1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Louisiana Tech    9 2  
Navy    7 4  
Notre Dame    7 6  
UAB    5 6  
UCF    5 6  
Northeast Louisiana    5 7  
Army    4 7  
Arkansas State    2 9  
Southwestern Louisiana    1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the Ragin' Cajuns compiled a 1–10 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Pittsburgh L 13–4534,802
September 6 Oklahoma State L 7–3116,724
September 13at Texas Tech L 14–5935,953
September 20at Texas A&M L 0–6661,081
September 27 UAB
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–4215,024 [3]
October 4at Arkansas State W 41–38
October 11 North Alabama
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 42–48 4OT
October 25 Northeast Louisiana
L 21–28 OT14,124 [4]
November 1 Tulane
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–5617,724 [5]
November 8at No. 16 Washington State L 7–7732,345
November 15 Louisiana Tech
L 24–6310,083 [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1997 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.
  3. "UAB drops Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wave drowns Cajuns". Daily World. November 2, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs gain revenge on outmanned Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.