1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach	Gee Mitchell (2nd season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mississippi Southern $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Louisiana College	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Austin *	Sherman, TX	L 0–14
September 25	Troy State *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 26–19	[3]
October 2	Houston *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 21–7
October 8	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 19–12
October 15	at Mississippi Southern	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 6–26	[4]
October 23	at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	W 26–7
October 30	Louisiana Tech	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 14–24
November 6	Sam Houston State *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	T 12–12	[5]
November 13	Pensacola Navy *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 27–6
November 20	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 28–7
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. Chandler, Mary Ann, ed. (1949). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 90–99. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "Louisiana downs Teachers 26–19 at Lafayette". The Troy Messenger. September 27, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "S.L.I. runs; Houston passes for 12–12 tie". The Daily Iberian. November 8, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.