2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA West Division C-USA 9–5 7–1 Skip Holtz 2nd Tony Petersen 2nd Manny Diaz 1st Multiple 4–3 Joe Aillet Stadium C-USA West Division championHeart of Dallas Bowl champion C-USA Championship Game L 23–26 vs. Marshall Heart of Dallas Bowl W 35–18 vs. Illinois 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. Schedule 2014 AP Central August 30 6:00 pm l y y Oklahoma 4 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV 16–48 85,063 September 6 6:00 pm w y y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN3 48–20 25,607 September 11 7:00 pm w y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX CBSSN 42–21 16,998 September 20 6:00 pm l y Northwestern State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA rivalry 27–30 26,004 September 27 3:00 pm l y y Auburn 5 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECN 17–45 87,451 October 4 6:00 pm w UTEP Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FCS 55–3 18,157 October 18 11:00 am w UTSA Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FSN 27–20 18,071 October 25 2:30 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Rivalry in Dixie ASN 31–20 23,343 November 1 2:00 pm w y Western Kentucky Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FSN 59–10 20,011 November 8 11:00 am w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 40–24 9,457 November 22 12:00 pm l y Old Dominion Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Oyster Bowl FCS 27–30 OT 20,118 November 29 11:00 am w Rice Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 76–31 18,029 December 6 11:00 am l y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV C-USA Championship Game ESPN2 23–26 23,711 December 26 12:00 pm w y y Illinois Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Heart of Dallas Bowl ESPN 35–18 31,297 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/conf-usa/2014-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-schedule.php 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule FB Schedules February 3, 2014 Game summaries Oklahoma Bulldogs 0 3 0 13 16 #4 Sooners 21 10 10 7 48 Louisiana–Lafayette Bulldogs 7 10 14 17 Ragin' Cajun 0 7 0 13 North Texas Bulldogs 0 21 14 7 Mean Green 0 0 7 14 Northwestern State Demons 0 3 7 20 Bulldogs 10 3 7 7 Auburn Bulldogs 0 3 7 7 #5 Tigers 7 17 0 21 UTEP Miners 0 3 0 0 Bulldogs 7 21 20 7 UTSA Roadrunners 3 7 0 10 20 Bulldogs 0 6 21 0 27 Southern Miss Bulldogs 0 3 14 14 31 Golden Eagles 7 0 3 10 20 Rivalry in Dixie WKU Hilltoppers 7 3 0 0 10 Bulldogs 10 21 21 7 59 UAB Bulldogs 14 10 6 10 Blazers 3 7 7 7 Old Dominion Bulldogs 7 17 0 0 3 Monarchs 0 14 3 7 6 Rice Owls 3 14 7 7 31 Bulldogs 21 7 28 20 76 Marshall Bulldogs 10 7 6 0 23 Thundering Herd 0 13 3 10 26 Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl (December) Fighting Illini 3 6 6 3 Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 References Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Category:First Responder Bowl champion seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football