1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1987 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 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

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Mississippi State
L 3–31
September 12UNLV
W 21–1016,241
September 26at Oklahoma State
L 0–3644,100
October 3at No. 17 Alabama
L 10–3872,233[3]
October 10Northwestern State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–3
October 17at Ole Miss
L 14–2418,700
October 24at Northeast Louisiana
W 17–7
November 7Memphis State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 31–716,228
November 14at Tulane
L 10–38
November 21Colorado State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 35–28
November 28Southern Miss
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 37–3017,500[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  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. ^ "USL haunted by reality of Division 1-A". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "King crowns Cajuns' winning season". The Daily Advertiser. November 29, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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