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1951 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Northeast Louisiana State*L 7–13
September 22at McNeese State*W 35–145,200
September 29at Southeastern LouisianaL 0–14
October 6at Troy State*W 44–7
October 13Mississippi Southern
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–41
October 20Memphis State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–41
October 27at Stephen F. Austin*W 32–14
November 3at Louisiana TechW 7–27
November 10Louisiana College
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–21
November 17Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 41–26
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. 1952. pp. 150–161. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. "Northeast upsets SLI Bulldogs 13–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1951. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SLI stomps McNeese Cowpokes, 35–14". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1951. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bulldogs romp over Troy State 44–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern takes 41–0 win over SLI". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Memphis State humbles SLI 41 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SLI Bulldogs Upset Lumberjacks 32-14". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 28, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Underdog SLI overpowers Tech 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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