1953 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1953 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 GSC)
Head coach	Raymond Didier (3rd season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northwestern State +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 4–7 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Lamar Tech *	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	W 22–13		[3]
September 26	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	L 13–39		[4]
October 3	East Texas State *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–41	7,500	[5] [6]
October 10	No. 20 Mississippi Southern *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 14–41		[7]
October 17	at Arkansas State *	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 12–13
October 24	at Stephen F. Austin *	Nacogdoches, TX	W 14–7
October 31	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 7–27	6,500	[8]
November 7	Louisiana College	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 19–6
November 14	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–12		[9]
November 21	McNeese State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	W 47–13	5,500	[10]
November 28	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 6–35		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. Ducote, Mary Helen, ed. (1954). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 34–45. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "SLI topples Lamar Tech in grid opener, 22–13". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1953. Retrieved August 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southeastern wallops SLI in 39–13 GSC romp". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Meade, Lee (October 4, 1953). "East Texas State Rolls Over Bulldogs, 41-7". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
6. Meade, Lee (October 4, 1953). "East Texas State (continued)". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Mississippi Southern crushes SLI, 41–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Goal line defense helps Tech whip SLI, 27–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Demons rally to trip SLI, 12–7, clinch share of GSC grid crown". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 1953. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "SLI rips McNeese State, 47–13". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1953. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "NE State hands SLI crushing 35–6 defeat". The Daily Advertiser. November 29, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved January 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.