2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (2nd year)
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 28,019)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
WKU		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team will represent Louisiana Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs will play their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by fourth year head coach Skip Holtz.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C–USA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Southern Miss.

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against South Carolina State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and three road games against Massachusetts, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Arkansas*		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
September 10		South Carolina State*		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
September 17		at Texas Tech*		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
September 24		at Middle Tennessee		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
October 1		UTEP		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
October 8		WKU		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
October 15		at Massachusetts*		Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA
October 22		at FIU		FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
October 29		Rice		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
November 5		at North Texas		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
November 12		UTSA		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
November 26		at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:

Game notes

at Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Razorbacks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1997	ARK, 17–13

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
SCSU Bulldogs					0
LT Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1982	LT, 38–3

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Red Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1933	TTU, 40–10

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Blue Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2015	LT, 45–16

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5–1	2015	LT, 17–15

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2015	WKU, 41–38

at UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Minutemen					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	LT, 27–17

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2015	LT, 42–17

at North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2015	LT, 56–13

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2015	LT, 34–31

at Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Golden Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–32	2015	USM, 58–24