Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, 1980–89

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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
Conference Southland Conference
1980 record 5–6 (2–3 SLC)
Head coach Billy Brewer
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   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
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 13 at Mississippi State Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 11–31   32,812
September 20 at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) L 11–38   24,640
September 27 Western Illinois Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 42–6   18,200
October 4 at East Tennessee State Memorial CenterJohnson City, TN W 7–3   6,489
October 11 Lamar Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 16–7    
October 18 vs. Northwestern State State Fair StadiumShreveport, LA W 27–23   36,000
October 25 Texas–Arlington Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 20–21   13,800
November 1 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR W 28–0   10,000
November 8 McNeese State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 8–45   19,200
November 15 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA L 9–27   12,638
November 22 at Northeast Louisiana Malone StadiumMonroe, LA L 14–19    

1981

1981 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Southland Conference
1981 record 4–6–1 (2–2–1 SLC)
Head coach Billy Brewer
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
1981 Southland Conference football standings
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
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
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 at West Texas State Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX L 10–17    
September 12 East Tennessee State Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 31–3   17,500
September 19 Baylor State Fair StadiumShreveport, LA L 21–28   21,000
September 26 at Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 7–43   56,217
October 3 Northeast Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 0–35   23,500
October 10 at Texas–Arlington Maverick StadiumArlington, TX L 14–31    
October 17 at Lamar Cardinal StadiumBeaumont, TX W 16–7    
October 24 vs. Northwestern State State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA W 37–33   22,300
October 31 Southwestern Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA T 17–17   13,500
November 7 at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA L 20–27   20,000
November 14 Arkansas State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 32–0    

1982

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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 0     10 3 0
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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 West Texas State Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 28–7   12,300
September 18 Eastern Michigan Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 49–12    
September 25 at Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 27–38   53,214
October 2 at Texas–Arlington Maverick StadiumArlington, TX W 17–14   8,149
October 9 at Northeast Louisiana Malone StadiumMonroe, LA W 17–10   23,940
October 16 Lamar Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 40–13   14,800
October 23 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 33–0   17,626
October 30 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR W 24–14    
November 6 McNeese State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 35–14   17,600
November 13 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA L 19–29   18,963
November 20 at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) W 13–6   31,256
December 4 South Carolina State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 38–3   13,000
December 11 Delaware Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) L 0–17    

1983

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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 North Texas State $^ 5 1 0     8 4 0
#13 Northeast Louisiana 5 1 0     8 3 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 champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 10 at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM L 7–15    
September 17 at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) L 10–28    
September 24 Lamar Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA L 12–18   16,200
October 1 Chattanooga Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 17–14   16,600
October 8 McNeese State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 20–24   19,900
October 15 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR L 7–21    
October 22 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 21–10   13,996
October 29 at North Texas State Fouts FieldDenton, TX W 25–18    
November 5 Northeast Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 0–17   22,200
November 12 at Texas–Arlington Maverick StadiumArlington, TX W 24–17   4,055
November 19 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA L 9–13    

1984

1984 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Southland Conference Champions
Conference Southland Conference
1984 record 10–5 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach A.L. Williams
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »
1984 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 1 0     10 5 0
#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
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA W 17–9   6,000
September 8 Southwestern Louisiana Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA L 16–17   16,800
September 15 at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) L 0–34   28,342
September 22 at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS L 8–14    
September 29 North Texas State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 17–12    
October 6 at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA W 24–17   20,000
October 13 Arkansas State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 20–10   15,200
October 20 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 5–0   9,424
October 27 at Lamar Cardinal StadiumBeaumont, TX W 22–7   4,114
November 3 at Northeast Louisiana Malone StadiumMonroe, LA L 10–12    
November 10 Texas–Arlington Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 34–0   14,200
November 24 Mississippi Valley State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 66–19   17,500
December 1 at Alcorn State Jackson, MS (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 44–21   16,204
December 8 at Middle Tennessee State Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) W 21–13    
December 15 vs. Montana State Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (Division I-AA Championship Game) L 6–19   9,125

1985

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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Arkansas State $^ 5 1 0     9 4 0
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 7 at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) L 0–28   23,432
September 14 Southwestern Louisiana Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 24–23   17,000
September 21 at West Texas State Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX W 20–10   7,025
September 28 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 40–7   18,224
October 5 at North Texas State Fouts FieldDenton, TX W 33–8   15,800
October 12 McNeese State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 35–3   17,833
October 19 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR L 13–31   10,863
October 26 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 33–17   14,783
November 2 Lamar Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 23–22   3,200
November 9 Northeast Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 9–13   21,800
November 16 at Texas–Arlington Maverick StadiumArlington, TX W 29–14   4,800

1986

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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 30 at Tulsa Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK W 22–17   25,667
September 13 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 7–38   31,000
September 20 West Texas State Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 24–21   11,600
September 27 at Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA L 10–34   34,528
October 4 North Texas State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 17–10   17,300
October 11 at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA W 28–16   18,000
October 18 Arkansas State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 17–20   17,800
October 25 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA T 13–13   12,301
November 1 at Lamar Cardinal StadiumBeaumont, TX W 39–20   3,225
November 8 at Northeast Louisiana Malone StadiumMonroe, LA L 6–20   20,381
November 22 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA W 23–14   15,780

1987

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

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 3–13   22,535
September 12 Northeast Louisiana Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA L 7–44   24,975
September 19 at Mississippi State Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 13–14   23,200
September 26 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS W 16–11   23,000
October 3 at Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN L 18–20   16,300
October 10 McNeese State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 7–3   17,311
October 17 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR L 3–37   15,232
October 24 vs. Northwestern State Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 23–0    
October 31 at Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 3–32   53,779
November 14 [[{{{school}}}|Southwest Missouri State]] Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 10–13   13,780
November 21 at North Texas State Fouts FieldDenton, TX L 5–10   8,125

1988

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

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 at Mississippi State Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 14–21   28,747
September 10 [[{{{school}}}|Houston]] Independence StadiumShreveport, LA L 0–60   18,222
September 17 at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY L 6–38   18,128
September 24 [[{{{school}}}|Nicholls State]] Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 31–10   18,339
October 1 at Kansas State KSU StadiumManhattan, KS W 31–28   24,000
October 8 Southwestern Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 19–16   18,615
October 22 at Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL L 3–66   51,703
October 29 Arkansas State Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA L 22–31   15,875
November 5 at Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 17–56   48,023
November 12 Southern Miss Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) L 19–26   7,500
November 19 at Northeast Louisiana Malone StadiumMonroe, LA W 23–0   17,500

1989

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

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 2 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA W 40–14   20,200
September 9 at [[{{{school}}}|Western Michigan]] Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI L 20–24   20,242
September 16 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL L 7–34   65,109
September 30 at East Carolina Ficklen Memorial StadiumGreenville, NC T 29–29   25,462
October 7 at [[{{{school}}}|Akron]] Rubber BowlAkron, OH L 24–31   13,107
October 14 Northern Illinois Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 42–21   17,300
October 21 at Arkansas State Indian StadiumJonesboro, AR W 40–37   15,891
October 28 Tulsa Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 34–31   17,100
November 4 Northeast Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 24–6   23,500
November 11 at Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 23–38   77,237

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