Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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Lamar Tech The running of Robert Brunet and the passing of Phil Robertson to Ken Liherto helped propel Louisiana Tech over nationally ranked Lamar Tech. 41-31. Brunet ran for 22,1 yards and scored two touchdowns while Liberto caught scoring passes from Robertson for 61 and 13 yards as the Bulldogs came from behind twice to win. Buster Herren and Bubba Sanchez tallied on short runs for the Canines and Elton Calhoun kicked 6 of 7 extra points. , I FJ? Coach Tony Misita gets tough with defensive lincmen tkneeling, Wi-S, Alive Tommy Spinks makes one of his diving catches. .4 ,4 .. ...M Uffvn-iw' lincmvn conversing with Coach .lim Mile are fknccl- ing. It-ft In right? lllf-nn Nlurphy. ,lr-ssc Carrigan, Miki- Mowadg f-tantlingv Larry llrf-iwr. .lim Willis. Ed Wulkcr. .lolin llarpcr. left to right? Ronnie Brown, ,lim Towns, Walter Causeyg fstandingl John Richard, Steve Hcarod, Randy Sexton, Ken Chalaire. Ken Liberto makes a super-grab against Lamar Tech.

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ew Mexico State Looking at the statistics, one would never have thought that Louisiana Tech dropped a 48-7 de- cision to major college New Mexico State. Tech held a 31-24 advantage in first downs and trailed by only 548 to 575 in total offense. The Bulldogs passed for 416 yards, with Terry Bradshaw throwing for 288. Bradshaw scored the team's lone touchdown on a three-yard run in the final quarter. Split end Tommy Spinks led Tech receivers with eight catches for 109 yards. FW' 1 'P ,.. Ns 4' 5- Assistant Coach Mickey Slaughter gives the good word to fkneeling, left to rightl .lohn Bernard, Tommy Spinks. Buddy Hearne, Ken Libertog standing, Terry Brad- shaw. Truman Meissner, Phil Robertson, and Butch Troegel. , 1 Southeastern Louisiana Tech came up with a strong second half effort, but it wasnit enough to overtake South- eastern Louisiana. The Bulldogs spotted the Lions 17 points in the first half, then scored all of their points in final two stanzas before falling 27-21. Tech easily bested SLC in total offense, 495-312. Phil Robertson passed for 302 yards and Tommy Spinks bagged 15 for 232 yards for the Bulldog's top offensive performers. Fullback Buster Herren is tackled by two Northwestern players. .O ho it 3 --BL xl. I 5 Bulldog players -observe the situation against the University of Southern Mississippi. 367

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15 i ortheast ' GP Q5 , A crunching ground game which accounted for 354 yards sparked Northeast to its first CSC victory ever in Ruston, 21-14. in the final game played in Tech Stadium. The Tribe played ball control in the second half after a 7-7 deadlock at intermission and smashed to two TD's to offset a Tech score on a five-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw to Tommy Spinks. Rob- ert Brunet's one-yard run gave the Bulldogs their first half score. Offensive tackle play is the subject with Aubrey Futrell, Wayne Williams. Jerry Wilson, Eric Moss and Coach Pat Patterson. So. Mississippi Southern Mississippi, where Tech head coach Maxie Lambright had served eight years as an as- sistant, intercepted seven Bulldog passes to key a 58-7 Thanksgiving Day victory in Shreveport. The Soutberners turned two thefts into touchdowns and two more led directly to scores. Tech's only TD thrust came on a seven-yard pass from Terry Brad- ,atv I shaw to Ken Liberto in the last quarter. J Coach Pat Collins has a light moment with linebackers tkneel- ingl Joe Peace and Elton Calhoun and tstandingl Darrell Man- ceaux and Lucian Conway. ' ea Lynch and Callais chase after the McNeese quarterback. - 'R is 7 J'- .,-.gs M- ' s.:-A.. -. '- , Defensive hacks Tommy Dunbar, Dwain Istre, Alden Reeves and Andrew Callais have a ball with Coach E. J. Lewis.