1937 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1937 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Cain (1st season)
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Erskine	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Centre	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Centenary	1	–	0	–	2			6	–	3	–	3
Miami (FL)	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Morehead State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana Normal	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Union (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Rollins	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wofford	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	1	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisville	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Troy State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	2
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
West Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Presbyterian	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Union (TN)	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25		at Mississippi College	Provine Field Clinton, MS	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 22	8:00 p.m.	at Millsaps	Municipal Stadium Jackson, MS	W 7–0	[6] [7]
October 29		Louisiana College	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 26–6
November 12		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	T 0–0	[8]
November 25		at Louisiana Normal	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 0–7
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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.