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Louisiana Tech Football Team History


Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech University
 Ruston, LA
Founded: 1894
Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium
Capacity: 30,600
Colors: Blue & Red
Coach: Sonny Cumbie
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Louisiana Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1901  
  1918 - Did not field a team.
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1979 - New Mexico later forfeited a 34-0 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
  1979 - Pat Patterson served as interim head coach for the final game of the 1979 season, a 13-10 win vs. Northeast Louisiana.
  1993 - Alabama later forfeited a 56-3 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1915, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953
1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1971
1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2001
2011
Division Championships
  2014, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 646-503-37
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 646-503-37
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 24
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 96-85-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 388-169-21
 Away Record 249-327-15
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 121
 Winning Seasons (#1) 75
 Losing Seasons (#1)40
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1973)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2006)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 100 (1922)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 620 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 73 (8/31/1991)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 542 (2006)
 Largest Margin of Victory 100 (1922)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 71 (9/27/1930)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 117 (11/15/1969)
 Last Shutout 11/30/2024
 Last Time Shutout 9/6/2008
 Shutouts All-Time 173
 Been Shutout All-Time 129
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 23 (9/22/1973-11/30/1974)
 Longest Losing  8 (10/28/1978-10/13/1979)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 9-5-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  19-39
 2010-19  78-51
 2000-09  52-69
 1990-99 60-49
 1980-89 59-53-3
 1970-79 77-34-2
 1960-69 57-38
 1950-59 62-28-5
 1940-49 52-31-3
 1930-39 47-42-4
 1920-29 38-34-8
Next Game
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Nicholls  25-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ North Carolina State  20-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Tulsa  20-23 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Florida International  10-17 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 10  vs. Middle Tennessee State  48-21 W
 Tue., Oct. 15  @ New Mexico State  30-33 L
 Tue., Oct. 22  vs. Texas El Paso  14-10 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Sam Houston State  3-9 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Jacksonville State  37-44 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Western Kentucky  12-7 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Arkansas  14-35 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Kennesaw State  33-0 W
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Scoring266-246
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-5
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Jacksonville State 9-47-1
Sam Houston State 9-36-2
Western Kentucky 8-56-2
Liberty 8-35-3
Louisiana Tech 5-74-4
Florida International 4-83-5
Texas El Paso 3-93-5
Kennesaw State 2-102-6
Middle Tennessee State 3-92-6
New Mexico State 3-92-6
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Louisiana Tech & Louisiana Lafayette have played 87 games.
Louisiana Tech has won 48 games.
Louisiana Lafayette has won 33 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-21
 10 or more 149-138
 20 or more  143-79
 30 or more 108-32
 40 or more 79-9
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 22-1
 10 or more 127-158
 20 or more 81-149
 30 or more 37-123
 40 or more 9-72
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.