1937 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1937 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1
Erskine 5 –0 –06 –4 –0
Centre 3 –0 –06 –2 –1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Centenary 1 –0 –26 –3 –3
Miami (FL) 1 –0 –04 –4 –1
Morehead State 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –26 –3 –2
Louisiana Normal 3 –1 –14 –4 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –1 –16 –1 –1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Union (KY) 2 –1 –04 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Rollins 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Oglethorpe 3 –3 –03 –6 –1
SW Louisiana 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi College 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Wofford 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Newberry 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
Transylvania 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Millsaps 1 –3 –23 –5 –2
Georgetown (KY) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Louisville 1 –3 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –02 –7 –2
Tennessee Tech 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Presbyterian 0 –3 –00 –10 –0
Union (TN) 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their first year under head coach Johnny Cain, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Mississippi College
L 0–13 [3]
October 1 Stephen F. Austin *
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–6
October 8 Mississippi State Teachers
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–13 [4]
October 15 Spring Hill *
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–6 [5]
October 228:00 p.m.at Millsaps
W 7–0 [6] [7]
October 29 Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 26–6
November 12at Louisiana Tech
T 0–0 [8]
November 252:30 p.m.at Louisiana Normal
L 0–74,000 [9] [10]

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. 1938. pp. 194–206. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Choctaws trim S.L.I., 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. September 26, 1937. Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwestern bows to Mississippians". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "S.L.I. defeats Springhill, 19–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1937. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Louisiana Bulldogs and Majors promise wide open conflict". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana team beats Millsaps". The Vicksburg Post. October 23, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bulldogs and Louisiana Tech game ends in a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1938. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Natchitoches Will Be Scene of Traditional Battle Between Demons, Southwestern Bulldogs Today". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 25, 1937. pp. 11–12 . Retrieved August 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Normal Wins 'Little Four' Title in Homecoming Game". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. November 26, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved August 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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