1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.
| 1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (3–1–1 GSC) |
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| Captain | Charles Glover, Pat Hinton, A. L. Williams |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Louisiana College* |
| T 0–0 | [1] | |
| September 22 | at Mississippi Southern* | L 0–14 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 37–14 | [3] | |
| October 6 | McNeese State |
| W 6–0 | [4] | |
| October 13 | at Arkansas State* |
| L 13–21 | [5] | |
| October 20 | vs. Northwestern State | T 0–0 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 33–6 | 7,500 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 12–6 | 7,000 | [8] |
| November 17 | at Northeast Louisiana State | L 0–7 | [9] | ||
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References
- "Wildcats hold favored Tech to scoreless tie". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi Southern blanks Louisiana Tech crew, 14 to 0". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech's Bulldogs trounce Stephen F. Austin, 37–14". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "La. Tech edges McNeese, 6–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 7, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "La. Tech, NSC battle to 0–0 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bulldogs fall by 33–6 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech upsets Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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