The 1940 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an

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team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the

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) in the

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during the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record. Southwestern Louisiana was ranked at No. 293 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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