1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1963 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1][2]

1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
1963 record4–5 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 08 0 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 06 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 2 04 4 1
Northwestern State 2 3 04 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 04 5 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 4 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Southeastern LouisianaL 0–148,000
September 28Hardin–Simmons*W 16–69,400
October 5at Tampa*W 19–175,300
October 12at Louisiana Tech
L 0–458,500[3]
October 26Louisiana College*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–611,000
November 2Southern Miss*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–286,400[4]
November 9at Northeast Louisiana StateL 6–78,200[5]
November 16Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–136,800
November 23McNeese State
L 7–147,100
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. Morris, Melinda, ed. (1964). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 256–267. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Tech soundly trounces USL, 45–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cajuns smothered by USM, 28–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cajuns edged 7–6 by Northeast". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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