1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
LIC champion
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Aillet, Herb Schene
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
  1944
1946  

The 1945 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 during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Lake Charles AAF *
W 7–2 [1]
September 29 Howard (AL) *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 32–6 [2]
October 5at Southwestern Louisiana W 14–12 [3]
October 13at Ole Miss *L 21–263,500 [4]
October 20 Southwestern (TX) *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–14 [5]
October 27 Northwestern State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 18–7 [6]
November 3 Barksdale Field *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–12 [7]
November 10at Northwestern State
W 7–2 [8]
November 17Southwestern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–13 [9]
November 24at Auburn *L 0–293,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Ruston beats Lake Charles". The Times. September 16, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Louisiana Tech gridders beat Howard, 32–6". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SLI loses to Tech in last few minutes". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss rallies to lick La. Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bulldogs defeat Southwest in final minutes". The Times. October 21, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs defeat Southwest in final minutes". The Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Two touchdowns in opening half wins for Raiders". The Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Score late in final quarter beats Demons". The Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Louisiana Tech loses to SLI team". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Auburn trims La. Tech, 29–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.