The 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They were in their second season as a member of Conference USA, competing in the West Division. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division title. As West Division Champions, they played East Division Champion Marshall in the C-USA Championship Game, losing to the Thundering Herd 23–26. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at No. 4 Oklahoma* | | PPV | L 16–48 | 85,063 |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | | ESPN3 | W 48–20 | 25,607 |
| September 11 | 7:00 pm | at North Texas | | CBSSN | W 42–21 | 16,998 |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State* | | | L 27–30 | 26,004 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at No. 5 Auburn* | | SECN | L 17–45 | 87,451 |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | UTEP | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FCS | W 55–3 | 18,157 |
| October 18 | 11:00 am | UTSA | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FSN | W 27–20 | 18,071 |
| October 25 | 2:30 pm | at Southern Miss | | ASN | W 31–20 | 23,343 |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | Western Kentucky | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| FSN | W 59–10 | 20,011 |
| November 8 | 11:00 am | at UAB | | ASN | W 40–24 | 9,457 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at Old Dominion | | FCS | L 27–30 OT | 20,118 |
| November 29 | 11:00 am | Rice | - Joe Aillet Stadium
- Ruston, LA
| CBSSN | W 76–31 | 18,029 |
| December 6 | 11:00 am | at Marshall | | ESPN2 | L 23–26 | 23,711 |
| December 26 | 12:00 pm | vs. Illinois* | | ESPN | W 35–18 | 31,297 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
13 |
16 |
| #4 Sooners
|
21
|
10
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
17 |
48 |
| Ragin' Cajun
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
North Texas
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
| Mean Green
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
Northwestern State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Demons
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
20 |
30 |
| Bulldogs
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Auburn
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
| #5 Tigers
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
45 |
UTEP
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Miners
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
20
|
7 |
55 |
UTSA
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Roadrunners
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
6
|
21
|
0 |
27 |
Southern Miss
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
| Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
WKU
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hilltoppers
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
| Bulldogs
|
10
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
UAB
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
10 |
40 |
| Blazers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Old Dominion
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
0 | 3 |
27 |
| Monarchs
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
30 |
Rice
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Owls
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
| Bulldogs
|
21
|
7
|
28
|
20 |
76 |
Marshall
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
23 |
| Thundering Herd
|
0
|
13
|
3
|
10 |
26 |
Illinois–Heart of Dallas Bowl
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fighting Illini
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
3 |
18 |
| Bulldogs
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
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