1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1963 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–5 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1][2]

The Bulldogs season finale at McNeese State was originally scheduled for November 23 but postponed to November 26 in deference to the assassination of John F. Kennedy which occurred on November 22.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–148,500
September 28Hardin–Simmons*
W 16–68,000–8,500[4]
October 5at Tampa*
W 19–174,000
October 12at Louisiana Tech
L 0–458,500[5]
October 26Louisiana College*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–611,000
November 2Southern Miss*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–284,500–6,000[6]
November 9at Northeast Louisiana State
L 6–74,000[7]
November 16Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 19–134,000
November 26No. 8 McNeese State
L 7–147,500–8,000[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Morris, Melinda, ed. (1964). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 256–267. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "USL–McNeese game postponed". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Hardin–Simmons)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tech soundly trounces USL, 45–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cajuns smothered by USM, 28–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cajuns edged 7–6 by Northeast". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese State nips Raging Cajuns, 14–7". The Daily Iberian. November 27, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (McNeese State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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