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
CaptainWalter 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

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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.