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1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventeenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.

1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Bond, Tom Hinton
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Northeast Louisiana State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Mississippi Southern*
L 0–77,500[1]
September 28at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TXW 19–13[2]
October 5at McNeese State
L 6–13[3]
October 12Southwestern Louisiana
W 28–137,000[4]
October 19vs. Northwestern State
W 20–13[5]
October 26Arkansas State*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 25–19[6]
November 2at McMurry*
L 24–262,500[7]
November 9at Southeastern Louisiana
W 21–14[8]
November 16Memphis State* 
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–17[9]
November 23Northeast Louisiana State
W 15–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stephen F. Austin beaten by Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese shades Tech, 13–6". Monroe Morning World. October 6, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs hold state fair jinx by beating NSC Demons, 20–13". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hynes, Hughes lead Techmen past Arkansas State, 25–19". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "McMurry trims Bulldogs, 26–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech spikes Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7". The Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech tops Tribe, nabs title share". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1957. p. 1D. 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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