Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1940–49

Contents:	1940 – 1941 – 1942 – 1943 – 1944 – 1945 – 1946 – 1947 – 1948 – 1949

1940

1940 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1940 record	6–4 ( LIC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet
Seasons « 1939 1941 »

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Night	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–39
September 26		Ouachita Baptist	El Dorado, AR	L 0–17
October 4		Texas College of Mines	Ruston, LA	W 19–7
October 11		Western Kentucky	Ruston, LA	W 7–6
October 19		vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 0–13
October 25		Illinois Wesleyan	Ruston, LA	W 20–14
November 1		at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	L 6–7
November 9		Louisiana College	Ruston, LA	W 15–0
November 15		Southeastern Louisiana	Ruston, LA	W 26–6
November 28		at Centenary	Shreveport, LA	W 6–0

1941

1941 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Louisiana Intercollegiate Champions
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1941 record	5–4–1 ( LIC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet
Seasons « 1940 1942 »

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Night	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–25
September 27		at Texas College of Mines	Kidd Field • El Paso, TX	T 0–0
October 3		Mississippi Southern	Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 7–19	6,000
October 11		at Auburn	Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 0–34
October 18		vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 10–0
October 25		at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 21–14
October 31		Southwestern Louisiana	Ruston, LA	W 12–0
November 8		at Louisiana College	Pineville, LA	W 45–0
November 15		Hardin–Simmons	Ruston, LA	L 0–13
November 27		Centenary	Ruston, LA	W 39–7

1942

1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
1942 record	6–3 ( LIC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet
Seasons « 1941 1944 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Texas College of Mines	Ruston, LA	W 20–0
October 2	Waco Army Flying School	Ruston, LA	W 45–0
October 9	Marshall	Ruston, LA	W 26–0
October 16	Sam Houston State	Ruston, LA	W 46–0
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 6–10
October 30	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	L 7–12
November 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Ruston, LA	W 56–14
November 14	at Hardin–Simmons	Abilene, TX	L 13–47
November 21	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 33–7

1943

Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II.

1944

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

1945

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

1946

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

1947

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

1948

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

1949

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Venues Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Battle for the Bone (Fresno State) Rivalry in Dixie (Southern Miss) Culture & lore Tech Champ "Tech Fight" Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell GATA People Head coaches NFL draftees Seasons 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold