1989 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Louisiana TechL 14–4020,200[3]
September 9Central Michigan
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 22–20
September 16at TulaneL 10–1728,144[4]
September 23at RiceW 18–3
September 30at Northeast LouisianaW 24–10[5]
October 7Tulsa
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–1320,263
October 14at No. 11 AlabamaL 17–2470,123[6]
October 24at Southern MissW 24–21[7]
November 4at Northern IllinoisL 20–235,604
November 11Lamar
W 42–33
November 18Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 29–2812,231[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Brian Mitchell Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.


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