2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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.

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
2016 record9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coachSkip Holtz (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Baker (2nd season)
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 28,019)
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

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C–USA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Southern Miss.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against South Carolina State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and three road games against Massachusetts, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference.

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 PMWKU
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CBSSNW 55–5217,978
October 152:30 PMat Massachusetts*
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 WKU
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 game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 6 0 20
Razorbacks 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1997 ARK, 17–13

South Carolina State
1 2 3 4 Total
SCSU Bulldogs 0 10 0 14 24
LT Bulldogs 12 7 20 14 53
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1982 LT, 38–3

at Texas Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 14 14 14 45
Red Raiders 21 14 7 17 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1933 TTU, 40–10

at Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 7 7 34
Blue Raiders 7 0 10 21 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2015 LT, 45–16

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 14 0 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–5–1 2015 LT, 17–15

WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 14 10 7 21 52
Bulldogs 21 14 17 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2015 WKU, 41–38

at UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 14 14 56
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at FIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 17 7 10 44
Panthers 14 10 0 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 LT, 27–17

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 9 7 16
Bulldogs 28 13 13 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2015 LT, 42–17

at North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 17 7 7 45
Mean Green 7 14 3 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 2015 LT, 56–13

UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 21 35
Bulldogs 14 21 7 21 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2015 LT, 34–31

at Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 0 7 24
Golden Eagles 10 13 6 10 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–32 2015 USM, 58–24

vs. WKU–C-USA Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 17 10 14 3 44
Hilltoppers 24 14 10 10 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 10/6/16 LT, 55–52

vs. Navy–Armed Forces Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 17 14 0 17 48
Midshipmen 7 17 7 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2010 NAVY, 37–24
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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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