The 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented

Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activ ...

in the

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. The Bulldogs played their home games at the

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and competed in the West Division of

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(C–USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach

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. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the

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where they defeated SMU.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host C-USA foes

Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. FAU belongs to the 12-cam ...

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Southern Miss The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

, and UTSA, and will travel to

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, UAB,

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, and

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(WKU). The Bulldogs will host three of the four non-conference opponents,

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univers ...

from the

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Northwestern State Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

from the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...

, and

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from the

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. They will travel to

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, also from the Southeastern Conference. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Northwestern State

Mississippi State

at WKU

at South Carolina

South Alabama

at UAB

Southern Miss

at Rice

North Texas

Florida Atlantic

at UTEP

UTSA

vs SMU–Frisco Bowl

Roster

References

Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Frisco Bowl champion seasons

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