1957 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1957 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Northwestern State + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Northeast Louisiana State 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach John Robert Bell, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Sam Houston State *
W 14–76,500 [3]
September 21at Southeastern Louisiana
T 7–7
September 28at Lamar Tech *
L 20–36
October 5at Northeast Louisiana State
W 6–0 [4]
October 12at Louisiana Tech
L 13–28 [5]
October 19 Southern Arkansas *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 25–6
October 26at Trinity (TX) * San Antonio, TX L 7–27
November 2 Louisiana College *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–0
November 9 Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–19
November 23 McNeese State
L 0–132,500 [6]
  • *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. 1958. pp. 270–281. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Forgotten SLI team rocks Northeast, 6–0". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1957. p. 1D. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNeese defeats Bulldogs 13–0 with stubborn defense, attack". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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