1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
1956 record4–3–2 (3–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Glover, Pat Hinton, A. L. Williams
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southeastern Louisiana $4–1–0  6–3–0
Northwestern State 3–1–1  6–2–2
Louisiana Tech 3–1–1  4–3–2
Northeast Louisiana State 2–3–0  7–3–0
McNeese State 2–3–0  5–5–0
Southwestern Louisiana 1–4–0  4–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Louisiana College *
T 0–0 [1]
September 22at Mississippi Southern *
L 0–1410,000 [2]
September 29 Stephen F. Austin *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 37–14 [3]
October 6 McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 6–0 [4]
October 13at Arkansas State *
L 13–21 [5]
October 20vs. Northwestern State
T 0–0 [6]
October 27at Southwestern Louisiana
W 33–67,500 [7]
November 3 Southeastern Louisiana Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 12–67,000 [8]
November 17at Northeast Louisiana State
L 0–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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The 1932 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1932 college football season. In their third year under head coach George Bohler, the team compiled a 3–3 record.

References

  1. ↑ "Wildcats hold favored Tech to scoreless tie". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi Southern blanks Louisiana Tech crew, 14 to 0". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech's Bulldogs trounce Stephen F. Austin, 37–14". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "La. Tech edges McNeese, 6–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 7, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "La. Tech, NSC battle to 0–0 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bulldogs fall by 33–6 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech upsets Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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