1947 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1947 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (4–1 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Centenary 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–2 record.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 177 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TXW 24–6
October 4Southeastern Louisiana
W 40–7
October 11Livingston*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 26–0
October 18Mississippi Southern*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–15[4]
October 25Louisiana College
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 38–7
November 1at Louisiana Tech
L 0–9[5]
November 8at Centenary
W 21–7[6]
November 27Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 9–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Fogleman, Owen, ed. (1948). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 190–204. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southerners trounce Southwestern, 15 to 7". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs lose to Louisiana Tech by 9–0 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1947. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SLI whips Gents". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1947. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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