2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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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.

ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Headcoach
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2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
C-USA West Division champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
 2013
2015 
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2014 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$ 71  131 
Middle Tennessee 53  66 
Western Kentucky 44  85 
UAB 44  66 
Old Dominion* 44  66 
FIU 35  48 
Florida Atlantic 26  39 
West Division
Louisiana Tech x 71  95 
Rice 53  85 
UTEP 53  76 
UTSA 35  48 
North Texas 26  48 
Southern Miss 17  39 
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat No. 4 Oklahoma*PPVL 16–4885,063
September 66:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*ESPN3W 48–2025,607
September 117:00 pmat North TexasCBSSNW 42–2116,998
September 206:00 pmNorthwestern State*L 27–3026,004
September 273:00 pmat No. 5 Auburn*SECNL 17–4587,451
October 46:00 pmUTEP
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FCSW 55–318,157
October 1811:00 amUTSA
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FSNW 27–2018,071
October 252:30 pmat Southern MissASNW 31–2023,343
November 12:00 pmWestern Kentuckydagger
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FSNW 59–1020,011
November 811:00 amat UABASNW 40–249,457
November 2212:00 pmat Old DominionFCSL 27–30 OT20,118
November 2911:00 amRice
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CBSSNW 76–3118,029
December 611:00 amat MarshallESPN2L 23–2623,711
December 2612:00 pmvs. Illinois*ESPNW 35–1831,297
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Game summaries

Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 13 16
#4 Sooners 21 10 10 7 48
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Louisiana–Lafayette

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Bulldogs 7 10 14 17 48
Ragin' Cajun 0 7 0 13 20
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North Texas

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Bulldogs 0 21 14 7 42
Mean Green 0 0 7 14 21
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Northwestern State

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Demons 0 3 7 20 30
Bulldogs 10 3 7 7 27
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Auburn

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Bulldogs 0 3 7 7 17
#5 Tigers 7 17 0 21 45
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UTEP

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Miners 0 3 0 0 3
Bulldogs 7 21 20 7 55
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UTSA

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Roadrunners 3 7 0 10 20
Bulldogs 0 6 21 0 27
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Southern Miss

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Bulldogs 0 3 14 14 31
Golden Eagles 7 0 3 10 20
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WKU

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Hilltoppers 7 3 0 0 10
Bulldogs 10 21 21 7 59
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UAB

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Bulldogs 14 10 6 10 40
Blazers 3 7 7 7 24
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Old Dominion

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Bulldogs 7 17 0 03 27
Monarchs 0 14 3 76 30
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Rice

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Owls 3 14 7 7 31
Bulldogs 21 7 28 20 76
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Marshall

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Bulldogs 10 7 6 0 23
Thundering Herd 0 13 3 10 26
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Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl

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Fighting Illini 3 6 6 3 18
Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 35
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