1953 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.
| 1953 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–1 GSC) |
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| Captain | Billy Golden, Jimmy Sneed |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Northwestern State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Louisiana College |
| W 20–6 | [1] | |
| September 26 | Northeast Louisiana State* |
| W 61–6 | 7,000 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Memphis State* | L 7–13 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Florida State* |
| W 32–21 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 24 | vs. Northwestern State | L 7–15 | 7,000 | [5] | |
| October 31 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 27–7 | 6,500 | [6] |
| November 7 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 12–0 | [7] | ||
| November 14 | Mississippi Southern* |
| L 0–30 | 7,000 | [8] |
| November 27 | at McNeese State |
| W 56–21 | 1,500 | [9] |
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References
- "Tech pushed to defeat Louisiana College, 20–6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 21, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech crushes Northeast State with ease by 61–6". The Times. September 27, 1953. p. 2C. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Memphis State beats Louisiana Tech, 13–7". The Jackson Sun. October 4, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "La. Tech outscores Seminoles". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NSC scores 15–7 upset over Tech at Fair Grounds". The Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Goal line defense helps Tech whip SLI, 27–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech surprises Southeastern Louisiana, 12–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippian eleven topples Seminoles in 21 to 0 setback". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech captures win over McNeese State". The Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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