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2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.
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| 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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New Orleans Bowl champion | |
New Orleans Bowl, W 47–28 vs. Arkansas State | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tony Petersen (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Blake Baker (1st season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 24 Western Kentucky x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte* | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southern Miss x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Southern* | ASN | W 62–15 | 27,905 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | FS1 | L 38–41 | 17,515 | |
| September 19 | 2:00 pm | at Kansas State* | FSN | L 33–39 3OT | 53,540 | |
| September 26 | 1:30 pm | FIU |
| FCS | W 27–17 | 20,010 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette* |
| ASN | W 43–14 | 26,910 |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at UTSA | ASN | W 34–31 | 24,392 | |
| October 17 | 11:00 am | at Mississippi State* | SECN | L 20–45 | 61,651 | |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | Middle Tennessee |
| FSN | W 45–16 | 15,024 |
| October 30 | 7:00 pm | at Rice | FS1 | W 42–17 | 18,010 | |
| November 7 | 2:30 pm | North Texas |
| FCS | W 56–13 | 16,986 |
| November 21 | 2:30 pm | at UTEP | FSN | W 17–15 | 22,286 | |
| November 28 | 11:00 am | Southern Miss |
| FSN | L 24–58 | 19,028 |
| December 19 | 8:00 pm | vs. Arkansas State* | ESPN | W 47–28 | 32,847 | |
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Southern
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Bulldogs | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 62 |
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At Western Kentucky
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
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At Kansas State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
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FIU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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Louisiana–Lafayette
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
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At UTSA
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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At Mississippi State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| LT Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| MSU Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
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Middle Tennessee
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
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At Rice
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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North Texas
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
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At Texas–El Paso
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Miners | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
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Southern Miss
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 58 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Arkansas State–New Orleans Bowl
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 47 |
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See also: 2016 NFL Draft
More information Rnd., Pick No. ...
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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| 1 | 30 | Carolina Panthers | Vernon Butler | DT | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | ||
| 4 | 134 | Baltimore Ravens | Kenneth Dixon | RB | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | ||
| 6 | 207 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Driskel | QB | Louisiana Tech | C-USA |
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- "Six Home Games Highlight 2015 @LATechFB Schedule" (Press release). Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- "2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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