1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team
The 1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–6 record.[1][2][3]
| 1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cajun Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 McNeese State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Louisiana Tech | L 0–7 | 21,707 | [4] | |
| September 16 | Southeastern Louisiana* |
| W 30–7 | ||
| September 23 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 10–13 | ||
| September 30 | Arkansas State |
| L 18–21 | [5] | |
| October 7 | Abilene Christian |
| W 35–14 | ||
| October 14 | at Chattanooga* | W 22–21 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | Lamar |
| L 0–3 | ||
| October 28 | at Texas–Arlington | L 0–7 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | Santa Clara* |
| W 27–7 | ||
| November 11 | at Northwestern State* |
| L 8–24 | ||
| November 25 | at McNeese State | W 10–0 | 14,000 | [8] | |
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References
- "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "1972 USL football schedule". RaginCajuns.com. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- Baham, Michael, ed. (1973). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 54 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. pp. 180–190. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "Tech Bulldogs edge USL in grid opener". The Daily Advertiser. September 10, 1972. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark. State, 21–18". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cajuns capture thriller over Chattanooga, 22–21". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Arlington Mavericks nip Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1972. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese shocked by USL". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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