1937 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1937 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–2 (3–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohnny Wyss
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1
Erskine 5 –0 –06 –4 –0
Centre 3 –0 –06 –2 –1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Centenary 1 –0 –26 –3 –3
Miami (FL) 1 –0 –04 –4 –1
Morehead State 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –26 –3 –2
Louisiana Normal 3 –1 –14 –4 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –1 –16 –1 –1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Union (KY) 2 –1 –04 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Rollins 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Oglethorpe 3 –3 –03 –6 –1
SW Louisiana 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi College 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Wofford 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Newberry 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
Transylvania 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Millsaps 1 –3 –23 –5 –2
Georgetown (KY) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Louisville 1 –3 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –02 –7 –2
Tennessee Tech 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Presbyterian 0 –3 –00 –10 –0
Union (TN) 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie McLane, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Oklahoma City *
W 27–6 [1]
September 25at Ole Miss *
L 0–13 [2]
October 2 Illinois Wesleyan *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 0–2 [3]
October 8 Millsaps
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 7–0 [4]
October 15 Mississippi State Teachers
W 7–03,000 [5]
October 232:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana Normal
W 14–07,500 [6] [7]
November 5at Tampa *
W 26–133,000 [8]
November 12 Southwestern Louisiana
T 0–0 [9]
November 20at Louisiana College
L 12–13 [10]
November 25 South Dakota *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–64,500 [11]
December 4 Centenary
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
T 7–76,000 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Bugs downed by Louisiana eleven, 27–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss wins 13–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wesleyan Titans register 2–0 victory in intersectional tiff". The Pantagraph. October 3, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Majors drop tilt on one bad throw". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech scores final quarter on Ruston invaders". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Carter, Joe R. (October 23, 1937). "Louisiana Normal Demons, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to Clash on Football Field at State Fair Today". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. pp. 15–16 . Retrieved August 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Tech wins in last period". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech outscores Tampa, 26–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs and Louisiana Tech game ends in a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana College beats Tech in upset, 13 to 12". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana Tech scores 20 to 6 over South Dakota". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 26, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Centenary tied by L.P.I., 7 to 7". The Birmingham News. December 5, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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