1959 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1959 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
  • Red Hoggatt (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
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1959 Gulf States Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Red Hoggatt, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Southeastern Louisiana
L 13–18
September 25Sam Houston State*W 19–75,000[3][4]
October 3Stephen F. Austin*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 22–14
October 10at No. T–18 Louisiana Tech
L 13–217,000[5][6]
October 24at Louisiana College*
L 6–21
October 31at Northeast Louisiana StateL 20–342,500[7][8]
November 7Abilene Christian*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 12–14
November 14Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 34–14
November 21McNeese State
W 19–144,000–5,000[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Steib, Claire; McCall, Eleanor, eds. (1960). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 158–167. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "SLI surprises Houston eleven". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1959. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sam Houston State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "La. Tech defeats SLI Bulldogs 21–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Louisiana Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Northeast defeats Bulldogs by 34–20". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "SLI defeats McNeese by 19–14 in smashing 1959 grid finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (McNeese State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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