1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
| 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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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.
Schedule[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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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