1954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
  • James Oliver
  • Jessie Shorts
Home stadiumTech Stadium
1954 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Northwestern State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
McNeese State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 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 18Louisiana College
W 27–0[1]
September 25at Mississippi Southern*
L 0–28[2]
October 9McNeese 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 6Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 24–35[8]
November 13Austin*
  • 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 .
  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.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1954 Louisiana Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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