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1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC co-champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Bond, Tom Hinton
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Northeast Louisiana State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their seventeenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Mississippi Southern*
L 0–77,500[1]
September 28at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TXW 19–13[2]
October 5at McNeese State
L 6–13[3]
October 12Southwestern Louisiana
W 28–137,000[4]
October 19vs. Northwestern State
W 20–13[5]
October 26Arkansas State*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 25–19[6]
November 2at McMurry*
L 24–262,500[7]
November 9at Southeastern Louisiana
W 21–14[8]
November 16Memphis State*dagger
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–17[9]
November 23Northeast Louisiana State
W 15–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stephen F. Austin beaten by Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese shades Tech, 13–6". Monroe Morning World. October 6, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs hold state fair jinx by beating NSC Demons, 20–13". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hynes, Hughes lead Techmen past Arkansas State, 25–19". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "McMurry trims Bulldogs, 26–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech spikes Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7". The Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech tops Tribe, nabs title share". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1957. p. 1D. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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