1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1980 record7–4 (4–1 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southland Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–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
  • $ – 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 9New Mexico State*
W 14–12
September 13at East Carolina*
W 27–2129,631[3]
September 20at Fresno State*
L 14–1612,283
September 27at Northeast Louisiana*
L 0–2416,583[4]
October 4at North Texas State*
L 20–22[5]
October 11Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 3–0
October 25Lamar
W 38–10
November 1Southern Illinois*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–3
November 8at Texas–Arlington
W 30–137,156[6]
November 15Louisiana Tech
W 27–922,638[7]
November 22at McNeese State
L 0–1423,789[8]
  • *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. ^ "Cajuns pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northeast wins over Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USL loses on final play, 22–20". Daily World. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Listless UTA succumbs to USL". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese St. Captures SLC Championship". The Sunday Advertiser. November 23, 1980. p. 61. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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