1943 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1943 Louis Whitman football team represents Southwestern Louisiana University, later known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in the 1943 college football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference, which saw no league play in 1943 because of World War II. They were led by second-year head coach Louis Whitman, compiled a record of 5–0–1, and outscored their opponents 172 to 40. In the 1944 Oil Bowl, the Bulldogs defeated Arkansas A&M on a muddy field, a team that had tied them 20–20 earlier in the season.[1][2]

1943 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Oil Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Arkansas A&M
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1943 record5–0–1 (0–0 LIC)
Head coachLouis Whitman (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
(capacity: 4,500)

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
October 16Fort Benning*
W 20–7
October 23at No. 11 Southwestern (TX)*Georgetown, TXW 27–6
November 6vs. No. 17 Arkansas A&M*No. 15Memphis, TNT 20–20
November 13Lake Charles Army Air Field*
  • McNapsy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 75–0
November 27at No. 18 Randolph Field*
W 6–0
January 1, 1944vs. Arkansas A&M*
W 24–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Louisiana-Lafayette Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. "Football 1943 - Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Athletic Network". www.athleticnetwork.net. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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