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Biographical details | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | September 13, 1904
Died | December 28, 1971 Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 67)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1926 | Southwestern LA (SA) |
1927–1935 | Haynesville HS (LA) |
1936–1939 | Louisiana Normal (backfeld) |
1940–1966 | Louisiana Tech |
Basketball | |
1926–1927 | Southwestern LA (SA) |
1944–1945 | Louisiana Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1940–1970 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 151–86–8 (college football) 5–12 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 3 Louisiana Intercollegiate (1941, 1945, 1947) 9 Gulf States (1949, 1952–1953, 1955, 1957–1960, 1964) | |
Awards | |
Football 4× Gulf States Coach of the Year General Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Holy Cross School Sports Hall of Fame (2018) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1989 (profile) |
Joseph Roguet Aillet (born Joseph Fuourka,[1] September 13, 1904 – December 28, 1971) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1940 to 1966, compiling a record of 151–86–8. Additionally, under Aillet, the Bulldogs won nine conference championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Joe Aillet Stadium, the home of the Louisiana Tech football team, was dedicated in Aillet's honor in 1972.