Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | |
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| University | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| NCAA | Division I FBS |
| Athletic director | Jessica Leger (interim) |
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Cajun Field |
| Basketball arena |
Cajundome Earl K. Long Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | M. L. Tigue Moore Field |
| Mascot | Cayenne |
| Nickname | Ragin' Cajuns |
| Fight song | Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song |
| Colors | Vermilion and White |
| Website | www |
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns compete in the following NCAA sports | |||||
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| Men's sports | Women's sports | ||||
| Sport | Division | Conference | Sport | Division | Conference |
| Baseball | I | Sun Belt | Softball | I | Sun Belt |
| Basketball | I | Sun Belt | Basketball | I | Sun Belt |
| Cross country | I | Sun Belt | Cross country | I | Sun Belt |
| Football | I FBS | Sun Belt | Soccer | I | Sun Belt |
| Golf | I | Sun Belt | Volleyball | I | Sun Belt |
| Tennis | I | Sun Belt | Tennis | I | Sun Belt |
| Track & field (indoor) | I | Sun Belt | Track & field (indoor) | I | Sun Belt |
| Track & field (outdoor) | I | Sun Belt | Track & field (outdoor) | I | Sun Belt |
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (branded as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns) are the athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin' Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, was once known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, this was just prior to the adoption of the nickname "Ragin' Cajuns," using it initially in the 1960s to refer to its football team. Prior to the 1960s, the team nickname was the "Bulldogs". In 1963 then–football coach Russ Faulkinberry changed the nickname of the football team from "Bulldogs" to "Ragin' Cajuns," a nod to the school's location in Acadiana. By the 1970s, the athletic department, sports information director Bob Henderson, and the student body picked up on the nickname. As published in the 1974 football guide, the nickname became official that year.
Came to prominence under the leadership of head coach Beryl Shipley, who was responsible for breaking the color barrier in the South and won just under 70% of all games from 1957 to 1973.
Notable Players include NCAA 2nd All time leading scorer Dwight "Bo" Lamar, Dean Church, Andrew Toney, Marv Winkler, Dwayne Mitchell, and Elfrid Payton.
In 1973, the university became one of only five schools to ever receive the NCAA's Death Penalty, when their basketball program was barred from competing in the NCAA for the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.
The current head coach is Bob Marlin.
Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 22 wins from 2011 to 2014 including the 2011 and 2013 New Orleans Bowls and also vacated the 2013 Sun Belt Conference co-championship as the result of NCAA violations of ACT exam fraud, payments to recruits, and not cooperating with the NCAA investigation.
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