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The 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Skip Holtz . They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated SMU .
Schedule
Louisiana Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C-USA foes Florida Atlantic , North Texas , Southern Miss , and UTSA , and will travel to Rice , UAB , UTEP , and Western Kentucky (WKU).[ 1]
The Bulldogs will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference , Northwestern State from the Southland Conference , and South Alabama from the Sun Belt Conference . They will travel to South Carolina , also from the Southeastern Conference.
September 26:00 p.m.Northwestern State *
ESPN3 W 52–2424,002
September 96:30 p.m.Mississippi State *
Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN L 21–5728,100
September 166:00 p.m.at WKU
STADIUM W 23–2216,223
September 232:30 p.m.at South Carolina *
SECN L 16–1771,821
September 306:00 p.m.South Alabama *
Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3W 34–1622,013
October 73:00 p.m.at UAB
CUSA.TV L 22–2327,213
October 216:00 p.m.Southern Miss
STADIUML 27–34 2OT 17,815
October 282:30 p.m.at Rice
FloSportsW 42–2819,992
November 42:30 p.m.North Texas
Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA STADIUML 23–2418,504
November 112:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA STADIUML 23–4816,511
November 182:00 p.m.at UTEP
CUSA.TVW 42–2116,597
November 256:30 p.m.UTSA
Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPNU W 20–615,651
December 207:00 p.m.vs. SMU *
ESPN W 51–1014,419
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Schedule Source: [ 2]
Game summaries
Northwestern State
1
2
3
4
Total
Demons
7
3
14
0
24
Bulldogs
10
14
7
21
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
53–20–5
2014
NSU, 30–27
Mississippi State
1
2
3
4
Total
MSU Bulldogs
16
20
21
0
57
La. Tech Bulldogs
9
5
7
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–9
2015
MSU, 45–20
at WKU
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
3
10
0
10
23
Hilltoppers
8
7
7
0
22
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–3
2016
WKU, 58–44
at South Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
3
3
7
3
16
Gamecocks
0
0
0
17
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–4–1
1995
USC, 68–21
South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
6
3
0
16
Bulldogs
14
3
0
17
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
3
0
12
22
Blazers
13
3
0
7
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–0
2014
La. Tech, 40–24
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Golden Eagles
3
7
6
11 0 7
34
Bulldogs
3
14
0
10 0 0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–33
2016
USM, 39–24
at Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
14
7
14
42
Owls
0
7
7
14
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–4
2016
La. Tech, 61–16
North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
7
3
7
7
24
Bulldogs
3
14
3
3
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–6
2016
La. Tech, 45–24
Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
6
14
22
6
48
Bulldogs
3
6
7
7
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
21
0
14
42
Miners
0
0
14
7
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–5–1
2016
La. Tech, 28–7
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
0
3
3
6
Bulldogs
7
3
3
7
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–1
2016
La. Tech, 63–35
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
21
21
6
3
51
Mustangs
3
7
0
0
10
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–1
2004
La. Tech, 41–10
Roster
References
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