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1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1940 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainPickle Vise
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 148 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at LSU*
L 7–39[2]
September 26vs. Ouachita Baptist*
L 0–173,000[3]
October 4Texas Mines*
W 19–7[4]
October 11Western Kentucky*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 7–6[5]
October 19vs. Louisiana Normal
L 0–137,500[6]
October 25Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–14[7]
November 1at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–75,000[8]
November 9Louisiana College 
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 15–0[9]
November 15Southeastern Louisiana
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 26–6[10]
November 28at Centenary
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 6–05,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ouachita defeats Louisiana Tech". The Tampa Times. September 27, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La. Tech gives Miners first loss, 19–7". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech rallies to beat Hilltoppers". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Normal rolls over Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Tech rallies in last quarter to win". The Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech bows to Southwestern". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech beats Louisiana College in homecoming contest". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southeastern easy for Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 16, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Centenary". The Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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