1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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 12th year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the Ragin' Cajuns compiled a 1–10 record.^[1][2]

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

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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

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	[3]
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 (Battle on the Bayou)	L 21–28 OT	14,124	[4]
November 1	Tulane	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–56	17,724	[5]
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	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game