1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 5–6 record.^[1][2][3]

1972 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (12th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
UT Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at Louisiana Tech	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 0–7	21,707	[4]
September 16		Southeastern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 30–7
September 23		at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	L 10–13
September 30		Arkansas State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 18–21	12,456	[5]
October 7		Abilene Christian	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 35–14	10,650	[6][7]
October 14		at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 22–21	7,500	[8]
October 21		Lamar	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	L 0–3	14,772
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at UT Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 0–7	1,500	[9]
November 4		Santa Clara*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 27–7
November 11		at Northwestern State*	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 8–24
November 25		at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Cajun Crown)	W 10–0	14,000	[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time