1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1971 Southland Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1971 record	5–4–1 (2–2–1 SLC)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (11th season);
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 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 Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–4–1 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 7–6
September 25	Santa Clara*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–0
October 2	Trinity (TX)	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 21–27
October 9	at Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 15–35	^[3]
October 16	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 16–0	^[4]
October 23	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Sabine Shoe)	W 21–20
October 30	Northeast Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 31–7	^[5]
November 6	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	T 10–10
November 13	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 19–27
November 19	McNeese State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 10–20
*Non-conference game

^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1972). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 53 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 247. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Tech Bulldogs down Southwestern, 35–15". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns ramble over UTA on wet field". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns paste Indians in homecoming tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1971. p. 53. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1971 Southland Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX) +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lamar +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll