Tony Robichaux compiled a 1,177-767-2 (.605) record over 33 seasons as an NCAA Div. I head coach, the final 25 as skipper at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 2015, Robichaux became the 51st coach in NCAA Div. I history to post 1,000 career wins. He ranked eighth among active NCAA Div. I head coaches in career victories when he passed away after the 2019 season.
During his tenure with the Ragin’ Cajuns, which began in 1995, Robichaux guided Louisiana to 12 NCAA Regional appearances (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005,
2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), four NCAA Super Regional appearances
(1999, 2000, 2014 and 2015) and an appearance in the 2000 College World Series. His teams earned seven Sun Belt Conference regular season crowns and four Sun Belt Conference Tournament titles.
The all-time winningest coach in school history with 914 victories, Robichaux guided Louisiana to nine 40-win seasons and had 58 former players selected in the MLB Draft, including five draftees who have played at the Major League level. Robichaux coached 29 All-Americans, 90 All-Sun Belt selections, six Sun Belt Pitchers of the Year and two Sun Belt Players of the Year at Louisiana.
Robichaux received ABCA/Diamond Sports South Central Region Coach of the Year honors four times (1999, 2000, 2010 and 2014) in his career. He was also named SunBelt Coach of the Year four times (1997, 2005, 2007 and 2014) and the All-Louisiana Coach of the Year six times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2010 and 2014).
Under Robichaux, Louisiana hosted the school’s first-ever NCAA Regional in 2000, and the program and Sun Belt’s first-ever Super Regional in 2014. The Cajuns also hosted NCAA Regionals in 2014 and 2016.
The Cajuns received several national rankings throughout Robichaux’s tenure including the school’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in 2014. That same year, the Ragin’ Cajuns set the school record for wins, finishing 58-10.
Before arriving at Louisiana in 1995, Robichaux served as head coach of his alma mater, McNeese State, for eight seasons. He led the Cowboys to a combined 263-177 (.598) record, including a school-record 41 wins in his last season there. The Cowboys made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1988 and 1993.
Robichaux was named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 1988, his first permanent season as head coach at McNeese, and led the program to its first-ever national ranking during the 1994 season. He wrapped up his career with the Cowboys as the all-time winningest coach in the school’s history and was inducted into the McNeese Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
