1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record7–2 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Gilbert
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 2 – 2 ? – ? – ?
Northwestern State 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–2 record and as Gulf States Conference champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Howard Payne*
L 19–22[1]
September 24at Bradley*
L 18–205,000[2]
October 1Southwestern (TX)*
W 20–05,000[3]
October 15at Louisiana College
W 26–74,000[4]
October 22vs. Northwestern State
W 28–21[5]
October 29Southwestern Louisiana
W 21–06,000[6]
November 5at Southeastern Louisiana
W 20–14[7]
November 12Mississippi Southern
W 34–13[8]
November 19Oklahoma City*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 45–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Grid teams set 3-tilt schedule". Longview News-Journal. September 19, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bradley comes from behind to defeat Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech blanks Southwestern in 20–0 win". The Times. October 1, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcat conference hopes nullified by 26–7 trouncing from Tech Bulldogs". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harrison paces Bulldogs to 28–21 win over Demons". The Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Tech still atop Gulf States loop now meets Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 7, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech romps to 45–0 win over OCU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.


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