The 1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 6–5 record and as Southland Conference co-champion.
| 1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
Independence Bowl, L 13–35 vs. East Carolina | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Captain | Ronnie Paggett, Scooter Spruell |
| Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Chattanooga* | L 7–12 | 14,212 | [1] | |
| September 23 | at Texas–Arlington | W 28–21 | 7,025 | [2] | |
| September 30 | McNeese State |
| W 34–20 | 18,200 | [3] |
| October 7 | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 6–24 | 21,050 | [4] | |
| October 14 | Ball State* |
| W 17–7 | 12,526 | [5] |
| October 21 | vs. Northwestern State* | W 45–20 | 21,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | vs. North Texas State* |
| L 14–16 | 6,510 | [7] |
| November 4 | Lamar |
| W 40–3 | 10,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | Arkansas State |
| W 24–10 | 15,200 | [9] |
| November 18 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 0–18 | 17,000 | [10] | |
| December 16 | vs. East Carolina* |
| L 13–35 | 31,054 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Chattanooga stumps Tech for first time". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech holds off UTA in SLC opener, 28–21". The Times. September 24, 1978. p. 2D. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late explosion wins for La. Tech". The Town Talk. October 1, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USL Cajuns use bayou gris gris". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech scoots past BSU". The Star Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech riddles Northwestern 45–20". Daily World. October 22, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles flutter by La. Tech 16–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech gains bowl berth". Dayton Daily News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NLU shocks Tech, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1978. p. 1D. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sutton helps ECU win Independence". The News and Observer. December 17, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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