1946 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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.

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

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

Schedule

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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 StateW 14–7[7]
November 2at Southwestern LouisianaW 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

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  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.