2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

C–USA West Division Champions Heart of Dallas Bowl Champions
C-USA Championship Game vs. Marshall, L 23–26
Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Illinois, W 35–18
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2014 record	9–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (1st year)
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 27,717)

2014 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#23 Marshall x$		7	–	1		13	–	1
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		6	–	6
WKU		4	–	4		8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4		6	–	6
Old Dominion*		4	–	4		6	–	6
FIU		3	–	5		4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3		8	–	5
UTEP		5	–	3		7	–	6
UTSA		3	–	5		4	–	8
North Texas		2	–	6		4	–	8
Southern Miss		1	–	7		3	–	9

Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Ineligible for post season bowl due to transition from FCS. As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They were in their second season as a member of Conference USA, competing in the West Division. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division title. As West Division Champions, they played East Division Champion Marshall in the C-USA Championship Game, losing to the Thundering Herd 23–26. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at #4 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	L 16–48	85,063
September 6	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 48–20	25,607
September 11	7:00 PM	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	CBSSN	W 42–21	16,998
September 20	6:00 PM	Northwestern State*	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 27–30	26,004
September 27	3:00 PM	at #5 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 17–45	87,451
October 4	6:00 PM	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FCS	W 55–3	18,157
October 18	11:00 AM	UTSA	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FSN	W 27–20	18,071
October 25	2:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	ASN	W 31–20	23,343
November 1	2:00 PM	WKU	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FSN	W 59–10	20,011
November 8	11:00 AM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	W 40–24	9,457
November 22	12:00 PM	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	FCS	L 27–30 ^OT	20,118
November 29	11:00 AM	Rice	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	CBSSN	W 76–31	18,029
December 6	11:00 AM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (C-USA Championship)	ESPN2	L 23–26	23,711
December 26	12:00 PM	vs. Illinois*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–18	31,297
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	13	16
#4 Sooners	21	10	10	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	14	17	48
Ragin' Cajun	0	7	0	13	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–33–6	2004	Louisiana Tech 24–20

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	21	14	7	42
Mean Green	0	0	7	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2013	North Texas, 28–13

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	3	7	20	30
Bulldogs	10	3	7	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–19–5	1994	Louisiana Tech, 38–28

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	7	17
#5 Tigers	7	17	0	21	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–11–1	2009	Auburn 37-13

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	21	20	7	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2–1	2013	Louisiana Tech, 38–35

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	7	0	10	20
Bulldogs	0	6	21	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	UTSA, 30–10

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	14	14	31
Golden Eagles	7	0	3	10	20

Further information: Rivalry in Dixie

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–31	2013	Louisiana Tech, 36–13

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	3	0	0	10
Bulldogs	10	21	21	7	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1973	Louisiana Tech, 34–0

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	6	10	40
Blazers	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1999	Louisiana Tech, 41–20

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	0	0	3	27
Monarchs	0	14	3	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	14	7	7	31
Bulldogs	21	7	28	20	76

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2013	Rice, 52–14

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	6	0	23
Thundering Herd	0	13	3	10	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1942	Louisiana Tech, 26–0

Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	6	6	3	18
Bulldogs	14	7	0	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2012	Louisiana Tech, 52–24

References

↑ "2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech athletic field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie

Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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