1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Lestage, Don Tippit, Hershel Vinyard
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 10 McNeese State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In their twenty-first year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Arkansas State*
W 47–86,500–7,500[1][2]
September 30at McNeese State
W 21–167,500–8,000[3]
October 7Southwestern Louisiana
W 12–07,500[4]
October 14at Arlington State*
L 7–87,000[5]
October 21vs. Northwestern State
L 7–1924,000–27,000[6]
October 28at Tennessee Tech*
W 21–106,500[7]
November 4at Southeastern Louisiana
L 14–348,000[8]
November 11Mississippi Southern*
L 0–74,500[9]
November 18Northeast Louisiana State
W 27–77,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "La. Tech bombards Ark. State, 47 to 8". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Slaughter leads Bulldogs by Pokes in 21–16 GSC thriller". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs fall to Tech by 12–0 in Gulf States grid contest". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech is trimmed by Arlington State Rebs, 8–7". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1961. p. 3D. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NSC wallops Tech in Fair game, 19–7". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TPI bows to passes". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lions beat Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech drops 7–0 game to Southern in mud". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Slaughter puts Tech past Northeast, 27–7". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1961. p. 4D. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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