1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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UPI small college national champion Southland champion | |
Pioneer Bowl, L 14–35 vs. Central Michigan | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 11–1 (5–0 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Randy Crouch, Roland Harper |
Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled an 11–1 record, were UPI College Division national champion, Southland Conference champion, and lost to Central Michigan in the Pioneer Bowl.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | Illinois State* | W 16–7 | 17,400 | [1] | ||
September 21 | at Texas–Arlington | No. 2 | W 42–15 | 4,419 | [2][3] | |
September 28 | at Arkansas State | No. 1 | W 20–7 | 10,231 | [4] | |
October 12 | at Southwestern Louisiana | No. 1 | W 35–20 | 9,637 | [5] | |
October 19 | vs. Northwestern State* | No. 1 | W 34–0 | 26,000 | [6] | |
October 26 | No. 10 McNeese State | No. 1 |
| W 24–17 | 22,058 | [7] |
November 2 | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 1 |
| W 34–13 | 16,700 | [8] |
November 9 | Lamar | No. 1 |
| W 28–0 | 16,231 | [9] |
November 16 | at Chattanooga* | No. 1 | W 35–14 | 6,327 | [10] | |
November 23 | at Northeast Louisiana* | No. 1 | W 26–10 | 9,000 | [11] | |
November 30 | No. 8 Western Carolina* | No. 1 |
| W 10–7 | 12,200 | [12] |
December 7 | vs. No. 6 Central Michigan* | No. 1 |
| L 14–35 | 12,200 | [13] |
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