1962 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1962 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Captain Pat Collins, Gerry Griffin, Mickey Slaughter
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern State $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
McNeese State 3 –2 –06 –2 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –1
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-second year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 McNeese State
W 14–67,500 [1]
October 6at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–1312,000 [2]
October 13 Arlington State *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 19–97,500 [3]
October 20vs. Northwestern State
L 2–1922,000 [4]
October 27 Tennessee Tech *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 33–207,500 [5]
November 3 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 27–157,500 [6]
November 10at Northeast Louisiana State
L 6–136,000 [7]
November 17at No. 3 Southern Miss *
L 18–2912,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Slaughter guides Tech to 14–6 win over Pokes". Lake Charles American-Press. September 30, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Battling Bulldogs upset Tech with brilliant team effort". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech Bulldogs rip Arlington State by 19–9". Lake Charles American-Press. October 14, 1963. p. 25. Retrieved May 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "NSC topples Tech, 19–2, in Fair Grounds tussle". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech Eagles fall 33 to 20 to La. Tech". The Tennessean. October 28, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs shock Lions by 27–15". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1962. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Indians scalp Tech Bulldogs, 13 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 11, 1962. p. 7B. Retrieved May 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech Bows To Southern Team 29–18". Lake Charles American-Press. November 18, 1962. p. 29. Retrieved May 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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