The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In their twentieth year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 8–2 record and finished as Gulf States Conference co-champion.
| 1960 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 GSC) |
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| Captain | Jim Campbell, Joe Hinton, Jerry Hudson |
| Home stadium | Tech Stadium |
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| No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Lamar Tech* |
| W 20–0 | 7,500 | [1] |
| September 24 | at Arkansas State* |
| L 3–7 | 6,500 | [2] |
| October 1 | McNeese State |
| W 15–14 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 8 | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 2–6 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 15 | Naval Air Station Pensacola* |
| W 28–19 | 7,500 | [5] |
| October 22 | vs. Northwestern State | W 13–7 | 18,000–18,500 | [6] | |
| October 29 | McMurry* |
| W 23–7 | 5,500 | [7] |
| November 5 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 17–14 | 8,000 | [8] |
| November 12 | at Mississippi Southern* | W 10–7 | 12,000 | [9] | |
| November 19 | at Northeast Louisiana State | W 20–15 | 6,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Louisiana Tech launches '60 season by beating Lamar Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas St. drops Tech in big upset". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech rallies to defeat McNeese's Pokes in 15–14 battle". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern beats Tech by 6–2 in grid thriller". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech deals Goshawks second straight loss in 28–19 go". Pensacola News Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs slip past Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech stops McMurry, 23–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech wins on Lestage's gallop". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech noses Mississippi Southern 10–7". Lake Charles American-Press. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs shade Tribe late, 20–15". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1960. p. 8B. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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