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-
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
Record 5-6
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 27.6
Points Allowed 404
Defense Average 36.7
Opponents Record 70-57
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.