1933 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1933 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 0 7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0 8 0 4
Furman 4 0 1 6 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 1 4 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 3 1 0 7 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 6 4 1
Rollins 2 1 0 6 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 4 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 1 4 4 2
Newberry 2 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 1 3 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 1 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 1 3 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 0 3 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Wofford 1 4 0 3 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 0 1 7 1
Erskine 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 0 3 7 0
Louisville 1 6 0 1 7 0
Mercer 0 0 1 4 3 2
Stetson 0 0 1 3 3 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 2 1 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their third year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 34–0[3]
September 29at Loyola (LA)L 0–12[4]
October 6Lamar*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 7–8[5]
October 14at Louisiana Tech
W 13–7[6]
October 21at Mississippi State TeachersL 0–6[7]
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–0[8]
November 11Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 26–0[9]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin*
W 17–0[10]
November 30at Louisiana Normal
W 10–2[11]
  • *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. 1934. pp. 117–124. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Grid eleven of Lafayette wins opening contest". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Loyola is given scare, but wins from Bulldogs". The Shreveport Journal. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lamar defeats Southwestern by 1-point margin". The Shreveport Journal. October 7, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwestern beats Techmen on homecoming". The Ruston Daily Leader. October 16, 1933. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State Teachers of Mississippi score close victory over S.L.I." The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1934. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spring Hill loses to S.L.I. outfit". The Sun Herald. October 28, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "S.L.I. trounces Wildcat eleven". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southwestern Bulldogs defeat Stephen F. Austin team, 17 to 0". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Normal College loses to Southwestern, 10 to 2". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 1, 1933. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.