1970 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1970 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
1970 record9–3 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
Northwestern State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 2 0 5 4 0
McNeese State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 0 4 6 0
Louisiana Tech 0 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 9–3 record and were Gulf States Conference champions.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 12Southern Miss*L 14–16[3]
September 19Southeastern Louisiana
W 17–6
September 26at Chattanooga*W 24–20[4]
October 3Doane*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 49–0
October 10Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 20–10[5]
October 17at Texas–Arlington*W 28–7[6]
October 24Lamar*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 15–6
October 31at Northeast LouisianaW 9–7[7]
November 7Tampa*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 38–50
November 14at Northwestern State
W 24–21
November 21at McNeese StateW 13–7
December 12vs. Tennessee State*L 25–26[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1971). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 52 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 300–311. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Southern Mississippi outlasts USL's Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southwestern, 24–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southwestern is victor over Tech 'Dogs, 20–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns dump UT Arlington Rebels". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1970. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ragin Cajuns escape Northeast's Indians". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1970. p. 19. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State Nips USL Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana). December 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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