# 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PPV | L 16–48 | 85,063 |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 48–20 | 25,607 |
| September 11 | 7:00 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CBSSN | W 42–21 | 16,998 |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | L 27–30 | 26,004 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at No. 5 Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN | L 17–45 | 87,451 |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | UTEP | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FCS | W 55–3 | 18,157 |
| October 18 | 11:00 am | UTSA | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FSN | W 27–20 | 18,071 |
| October 25 | 2:30 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) | ASN | W 31–20 | 23,343 |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | Western Kentucky | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FSN | W 59–10 | 20,011 |
| November 8 | 11:00 am | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | W 40–24 | 9,457 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at Old Dominion | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | FCS | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 20,118 |
| November 29 | 11:00 am | Rice | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | W 76–31 | 18,029 |
| December 6 | 11:00 am | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV (C-USA Championship) | ESPN2 | L 23–26 | 23,711 |
| December 26 | 12:00 pm | vs. Illinois* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl) | ESPN | W 35–18 | 31,297 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| #4 Sooners | 21 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 48 |

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
| Ragin' Cajun | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| #5 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 45 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 55 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 27 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 59 |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
| Blazers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 76 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 |

### Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |