2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team


The 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They were in their second season as a member of Conference USA, competing in the West Division. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division title. As West Division Champions, they played East Division Champion Marshall in the C-USA Championship Game, losing to the Thundering Herd 23–26. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Illinois.

Before the season

Recruiting

T–Day spring game

Schedule

Game summaries

Oklahoma

Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall recordLast meetingResult
46–33–62004Louisiana Tech 24–20

North Texas

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–62013North Texas, 28–13

Northwestern State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
53–19–51994Louisiana Tech, 38–28

Auburn

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–11–12009Auburn 37-13

UTEP

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–2–12013Louisiana Tech, 38–35

UTSA

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–12013UTSA, 30–10

Southern Miss

Overall recordLast meetingResult
14–312013Louisiana Tech, 36–13

WKU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–11973Louisiana Tech, 34–0

UAB

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–01999Louisiana Tech, 41–20

Old Dominion

Rice

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–42013Rice, 52–14

Marshall

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–01942Louisiana Tech, 26–0

Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02012Louisiana Tech, 52–24