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The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs play their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz .
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 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 .
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.[9]
Offense
O'Shea Dugas – OL
Teddy Veal – WR
Defense
Jaylon Ferguson – DL
Amik Robertson – DB
Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[10]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Texas
2
Louisiana Tech
3
UAB
4
Southern Miss
5
UTSA
T–6
Rice
T–6
UTEP
Schedule
Schedule Source: [11]
Game summaries
at South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
13
3
7
30
Jaguars
0
7
6
13
26
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2017
LT, 34–16
Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
7
3
0
17
Bulldogs
21
10
14
9
54
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2015
LT, 62–15
at LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
7
7
7
21
No. 6 Tigers
7
17
0
14
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–18
2009
LSU, 24–16
at North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
6
20
3
0
29
Mean Green
21
0
6
0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–7
2017
UNT, 24–23
UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
7
7
14
28
Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–1
2017
UAB, 23–22
at UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
10
17
Roadrunners
0
0
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–1
2017
LT, 20–6
UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
0
Bulldogs
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–2–1
2017
LT, 42–21
at Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
Owls
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2017
FIU, 48–23
at Mississippi State
1
2
3
4
Total
LT Bulldogs
0
MSU Bulldogs
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–10
2017
MSU, 57–21
Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
Bulldogs
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–4
2017
LT, 42–28
at Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
Golden Eagles
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–34
2017
USM, 34–27
Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
Bulldogs
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–3
2017
LT, 23–22
References
^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . Maxwell Football Club . 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" . July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF) . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
^ "2018 LA Tech Football Schedule | Bulldogs | FBSchedules.com" . FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2018 .
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