2000 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2000 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The team finished the season with a record of 3–9.

2000 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–9
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorConroy Hines (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRob Spence (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (2nd season)
CaptainBrian Bradford, Sean Cangelosi, James Jordan, Quincy Stewart
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
(capacity: 30,600)
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Notre Dame  %   –   9 –3  
UCF   –   7 –4  
Middle Tennessee   –   6 –5  
Connecticut   –   3 –8  
Louisiana Tech   –   3 –9  
Louisiana–Lafayette   –   1 –10  
Louisiana–Monroe   –   1 –10  
Navy   –   1 –10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 266:00 pmMississippi Valley State
W 63–1018,565[1]
September 26:00 pmat Kansas State
FSNL 10–5448,902[2]
September 911:00 amat Penn State
ESPN PlusL 7–6794,955[3]
September 166:00 pmStephen F. Austin
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 31–34 2OT17,320[4]
September 236:00 pmat Tulsa
L 10–2217,673[5]
October 76:00 pmat Middle Tennessee
L 21–4911,302[6]
October 146:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayettedagger
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
W 48–1418,125[7]
October 211:00 pmat Auburn
PPVL 28–3882,140[8]
October 285:00 pmat No. 4 Miami (FL)
ESPN PlusL 31–4246,617[9]
November 46:00 pmUCF
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 16–2012,532[10]
November 116:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
W 42–1914,756[11]
November 1810:00 pmat Hawaii
L 10–2731,963[12]

References
  1. "Devils demolished, La. Tech whips Valley 63–10". The Clarion-Ledger. August 27, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bulldogs pose no problem for Wildcats". The Manhattan Mercury. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nittany Lions lay it on Louisiana Tech, 67–7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 10, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SFA nips Louisiana Tech in second overtime, 34–31". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TU ground-pounds Louisiana Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 24, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "MTSU makes history". The Daily News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "La. Tech gets well against Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Johnson, Tigers grind out win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UM wins". The Miami Herald. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UCF escapes Louisiana Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "ULM no match for Tech offense". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Warriors make it two in a row by defeating Louisiana Tech". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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