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1988 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Cal State FullertonW 24–911,457
September 18Sam Houston State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 33–819,500
September 24Rice
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 41–16
October 1at East CarolinaW 48–3618,750
October 8at Louisiana TechL 16–1918,615
October 15Northern Illinois
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 45–027,300
October 22Southern Miss
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–2723,599
October 29at TulaneW 51–3426,687
November 5at Memphis StateL 3–20
November 12at No. 18 AlabamaL 0–1766,537
November 19Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 21–3816,718
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1988 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.
  3. "Fullerton Has No Snap in 24–9 Loss to Cajuns". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cajuns wallop Bearkats". Daily World. September 19, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ragin' Cajuns lower the boom on Pirates in big 48–36 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cajuns hand-deliver victory to Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern Mississippi victorious as Cajuns bog down in 'Swamp'". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "USL rolls past Tulane, 51–34". The Eunice News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Punchless Cajuns fall to Alabama 17–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Arkansas State rallies to down Cajuns, 38–21". The Eunice News. November 20, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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