1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1][2]

1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 0 7 2 1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 1
Northwestern State 2 3 0 5 3 1
Louisiana College 1 3 0 2 8 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 5 0 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Austin*Sherman, TXL 0–14
September 25Troy State*W 26–19[3]
October 2Houston*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–7
October 8at Southeastern LouisianaW 19–12
October 15at Mississippi SouthernL 6–26[4]
October 23at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAW 26–7
October 30Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 14–24
November 6Sam Houston State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
T 12–12[5]
November 13Pensacola Navy*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–6
November 20at Northwestern State
W 28–7
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Chandler, Mary Ann, ed. (1949). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 90–99. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Louisiana downs Teachers 26–19 at Lafayette". The Troy Messenger. September 27, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.L.I. runs; Houston passes for 12–12 tie". The Daily Iberian. November 8, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.