1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumTech Stadium
1956 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
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 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Louisiana College*
T 0–0[1]
September 22at Mississippi Southern*
L 0–1410,000[2]
September 29Stephen F. Austin*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 37–14[3]
October 6McNeese 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 3Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 12–67,000[8]
November 17at Northeast Louisiana State
L 0–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[10]

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.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Louisiana Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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