1938 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1938 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Cain (2nd season)
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Tennessee State Teachers $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Centre	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Miami (FL)	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Centenary	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Presbyterian	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
SW Louisiana	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Murray State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee Tech	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Morehead State	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Stetson	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Newberry	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Normal	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Delta State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Oglethorpe	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
Louisville	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Troy State	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Tampa	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wofford	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Johnny Cain, the team compiled a 8–2–1 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 16	at Southeastern Louisiana *	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 8–0
September 23	Delta State	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 19–0
September 30	at Stephen F. Austin *	Nacogdoches, TX	W 7–0
October 7	Sam Houston State *	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 14–0	[3]
October 14	at Spring Hill *	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	W 33–7	[4]
October 21	Millsaps	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 13–0
October 29	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	T 7–7
November 4	Louisiana Tech	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 27–7	[5]
November 11	at Mississippi State Teachers	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–15	[6]
November 19	at LSU *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–32
November 24	Louisiana Normal	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 7–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1939. pp. 150–158. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
3. "S.L.I. wins over Texas Teachers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southwestern wins from Spring Hill". The Shreveport Journal. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.L.I. Bulldogs defeat La. Tech by score of 27 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1938. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bulldogs drop first game to Mississippi Teachers". The Daily Advertiser. November 12, 1938. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.