1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–4–1 (2–2–1 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (11th season);
Home stadium	Cajun Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX) +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lamar +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Abilene Christian	0	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–4–1 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 7–6	9,900
September 25	Santa Clara*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–0	21,000
October 2	Trinity (TX)	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 21–27	16,000	^[3]
October 9	at Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 15–35	15,400	^[4]
October 16	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 16–0	10,000	^[5]
October 23	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Sabine Shoe)	W 21–20	10,200
October 30	Northeast Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 31–7	23,700	^[6]
November 6	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	T 10–10	3,500	^[7]
November 13	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 19–27	15,300
November 19	No. 2 McNeese State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 10–20	25,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1972). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 53 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 247. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Trinity halts USL 27–21". Daily World. October 3, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech Bulldogs down Southwestern, 35–15". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns ramble over UTA on wet field". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns paste Indians in homecoming tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1971. p. 53. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas State, USL tie". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese State Cowboys smash Southwestern Ragin' Cajuns". The Crowley Post Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.