1931 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1931 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 0 0 9 2 0
Louisiana Tech 6 0 0 7 0 0
Centenary 3 0 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 7 1 0 8 4 0
Centre 5 1 0 8 2 1
The Citadel 4 1 0 5 4 1
Howard (AL) 3 1 1 8 2 2
Mercer 6 2 0 7 2 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 1 4 2 3
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0 5 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 2 0 4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 4 3 0 5 4 0
Murray State 2 2 0 5 3 1
Union (TN) 4 4 0 5 4 0
Wofford 3 4 0 4 5 0
Miami (FL) 2 3 0 4 8 0
Spring Hill 2 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 2 4 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 2 4 0 3 5 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 2 0 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 0 2 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 3 0 6 4 0
Presbyterian 1 4 1 2 5 2
Transylvania 1 4 0 2 7 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Stetson 1 5 0 3 5 0
Erskine 1 5 1 2 6 3
Louisiana College 1 6 0 2 6 0
Rollins 0 1 0 6 1 0
Newberry 0 3 0 2 6 0
Louisville 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
T 6–6[3]
October 10Marshall (TX)*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–25[4]
October 17at Louisiana Tech
L 0–38[5]
October 24Spring Hill
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–25[6]
October 31Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–6[7]
November 7at Mississippi College
L 0–54[8]
November 14Lon Morris*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–18[9]
November 26at Louisiana Normal
L 2–38[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1932. pp. 122–128. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Southwestern and Southeastern tie". The Times-Picayune. October 4, 1931. Retrieved December 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College of Marshall Tigers defeat Southwestern eleven by score 25–0". The Marshall News Messenger. October 11, 1931. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs lose to La. Tech in grid contest stages at Ruston". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1931. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spring Hill blanks S.L.I. eleven, 25–0". The Birmingham News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S'Western beats La. College, 7–6". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1931. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. College in 54 to 0 win over La. Southwestern". The Times. November 8, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lon Morris wins slow grid battle at Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal overwhelms Southwestern 38–2". The Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.