1937 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1937 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–2 (3–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohnny Wyss
Home stadiumTech Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 6 0 1 8 1 1
Erskine 5 0 0 6 4 0
Centre 3 0 0 6 2 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 0 1 7 1 1
Centenary 1 0 2 6 3 3
Miami (FL) 1 0 0 4 4 1
Morehead State 4 1 0 7 1 0
Louisiana Tech 3 1 2 6 3 2
Louisiana Normal 3 1 1 4 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 0 7 3 0
Union (KY) 2 1 0 4 3 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 1 5 2 1
Rollins 3 2 0 5 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 3 0 3 6 1
SW Louisiana 2 3 1 4 3 1
Stetson 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 1 3 6 1
Wofford 2 3 0 2 7 0
Newberry 2 3 0 2 8 0
Transylvania 2 4 0 3 5 0
Louisiana College 2 4 0 3 6 0
Millsaps 1 3 2 3 5 2
Georgetown (KY) 1 3 0 3 5 0
Louisville 1 3 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 2 7 2
Tennessee Tech 1 5 1 3 5 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 0 3 6 0
Presbyterian 0 3 0 0 10 0
Union (TN) 0 5 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie McLane, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Oklahoma City*
W 27–6[1]
September 25at Ole Miss*L 0–13[2]
October 2Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 0–2[3]
October 8Millsaps
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 7–0[4]
October 15Mississippi State Teachers
W 7–0[5]
October 23vs. Louisiana NormalW 14–07,500[6]
November 5at Tampa*W 26–133,000[7]
November 12Southwestern Louisiana
T 0–0[8]
November 20at Louisiana College
L 12–13[9]
November 25South Dakota*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 20–64,500[10]
December 4Centenary
  • Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
T 7–76,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bugs downed by Louisiana eleven, 27–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss wins 13–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wesleyan Titans register 2–0 victory in intersectional tiff". The Pantagraph. October 3, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Majors drop tilt on one bad throw". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech scores final quarter on Ruston invaders". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Tech wins in last period". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech outscores Tampa, 26–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs and Louisiana Tech game ends in a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana College beats Tech in upset, 13 to 12". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Tech scores 20 to 6 over South Dakota". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 26, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Centenary tied by L.P.I., 7 to 7". The Birmingham News. December 5, 1937. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.