1955 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fifteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 9–1 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.[1]

1955 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Anderson, Russell Rainbolt
Home stadiumTech Stadium
1955 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
McNeese State 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
Southeastern Louisiana 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana College 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Louisiana College
W 40–75,500[2]
September 24Mississippi Southern*
L 6–77,500[3]
October 1Abilene Christian*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 21–7[4]
October 8at McNeese State
W 14–0[5]
October 15at Howard Payne*
W 26–7[6]
October 22vs. Northwestern State
W 21–20[7]
October 29Southwestern Louisianadagger
W 28–146,000[8]
November 5at Southeastern Louisiana
W 21–0[9]
November 12Austin*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 40–21[10]
November 19Northeast Louisiana State
W 34–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

References
  1. "Tech Crowned Gulf Champion". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. United Press. November 21, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Wildcats try to forget nightmare 40–7 loss to La. Tech". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 19, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ACC drops 21–7 battle to Bulldogs". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese tumbles to Tech Bulldogs by 14 to 0 count". Monroe Morning World. October 9, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech overpowers stubborn HPC, 26–7". Brownwood Bulletin. October 16, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tech tops Northwestern in 21–20 thriller". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tech overcomes SLI lead for 28–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Louisiana Tech machine dumps Southeastern, 21–0". Monroe Morning World. November 6, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Austin College loses". The Waco News-Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tech wraps up GSC". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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