List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons
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 2023 regular season, the Louisiana Tech football program has posted 640 all-time wins and an all-time winning percentage of .561. Currently, the Bulldogs are coached by Sonny Cumbie.
Seasons
[edit]Official record as of April 14, 2024.[1][2]
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† National Champions | |
| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Bowl/Playoff result | Final ranking | |||||
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| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | NCAA Poll | ||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 1901 | Edwin Barber | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1902[A 1] | Frank Singleton |
Independent | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1903[A 2] | W. M. Robb | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | E. G. Pierce | Independent | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | J. U. Bragg | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | Zack T. Young | Independent | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | George L. Watkins | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | A. L. Cornell | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | Independent | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1911 | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1912 | Independent | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1913 | Independent | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1914 | Independent | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1915‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1916 | A. Flack | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | V. S. Pugh | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | T—3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | |||||||
| 1919[A 3] | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1920 | R. Foster Clark | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1921‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1922 | William H. Dietz | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1924 | Phillip Arbuckle | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | R.C. Kenney | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | Hugh E. Wilson | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1928 | Tod Rockwell | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1929[A 4] | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1930 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1932 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1933 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1934 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1936 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1937 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1938 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1939 | Ray E. Davis | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1941‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1942 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1943 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1945‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1946 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1947‡ | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | Gulf States | N/A | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1949‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1950 | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1951[A 5] | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1952‡ | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1953‡ | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1954 | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1955‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1956 | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1957‡ | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1958‡ | Gulf States | T—1st | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1959‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1960‡ | Gulf States | T—1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1962 | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964‡ | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1965 | Gulf States | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | Gulf States | T—5th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1967 | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | 6th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1968* | Gulf States | T—2nd | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Akron, 33-13 | — | |||
| 1969‡* | Gulf States | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost Grantland Rice Bowl vs. East Tennessee State, 14-34 | — | |||
| 1970 | Gulf States | 6th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1971‡* | Southland | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan, 14-3 | — | |||
| 1972†‡* | Southland | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Tennessee Tech, 35-0 | — | |||
| 1973†‡* | Southland | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won 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 |
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| 1974†‡* | Southland | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Carolina, 10-7 Lost Pioneer Bowl vs. Central Michigan, 14-35 |
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| 1975 | Southland | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Southland | T—4th | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977‡^ | Southland | 1st | 9 | 1 | 2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. Louisville, 24-14 | — | |||
| 1978‡^ | Southland | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. East Carolina, 13-35 | — | |||
| 1979[A 6] | Larry Beightol[A 7] | Southland | T—4th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | Billy Brewer | Southland | 4th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Southland | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1982‡* | Southland | 1st | 10 | 3 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. South Carolina State, 38-3 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Delaware, 0-17 |
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| 1983 | A.L. Williams | Southland | T—5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1984‡* | Southland | 1st | 10 | 5 | 0 | Won 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 |
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| 1985 | Southland | T—2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | |||
| 1986 | Southland | T—2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | Carl Torbush | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1990^ | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Tied Independence Bowl vs. Maryland, 34-34 | — | |||
| 1991 | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1993[A 8] | Big West | T—6th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Big West | 9th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Big West | T—8th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Gary Crowton | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | —[3] | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1998[A 9] | Independent | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | Jack Bicknell | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Independent | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001‡^ | WAC | 1st | 7 | 5 | — | Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Clemson, 24-49 | — | |||
| 2002 | WAC | T—6th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | WAC | 7th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | WAC | T–3rd | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | WAC | T—3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | WAC | T—8th | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Derek Dooley | WAC | T—4th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008^ | WAC | T—2nd | 8 | 5 | — | Won Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois, 17-10 | — | |||
| 2009 | WAC | T—5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | Sonny Dykes | WAC | 5th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2011‡^ | WAC | 1st | 8 | 5 | — | Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU, 24-31 | — | |||
| 2012 | WAC | 3rd | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 5th (West) | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014#^ | C-USA | 1st (West) | 9 | 5 | — | Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Illinois, 35-18 | — | |||
| 2015^ | C-USA | 2nd (West) | 9 | 4 | — | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State, 47-28 | — | |||
| 2016#^ | C-USA | 1st (West) | 9 | 5 | — | Won Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy, 48-45 | — | |||
| 2017^ | C-USA | 4th (West) | 7 | 6 | — | Won Frisco Bowl vs. SMU, 51-10 | — | |||
| 2018^ | C-USA | T—2nd (West) | 8 | 5 | — | Won Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii, 31-14 | — | |||
| 2019^ | C-USA | T—1st (West) | 10 | 3 | — | Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (FL), 14-0 | — | |||
| 2020^ | C-USA | 3rd (West) | 5 | 5 | – | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Georgia Southern, 38-3 | – | |||
| 2021 | C-USA | 7th (West) | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | |||
| 2022 | Sonny Cumbie | C-USA | - | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | ||
| 2023 | C-USA | - | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | |||
| Total | 621 | 488 | 36 | (only includes regular season games) | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | (only includes Division I-A bowl games; 13 appearances) | |||||||
| 11 | 4 | 0 | (only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances) | |||||||
| 640 | 496 | 37 | (all games) | |||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ The game against Monroe YMCA this season is not recognized by the NCAA.
- ^ 3 games are listed according to Louisiana Tech, but the NCAA recognizes only 2 games.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The NCAA incorrectly lists this season ending with a 5-4 record.
- ^ New Mexico later forfeited a 34-0 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
- ^ Pat Patterson served as interim head coach for the final game of the 1979 season, a 13–10 win vs. Northeast Louisiana.
- ^ Alabama later forfeited a 56-3 win, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
- ^ Texas A&M later forfeited a 28-7 due to using an ineligible player, although the NCAA record is unchanged.
References
[edit]- ^ "l.asp2023 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics".
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.