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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1970–1979

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1970[edit]

1970 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
1970 record2–8 (– GSC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19[[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]]W 28–312,000
September 26at Lamar TechL 0–610,000
October 3[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 14–1610,000
October 10at Southwestern LouisianaL 10–2012,500
October 17at [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]L 17–388,300
October 24vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]L 17–2025,006
October 31Tampa
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 10–1410,000[1]
November 7[[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]]
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 21–2410,000
November 14at Southern MissW 27–614,000[2]
November 21at Northeast LouisianaL 21–288,400[3]

1971[edit]

1971 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
NCAA College Division Midwest Region champion
Southland Conference champion
Pioneer Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1971 record9–2 (4–1 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech + 4 1 0     9 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Trinity (TX)]] + 4 1 0     8 2 0
Lamar + 4 1 0     5 6 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 1     5 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 1 3 1     4 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]] 1 4 0     5 5 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at TampaW 28–2027,333[4]
September 25LamarW 26–713,800
October 2at [[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]L 22–2913,500
October 9Southwestern Louisiana
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 35–1515,200
October 16[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 28–2714,600
October 23vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 33–2127,000
October 30at [[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]]W 24–97,000
November 6at [[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]]W 35–205,000
November 13Southern Miss
L 20–2417,000[5]
November 20Northeast Louisiana
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 23–012,500[6]
December 11vs. Eastern MichiganW 14–38,156

1972[edit]

1972 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
National Football Foundation College Division national champion
NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion
Southland Conference champion
Grantland Rice Bowl champion
1972 Grantland Rice Bowl vs. [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]], W 35–0
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1972 record12–0 (5–0 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 0     12 0 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 0     5 6 0
No. T–10 [[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 3 2 0     8 3 0
Lamar 3 2 0     8 3 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 1 4 0     4 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]] 1 4 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Southwestern LouisianaW 7–021,707
September 16at Southern MissW 33–1411,600[7]
September 23[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]W 34–1719,200
September 30[[{{{school}}}|Abilene Christian]]
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 35–1213,500
October 7at Texas–ArlingtonW 35–147,300[8]
October 14at [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]W 38–1713,000
October 21vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 20–1627,000
October 28[[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]]
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 21–011,000
November 4at [[{{{school}}}|Northern Arizona]]
W 41–217,750
November 11Eastern Michigan
W 24–1715,736
November 18at Northeast LouisianaW 10–67,000[9]
December 10vs. [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]]W 35–0

1973[edit]

1974[edit]

1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
UPI College Division national champion
Southland Conference champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1974 record11–1 (5–0 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 0     11 1 0
Lamar 4 1 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 3 2 0     7 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 2 3 0     6 4 1
Texas–Arlington 1 4 0     1 10 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7[[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]]W 16–717,400
September 21at Texas–ArlingtonW 42–154,419[10][11]
September 28at [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]W 20–710,231
October 12at Southwestern LouisianaW 35–209,637
October 19vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 34–026,000
October 26[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 24–1722,058
November 2[[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 34–1316,700
November 9Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 28–016,231
November 16at [[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]]W 35–146,327
November 23at Northeast LouisianaW 26–109,000[12]
November 30[[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana (Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals)
W 10–712,200
December 7vs. Central MichiganL 14–35

1975[edit]

1975 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1975 record8–2 (4–1 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] $ 5 0 0     11 0 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 1     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 3 2 0     7 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0     6 5 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 0     4 7 0
Lamar 0 5 0     1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at McNeese StateW 21–1420,000
September 27Texas–ArlingtonW 37–817,600[13]
October 4at LamarW 24–1011,109
October 11Southwestern Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 24–1416,200
October 18vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 41–1426,496
October 25Southern Miss
L 14–248,300[14]
November 1at [[{{{school}}}|Southeastern Louisiana]]W 33–287,300
November 8Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 41–2316,800[15]
November 15[[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 49–2013,200
November 22[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 13–3020,100

1976[edit]

1976 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1976 record6–5 (2–3 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] $ 4 1 0     10 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0     7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0     5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 2 3 0     5 6 0
Lamar 0 5 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 regular season wins.


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Ball StateL 28–4116,172
September 18[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]L 13–1517,734
September 25at [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]W 27–13
October 2at Southwestern LouisianaL 26–3126,640
October 9at Texas–ArlingtonL 35–565,500[16]
October 16Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 37–712,327
October 23vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 35–6
October 30vs. North Texas State
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 8–146,532
November 6at [[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]]W 49–7
November 13Southern Miss
W 23–2211,258[17]
November 20at Northeast LouisianaW 55–35[18]

1977[edit]

1977 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference champion
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1977 record9–1–2 (4–0–1 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 4 0 1     9 1 2
Southwestern Louisiana 2 1 2     6 4 2
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 2 3 0     7 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 1 3 1     5 5 1
Lamar 1 4 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Sacramento StateW 56–014,700
September 24at [[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]]T 21–217,500
October 1at [[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]W 14–723,571
October 8Southwestern LouisianaT 21–21
October 15at [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]W 20–715,128
October 22vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
W 30–8
October 29Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 34–1216,200[19]
November 5at LamarW 23–67,129
November 12at Southern MissW 28–1016,431[20]
November 19vs. North Texas State
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 14–41
November 26Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 20–09,600[21]
December 17vs. Louisville
W 24–1422,223

1978[edit]

1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1978 record6–5 (4–1 SLC)
Head coachMaxie Lambright
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] + 4 1 0     7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0     5 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]] 2 3 0     7 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0     3 8 0
Lamar 0 5 0     2 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16ChattanoogaL 7–1214,212
September 23at Texas–ArlingtonW 28–217,025[22]
September 30[[{{{school}}}|McNeese State]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 34–2018,200
October 7at Southwestern LouisianaL 6–2421,050
October 14Ball State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 17–712,526
October 21vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]W 45–2021,000
October 28vs. North Texas State
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 14–166,510
November 4Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 40–310,000
November 11[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 24–1015,200
November 18at Northeast LouisianaL 0–1817,000[23]
December 16vs. East Carolina
L 13–3531,054[24]

1979[edit]

1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1979 record3–8 (1–4 SLC)
Head coachLarry Beightol (1st season)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0     11 1 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 0     9 2 0
Lamar 3 2 0     6 3 2
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]] 1 4 0     4 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0     4 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.


Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at New MexicoW 0–34 (UNM forfeit)
September 15at ChattanoogaL 7–24
September 22at LamarL 7–1917,600[25]
September 29at MiamiL 0–620,069
October 6Southwestern LouisianaW 17–015,600
October 13[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas State]]
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 7–1413,800
October 20vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]L 21–25
October 27Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 16–3011,200[26]
November 3vs. [[{{{school}}}|North Texas State]]
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 17–193,600
November 10at McNeese StateL 7–4119,375
November 17Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 13–1017,300[27]

References[edit]

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  24. "Sutton helps ECU win Independence". The News and Observer. December 17, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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  27. "LaTech overcomes 7 turnovers to win 13–10". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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