1970 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1970 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record9–3 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Southern Miss*
L 14–1611,000[3]
September 19Southeastern Louisiana
W 17–612,000[4]
September 26at Chattanooga*
W 24–207,500[5]
October 3Doane*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 49–011,000[6]
October 10Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 20–1012,500[7]
October 17at UT Arlington*No. T–13
W 28–74,000[8]
October 24Lamar Tech*No. 13
W 15–611,000–12,000[9][10]
October 31at Northeast LouisianaNo. 9
W 9–78,200[11]
November 7No. 4 Tampa*No. 7
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 38–5015,000[12]
November 14at Northwestern StateNo. 17
W 24–217,800[13]
November 21at McNeese StateNo. 12
W 13–714,000[14]
December 12vs. No. 5 Tennessee State*No. 10
L 25–2617,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ "USL retains Cypress Mug". Daily World. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southwestern, 24–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Doane bopped by 49–0". The Lincoln Journal & Star. October 4, 1970. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southwestern is victor over Tech 'Dogs, 20–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns dump UT Arlington Rebels". The Daily Advertiser. October 18, 1970. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Card mistakes costly in 15–6 loss to USL". The Orange Leader. October 25, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ragin Cajuns escape Northeast's Indians". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1970. p. 19. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "McQuay paces Tampa over USL, 50–38". The Times-Picayune. November 8, 1970. Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "USL clinches tie for GSC title by edging Demons, 24 to 21". The Times-Picayune. November 15, 1970. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "USL calms Cowboys". Daily World. November 22, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Tennessee State Nips USL Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana). December 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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