1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1939 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) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Cain, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 record with a mark of 2–3 in SIAA play.[1]

1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (1–2 LIC, 2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
 1938
1940 
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $7001100
Tennessee Tech400631
Mississippi College300611
Miami (FL)200550
Rollins5101010
Western Kentucky State Teachers511711
Mississippi State Teachers410423
Murray State411441
Newberry311414
Presbyterian312432
Georgetown (KY)211441
Eastern Kentucky320630
Union (TN)320720
Morehead State220620
Louisville111521
Union (KY)111331
Oglethorpe331341
Centre111152
Centenary110291
Louisiana Tech340560
West Tennessee State Teachers340380
Troy State230740
SW Louisiana230351
Stetson242352
Louisiana College250461
Middle Tennessee State Teachers151161
Erskine150190
Delta State160190
Wofford023153
Tampa031271
Jacksonville State031082
Transylvania070180
Emory and Henry000720
  • $ Conference champion

Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 171 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Delta State
W 19–6[3]
September 29Stephen F. Austin*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
T 0–0[4]
October 6at East Texas State*Commerce, TXL 0–6[5]
October 13Spring Hill*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 20–0[6]
October 27Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–7[7]
November 4at Louisiana Tech
W 12–6[8]
November 10Loyola (LA)*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 18–20[9]
November 17Mississippi State Teachers
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 7–95,000[10]
November 30at Louisiana Normal
L 0–65,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. "Football Standings". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 8, 1939. p. 22. Retrieved September 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southwestern wins over Delta, 19–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 23, 1939. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stephen Austin in scoreless tie". The Houston Post. September 30, 1939. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "East Texas beats S.L.I. Bulldogs, 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "S.L.I. defeats Spring Hill, 20–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1939. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Louisiana College beats Southwestern". The Shreveport Journal. October 28, 1939. Retrieved December 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Touchdown in final seconds defeats Techmen,12 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1939. Retrieved July 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Loyola noses out Bulldogs by score of 20 to 18". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. "Miss. Teachers nose out S.L.I. by score of 9 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. November 20, 1939. Retrieved April 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Demons take championship with 6–0 win". The Monroe News-Star. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  13. "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1940. pp. 168–177. Retrieved January 4, 2021.