1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Clark, Bob McKinnon, Jim Stringer
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
  1965
1967  
1966 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northwestern State $ 5 0 09 0 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 06 4 0
McNeese State 3 2 05 5 0
Northeast Louisiana State 2 3 07 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 4 03 6 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 1–9 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Southern Miss *L 0–1410,000 [1]
September 24at No. 3 Alabama *L 0–3465,000 [2]
October 1 McNeese State
L 7–1010,000 [3]
October 8at Arkansas State *
L 13–267,200 [4]
October 15at Southwestern Louisiana L 12–2115,000 [5]
October 22vs. Northwestern State L 7–2825,000 [6]
October 29at Tennessee Tech *L 9–213,500 [7]
November 5 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 13–610,000 [8]
November 12at Lamar Tech *L 16–3110,000 [9]
November 19at Northeast Louisiana State L 6–147,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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