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The university's 1963 football team was unusually strong in homegrown talent; 35 of its 39 players were from Louisiana, with 30 from within 100 miles of Lafayette. [3] As a result, coach Russ Faulkinberry changed the team's nickname to the Raging Cajuns, a nod to the ethnic group based in south Louisiana. [4]
The school's sports teams were known as the Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs from 1921 until 1973. The school's fight name was formally changed to Ragin' Cajuns in 1974, which had been in use since the 1960s. In 1999, the university took on its current name, at which point its sports teams were referred to as Louisiana–Lafayette.
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns; 2023: Sun Belt: 6: 7: Lost New Orleans Bowl 34-31 (OT) vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks: 2022: Sun Belt: 6: 7: Lost Independence Bowl 23-16 vs. Houston Cougars: 2021: Sun Belt: 13: 1: Won New Orleans Bowl 36-21 vs. Marshall Thundering Herd
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns college football team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 27 head coaches since it began play during the 1901 season.
The Ragin' Cajuns are worry-free after National Signing Day despite signing only 12 recruits.
Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron was on hand at Louisiana football's first preseason scrimmage Saturday.
Russell Miller Faulkinberry (November 3, 1928 – November 16, 2005) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Southwestern Louisiana—now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette—from 1961 to 1973, compiling a record of 66–63–2.
The 1963 Panthers were perhaps the best team of the modern football era to be snubbed by the bowls. [33] When they did beat Penn State on December 7, it was too late. The Sugar Bowl selected a second SEC team, third-place finisher Alabama, to face SEC champ Ole Miss, while 2nd place Auburn was picked by the Orange Bowl to meet Big 8 champion ...