Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |||
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Current season: 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |||
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First season | 1901 | ||
Athletic director | Dr. Eric Wood | ||
Head coach | Sonny Cumbie | ||
1st year, 3–9 (.250) | |||
Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium | ||
Year built | 1968 | ||
Stadium capacity | 28,562 | ||
Stadium surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Ruston, Louisiana | ||
Conference | Conference USA | ||
Division | West | ||
Past conferences | LIAA (1915–1925) SIAA (1925–1941) LIC (1939–1947) Gulf States (1948–1970) Southland (1971–1986) Big West (1993–1995) WAC (2001–2012) | ||
All-time history | |||
Template:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs history | |||
All-time record | 641–487–38 (.566) | ||
Postseason bowl record | 8–4–1 (.654) | ||
Claimed national titles | 3 (Division II) (1972, 1973, 1974) | ||
Conference titles | 25 | ||
Division titles | 2 | ||
Rivalries | Southern Miss Golden Eagles (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Red and Blue
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Fight song | Tech Fight | ||
Mascot | Tech (live) Champ (costumed) | ||
Marching band | Band of Pride | ||
Outfitter | Adidas | ||
Website | LaTechSports.com |
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University located in Ruston, Louisiana.
The Bulldogs are a member of the NCAA FBS Conference USA and play their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Sonny Cumbie.
Conference affiliations[]
- Independent (1901–1914)
- Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1915–1925)
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1925–1941)
- Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (1939–1947)
- Gulf States Conference (1948–1970)
- Southland Conference (1971–1986)
- Division I-AA Independent (1987–1988)
- Division I-A Independent (1989–1992)
- Big West Conference (1993–1995)
- Division I-A Independent (1996–2000)
- Western Athletic Conference (2001–2012)
- Conference USA (2013–present)
Seasons[]
2020s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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2024 | Sonny Cumbie | |
2023 | Sonny Cumbie | 3-9 |
2022 | Sonny Cumbie | 3-9 |
2021 | Skip Holtz | 3-9 |
2020 | Skip Holtz | 5-5 |
2010s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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2019 | Skip Holtz | 10-3 |
2018 | Skip Holtz | 8-5 |
2017 | Skip Holtz | 7-6 |
2016 | Skip Holtz | 9-5 |
2015 | Skip Holtz | 9-4 |
2014 | Skip Holtz | 9-5 |
2013 | Skip Holtz | 4-8 |
2012 | Sonny Dykes | 9-3 |
2011 | Sonny Dykes | 8-5 |
2010 | Sonny Dykes | 5-7 |
2000s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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2009 | Derek Dooley | 4-8 |
2008 | Derek Dooley | 8-5 |
2007 | Derek Dooley | 5-7 |
2006 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 3-10 |
2005 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 7-4 |
2004 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 6-6 |
2003 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 5-7 |
2002 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 4-8 |
2001 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 7-5 |
2000 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 3-9 |
1990s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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1999 | Jack Bicknell Jr. | 8-3 |
1998 | Gary Crowton | 6-6 |
1997 | Gary Crowton | 9-2 |
1996 | Gary Crowton | 6-5 |
1995 | Joe Raymond Peace | 5-6 |
1994 | Joe Raymond Peace | 3-8 |
1993 | Joe Raymond Peace | 3-8 |
1992 | Joe Raymond Peace | 5-6 |
1991 | Joe Raymond Peace | 8-1-2 |
1990 | Joe Raymond Peace | 8-3-1 |
1980s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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1989 | Joe Raymond Peace | 5-4-1 |
1988 | Joe Raymond Peace | 4-7 |
1987 | ||
1986 | ||
1985 | ||
1984 | ||
1983 | ||
1982 | ||
1981 | ||
1980 |
1970s[]
Season | Coach | Record |
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1979 | Larry Beightol; Pat Patterson | 3-8 |
1978 | ||
1977 | ||
1976 | ||
1975 | ||
1974 | ||
1973 | Maxie Lambright | 12-1 |
1972 | ||
1971 | ||
1970 |
Championships[]
National championships[]
Template:Unreferenced section Louisiana Tech claims three football national titles. From 1964 to 1972, four regional bowl games were played that led up to a wire service poll to determine the final champion of Division II's predecessor, the NCAA College Division. In 1972, Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee Tech 35–0 in the Grantland Rice Bowl to win the Mideast Regional Championship. The Bulldogs finished the 1972 season undefeated at 12–0 and were subsequently named 1972 College Division National Champions by the National Football Foundation. Despite not playing in a regional championship, Delaware was named 1972 NCAA College Division National Champions by the Associated Press and United Press International. A playoff series was started in 1973 to determine the Division II champion. In the inaugural Division II football playoffs, Louisiana Tech beat Western Illinois in the quarterfinals and Boise State in the Pioneer Bowl semifinals. Tech advanced to the championship game to beat Western Kentucky 34–0 and finished the season with a 12–1 record as 1973 NCAA Division II National Champions. In 1974, the UPI did not recognize the winner of the playoffs, Central Michigan, as national champions. Instead, the UPI presented the 1974 Division II national title to Louisiana Tech, who finished with an 11–1 record.
