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1945 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record1–6–1 (1–2–1 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadium McNaspy Stadium
Seasons
←  1944
1946 →

The 1945 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Louis Whitman, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

The Bulldogs were also scheduled to play Millsaps on October 13 and a second game against the Lake Charles AAF on November 3, but both were canceled. [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Lake Charles AAF*
L 7–21 [3]
September 29at Mississippi State*
L 0–314,000 [4]
October 5 Louisiana Tech
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA ( rivalry)
L 12–14 [5]
October 20at Northwestern State
T 0–0 [6]
October 27at Florida*
L 0–45 [7]
November 10at Auburn*
L 0–523,500 [8]
November 17at Louisiana Tech
W 13–7 [9]
November 22Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
L 0–13 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 96. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1946. pp. 140–145. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Reggie, Edmond (September 22, 1945). "Bulldogs Squad To Meet Army Flyers Tonight". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SLI loses to Tech in last few minutes". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Demons, Bulldogs battle to draw at Natchitoches". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators crush SLI Bulldogs by 45–0 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 28, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn bowls over Southwestern, 52–0". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech loses to SLI team". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northwestern beats Southwestern, 13–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 23, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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