2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
WAC champion
Humanitarian Bowl, L 24–49 vs. Clemson
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorConroy Hines (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Masella (3rd season)
CaptainNone
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
Independence Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Louisiana Tech $  7 1   7 5  
Fresno State  6 2   11 3  
Boise State  6 2   8 4  
Hawaii  5 3   9 3  
Rice  5 3   8 4  
SMU  4 4   4 7  
Nevada  3 5   3 8  
San Jose State  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 9  
Tulsa  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 7–5 overall and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the WAC title. They were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where they lost to Clemson.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m. SMU W 36–622,505
September 87:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State *L 23–3041,205
September 291:30 p.m.at No. 10 Fresno State L 28–3842,881
October 66:00 p.m. San Jose State W 41–2019,236
October 133:00 p.m.at Nevada W 45–4215,481
October 201:00 p.m.at No. 20 Auburn * PPV L 41–48 OT86,036
October 271:30 p.m. Rice
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 41–38 OT23,368
November 312:00 p.m. Boise State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 48–4216,621
November 108:05 p.m.at UTEP W 53–3024,075
November 171:10 p.m.at Kansas State *L 7–4047,069 [1]
November 242:00 p.m.at Tulsa W 19–712,173
December 3111:39 a.m.vs. Clemson *L 24–4923,472
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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