| 1961Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | McNaspy Stadium |
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| No. 7Southeastern Louisiana + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10McNeese State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1961 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was anAmerican football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette) in theGulf States Conference (GSC) during the1961 college football season. In their first year under head coachRuss Faulkinberry, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–8 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last pace in the GSC, and were outscored by a total of 194 to 99[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Olie Cordill (466 passing yards, 582 yards total offense), fullback Carlton Falgout (430 rushing yards, 81 carries), and end Bob Verlander (13 receptions, 206 yards, 18 points).[3]
The team played its home games atMcNaspy Stadium inLafayette, Louisiana.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | atSoutheastern Louisiana | L 0–27 | 8,500 | [4] | |
| September 23 | atArlington State* | L 0–26 | 5,000–8,000 | [5] | |
| September 30 | Mississippi Southern* | L 6–22 | 5,500 | [6] | |
| October 7 | atLouisiana Tech |
| L 0–12 | 7,000 | [7] |
| October 21 | Louisiana College* |
| L 9–14 | [8] | |
| October 28 | vs.Northeast Louisiana State | L 20–27 | 4,000 | [9] | |
| November 4 | at Pensacola NAS* |
| W 9–7 | 4,000 | [10] |
| November 11 | Northwestern State |
| L 14–27 | 6,000–6,500 | [11] |
| November 18 | McNeese State |
| L 0–25 | 6,500 | [12] |
| November 25 | Henderson State* |
| W 41–7 | 2,500 | [13] |
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The Bulldogs gained 2,010 yards oftotal offense (201.0 per game) consisting of 1,368 rushing yards (136.8 per game) and 642 passing yards (64.2 per game). On defense, they allowed opponents to gain 3,362 yards (336.2 per game), including 2,514 rushing yards (251.4 per game) and 788 passing yards (78.8 per game).[3]
Quarterback Olie Cordill completed 45 of 122 passes (36.9%) for 466 yards with five touchdowns and six interceptions. He also gained 115 rushing yards and led the team with 582 yards of total offense. Cordill also led the team in punting with an average of 39.1 yard on 27 punts.[3]
Left end Bob Verlander led the team in receiving and scoring. He had 13 receptions for 206 yards and scored 18 points on three touchdowns.[3]
Fullback Carlton Falgoutt led the team in rushing with 430 yards on 81 carries for an average of 5.3 yards per carry.[3]
Three Southwestern Louisiana players received recognition from the coaches or writers on the 1961 All-Gulf States Conference football teams: