50 years at The Swamp

[Turbine]

This weekend Saturday the 25th will mark the exact day 50 years ago of the very first game at The Swamp.

Should have been marked years ago as homecoming weekend.

[NewsCopy]

The Ragin' Cajuns played their first football game at Cajun Field on Sept. 25, 1971, beating the Santa Clara Broncos 21-0

The Advertiser

[LaCajunsFan]

Amazing. Seems like 50 years was (finally) enough for this iteration.

GEAUX CAJUNS!!!

[Jacob81]

This weekend Saturday the 25th will mark the exact day 50 years ago of the very first game at The Swamp.

Should have been marked years ago as homecoming weekend.

Damn. Screwed the pooch there.

[BeauCajun]

And happy to say I was at Cajun Field 50 years ago for that first game.

[cajunref]

And happy to say I was at Cajun Field 50 years ago for that first game.

As was I. Hope to be there for the first game in a renovated Cajun Field.

[Tasso]

As was I. Hope to be there for the first game in a renovated Cajun Field.

Yes I was there.

[R1Letterman]

wow! awesome.
and in honor of that mark, there was a question about the swamp yesterday on jeopardy. unfortunately the “correct?” response was What is Univ of Florida, ugggh

[Turbine]

wow! awesome.
and in honor of that mark, there was a question about the swamp yesterday on jeopardy. unfortunately the “correct?” response was What is Univ of Florida, ugggh

SWAMP square for $1000: During 1988 negotiations, they stole their nickname from University of Louisiana.

Contestant: Who is University of Florida?

[LFTCajun]

Was there as well. It was my 10th birthday.

[Duggie35]

I was there also. I still have the game program!

[DieHard 1280]

Man, there sure are a lot of old farts on this board.

The stadium was already 16 years old at my first game at Cajun Field as a freshman in '87. I was 3 when the stadium opened.