1938 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Tennessee State Teachers $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Miami (FL) 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Murray State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee Tech 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Stetson 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Newberry 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rollins 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Union (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Delta State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Emory and Henry 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Troy State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Erskine 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Tampa 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
Millsaps 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Johnny Cain, the team compiled a 8–2–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 8–0
September 23Delta State
W 19–0
September 30at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TXW 7–0
October 7Sam Houston State*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 14–0[3]
October 14at Spring Hill*
W 33–7[4]
October 21Millsaps
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 13–0[5]
October 29at Louisiana College
T 7–7
November 4Louisiana Tech
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 27–7[6]
November 11at Mississippi State Teachers
L 6–15[7]
November 19at LSU*
L 0–32[8]
November 24Louisiana Normal
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1939. pp. 150–158. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "S.L.I. wins over Texas Teachers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1938. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southwestern wins from Spring Hill". The Shreveport Journal. October 15, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs defeat Millsaps Majors by 13–0 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1938. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.L.I. Bulldogs defeat La. Tech by score of 27 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1938. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs drop first game to Mississippi Teachers". The Daily Advertiser. November 12, 1938. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana State tunes team up in 32–0 win over Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs trim Normal to win "Little Four" title". The Daily Advertiser. November 25, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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