1996-97 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns — schedule and results

The 1996-97 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns went 12-16 (9-9 in the Sun Belt) under head coach Marty Fletcher. Simple Rating System: -6.05.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

Date	Opponent	Result
1996-11-22	at Florida State Seminoles	L 70–96
1996-11-25	vs Missouri State Bears	L 74–81 (OTOT)
1996-11-29	vs Marshall Thundering Herd	L 61–71
1996-12-01	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 88–94
1996-12-11	at VCU Rams	L 59–79
1996-12-14	at East Carolina Pirates	L 56–65
1996-12-18	vs Southern Jaguars	W 91–65
1996-12-21	vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles	W 84–63
1996-12-28	at South Alabama Jaguars	W 66–63
1997-01-02	vs Arkansas State Red Wolves	W 86–80
1997-01-04	at Jacksonville Dolphins	L 87–91
1997-01-09	vs Lamar Cardinals	W 86–78
1997-01-11	vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	L 80–86
1997-01-16	vs Little Rock Trojans	W 87–84
1997-01-18	at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	W 75–71 (OTOT)
1997-01-23	at Arkansas State Red Wolves	L 84–88
1997-01-25	at Little Rock Trojans	L 64–79
1997-01-30	vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	L 52–57
1997-02-01	at New Orleans Privateers	L 76–100
1997-02-06	vs Jacksonville Dolphins	W 95–87
1997-02-11	at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	L 78–80
1997-02-15	vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	W 77–70
1997-02-17	at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	L 57–82
1997-02-20	at Lamar Cardinals	L 72–75
1997-02-22	vs New Orleans Privateers	W 89–79
1997-02-24	vs South Alabama Jaguars	W 65–62
1997-02-28	neutral UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	W 56–53
1997-03-01	neutral South Alabama Jaguars	L 39–66

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