1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Knecht, Gerald Mardis
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Howard Payne*
W 34–27[1]
September 29East Texas State*
L 7–27[2]
October 6at Memphis State*
L 14–264,248[3]
October 13Southeastern Oklahoma State*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–6[4]
October 20vs. Northwestern State
W 21–6[5]
October 27at Louisiana College
W 20–145,000[6]
November 3Southwestern Louisianadagger
L 7–346,000[7]
November 10at Southeastern Louisiana
L 7–196,000[8]
November 17Mississippi Southern
L 7–33[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[10]

References

  1. ^ "Only Southern loses in GSC weekend play". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 24, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "East Texas takes to air for victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Memphis State wins". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech pounds Southeast Okla. 40–6". The Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech hands Northwestern 21 to 6 loss". The Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech wrecks Louisiana College homecoming, 20–14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Underdog SLI overpowers Tech 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SLC downs La. Tech by 19–7 count". The Times. November 11, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.


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