2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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.

2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Baker (1st season)
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 28,019)
2015 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmSouthern*ASNW 62–1527,905
September 107:00 pmat Western KentuckyFS1L 38–4117,515
September 192:00 pmat Kansas State*FSNL 33–39 3OT53,540
September 261:30 pmFIU
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FCSW 27–1720,010
October 36:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ASNW 43–1426,910
October 106:00 pmat UTSAASNW 34–3124,392
October 1711:00 amat Mississippi State*SECNL 20–4561,651
October 242:30 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FSNW 45–1615,024
October 307:00 pmat RiceFS1W 42–1718,010
November 72:30 pmNorth Texasdagger
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FCSW 56–1316,986
November 212:30 pmat UTEPFSNW 17–1522,286
November 2811:00 amSouthern Miss
FSNL 24–5819,028
December 198:00 pmvs. Arkansas State*ESPNW 47–2832,847

[2]

Game summaries

Southern

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

At Western Kentucky

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

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bulldogs 0 10 3 1010 33
Wildcats 3 3 7 1016 39

FIU

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

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

At UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 14 7 3 34
Roadrunners 3 7 14 7 31

At Mississippi State

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

Middle Tennessee

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

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 42
Owls 7 0 3 7 17

North Texas

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

At Texas–El Paso

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 7 0 17
Miners 0 10 2 3 15

Southern Miss

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

Arkansas State–New Orleans Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 14 3 8 28
Bulldogs 10 7 17 13 47

NFL Draft

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 30 Carolina Panthers Vernon Butler  DT Louisiana Tech C-USA
4 134 Baltimore Ravens Kenneth Dixon  RB Louisiana Tech C-USA
6 207 San Francisco 49ers Jeff Driskel  QB Louisiana Tech C-USA

References

  1. "Six Home Games Highlight 2015 @LATechFB Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. "2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2015.


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