1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (11th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field

1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Army			–						10	–	2
Navy			–						9	–	3
No. 19 Notre Dame			–						8	–	3
East Carolina			–						8	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	5
UAB			–						5	–	6
UCF			–						5	–	6
Southwestern Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Arkansas State			–						4	–	7
Northern Illinois			–						1	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at No. 4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 21–55	85,050
September 14	No. 25 Texas A&M	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 29–22	38,783
September 21	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 27–52
September 28	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 37–31	20,432
October 5	Houston	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 24–21	18,247
October 12	Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 42–31
October 19	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 29–39	16,327
October 26	Memphis	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–9
November 2	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 16–47	35,643
November 9	Northern Illinois	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 45–31	15,721
November 16	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 21–56	38,097
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game