1927 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1927 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarrell P. Willis
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi College + 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centenary + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Furman + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 1
Stetson 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Wofford 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Presbyterian 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Centre 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Florida Southern 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Newberry 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Led by Hugh E. Wilson in his second and final season as head coach, Louisiana Tech compiled an overall record of 3–5. The team's captain was Harrell P. Willis.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at LSU*
L 0–45[3]
October 1Clarke College (MS)*Ruston, LAW 30–0[4]
October 8at Mississippi A&M*
L 0–14[5]
October 15at Louisiana Normal*Natchitoches, LAW 33–0[6]
October 292:30 p.m.vs. Mississippi College
L 0–77,700[7][8][9]
November 5Southwestern Louisianadagger
  • Tech Field
  • Ruston, LA
W 13–0[10][11]
November 11vs. StetsonJacksonville, FLL 7–19[12]
November 19at CentenaryShreveport, LAL 0–33[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Lagniappe 1928". The Lagniapp. 14. Ruston, Louisiana: The Senior Class of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute: 117–130. 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University. p. 89. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Banfield, K. C. (September 25, 1927). "L. S. U. Tigers Snow Bulldogs of Tech Under 44-0 Score in Opening Game of 1927". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs of Ruston Get Away to Slow Start But Brace Defence and Win". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 2, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Game Played On Muddy Field; Louisianans Put Up Strong Defense On Enemy Gridiron". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 2, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "State Normal Gridders Defeated By Bulldogs of Louisiana Polytech Institute". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 16, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Record Crowd Goes To Forsythe To See Tech Meet Rivals". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 29, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Here's More About Football Game (continued)". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 29, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Forward Pass Wins for Choctaw Over Polytech In Hard Grid Battle". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 30, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Elder, H. T. (November 5, 1927). "Home-coming Day Will Be Celebrated At Tech Dedicate Athletic Field". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Elder, H. T. (November 6, 1927). "Ruston Tech Celebrates "Home Coming" Day With Win Over Southwestern". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 16. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Louisiana Tech Drop Hard Game to Stetson Squad". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Forward Passing Game Enables Local Eleven To Pile Up Large Score". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Local Eleven Piles Up Large Score by Forward Passing (continued)". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 15. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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