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1960 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons← 19591961 →
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their third year under head coach Red Hoggatt, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Southeastern LouisianaL 10–207,500
September 24at Sam Houston State*W 8–3500
October 1at Stephen F. Austin*W 36–03,700
October 8Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 6–27,000
October 15Arlington State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–136,200
October 2Louisiana College*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–134,000
October 29Northeast Louisiana State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 8–75,000–7,200
November 5Pensacola NAS*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–144,000
November 12at Northwestern StateW 17–73,300
November 19at McNeese StateL 18–286,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1961. pp. 236–247. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. "USL defeats Sam Houston club 8–3 for first victory of 1960". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southwestern beats Tech by 6–2 in grid thriller". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Arlington hands USL 13–7 football defeat". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs triumph 8–7 over Northeast State". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  8. "Pokes hang on to 28–18 victory over Southwestern in final game". Lake Charles American-Press. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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