1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Bond, Tom Hinton
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State + 4 1 08 2 0
Northwestern State + 4 1 07 2 0
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 06 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 3 14 5 1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 3 12 6 1
Northeast Louisiana State 0 5 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventeenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Mississippi Southern *
L 0–77,500 [1]
September 28at Stephen F. Austin * Nacogdoches, TX W 19–13 [2]
October 5at McNeese State
L 6–13 [3]
October 12 Southwestern Louisiana
W 28–137,000 [4]
October 19vs. Northwestern State W 20–13 [5]
October 26 Arkansas State *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 25–19 [6]
November 2at McMurry *
L 24–262,500 [7]
November 9at Southeastern Louisiana W 21–14 [8]
November 16 Memphis State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–17 [9]
November 23 Northeast Louisiana State
W 15–6 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  5. "Bulldogs hold state fair jinx by beating NSC Demons, 20–13". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hynes, Hughes lead Techmen past Arkansas State, 25–19". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McMurry trims Bulldogs, 26–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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