1949 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1949

| team = Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Gulf States Conference

| short_conf = GSC

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = Gee Mitchell

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = McNaspy Stadium

}}

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Gee Mitchell, the team compiled a 6–3 record.{{cite web|title=2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide|publisher=Louisiana Athletics Communications Office|year=2019|pages=96|accessdate=January 3, 2021|url=https://ragincajuns.com/documents/2019/8/27//2019_FB_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4035}}{{cite book |title=L'Acadien |date=1950 |publisher=University of Southwestern Louisiana |pages=166–179 |url=https://archive.org/details/lacadien1950sout/page/n167/mode/2up |access-date=January 3, 2021 |chapter=Athletics}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}

| site_stadium = McNaspy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| score = 30–0

| attend =

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Troy State

| site_stadium = McNaspy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| score = 48–25

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113000817/troy-defeated-by-sli-4825/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Troy defeated by SLI, 48–25|date=September 25, 1949|accessdate=November 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| score = 27–20

| gamename = Cypress Mug

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = McNaspy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| score = 7–28

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news/90066382/|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|title=Ragone sets up touchdowns as Cougars blast SW Louisiana|date=October 9, 1949|accessdate=March 25, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| opponent = Mississippi Southern

| site_stadium = McNaspy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| score = 0–25

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74831335/southern-scores-four-times-on-passes-for/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Southern scores four times on passes for win|date=October 17, 1949|accessdate=March 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}

| site_stadium = McNaspy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| score = 7–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 0–21

| gamename = rivalry

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory|newspaper=The Daily Advertiser|date=October 23, 1949|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80221786/techmen-smash-sli-line-for-210-victory/|accessdate=June 25, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Pensacola Navy

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| score = 28–12

| attend =

}}