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: Southland-
1971 Season Highlights
Russ Faulkinberry enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Southeastern Louisiana
7
6
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Santa Clara
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Trinity (TX)
21
27
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Louisiana Tech
15
35
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Texas-Arlington
16
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Lamar
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
31
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Arkansas State
10
10
T
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Northwestern State
19
27
L
Fri., Nov. 19 vs. McNeese State
10
20
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 171
Scoring Average 17.1
Points Allowed 152
Defense Average 15.2
Opponents Record 17-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-1
-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.