1955 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1955 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcNaspy Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
McNeese State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Raymond Didier, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Lamar Tech*
L 6–195,000[3][4]
September 24at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–20[5]
October 18:00 p.m.East Texas State*
W 20–15[6][7]
October 8at Northeast Louisiana State
W 26–6[8]
October 15Corpus Christi*
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 49–12[9]
October 29at Louisiana Tech
L 14–286,000[10]
November 5Louisiana College
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 21–14[11]
November 12Northwestern State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA
W 27–13[12]
November 19McNeese State
  • McNaspy Stadium
  • Lafayette, LA (rivalry)
L 7–12[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 97. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1956. pp. 220–227. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lamar Tech Rips Louisiana Eleven". The American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. September 18, 1955. p. B2. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Lamar 19, SLI 6". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 19, 1955. p. 3C. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "SLC goes to air to beat SLI Bulldogs 20–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 25, 1955. Retrieved December 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SLI Hosts Strong East Texas 11". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. September 30, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "SLI Upsets Texans 20-15 in Thrilling Duel". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. October 2, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "SLI eleven rumbles over Northeast St, 26–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tarpons beaten by SLI, 49–12". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech overcomes SLI lead for 28–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SLI bumps La. College 21–14 in close contest". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 7, 1955. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs drub Demons, 27–13". The Times-Picayune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved November 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "McNeese defeats Southwestern's Bulldogs, 12 to 7". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1955. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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