1941 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1941 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 (LIC) during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 and won the LIC title with a mark of 5–0.

1941 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
LIC champion
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	5–4–1 (5–0 LIC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (2nd season)
Captain	Garland Gregory
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Normal	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Centenary	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Louisiana College	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 130 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–25	10,000	[2]
September 27	at Texas Mines*	El Paso High School Stadium El Paso, TX	T 0–0	7,000	[3]
October 3	Mississippi Southern*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 7–19	6,000	[4]
October 11	at Auburn*	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–34	8,500	[5]
October 18	vs. Louisiana Normal	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 10–0	8,000	[6]
October 24	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–14	5,000	[7]
October 31	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 12–0		[8]
November 8	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 45–0		[9]
November 15	Hardin–Simmons*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–13		[10]
November 27	Centenary	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 39–7	3,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "L.S.U. Tigers overpower Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. W. T. Bentley (September 28, 1941). "Miners, Tech tie in rain-Splattered 0–0 tilt". The El Paso Times. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech defeated in game played in rain". The Times. October 4, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn primes for S.M.U. game with 34 to 0 win over L.P.I." The Birmingham News. October 12, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech beats Normal in close game". The Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech shades Southeastern". The Shreveport Journal. October 25, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bulldogs drop contest to Louisiana Tech by 12–0 score". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "College overpowered by Louisiana Tech, 45 to 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 10, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Louisiana Tech victim of Hardin–Simmons air raid". The Times. November 16, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Gents crushed by Tech". The Shreveport Journal. November 28, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.