1947 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1947 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 during the 1947 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 5–4 record and finished as Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference champions.

1947 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
LIC champion
Conference	Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	5–4 (5–0 LIC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (7th season)
Captain	Charlie Newman
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Centenary	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 190 out of 500 college football teams.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Howard Payne*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–14		[2]
October 4	at Auburn*	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–14	11,000	[3]
October 11	Mississippi Southern*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 6–7	6,000	[4]
October 18	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 30–12		[5]
October 25	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 24–0	10,000	[6]
November 1	Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 9–0		[7]
November 8	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 20–18		[8]
November 15	at Oklahoma City*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 13–28	4,000	[9]
November 27	Centenary	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 52–14	6,000	[10]
*Non-conference game