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1936 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic Field
Seasons
←  1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 0 0 7 1 0
The Citadel + 4 0 0 4 6 0
Miami (FL) 3 0 0 6 2 2
Centenary 2 0 0 6 4 2
Centre 2 0 0 5 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 0 1 5 3 1
Union (TN) 5 1 1 6 4 1
Rollins 4 1 0 7 1 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Morehead State 4 1 2 4 1 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 4 2 0 7 2 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 1 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 1 1 5 3 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 0 6 3 0
Erskine 3 2 0 4 5 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 3 2 1 5 4 1
Murray State 4 4 0 5 4 0
Mercer 1 1 1 3 6 1
Louisiana College 2 3 1 3 4 1
Louisville 2 3 0 4 4 0
Millsaps 1 2 2 3 5 2
Transylvania 1 3 1 3 4 1
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 2 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 5 1 2 5 1
Loyola (LA) 0 1 0 4 6 0
Stetson 0 3 1 2 5 1
Union (KY) 0 3 2 2 4 2
SW Louisiana 0 4 1 2 7 1
Wofford 0 4 1 1 7 1
Newberry 0 4 1 1 10 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Truman F. Wilbanks, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Mississippi College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
T 13–13 [3]
October 3at Lamar Tech* Beaumont, TXW 13–6
October 8 Louisiana Tech
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA ( rivalry)
L 7–20 [4]
October 16at Spring Hill*
L 0–6 [5]
October 23 Sam Houston State*
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 7–6 [6]
October 31at Louisiana College Pineville, LAL 0–12
November 6 Southeastern Louisiana*
L 0–19
November 13at Mississippi State TeachersL 14–44 [7]
November 21at No. 5 LSU*L 0–93 [8]
November 26 Louisiana Normal
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1937. pp. 174–184. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Choctaws play tie with S.L.I., 13 to 13". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1936. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech defeats Southwestern Bulldogs here 20 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spring Hill wins from S.L.I." Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1936. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs defeat Sam Houston Bearcats by score of 7 to 6". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1936. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs lose to Miss. Teachers". The Daily Advertiser. November 14, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana State romps on S.L.I. team 93 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.