1952 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1952 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record5–2–2 (3–0–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 3 –0 –26 –1 –2
Southeastern Louisiana + 3 –0 –26 –1 –2
Southwestern Louisiana + 3 –0 –25 –2 –2
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –13 –7 –1
Northwestern State 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Lamar Tech *
W 14–13 [3]
September 27 Southeastern Louisiana
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
T 13–13 [4]
October 4 Troy State *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 54–14 [5]
October 11at Mississippi Southern *
L 12–327,500 [6]
October 25 Stephen F. Austin *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 19–20 [7]
November 1 Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
T 19–19 [8]
November 8at Louisiana College
W 18–7 [9]
November 14at Northwestern State
W 34–0 [10]
November 22at McNeese State
W 20–13 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Landgrave, David, ed. (1953). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 98–109. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "S.L.I. noses out Lamar, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1951. Retrieved August 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southeastern shows brilliant defense in gaining 13–13 tie with SLI". The Sunday News. September 28, 1952. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SLI Bulldogs win in romp over Teachers, 54–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1952. Retrieved November 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Robert H. Cleveland, "Southerners Play Another GSC Foe Saturday at Southeastern: Show Good Defense in Blasting SLI," Hattiesburg American, Oct. 13, 1952, p. 11.
  7. ↑ "John Linney leads SFA to 20–19 win over Southwestern". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 26, 1952. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hopes of Louisiana Tech for perfect season dashed by SLI". The Shreveport Journal. November 3, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southwestern comes from behind to whip Wildcats". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 10, 1952. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SLI hands N'western 34–0 lacing". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1952. Retrieved November 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "SLI rolls to split of GSC title". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1952. Retrieved March 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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