1953 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
| 1953 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–1 GSC) |
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| Captain | Billy Golden, Jimmy Sneed |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Louisiana College |
| W 20–6 | [1] | |
| September 26 | Northeast Louisiana State* |
| W 61–6 | 7,000 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Memphis State* | L 7–13 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Florida State* |
| W 32–21 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 24 | vs. Northwestern State | L 7–15 | 7,000 | [5] | |
| October 31 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 27–7 | 6,500 | [6] |
| November 7 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 12–0 | [7] | ||
| November 14 | Mississippi Southern* |
| L 0–30 | 7,000 | [8] |
| November 27 | at McNeese State |
| W 56–21 | 1,500 | [9] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Tech pushed to defeat Louisiana College, 20–6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 21, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech crushes Northeast State with ease by 61–6". The Times. September 27, 1953. p. 2C. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State beats Louisiana Tech, 13–7". The Jackson Sun. October 4, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech outscores Seminoles". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NSC scores 15–7 upset over Tech at Fair Grounds". The Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Goal line defense helps Tech whip SLI, 27–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech surprises Southeastern Louisiana, 12–0". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippian eleven topples Seminoles in 21 to 0 setback". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech captures win over McNeese State". The Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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