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Line 1: {{Short description\|University of Louisiana-Lafayette athletic teams}} {{Redirect\|Ragin' Cajun}} {{Infobox college athletics \| name = Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns \| logo = Ragin Cajuns logo.svg \| logo_width = ~~250~~200 \| university = [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] \| association = NCAA Line 21 ⟶ 22: \| fightsong = Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song \| pageurl = http://www.ragincajuns.com/ \| altlogo = [[File:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg\|~~250px~~200px]] }} [[File:Sun Belt Conference 2020 logo in Louisiana–Lafayette colors.svg\|thumb\|~~260px~~200px\|~~Louisiana-Lafayette~~Sun isBelt aConference ~~member~~logo ofin ~~the~~Louisiana's ~~Sun Belt Conference~~colors]]▼ The '''Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns''' are the athletic teams of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]]. The college has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin' Cajuns compete in [[NCAA Division I]], fielding 16 varsity teams. ==Nickname== ▲[[File:Sun Belt Conference 2020 logo in Louisiana–Lafayette colors.svg\|thumb\|260px\|Louisiana-Lafayette is a member of the Sun Belt Conference]] The university states that "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns" is the nickname of the school's athletic teams.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Proper Use of the University's Name\|url=http://www.louisiana.edu/about-us/media/proper-use-universitys-name\|website=louisiana.edu\|date=6 December 2012\|publisher=University of Louisiana at Lafayette \|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> Founded in ~~1901~~1898 as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII), the school adopted Bulldogs as a team nickname in 1921. The nickname persisted when the school was renamed Southwestern Louisiana Institute (SLI) in 1921 and the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) in 1960. 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.<ref>{{cite news \|title="The Raging Cajuns" \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109672897/raging-cajuns/ \|access-date=16 September 2022 \|work=The Monroe News-Star \|date=4 July 1963 \|pages=16}}</ref> As a result, coach [[Russ Faulkinberry]] changed the team's nickname to the Raging [[Cajuns]], a nod to the ethnic group based in [[Acadiana\|south Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lenox \|first1=Charles \|title=Charlie's Corner \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109672713/raging-cajuns/ \|access-date=16 September 2022 \|work=The Daily Advertiser \|date=3 July 1963 \|pages=8}}</ref> (The team went 4–5.)<ref>{{cite web \|title=2022 Louisiana Football Media Guide (PDF) \|url=https://ragincajuns.com/documents/2022/7/25/2022_Louisiana_Football_Media_Guide.pdf \|website=Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns \|access-date=16 September 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> The name change also ended a longstanding nickname overlap with the [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters\|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs]]. Line 116 ⟶ 117: * 2002, 2003, 2008, and 2011 Sun Belt Conference West division champions * 1982 Southland Conference tournament champions * 1992, 1994, 2000, 2014, 2023 Sun Belt Conference tournament champions * 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2014, 2023 NCAA Tournament appearances === Women's basketball === Line 128 ⟶ 129: === Football === {{main\|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football}} * Football was the first team organized at the then Institute (SLII) in 1901, although an advertisement promoting women's gymnastics was placed in 1900. The team participates in NCAA Division I FBS in the Sun Belt Conference. First played in 1901 under the school's previous name SLII.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.raginpagin.com/louisiana/showthread.php?t=1&referrerid=1523\|title=Football 1901-02\|work=RaginPagin.com\|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> They are a charter member of NCAA Division I-A football.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/ragin_cajuns/history.htm\|title=Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Football History\|publisher=Collegefootballhistory.com\|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> * [[Ron Gomez]] did the radio play-by-play for Cajuns football and basketball from 1961 to 1979, when he was elected to the [[Louisiana State Legislature\|Louisiana House of Representatives]]. In that capacity, he worked with the [[David C. Treen]] administration to construct the Cajundome. Gomez had begun advocacy of the stadium while he served as president of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce in 1978.<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'', [[Lafayette, Louisiana\|Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]: Zemog Publishing, 2000, pp. 9, 111-112; {{ISBN\|0-9700156-0-7}}</ref> * Participates in NCAA Division I FBS in the Sun Belt Conference. First played in 1901 under the school's previous name SLII.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.raginpagin.com/louisiana/showthread.php?t=1&referrerid=1523\|title=Football 1901-02\|work=RaginPagin.com\|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> * Charter member of NCAA Division I-A football.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/ragin_cajuns/history.htm\|title=Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Football History\|publisher=Collegefootballhistory.com\|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> * 1968 and 1970 Gulf States Conference champions, 1952 and 1965 Gulf States co-champions * 2021 Sun Belt Conference champions * 2005 and 2020 Sun Belt Conference co-champions * 2013 Sun Belt Conference co-champions (later vacated) * 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Sun Belt Conference West Division champions * 1993 and 1994 Big West Conference co-champions * [[Oil Bowl\|1944 Oil Bowl]] champion * [[2012 New Orleans Bowl]] champions<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neworleansbowl.org\|title=New Orleans Bowl: Home\|publisher=Neworleansbowl.org\|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> * [[2014 New Orleans Bowl]] champions<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neworleansbowl.org\|title=New Orleans Bowl: Home\|publisher=Neworleansbowl.org\|access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> * [[2020 LendingTree Bowl (January)\|2020 LendingTree Bowl]] champions (2019 season) [[2020 First Responder Bowl\|2020 First Responder Bowl]] champions [[2021 New Orleans Bowl\|2021 New Orleans Bowl]] champions Louisiana 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.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders \|newspaper=The Baton Rouge Advocate \|date=October 11, 2015\|access-date=October 20, 2015\|url=http://theadvocate.com/sports/ullafayette/13682425-128/ncaa-accuses-louisiana-lafayette-former-football}}</ref> Line 169 ⟶ 154: Men's Lacrosse as part of the MCLA, [[Badminton]], [[Bowling]], [[Cheerleading]], [[Cricket]], [[college hockey\|Ice Hockey]] as part of the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association\|ACHA]], [[Inline Hockey]] as part of the [[NCRHA]], [[Judo]], [[Powerlifting]], [[Rugby football\|Rugby]], Men's [[Soccer]], [[Shooting sports\|Sport Shooting]], [[Tae Kwon Do]], [[Water Skiing]]. * '''Water Skiing''' - First year of competition: 1989. Has finished no worse than third in the annual NCWSA National Collegiate Water Ski Association championships since 1993. National champions: 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019. and 2022 ==Traditions== [[File:Lafayette Cheerleaders 1922.jpg\|100px\|thumb\|Lafayette Cheerleaders, 1922]] ===Mascots=== * Bulldog Line 181 ⟶ 167: ==Notable players and coaches== {{details\|:List of University of Louisiana ~~at Lafayette~~ people#Sports alumni}} ==Ragin Cajun Network== Line 189 ⟶ 175: * [[WGSO]] 990 AM in New Orleans * [[KTUX]] 98.9 FM in Shreveport * [[KLCL]] 1470 ~~AM/[[KJEF (AM)\|KJEF]] 1290~~ AM in Lake Charles Television coverage is provided by Cox Communications as part of their [[Cox 4]] and [[Cox Sports]] Television networks. Cox Sports Television now has over 2 million subscriptions in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Virginia. Additionally, all games aired by the channels will also be available online at ESPN3.com provided nationwide coverage to the Ragin' Cajuns. Line 208 ⟶ 194: {{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}} [[Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns\| ]] [[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Lafayette, Louisiana]]