Louisiana adds Lamar to 2026 football schedule

[fanof71]

Maggard needs to go...scheduling games like this and Kennesaw State are not up the expectations of a shrinking fan base nor the standards of a Football program thst is 10 points away from a perfect season, being ranked and at least being in the CFP playoffs...

[Duckster]

2025 OOC
Rice
McNeese
at Eastern Michigan
at Missouri

2026 OOC
Lamar
UAB
at LaTech
(Need one more away)

2027 OOC
at Tulane
at UCF
Kennesaw State
(need one more home)

Hopefully we can get a good P4 to come to OLOL in 2027.

Thanks for posting this information. For 2026/27, why not try securing a Home & Away with a MWC, or Big12 or PAC school? Weren't we planning a game with Wyoming back during first pandemic year that was canceled?

[fanof71]

That Premium Experience had better be worth the money because some of these OOC games certainly
Don't

[CajunVic]

Maggard needs to go...scheduling games like this and Kennesaw State are not up the expectations of a shrinking fan base nor the standards of a Football program thst is 10 points away from a perfect season, being ranked and at least being in the CFP playoffs...

how would this post have read this time last year and this time the year before?

[bigearl]

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns have added the Lamar Cardinals to their 2026 football schedule.

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[HoustonCajun]

Thanks for posting this information. For 2026/27, why not try securing a Home & Away with a MWC, or Big12 or PAC school? Weren't we planning a game with Wyoming back during first pandemic year that was canceled?

Why are we scheduling so many games with MAC schools. Seems like the MAC and CUSA would be better partners. We should be scheduling AAC, PAC and MWC G5 schools. How are we ever moving to a better conference if we don't play these schools? Seems like the SBC is status quo and happy with that. The SBC is OK, but I don't think our fan base feels that way if attendance is an indicator.

[CAJUNSby90]

We did play boise at Cajun Field and only got 22k in attendance. And yes i know it was at 11am

[Big Buds]

Why are we scheduling so many games with MAC schools. Seems like the MAC and CUSA would be better partners. We should be scheduling AAC, PAC and MWC G5 schools. How are we ever moving to a better conference if we don't play these schools? Seems like the SBC is status quo and happy with that. The SBC is OK, but I don't think our fan base feels that way if attendance is an indicator.

This! I don’t understand why.

[ZoomZoom]

We did play boise at Cajun Field and only got 22k in attendance. And yes i know it was at 11am

At least the admin learned the lesson from this horrific game time and had enough medics on site for the Tulane game this year.

[Big Buds]

I’ve had my fill of MAC schools. I’m fine with like 3 CUSA schools.

[covcaj]

Maggard needs to go...scheduling games like this and Kennesaw State are not up the expectations of a shrinking fan base nor the standards of a Football program thst is 10 points away from a perfect season, being ranked and at least being in the CFP playoffs...

I don't know what you expect. This looks much like the schedule of any G5 team. Granted, some will do a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 for a big name school. Maggard has made a business decision that it is not worth it. That is a debatable decision, but there are reasons for and against. I understand people who argue either way. But, with that one exception it is much the same as other comparable schools.

Interested. What do you think the schedule should be?

[CAJUNSby90]

I don't know what you expect. This looks much like the schedule of any G5 team. Granted, some will do a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 for a big name school. Maggard has made a business decision that it is not worth it. That is a debatable decision, but there are reasons for and against. I understand people who argue either way. But, with that one exception it is much the same as other comparable schools.

Interested. What do you think the schedule should be?

Ready for the response on this one.