Joe Aillet

Joe Aillet
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, golf
Born	(1904-09-13)September 13, 1904 New York City, USA
Died	December 28, 1971(1971-12-28) (aged 67) Ruston, Lincoln Parish Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926	Southwestern LA (Student Asst.)
1927–1935	Haynesville HS
1936–1939	Northwestern State (OB)
1940–1966	Louisiana Tech
1926–1927	Southwestern LA (Student Asst, basketball)
1944–1945	Louisiana Tech (basketball)
Head coaching record
Overall	151–86–8 (football) 5–12 (basketball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
4-time Gulf States Conference Coach of the Year 4-time President of the Gulf States Conference Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame ^[1]

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1989 (profile)

Joe Aillet (September 13, 1904 – December 28, 1971)^[2] was the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1940 to 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. During his 26-year tenure, he amassed a career record of 151 wins, 86 losses, and 8 ties. Additionally, under Aillet, the Bulldogs won nine conference championships. Joe Aillet Stadium, the home of the Louisiana Tech football team, was dedicated in Aillet's honor in 1972.

Early life & education

Childhood

Joe Aillet was born Joseph Fuourka and was brought from New York City in 1905 on an Orphan Train to Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Upon arriving at Youngsville on the orphan train, Father Johanni Roguet, the priest at St. Ann's Catholic Church, claimed the child. Since the priest could not legally adopt a child, he handed over the responsibilities of raising the baby to a widow named Eliza Aillet. From these two individuals, Joseph Fuourka was renamed Joseph Roguet Aillet.^[3]

Education

Aillet attended Holy Cross High School in New Orleans, where he served as vice-president of the Class of 1921 and held leadership positions in nearly every school society. After graduating in 1921, he attended Roman Catholic-affiliated St. Edward's University in the capital city of Austin, Texas. While at St. Edward's, Aillet participated in all sports under coach Jack Meagher. He joined the coaching staff at Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) while he completed his work on a bachelor's degree in 1927. He then worked at Haynesville High School for nine years while he completed his master's degree from Louisiana State University.

College coaching

In addition to his success as a college football coach, Aillet obtained great success as the coach for the Louisiana Tech golf team. From 1952 to 1968, Louisiana Tech's golf team won the Gulf States Conference Title 10 times in 15 seasons under Coach Aillet.^[4]

Aillet is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and College Football Hall of Fame.

His football years at Louisiana Tech corresponded with Coach Berry Hinton's successful baseball teams.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1940–1947)
1940	Louisiana Tech	6–4
1941	Louisiana Tech	5–4–1	1st
1942	Louisiana Tech	6–3
1943	Louisiana Tech			Football Discontinued due to World War II
1944	Louisiana Tech	3–5–1
1945	Louisiana Tech	6–4	1st
1946	Louisiana Tech	7–3
1947	Louisiana Tech	5–4	1st
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1966)
1948	Louisiana Tech	7–2–1
1949	Louisiana Tech	7–2	1st	Conference Champions
1950	Louisiana Tech	5–4–1
1951	Louisiana Tech	4–5
1952	Louisiana Tech	6–1–2	T-–1st	Conference Tri-Champions
1953	Louisiana Tech	6–3	T–1st	Conference Tri-Champions
1954	Louisiana Tech	6–3
1955	Louisiana Tech	9–1	1st	Conference Champions
1956	Louisiana Tech	4–3–2
1957	Louisiana Tech	6–4	T–1st	Conference Tri-Champions
1958	Louisiana Tech	7–3	T–1st	Conference Co-Champions
1959	Louisiana Tech	9–1	1st	Conference Champions
1960	Louisiana Tech	8–2	T–1st	Conference Co-Champions
1961	Louisiana Tech	5–4
1962	Louisiana Tech	4–4
1963	Louisiana Tech	6–3
1964	Louisiana Tech	9–1	1st	Conference Champions
1965	Louisiana Tech	4–4
1966	Louisiana Tech	1–9
Louisiana Tech:		151–86–8
Total:		151–86–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title

References

↑ http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site.php?pageID=54&profID=4996 Joe Aillet Information
↑ "Social Security Death Index". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ Joe Aillet Bio from Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
↑ http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site.php?pageID=54&profID=4996 Louisiana Tech Golf Team under Coach Aillet

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head football coaches

Edwin Barber (1901)
Frank Singleton (1902)
Howard F. Crandell (1902)
W. M. Robb (1903)
E. G. Pierce (1904)
J. V. Bragg (1905)
Z. T. Young (1906)
George L. Watkins (1907)
A. L. Cornell (1908)
Percy S. Prince (1909–1915)
A. Flack (1916)
V. S. Pugh (1917)
No team (1918)
Percy S. Prince (1919)
R. Foster Clark (1920–1921)
William Henry Dietz (1922–1923)
Phillip Arbuckle (1924)
R. C. Kenney (1925)
Hugh E. Wilson (1926–1927)
Tod Rockwell (1928–1929)
George Bohler (1930–1933)
Eddie McLane (1934–1938)
Ray E. Davis (1939)
Joe Aillet (1940–1942)
No team (1943)
Joe Aillet (1944–1966)
Maxie Lambright (1967–1978)
Larry Beightol (1979)
Pat Patterson # (1979)
Billy Brewer (1980–1982)
A. L. Williams (1983–1986)
Carl Torbush (1987)
Joe Raymond Peace (1988–1995)
Gary Crowton (1996–1998)
Jack Bicknell, Jr. (1999–2006)
Derek Dooley (2007–2009)
Sonny Dykes (2010–2012)
Skip Holtz (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball head coaches

Percy S. Prince (1909–1911)
No team (1911–1925)
R. C. Kenney (1925–1926)
Robert S. Wynn (1926–1931)
Hal Lee (1931–1934)
Eddie McLane (1934–1936)
Herb Duggins (1936–1940)
Cecil Crowley (1940–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Joe Aillet (1944–1945)
Cecil Crowley (1945–1964)
Scotty Robertson (1964–1974)
Emmett Hendricks (1974–1977)
J. D. Barnett (1977–1979)
Andy Russo (1979–1985)
Tommy Joe Eagles (1985–1989)
Jerry Loyd (1989–1994)
Jim Wooldridge (1994–1998)
Keith Richard (1998–2007)
Kerry Rupp (2007–2011)
Michael White (2011–2015)
Eric Konkol (2015– )

Louisiana Tech athletic directors

Eddie McLane (1939) Joe Aillet (1940–1970) Maxie Lambright (1971–1978) Larry Beightol (1979) Butch Henry (1979–1980) Alan Jones (1980) Charles Bussey (1981–1983) Bob Vanatta (1983–1986) Paul A. Miller (1986–1990) Jerry Stovall (1990–1993) Jim Oakes (1994–2008) Derek Dooley (2008–2010) Bruce Van De Velde (2010–2013) Tommy McClelland (2013– )

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