1952 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1952 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record6–1–2 (3–0–2 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Walter Savage
  • Tommy Woodall
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 3 –0 –26 –1 –2
Southeastern Louisiana + 3 –0 –26 –1 –2
Southwestern Louisiana + 3 –0 –25 –2 –2
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –13 –7 –1
Northwestern State 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 McNeese State
W 6–0 [1]
September 27at Florida State *
W 32–137,843 [2]
October 4 Memphis State *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 26–7 [3]
October 11 Central State (OK) *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 34–6 [4]
October 18vs. Northwestern State
W 22–0 [5]
October 25 Louisiana College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 35–13 [6]
November 1at Southwestern Louisiana
T 19–19 [7]
November 8 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
T 7–7 [8]
November 15at Mississippi Southern *
L 0–5210,000+ [9] [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Tech wins 6–0 over McNeese State". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "FSU team handed 32 to 13 blasting by Louisiana Tech". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Memphis St, belted by Tech frosh". The Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech march to fourth straight win of season". Monroe Morning World. October 12, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech blasts NSC eleven, 22–0, here". The Times. October 19, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tech scores early and often to clip Cats, 35–13". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hopes of Louisiana Tech for perfect season dashed by SLI". The Shreveport Journal. November 3, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southeastern stages rally to tie Louisiana Tech, 7–7". The Times. November 9, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Robert H. Cleveland, "Louisville Scout Gets Eyeful as Southern Tramples Tech: Cardinals Will Be Saturday's Foe in Jackson," Hattiesburg American, Nov. 17, 1952, p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Mississippi Southern stomps Louisiana Tech 52 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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