1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
1961 record2–8 (0–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
McNeese State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 2–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–27
September 23at Arlington State*
L 0–26[3]
September 30Mississippi Southern*
L 6–22[4]
October 7at Louisiana Tech
L 0–12[5]
October 21Louisiana College*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 9–14
October 28vs. Northeast Louisiana State
L 20–27[6]
November 4at Pensacola Navy*Pensacola, FLW 9–7
November 11Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–27
November 18McNeese State
L 0–25
November 25Henderson State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 41–7
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Klees, Robert, ed. (1962). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 246–259. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "5,000 fans watch as Rebels sparkle in home debut, 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. p. 2-7. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miss. Southern defeats USL 22–6 in hard-fought battle". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs fall to Tech by 12–0 in Gulf States grid contest". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwestern loses by 27–20 to Northeast State gridders". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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