List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Louisiana Tech University in the Western Athletic Conference. LA Tech has played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana since 1968. Since Louisiana Tech's first season in 1901, the Bulldogs lay claim to three National Championships, 23 conference championships, five Division I-A bowl berths, and four undefeated, untied seasons. Following the 2008 season, the LA Tech football program has posted 545 all-time wins and an all-time winning percentage of .570. Louisiana Tech is home to three inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame in coach Joe Aillet, quarterback Terry Bradshaw, and defensive tackle Fred Dean. Currently, the Dawgs are coached by Sonny Dykes.
Seasons
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| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Bowl/Playoff result | Final ranking | |||||
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| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | NCAA Poll | ||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 1901 | Edwin Barber | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | Frank Singleton | Independent | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | — | ||
| 1903 | Unknown | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | E.G. Pierce | Independent | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | J.Y. Bragg | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | Z.T. Young | Independent | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | George L. Watkins | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | A.L. Cornell | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | Independent | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1911 | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1912 | Independent | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1913 | Independent | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1914 | Independent | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1915‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1916 | A. Flack | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | V.S. Pugh | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | T-3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | |||||||
| 1919 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1920 | R. Foster Clark | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1921‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1922 | William H. Dietz | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1924 | Phillip Arbuckle | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | R.C. Kenney | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | Hugh E. Wilson | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1928 | Tod Rockwell | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||
| 1930 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1932 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1933 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1934 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1936 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1937 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1938 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1939 | Ray E. Davis | Louisiana Intercollegiate | N/A | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate | N/A | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1941‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1942 | Louisiana Intercollegiate | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1943 | Louisiana Intercollegiate | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | Louisiana Intercollegiate | N/A | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1945‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1946 | Louisiana Intercollegiate | N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1947‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | Gulf States | N/A | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1949‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1950 | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1951 | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1952‡ | Gulf States | T-1st | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1953‡ | Gulf States | T-1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1954 | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1955‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1956 | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1957‡ | Gulf States | T-1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1958‡ | Gulf States | T-1st | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1959‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1960‡ | Gulf States | T-1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1962 | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1965 | Gulf States | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Gulf States | T-5th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1967 | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | 6th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1968* | Gulf States | T-2nd | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Akron, 33-13 | — | |||
| 1969‡* | Gulf States | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost Grantland Rice Bowl vs. East Tennessee State, 14-34 | — | |||
| 1970 | Gulf States | 6th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1971‡* | Southland | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan, 14-3 | — | |||
| 1972†‡* | Southland | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Tennessee Tech, 35-0 | — | |||
| 1973†‡* | Southland | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Illinois, 18-13 Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Boise State, 38-34 Won Camellia Bowl vs. Western Kentucky, 34-0 |
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| 1974†‡* | Southland | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Carolina, 10-7 Lost Pioneer Bowl vs. Central Michigan, 14-35 |
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| 1975 | Southland | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Southland | T-4th | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977‡^ | Southland | 1st | 9 | 1 | 2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. Louisville, 24-14 | — | |||
| 1978‡^ | Southland | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. East Carolina, 13-35 | — | |||
| 1979 | Larry Beightol[A 1] | Southland | T-4th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | Billy Brewer | Southland | 4th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Southland | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1982‡* | Southland | 1st | 10 | 3 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. South Carolina State, 38-3 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Delaware, 0-17 |
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| 1983 | A.L. Williams | Southland | T-5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | NR | ||
| 1984‡* | Southland | 1st | 10 | 5 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Mississippi Valley State, 66-19 Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Alcorn State, 44-21 Won NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Middle Tennessee State, 21-13 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Championship vs. Montana State, 6-19 |
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| 1985 | Southland | T-2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | |||
| 1986 | Southland | T-2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | NR | |||
| 1987 | Carl Torbush | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | NR | ||
| 1988 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | NR | ||
| 1989 | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1990^ | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Tied Independence Bowl vs. Maryland, 34-34 | — | |||
| 1991 | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Big West | T-6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Big West | 9th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Big West | T-8th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Gary Crowton | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | Independent | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | Jack Bicknell | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Independent | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001‡^ | Western Athletic | 1st | 7 | 5 | — | Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Clemson, 24-49 | — | |||
| 2002 | Western Athletic | T-6th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | Western Athletic | 7th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | Western Athletic | T–3rd | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Western Athletic | T-3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | Western Athletic | T-8th | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Derek Dooley | Western Athletic | T-4th♦ | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008^ | Western Athletic | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | — | Won Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois, 17-10 | — | |||
| 2009 | Western Athletic | T-5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| Total | 536 | 408 | 37 | (only includes regular season games) | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | (only includes Division I-A bowl games; 5 appearances) | |||||||
| 11 | 4 | 0 | (only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances) | |||||||
| 549 | 414 | 38 | (all games) | |||||||
Notes
- ^ Pat Patterson served as interim head coach for the final game of the 1979 season, a 13-10 win vs. Louisiana-Monroe.