1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1951 record	4–5 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (11th season)
Captain	Gene Knecht, Gerald Mardis
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mississippi Southern $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Howard Payne *	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 34–27		[1]
September 29	East Texas State *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–27		[2]
October 6	at Memphis State *	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 14–26	4,248	[3]
October 13	Southeastern Oklahoma State *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 40–6		[4]
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 21–6		[5]
October 27	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 20–14	5,000	[6]
November 3	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 7–34	6,000	[7]
November 10	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 7–19	6,000	[8]
November 17	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 7–33		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Only Southern loses in GSC weekend play". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 24, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Texas takes to air for victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Memphis State wins". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech pounds Southeast Okla. 40–6". The Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisiana Tech hands Northwestern 21 to 6 loss". The Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech wrecks Louisiana College homecoming, 20–14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Underdog SLI overpowers Tech 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SLC downs La. Tech by 19–7 count". The Times. November 11, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.