1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Lamar 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
UT Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southland Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Tulane*
L 16–1729,878[3]
September 21at McNeese State
L 0–3816,500[4]
October 5Lamar
L 13–38
October 12Louisiana Tech
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 20–359,637[5]
October 19at Tampa*
L 13–14
October 26Chattanooga*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–2018,856[6]
November 2Southern Miss*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–41[7]
November 9at Texas–Arlington
L 17–21[8]
November 16at Northwestern State*
W 14–10
November 22San Jose State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 22–25
November 29Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–286,483–6,831[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1974 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "East opener for Tulane? Forget it: Wave, 17–16". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL 'Poked' into reality". Daily World. September 22, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Quick six and Tech support reputations". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1974. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USL Cajuns de-fang Moccasins, 21–20". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Day games too hot for Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cajuns cure UTA losing sickness". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Steve Burks beats Cajuns for Ark. St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 30, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.


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