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Louisiana Football Team History


Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
University of Louisiana
 Lafayette, LA
Founded: 1898
Stadium: Cajun Field
Capacity: 41,264
Colors: Vermillion & White
Coach: Nelson Stokley
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1902  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Nelson Stokley enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Louisiana.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30  @ Florida  21   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Texas A&M  29   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Southern Mississippi  27   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Louisiana Tech  37   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Houston  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Arkansas State  42   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Alabama Birmingham  29   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Memphis  13   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Virginia Tech  16   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Northern Illinois  45   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas Tech  21   56   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored304
  Scoring Average27.6
  Points Allowed404
  Defense Average36.7
  Opponents Record70-57
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6192353   Ed Zaunbrecher
Army 10-2379224Lost  29-32  Bob Sutton
Navy 9-3392309Won  42-38  Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo 8-3271241   Craig Cirbus
East Carolina 8-3316214   Steve Logan
Notre Dame 8-3407181   Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky 7-4304251   Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech 6-5351342   Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham 5-6266279   Watson Brown
Central Florida 5-6277261   Gene McDowell
Liberty 5-6250261   Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana 5-6304404   Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State 4-7272365   John Bobo
Northern Illinois 1-10157400   Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.