1949 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1][2]

1949 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–3 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach	Gee Mitchell (3rd season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	2	–	2			?	–	?	–	?
Northwestern State	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 17	Austin*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 30–0
September 24	Troy State*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 48–25	[3]
October 1	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 27–20
October 8	Houston*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–28
October 15	Mississippi Southern	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 0–25	[4]
October 22	Louisiana College	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 7–0
October 29	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–21	[5]
November 12	at Pensacola Navy*	Pensacola, FL	W 28–12
November 19	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 27–14
*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. 1950. pp. 166–179. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "Troy defeated by SLI, 48–25". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1949. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern scores four times on passes for win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.