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1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Glover, Pat Hinton, A. L. Williams
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 1 0 6 3 0
Northwestern State 3 1 1 6 2 2
Louisiana Tech 3 1 1 4 3 2
Northeast Louisiana State 2 3 0 7 3 0
McNeese State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their sixteenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Louisiana College*
T 0–0[1]
September 22at Mississippi Southern*L 0–1410,000[2]
September 29Stephen F. Austin*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 37–14[3]
October 6McNeese State
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 6–0[4]
October 13at Arkansas State*
L 13–21[5]
October 20vs. Northwestern StateT 0–0[6]
October 27at Southwestern LouisianaW 33–67,500[7]
November 3Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 12–67,000[8]
November 17at Northeast Louisiana StateL 0–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wildcats hold favored Tech to scoreless tie". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Southern blanks Louisiana Tech crew, 14 to 0". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech's Bulldogs trounce Stephen F. Austin, 37–14". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La. Tech edges McNeese, 6–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 7, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "La. Tech, NSC battle to 0–0 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs fall by 33–6 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech upsets Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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