2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
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C–USA West Division Champions
Heart of Dallas Bowl Champions
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)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
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.

Before the season

Recruiting

T–Day spring game

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 WKUdagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #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

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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

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See also: 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (December)
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

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