1985 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1985 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) as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Sam Robertson, the team compiled a 4–7 record.^[1][2]

1985 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Sam Robertson (6th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Memphis State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–37	22,019
September 7	at No. 2 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–49	60,000
September 14	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 23–24	17,000	^[3]
September 21	Idaho State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 31–30
September 28	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 23–15	9,876	^[4]
October 5	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 16–38	17,344	^[5]
October 12	East Carolina	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 16–14	16,228	^[6]
October 19	at No. 5 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–45	74,369
October 26	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 20–13	16,269
November 9	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 17–27	24,040	^[7]
November 16	McNeese State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 3–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1985 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. 99. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. "Despite Glenn's super plays, Cajuns fall short to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cajuns come back again behind Jackson's brilliance". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "USM Eagles roll over Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Broussard field goal lifts Ragin' Cajuns over Pirates". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane tallies first victory courtesy Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.