1936 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1936 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Truman F. Wilbanks (6th season)
Home stadium	Campus Athletic Field

1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	Mississippi College	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	T 13–13	[3]
October 3	at Lamar Tech*	Beaumont, TX	W 13–6
October 8	Louisiana Tech	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 7–20	[4]
October 16	at Spring Hill*	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–6	[5]
October 23	Sam Houston State*	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA	W 7–6	[6]
October 31	at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	L 0–12
November 6	Southeastern Louisiana*	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	L 0–19
November 13	at Mississippi State Teachers	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 14–44	[7]
November 21	at No. 5 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	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.