The 1946 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record.
| 1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–1 LIC) |
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| Captain | Mike Reed |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 78 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Mississippi Southern* | L 6–7 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at Howard Payne* |
| W 13–7 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Louisiana College |
| W 33–6 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Arkansas State Teachers* |
| W 38–0 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Ole Miss* | W 7–6 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | vs. Northwestern State | W 14–7 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 34–6 | 9,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| L 14–22 | 4,000 | [9] |
| November 16 | Oklahoma City* |
| L 2–6 | [10] | |
| November 28 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 34–20 | [11] | |
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References edit
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern edges out La. Tech in season opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech stops Howard Payne". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech pounds out 33–6 win over Cats at Ruston". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech humbles Bears with 38–0 win". The Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech forced hard to beat Demons". The Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "9,000 see SLI Bulldogs lose to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern in 22–14 win over Louisiana Tech". The Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Chiefs beat Tech on sloppy field". The Times. November 18, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech drops Southwestern by 34–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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