1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1973 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 Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 0–10 record.^[1][2]

1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (13th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–27	6,800	[3]
September 22	at No. T–11 Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–23	16,250	[4]
September 29	Chattanooga*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–21	10,000	[5]
October 6	Xavier*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 14–17	8,000	[6]
October 13	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–27	6,341
October 20	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Sabine Shoe)	L 0–31	9,079
October 27	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–31	10,000	[7]
November 10	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–20	16,000
November 17	Memphis State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–41	6,600
November 24	McNeese State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–37	10,000	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1973 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
3. "USL beaten, 27–13". Daily World. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cajuns are silenced by La. Tech, 23–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Chattanooga chugs past Cajuns, 21–10". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ragin Cajuns lose fourth in a row". Daily World. October 7, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cajuns lose seventh straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese crushes USL". Daily World. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2023.