1968 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1968 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion
Grantland Rice Bowl champion

Grantland Rice Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Akron

Conference| Gulf States Conference
Record| 9–2 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach|

* Maxie Lambright (2nd season)

Captain| Jesse Carrigan, Walter Causey
Home stadium| Louisiana Tech Stadium

Seasons

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1969 ->

1968 Gulf States Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8/10 Southwestern Louisiana $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Louisiana Tech | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northeast Louisiana State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Northwestern State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southeastern Louisiana | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
McNeese State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 9–2 record.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| at Mississippi State*| |

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 20–13| 15,000| [1]
September 28| East Carolina*| No. 15|

* Louisiana Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 35–7| 12,000| [2]
October 5| McNeese State| No. 11|

* Louisiana Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| L 20–27| 14,000| [3]
October 12| at Southwestern Louisiana| No. 12|

* McNaspy Stadium
* Lafayette, LA (rivalry)

| L 24–28| 13,000| [4]
October 19| vs. Northwestern State| |

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| W 42–39| 28,000| [5]
November 2| at Southern Miss*| |

* Faulkner Field
* Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)

| W 27–20| 15,000| [6]
November 9| Southeastern Louisiana| |

* Louisiana Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 35–7| 10,000| [7]
November 16| at Lamar Tech*| |

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| W 34–7| 10,400| [8]
November 23| at Northeast Louisiana State| |

* Brown Stadium
* Monroe, LA (rivalry)

| W 25–10| 12,000| [9]
November 28| New Mexico State*| |

* Louisiana Tech Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| W 42–24| 5,000| [10]
December 14| vs. No. 17 Akron*| |

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN (Grantland Rice Bowl)

| W 33–13| 2,500| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Louisiana Tech trips Mississippi St., 20–13". The Miami Herald. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tech Bulldogs make debut in new stadium with win". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "McNeese State upsets Tech". Daily World. October 6, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns roar past Bulldogs into GSC lead". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Bradshaw's bomb topples Northwestern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Louisiana Tech dampens homecoming for Southern Mississippi club by 27–20". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Louisiana Tech in breeze as Southeastern falls, 35–7". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bulldogs smear Lamar Tech 34–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Golman packs kickoff back 88 yards; Tech wins, 25–0". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1968. p. 2D. Retrieved March 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Louisiana Tech blasts New Mexico St., 42–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 29, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Louisiana Tech snowballs Akron, 33–13". The Daily News-Journal. December 15, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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|

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

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