1931 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1931 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1931 record	1–6–1 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Truman F. Wilbanks (1st season)
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1930 1932  →

1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Centre	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	3
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wofford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Stetson	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	3
Louisiana College	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Rollins	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Newberry	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Southeastern Louisiana *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	T 6–6
October 10	Fort Crockett (TX) *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–25
October 17	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–38	[3]
October 24	Spring Hill	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–25	[4]
October 31	Louisiana College	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 7–6
November 7	at Mississippi College	Clinton, MS	L 0–54	[5]
November 14	Lon Morris *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–20
November 26	at Louisiana Normal	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 2–38
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1932. pp. 122–128. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
3. "Bulldogs lose to La. Tech in grid contest stages at Ruston". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1931. Retrieved July 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Spring Hill blanks S.L.I. eleven, 25–0". The Birmingham News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved April 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miss. College in 54 to 0 win over La. Southwestern". The Times. November 8, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.