2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2018 record 3–2 (1–1 C-USA)
Head coach Skip Holtz (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Todd Fitch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Blake Baker (4th season)
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 28,562)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs play their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated SMU.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Jaylon Ferguson DE SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Teddy Veal WR SR
Jim Thorpe Award[3] Amik Robertson CB SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Jaylon Ferguson DE SR
Outland Trophy[5] O'Shea Dugas OL SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] J'Mar Smith QB JR
Ted Hendricks Award[7] Jaylon Ferguson DE SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8] J'Mar Smith QB JR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.[9]

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[10]

West Division
Predicted finish Team
1North Texas
2Louisiana Tech
3UAB
4Southern Miss
5UTSA
T–6Rice
T–6UTEP

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at South Alabama*
ESPN+W 30–2613,457
September 86:00 p.m.Southern*
ESPN+W 54–1722,926
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 6 LSU*
ESPNUL 21–38102,321
September 296:30 p.m.at North Texas
beINW 29–2730,105
October 66:00 p.m.UAB
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
StadiumL 7–2818,983
October 136:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+
October 202:30 p.m.UTEP
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN+
October 265:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSN
November 3at Mississippi State*
November 106:00 p.m.Rice
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN+
November 172:30 p.m.at Southern Miss
Stadium
November 2411:00 a.m.Western Kentucky
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CBSSN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[11]

Game summaries

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
Jaguars 0 7 6 13 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 LT, 34–16

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 7 3 0 17
Bulldogs 21 10 14 9 54
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 LT, 62–15

at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21
No. 6 Tigers 7 17 0 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–18 2009 LSU, 24–16

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 6 20 3 0 29
Mean Green 21 0 6 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7 2017 UNT, 24–23

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 7 7 14 28
Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2017 UAB, 23–22

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 17
Roadrunners 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2017 LT, 20–6

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–2–1 2017 LT, 42–21

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 FIU, 48–23

at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
LT Bulldogs 0
MSU Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–10 2017 MSU, 57–21

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2017 LT, 42–28

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Golden Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–34 2017 USM, 34–27

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2017 LT, 23–22

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  10. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  11. ↑ "2018 LA Tech Football Schedule | Bulldogs | FBSchedules.com". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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