1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Southland Conference
Record5–6 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –012 –0 –0
UT Arlington 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
No. T–10 McNeese State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Lamar 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
SW Louisiana 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Arkansas State 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Abilene Christian 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 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 Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–6 record. [1] [2] [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Louisiana Tech
L 0–721,707 [4]
September 16 Southeastern Louisiana *
W 30–7
September 23at Trinity (TX) * San Antonio, TX L 10–13
September 30 Arkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 18–2112,456 [5]
October 7 Abilene Christian
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 35–1410,650 [6] [7]
October 14at Chattanooga *
W 22–217,500 [8]
October 21 Lamar
L 0–314,772
October 287:30 p.m.at UT Arlington
L 0–71,500 [9]
November 4 Santa Clara *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–7
November 11at Northwestern State *
L 8–24
November 25at McNeese State
W 10–014,000 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "1972 USL football schedule". RaginCajuns.com. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ Baham, Michael, ed. (1973). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 54 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 180–190. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tech Bulldogs edge USL in grid opener". The Daily Advertiser. September 10, 1972. Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ark. State, 21–18". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cajuns top AC, 35–14". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Abilene Christian)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cajuns capture thriller over Chattanooga, 22–21". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arlington Mavericks nip Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1972. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McNeese shocked by USL". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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