The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Sam Robertson, the team compiled a 1–9–1 record.[1][2]
| 1981 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 1–9–1 (0–4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Southern Miss* | L 7–33 | 23,576 | [3] | |
| September 12 | Southeastern Louisiana* | L 0–7 | 19,522 | [4] | |
| September 19 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 17–20 | 12,555 | [5] | |
| September 26 | North Texas State* |
| W 34–11 | 15,260 | [6] |
| October 10 | at Arkansas State | L 3–14 | 17,487 | [7] | |
| October 17 | East Carolina* |
| L 31–35 | 13,378 | [8] |
| October 24 | at Southern Illinois* | L 0–41 | 15,750 | [9] | |
| October 31 | at Louisiana Tech | T 17–17 | 13,500 | [10] | |
| November 7 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 7–23 | 18,103 | [11] |
| November 14 | at Lamar | L 12–14 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | McNeese State |
| L 7–14 | 19,173 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1981 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.
- ^ "Golden Eagles blitz Ragin' Cajuns, 33–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 6, 1981. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern edges Southwestern, 7–0". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lane spurs Indians' victory over Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL prevails despite flags". Daily World. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL gets lethal punch". Daily World. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates nip USL Ragin' Cajuns 35–31". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confidense builds as Salukis steamroll". Southern Illinoisan. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No treats, just tricks as Cajuns, Bulldogs deadlock". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Logan's run turned the tide for UTA". The Daily Advertiser. May 6, 1981. p. 49. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns lose by two". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese puts the freeze to USL". Daily World. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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