1963 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1963 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Bourgeois, Paul Labenne, J. R. Williamson
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 –2 –04 –4 –1
Northwestern State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-third year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at McNeese State
L 6–277,000 [1]
October 5 Louisiana College *
W 12–67,500 [2]
October 12 Southwestern Louisiana
W 45–08,500 [3]
October 19vs. Northwestern State
W 27–1318,500 [4]
October 26at Arlington State *
W 34–147,000 [5]
November 2at Tennessee Tech *
L 19–217,500 [6]
November 9at Southeastern Louisiana
L 7–157,000 [7]
November 16 Southern Miss *
W 10–07,000 [8]
November 23 Northeast Louisiana State
W 28–78,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Cowboys snap Bulldog jinx with resounding 27–6 win". Lake Charles American-Press. September 29, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Thin Cats ran out of gas in loss to Tech". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech soundly trounces USL, 45–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech gets 27–13 win". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana Tech cuts down Arlington State '11' by 34–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1963. pp. 2–4. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TPI gets 21–19 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southeastern grabs homecoming victory". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1963. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Techmen post upset win over Southern". The Times. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Laird slaughters marks; Tech wins". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1963. p. 1D. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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