1951 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1951 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–4 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach	Raymond Didier (1st season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium

1951 Gulf States Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mississippi Southern $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Northeast Louisiana State*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 7–13
September 22	at McNeese State*	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 35–14	5,200
September 29	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	L 0–14
October 6	at Troy State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 44–7
October 13	Mississippi Southern	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 0–41
October 20	Memphis State*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–41
October 27	at Stephen F. Austin*	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 32–14
November 3	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 7–27
November 10	Louisiana College	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 27–21
November 17	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 41–26	6,000
*Non-conference game