Louisiana Football Team History
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
Founded: 1898 Stadium: Cajun Field Capacity: 41,264 Colors: Vermillion & White Coach: Russ Faulkinberry Conference: Gulf States-
1970 Season Highlights
Russ Faulkinberry enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
The Ragin Cajuns won the Gulf States Conference Championship.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Southern Mississippi
14
16
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
17
6
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
24
20
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Doane (NE)
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Louisiana Tech
20
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Texas-Arlington
28
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Lamar
15
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Louisiana Monroe
9
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Tampa
38
50
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Northwestern State
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @ McNeese State
13
7
W
Sat., Dec. 12 @ Tennessee State
25
26
L
Grantland Rice Bowl
1970 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 14.7
Opponents Record 12-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-1
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Gulf States Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.