1954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
1954 record6–3 (4–2 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJames Oliver, Jessie Shorts
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Northwestern State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
McNeese State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their fourteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18 Louisiana College
W 27–0 [1]
September 25at Mississippi Southern *
L 0–28 [2]
October 9 McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 21–10 [3]
October 168:00 p.m. Howard Payne *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 13–7 [4] [5]
October 23vs. Northwestern State
W 13–6 [6]
October 30at Southwestern Louisiana
L 0–25 [7]
November 6 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 24–35 [8]
November 13 Austin *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–14 [9]
November 20at Northeast Louisiana State
W 51–6 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs take to air to whip Wildcats, 27–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Techmen 28 to 0 victims of Mississippi Southern". Monroe Morning World. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "La. Tech gains 21–10 win over McNeese State". The Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Tech to Meet Howard Payne Saturday Night". The Richland Beacon-News. Rayville, Louisiana. October 16, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved February 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "La. Tech spills HPC from unbeaten ranks". Brownwood Bulletin. October 17, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Louisiana Tech pops Northwestern State". Victoria Advocate. October 24, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "SLI overwhelms favored Tech eleven, 25–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana edges LPI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tech belts Austin crew easy, 40–14". The Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Tech crushes Northeast, 51–6". Monroe Morning World. November 21, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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