1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1971 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–2–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southland Conference football standings
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
UT 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]

  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 98. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Cottrell, Anne; Barrios, Jane, eds. (1972). "Sports". L'Acadien (Volume 53 ed.). University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 247. Retrieved January 2, 2021.