1955 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	9–1 (6–0 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (15th season)
Captain	Charles Anderson, Russell Rainbolt
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Louisiana College	Alumni Stadium Pineville, LA	W 40–7	5,500	^[2]
September 24	Mississippi Southern*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 6–7	7,500	^[3]
October 1	Abilene Christian*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 21–7		^[4]
October 8	at McNeese State	Lake Charles H.S. Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 14–0		^[5]
October 15	at Howard Payne*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 26–7		^[6]
October 22	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 21–20		^[7]
October 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 28–14	6,000	^[8]
November 5	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–0		^[9]
November 12	Austin*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 40–21		^[10]
November 19	Northeast Louisiana State	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 34–14		^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Tech Crowned Gulf Champion". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. United Press. November 21, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. "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.
3. "Mississippi Southern is 7–6 winner over Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "ACC drops 21–7 battle to Bulldogs". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "McNeese tumbles to Tech Bulldogs by 14 to 0 count". Monroe Morning World. October 9, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech overpowers stubborn HPC, 26–7". Brownwood Bulletin. October 16, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech tops Northwestern in 21–20 thriller". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tech overcomes SLI lead for 28–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Louisiana Tech machine dumps Southeastern, 21–0". Monroe Morning World. November 6, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Austin College loses". The Waco News-Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech wraps up GSC". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.