1984 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Sam Robertson, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

1984 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at ChattanoogaL 7–99,438
September 8at Louisiana TechW 17–1616,800[3]
September 15Northeast LouisianaL 6–723,531[4]
September 22at AlabamaL 14–3756,431[5]
October 6Wichita State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–321,507[6]
October 13at Memphis StateL 7–2038,309
October 20at San Jose StateW 35–28
October 27Southern Miss
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–719,605[7]
November 3East Carolina
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 42–2423,357[8]
November 10at McNeese StateL 17–3023,000[9]
November 17at TulsaW 18–1713,104

References edit

  1. ^ "1984 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. ^ "Cajuns stage comeback". The Daily Advertiser. September 9, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missed chances doom Cajuns against Indians". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mistakes turn the Tide as Cajuns fall to 'Bama". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns sack Shockers in runaway win". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns perk up, vanquish Golden Eagles". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cajuns shoot down Pirates". Daily World. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys corral Cajuns". Daily World. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.