1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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]

1974 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Augie Tammariello (1st season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	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
Texas–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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 16–17	29,878	^[3]
September 21	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–38	16,500	^[4]
October 5	Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–38
October 12	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 20–35	9,637	^[5]
October 19	at Tampa*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL	L 13–14
October 26	Chattanooga*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–20	18,856	^[6]
November 2	Southern Miss*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–41		^[7]
November 9	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 17–21		^[8]
November 16	at Northwestern State*	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 14–10
November 22	San Jose State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–25
November 29	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–28	6,483–6,831	^[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.