1945 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Louis Whitman, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record.^[1][2]

1945 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	1–6–1 (1–2–1 LIC)
Head coach	Louis Whitman (4th season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

Schedule

The Bulldogs were also scheduled to play Millsaps on October 13 and a second game against the Lake Charles AAF on November 3, but both were canceled.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Lake Charles AAF*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–21		[3]
September 29	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–31	4,000	[4]
October 5	Louisiana Tech	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 12–14		[5]
October 20	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	T 0–0		[6]
October 27	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–45		[7]
November 10	at Auburn*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–52	3,500	[8]
November 17	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 13–7		[9]
November 22	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 0–13		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1946. pp. 140–145. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. Reggie, Edmond (September 22, 1945). "Bulldogs Squad To Meet Army Flyers Tonight". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "SLI loses to Tech in last few minutes". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Demons, Bulldogs battle to draw at Natchitoches". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Gators crush SLI Bulldogs by 45–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn bowls over Southwestern, 52–0". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Louisiana Tech loses to SLI team". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Northwestern beats Southwestern, 13–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 23, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.