Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1950–59

During the 1950s the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team were playing in the Gulf States Conference. Their best seasons were 1955 and 1959: in both seasons they won 9 matches and lost 1.

Contents:	1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 – 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959

1950

1950 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1950 record	5–4–1 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	Howard Payne	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 27–20
September 30	vs. East Texas State	Chattanooga, TN	T 0–0
October 7	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 21–6
October 14	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 21–35
October 21	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 15–7
October 28	Louisiana College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 21–9
November 4	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	L 13–41
November 11	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 14–0
November 18	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 20–41
December 1	Memphis State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 0–6

1951

1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1951 record	4–5 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	W 34–27
September 29	East Texas State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–27
October 6	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 14–26
October 13	at Southeastern Oklahoma State	Durant, OK	W 40–6
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 21–6
October 27	at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	W 20–14
November 3	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–34
November 10	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	L 7–19
November 17	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 7–33

1952

1952 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1952 record	6–1–2 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	McNeese State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 6–0
September 27	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 32–13
October 4	Memphis State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 26–7
October 11	Central Oklahoma	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–6
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 22–0
October 25	Louisiana College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–13
November 1	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	T 19–19
November 8	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	T 7–7
November 15	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–52

1953

1953 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1953 record	6–3 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	W 20–6
September 26	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 61–6
October 3	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 7–13
October 17	Florida State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 32–21
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 7–15
October 31	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 27–7
November 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 12–0
November 14	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–30	7,000
November 28	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, LA	W 56–21

1954

1954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1954 record	6–3 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	Louisiana College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 27–0
September 25	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–28
October 9	McNeese State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 21–10
October 16	Howard Payne	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 13–7
October 23	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 13–6
October 30	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	L 0–25
November 6	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 24–35
November 13	Austin College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–14
November 20	at Northeast Louisiana State	Monroe, LA	W 51–6

1955

1955 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1955 record	9–1 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	W 40–7
September 24	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 6–7	7,500
October 1	Abilene Christian	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 21–7
October 8	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, LA	W 14–0
October 15	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	W 26–7
October 22	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 21–20
October 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–14
November 5	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 21–0
November 12	Austin College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–21
November 19	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–14

1956

1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1956 record	4–3–2 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Louisiana College	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	T 0–0
September 22	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–14	10,000
September 29	Stephen F. Austin	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 37–14
October 6	McNeese State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 6–0
October 13	at Arkansas State	Jonesboro, AR	L 13–21
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	T 0–0
October 27	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	W 33–6
November 3	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 12–6
November 17	at Northeast Louisiana State	Monroe, LA	L 0–7

1957

1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1957 record	6–4 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–7	7,500
September 28	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 19–13
October 5	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, LA	L 6–13
October 12	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–13
October 19	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 20–13
October 26	Arkansas State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 25–19
November 2	at McMurry	Abilene, TX	L 24–26
November 9	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 21–14
November 16	Memphis State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–17
November 23	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 15–6

1958

1958 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1958 record	7–3 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–14	7,500
September 27	at Arkansas State	Jonesboro, AR	W 14–7
October 4	McNeese State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–0	8,000
October 11	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	W 33–0
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 14–18	22,000
October 25	Arkansas A&M	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–0
November 1	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 12–26	3,300
November 8	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 10–6
November 15	McMurry	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 20–12
November 22	at Northeast Louisiana State	Monroe, LA	W 46–21	7,000

1959

1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Gulf States Conference Champions
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1959 record	9–1 ( GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Lamar Tech	Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 6–13	6,500
September 26	Arkansas State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–0	7,000
October 3	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, LA	W 28–0	5,000
October 10	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 21–13	7,000
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 27–14	23,500
October 31	at Naval Air Station Pensacola	Pensacola, FL	W 7–0	2,500
November 7	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 14–0	6,000
November 14	Memphis State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 10–8	5,500
November 21	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 27–0	7,500
November 28	Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 16–0	7,000

References

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech athletic field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana–Monroe

Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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