1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–3 (3–1 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainMike Reed
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northwestern State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 78 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Mississippi Southern*
L 6–77,000[2]
September 28at Howard Payne*
W 13–7[3]
October 4Louisiana College
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 33–6[4]
October 12Arkansas State Teachers*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 38–0[5]
October 19at Ole Miss*
W 7–6[6]
October 26vs. Northwestern State
W 14–7[7]
November 2at Southwestern Louisiana
W 34–69,000[8]
November 9Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 14–224,000[9]
November 16Oklahoma City*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 2–6[10]
November 28Southwestern (TX)*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 34–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern edges out La. Tech in season opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La. Tech stops Howard Payne". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech pounds out 33–6 win over Cats at Ruston". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech humbles Bears with 38–0 win". The Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oxford homecoming sad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech forced hard to beat Demons". The Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "9,000 see SLI Bulldogs lose to La. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southeastern in 22–14 win over Louisiana Tech". The Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma City Chiefs beat Tech on sloppy field". The Times. November 18, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisiana Tech drops Southwestern by 34–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1946. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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