2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

C-USA West Division champion
Conference USA Championship, L 44–58 vs. WKU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2016 record	8–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (2nd year)
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 28,019)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
WKU xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
FIU		4	–	4		4	–	8
Charlotte		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		2	–	6		3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	4		6	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs play their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C–USA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Southern Miss.^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against South Carolina State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and three road games against Massachusetts, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 PM	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 20–21	69,132
September 10	6:00 PM	South Carolina State*	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		W 53–24	16,910
September 17	6:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 45–59	59,515
September 24	6:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	L 34–38	20,105
October 1	6:00 PM	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ASN	W 28–7	22,101
October 6	7:00 PM	WKU	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	CBSSN	W 55–52	17,978
October 15	2:30 PM	at Massachusetts*	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ASN	W 56–28	13,311
October 22	6:00 PM	at FIU	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 44–24	17,061
October 29	6:00 PM	Rice	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	CI	W 61–16	22,058
November 5	4:30 PM	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 45–24	21,643
November 12	2:30 PM	UTSA	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		W 63–35	23,012
November 25	3:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	ESPNews	L 24–39	26,164
December 3	11:00 AM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (C–USA Championship Game)	ESPN
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

at Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	6	0	20
Razorbacks	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1997	ARK, 17–13

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
SCSU Bulldogs	0	10	0	14	24
LT Bulldogs	12	7	20	14	53

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1982	LT, 38–3

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	14	14	45
Red Raiders	21	14	7	17	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1933	TTU, 40–10

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	7	7	34
Blue Raiders	7	0	10	21	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2015	LT, 45–16

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	0	7	7
Bulldogs	14	0	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5–1	2015	LT, 17–15

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	14	10	7	21	52
Bulldogs	21	14	17	3	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2015	WKU, 41–38

at UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	14	14	56
Minutemen	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	17	7	10	44
Panthers	14	10	0	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	LT, 27–17

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	9	7	16
Bulldogs	28	13	13	7	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2015	LT, 42–17

at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	17	7	7	45
Mean Green	7	14	3	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2015	LT, 56–13

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	7	0	21	35
Bulldogs	14	21	7	21	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2015	LT, 34–31

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	0	7	24
Golden Eagles	10	13	6	10	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–32	2015	USM, 58–24

vs. WKU–C-USA Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Hilltoppers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	10/6/16	LT, 55–52

References

↑ "Louisiana Tech Announces Complete 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech athletic field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana–Monroe

Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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