1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

GSC co-champion

Conference| Gulf States Conference
Record| 6–4 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach|

* Joe Aillet (17th season)

Captain| Billy Bond, Tom Hinton
Home stadium| Tech Stadium

Seasons

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1958 ->

1957 Gulf States Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
McNeese State \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northwestern State \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Louisiana Tech \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Southeastern Louisiana | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Northeast Louisiana State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventeenth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished as Gulf States Conference champion.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Mississippi Southern*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 7,500| [1]
September 28| at Stephen F. Austin*| Nacogdoches, TX| W 19–13| | [2]
October 5| at McNeese State|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| L 6–13| | [3]
October 12| Southwestern Louisiana|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA (rivalry)

| W 28–13| 7,000| [4]
October 19| vs. Northwestern State|

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| W 20–13| | [5]
October 26| Arkansas State*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 25–19| | [6]
November 2| at McMurry*|

* Indian Stadium
* Abilene, TX

| L 24–26| 2,500| [7]
November 9| at Southeastern Louisiana|

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA

| W 21–14| | [8]
November 16| Memphis State*|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| L 7–17| | [9]
November 23| Northeast Louisiana State|

* Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA (rivalry)

| W 15–6| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Stephen F. Austin beaten by Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "McNeese shades Tech, 13–6". Monroe Morning World. October 6, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Bulldogs hold state fair jinx by beating NSC Demons, 20–13". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Hynes, Hughes lead Techmen past Arkansas State, 25–19". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "McMurry trims Bulldogs, 26–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tech spikes Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7". The Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tech tops Tribe, nabs title share". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1957. p. 1D. Retrieved March 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 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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