1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 7–2 record and as Gulf States Conference champion.

1949 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	7–2 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach	Joe Aillet (9th season)
Captain	Jimmy Gilbert
Home stadium	Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Northwestern State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Howard Payne*	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	L 19–22		[1]
September 24		at Bradley*	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 18–20	5,000	[2]
October 1		Southwestern (TX)*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 20–0	5,000	[3]
October 15		at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 26–7	4,000	[4]
October 22	2:30 p.m.	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 28–21		[5][6]
October 29		Southwestern Louisiana	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 21–0	6,000	[7]
November 5		at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 20–14		[8]
November 12		Mississippi Southern	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 34–13		[9]
November 19		Oklahoma City*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 45–0		[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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