1986 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1986 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
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1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Army   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   3 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Oklahoma State
L 20–21
September 13Northeast Louisiana
W 24–20[3]
September 20at Memphis State
W 26–1022,944
October 4at East Carolina
W 21–1027,726[4]
October 11Tulsa
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 17–13
October 18at Ole Miss
L 20–2133,500
October 25Stephen F. Austin
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 28–14
November 1at Tulane
L 39–42
November 8at Southern Miss
L 0–1714,512[5]
November 15at McNeese State
W 33–13
November 22Louisiana Tech
L 14–2315,780[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "1986 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. ^ "Hard lessons learned, USL slams door on NLU". The Daily Advertiser. September 14, 1986. p. 23. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pannell leads USL win". Daily World. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USL gets flattened by Southern Miss". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A.L.'s swan song has USL singing the blues". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1986. p. C1. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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