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1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–2 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Cain, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.[1][2]

Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 171 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at Delta State*Cleveland, MSW 19–6
September 29Stephen F. Austin*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
T 0–0
October 4at East Texas State*Commerce, TXL 0–6
October 13Spring Hill*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–0[4]
October 27Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–7
November 4at Louisiana Tech
W 12–6[5]
November 10Loyola (LA)*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 18–20[6]
November 17Mississippi State Teachers*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–9[7]
November 30at Louisiana Normal
L 0–6[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1940. pp. 168–177. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.L.I. defeats Spring Hill, 20–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Touchdown in final seconds defeats Techmen,12 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Loyola noses out Bulldogs by score of 20 to 18". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Miss. Teachers nose out S.L.I. by score of 9 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. November 20, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Demons take championship with 6–0 win". The Monroe News-Star. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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