1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
CaptainRodney Jones, Rick Reggio
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Texas–Arlington 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Larry Beightol, the team compiled a 3–8 record. After going 1–9 through the first ten games of the season, head coach Larry Beightol was fired on November 12.[1] Pat Patterson then served as interim head coach for the final game of the season and led the Bulldogs to a victory over Northeast Louisiana.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at New Mexico*
W 0–34 (UNM forfeit)27,380[3][4]
September 15at Chattanooga*
L 7–249,100[5]
September 22at
Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
    		• L 7–1917,600[6]
    September 29at Miami (FL)*
    		L 0–620,069[7]
    October 6Southwestern Louisiana
    		W 17–015,600[8]
    October 13Arkansas State
    • Joe Aillet Stadium
    • Ruston, LA
    		L 7–1413,800[9]
    October 20vs.
    State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
    		• L 21–2519,212[10]
    October 27Texas–Arlington
    • Joe Aillet Stadium
    • Ruston, LA
    		L 16–3011,200[11]
    November 3vs. North Texas State*
    • State Fair Stadium
    • Shreveport, LA
    		L 17–193,600[12]
    November 10at McNeese State
    		L 7–4119,375[13]
    November 17
    rivalry)
    		W 13–1017,300[14]
    • *Non-conference game

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