1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Mississippi StateL 3–3126,580[3]
September 12UNLVW 21–1016,241
September 26at Oklahoma StateL 0–3644,100
October 3at No. 17 AlabamaL 10–3872,233[4]
October 10Northwestern State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–319,502[5]
October 17at Ole MissL 14–2418,700[6]
October 24at Northeast LouisianaW 17–7
November 7Memphis State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–716,228
November 14at TulaneL 10–3831,253[7]
November 21Colorado State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 35–2814,031
November 28Southern Miss
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 37–3017,500[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1987 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. ^ "New-look Bullies show early poise". The Commercial Appeal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL haunted by reality of Division 1-A". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Broussard boots USL to win over Demons". The Eunice News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mitchell's return impressive, but Cajuns still fall". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Zeno & Co. burn USL". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "King crowns Cajuns' winning season". The Daily Advertiser. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.