Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–1989

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
1981 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1981 record	4–6–1 (2–2–1 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1980 Southland Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1980 record	5–6 (2–3 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

During the 1980s the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team twice won the Southland Conference, then left that Conference in 1986, joining the newly created non–football American South Conference as a charter member, becoming an independent team playing in NCAA Division I. The team reached the finals of the Division I-AA Championship in 1984.

1980[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 11–31	32,812
September 20	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 11–38	24,640
September 27	[[{{{school}}}\|Western Illinois]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 42–6	18,200
October 4	at [[{{{school}}}\|East Tennessee State]]	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee	W 7–3	6,489
October 11	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 16–7
October 18	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 27–23	36,000
October 25	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 20–21	13,800
November 1	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	W 28–0	10,000
November 8	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 8–45	19,200
November 15	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	L 9–27	12,638
November 22	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	L 14–19

1981[edit]

1981 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas–Arlington $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, Texas	L 10–17		^[1]
September 12	[[{{{school}}}\|East Tennessee State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 31–3	17,500
September 19	Baylor	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	L 21–28	21,000
September 26	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	L 7–43	56,217
October 3	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 0–35	23,500	^[2]
October 10	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, Texas	L 14–31	5,138	^[3]
October 17	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 16–7
October 24	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 37–33	22,300
October 31	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	T 17–17	13,500
November 7	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, Louisiana	L 20–27	20,000
November 14	[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 32–0

1982[edit]

1982 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
Conference	Southland Conference
1982 record	10–3 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Billy Brewer
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	[[{{{school}}}\|West Texas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 28–7	12,300
September 18	Eastern Michigan	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 49–12
September 25	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	L 27–38	53,214
October 2	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, Texas	W 17–14	8,149	^[4]
October 9	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	W 17–10	23,940	^[5]
October 16	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 40–13	14,800
October 23	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 33–0	17,626
October 30	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	W 24–14
November 6	[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 35–14	17,600
November 13	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	L 19–29	18,963
November 20	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 13–6	31,256	^[6]
December 4	[[{{{school}}}\|South Carolina State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 38–3	13,000
December 11	Delaware	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	L 0–17	8,000	^[7]

1983[edit]

1983 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1983 record	4–7 (2–4 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 4 [[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]] +^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico	L 7–15
September 17	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 10–28	28,342	^[8]
September 24	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 12–18	16,200
October 1	Chattanooga	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 17–14	16,600
October 8	[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 20–24	19,900
October 15	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	L 7–21
October 22	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 21–10	13,996
October 29	at [[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	W 25–18
November 5	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 0–17	22,200	^[9]
November 12	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, Texas	W 24–17	4,055	^[10]
November 19	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	L 9–13

1984[edit]

1984 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
Division I-AA Championship Game, L 6–19 vs. Montana State
Conference	Southland Conference
1984 record	10–5 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	5	–	0
No. 10 [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]] ^	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Texas–Arlington	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 [[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	2	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at [[{{{school}}}\|Southeastern Louisiana]]*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, Louisiana	W 17–9	6,000
September 8	Southwestern Louisiana (I-A)*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 16–17	16,800
September 15	at Southern Miss (I-A)*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–34	28,342	^[11]
September 22	at Ole Miss (I-A)*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	L 8–14
September 29	[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 17–12
October 6	at [[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, Louisiana	W 24–17	20,000
October 13	[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 20–10	15,200
October 20	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 5–0	9,424
October 27	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 22–7	4,114
November 3	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	L 10–12		^[12]
November 10	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 34–0	14,200	^[13]
November 24	Mississippi Valley State*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)	W 66–19	17,500
December 1	at [[{{{school}}}\|Alcorn State]]*	Jackson, Mississippi (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 44–21	16,204
December 8	at Middle Tennessee State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	W 21–13
December 15	vs. Montana State*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Division I-AA Championship Game)	L 6–19	9,125
*Non-conference game

1985[edit]

1985 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1985 record	8–3 (4–2 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]] $^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	3	–	1	–	2	6	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 0–28	23,432	^[14]
September 14	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 24–23	17,000
September 21	at [[{{{school}}}\|West Texas State]]	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, Texas	W 20–10	7,025
September 28	[[{{{school}}}\|Southeastern Louisiana]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 40–7	18,224
October 5	at [[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	W 33–8	15,800
October 12	[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 35–3	17,833
October 19	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	L 13–31	10,863
October 26	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 33–17	14,783
November 2	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 23–22	3,200
November 9	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 9–13	21,800	^[15]
November 16	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium Arlington, Texas	W 29–14	4,800	^[16]

1986[edit]

