1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Southland Conference
Record0–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cajun Field
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0
Arkansas State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Lamar 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –3 –1
UT Arlington 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
SW Louisiana 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 0–10 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Arkansas State
L 13–276,800 [3]
September 22at No. T–11 Louisiana Tech
L 0–2316,250 [4]
September 29 Chattanooga *
L 10–2110,000 [5]
October 67:30 p.m. Xavier *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–178,000 [6]
October 137:01 p.m.at Cincinnati *
L 0–276,341 [7]
October 20at Lamar
L 0–319,079 [8]
October 277:30 p.m. UT Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 22–3110,000 [9]
November 10 Northwestern State *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 10–2016,000 [10]
November 17 Memphis State *
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–416,600 [11]
November 24 McNeese State
L 0–3710,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "USL beaten, 27–13". Daily World. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cajuns are silenced by La. Tech, 23–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Chattanooga chugs past Cajuns, 21–10". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ragin Cajuns lose fourth in a row". Daily World. October 7, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bearcats rebound, clobber SWL, 27–0". The Journal News. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Big-play defense paces Lamar win". The Orange Leader. October 21, 1973. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cajuns lose seventh straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cajuns come close, Demons win, 20–10". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tigers keep Cajuns from Ragin' in easy victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "McNeese crushes USL". Daily World. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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