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1970 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
GSC champion
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 25–26 vs. Tennessee State
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record9–3 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons← 19691971 →
1970 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 9–3 record and were Gulf States Conference champions.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Southern Miss*L 14–1611,000
September 19Southeastern LouisianaW 17–612,000
September 26at Chattanooga*W 24–207,500
October 3Doane*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 49–011,000
October 10Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 20–1012,500
October 17at UT Arlington*No. 13тW 28–74,000
October 24Lamar*No. 13W 15–612,000
October 31at Northeast LouisianaNo. 9W 9–78,200
November 7No. 4 Tampa*No. 7
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 38–5015,000
November 14at Northwestern StateNo. 17W 24–217,800
November 21at McNeese StateNo. 12W 13–714,000
December 12vs. No. 5 Tennessee State*No. 10L 25–2617,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1971). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 52 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 300–311. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Southern Mississippi outlasts USL's Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southwestern, 24–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southwestern is victor over Tech 'Dogs, 20–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ragin' Cajuns dump UT Arlington Rebels". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1970. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ragin Cajuns escape Northeast's Indians". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1970. p. 19. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "USL calms Cowboys". Daily World. November 22, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee State Nips USL Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana). December 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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