2000 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2000 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–9
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorConroy Hines (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRob Spence (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Masella (2nd season)
CaptainBrian Bradford, Sean Cangelosi, James Jordan, Quincy Stewart
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 266:00 pm Mississippi Valley State W 63–1018,565 [1]
September 26:00 pmat No. 8 Kansas State FSN L 10–5448,902 [2]
September 911:00 amat Penn State ESPN Plus L 7–6794,955 [3]
September 166:00 pm Stephen 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 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
W 48–1418,125 [7]
October 211:00 pmat Auburn PPV L 28–3882,140 [8]
October 285:00 pmat No. 4 Miami (FL) ESPN PlusL 31–4246,617 [9]
November 46:00 pm UCF
  • 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.