1950 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1950 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $ 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Louisiana College 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their first year under head coach A. L. Swanson, the team compiled a 5–4 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 East Texas Baptist *
W 25–0 [3]
September 30 Southeastern Louisiana
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 6–0 [4]
October 7 Troy State *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 40–14 [5]
October 14at Mississippi Southern
L 0–6 [6]
October 21at Memphis State *
L 0–20 [7]
October 28 Stephen F. Austin *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–13 [8]
November 4 Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 41–13 [9]
November 11at Louisiana College
L 20–225,000 [10]
November 18at Northwestern State
L 7–124,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1951. pp. 86–95. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "SLI outclasses Tigers, 25–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs edge Southeastern, 6–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bulldogs take Troy by 40 to 14". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs fall to Southern team". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "SLI drops 20–0 tilt in Memphis". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1950. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SLI takes 20–13 win over Austin". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldog win puts GSC race in three-way tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 6, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wildcatts upset SLI 22–20 in homecoming tilt". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Demons take 12–7 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. November 19, 1950. Retrieved November 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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