Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–89

Contents:	1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989

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.

1980

1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1980 record	5–6 (2–3 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer

1980 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas–Arlington	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 11–31	32,812
September 20	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 11–38	24,640
September 27	Western Illinois	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 42–6	18,200
October 4	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN	W 7–3	6,489
October 11	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 16–7
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 27–23	36,000
October 25	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 20–21	13,800
November 1	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 28–0	10,000
November 8	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 8–45	19,200
November 15	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 9–27	12,638
November 22	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 14–19

1981

1981 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1981 record	4–6–1 (2–2–1 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer

1981 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas–Arlington $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX	L 10–17
September 12	East Tennessee State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 31–3	17,500
September 19	Baylor	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 21–28	21,000
September 26	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 7–43	56,217
October 3	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 0–35	23,500
October 10	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX	L 14–31
October 17	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 16–7
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 37–33	22,300
October 31	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	T 17–17	13,500
November 7	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	L 20–27	20,000
November 14	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 32–0

1982

1982 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
Conference	Southland Conference
1982 record	10–3 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer

1982 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	West Texas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–7	12,300
September 18	Eastern Michigan	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 49–12
September 25	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 27–38	53,214
October 2	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX	W 17–14	8,149
October 9	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 17–10	23,940
October 16	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–13	14,800
October 23	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 33–0	17,626
October 30	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 24–14
November 6	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–14	17,600
November 13	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 19–29	18,963
November 20	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 13–6	31,256
December 4	South Carolina State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 38–3	13,000
December 11	Delaware	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	L 0–17

1983

1983 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1983 record	4–7 (2–4 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams

1983 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 North Texas State $^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#13 Northeast Louisiana	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	L 7–15
September 17	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 10–28
September 24	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 12–18	16,200
October 1	Chattanooga	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–14	16,600
October 8	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 20–24	19,900
October 15	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 7–21
October 22	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 21–10	13,996
October 29	at North Texas State	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	W 25–18
November 5	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 0–17	22,200
November 12	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX	W 24–17	4,055
November 19	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 9–13

1984

1984 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
Conference	Southland Conference
1984 record	10–5 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams

1984 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	5	–	0
#10 Arkansas State ^	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Texas–Arlington	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#20 McNeese State	2	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 17–9	6,000
September 8	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 16–17	16,800
September 15	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–34	28,342
September 22	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 8–14
September 29	North Texas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–12
October 6	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	W 24–17	20,000
October 13	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 20–10	15,200
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 5–0	9,424
October 27	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 22–7	4,114
November 3	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 10–12
November 10	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–0	14,200
November 24	Mississippi Valley State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)	W 66–19	17,500
December 1	at Alcorn State	Jackson, MS (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 44–21	16,204
December 8	at Middle Tennessee State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	W 21–13
December 15	vs. Montana State	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Division I-AA Championship Game)	L 6–19	9,125

1985

1985 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1985 record	8–3 (4–2 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams

1985 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Arkansas State $^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
#14 Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	2	6	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–28	23,432
September 14	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–23	17,000
September 21	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX	W 20–10	7,025
September 28	Southeastern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–7	18,224
October 5	at North Texas State	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	W 33–8	15,800
October 12	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–3	17,833
October 19	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 13–31	10,863
October 26	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 33–17	14,783
November 2	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 23–22	3,200
November 9	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 9–13	21,800
November 16	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX	W 29–14	4,800

1986

1986 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1986 record	6–4–1 (3–2 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams

1986 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Arkansas State $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	1
North Texas State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 22–17	25,667
September 13	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–38	31,000
September 20	West Texas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–21	11,600
September 27	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 10–34	34,528
October 4	North Texas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–10	17,300
October 11	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	W 28–16	18,000
October 18	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 17–20	17,800
October 25	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	T 13–13	12,301
November 1	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 39–20	3,225
November 8	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 6–20	20,381
November 22	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 23–14	15,780

1987

1987 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	3–8
Head coach	Carl Torbush

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 3–13	22,535
September 12	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–44	24,975
September 19	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 13–14	23,200
September 26	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 16–11	23,000
October 3	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	L 18–20	16,300
October 10	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 7–3	17,311
October 17	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 3–37	15,232
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 23–0
October 31	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 3–32	53,779
November 14	Southwest Missouri State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 10–13	13,780
November 21	at North Texas State	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	L 5–10	8,125

1988

1988 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	4–7
Head coach	Joe Raymond Peace

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 14–21	28,747
September 10	Houston	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 0–60	18,222
September 17	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 6–38	18,128
September 24	Nicholls State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 31–10	18,339
October 1	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 31–28	24,000
October 8	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 19–16	18,615
October 22	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 3–66	51,703
October 29	Arkansas State	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 22–31	15,875
November 5	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 17–56	48,023
November 12	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 19–26	7,500
November 19	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 23–0	17,500

1989

1989 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	5–4–1
Head coach	Joe Raymond Peace

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 40–14	20,200
September 9	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 20–24	20,242
September 16	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 7–34	65,109
September 30	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC	T 29–29	25,462
October 7	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	L 24–31	13,107
October 14	Northern Illinois	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 42–21	17,300
October 21	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 40–37	15,891
October 28	Tulsa	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–31	17,100
November 4	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–6	23,500
November 11	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 23–38	77,237

References

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 Fresno State (Battle for the Bone) Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana–Lafayette
Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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