2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg
New Orleans Bowl champion
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Blake Baker (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
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

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.

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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 pm Southern * ASN W 62–1527,905
September 107:00 pmat Western Kentucky FS1 L 38–4117,515
September 192:00 pmat Kansas State * FSN L 33–39 3OT53,540
September 261:30 pm FIU
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FCSW 27–1720,010
October 36:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette *
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ASNW 43–1426,910
October 106:00 pmat UTSA ASNW 34–3124,392
October 1711:00 amat Mississippi State * SECN L 20–4561,651
October 242:30 pm Middle Tennessee
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FSNW 45–1615,024
October 307:00 pmat Rice FS1W 42–1718,010
November 72:30 pm North Texas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
FCSW 56–1316,986
November 212:30 pmat UTEP FSNW 17–1522,286
November 2811:00 am Southern Miss
FSNL 24–5819,028
December 198:00 pmvs. Arkansas State * ESPN W 47–2832,847
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Southern

1234Total
Jaguars807015
Bulldogs24287362

At Western Kentucky

1234Total
Bulldogs01771438
Hilltoppers141311341

At Kansas State

1234OTTotal
Bulldogs0103101033
Wildcats337101639

FIU

1234Total
Panthers037717
Bulldogs71001027

Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns707014
Bulldogs7227743

At UTSA

1234Total
Bulldogs10147334
Roadrunners3714731

At Mississippi State

1234Total
LT Bulldogs1433020
MSU Bulldogs71714745

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders730616
Bulldogs142101045

At Rice

1234Total
Bulldogs14147742
Owls703717

North Texas

1234Total
Mean Green0001313
Bulldogs217141456

At Texas–El Paso

1234Total
Bulldogs377017
Miners0102315

Southern Miss

1234Total
Golden Eagles71772758
Bulldogs377724

Arkansas State–New Orleans Bowl

1234Total
Red Wolves3143828
Bulldogs107171347

NFL Draft

Rnd.Pick No.NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
130 Carolina Panthers Vernon Butler   DT Louisiana Tech C-USA
4134 Baltimore Ravens Kenneth Dixon   RB Louisiana Tech C-USA
6207 San Francisco 49ers Jeff Driskel   QB Louisiana Tech C-USA

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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.