1965 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1965 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record4–4 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Wayne Davis
  • Dan Irby
  • Billy Laird
  • Gerald McDowell
  • Tom Robertson
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
McNeese State + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-fifth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Rice *
L 0–1422,000 [1]
October 2at McNeese State No. 7
L 14–2010,200 [2]
October 9 Southwestern Louisiana
L 8–169,000 [3]
October 23vs. Northwestern State
W 42–1427,000 [4]
October 30 Tennessee Tech *
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–68,000 [5]
November 6at Southeastern Louisiana
W 16–1410,000 [6]
November 13 Southern Miss *
L 7–318,000 [7]
November 20 Northeast Louisiana State
W 54–79,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Tech falls to Rice". San Antonio Express and News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys corrall Tech, 20–14, with great defensive effort". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ragin' Cajuns shock La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs dismantle Demons in annual Fair tilt, 42–14". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Golden Eagles bow". The Tennessean. October 31, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "La. Tech topples Southeastern 16–14". Lake Charles American-Press. November 7, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern Mississippi levels Louisiana Tech canines, 31–7". The Times. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Louisiana Tech routs Northeast in season closer, 54–7". Monroe Morning World. November 21, 1965. p. 7B. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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