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
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Memphis StateL 6–3722,019
September 7at No. 2 AuburnL 7–4960,000[3]
September 14at Louisiana TechL 23–2417,000[4]
September 21Idaho State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–30[5]
September 28at Wichita StateW 23–159,876[6]
October 5at Southern MissL 16–3817,344[7]
October 12East Carolina
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 16–1416,228[8]
October 19at No. 5 FloridaL 0–4574,369[9]
October 26at UNLVW 20–1316,269
November 9at TulaneL 17–2724,040[10]
November 16McNeese State
L 3–14[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Name that score: Auburn 49, USL 7". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Despite Glenn's super plays, Cajuns fall short to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Second half rally carries Cajuns to first victory". Daily World. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cajuns come back again behind Jackson's brilliance". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USM Eagles roll over Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Broussard field goal lifts Ragin' Cajuns over Pirates". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cajuns provide Gators' entertainment in UF win". Florida Today. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane tallies first victory courtesy Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese does it to USL again". The Eunice News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.