2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

New Orleans Bowl Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State, W 47–28
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2015 record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (1st year)
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 28,019)

2015 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 WKU x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2		7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2		10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5		5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5		3	–	9
Charlotte		0	–	8		2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5		5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7		1	–	11

Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 8:39, January 12, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	Southern*	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ASN	W 62–15	27,905
September 10	7:00 PM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	FS1	L 38–41	17,515
September 19	2:00 PM	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 33–39 ^3OT	53,540
September 26	1:30 PM	FIU	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FCS	W 27–17	20,010
October 3	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ASN	W 43–14	26,910
October 10	6:00 PM	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 34–31	24,392
October 17	11:00 AM	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 20–45	61,651
October 24	2:30 PM	Middle Tennessee	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FSN	W 45–16	15,024
October 30	7:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	FS1	W 42–17	18,010
November 7	2:30 PM	North Texas	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FCS	W 56–13	16,986
November 21	2:30 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	FSN	W 17–15	22,286
November 28	11:00 AM	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	FSN	L 24–58	19,028
December 19	8:00 PM	vs. Arkansas State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–28	32,847
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Schedule source:^[2]

Game notes

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	8	0	7	0	15
Bulldogs	24	28	7	3	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	17	7	14	38
Hilltoppers	14	13	11	3	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2014	LT, 59–10

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	3	10	10	33
Wildcats	3	3	7	10	16	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2001	KSU, 40–7

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	3	7	7	17
Bulldogs	7	10	0	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	LT, 23–7

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	0	7	0	14
Bulldogs	7	22	7	7	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–33–6	2014	LT, 48–20

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	14	7	3	34
Roadrunners	3	7	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	LT, 27–20

at Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
LT Bulldogs	14	3	3	0	20
MSU Bulldogs	7	17	14	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–8	2011	MSU, 26–20 ^OT

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	3	0	6	16
Bulldogs	14	21	0	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2000	MTSU, 49–21

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	14	7	7	42
Owls	7	0	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2014	LT, 76–31

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	13	13
Bulldogs	21	7	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2014	LT, 42–21

at Texas–El Paso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	7	0	17
Miners	0	10	2	3	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2–1	2014	LT, 55–3

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	17	7	27	58
Bulldogs	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–31	2014	LT, 31–20

Arkansas State–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	3	14	3	8	28
Bulldogs	10	7	17	13	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–12	1998	LaTech, 69–21

References

↑ "Six Home Games Highlight 2015 @LATechFB Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
↑ "2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

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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