2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Western Athletic Conference WAC 7–5 7–1 Jack Bicknell Jr. 3rd Conroy Hines 2nd Tom Masella 3rd None Joe Aillet StadiumIndependence Stadium WAC champion Humanitarian Bowl L 24–49 vs. Clemson The 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 7–5 overall and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the WAC title. They were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where they lost to Clemson. Schedule 2001 AP Central September 1 7:00 p.m. w SMU Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 36–6 22,505 September 8 7:00 p.m. l y y Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 23–30 41,205 September 29 1:30 p.m. l y Fresno State 10 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 28–38 42,881 October 6 6:00 p.m. w San Jose State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 41–20 19,236 October 13 3:00 p.m. w y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 45–42 15,481 October 20 1:00 p.m. l y y Auburn 20 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV 41–48 OT 86,036 October 27 1:30 p.m. w Rice Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 41–38 OT 23,368 November 3 12:00 p.m. w Boise State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 48–42 16,621 November 10 8:05 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX 53–30 24,075 November 17 1:10 p.m. l y y Kansas State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 7–40 47,069 Louisiana Tech vs Kansas St https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101321/101321426.htm USA Today November 17, 2001 December 12, 2014 November 24 2:00 p.m. w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 19–7 12,173 December 31 11:39 a.m. l y y Clemson Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Humanitarian Bowl ESPN 24–49 23,472 References Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football