1960 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1960 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Campbell
  • Joe Hinton
  • Jerry Hudson
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In their twentieth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 8–2 record and finished as Gulf States Conference co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Lamar Tech *
W 20–07,500 [1]
September 24at Arkansas State *
L 3–76,500 [2]
October 1 McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 15–147,500 [3]
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana
L 2–612,000 [4]
October 15 Naval Air Station Pensacola *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 28–197,500 [5]
October 22vs. Northwestern State
W 13–718,000–18,500 [6]
October 29 McMurry *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 23–75,500 [7]
November 5 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 17–148,000 [8]
November 12at Mississippi Southern *
W 10–712,000 [9]
November 19at Northeast Louisiana State
W 20–156,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Tech launches '60 season by beating Lamar Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas St. drops Tech in big upset". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana Tech rallies to defeat McNeese's Pokes in 15–14 battle". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwestern beats Tech by 6–2 in grid thriller". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech deals Goshawks second straight loss in 28–19 go". Pensacola News Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs slip past Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "La. Tech stops McMurry, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Louisiana Tech wins on Lestage's gallop". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana Tech noses Mississippi Southern 10–7". Lake Charles American-Press. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bulldogs shade Tribe late, 20–15". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1960. p. 8B. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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