1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–3 (3–1 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainMike Reed
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northwestern State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 78 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Mississippi Southern *
L 6–77,000 [2]
September 28at Howard Payne *
W 13–7 [3]
October 4 Louisiana College
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 33–6 [4]
October 12 Arkansas State Teachers *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 38–0 [5]
October 19at Ole Miss *
W 7–6 [6]
October 26vs. Northwestern State
W 14–7 [7]
November 2at Southwestern Louisiana
W 34–69,000 [8]
November 9 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 14–224,000 [9]
November 16 Oklahoma City *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 2–6 [10]
November 28 Southwestern (TX) *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 34–20 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southern edges out La. Tech in season opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "La. Tech stops Howard Payne". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech pounds out 33–6 win over Cats at Ruston". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana Tech humbles Bears with 38–0 win". The Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech forced hard to beat Demons". The Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "9,000 see SLI Bulldogs lose to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southeastern in 22–14 win over Louisiana Tech". The Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma City Chiefs beat Tech on sloppy field". The Times. November 18, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana Tech drops Southwestern by 34–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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