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1959 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Red Hoggatt, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1][2]
| 1959 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–3 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | McNaspy Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 13–18 | ||
| September 25 | Sam Houston State* | W 19–7 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 22–14 | |
| October 10 | at Louisiana Tech |
| L 13–21 | [4] |
| October 24 | at Louisiana College* |
| L 6–21 | |
| October 31 | at Northeast Louisiana State | L 20–34 | [5] | |
| November 7 | Abilene Christian* |
| L 12–14 | |
| November 14 | Northwestern State |
| W 34–14 | |
| November 21 | McNeese State |
| W 19–14 | [6] |
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References
- ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Steib, Claire; McCall, Eleanor, eds. (1960). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 158–167. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "SLI surprises Houston eleven". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1959. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech defeats SLI Bulldogs 21–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast defeats Bulldogs by 34–20". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SLI defeats McNeese by 19–14 in smashing 1959 grid finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.