1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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]

1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun 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

Schedule

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

References

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  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.