1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1945 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
LIC champion
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Aillet, Herb Schene
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →

The 1945 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Lake Charles AAF*
W 7–2[1]
September 29Howard (AL)*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 32–6[2]
October 5at Southwestern LouisianaW 14–12[3]
October 13at Ole Miss*L 21–263,500[4]
October 20Southwestern (TX)*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–14[5]
October 27Northwestern State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 18–7[6]
November 3Barksdale Field*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–12[7]
November 10at Northwestern State
W 7–2[8]
November 17Southwestern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 7–13[9]
November 24at Auburn*L 0–293,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ruston beats Lake Charles". The Times. September 16, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech gridders beat Howard, 32–6". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SLI loses to Tech in last few minutes". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss rallies to lick La. Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs defeat Southwest in final minutes". The Times. October 21, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs defeat Southwest in final minutes". The Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Two touchdowns in opening half wins for Raiders". The Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Score late in final quarter beats Demons". The Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech loses to SLI team". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn trims La. Tech, 29–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.