List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Louisiana Tech University in Conference USA. Louisiana Tech has played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana since 1968. Since Louisiana Tech's first season in 1901, the Bulldogs lay claim to three National Championships, 25 conference championships, two conference division championships, 13 bowl berths, and four undefeated, untied seasons. As of the 2024 regular season, the Louisiana Tech football program has posted 645 all-time wins and an all-time winning percentage of .559. Currently, the Bulldogs are coached by Sonny Cumbie.

Contents

Seasons

Official record as of December 8, 2024. [1] [2]

Legend

 † National Champions
 ‡ Conference Champions
 # Division Champions
  ^ Division I-A bowl game berth
  * Non-Division I-A postseason berth

SeasonCoachConferenceSeason resultsBowl/Playoff resultFinal ranking
Conference finishWinsLossesTiesNCAA Poll
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1901 Edwin BarberIndependent—020——
1902 [A 1] Frank Singleton
Independent—111——
1903 [A 2] W. M. RobbIndependent—010——
1904 E. G. PierceIndependent—130——
1905 J. U. BraggIndependent—010——
1906 Zack T. Young Independent—213——
1907 George L. Watkins Independent—910——
1908 A. L. CornellIndependent—431——
1909 Percy S. Prince Independent—410——
1910 Independent—700——
1911 Independent—421——
1912 Independent—121——
1913 Independent—341——
1914 Independent—240——
1915 ‡ Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1st312——
1916 A. FlackLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association2nd240——
1917 V. S. PughLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationT—3rd230——
1918 Percy S. Prince Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationLouisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I
1919 [A 3] Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association4th020——
1920 R. Foster Clark Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association2nd510——
1921 ‡Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association1st600——
1922 William H. Dietz Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A511——
1923 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A620——
1924 Phillip Arbuckle Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A161——
1925 R.C. Kenney Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association N/A162——
1926 Hugh E. Wilson Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A522——
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A350——
1928 Tod Rockwell Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A270——
1929 [A 4] Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A442——
1930 George Bohler Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A360——
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A700——
1932 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A440——
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A170——
1934 Eddie McLane Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A460——
1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A810——
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A621——
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A632——
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A371——
1939 Ray E. Davis Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference N/A560——
1940 Joe Aillet Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceN/A640——
1941 ‡Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference1st541——
1942 Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceN/A630——
1943Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceLouisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II
1944 Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceN/A351——
1945 ‡Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference1st640——
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceN/A730——
1947 ‡Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference1st540——
1948 Gulf States N/A721——
1949 ‡Gulf States1st720——
1950 Gulf StatesN/A541——
1951 [A 5] Gulf StatesN/A450——
1952 ‡Gulf StatesT—1st612——
1953 ‡Gulf StatesT—1st630——
1954 Gulf StatesN/A630——
1955 ‡Gulf States1st910——
1956 Gulf StatesN/A432——
1957 ‡Gulf StatesT—1st640——
1958 ‡Gulf StatesT—1st730——
1959 ‡Gulf States1st910——
1960 ‡Gulf StatesT—1st820——
1961 Gulf StatesN/A540——
1962 Gulf StatesN/A440——
1963 Gulf StatesN/A630——
1964 ‡Gulf States1st910——
1965 Gulf States3rd440——
1966 Gulf StatesT—5th190——
1967 Maxie Lambright Gulf States6th370——
1968*Gulf StatesT—2nd920Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Akron, 33-13—
