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-
1977 Season Highlights
Augie Tammariello enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Tulsa
48
21
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Fresno State
34
13
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Lamar
10
6
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Texas-Arlington
30
20
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Hawaii
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Louisiana Tech
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Southern Illinois
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Temple
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
East Carolina
9
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Arkansas State
15
17
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Northwestern State
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. McNeese State
9
9
T
1977 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-2
Points Scored 239
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 15.1
Opponents Record 46-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 2-4
-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.