1936 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1936 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Eddie McLane (3rd season)
Captain	Bennie L. Phillip
Home stadium	Tech Stadium

1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
The Citadel +	4	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	2
Centenary	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	2
Centre	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	0	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rollins	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Morehead State	4	–	1	–	2			4	–	1	–	2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Erskine	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mercer	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Louisiana College	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stetson	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Union (KY)	0	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	2
SW Louisiana	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Wofford	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Newberry	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	10	–	1
West Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie McLane, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	West Tennessee State	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 44–0	3,500	[1]
October 8	at Southwestern Louisiana	Campus Athletic Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 20–7		[2]
October 16	Mississippi State Teachers	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 7–12		[3]
October 23	at Louisiana Normal	Demon Field Natchitoches, LA	W 32–0	4,000	[4]
October 31	at No. 9 Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–22	12,000	[5]
November 6	Tampa*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 6–0		[6]
November 14	Millsaps	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 13–0	5,000	[7]
November 20	Louisiana College	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	T 6–6	3,000	[8]
November 26	Illinois Wesleyan*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 12–0	3,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Louisiana Tech romps over West Tennessee 44–0". The Shreveport Journal. October 3, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Louisiana Tech defeats Southwestern Bulldogs here 20 to 7". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisiana Tech loses to Teachers". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bulldogs swamp Normal under 32–0 score in night game at Natchitoches". The Ruston Daily Leader. October 24, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane held to 22–13 victory by La. Tech". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Spartans lose to L.P.I. team in close game". The Tampa Times. November 7, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Majors are downed by L.P.I. team, 13–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wildcats battle Tech to tie Ruston, 6–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 21, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ninety-seven yard run features Louisiana Tech's victory over Illinois Wesleyan eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.