Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns is the trademarked nickname of the athletic teams of The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The mascot is called "Cayenne".
UL Lafayette was the first to adopt the nickname "Ragin' Cajuns," using it initially in the 1960s to refer to its football team.
Cajun Field, home of the Ragin' Cajuns football team and women's soccer team, is nicknamed "The Swamp". The basketball team plays in the modern (and appropriately named) Cajundome.
Team Records
- Baseball - First Year of Baseball: 1903. First Year of Division I: 1972. Years of Baseball: 91st season. All-Time Record (since 1960): 1,256-940-4 (.572). All-Time Division I Record: 1,074-748-3 (.589). All-Time Sun Belt Record: 206-123 (.626). NCAA Appearances/Last: Ten/2005. All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 17-20. Regular Season Conference. Championships: 13; Gulf States Conference (1949-53, 1966); Southland Conference (1972-73); American South Conference (1988-91); Sun Belt Conference (1997, 2005). Conference Tournament Championships: 1 Sun Belt Conference (1998). Last Time in Postseason: 2005 SBC Tournament.
- Basketball - 2003-04 Sun Belt West Division Champions 2004 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions. 2005 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions. NIT Participant 2002 and 2003. NCAA Tournament participant 2000, 2004, and 2005.
- Football - Participate in NCAA Division I-A in the Sun Belt Conference.
- Softball - Sun Belt Champions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. 14 NCAA Regionals, 33 All-Americans, 24 Straight Winning Seasons.
- Water Skiing - First Year of Competition: 1989. Has finished no worse than third in the annual NCWSA National Collegiate Water Ski Championships since 1993. National Champions: 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005.
Notable Sports Alumni
American Football
- Charles Bennett, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins
- Anthony Clement, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos
- Richie Cunningham, [[Dallas Cowboys
- Jake Delhomme, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
- Keno Hills, tackle for the Miami Dolphins
- Brian Mitchell, former running back Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants
- Rafael Septien, former place-kicker Dallas Cowboys (1978-1986)
- Brandon Stokley, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
Baseball
- Ron Guidry, Cy Young Award winner; New York Yankees (1969 - 1970)
- Jose Alvarez, Atlanta Braves (1977 - 1978)
- Xavier Hernandez, Toronto Blue Jays (1984 - 1986)
- Chris Howard, Seattle Mariners (1988 - 1988)
- Donne Wall, Houston Astros (1988 - 1989)
- Gary Haught, Oakland Athletics (1991 - 1992)
- Paul Bako, Detroit Tigers (1991 - 1993)
- B.J. Ryan, Baltimore Orioles (1997 - 1998)
- Scott Dohmann, Colorado Rockies (1999 - 2000)
- Phil Devey, Canadian baseball pitcher
Basketball
- Orien Greene, NBA Boston Celticsplayer
- Kim Perrot, WNBA Houston Comets player
- Andrew Toney, former NBA Philadelphia 76ers player (1980-1988)
Golf
- Craig Perks, professional PGA golfer; 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
Track and Field
- Hollis Conway, high-jump athlete; Olympics 1988 silver medal and 1992 bronze medal.
- John McDonnell, track for UL (1966 - 69), has now coached Arkansas to 39 NCAA Championships and 20 Olympians for track and field
External Links
- Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns Official athletics website.
- Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Network Official athletics network.
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Official university website