Coach (1986-98) Nelson Stokley

[RaginCajun77]

BREAKING NEWS: Former UL
football coach Nelson
Stokley passes away

June 5, 2010

Former UL football coach and athletic director
Nelson Stokley passed away Saturday morning
following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Stokley led the Cajuns for 13 seasons from 1986-98
and ranks second on the school’s all-time coaching
victories list. The Kennedy, Texas native boasted
seven winning seasons, including three straight
winning seasons from 1993-96 when the Cajuns
were members of the Big West Conference.

After a 2-9 season in 1992, the Cajuns made one of
the best turnarounds in major college football
history en route to an 8-3 mark in 1993 and a share
of the Big West Championship.

Stokley also guided the Cajuns to a Big West
Championship in 1994 and put together a 14-4
record in his three seasons of conference play.

He served as athletic director from April 6, 1988
until December 31, 1992.

Stokley coached Cajuns greats Brian Mitchell,
Orlando Thomas, Damon Mason, Jake Delhomme
and son Brandon Stokley. Stokley is best-known for
leading the Cajuns to a 29-22 upset of No. 25
Texas A&M.

Stokley, who attended Crowley High School, had
coaching pit stops at Louisiana State, Virginia Tech
and Clemson before taking over at then-USL. He was
named head football coach on November 30, 1985
and remained an Acadiana area resident ever since.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Sad news, I have a great respect for Coach Stokley and for what he did for the Cajun Program. I saw him and greeted him at one of our football games last fall. RIP Coach Stokley, my prayers for you and your family.

[marine dude]

Sad news. Thoughts and prayers to his family.

[NewsCopy]

Brian Mitchell and Jake Delhomme owe Nelson Stokley a debt of gratitude. Under Stokley, the two quarterbacked Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns to seven winning seasons — Mitchell four in a row and Delhomme three of four — then both graduated to ...

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[USLJim]

Does anyone know where the wake will be and the funeral. There was nothing in the Lafayette Advertiser's Obituary section. I am hoping to make the wake if not the funeral.

To the Stokley Family, my condolences to them. God Bless his memory.

[NewsCopy]

Stokley coached the Ragin ' Cajuns' football team for 13 seasons from 1986-98 and ranks second on the school's all-time coaching victories list. He served as athletic director from 1988-1992. Stokley coached former Cajuns standouts Brian Mitchell ...

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[snote]

I believe they are having a family only gathering

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[Boomer]

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE AN AREA FOR FORMER COACHES ---HOG AND BEFORE, RUSS. AUGIE, SAM, STOKE, AND BUSTLE---YES THERE IS ONE MISSING---WHAT A SHAME WHAT A DISGRACE THE NON-MENTIONED IS TO OUR SCHOOL!!!! OOOPPS-FORGOT SONNY FOR A GAME!!! MAYBE MISSED ANOTHER THEN THE UNMENTIONED!!!!!!

[DieHard1280]

_ I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE AN AREA FOR FORMER COACHES ---HOG AND BEFORE, RUSS. AUGIE, SAM, STOKE, AND BUSTLE---YES THERE IS ONE MISSING---WHAT A SHAME WHAT A DISGRACE THE NON-MENTIONED IS TO OUR SCHOOL!!!! OOOPPS-FORGOT SONNY FOR A GAME!!! MAYBE MISSED ANOTHER THEN THE UNMENTIONED!!!!!! _

Bustle is not a former coach.

[NewsCopy]

Services are pending for former LSU quarterback and ULL coach and Crowley High legend Nelson Stokley.
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