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American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 PM | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | | PPV | L 16–48 | 85,063 |
September 6 | 6:00 PM | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | | ESPN3 | W 48–20 | 25,607 |
September 11 | 7:00 PM | at North Texas | | CBSSN | W 42–21 | 16,998 |
September 20 | 6:00 PM | Northwestern State* | | | L 27–30 | 26,004 |
September 27 | 3:00 PM | at No. 5 Auburn* | | SECN | L 17–45 | 87,451 |
October 4 | 6:00 PM | UTEP | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FCS | W 55–3 | 18,157 |
October 18 | 11:00 AM | UTSA | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FSN | W 27–20 | 18,071 |
October 25 | 2:30 PM | at Southern Miss | | ASN | W 31–20 | 23,343 |
November 1 | 2:00 PM | WKU![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FSN | W 59–10 | 20,011 |
November 8 | 11:00 AM | at UAB | | ASN | W 40–24 | 9,457 |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | at Old Dominion | | FCS | L 27–30 OT | 20,118 |
November 29 | 11:00 AM | Rice | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| CBSSN | W 76–31 | 18,029 |
December 6 | 11:00 AM | at Marshall | | ESPN2 | L 23–26 | 23,711 |
December 26 | 12:00 PM | vs. Illinois* | | ESPN | W 35–18 | 31,297 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
Oklahoma
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
13 |
16 |
#4 Sooners
|
21
|
10
|
10
|
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
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
17 |
48 |
Ragin' Cajun
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0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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46–33–6
|
2004
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Louisiana Tech 24–20
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North Texas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Mean Green
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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
|
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
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
#5 Tigers
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
45 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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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
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
7–2–1
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2013
|
Louisiana Tech, 38–35
|
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
|
UTSA, 30–10
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Southern Miss
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
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Result
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14–31
|
2013
|
Louisiana Tech, 36–13
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WKU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–1
|
1973
|
Louisiana Tech, 34–0
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UAB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
10 |
40 |
Blazers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–0
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1999
|
Louisiana Tech, 41–20
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Old Dominion
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
0 | 3 |
27 |
Monarchs
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
30 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
|
First Meeting
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Rice
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
7
|
28
|
20 |
76 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
3–4
|
2013
|
Rice, 52–14
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Marshall
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
23 |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
13
|
3
|
10 |
26 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–0
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1942
|
Louisiana Tech, 26–0
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Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fighting Illini
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
3 |
18 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–0
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2012
|
Louisiana Tech, 52–24
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