# List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Louisiana Tech University in Conference USA. Louisiana Tech has played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana since 1968. Since Louisiana Tech's first season in 1901, the Bulldogs lay claim to three National Championships, 25 conference championships, two conference division championships, 13 bowl berths, and four undefeated, untied seasons. As of the 2024 regular season, the Louisiana Tech football program has posted 645 all-time wins and an all-time winning percentage of .559. Currently, the Bulldogs are coached by Sonny Cumbie.

## Seasons

Official record as of December 8, 2024.
Legend :
* $^†$ National Champions
* $^‡$ Conference Champions
* $^#$ Division Champions
* ^ Division I-A bowl game berth
* * Non-Division I-A postseason berth
| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Bowl/Playoff result | Final ranking |
| Season | Coach | Conference | Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Bowl/Playoff result | NCAA Poll |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |||||||||
| 1901 | Edwin Barber | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1902 | Frank Singleton | Independent | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1903 | W. M. Robb | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1904 | E. G. Pierce | Independent | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1905 | J. U. Bragg | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1906 | Zack T. Young | Independent | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1907 | George L. Watkins | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1908 | A. L. Cornell | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1909 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1910 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1911 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1912 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1913 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1914 | Percy S. Prince | Independent | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1915$^‡$ | Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1916 | A. Flack | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1917 | V. S. Pugh | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | T—3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1918 | Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I |
| 1919 | Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1920 | R. Foster Clark | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1921$^‡$ | R. Foster Clark | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1922 | William H. Dietz | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1923 | William H. Dietz | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1924 | Phillip Arbuckle | Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1925 | R.C. Kenney | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 1926 | Hugh E. Wilson | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1927 | Hugh E. Wilson | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1928 | Tod Rockwell | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1929 | Tod Rockwell | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1930 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1933 | George Bohler | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1937 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 1938 | Eddie McLane | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 1939 | Ray E. Davis | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1942 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1943 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | Louisiana Tech did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II |
| 1944 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 1945$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1949$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1950 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1951 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1953$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 1957$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—1st | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964$^‡$ | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | Joe Aillet | Gulf States | T—5th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | 6th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968* | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | T—2nd | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Akron, 33-13 | — |
| 1969$^‡$* | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost Grantland Rice Bowl vs. East Tennessee State, 14-34 | — |
| 1970 | Maxie Lambright | Gulf States | 6th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971$^‡$* | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan, 14-3 | — |
| 1972$^{†‡}$* | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Tennessee Tech, 35-0 | — |
| 1973$^{†‡}$* | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Illinois, 18-13 Won Pioneer Bowl vs. Boise State, 38-34 Won Camellia Bowl vs. Western Kentucky, 34-0 | — |
| 1974$^{†‡}$* | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division II Quarterfinal vs. Western Carolina, 10-7 Lost Pioneer Bowl vs. Central Michigan, 14-35 | — |
| 1975 | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | Maxie Lambright | Southland | T—4th | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977$^‡$^ | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 9 | 1 | 2 | Won Independence Bowl vs. Louisville, 24-14 | — |
| 1978$^‡$^ | Maxie Lambright | Southland | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost Independence Bowl vs. East Carolina, 13-35 | — |
| 1979 | Larry Beightol | Southland | T—4th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | Billy Brewer | Southland | 4th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | Billy Brewer | Southland | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1982$^‡$* | Billy Brewer | Southland | 1st | 10 | 3 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. South Carolina State, 38-3 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Delaware, 0-17 | 2 |
| 1983 | A.L. Williams | Southland | T—5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984$^‡$* | A.L. Williams | Southland | 1st | 10 | 5 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I-AA First Round vs. Mississippi Valley State, 66-19 Won NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal vs. Alcorn State, 44-21 Won NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal vs. Middle Tennessee State, 21-13 Lost NCAA Division I-AA Championship vs. Montana State, 6-19 | 9 |
| 1985 | A.L. Williams | Southland | T—2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 |
| 1986 | A.L. Williams | Southland | T—2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1987 | Carl Torbush | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1990^ | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Tied Independence Bowl vs. Maryland, 34-34 | — |
| 1991 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1992 | Joe Peace | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | Joe Peace | Big West | T—6th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | Joe Peace | Big West | 9th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | Joe Peace | Big West | T—8th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | Gary Crowton | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Gary Crowton | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Gary Crowton | Independent | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Jack Bicknell | Independent | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Jack Bicknell | Independent | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2001$^‡$^ | Jack Bicknell | WAC | 1st | 7 | 5 | — | Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. Clemson, 24-49 | — |
| 2002 | Jack Bicknell | WAC | T—6th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Jack Bicknell | WAC | 7th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Jack Bicknell | WAC | T–3rd | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Jack Bicknell | WAC | T—3rd | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Jack Bicknell | WAC | T—8th | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Derek Dooley | WAC | T—4th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2008^ | Derek Dooley | WAC | T—2nd | 8 | 5 | — | Won Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois, 17-10 | — |
| 2009 | Derek Dooley | WAC | T—5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Sonny Dykes | WAC | 5th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2011$^‡$^ | Sonny Dykes | WAC | 1st | 8 | 5 | — | Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU, 24-31 | — |
| 2012 | Sonny Dykes | WAC | 3rd | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 5th (West) | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2014$^#$^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 1st (West) | 9 | 5 | — | Won Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Illinois, 35-18 | — |
| 2015^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 2nd (West) | 9 | 4 | — | Won New Orleans Bowl vs. Arkansas State, 47-28 | — |
| 2016$^#$^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 1st (West) | 9 | 5 | — | Won Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy, 48-45 | — |
| 2017^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 4th (West) | 7 | 6 | — | Won Frisco Bowl vs. SMU, 51-10 | — |
| 2018^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | T—2nd (West) | 8 | 5 | — | Won Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii, 31-14 | — |
| 2019^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | T—1st (West) | 10 | 3 | — | Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (FL), 14-0 | — |
| 2020^ | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 3rd (West) | 5 | 5 | – | Lost New Orleans Bowl vs. Georgia Southern, 38-3 | – |
| 2021 | Skip Holtz | C-USA | 7th (West) | 3 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Sonny Cumbie | C-USA | - | 3 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Sonny Cumbie | C-USA | - | 3 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Sonny Cumbie | C-USA | - | 5 | 8 | – | Lost Independence Bowl vs. Army, 27-6 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 626 | 495 | 36 | (only includes regular season games) | (only includes regular season games) | (only includes regular season games) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 4 | 1 | (only includes Division I-A bowl games; 14 appearances) | (only includes Division I-A bowl games; 14 appearances) | (only includes Division I-A bowl games; 14 appearances) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 4 | 0 | (only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances) | (only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances) | (only includes Non-Division I-A postseason games; 15 appearances) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 645 | 504 | 37 | (all games) | (all games) | (all games) |