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1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–4–2 (2–1–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 4 0 1 9 1 2
Southwestern Louisiana 2 1 2 6 4 2
UT Arlington 3 2 0 5 6 0
Arkansas State 2 3 0 7 4 0
McNeese State 1 3 1 5 5 1
Lamar 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 6–4–2 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Tulsa*W 48–2124,130[3]
September 10Fresno State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 34–1324,600[4]
September 17at LamarW 10–617,222[5]
September 24UT Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 30–2024,950[6]
October 1at Hawaii*L 6–2031,762[7]
October 8at Louisiana TechT 21–2121,000[8]
October 15Southern Illinois*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 24–0[9]
October 22at Temple*L 20–274,320[10]
October 29at East Carolina*W 9–716,662[11]
November 5at Arkansas StateL 15–1710,041[12]
November 12Northwestern State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 13–2028,722[13]
November 25McNeese State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
T 9–9[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1977 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. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns jolt Tulsa, 48–21". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 4, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ragin Cajuns impressive with 34–13 victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jet could have made difference to Lamar". Port Arthur Daily News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cajuns rally for win over Mavericks, 30–20". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Hawaii spoils USL weekend". The Daily Review. October 3, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USL invasion results in knotted decision". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns shutout Southern Illinois". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple spurts, holds off SW Louisiana, 27–20". Staten Island Advance. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USL rides Roveto's foot". Daily World. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ASU rally in 4th period beats USL". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "NSU shocks Cajuns again". Daily World. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Dramatic rally leaves Cajuns, Pokes knotted". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.