1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1963 record	4–5 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (3rd season);
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 4–5 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	L 0–14	8,000
September 28	Hardin–Simmons*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 16–6	9,400
October 5	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 19–17	5,300
October 12	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–45	8,500	^[3]
October 26	Louisiana College*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 7–6	11,000
November 2	Southern Miss*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 0–28	6,400	^[4]
November 9	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 6–7	8,200	^[5]
November 16	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 19–13	6,800
November 23	McNeese State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 7–14	7,100
*Non-conference game

^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Morris, Melinda, ed. (1964). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 256–267. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Tech soundly trounces USL, 45–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns smothered by USM, 28–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns edged 7–6 by Northeast". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion