1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	9–1 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (19th season)
Captains	Bill Bundrick J. W. Slack
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In their nineteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 9–1 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Lamar Tech *		Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 6–13	6,500	[1]
September 26	Arkansas State *		Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 35–0	7,000	[2]
October 3	at McNeese State		Lake Charles H.S. Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 28–0	5,000	[3]
October 10	Southwestern Louisiana	No. T–18	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 21–13	7,000	[4]
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	No. 20	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 27–14	23,500	[5]
October 31	at Naval Air Station Pensacola *	No. 13	Mainside Stadium Pensacola, FL	W 7–0	2,500	[6]
November 7	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 14–0	6,000	[7]
November 14	No. 7 Memphis State *	No. T–14	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 10–8	5,500	[8]
November 21	Northeast Louisiana State	No. 10	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 27–0	7,500	[9]
November 28	No. 2 Mississippi Southern *	No. 8	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 16–0	7,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Lamar Tech nudges Louisiana Tech, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Techmen blast Arkansas State". Monroe Morning World. September 27, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisiana Tech pins 28–0 Gulf loss on McNeese foe". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "La. Tech defeats SLI Bulldogs 21–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hudson leads Tech to 27 to 14 victory as 23,500 watch". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Louisiana Tech topples Navy Goshawks, 7 to 0". Pensacola News Journal. November 1, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech blanks SLC by 14–0". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisiana team upsets Memphis". Kingsport Times-News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Techsters drub Northeast, 27–0". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1959. p. 2D. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech spanks Southerners". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.