1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Augie Tammariello, the team compiled a 6–4–2 record.^[1][2]

1977 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–4–2 (2–1–2 Southland)
Head coach	Augie Tammariello (4th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	1	–	2			6	–	4	–	2
Texas–Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Tulsa*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 48–21	24,130
September 10	Fresno State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 34–13	24,600
September 17	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 10–6
September 24	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 30–20	24,950	^[3]
October 1	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 6–20	31,762
October 8	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	T 21–21	21,000	^[4]
October 15	Southern Illinois*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–0
October 22	at Temple*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 20–27
October 29	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 9–7	16,662	^[5]
November 5	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 15–17	10,041	^[6]
November 12	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–20
November 25	McNeese State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	T 9–9		^[7]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1977 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. "Cajuns rally for win over Mavericks, 30–20". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. "USL invasion results in knotted decision". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USL rides Roveto's foot". Daily World. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "ASU rally in 4th period beats USL". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dramatic rally leaves Cajuns, Pokes knotted". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.