final play, 22–20". Daily World. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal enough for Cajuns". Daily World. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another losing hand for Lamar". The Orange Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns rout Salukis". The Dispatch. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Listless UTA succumbs to USL". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. Captures SLC Championship". The Sunday Advertiser. November 23, 1980. p. 61. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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