2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captains	O'Shea Dugas; Teddy Veal; Jaylon Ferguson; Dae'Von Washington;
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Hawaii.

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award^[1]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[2]	Teddy Veal	WR	SR
Jim Thorpe Award^[3]	Amik Robertson	CB	SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[4]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Outland Trophy^[5]	O'Shea Dugas	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[6]	J'Mar Smith	QB	JR
Ted Hendricks Award^[7]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[8]	J'Mar Smith	QB	JR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 30–26	13,457
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Southern*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 54–17	22,926
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 21–38	102,321
September 29	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	W 29–27	30,105
October 6	6:00 p.m.	UAB	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	Stadium	L 7–28	18,983
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 31–3	20,057
October 20	2:30 p.m.	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 31–24	18,972
October 26	5:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	W 21–13	14,948
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 3–45	58,709
November 10	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 28–13	15,283
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	Stadium	L 20–21	19,142
November 24	11:00 a.m.	Western Kentucky	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 15–30	11,459
December 22	9:30 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–14	30,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	3	7	30
Jaguars	0	7	6	13	26

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	3	0	17
Bulldogs	21	10	14	9	54

Preseason

2018 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x	7	–	1	8	–	6
FIU	6	–	2	9	–	4
Marshall	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	4	–	4	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
North Texas	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisiana Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	6	–	5
UTSA	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	1	–	7	1	–	11
Rice	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
(LT) Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3
No. 18 (MSST) Bulldogs	21	10	7	7	45