# 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2017 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 fifth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated SMU.

## Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C-USA foes Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and will travel to Rice, UAB, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).
The Bulldogs will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Mississippi State from the Southeastern Conference, Northwestern State from the Southland Conference, and South Alabama from the Sun Belt Conference. They will travel to South Carolina, also from the Southeastern Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | W 52–24 | 24,002 |
| September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Mississippi State* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | L 21–57 | 28,100 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | Stadium | W 23–22 | 16,223 |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | L 16–17 | 71,821 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | W 34–16 | 22,013 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | CUSA.TV | L 22–23 | 27,213 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) | STADIUM | L 27–34 $^{2OT}$ | 17,815 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | FloSports | W 42–28 | 19,992 |
| November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | STADIUM | L 23–24 | 18,504 |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | STADIUM | L 23–48 | 16,511 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | CUSA.TV | W 42–21 | 16,597 |
| November 25 | 6:30 p.m. | UTSA | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPNU | W 20–6 | 15,651 |
| December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. SMU* | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) | ESPN | W 51–10 | 14,419 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| MSU Bulldogs | 16 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 57 |
| La. Tech Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Hilltoppers | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 |

### At South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 34 |

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Blazers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 |

### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |

### At UTEP

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

### UTSA

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

### vs SMU–Frisco Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 51 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |