1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
Appearance
1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (2–2–1 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (TX) + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–4–1 record.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | W 7–6 | 9,900 | ||
September 25 | Santa Clara* | W 21–0 | 21,000 | ||
October 2 | Trinity (TX) |
| L 21–27 | 16,000 | [3] |
October 9 | at Louisiana Tech | L 15–35 | 15,400 | [4] | |
October 16 | Texas–Arlington |
| W 16–0 | 10,000 | [5] |
October 23 | at Lamar | W 21–20 | 10,200 | ||
October 30 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| W 31–7 | 23,700 | [6] |
November 6 | at Arkansas State |
| T 10–10 | 3,500 | [7] |
November 13 | Northwestern State* |
| L 19–27 | 15,300 | |
November 19 | No. 2 McNeese State* |
| L 10–20 | 25,000 | [8] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1972). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 53 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 247. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Trinity halts USL 27–21". Daily World. October 3, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Bulldogs down Southwestern, 35–15". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns ramble over UTA on wet field". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns paste Indians in homecoming tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1971. p. 53. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State, USL tie". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State Cowboys smash Southwestern Ragin' Cajuns". The Crowley Post Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.