1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4 (3–2 LIC, 3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
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Seasons
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1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Louisiana College 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –3 –03 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Newberry 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Mississippi College 2 –0 –05 –1 –1
Eastern Kentucky 1 –0 –08 –0 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Louisiana Normal 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –05 –3 –2
Murray State 4 –2 –14 –3 –2
Centre 2 –1 –03 –6 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Presbyterian 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 1 –1 –23 –3 –2
Wofford 2 –2 –13 –4 –2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Tampa 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Transylvania 1 –2 –15 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Union (KY) 0 –1 –15 –1 –1
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Louisville 0 –2 –03 –5 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Erskine 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
Delta State 0 –5 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joe Aillet, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with 3–2 marks in both LIC and SIAA play. [1] [2]

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 148 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at LSU *
L 7–39 [4]
September 26vs. Ouachita Baptist *
L 0–173,000 [5]
October 4 Texas Mines *
W 19–7 [6]
October 11 Western Kentucky
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 7–6 [7]
October 192:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana Normal
L 0–137,500 [8] [9]
October 25 Illinois Wesleyan *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–14 [10]
November 1at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–75,000 [11]
November 9 Louisiana College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 15–0 [12]
November 15 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 26–6 [13]
November 28at Centenary
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 6–05,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ↑ "Centenary, Tech Clash In Shreveport Tomorrow". The Alexandria Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 27, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ouachita defeats Louisiana Tech". The Tampa Times. September 27, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "La. Tech gives Miners first loss, 19–7". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech rallies to beat Hilltoppers". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Carter, Joe R. (October 19, 1940). "City Mecca For N. LA. Grid Fans". The Shreveport Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. pp. 8–9 . Retrieved July 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Louisiana Normal rolls over Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Tech rallies in last quarter to win". The Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tech bows to Southwestern". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tech beats Louisiana College in homecoming contest". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Southeastern easy for Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 16, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Louisiana Tech beats Centenary". The Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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