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Louisiana Football Team History


Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
University of Louisiana
 Lafayette, LA
Founded: 1898
Stadium: Cajun Field
Capacity: 41,264
Colors: Vermillion & White
Coach: Michael Desormeaux
Conference: Sun Belt-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Louisiana 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1902  
  2011 - Vacated 2011 New Orleans Bowl.
  2017 - A rebranding in 2017 dropped "Lafayette" from the Cajuns' name.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1914, 1916, 1917, 1924, 1925, 1940, 1952
1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2021
Division Championships
  2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 589-575-31
 Winning Pct. 51%
 Vacated Wins 1
 Forfeit Games 1
 Adjusted Record 589-575-31
 Winning Pct. 51%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 15
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 119-73-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 320-206-14
 Away Record 208-347-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 119
 Winning Seasons (#1) 67
 Losing Seasons (#1)50
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2021)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2000)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 107 (1918)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 531 (2019)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 95 (10/12/1912)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 553 (1997)
 Largest Margin of Victory 101 (1918)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 95 (10/12/1912)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 113 (1918)
 Last Shutout 10/30/2021
 Last Time Shutout 10/12/2016
 Shutouts All-Time 146
 Been Shutout All-Time 160
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 15 (9/11/2021-9/10/2022)
 Longest Losing  15 (9/15/1973-10/19/1974)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-5-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  45-19
 2010-19  71-57
 2000-09  42-74
 1990-99 39-70
 1980-89 54-53-2
 1970-79 49-58-3
 1960-69 53-44-1
 1950-59 43-49-3
 1940-49 50-31-5
 1930-39 37-49-5
 1920-29 48-43-5
Next Game
 12/28/2024 (Sat)  
 Texas Christian in New Mexico Bowl
@ Frisco, TX
Last Meeting: Louisiana and Texas Christian have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Grambling State  40-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Kennesaw State  34-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Tulane  33-41 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Wake Forest  41-38 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Southern Mississippi  23-13 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Appalachian State  34-24 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Coastal Carolina  34-24 W
 Tue., Oct. 29  @ Texas State  23-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Arkansas State  55-19 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. South Alabama  22-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Troy  51-30 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Louisiana Monroe  37-23 W
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Marshall  3-31 L
 Sat., Dec. 28  vs. Texas Christian  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Scoring430-304
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record6-0
 
2024 Sun Belt West Standings
 Season   Conference 
Louisiana 10-37-1
Arkansas State 7-55-3
South Alabama 6-65-3
Texas State 7-55-3
Louisiana Monroe 5-73-5
Troy 4-83-5
Southern Mississippi 1-110-8
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Louisiana & Louisiana Tech have played 87 games.
Louisiana has won 33 games.
Louisiana Tech has won 48 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-28
 10 or more 157-122
 20 or more  148-73
 30 or more 111-25
 40 or more 56-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 22-0
 10 or more 136-150
 20 or more 91-143
 30 or more 28-113
 40 or more 4-59
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.