1943 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference LIC 5–0–1 0–0 Louis Whitman 2nd McNaspy Stadium Oil Bowl W 24–7 vs. Arkansas A&M The 1943 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) as a member the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1943 college football season. The Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference has no league play in 1943 because of World War II. Led by second-year head coach Louis Whitman, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–0–1, and outscored their opponents 172 to 40. In the Oil Bowl, Southwestern Louisiana defeated Arkansas A&M on a muddy field, a team that had tied them 20–20 earlier in the season.2015-09-05 Louisiana-Lafayette Game by Game Results http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/louisiana_lafayette/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2020-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191207/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/louisiana_lafayette/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2015-09-05Football 1943 - Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Athletic Network https://www.athleticnetwork.net/site219.php# 2020-07-05 www.athleticnetwork.net The Bulldogs played their home games at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Southwestern ranked 12th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 104.3.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1943 AP Central October 15 8:00 p.m. w y 176th Infantry McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA 20–7 Louisiana Team's V-12s Rate '176th; Game as 'Warm Up' https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/123027336/ The Columbus Ledger Columbus, Georgia Associated Press October 15, 1943 6 April 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Southwestern Beats 176th Infantry 20-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/123027487/ The Birmingham News Birmingham, Alabama Associated Press October 16, 1943 7 April 17, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w y y Southwestern (TX) 11 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 27–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-alvin-dark-leads-sli/186902461/ The Houston Post Alvin Dark leads S.L.I. to rousing 27–6 triumph October 24, 1943 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 2:30 p.m. t y y 15 Arkansas A&M T–17 Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 20–20 2,000 Bloom David Undefeated College Teams Clash At Crump Stadium Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/123737063/ The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee November 6, 1943 12 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Bloom David S.L.I. and Aggies Tie At 20-20 In Thriller Played In Mud, Rain https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/123737202/ The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee November 7, 1943 5, section II April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Bloom David S.L.I. and Aggies Tie At 20-All In Thriller (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/123737254/ The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee November 7, 1943 6, section II April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 w y 1943 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders Lake Charles Army Air Field McNapsy Stadium Lafayette, LA 75–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-sli-swamps-lake-char/186902703/ The Houston Post S.L.I. swamps Lake Charles, 75–0 November 14, 1943 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com November 27 w y y Randolph Field 18 Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX 6–0 5,000 Ramblers Toppled As Gambling Pass Turns Into SLI Touchdown Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 28, 1943 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17755168/ramblers_toppled_as_gambling_pass_turns/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1944 1:30 p.m. w y y Arkansas A&M Rice Field Houston, TX Oil Bowl 24–7 12,000 Arkansas Ags, SLI Meet Again https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/123737751/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Associated Press January 1, 1944 11 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Murphy Jack SLI Beats Arkansas Ags In Oil Bowl, 24-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world/123737825/ Tulsa Daily World Tulsa, Oklahoma January 2, 1944 2, sports section April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR 14 15 NR NR NR NR References Southwestern Louisiana Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football