1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
1996 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Army   –     10 –2  
Navy   –     9 –3  
No. 19 Notre Dame   –     8 –3  
East Carolina   –     8 –3  
Louisiana Tech   –     6 –5  
UAB   –     5 –6  
UCF   –     5 –6  
Southwestern Louisiana   –     5 –6  
Northeast Louisiana   –     5 –6  
Arkansas State   –     4 –7  
Northern Illinois   –     1 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at No. 4 Florida
L 21–5585,050
September 14No. 25 Texas A&M
W 29–2238,783
September 21at Southern Miss
L 27–52
September 28at Louisiana Tech
W 37–3120,432
October 5Houston
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 24–2118,247
October 12Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 42–31
October 19at UAB
L 29–3916,327
October 26Memphis
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–9
November 2at Virginia Tech
L 16–4735,643
November 9Northern Illinois
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 45–3115,721
November 16at Texas Tech
L 21–5638,097
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1996 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 99. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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