1969 ‡*Gulf States1st820Lost Grantland Rice Bowl vs. East Tennessee State, 14-34—
1970 Gulf States6th280——
1971 ‡* Southland 1st920Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan, 14-3—
1972 †‡*Southland1st1200Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Tennessee Tech, 35-0—
1973 †‡*Southland1st1210Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Illinois, 18-13
Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Boise State, 38-34
Won Camellia Bowl vs. Western Kentucky, 34-0		—
1974 †‡*Southland1st1110Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Carolina, 10-7
Lost Pioneer Bowl vs. Central Michigan, 14-35		—
1975 Southland2nd820——
1976 SouthlandT—4th650——
1977 ‡^Southland1st912Won Independence Bowl vs. Louisville, 24-14—
1978 ‡^Southland1st650Lost Independence Bowl vs. East Carolina, 13-35—
1979 [A 6] Larry Beightol [A 7] SouthlandT—4th380——
1980 Billy Brewer Southland4th560——
1981 Southland4th461——
1982 ‡*Southland1st1030Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. South Carolina State, 38-3
Lost NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Delaware, 0-17		2
1983 A.L. Williams SouthlandT—5th470——
1984 ‡*Southland1st1050Won NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Mississippi Valley State, 66-19
Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Alcorn State, 44-21
Won NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Middle Tennessee State, 21-13
Lost NCAA Division I-AA Championship vs. Montana State, 6-19		9
1985 SouthlandT—2nd830—14
1986 SouthlandT—2nd641——
1987 Carl Torbush Independent —380——
1988 Joe Peace Independent—470——
1989 Independent —541——
1990^Independent—831Tied Independence Bowl vs. Maryland, 34-34—
1991 Independent—812——
1992 Independent—560——
1993 [A 8] Big West T—6th380——
1994 Big West9th380——
1995 Big WestT—8th560——
1996 Gary Crowton Independent —65— [3] ——
1997 Independent—92———
1998 [A 9] Independent—66———
1999 Jack Bicknell Independent—83———
2000 Independent—39———
2001 ‡^ WAC 1st75—Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Clemson, 24-49—
2002 WACT—6th48———
2003 WAC7th57———
2004 WACT–3rd66———
2005 WACT—3rd74———
2006 WACT—8th310———
2007 Derek Dooley WACT—4th57———
2008^WACT—2nd85—Won Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois, 17-10—
2009 WACT—5th48———
2010 Sonny Dykes WAC5th57———
2011 ‡^WAC1st85—Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU, 24-31—
2012 WAC3rd93———
2013 Skip Holtz C-USA 5th (West)48———
2014 #^C-USA1st (West)95—Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Illinois, 35-18—
2015^C-USA2nd (West)94—Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State, 47-28—
2016 #^C-USA1st (West)95—Won Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy, 48-45—
2017^C-USA4th (West)76—Won Frisco Bowl vs. SMU, 51-10—
2018^C-USAT—2nd (West)85—Won Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii, 31-14—
2019^C-USAT—1st (West)103—Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (FL), 14-0—
2020^C-USA3rd (West)55–Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Georgia Southern, 38-3–
2021 C-USA7th (West)39–––
2022 Sonny Cumbie C-USA-39–––
2023 C-USA-39–––
2024 C-USA-58–Lost Independence Bowl vs. Army, 27-6–
Total62649536(only includes regular season games)
841(only includes Division I-A bowl games; 14 appearances)
1140(only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances)
64550437(all games)

Notes

  1. ↑ While 3 games are recorded as having been played, the NCAA does not recognize the 1902 season in its records. As such, this season does not count towards the final record.
  2. ↑ The game against Monroe YMCA this season is not recognized by the NCAA.
  3. ↑ 3 games are listed according to Louisiana Tech, but the NCAA recognizes only 2 games.
  4. ↑ The game vs Millsaps this season ended in a 6-6 draw, but is recorded as a 6-0 win according to both Louisiana Tech and the NCAA.
  5. ↑ The NCAA incorrectly lists this season ending with a 5-4 record.
  6. ↑ New Mexico later forfeited a 34-0 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
  7. ↑ Pat Patterson served as interim head coach for the final game of the 1979 season, a 13–10 win vs. Northeast Louisiana.
  8. ↑ Alabama later forfeited a 56-3 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
  9. ↑ Texas A&M later forfeited a 28-7 due to using an ineligible player, although the NCAA record is unchanged.

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References

  1. ↑ "l.asp2023 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics".
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
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