1996_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team
1996 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 1996 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Crowton, the team compiled an 6–5 record.
Quick Facts Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football, Conference ...
| 1996 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (2nd season) |
| Captain | None |
| Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Army | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Middle Tennessee State | W 20–0 | 17,912 | [1] | |
| September 7 | Baylor | L 16–24 | 29,469 | [2] | |
| September 14 | at Central Michigan | W 38–37 | 19,022 | [3] | |
| September 21 | at Mississippi State | W 38–23 | 33,194 | [4] | |
| September 28 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 31–37 | 20,432 | [5] |
| October 5 | at Texas A&M | L 13–63 | 52,522 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at Arkansas | L 21–38 | 46,341 | [7] | |
| October 19 | Toledo |
| W 61–20 | 17,052 | [8] |
| October 26 | UAB |
| W 35–31 | 11,320 | [9] |
| November 2 | at Northern Illinois | W 40–14 | 6,208 | [10] | |
| November 9 | at Arkansas State | L 38–55 | 9,642 | [11] |
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- "MTSU defense not enough in loss". The Daily News-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baylor's defense holds on". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech comes back to edge Central, 38–37". Detroit Free Press. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "La. Tech surprises Bulldogs". Hattiesburg American. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cajuns in tall cotton, 37–31". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies reel off 42 straight in 63–13 rout of La. Tech". Austin American-Statesman. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Arkansas comeback overcomes Tech, 38–21". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Martin shatters record". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech 35, Ala.–Birmingham 31". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskies' home skid reaches record 7". Northwest Herald. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech bowl hopes dashed with loss". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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