1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
1998 record	2–9
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (13th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
No. 22 Notre Dame			–						9	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
UAB			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						3	–	8
Southwestern Louisiana			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 2–9 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 17–38	47,562
September 12	Northwestern State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–24
September 19	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 14–77	16,460	[3]
September 26	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–55
October 3	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–24	14,217
October 17	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–19
October 24	UCF	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–42	10,124
October 31	at No. 19 Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 20–72	25,177
November 7	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 24–34	12,647
November 14	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 20–44	37,245
November 21	Western Kentucky	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 38–24
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1998 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. 100. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
3. "La. Tech crushes Cajuns in one-sided affair". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.