2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 47–28 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season. ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Southern *	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	W 62–15	27,905
September 10	7:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	FS1	L 38–41	17,515
September 19	2:00 pm	at Kansas State *	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 33–39 3OT	53,540
September 26	1:30 pm	FIU	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	W 27–17	20,010
October 3	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette *	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	W 43–14	26,910
October 10	6:00 pm	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 34–31	24,392
October 17	11:00 am	at Mississippi State *	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 20–45	61,651
October 24	2:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FSN	W 45–16	15,024
October 30	7:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	W 42–17	18,010
November 7	2:30 pm	North Texas	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	W 56–13	16,986
November 21	2:30 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSN	W 17–15	22,286
November 28	11:00 am	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	FSN	L 24–58	19,028
December 19	8:00 pm	vs. Arkansas State *	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–28	32,847
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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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	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	3	10	10	33
Wildcats	3	3	7	10	16	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

See also: 2016 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.