1927 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1927 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Led by Hugh E. Wilson in his second and final season as head coach, Louisiana Tech compiled an overall record of 3–5. The team's captain was Harrell P. Willis.^[1][2]

1927 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Hugh E. Wilson (2nd season)
Captain	Harrell P. Willis
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mississippi College +	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Chattanooga +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Centenary +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Furman +	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	1
Stetson	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Loyola (LA)	1	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Wofford	2	–	1	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Presbyterian	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	3
Mercer	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisville	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Centre	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Florida Southern	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Erskine	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Millsaps	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rollins	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Transylvania	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Newberry	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–45		^[3]
October 1		Clarke College (MS)*	Ruston, LA	W 30–0		^[4]
October 8		at Mississippi A&M*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–14		^[5]
October 15		at Louisiana Normal*	Natchitoches, LA	W 33–0		^[6]
October 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Mississippi College	Forsythe Park Monroe, LA	L 0–7	7,700	^[7]^[8]^[9]
November 5		Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Field Ruston, LA	W 13–0		^[10]^[11]
November 11		vs. Stetson	Jacksonville, FL	L 7–19		^[12]
November 19		at Centenary	Shreveport, LA	L 0–33		^[13]^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. "Lagniappe 1928". The Lagniapp. 14. Ruston, Louisiana: The Senior Class of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute: 117–130. 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
2. "2020 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University. p. 89. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Banfield, K. C. (September 25, 1927). "L. S. U. Tigers Snow Bulldogs of Tech Under 44-0 Score in Opening Game of 1927". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Bulldogs of Ruston Get Away to Slow Start But Brace Defence and Win". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 2, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Game Played On Muddy Field; Louisianans Put Up Strong Defense On Enemy Gridiron". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 2, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "State Normal Gridders Defeated By Bulldogs of Louisiana Polytech Institute". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 16, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Record Crowd Goes To Forsythe To See Tech Meet Rivals". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 29, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "Here's More About Football Game (continued)". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 29, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Forward Pass Wins for Choctaw Over Polytech In Hard Grid Battle". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 30, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. Elder, H. T. (November 5, 1927). "Home-coming Day Will Be Celebrated At Tech Dedicate Athletic Field". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. Elder, H. T. (November 6, 1927). "Ruston Tech Celebrates "Home Coming" Day With Win Over Southwestern". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 16. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. "Louisiana Tech Drop Hard Game to Stetson Squad". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
13. Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Forward Passing Game Enables Local Eleven To Pile Up Large Score". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 14. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
14. Carter, Joe R. (November 20, 1927). "Local Eleven Piles Up Large Score by Forward Passing (continued)". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 15. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .