1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 LIC)
Head coach
CaptainPickle Vise
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Louisiana College 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 –3 –03 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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

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 Collegedagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  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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