Louisiana Football Team History
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
Founded: 1898 Stadium: Cajun Field Capacity: 41,264 Colors: Vermillion & White Coach: Augie Tammariello Conference: Southland-
1979 Season Highlights
Augie Tammariello enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
17
13
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @ Southern Illinois
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Tulsa
20
28
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. West Texas A&M
19
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Arkansas State
13
9
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Louisiana Tech
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Pacific
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Lamar
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Cal Poly-Pomona
31
9
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Texas-Arlington
10
24
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. McNeese State
6
10
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 147
Scoring Average 13.4
Points Allowed 168
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 15-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.