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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 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Since 1971, the team has played its home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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
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.
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Orlando Thomas (October 21, 1972 – November 9, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 until 2001. He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
Team Position 1989 3 73 Chris Gannon: New England Patriots: DE 7 169 Mark Hall: Green Bay Packers: DE 1990 5 130 Brian Mitchell: Washington Redskins: RB 1991 6 163 Todd Scott: Minnesota Vikings: DB 1995 2 42 Orlando Thomas: Minnesota Vikings: DB 1996 6 179 Keno Hills: New Orleans Saints: T 1998 2 36 Anthony Clement: Arizona Cardinals: T 1999 4 ...
By the end of the 2010s, most teams had dropped "Lady" from the nickname, and the last three holdouts of basketball, soccer, and volleyball did the same for the 2021–22 school year. [185] [186] Colorado Buffaloes — Women's teams were the "Lady Buffs" until 1993, when the school announced it would adopt the men's nickname for all teams.