1986 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1986 record	6–4–1 (3–2 SLC)
Head coach	A.L. Williams
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]] $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	1
[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma	W 22–17	25,667
September 13	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 7–38	31,000
September 20	[[{{{school}}}\|West Texas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 24–21	11,600
September 27	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	L 10–34	34,528
October 4	[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 17–10	17,300
October 11	at [[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, Louisiana	W 28–16	18,000
October 18	[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 17–20	17,800
October 25	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	T 13–13	12,301
November 1	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 39–20	3,225
November 8	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	L 6–20	20,381
November 22	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	W 23–14	15,780

1987[edit]

1987 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	3–8
Head coach	Carl Torbush
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 3–13	22,535
September 12	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 7–44	24,975
September 19	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 13–14	23,200
September 26	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	W 16–11	23,000
October 3	at [[{{{school}}}\|Chattanooga]]	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, Tennessee	L 18–20	16,300
October 10	[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 7–3	17,311
October 17	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	L 3–37	15,232
October 24	vs. [[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	W 23–0
October 31	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	L 3–32	53,779
November 14	[[{{{school}}}\|Southwest Missouri State]]	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	L 10–13	13,780
November 21	at [[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	L 5–10	8,125

1988[edit]

1988 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	4–7
Head coach	Joe Raymond Peace
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 14–21	28,747
September 10	Houston	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	L 0–60	18,222
September 17	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 6–38	18,128
September 24	Nicholls State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 31–10	18,339
October 1	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 31–28	24,000
October 8	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 19–16	18,615
October 22	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 3–66	51,703
October 29	[[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	L 22–31	15,875
November 5	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	L 17–56	48,023
November 12	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 19–26	7,500	^[17]
November 19	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	W 23–0	17,500	^[18]

1989[edit]

1989 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	5–4–1
Head coach	Joe Raymond Peace
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana	W 40–14	20,200
September 9	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan	L 20–24	20,242
September 16	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	L 7–34	65,109
September 30	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	T 29–29	25,462
October 7	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, Ohio	L 24–31	13,107
October 14	Northern Illinois	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 42–21	17,300
October 21	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas State]]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	W 40–37	15,891
October 28	Tulsa	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 34–31	17,100
November 4	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana	W 24–6	23,500
November 11	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 23–38	77,237

References[edit]

↑ "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Northeast runs over Tech Bulldogs, 35–0". The Times. October 4, 1981. p. 1D. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mavs thunder past Techmen". The Times. October 11, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "UTA title hopes crumble with 17–14 loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tech holds off NLU, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "LaTech upsets Southern Miss". The Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Delaware Coasts, 17-0, to Gain I-AA Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "USM comes back to defeat Tech". The Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Northeast blanks Tech to clinch tie for SLC title". The Times. November 6, 1983. p. D1. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Late UTA error helps Tech rally for 24–17 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1983. p. 10B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "USM buries Techsters by 34–0". The Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "NLU tips Tech on late field goal". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1984. p. D1. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Louisiana Tech pops UTA for Southland championship". Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1984. p. 36. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Eagles riddle mistake-prone Tech, 28–0". The Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Northeast sidetracks La. Tech". The Times. November 10, 1985. p. C1. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Louisiana Tech, turnovers end UTA title hopes, 29–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Southern Miss slides past Tech in rainstorm". The Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tech saves face in win over NLU". The Times. November 20, 1988. p. C2. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Northeast runs over Tech Bulldogs, 35–0". The Times. October 4, 1981. p. 1D. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Mavs thunder past Techmen". The Times. October 11, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1982UTA1-4] "UTA title hopes crumble with 17–14 loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1982NELA1-5] "Tech holds off NLU, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1982USM1-6] "LaTech upsets Southern Miss". The Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1982DE1-7] "Delaware Coasts, 17-0, to Gain I-AA Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1983USM1-8] "USM comes back to defeat Tech". The Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1983NELA1-9] "Northeast blanks Tech to clinch tie for SLC title". The Times. November 6, 1983. p. D1. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1983UTA1-10] "Late UTA error helps Tech rally for 24–17 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1983. p. 10B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1984USM1-11] "USM buries Techsters by 34–0". The Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1984NELA1-12] "NLU tips Tech on late field goal". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1984. p. D1. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1984UTA1-13] "Louisiana Tech pops UTA for Southland championship". Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1984. p. 36. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1985USM1-14] "Eagles riddle mistake-prone Tech, 28–0". The Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1985NELA1-15] "Northeast sidetracks La. Tech". The Times. November 10, 1985. p. C1. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1985UTA1-16] "Louisiana Tech, turnovers end UTA title hopes, 29–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1988USM1-17] "Southern Miss slides past Tech in rainstorm". The Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1988NELA1-18] "Tech saves face in win over NLU". The Times. November 20, 1988. p. C2. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–1989

Contents

1980[edit]

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1981[edit]

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1982[edit]

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1983[edit]

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1984[edit]

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1985[edit]

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1988[edit]

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