1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 Big West)
Head coach	Nelson Stokley (10th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field

1995 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nevada $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UNLV	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1995 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) in the Big West Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the Ragin' Cajuns compiled an 6–5 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–38	25,446
September 9	UAB*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 56–21	17,723	[3]
September 16	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 19–33
September 23	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 24–25	14,187
October 7	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 33–9
October 14	New Mexico State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 43–26
October 21	Pacific (CA)	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 45–3
October 28	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 32–28	20,801	[4]
November 4	Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 40–33	17,333	[5]
November 11	at No. 15 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 13–24	44,567	[6]
November 18	Southern Miss*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 32–35	19,341	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1995 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. 99. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
3. "Cajuns blaze way to victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 10, 1995. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane loses close one to USL, 32–28". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Comeback Cajuns tame Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hogs make Cajuns pay for mistakes". Daily World. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cajuns stumble in season finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.