1962 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1962 Gulf States Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1962 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
1962 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1962 record	4–5–1 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (2nd season);
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 15	Mexico Poly Institute*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 21–0
September 21	Southeastern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	L 6–21
September 29	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–20
October 6	Louisiana Tech	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 13–6	^[3]
October 13	Tampa*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	T 14–14
October 20	at Louisiana College*	Alumni Stadium Pineville, LA	L 6–12
October 27	vs. Northeast Louisiana State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 18–10	^[4]
November 2	Austin*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 38–12
November 10	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 0–20
November 17	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–19
*Non-conference game

^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Willis, Karen, ed. (1963). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 240–251. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Battling Bulldogs upset Tech with brilliant team effort". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Battling USL shocks Tribe for 18–10 win". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1962. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1962 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northwestern State $	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion