| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Head Coach: | Nelson Stokley |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Stadium: | Cajun Field |
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.[1] [2]