1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
NCAA Division II champion
Southland champion
Pioneer Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record12–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Captain Denny Duron, Joe McNeely
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0
Arkansas State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Lamar 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –3 –1
Texas–Arlington 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
SW Louisiana 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 71st season of Bulldogs football and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Bulldogs played their home games in at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The 1973 team came off an undefeated 12–0 record, and a College Division National Championship from the prior season. [1] The 1973 team was led by coach Maxie Lambright. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. They made the first NCAA Division II Football Championship Game with a 38–34 win over Boise State in the Pioneer Bowl. The Bulldogs defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 34–0 in the Camellia Bowl National Championship Game. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Eastern Michigan *
L 19–219,300 [3]
September 22 Southwestern Louisiana No. T–11
W 23–016,200 [4]
September 29at McNeese State No. 9
W 10–715,000 [5]
October 6 Northern Arizona *No. 9
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 37–715,600 [6]
October 13 Arkansas State No. 7
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 23–713,800 [7]
October 20vs. Northwestern State *No. 8
W 26–733,000 [8]
October 27at Southeastern Louisiana *No. 8
W 26–78,500 [9]
November 3 Texas–Arlington No. 6
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 44–016,200 [10]
November 10at Lamar No. 5
W 17–310,200 [11]
November 17 Northeast Louisiana No. 5
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
W 40–016,840 [12]
December 1 Western Illinois *No. 3
W 18–1315,200 [13]
December 8vs. No. 7 Boise State *No. 3
W 38–3413,000 [14]
December 15vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky *No. 3
W 34–012,016 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1995 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Joe Raymond Peace, the team compiled an 5–6 record.

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References

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  11. ↑ "Louisiana Tech clips Lamar 17–3". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ "Pioneer tilt won 38–34 by La. Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 9, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "No doubts! Louisiana Tech is 1st College Division National Champ after 34–0 win". The Sacramento Bee. December 16, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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