American college football season
2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football |
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C-USA West Division champion Heart of Dallas Bowl champion |
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Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 35–18 vs. Illinois |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 9–5 (7–1 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Petersen (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Manny Diaz (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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Seasons |
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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - 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
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- 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 |
References
- ^ "2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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Venues | - Unknown (1901–1903)
- Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928)
- Tech Stadium (1928–1967)
- Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present)
- Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)
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