1926 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1926 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–1 (2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centenary + 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 4 – 0 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Presbyterian 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Stetson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
Birmingham–Southern 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Mercer 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi College 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
The Citadel 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
SW Louisiana 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Florida Southern 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oglethorpe 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Newberry 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Union (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Rollins 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach T. R. Mobley, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Mississippi State Teachers*
W 33–6[2]
October 2at LSU*
L 0–34[3]
October 9at Millsaps
L 0–12[4]
October 15Sam Houston State*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 15–0[5]
October 23South Park Junior College*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–0[6]
October 30at Louisiana College
W 33–7[7]
November 6Louisiana Tech
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 0–23[8]
November 12Stephen F. Austin*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 33–0[9]
November 19vs. Louisiana Normal*
T 0–0[10]
November 25Mississippi College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs, in opening game, win from Miss. College eleven, 33 to 6". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tigers too strong for S.L.I. Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps shows much improvement in defeating S.L.I." The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs win, 15–0, from Sam Houston in stadium opening". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Second string half back wins game for Southwestern against South Park in Lafayette Saturday". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 25, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southwestern defeats Cats in Pineville, 33–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 1, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ruston Polytech eleven triumphs over Bulldogs of Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs play fine game and win from Austin eleven, 33–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal surprises by holding the Bulldogs to a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1926. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Choctaws beaten by Southwestern". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1926. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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