The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–5 record.
| 1951 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–3 GSC) |
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| Captain | Gene Knecht, Gerald Mardis |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Mississippi Southern $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Howard Payne* |
| W 34–27 | [1] | |
| September 29 | East Texas State* |
| L 7–27 | [2] | |
| October 6 | at Memphis State* | L 14–26 | 4,248 | [3] | |
| October 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State* |
| W 40–6 | [4] | |
| October 20 | vs. Northwestern State | W 21–6 | [5] | ||
| October 27 | at Louisiana College |
| W 20–14 | 5,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 7–34 | 6,000 | [7] |
| November 10 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 7–19 | 6,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | Mississippi Southern |
| L 7–33 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Only Southern loses in GSC weekend play". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 24, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas takes to air for victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State wins". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech pounds Southeast Okla. 40–6". The Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech hands Northwestern 21 to 6 loss". The Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech wrecks Louisiana College homecoming, 20–14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog SLI overpowers Tech 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SLC downs La. Tech by 19–7 count". The Times. November 11, 1951. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners win over Tech, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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