2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC.

2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell Jr. (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Conroy Hines (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (3rd season)
Captains	Donald Allen Aaron Lips Barry Robertson Bryan Santiago Tramon Williams Quarvay Winbush
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boise State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Nevada +		7	–	1					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					7	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Utah State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	6					2	–	9
New Mexico State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	5:00 pm	at No. 10 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 3–41	90,099
September 17	6:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 14–34	41,237
October 1	6:00 pm	New Mexico State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 34–14	17,318
October 8	6:00 pm	Hawaii	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Plus	W 46–14	16,242
October 15	3:00 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 27–37	8,377
October 22	3:00 pm	North Texas*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 40–14	19,481
October 29	6:00 pm	San Jose State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 31–14	12,758
November 5	2:00 pm	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN Plus	W 27–17	9,457
November 12	4:00 pm	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SPW	W 41–38	15,012
November 26	1:00 pm	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	SPW	L 13–30	16,281
December 2	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 40–28	36,525
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time