2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2015
|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
|sport=football
|image = Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size = 200
|conference=Conference USA
|division = West Division
|short_conf=C-USA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|CFPRank=
|record= 9–4
|conf_record= 6–2
|head_coach=Skip Holtz
|hc_year = 3rd
|off_coach=Tony Petersen
|oc_year = 3rd
|def_coach= Blake Baker
|dc_year = 1st
|off_scheme=Multiple
|def_scheme=Multiple
|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium
|champion= New Orleans Bowl champion
|conf_champ=
|conf_champ_result=
|bowl=New Orleans Bowl
|bowl_result= W 47–28 vs. Arkansas State
}}
{{2015 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Skip Holtz and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.
Schedule
Louisiana Tech announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).{{Cite press release|url=http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aad.html|title=Six Home Games Highlight 2015 @LATechFB Schedule|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2015|archive-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327090600/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aad.html|url-status=dead}}
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ASN
| score = 62–15
| attend = 27,905
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = FS1
| score = 38–41
| attend = 17,515
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 33–39
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 53,540
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = FCS
| score = 27–17
| attend = 20,010
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ASN
| score = 43–14
| attend = 26,910
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ASN
| score = 34–31
| attend = 24,392
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = SECN
| score = 20–45
| attend = 61,651
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = FSN
| score = 45–16
| attend = 15,024
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = FS1
| score = 42–17
| attend = 18,010
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = FCS
| score = 56–13
| attend = 16,986
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = FSN
| score = 17–15
| attend = 22,286
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| gamename = Rivalry in Dixie
| tv = FSN
| score = 24–58
| attend = 19,028
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 19
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = New Orleans Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 47–28
| attend = 32,847
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Southern=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1= 8||R2= 0||R3= 7||R4= 0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 24||H2= 28||H3= 7||H4= 3
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Western Kentucky=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0||R2= 17||R3= 7||R4= 14
|Home=Hilltoppers
|H1= 14||H2= 13||H3= 11||H4= 3
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Kansas State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0||R2= 10||R3= 3||R4= 10 ||R5= 10
|Home=Wildcats
|H1= 3||H2= 3||H3= 7||H4= 10 ||H5= 16
}}
{{Clear}}
=FIU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Panthers
|R1= 0||R2= 3||R3= 7||R4= 7
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 7||H2= 10||H3= 0||H4= 10
}}
{{Clear}}
=Louisiana–Lafayette=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ragin' Cajuns
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 7
|H2= 22
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=At UTSA=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 10||R2= 14||R3= 7||R4= 3
|Home=Roadrunners
|H1= 3||H2= 7||H3= 14||H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Mississippi State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=LT Bulldogs
|R1= 14||R2= 3||R3= 3||R4= 0
|Home=MSU Bulldogs
|H1= 7||H2= 17||H3= 14||H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Middle Tennessee=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Blue Raiders
|R1= 7||R2= 3||R3= 0||R4= 6
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 14||H2= 21||H3= 0||H4= 10
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Rice=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 14||R2= 14||R3= 7||R4= 7
|Home=Owls
|H1= 7||H2= 0||H3= 3||H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=North Texas=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mean Green
|R1= 0||R2= 0||R3= 0||R4= 13
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 21||H2= 7||H3= 14||H4= 14
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Texas–El Paso=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1=3 ||R2=7 ||R3=7 ||R4=0
|Home=Miners
|H1=0 ||H2=10 ||H3=2 ||H4=3
}}
{{Clear}}
=Southern Miss=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Eagles
|R1=7 ||R2=17 ||R3=7 ||R4=27
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=3 ||H2=7 ||H3=7 ||H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Arkansas State–New Orleans Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 3||R2= 14||R3= 3||R4= 8
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 10||H2= 7||H3= 17||H4= 13
}}
{{Clear}}
NFL Draft
{{See also|2016 NFL draft}}
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{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=2016 |round=1 | picknum=30 | team=Carolina Panthers| first=Vernon| last=Butler|dab= | position=DT | collegeyear=2015 | college=Louisiana Tech University | collegeteam=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | collegelink=Louisiana Tech | probowl= |note= |cfb page exists= yes}}
{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=2016 |round=4 | picknum=134 | team=Baltimore Ravens| first=Kenneth| last=Dixon|dab=Kenneth Dixon (American football) | position=RB | collegeyear=2015 | college=Louisiana Tech University | collegeteam=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | collegelink=Louisiana Tech | probowl= |note= |cfb page exists= yes}}
{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=2016 |round=6 | picknum=207 | team=San Francisco 49ers| first=Jeff| last=Driskel|dab= | position=QB | collegeyear=2015 | college=Louisiana Tech University | collegeteam=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | collegelink=Louisiana Tech | probowl= |note= |cfb page exists= yes}}
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