1955 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1955 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 GSC)
Head coach	Raymond Didier (5th season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
McNeese State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 5–4 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Lamar Tech *	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	L 6–19	5,000	[3] [4]
September 24		at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	L 0–20
October 1	8:00 p.m.	East Texas State *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 20–15		[5] [6]
October 8		at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 26–6		[7]
October 15		Corpus Christi *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 49–12
October 29		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 14–28	6,000	[8]
November 5		Louisiana College	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 21–14
November 12		Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 27–13
November 19		McNeese State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 7–12
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1956. pp. 220–227. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "Lamar Tech Rips Louisiana Eleven". The American-Statesman . Austin, Texas. United Press. September 18, 1955. p. B2. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Lamar 19, SLI 6". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 19, 1955. p. 3C. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "SLI Hosts Strong East Texas 11". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. September 30, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
6. "SLI Upsets Texans 20-15 in Thrilling Duel". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. October 2, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
7. "SLI eleven rumbles over Northeast St, 26–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tech overcomes SLI lead for 28–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.