1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
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.
| 1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–2 GSC) |
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| Captain | Jack Lestage, Don Tippit, Hershel Vinyard |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Arkansas State* |
| W 47–8 | 6,500–7,500 | [1][2] |
| September 30 | at McNeese State |
| W 21–16 | 7,500–8,000 | [3] |
| October 7 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 12–0 | 7,500 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Arlington State* | L 7–8 | 7,000 | [5] | |
| October 21 | vs. Northwestern State | L 7–19 | 24,000–27,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | at Tennessee Tech* |
| W 21–10 | 6,500 | [7] |
| November 4 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 14–34 | 8,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Mississippi Southern* |
| L 0–7 | 4,500 | [9] |
| November 18 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| W 27–7 | 7,500 | [10] |
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References
- "La. Tech bombards Ark. State, 47 to 8". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- "Slaughter leads Bulldogs by Pokes in 21–16 GSC thriller". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "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.
- "NSC wallops Tech in Fair game, 19–7". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TPI bows to passes". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lions beat Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech drops 7–0 game to Southern in mud". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Slaughter puts Tech past Northeast, 27–7". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1961. p. 4D. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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