The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fifteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 9–1 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.[1]
| 1955 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (6–0 GSC) |
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| Captain | Charles Anderson, Russell Rainbolt |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Louisiana College |
| W 40–7 | 5,500 | [2] |
| September 24 | Mississippi Southern* |
| L 6–7 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 1 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 21–7 | [4] | |
| October 8 | at McNeese State |
| W 14–0 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Howard Payne* |
| W 26–7 | [6] | |
| October 22 | vs. Northwestern State | W 21–20 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 28–14 | 6,000 | [8] |
| November 5 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 21–0 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Austin* |
| W 40–21 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| W 34–14 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Tech Crowned Gulf Champion". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. United Press. November 21, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wildcats try to forget nightmare 40–7 loss to La. Tech". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 19, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC drops 21–7 battle to Bulldogs". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese tumbles to Tech Bulldogs by 14 to 0 count". Monroe Morning World. October 9, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech overpowers stubborn HPC, 26–7". Brownwood Bulletin. October 16, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech tops Northwestern in 21–20 thriller". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech overcomes SLI lead for 28–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech machine dumps Southeastern, 21–0". Monroe Morning World. November 6, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin College loses". The Waco News-Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech wraps up GSC". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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