1956 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1956 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach	Raymond Didier (6th season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Gulf States Conference football standings

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

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 4–6 record. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 15	Lamar Tech *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 14–21	[3]
September 22	Southeastern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 0–42	[4]
September 29	at East Texas State *	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–27	[5]
October 6	Northeast Louisiana State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 19–45	[6]
October 13	Corpus Christi *	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 67–14	[7]
October 20	at Southern State (AR) *	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	W 32–12	[8]
October 27	Louisiana Tech	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 6–33	[9]
November 3	at Louisiana College	Alumni Stadium Pineville, LA	L 14–34	[10]
November 10	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 19–38	[11]
November 17	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 35–33	[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. 1957. pp. 230–239. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "S.L.I. tumbles to Lamar Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 16, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "SLI defeated by SLC, 42 to 0". The Times-Picayune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved December 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southwestern Louisiana beats East Texas State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved December 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Northeast State defeats SLI in wild 45–19 game". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "UCC dealt humiliatting 67–14 loss". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved December 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SLI battters Ark. by 32–12". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved December 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bulldogs fall by 33–6 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern leads 'Cats to 34–14 win over SLI". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1956. Retrieved December 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "SLI is beaten by Northwestern". The Times-Picayune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved November 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "SLI outlasts Cowboys 35–33". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.