2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 47–28 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

West Division

Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)

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2015 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Middle Tennessee	6	–	2	7	–	6
Marshall	6	–	2	10	–	3
FIU	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	3	–	9
Charlotte*	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Louisiana Tech	6	–	2	9	–	4
UTSA	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	3	–	5	5	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	5	–	7
North Texas	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Southern*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	W 62–15	27,905
September 10	7:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	FS1	L 38–41	17,515
September 19	2:00 pm	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 33–39 ^3OT	53,540
September 26	1:30 pm	FIU	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	W 27–17	20,010
October 3	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	W 43–14	26,910
October 10	6:00 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 34–31	24,392
October 17	11:00 am	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 20–45	61,651
October 24	2:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FSN	W 45–16	15,024
October 30	7:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	W 42–17	18,010
November 7	2:30 pm	North Texas	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	W 56–13	16,986
November 21	2:30 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSN	W 17–15	22,286
November 28	11:00 am	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	FSN	L 24–58	19,028
December 19	8:00 pm	vs. Arkansas State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–28	32,847
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	8	0	7	0	15
Bulldogs	24	28	7	3	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	17	7	14	38
Hilltoppers	14	13	11	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	3	7	7	17
Bulldogs	7	10	0	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	0	7	0	14
Bulldogs	7	22	7	7	43

Schedule

Rnd.	Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	College
1	30	Carolina Panthers	Vernon Butler	DT	Louisiana Tech
4	134	Baltimore Ravens	Kenneth Dixon	RB	Louisiana Tech
6	207	San Francisco 49ers	Jeff Driskel	QB	Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
LT Bulldogs	14	3	3	0	20
MSU Bulldogs	7	17	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	3	0	6	16
Bulldogs	14	21	0	10	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	13	13
Bulldogs	21	7	14	14	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	17	7	27	58
Bulldogs	3	7	7	7	24