Chattanooga vs. Louisiana Tech

Chattanooga and Louisiana Tech first met in 1971 and have played 6 times; Louisiana Tech leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Louisiana Tech 4–⁠2, and Chattanooga has won the last 2.

Chattanooga wins
2
Louisiana Tech wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
4 Louisiana Tech
Current streak
2 Chattanooga
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana Tech 4–⁠2
Most recent
1979

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠4
Average margin
21.5 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Chattanooga
1–⁠3 Chattanooga’s record at home
At Louisiana Tech
1–⁠1 Louisiana Tech’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Chattanooga’s biggest win1979: Chattanooga 24, Louisiana Tech 7by 17 points
  2. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win1976: Louisiana Tech 49, Chattanooga 7by 42 points
  3. Upset1978: Chattanooga 12, Louisiana Tech 7Chattanooga had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsChattanoogaSeriesLouisiana Tech
1974–⁠1978Joe Morrison1–⁠3Maxie Lambright

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Chattanooga’s side (Morrison 1–⁠3 against Lambright). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Chattanooga and Louisiana Tech, 1971 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 15, 1979Chattanooga 24, Louisiana Tech 7at Chattanooga
Sep 16, 1978Chattanooga 12, Louisiana Tech 7at Louisiana Tech
Nov 6, 1976Louisiana Tech 49, Chattanooga 7at Chattanooga
Nov 15, 1975Louisiana Tech 49, Chattanooga 20at Louisiana Tech
Nov 16, 1974Louisiana Tech 35, Chattanooga 14at Chattanooga
Nov 6, 1971Louisiana Tech 35, Chattanooga 20at Chattanooga

Every game is listed as played on the field.