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1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 0–10 record.[1][2]

1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
UT Arlington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Arkansas State
L 13–276,800[3]
September 22at No. T–11 Louisiana Tech
L 0–2316,250[4]
September 29Chattanooga*
L 10–2110,000[5]
October 6Xavier*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 14–178,000[6]
October 13at Cincinnati*
L 0–276,341
October 20at Lamar
L 0–319,079
October 27Texas–Arlington
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 22–3110,000[7]
November 10Northwestern State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 10–2016,000
November 17Memphis State*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–416,600
November 24McNeese State
L 0–3710,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1973 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "USL beaten, 27–13". Daily World. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cajuns are silenced by La. Tech, 23–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chattanooga chugs past Cajuns, 21–10". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ragin Cajuns lose fourth in a row". Daily World. October 7, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cajuns lose seventh straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese crushes USL". Daily World. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2023.


 

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