1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
1997 record	1–10
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (12th season);
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 1–10 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–45	34,802
September 6	Oklahoma State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–31	16,724
September 13	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–59	35,953
September 20	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–66	61,081
September 27	UAB	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–42	15,024
October 4	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 41–38
October 11	North Alabama	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 42–48 ^4OT
October 25	Northeast Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 21–28 ^OT	14,124
November 1	Tulane	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–56	17,724
November 8	at No. 16 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 7–77	32,345
November 15	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 24–63	10,083	^[3]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1997 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.
^ "Bulldogs gain revenge on outmanned Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 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 State: 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

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Louisiana Tech			–			9	–	2
Navy			–			7	–	4
Notre Dame			–			7	–	6
UAB			–			5	–	6
UCF			–			5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–			5	–	7
Army			–			4	–	7
Arkansas State			–			2	–	9
Southwestern Louisiana			–			1	–	10

Rankings from AP Poll