1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (11th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

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 11th year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the Ragin' Cajuns compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at No. 4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 21–55	85,050
September 14	No. 25 Texas A&M	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 29–22	38,783
September 21	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 27–52	23,169
September 28	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 37–31	20,432
October 5	Houston	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 24–21	18,247
October 12	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 42–31
October 19	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 29–39	16,327
October 26	Memphis	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–9	10,555
November 2	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 16–47	35,643
November 9	Northern Illinois	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 45–31	15,721
November 16	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 21–56	38,097
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"1996 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
"2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 99. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
"UF happily accepts a D". The Orlando Sentinel. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Golden Eagles pound Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cajuns in tall cotton, 37–31". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cajuns burned by UAB blaze". The Daily Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Campus Athletic Field (1902–1939) McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar: Sabine Shoe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese: Cajun Crown Southeastern Louisiana: Cypress Mug
Culture & lore	Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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