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American college football season
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 |
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August 30 | 6:00 pm | at No. 4
Oklahoma* | |
PPV | L 16–48 | 85,063 |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | at
Louisiana–Lafayette* | |
ESPN3 | W 48–20 | 25,607 |
September 11 | 7:00 pm | at
North Texas | |
CBSSN | W 42–21 | 16,998 |
September 20 | 6:00 pm |
Northwestern State* | | | L 27–30 | 26,004 |
September 27 | 3:00 pm | at No. 5
Auburn* | |
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 | |
ASN | W 31–20 | 23,343 |
November 1 | 2:00 pm |
Western Kentucky | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FSN | W 59–10 | 20,011 |
November 8 | 11:00 am | at
UAB | | ASN | W 40–24 | 9,457 |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | at
Old Dominion | | 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 | |
ESPN2 | L 23–26 | 23,711 |
December 26 | 12:00 pm | vs.
Illinois* | |
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 summaries
Oklahoma
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
13 |
16 |
#4 Sooners
|
21
|
10
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
17 |
48 |
Ragin' Cajun
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
North Texas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Mean Green
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
Northwestern State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Demons
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
20 |
30 |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Auburn
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
#5 Tigers
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
45 |
UTEP
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
UTSA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Roadrunners
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
6
|
21
|
0 |
27 |
Southern Miss
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
WKU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
UAB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
10 |
40 |
Blazers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Old Dominion
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
0 | 3 |
27 |
Monarchs
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
30 |
Rice
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
7
|
28
|
20 |
76 |
Marshall
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
23 |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
13
|
3
|
10 |
26 |
Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fighting Illini
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
3 |
18 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
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