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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
August 306:00 PMat No. 4 Oklahoma*
PPVL 16–48 85,063
September 66:00 PMat Louisiana–Lafayette*
ESPN3W 48–20 25,607
September 117:00 PMat North Texas
CBSSNW 42–21 16,998
September 206:00 PMNorthwestern State*
L 27–30 26,004
September 273:00 PMat No. 5 Auburn*
SECNL 17–45 87,451
October 46:00 PMUTEP
- Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
FCSW 55–3 18,157
October 1811:00 AMUTSA
- Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
FSNW 27–20 18,071
October 252:30 PMat Southern Miss
ASNW 31–20 23,343
November 12:00 PMWKU
- Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
FSNW 59–1020,011
November 811:00 AMat UAB
ASNW 40–249,457
November 2212:00 PMat Old Dominion
FCSL 27–30 OT20,118
November 2911:00 AMRice
- Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
CBSSNW 76–31 18,029
December 611:00 AMat Marshall
ESPN2L 23–26 23,711
December 2612:00 PMvs. Illinois*
ESPNW 35–18 31,297
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
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3
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0
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13 |
16 |
#4 Sooners
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21
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10
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10
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7 |
48 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First Meeting
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Louisiana–Lafayette
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
|
10
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14
|
17 |
48 |
Ragin' Cajun
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0
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7
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0
|
13 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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46–33–6
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2004
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Louisiana Tech 24–20
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North Texas
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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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
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0
|
3
|
7
|
20 |
30 |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
53–19–5
|
1994
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Louisiana Tech, 38–28
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Auburn
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
#5 Tigers
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7
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
45 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
0–11–1
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2009
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Auburn 37-13
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UTEP
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
7–2–1
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2013
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Louisiana Tech, 38–35
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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
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UTSA, 30–10
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Southern Miss
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Eagles
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7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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14–31
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2013
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Louisiana Tech, 36–13
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WKU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
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7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–1
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1973
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Louisiana Tech, 34–0
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UAB
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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14
|
10
|
6
|
10 |
40 |
Blazers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–0
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1999
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Louisiana Tech, 41–20
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Old Dominion
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
|
17
|
0
|
0 | 3 |
27 |
Monarchs
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
30 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
|
First Meeting
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Rice
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
7
|
28
|
20 |
76 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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3–4
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2013
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Rice, 52–14
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Marshall
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
23 |
Thundering Herd
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0
|
13
|
3
|
10 |
26 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–0
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1942
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Louisiana Tech, 26–0
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Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fighting Illini
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3
|
6
|
6
|
3 |
18 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–0
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2012
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Louisiana Tech, 52–24
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