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1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UCF       9 2  
No. 22 Notre Dame       9 3  
Louisiana Tech       6 6  
Northeast Louisiana       5 6  
UAB       4 7  
Arkansas State       4 8  
Navy       3 8  
Southwestern Louisiana       2 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at ArkansasL 17–3847,562[3]
September 12No. 14 (I-AA) Northwestern StateL 22–24
September 19at Louisiana TechL 14–7716,460[4]
September 26at Southern MissL 0–5524,379[5]
October 3at UABL 13–2414,217[6]
October 17Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–19
October 24UCF
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 10–4210,124
October 31at No. 19 TulaneL 20–7225,177
November 7at Northeast LouisianaL 24–3412,647
November 14at Oklahoma StateL 20–4437,245
November 21No. 13 (I-AA) Western Kentucky
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 38–245,224
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 100. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arkansas wins first under Nutt". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La. Tech crushes Cajuns in one-sided affair". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles get big relief 55–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blazers edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 4, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.