1933 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their third year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1][2]

1933 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
 1932
1934 
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $700900
Howard (AL)500712
Centenary300804
Furman401612
Union (KY)301411
Miami (FL)201512
Western Kentucky State Teachers510620
Centre310730
Loyola (LA)310641
Rollins210620
SW Louisiana320630
Presbyterian320422
Millsaps321442
Newberry221631
Tennessee Tech220440
The Citadel221351
Louisiana Normal230630
Mississippi College230341
Georgetown (KY)231251
Mississippi State Teachers241352
Southwestern (TN)120342
Louisiana Tech130170
Louisiana College140340
Wofford140360
Transylvania140171
Erskine150270
Union (TN)150370
Louisville160170
Mercer001432
Stetson001331
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers022123
Middle Tennessee State Teachers040171
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
W 34–0[3]
September 29at Loyola (LA)L 0–12[4]
October 6Lamar*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 7–8[5]
October 14at Louisiana Tech
W 13–7[6]
October 21at Mississippi State TeachersL 0–6[7]
October 27Spring Hill*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–0[8]
November 11Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 26–0[9]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin*
W 17–0[10]
November 30at Louisiana Normal
W 10–2[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1934. pp. 117–124. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. "Grid eleven of Lafayette wins opening contest". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Loyola is given scare, but wins from Bulldogs". The Shreveport Journal. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lamar defeats Southwestern by 1-point margin". The Shreveport Journal. October 7, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwestern beats Techmen on homecoming". The Ruston Daily Leader. October 16, 1933. Retrieved July 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "State Teachers of Mississippi score close victory over S.L.I." The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1934. Retrieved April 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spring Hill loses to S.L.I. outfit". The Sun Herald. October 28, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "S.L.I. trounces Wildcat eleven". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southwestern Bulldogs defeat Stephen F. Austin team, 17 to 0". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1933. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Normal College loses to Southwestern, 10 to 2". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 1, 1933. Retrieved December 6, 2025 via Newspapers.com.