1989 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 7–4 record.^[1][2]

1989 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (4th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 14–40	20,200	^[3]
September 9	Central Michigan	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 22–20
September 16	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–17	28,144	^[4]
September 23	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 18–3
September 30	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 24–10		^[5]
October 7	Tulsa	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–13	20,263
October 14	at No. 11 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 17–24	70,123	^[6]
October 24	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 24–21		^[7]
November 4	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 20–23	5,604
November 11	Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	W 42–33
November 18	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 29–28	12,231	^[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Brian Mitchell Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Nelson Stokley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1989 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
2. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 99. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. "Brown, Bulldogs run past Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 3, 1989. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane avenges last years loss and downs USL 17–10". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mitchell, Cajuns roll past NLU Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1989. p. 23. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alabama 24, USL 17 - Cajuns give Tide all it can handle". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Last second field goal puts Cajuns past So. Miss. 24–21". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "USL edges Arkansas St. 29–28 in Mitchell's final outing". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 19, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.