1967 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1967 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 4 1 04 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 06 4 0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 2 07 3 0
Northwestern State 3 2 06 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 04 5 0
Louisiana Tech 0 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 6–4 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Louisiana College *
W 28–1412,000
September 23at Lamar Tech *L 13–1413,277 [3]
September 30 Pensacola NAS *W 13–312,500
October 7at Louisiana Tech
W 20–1410,000 [4]
October 14at Southeastern Louisiana W 9–08,000
October 21at Memphis State *L 6–2816,829
October 28 Northeast Louisiana State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 6–1715,500 [5]
November 4at Arkansas State *
W 7–65,300 [6]
November 11 Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 9–2410,500
November 18 McNeese State
W 31–613,500 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. "Athletics". L'Acadien (Volume 49 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1968. pp. 218–229. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Cardinals win, 14–13". The Orange Leader. September 24, 1967. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mentel paces Cajuns past La. Tech 20–14". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1967. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northeast hands Cajuns 17–6 homecoming loss". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USL trims Arkansas State, 7–6". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese upset by USL but still wins title". Daily World. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 10, 2022.