2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA West Division C-USA 9–5 6–2 Skip Holtz 4th Todd Fitch 1st Multiple Blake Baker 2nd 4–3 Joe Aillet Stadium C-USA West Division championArmed Forces Bowl champion C-USA Championship Game L 44–58 vs. WKU Armed Forces Bowl W 48–45 vs. Navy The 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Championship Game where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Navy. The Louisiana Tech offense became the first team in NCAA Division 1 history to have a QB pass for 4,500+ yards, a RB rush for 1,000+ yards and two WRs with 1,500+ receiving yards all in a single season. Schedule Louisiana Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The schedule consisted of five home games and seven away games in the regular season.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020416aaa.html Louisiana Tech Announces Complete 2016 Football Schedule Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics February 4, 2016 February 8, 2016 February 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160208141220/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020416aaa.html dead 2016 AP Central September 3 3:00 pm l y y Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR SECN 20–21 69,132 September 10 6:00 pm w y South Carolina State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 53–24 16,910 September 17 6:00 pm l y y Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FSN 45–59 59,515 September 24 6:00 pm l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ASN 34–38 20,105 October 1 6:00 pm w UTEP Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ASN 28–7 22,101 October 6 7:00 pm w Western Kentucky Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 55–52 17,978 October 15 2:30 pm w y y UMass Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ASN 56–28 13,311 October 22 6:00 pm w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL ESPN3 44–24 17,061 October 29 6:00 pm w Rice Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CI 61–16 22,058 November 5 4:30 pm w y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX ESPN3 45–24 21,643 November 12 2:30 pm w y UTSA Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 63–35 23,012 November 25 3:00 pm l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Rivalry in Dixie ESPNews 24–39 26,164 December 3 11:00 am l y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY C–USA Championship Game ESPN 44–58 13,213 December 23 3:30 pm w y y Navy 25 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Armed Forces Bowl ESPN 48–45 40,542 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 8, 2016 Game summaries At Arkansas Bulldogs 7 7 6 0 Razorbacks 7 7 0 7 South Carolina State SCSU Bulldogs 0 10 0 14 LT Bulldogs 12 7 20 14 At Texas Tech Bulldogs 3 14 14 14 Red Raiders 21 14 7 17 At Middle Tennessee Bulldogs 7 13 7 7 Blue Raiders 7 0 10 21 UTEP Miners 0 0 0 7 Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 WKU Hilltoppers 14 10 7 21 Bulldogs 21 14 17 3 At UMass Bulldogs 7 21 14 14 Minutemen 7 7 7 7 At FIU Bulldogs 10 17 7 10 Panthers 14 10 0 0 Rice Owls 0 0 9 7 Bulldogs 28 13 13 7 At North Texas Bulldogs 14 17 7 7 Mean Green 7 14 3 0 UTSA Roadrunners 7 7 0 21 Bulldogs 14 21 7 21 At Southern Miss Bulldogs 7 10 0 7 Golden Eagles 10 13 6 10 Vs. WKU–C-USA Championship Game Bulldogs 17 10 14 3 Hilltoppers 24 14 10 10 Vs. Navy–Armed Forces Bowl Bulldogs 17 14 0 17 Midshipmen 7 17 7 14 References Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Category:Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football