1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1948 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
1948 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Louisiana College 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Austin*Sherman, TXL 0–14[3]
September 25Troy State*
W 26–19[4]
October 2Houston*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–77,500[5]
October 8at Southeastern Louisiana
W 19–12[6]
October 15at Mississippi Southern
L 6–268,433[7]
October 23at Louisiana College
W 26–7[8]
October 30Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 14–24[9]
November 6Sam Houston State*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
T 12–12[10]
November 13Pensacola NAS*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–6[11]
November 20at Northwestern State
W 28–75,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Chandler, Mary Ann, ed. (1949). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 90–99. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kangaroos bump SLI by 14 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1948. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana downs Teachers 26–19 at Lafayette". The Troy Messenger. September 27, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.L.I. Bulldogs upset Houston Cougars 21–7". The Daily Iberian. October 4, 1948. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwestern wins with aid of breaks". The Shreveport Journal. October 9, 1948. Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southerners top Southwestern by 26 to 6 margin". The Times. October 16, 1948. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwestern eleven spoils College Cats' homecoming". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 25, 1948. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech rolls over SLI 24–14 before capacity crowd". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1947. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "S.L.I. runs; Houston passes for 12–12 tie". The Daily Iberian. November 8, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "S.L.I. Bulldogs take Pensacola Goslings". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Three TDs in final period win for SLI". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved November 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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