1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record2–8 (0–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 10 McNeese State + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Northwestern State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 2–8 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–278,500
September 23at Arlington State *
L 0–268,000 [3]
September 30 Mississippi Southern *
L 6–225,500 [4]
October 7at Louisiana Tech
L 0–127,000 [5]
October 21 Louisiana College *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 9–14
October 28vs. Northeast Louisiana State
L 20–274,000 [6]
November 4at Pensacola NAS *
W 9–74,000
November 11 Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–276,500
November 18 McNeese State
L 0–256,500 [7]
November 25 Henderson State *
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 41–72,500
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ Klees, Robert, ed. (1962). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 246–259. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "5,000 fans watch as Rebels sparkle in home debut, 26–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. pp. 2–7. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Miss. Southern defeats USL 22–6 in hard-fought battle". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bulldogs fall to Tech by 12–0 in Gulf States grid contest". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southwestern loses by 27–20 to Northeast State gridders". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cowboys run over USL to share crown". Monroe Morning World. November 19, 1961. Retrieved February 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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