1941 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1941 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (3–1 LIC, 3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –1 –06 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Centenary 0 –1 –10 –8 –2
Louisiana College 0 –4 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Centre 2 –0 –03 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Louisiana Tech 5 –1 –05 –4 –1
Eastern Kentucky 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
SW Louisiana 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Tennessee Tech 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –14 –5 –1
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Wofford 2 –1 –04 –6 –0
Memphis State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Rollins 2 –2 –05 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Murray State 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Tampa 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Louisville 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Newberry 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi College 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
SE Louisiana 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 1 –3 –03 –3 –0
Transylvania 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Troy State 1 –4 –05 –4 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –3 –03 –6 –1
Louisiana College 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Delta State 1 –7 –11 –8 –1
Centenary 0 –1 –10 –8 –2
Union (KY) 0 –1 –00 –5 –0
Morehead State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
Erskine 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Johnny Cain, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 record.

Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 141 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at Southeastern Louisiana
W 19–7 [2]
September 27at Alabama *
L 6–47 [3]
October 10 Millsaps *
W 6–0 [4]
October 18 Spring Hill *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 39–0 [5]
October 24 Louisiana College
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 62–0
October 31at Louisiana Tech
L 0–12 [6]
November 7 Stephen F. Austin *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 25–0
November 14 Mississippi Southern
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
T 0–0 [7]
November 27at Louisiana Normal
W 6–0 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bulldogs defeat Southeastern by 19 to 7 score". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1941. Retrieved December 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tide shows running form in 47–6 triumph over Louisiana Bulldogs". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. September 28, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "S.L.I. Bulldogs beat Millsaps eleven, 6–0". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1941. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwestern Louisiana Dogs beat Spring Hill". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs drop contest to Louisiana Tech by 12–0 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bulldogs battle Miss. Southern to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "S.L.I. Bulldogs defeat Demons 6 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 28, 1941. Retrieved November 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1942. pp. 130–139. Retrieved January 4, 2021.


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