Nationnal championships won | |||
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Year | Head Coach | Selector | Record |
1972 | Maxie Lambright | National Football Foundation College Division | 12–0 |
1973 | NCAA Division II | 12–1 | |
1974 | United Press International College Division | 11–1 |
Regional championships[]
Louisiana Tech won three regional football championships. From 1964 to 1972, four regional bowl games were played that led up to a wire service poll to determine the final champion of Division II's predecessor, the NCAA College Division. In 1968, Louisiana Tech beat Akron 33–13 in the Grantland Rice Bowl to become Mideast Regional Champions. In 1971, Louisiana Tech defeated Eastern Michigan 14–3 in the Pioneer Bowl to become Midwest Regional Champions. In 1972, Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee Tech 35–0 in the Grantland Rice Bowl to win the Mideast Regional Championship.
Regional championships won | |||
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Year | Coach | Region | Record |
1968 | Maxie Lambright | Mideast | 9–2 |
1971 | 9–2 | ||
1972 | 12–0 |
Conference championships[]
Louisiana Tech has won 25 conference championships, twenty outright and five shared. The Bulldogs have won 2 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships, 3 Louisiana Intercollegiate championships, 10 Gulf States championships, 8 Southland championships, and 2 WAC championships. It is of note that Tech finished with a 9–2 record in 1997, the best record of the 9 Division I-A Independents. In 1999 Tech finished with an 8–3 record, the only one of the 7 Division I-A Independents with a winning record.
Conference championships won | ||||
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Season | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
1915 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Percy S. Prince | 3–1–2 | 2–0–1 |
1921 | R. Foster Clark | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
1941 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | Joe Aillet | 5–4–1 | 4–0 |
1945 | 6–4 | 3–1 | ||
1947 | 5–4 | 4–0 | ||
1949 | Gulf States Conference | 7–2 | 5–0 | |
1952† | 6–1–2 | 3–0–2 | ||
1953† | 6–3 | 5–1 | ||
1955 | 9–1 | 6–0 | ||
1957† | 6–4 | 4–1 | ||
1958† | 7–3 | 4–1 | ||
1959 | 9–1 | 5–0 | ||
1960† | 8–2 | 4–1 | ||
1964 | 9–1 | 5–0 | ||
1969 | Maxie Lambright | 8–2 | 5–0 | |
1971 | Southland Conference | 9–2 | 4–1 | |
1972 | 12–0 | 5–0 | ||
1973 | 12–1 | 5–0 | ||
1974 | 11–1 | 5–0 | ||
1977 | 9–1–2 | 4–0–1 | ||
1978 | 6–5 | 4–1 | ||
1982 | Billy Brewer | 10–3 | 5–0 | |
1984 | A.L. Williams | 10–5 | 5–1 | |
2001 | Western Athletic Conference | Jack Bicknell III | 7–5 | 7–1 |
2011 | Sonny Dykes | 8–5 | 6–1 |
† Co-champions
Division championships[]
In 2013, Louisiana Tech first joined a conference with football divisions, Conference USA, and since then the Bulldogs have won C-USA West twice.
Division championships won | ||||
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Season | Division | Coach | Opponent | CG result |
2014 | Conference USA - West | Skip Holtz | Marshall | L 23–26 |
2016 | Conference USA - West | Skip Holtz | Western Kentucky | L 44–58 |
Hall of Fame[]
The following former players have been inducted in the respective Hall of Fames.Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed]
College Football Hall of Fame[]
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- Terry Bradshaw (QB), inducted in 1996
- Fred Dean (DL), inducted in 2009
- Willie Roaf (T), inducted in 2014
Pro Football Hall of Fame[]
- See also: Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Terry Bradshaw (QB), inducted in 1989
- Fred Dean (DE), inducted in 2008
- Willie Roaf (T), inducted in 2012
Canadian Football Hall of Fame[]
- See also: Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Tom Hinton (G), inducted in 1991
- Matt Dunigan (QB), inducted in 2006
Arena Football Hall of Fame[]
- See also: Arena Football Hall of Fame
- Eddie Brown (offensive specialist), inducted in 2011