1964 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1964 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
1964 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Southeastern Louisiana 4 1 0 6 3 0
McNeese State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0 5 4 0
Northwestern State 1 4 0 4 5 0
Northeast Louisiana State 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Southern Miss*L 0–3010,000[3]
October 10Louisiana TechL 3–68,500[4]
October 17Tampa*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 37–610,500[5]
October 24at Louisiana College*
W 14–76,000[6]
October 30Lenoir–Rhyne*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–67,500[7]
November 7Northeast Louisiana State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 23–77,000–10,000[8][9]
November 14at Northwestern State
W 27–176,500[10]
November 21at McNeese State
L 9–247,500[11]
December 12Southeastern Louisiana
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 7–128,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Bacque, Harvey G.; Vining, Melinda M., eds. (1965). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 84–95. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "USM crushes Southwestern". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Bulldogs". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1964. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana club rips Tampa 37–6". St. Petersburg Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USL captures 14–7 win from La. College". Monroe Morning World. October 25, 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fighting LR loses, 20–6". Hickory Daily Record. October 31, 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns trounce Tribe". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1964. p. 13. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs nip NSC, 27–17". The Times-Picayune. November 15, 1964. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese rips USL 24–9 to close season". Lake Charles American-Press. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lions capture second in GSC with win over Bulldogs, 12–7". The Times-Picayune. December 13, 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.