1935 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1935 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
  1934
1936  
1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers $ 5 0 08 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 17 1 2
Furman 4 0 08 1 0
Centenary 3 0 06 5 0
Union (KY) 2 0 23 1 2
Southwestern (TN) 2 0 23 4 3
Louisiana Tech 7 1 08 1 0
Mississippi State Teachers 5 1 06 4 0
Stetson 4 1 07 2 0
The Citadel 4 1 04 3 1
Transylvania 3 1 05 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 1 15 2 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 2 07 3 0
Wofford 3 2 14 4 1
Louisiana College 4 4 06 4 0
Miami (FL) 1 1 05 3 0
Millsaps 2 2 14 4 2
Mercer 1 1 04 5 0
Centre 1 1 01 7 1
Union (TN) 2 3 16 4 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 2 3 14 4 1
Murray State 2 4 04 5 0
Presbyterian 2 4 02 7 0
Rollins 1 3 02 5 0
Loyola (LA) 1 3 02 6 1
Newberry 1 4 02 8 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 02 8 0
Louisville 1 4 01 6 1
Louisiana Normal 1 5 02 9 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 3 11 6 1
Erskine 0 4 11 6 1
Mississippi College 0 5 12 6 1
Tennessee Tech 0 5 11 6 1
Morehead State 0 5 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 2–8 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Stephen F. Austin * Nacogdoches, TX W 6–0
October 4 Southeastern Louisiana *
L 7–13
October 11at Louisiana Tech
L 0–25 [3]
October 18 Spring Hill *
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–20 [4]
October 25at Millsaps Jackson, MS L 3–19
November 1 Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 18–7
November 8 Mississippi State Teachers Lake Charles, LA L 7–19 [5]
November 15at Sam Houston State *L 0–7 [6]
November 23at LSU *L 0–56 [7]
November 282:30 p.m.at Louisiana Normal
L 0–64,000 [8] [9]

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. 1936. pp. 36–45. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. "Louisiana Tech trims S.L.I." The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1935. Retrieved July 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Spring Hill takes S.L.I., 20 to 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 19, 1935. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi team defeats S.L.I." The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1935. Retrieved April 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwestern is beaten on fumble". The Shreveport Journal. November 16, 1935. Retrieved February 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "L.S.U. runs wild to conquer, 56–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 24, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Demons Rule Favorite Over Southwestern In Closing Gridiron Campaign Of Year". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 28, 1935. p. 11. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. "Goal Line Stand In Final Minute Of Play Saves Game For Louisiana Normal Team". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 29, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .