A brief glimpse into the past

Charlotte 49ers football

The Charlotte 49ers football program represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in college football. The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees officially voted to add a football program on November 13, 2008, after a unanimous recommendation by the Football Feasibility Committee.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1920–29

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1930–39

During the 1930s the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, a college football team representing Louisiana Tech University, played in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1939, when the team played in the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC). The Bulldogs' best performance that decade was in 1931, when they won all their matches.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1940–49

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1950–59

During the 1950s the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team were playing in the Gulf States Conference. Their best seasons were 1955 and 1959: in both seasons they won 9 matches and lost 1.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1960–69

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1970–79

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–89

During the 1980s the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team twice won the Southland Conference, then left that Conference in 1986, joining the newly created non–football American South Conference as a charter member, becoming an independent team playing in NCAA Division I. The team reached the finals of the Division I-AA Championship in 1984.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1990–99

Charlotte 49ers

The UNC Charlotte 49ers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 49ers have 18 varsity teams, which compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level as a member of Conference USA (C-USA).

Charlotte 49ers women's basketball

The Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents University of North Carolina at Charlotte in women's basketball. The school competes in the Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program, nicknamed the Dunkin' Dawgs, represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The program competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and plays home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

Joe Aillet Stadium

Joe Aillet Stadium is a college football stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and the home field of the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs football team, which competes in Conference USA. The football stadium replaced the original Tech Stadium where the school's football program played its home games on campus until 1967. Originally called Louisiana Tech Stadium, Joe Aillet Stadium opened in 1968 and was renamed for retired Louisiana Tech head football coach and athletic director Joe Aillet in 1972.