1957 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Gulf States Conference

| short_conf = GSC

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 4–1

| head_coach = Joe Aillet

| hc_year = 17th

| captain = Billy Bond

| captain2 = Tom Hinton

| stadium = Tech Stadium

| champion = GSC co-champion

}}

{{1957 Gulf States Conference football standings}}

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 college 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

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Mississippi Southern

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 0–7

| attend = 7,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74689521/southern-beats-tech-70-with-1st-perio|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Southern beats Tech, 7–0, with 1st period touchdown|date=September 22, 1957|accessdate=March 29, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX

| score = 19–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80355892/stephen-f-austin-beaten-by-tech/|work=The Tyler Courier-Times|title=Stephen F. Austin beaten by Tech|date=September 29, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = McNeese State

| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium

| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA

| score = 6–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80356182/mcneese-shades-tech-136/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=McNeese shades Tech, 13–6|date=October 6, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 28–13

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80356328/davis-scores-2-tds-as-sli-loses-2813-t/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Davis scores 2 TD's as SLI loses 28–13 to strong Louisiana Tech before 7,000 fans|date=October 13, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| site_stadium = State Fair Stadium

| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA

| score = 20–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80356576/bulldogs-hold-state-fair-jinx-by-beating/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Bulldogs hold state fair jinx by beating NSC Demons, 20–13|date=October 20, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 25–19

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80356790/hynes-hughes-lead-techmen-past-arkansas/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Hynes, Hughes lead Techmen past Arkansas State, 25–19|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| score = 24–26

| attend = 2,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80357044/mcmurry-trims-bulldogs-2624/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=McMurry trims Bulldogs, 26–24|date=November 3, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| score = 21–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80357254/tech-spikes-southeastern/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Tech spikes Southeastern|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 7–17

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80357391/tigers-claw-tech-17-to-7/|work=The Tennessean|title=Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=June 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = w

| opponent = Northeast Louisiana State

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Tech Stadium

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| score = 15–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68336800/tech-tops-tribe-nabs-title-share/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Tech tops Tribe, nabs title share|date=November 24, 1957|accessdate=March 29, 2021|page=1D|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=February 27, 2023 }}

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