Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1970–79

Contents:	1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979

1970

1970 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
1970 record	2–8 (– GSC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Chattanooga	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–3	12,000
September 26	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 0–6	10,000
October 3	McNeese State	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 14–16	10,000
October 10	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium • Lafayette, LA	L 10–20	12,500
October 17	at Arkansas State	Jonesboro, AR	L 17–38	8,300
October 24	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 17–20	25,006
October 31	Tampa	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 10–14	10,000
November 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 21–24	10,000
November 14	at Southern Miss	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 27–6	14,000
November 21	at Northeast Louisiana	Monroe, LA	L 21–28	8,400

1971

1971 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
NCAA College Division Midwest Region Champions Southland Conference Champions Pioneer Bowl Champions
Pioneer Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan, W 14–3
Conference	Southland Conference
1971 record	9–2 (4–1 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1971 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX) +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Lamar +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Louisiana Tech record includes Pioneer Bowl win. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Tampa	Tampa, FL	W 28–20	27,333
September 25	Lamar	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 26–7	13,800
October 2	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	L 22–29	13,500
October 9	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–15	15,200
October 16	Arkansas State	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–27	14,600
October 23	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 33–21	27,000
October 30	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 24–9	7,000
November 6	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 35–20	5,000
November 13	Southern Miss	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 20–24	17,000
November 20	Northeast Louisiana	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 23–0	12,500
December 11	vs. Eastern Michigan	Wichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl)	W 14–3

1972

1972 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
National Football Foundation College Division National Champions NCAA College Division Mideast Region Champions Southland Conference Champions Grantland Rice Bowl Champions
Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Tennessee Tech, W 35–0
Conference	Southland Conference
1972 record	12–0 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1972 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Texas–Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes Grantland Rice Bowl win. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7–0	21,707
September 16	at Southern Miss	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 33–14	11,600
September 23	McNeese State	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–17	19,200
September 30	Abilene Christian	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 35–12	13,500
October 7	at Texas–Arlington	Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX	W 35–14	7,300
October 14	at Arkansas State	Little Rock, AR	W 38–17	13,000
October 21	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 20–16	27,000
October 28	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 21–0	11,000
November 4	at Northern Arizona	Flagstaff, AZ	W 41–21	7,750
November 11	Eastern Michigan	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–17	15,736
November 18	at Northeast Louisiana	Monroe, LA	W 10–6	6,000
December 10	vs. Tennessee Tech	Baton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice Bowl)	W 35–0

1973

Main article: 1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1974

1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
UPI College Division National Champions Southland Conference Champions
Pioneer Bowl vs. Central Michigan, L 14–35
Conference	Southland Conference
1974 record	11–1 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1974 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Lamar	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Illinois State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 16–7	17,400
September 21	at Texas–Arlington	Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX	W 42–15	4,419
September 28	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 20–7	10,231
October 12	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 35–20	9,637
October 19	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 34–0	26,000
October 26	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–17	22,058
November 2	Southeastern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–13	16,700
November 9	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28–0	16,231
November 16	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 35–14	6,327
November 23	at Northeast Louisiana	Monroe, LA	W 26–10	9,000
November 30	Western Carolina	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals)	W 10–7	12,200
December 7	vs. Central Michigan	Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl)	L 14–35

1975

1975 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1975 record	8–2 (4–1 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1975 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	0
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 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	W 21–14	20,000
September 27	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 37–8	17,600
October 4	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 24–10	11,109
October 11	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–14	16,200
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 41–14	26,496
October 25	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 14–24	8,300
November 1	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 33–28	7,300
November 8	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 41–23
November 15	Chattanooga	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 49–20	13,200
November 22	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 13–30	20,100

1976

1976 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1976 record	6–5 (2–3 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1976 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 regular season wins. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	L 28–41	16,172
September 18	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 13–15	17,734
September 25	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 27–13
October 2	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 26–31	26,640
October 9	at Texas–Arlington	Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX	L 35–56	5,500
October 16	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 37–7	12,327
October 23	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 35–6
October 30	vs. North Texas State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 8–14	6,532
November 6	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 49–7
November 13	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 23–22	11,258
November 20	at Northeast Louisiana	Monroe, LA	W 55–35

1977

1977 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions Independence Bowl Champions
Independence Bowl vs. Louisville, W 24–14
Conference	Southland Conference
1977 record	9–1–2 (4–0–1 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

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
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Cal State Sacramento	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 56–0
September 24	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	T 21–21	7,500
October 1	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	W 14–7	23,571
October 8	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	T 21–21
October 15	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 20–7	15,128
October 22	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 30–8
October 29	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–12	16,200
November 5	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 23–6	7,129
November 12	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	W 28–10	16,431
November 19	vs. North Texas State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 14–41
November 26	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 20–0
December 17	vs. Louisville	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 24–14	22,223

1978

1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Co-Champions
Independence Bowl vs. East Carolina, L 13–35
Conference	Southland Conference
1978 record	6–5 (4–1 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright

1978 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas–Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Chattanooga	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–12	14,212
September 23	at Texas–Arlington	Cravens Field • Arlington, TX	W 28–21	7,025
September 30	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 34–20	18,200
October 7	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 6–24	21,050
October 14	Ball State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–7	12,526
October 21	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 45–20	21,000
October 28	vs. North Texas State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 14–16	6,510
November 4	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–3	10,000
November 11	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 24–10	15,200
November 18	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 0–18
December 16	vs. East Carolina	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 13–35	31,054

1979

1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
1979 record	3–8 (1–4 SLC)
Head coach	Larry Beightol Pat Patterson

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
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. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 0–34 (UNM forfeit)
September 15	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	L 7–24
September 22	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 7–19	17,600^[1]
September 29	at Miami	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 0–6	20,069
October 6	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 17–0	15,600
October 13	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 7–14	13,800
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 21–25
October 27	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 16–30	11,200
November 3	vs. North Texas State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	L 17–19	3,600
November 10	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	L 7–41	19,375
November 17	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 13–10

References

↑ "Lamar University 2014 Football Information Guide". Lamar University Department of Athletics. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech athletic field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana–Monroe

Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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