2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
C-USA West Division champion
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 48–45 vs. Navy
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBlake Baker (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2016 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 fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 9–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Championship Game where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Navy. The Louisiana Tech offense became the first team in NCAA Division 1 history to have a QB pass for 4,500+ yards, a RB rush for 1,000+ yards and two WRs with 1,500+ receiving yards all in a single season.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The schedule consisted of five home games and seven away games in the regular season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 pmat Arkansas*
SECNL 20–2169,132
September 106:00 pmSouth Carolina State*
W 53–2416,910
September 176:00 pmat Texas Tech*
FSNL 45–5959,515
September 246:00 pmat Middle Tennessee
ASNL 34–3820,105
October 16:00 pmUTEP
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ASNW 28–722,101
October 67:00 pmWestern Kentucky
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CBSSNW 55–5217,978
October 152:30 pmat UMass*
ASNW 56–2813,311
October 226:00 pmat FIU
ESPN3W 44–2417,061
October 296:00 pmRice
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CIW 61–1622,058
November 54:30 pmat North Texas
ESPN3W 45–2421,643
November 122:30 pmUTSA
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3W 63–3523,012
November 253:00 pmat Southern Miss
ESPNewsL 24–3926,164
December 311:00 amat Western Kentucky
ESPNL 44–5813,213
December 233:30 pmvs. No. 25 Navy*
ESPNW 48–4540,542
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 6 0 20
Razorbacks 7 7 0 7 21

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
SCSU Bulldogs 0 10 0 14 24
LT Bulldogs 12 7 20 14 53

At Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 14 14 14 45
Red Raiders 21 14 7 17 59

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 7 7 34
Blue Raiders 7 0 10 21 38

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 28

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 10 7 21 52
Bulldogs 21 14 17 3 55

At UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 14 14 56
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 17 7 10 44
Panthers 14 10 0 0 24

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 9 7 16
Bulldogs 28 13 13 7 61

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 17 7 7 45
Mean Green 7 14 3 0 24

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 21 35
Bulldogs 14 21 7 21 63

At Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 0 7 24
Golden Eagles 10 13 6 10 39

Vs. WKU–C-USA Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 17 10 14 3 44
Hilltoppers 24 14 10 10 58

Vs. Navy–Armed Forces Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 17 14 0 17 48
Midshipmen 7 17 7 14 45

References

  1. ^ "Louisiana Tech Announces Complete 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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