1940 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference LIC Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 6–3–1 4–0 4–1 Johnny Cain 4th McNaspy Stadium LIC champion The 1940 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 of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Johnny Cain, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–3–1. Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 293 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 20 w Southeastern Louisiana McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA rivalry 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-world-southwestern-defeats-south/186477378/ Monroe Morning World Southwestern defeats Southeastern, 7 to 0 September 21, 1940 December 8, 2025 Newspapers.com September 27 w y y 1940 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Birdwell Field Nacogdoches, TX 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-quick-touchdown-in-first-qua/186900772/ Daily World Quick touchdown in first quarter wins for SLI 6–0 September 28, 1940 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 l y y Mississippi State Scott Field Starkville, MS 0–20 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-south-louisiana-team-defeated/132701887/ South Louisiana team defeated in Mississippi The Shreveport Times October 6, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 t y Millsaps McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA 0–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-bulldogs-and-millsa/144124782/ The Daily Advertiser Bulldogs and Millsaps Majors battle to a scoreless tie October 12, 1940 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 l y y Spring Hill Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL 7–13 Spring Hill Badgers beat Southwestern for first victory The Shreveport Times October 20, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84075874/spring-hill-badgers-beat-southwestern-fo/ August 24, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 w y 1940 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA 6–0 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-early-score-wins-for-bulldogs/186900978/ The Shreveport Times Early score wins for Bulldogs October 27, 1940 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com November 1 w Louisiana Tech McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA rivalry 7–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80128306/tech-bows-to-southwestern/ The Shreveport Journal Tech bows to Southwestern November 2, 1940 June 23, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 w 1940 Delta State Statesmen Delta State McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA 18–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delta-democrat-times-delta-state-los/186901179/ The Delta Democrat-Times Delta State loses to Southwestern Teachers, 18 to 7 December 10, 1940 December 15, 2025 Newspapers.com November 15 l y Mississippi Southern Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 14–21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74897819/miss-southern-defeats-bulldogs-by-2114/ The Daily Advertiser Miss. Southern defeats Bulldogs by 21–14 score November 16, 1940 April 1, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 w Louisiana Normal McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA 12–7 6,000 Southwestern Defeats Normal, 12-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/177328119/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 29, 1940 17 July 23, 2025 Newspapers.com 2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide Louisiana Athletics Communications Office 2019 96 January 4, 2021 https://ragincajuns.com/documents/2019/8/27//2019_FB_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4035L'Acadien 1941 University of Southwestern Louisiana 212–221 https://archive.org/details/lacadien1941sout/page/n213/mode/2up January 4, 2021 Athletics References Southwestern Louisiana Southwestern Louisiana Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football seasons Category:Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football champion seasons Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football