1957 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1957 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–3–1 GSC)
Head coach	John Robert Bell (1st season)
Home stadium	McNaspy Stadium

1957 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Northeast Louisiana State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach John Robert Bell, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Sam Houston State*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 14–7	6,500	[3]
September 21	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	T 7–7
September 28	at Lamar Tech*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	L 20–36
October 5	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 6–0		[4]
October 12	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 13–28		[5]
October 19	Southern Arkansas*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 25–6
October 26	at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	L 7–27
November 2	Louisiana College*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	W 7–0
November 9	Northwestern State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 0–19
November 23	McNeese State	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–13	2,500	[6]
*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. 1958. pp. 270–281. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "SLI opens 1957 campaign with 14–7 victory over Sam Houston". The Daily Advertiser. September 15, 1957. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Forgotten SLI team rocks Northeast, 6–0". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1957. p. 1D. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "McNeese defeats Bulldogs 13–0 with stubborn defense, attack". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.