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1949 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

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1949 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Mississippi Southern 2 1 0 7 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 1 4 5 1
Louisiana College 0 2 2 ? ? ?
Northwestern State 0 4 1 4 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Austin*W 30–0
September 24Troy State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 48–25[3]
October 1at Southeastern LouisianaW 27–20
October 8Houston*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–28
October 15Mississippi Southern
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–25[4]
October 22Louisiana College
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–0
October 29at Louisiana Tech
L 0–21[5]
November 12at Pensacola Navy*Pensacola, FLW 28–12
November 19Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1950. pp. 166–179. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Troy defeated by SLI, 48–25". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1949. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern scores four times on passes for win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.