1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1956 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	4–3–2 (3–1–1 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (16th season)
Captain	Charles Glover, Pat Hinton, A. L. Williams
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Louisiana College*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	T 0–0		^[1]
September 22	at Mississippi Southern*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 0–14	10,000	^[2]
September 29	Stephen F. Austin*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 37–14		^[3]
October 6	McNeese State	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 6–0		^[4]
October 13	at Arkansas State*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–21		^[5]
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	T 0–0		^[6]
October 27	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 33–6	7,500	^[7]
November 3	Southeastern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 12–6	7,000	^[8]
November 17	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 0–7		^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Wildcats hold favored Tech to scoreless tie". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi Southern blanks Louisiana Tech crew, 14 to 0". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech's Bulldogs trounce Stephen F. Austin, 37–14". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "La. Tech edges McNeese, 6–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 7, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "La. Tech, NSC battle to 0–0 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs fall by 33–6 score". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech upsets Southeastern". Monroe Morning World. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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