1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Sam Robertson, the team compiled a 7–4 record.^[1][2]

1980 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Sam Robertson (1st season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas–Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	New Mexico State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 14–12
September 13	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 27–21	29,631	^[3]
September 20	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 14–16	12,283
September 27	at Northeast Louisiana*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 0–24	16,583	^[4]
October 4	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–22		^[5]
October 11	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 3–0	16,485	^[6]
October 25	Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	W 38–10
November 1	Southern Illinois*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–3
November 8	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	W 30–13	7,156	^[7]
November 15	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 27–9	22,638	^[8]
November 22	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–14	23,789	^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1980 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 pulls stunning upset". Daily World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Northeast wins over Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USL loses on final play, 22–20". Daily World. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Field goal enough for Cajuns". Daily World. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Listless UTA succumbs to USL". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "McNeese St. Captures SLC Championship". The Sunday Advertiser. November 23, 1980. p. 61. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.