1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–4 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (17th season)
Captain	Billy Bond, Tom Hinton
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Northeast Louisiana State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	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 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Mississippi Southern *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–7	7,500	[1]
September 28	at Stephen F. Austin *	Nacogdoches, TX	W 19–13		[2]
October 5	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 6–13		[3]
October 12	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 28–13	7,000	[4]
October 19	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 20–13		[5]
October 26	Arkansas State *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 25–19		[6]
November 2	at McMurry *	Indian Stadium Abilene, TX	L 24–26	2,500	[7]
November 9	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–14		[8]
November 16	Memphis State *	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–17		[9]
November 23	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 15–6		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Stephen F. Austin beaten by Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "McNeese shades Tech, 13–6". Monroe Morning World. October 6, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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.
8. "Tech spikes Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7". The Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech tops Tribe, nabs title share". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1957. p. 1D. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.