1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record7–2 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Gilbert
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Mississippi Southern 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
Northwestern State 1 –4 –05 –4 –0
Louisiana College 0 –3 –14 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 Gulf States Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–2 record and as Gulf States Conference champion.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Howard Payne *
L 19–22 [1]
September 24at Bradley *
L 18–205,000 [2]
October 1 Southwestern (TX) *
W 20–05,000 [3]
October 15at Louisiana College
W 26–74,000 [4]
October 222:30 p.m.vs. Northwestern State
W 28–21 [5] [6]
October 29 Southwestern Louisiana
W 21–06,000 [7]
November 5at Southeastern Louisiana
W 20–14 [8]
November 12 Mississippi Southern
W 34–13 [9]
November 19 Oklahoma City *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 45–0 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grid teams set 3-tilt schedule". Longview News-Journal. September 19, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bradley comes from behind to defeat Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech blanks Southwestern in 20–0 win". The Times. October 1, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wildcat conference hopes nullified by 26–7 trouncing from Tech Bulldogs". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Northwestern and Tech Clash Here Saturday". Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1949. p. B3. Retrieved July 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Harrison paces Bulldogs to 28–21 win over Demons". The Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Louisiana Tech still atop Gulf States loop now meets Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 7, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Tech romps to 45–0 win over OCU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1949 Louisiana Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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