1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

American college football season

1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (13th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 13th year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the Ragin' Cajuns compiled a 2–9 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 17–38	47,562	^[3]
September 12	No. 14 (I-AA) Northwestern State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–24
September 19	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 14–77	16,460	^[4]
September 26	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–55	24,379	^[5]
October 3	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–24	14,217	^[6]
October 17	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–19
October 24	UCF	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–42	10,124
October 31	at No. 19 Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 20–72	25,177
November 7	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 24–34	12,647
November 14	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 20–44	37,245
November 21	No. 13 (I-AA) Western Kentucky	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 38–24	5,224
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1998 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. 100. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Arkansas wins first under Nutt". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "La. Tech crushes Cajuns in one-sided affair". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eagles get big relief 55–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blazers edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 4, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 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: Cajun Crown Southeastern Louisiana: Cypress Mug
Culture & lore	Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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