1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1942 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.
| 1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (1–2 LIC) |
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| Captain | Johnny Perritt |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Louisiana Normal $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 116 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Texas Mines* |
| W 20–0 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Waco Army Flying School* | W 45–0 | 2,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Marshall* |
| W 26–0 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Sam Houston State* |
| W 46–0 | [5] | |
| October 24 | vs. Louisiana Normal |
| L 6–10 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 7–12 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 56–14 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 13–47 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at Memphis State* | W 33–7 | [10] | ||
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References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Muckers bow to Bulldogs in opener, 20–0". The El Paso Times. September 26, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech in easy victory for Army school". The Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech beats Big Green team, 26–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 10, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech beats Bearkat eleven, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Normal defeats Louisiana Tech eleven, 10 to 6". Monroe Morning World. October 25, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "S.L.I. defeats Louisiana Tech by score 12 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs down S'Eastern, 56–14, in homecoming tilt". Monroe Morning World. November 8, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mobley breaks national record as Cowboys ride to 47–13 win". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 15, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Memphis State loses". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 22, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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