1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainGene Knecht, Gerald Mardis
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Howard Payne *
W 34–27 [1]
September 29 East Texas State *
L 7–27 [2]
October 6at Memphis State *
L 14–264,248 [3]
October 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–6 [4]
October 20vs. Northwestern State
W 21–6 [5]
October 27at Louisiana College
W 20–145,000 [6]
November 3 Southwestern Louisiana Dagger-14-plain.png
L 7–346,000 [7]
November 10at Southeastern Louisiana
L 7–196,000 [8]
November 17 Mississippi Southern
L 7–33 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Only Southern loses in GSC weekend play". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 24, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "East Texas takes to air for victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Memphis State wins". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Tech pounds Southeast Okla. 40–6". The Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana Tech hands Northwestern 21 to 6 loss". The Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tech wrecks Louisiana College homecoming, 20–14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Underdog SLI overpowers Tech 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SLC downs La. Tech by 19–7 count". The Times. November 11, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 19, 2023.


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