1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
American college football season
1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 5–6 (1–4 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||
Texas–Arlington | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
No. T–10 McNeese State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Lamar | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
SW Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1972 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 Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season . In their twelfth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry , the team compiled an 5–6 record. [1] [2] [3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Louisiana Tech | L 0–7 | 21,707 | [4] | |
September 16 | Southeastern Louisiana * |
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W 30–7 | ||
September 23 | at Trinity (TX) * | San Antonio, TX | L 10–13 | ||
September 30 | Arkansas State |
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L 18–21 | [5] | |
October 7 | Abilene Christian |
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W 35–14 | ||
October 14 | at Chattanooga * | W 22–21 | [6] | ||
October 21 | Lamar |
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L 0–3 | ||
October 28 | at Texas–Arlington | L 0–7 | [7] | ||
November 4 | Santa Clara * |
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W 27–7 | ||
November 11 | at Northwestern State * |
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L 8–24 | ||
November 25 | at McNeese State | W 10–0 | 14,000 | [8] | |
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References
- ↑ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98 . Retrieved January 1, 2021 .
- ↑ "1972 USL football schedule" . RaginCajuns.com . University of Louisiana at Lafayette . Retrieved January 1, 2021 .
- ↑ Baham, Michael, ed. (1973). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 54 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 180–190 . Retrieved January 1, 2021 .
- ↑ "Tech Bulldogs edge USL in grid opener" . The Daily Advertiser . September 10, 1972 . Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Ark. State, 21–18" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . October 1, 1972 . Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Cajuns capture thriller over Chattanooga, 22–21" . The Daily Advertiser . October 15, 1972 . Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Arlington Mavericks nip Ragin' Cajuns" . The Daily Advertiser . October 29, 1972. p. 45 . Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "McNeese shocked by USL" . The Shreveport Times . November 26, 1972 . Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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