1958 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1958 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim McCabe
  • Buck Stewart
  • Allen Stough
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their eighteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished as Gulf States Conference co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Mississippi Southern *
L 0–147,500 [1]
September 27at Arkansas State *
W 14–7 [2]
October 4 McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 17–08,000 [3]
October 11at Southwestern Louisiana
W 33–04,500 [4]
October 18vs. Northwestern State No. T–20
L 14–1822,000 [5]
October 25 Arkansas A&M *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–0 [6]
November 1at No. 12 Memphis State *
L 12–263,300 [7]
November 8 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 10–6 [8]
November 15 McMurry *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–125,000 [9]
November 22at Northeast Louisiana State
W 46–217,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern halts La. Tech, 14–0". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Tech squad chills Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "La. Tech breezes past McNeese for 17–0 GSC victory". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "La. Tech beats SLI 33–0 to spoil Bulldog homecoming game". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NSC Demons upset La. Tech in 18 to 14 thriller at Fair". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Techmen smash Ark. A&M, 40–0". Monroe Morning World. October 26, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Tech bows to Memphis". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Three share lead in GSC". The Shreveport Journal. November 10, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tribe rally falls short as La. Tech wins, 20–12". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 16, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "La. Tech stuns Northeast State by 46–21 in GSC grid finale". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1958. p. 2D. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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