The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–2 record and as Gulf States Conference champion.
| 1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–0 GSC) |
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| Captain | Jimmy Gilbert |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Southern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Howard Payne* |
| L 19–22 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Bradley* |
| L 18–20 | 5,000 | [2] |
| October 1 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 20–0 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 15 | at Louisiana College |
| W 26–7 | 4,000 | [4] |
| October 22 | vs. Northwestern State | W 28–21 | [5] | ||
| October 29 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 21–0 | 6,000 | [6] |
| November 5 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 20–14 | [7] | ||
| November 12 | Mississippi Southern |
| W 34–13 | [8] | |
| November 19 | Oklahoma City* |
| W 45–0 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Grid teams set 3-tilt schedule". Longview News-Journal. September 19, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley comes from behind to defeat Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech blanks Southwestern in 20–0 win". The Times. October 1, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcat conference hopes nullified by 26–7 trouncing from Tech Bulldogs". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harrison paces Bulldogs to 28–21 win over Demons". The Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Techmen smash SLI line for 21–0 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech still atop Gulf States loop now meets Southern". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 7, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech upsets Southern, 34 to 13". The Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech romps to 45–0 win over OCU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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