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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: Joe Aillet
Conference: Gulf States-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1901  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Joe Aillet enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Louisiana Tech.
 The Bulldogs won the Gulf States Conference Championship.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Louisiana College  20   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Louisiana Monroe  61   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Memphis  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Florida State  32   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Northwestern State  7   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Southeastern Louisiana  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Southern Mississippi  0   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ McNeese State  56   21   W       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored222
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed119
  Defense Average13.2
  Opponents Record21-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Gulf States- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 1-9113284   James L. Malone
Louisiana Tech 6-3222119   Joe Aillet
Louisiana 4-7168247   Raymond Didier

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Gulf States Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.