1976 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1976 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright (10th season)
Captain	Steve Haynes, Mike Thompson
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium

1976 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UT Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 non-conference season wins.

The 1976 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their tenth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 28–41	16,172	[1]
September 18	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 13–15	17,734	[2]
September 25	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 27–13	16,022	[3]
October 2	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 26–31	26,640	[4]
October 9	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 35–56	5,500	[5]
October 16	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 37–7	12,327	[6]
October 23	vs. Northwestern State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 35–6	24,200	[7]
October 30	vs. North Texas State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 8–14	6,532	[8]
November 6	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 49–7		[9]
November 13	Southern Miss*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 23–22	11,258	[10]
November 20	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 55–35		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Yaroch pilots Cardinals by Tech". The Star Press. September 12, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hathorn got his revenge". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 19, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisiana Tech upends Indians". Northwest Arkansas Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Guidry TD caps amazing comeback". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mavs flex muscles in 56–35 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech provides bitter pill for Lamar". The Port Arthur News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Same song, sixth verse: Tech 35, NSU 6". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wham! Bam! Eagles win". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 31, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Haynes, Tech romp, 49–7". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech wins a heartstopper". The Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Moody, Bulldogs run past Indians, 55–35". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.