Louisiana Tech Football Team History
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Founded: 1894 Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Capacity: 30,600 Colors: Blue & Red Coach: Maxie Lambright Conference: Southland-
1971 Season Highlights
Maxie Lambright enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisiana Tech.
The Bulldogs won the Southland Conference Championship.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Tampa
28
20
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Lamar
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ McNeese State
22
29
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
35
15
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Arkansas State
28
27
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Northwestern State
33
21
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Southeastern Louisiana
24
9
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
35
20
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Southern Mississippi
20
24
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
23
0
W
Sat., Dec. 11 @
Eastern Michigan
14
3
W
Pioneer Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 288
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 175
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 21-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Southland Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.