1941 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1941 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
LIC champion
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record5–4–1 (5–0 LIC)
Head coach
Captain Garland Gregory
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –1 –06 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Centenary 0 –1 –10 –8 –2
Louisiana College 0 –4 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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) during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 and won the LIC title with a mark of 5–0.

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 130 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at LSU *
L 0–2510,000 [2]
September 27at Texas Mines *
T 0–07,000 [3]
October 3 Mississippi Southern *
L 7–196,000 [4]
October 11at Auburn *
L 0–348,500 [5]
October 18vs. Louisiana Normal
W 10–08,000 [6]
October 24at Southeastern Louisiana
W 21–145,000 [7]
October 31 Southwestern Louisiana
W 12–0 [8]
November 8at Louisiana College
W 45–0 [9]
November 15 Hardin–Simmons *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 0–13 [10]
November 27 Centenary
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 39–73,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "L.S.U. Tigers overpower Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ W. T. Bentley (September 28, 1941). "Miners, Tech tie in rain-Splattered 0–0 tilt". The El Paso Times. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Tech defeated in game played in rain". The Times. October 4, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Auburn primes for S.M.U. game with 34 to 0 win over L.P.I." The Birmingham News. October 12, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tech beats Normal in close game". The Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech shades Southeastern". The Shreveport Journal. October 25, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bulldogs drop contest to Louisiana Tech by 12–0 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "College overpowered by Louisiana Tech, 45 to 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 10, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Tech victim of Hardin–Simmons air raid". The Times. November 16, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gents crushed by Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 28, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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