1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Mississippi StateL 3–31
September 12UNLVW 21–1016,241
September 26at Oklahoma StateL 0–3644,100
October 3at No. 17 AlabamaL 10–3872,233
October 10Northwestern State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–3
October 17at Ole MissL 14–2418,700
October 24at Northeast LouisianaW 17–7
November 7Memphis State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–716,228
November 14at TulaneL 10–38
November 21Colorado State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 35–28
November 28Southern Miss
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 37–30
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1987 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 99. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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