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1958 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished as Gulf States Conference co-champion.

1958 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJim McCabe, Buck Stewart, Allen Stough
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Mississippi Southern*
L 0–147,500[1]
September 27at Arkansas State*
W 14–7[2]
October 4McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 17–08,000[3]
October 11at Southwestern Louisiana
W 33–04,500[4]
October 18vs. Northwestern StateNo. T–20
L 14–1822,000[5]
October 25Arkansas A&M*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–0[6]
November 1at No. 12 Memphis State*
L 12–263,300[7]
November 8Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 10–6[8]
November 15McMurry*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–125,000[9]
November 22at Northeast Louisiana State
W 46–217,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Southern halts La. Tech, 14–0". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1958. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech squad chills Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La. Tech breezes past McNeese for 17–0 GSC victory". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La. Tech beats SLI 33–0 to spoil Bulldog homecoming game". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NSC Demons upset La. Tech in 18 to 14 thriller at Fair". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Techmen smash Ark. A&M, 40–0". Monroe Morning World. October 26, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Tech bows to Memphis". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Three share lead in GSC". The Shreveport Journal. November 10, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tribe rally falls short as La. Tech wins, 20–12". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 16, 1958. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "La. Tech stuns Northeast State by 46–21 in GSC grid finale". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1958. p. 2D. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


 

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