Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–89

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

1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1980 record5–6 (2–3 SLC)
Head coach
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0  10 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0  7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0  3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 0  5 6 0
Lamar 1 4 0  3 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at Mississippi StateL 11–3132,812
September 20at Southern MissL 11–3824,640
September 27Western IllinoisW 42–618,200
October 4at East Tennessee StateW 7–36,489
October 11Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 16–7
October 18vs. Northwestern StateW 27–2336,000
October 25Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 20–2113,800
November 1at Arkansas StateW 28–010,000
November 8McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 8–4519,200
November 15at Southwestern LouisianaL 9–2712,638
November 22at Northeast LouisianaL 14–19

1981

1981 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1981 record4–6–1 (2–2–1 SLC)
Head coach
1981 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 1 0  6 5 0
McNeese State 3 1 1  7 3 1
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at West Texas StateL 10–17
September 12East Tennessee StateW 31–317,500
September 19BaylorL 21–2821,000
September 26at Texas A&ML 7–4356,217
October 3Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 0–3523,500
October 10at Texas–ArlingtonL 14–31
October 17at LamarW 16–7
October 24vs. Northwestern State
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
W 37–3322,300
October 31Southwestern Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
T 17–1713,500
November 7at McNeese StateL 20–2720,000
November 14Arkansas State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 32–0

1982

1982 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1982 record10–3 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Arkansas State 2 3 0  5 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 0  4 6 1
Lamar 1 4 0  4 7 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 0  3 8 0
North Texas State 0 0 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11West Texas StateW 28–712,300
September 18Eastern Michigan
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 49–12
September 25at Texas A&ML 27–3853,214
October 2at Texas–ArlingtonW 17–148,149
October 9at Northeast LouisianaW 17–1023,940
October 16Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 40–1314,800
October 23vs. Northwestern StateW 33–017,626
October 30at Arkansas StateW 24–14
November 6McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 35–1417,600
November 13at Southwestern LouisianaL 19–2918,963
November 20at Southern MissW 13–631,256
December 4South Carolina State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)
W 38–313,000
December 11Delaware
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)
L 0–17

1983

1983 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1983 record4–7 (2–4 SLC)
Head coach
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 1 0  8 3 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 1 0  8 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 0  6 5 0
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
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at New Mexico StateL 7–15
September 17at Southern MissL 10–28
September 24LamarL 12–1816,200
October 1Chattanooga
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 17–1416,600
October 8McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 20–2419,900
October 15at Arkansas StateL 7–21
October 22vs. Northwestern StateW 21–1013,996
October 29at North Texas StateW 25–18
November 5Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 0–1722,200
November 12at Texas–ArlingtonW 24–174,055
November 19at Southwestern LouisianaL 9–13

1984

1984 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1984 record10–5 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
1984 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 1 0  10 5 0
No. 10 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 McNeese State 2 3 1  7 3 1
Lamar 1 5 0  2 9 0
North Texas State 1 5 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1at Southeastern Louisiana*W 17–96,000
September 8Southwestern Louisiana (I-A)*L 16–1716,800
September 15at Southern Miss (I-A)*L 0–3428,342
September 22at Ole Miss (I-A)*L 8–14
September 29North Texas State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 17–12
October 6at McNeese StateW 24–1720,000
October 13Arkansas State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 20–1015,200
October 20vs. Northwestern State*W 5–09,424
October 27at LamarW 22–74,114
November 3at Northeast LouisianaL 10–12
November 10Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 34–014,200
November 24Mississippi Valley State*
W 66–1917,500
December 1at Alcorn State*Jackson, Mississippi (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)W 44–2116,204
December 8at Middle Tennessee State*W 21–13
December 15vs. Montana State*L 6–199,125
  • *Non-conference game

1985

1985 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1985 record8–3 (4–2 SLC)
Head coach
1985 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 1 0  9 4 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 2 0  8 3 0
McNeese State 3 1 2  6 3 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 3 0  6 5 0
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
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Southern MissL 0–2823,432
September 14Southwestern LouisianaW 24–2317,000
September 21at West Texas StateW 20–107,025
September 28Southeastern Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 40–718,224
October 5at North Texas StateW 33–815,800
October 12McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 35–317,833
October 19at Arkansas StateL 13–3110,863
October 26vs. Northwestern StateW 33–1714,783
November 2Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 23–223,200
November 9Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 9–1321,800
November 16at Texas–ArlingtonW 29–144,800

1986

1986 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1986 record6–4–1 (3–2 SLC)
Head coach
1986 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 0 0  12 2 1
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
McNeese State 1 4 0  2 9 0
Lamar 0 5 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30at TulsaW 22–1725,667
September 13at BaylorL 7–3831,000
September 20West Texas StateW 24–2111,600
September 27at Fresno StateL 10–3434,528
October 4North Texas State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 17–1017,300
October 11at McNeese StateW 28–1618,000
October 18Arkansas State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 17–2017,800
October 25vs. Northwestern StateT 13–1312,301
November 1at LamarW 39–203,225
November 8at Northeast LouisianaL 6–2020,381
November 22at Southwestern LouisianaW 23–1415,780

1987

1987 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record3–8
Head coach

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at BaylorL 3–1322,535
September 12Northeast LouisianaL 7–4424,975
September 19at Mississippi StateL 13–1423,200
September 26at KansasW 16–1123,000
October 3at ChattanoogaL 18–2016,300
October 10McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 7–317,311
October 17at Arkansas StateL 3–3715,232
October 24vs. Northwestern StateW 23–0
October 31at Texas A&ML 3–3253,779
November 14Southwest Missouri State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
L 10–1313,780
November 21at North Texas StateL 5–108,125

1988

1988 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record4–7
Head coach

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Mississippi StateL 14–2128,747
September 10HoustonL 0–6018,222
September 17at WyomingL 6–3818,128
September 24Nicholls StateW 31–1018,339
October 1at Kansas StateW 31–2824,000
October 8Southwestern Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 19–1618,615
October 22at Florida StateL 3–6651,703
October 29Arkansas State
  • Independence Stadium
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 22–3115,875
November 5at Texas A&ML 17–5648,023
November 12Southern Miss
L 19–267,500
November 19at Northeast LouisianaW 23–017,500

1989

1989 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record5–4–1
Head coach

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Southwestern LouisianaW 40–1420,200
September 9at Western MichiganL 20–2420,242
September 16at FloridaL 7–3465,109
September 30at East CarolinaT 29–2925,462
October 7at AkronL 24–3113,107
October 14Northern IllinoisW 42–2117,300
October 21at Arkansas StateW 40–3715,891
October 28Tulsa
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 34–3117,100
November 4Northeast Louisiana
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, Louisiana
W 24–623,500
November 11at AuburnL 23–3877,237

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