1950 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1950 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Conference| Gulf States Conference
Record| 5–4–1 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach|

* Joe Aillet (10th season)

Captain| Leo Sanford
Home stadium| Tech Stadium

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Gulf States Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Mississippi Southern $  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Louisiana Tech | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Louisiana College | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northwestern State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southeastern Louisiana | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Howard Payne*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 27–20| 7,000| [1]
September 30| at East Texas State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Commerce, TX

| T 0–0| | [2]
October 7| Stephen F. Austin*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 21–6| | [3]
October 14| at Xavier*|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 21–35| 9,500| [4]
October 21| vs. Northwestern State|

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| W 15–7| 10,000| [5]
October 28| Louisiana College|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 21–9| | [6]
November 4| at Southwestern Louisiana|

* McNaspy Stadium
* Lafayette, LA (rivalry)

| L 13–41| | [7]
November 11| Southeastern Louisiana|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 14–0| | [8]
November 18| at Mississippi Southern|

* Faulkner Field
* Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)

| L 20–41| | [9]
December 1| Memphis State*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| L 0–6| | [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Louisiana Tech outscrambles Howard Payne, 27 to 20". Monroe Morning World. September 24, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tech, East Texas deadlock, 0–0". The Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Louisiana Tech topples SFA 21–6". The Times. October 8, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Xavier romps to 35 to 21 triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tech downs NSC, 15–7, at State Fair". The Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Louisiana Tech stages rally to defeat College 'Cats, 21–9". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Bulldog win puts GSC race in three-way tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 6, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Louisiana Tech wins". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Mississippi Southern whips Tech to take league crown". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 20, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Memphis State wins, 6–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. December 2, 1950. Retrieved June 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Unknown (1901–1903)
* Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928)
* Tech Stadium (1928–1967)
* Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present)
* Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisiana
* Louisiana–Monroe
* Northwestern State
* Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie

Culture & lore|

* Tech
* Spirit of '88
* Fire Bell
* State Fair Game

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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