2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorConroy Hines (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (1st season)
Captains
  • Travon Brown
  • Jamelle Cage
  • Aaron Capps
  • Julius Crosby
  • Erick Franklin
  • Chris Van Hoy
  • Josh Nash
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
Independence Stadium
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Boise State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
UTEP   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 Fresno State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Hawaii   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   3 – 5     4 – 8  
SMU   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr.,[1] the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 6–6 overall and a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC with Fresno State.[2]

Running back Ryan Moats led the conference in rushing yards for a second consecutive year,[3] and was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Year.[4] He declared for the NFL draft after the season,[4] and was drafted in the third round by the Philadelphia Eagles.[3][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 612:00 pmNevada
ESPN2W 38–2121,127
September 116:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
ESPN PlusW 24–2022,467
September 1812:00 pmat No. 4 Miami (FL)*
L 0–4853,721
September 256:00 pmat No. 11 Tennessee*
PPVL 17–42104,257
October 26:00 pmNo. 17 Fresno State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
SPWW 28–2118,330
October 92:30 pmat No. 6 Auburn*
PPVL 7–5277,016
October 165:00 pmat SMU
SPWW 41–1013,117
October 232:00 pmUTEP
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
SPWL 27–4418,103
November 610:00 pmat Hawaii
ESPNGPL 23–3432,879
November 136:00 pmTulsa
SPWW 38–247,713
November 202:05 pmat No. 13 Boise State
ESPN PlusL 14–5530,462
November 297:00 pmat Rice
W 51–148,317
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "Bicknell Proud of Team Day After". LA Tech Athletics. October 3, 2004. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "2004 Western Athletic Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Ryan Moats College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Tech's Moats Declares for NFL Draft". LA Tech Athletics. January 4, 2005. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ryan Moats Biography". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
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