1974 Louisiana Tech
5–0 (3–0 Southland Conference), coached by Maxie Lambright. The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–1, over 12 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lamar 28–0Nov 9
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | atTexas–Arlington | W 42–15 | 64% |
| Sep 28 | at Arkansas State | W 20–7 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | W 35–20 | 86% |
| Nov 9 | vs Lamar | W 28–0 | 73% |
| Nov 16 | at Chattanooga | W 35–14 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 35–14; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists seven games of Louisiana Tech’s 1974 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vsIllinois State | W 16–7 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Oct 19 | vsNorthwestern State | W 34–0 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Oct 26 | vsMcNeese | W 24–17 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Nov 2 | vsSE Louisiana | W 34–13 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Nov 23 | atUL Monroe | W 26–10 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Nov 30 | vsWestern Carolina | W 10–7 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
| Dec 7 | vsCentral Michigan | L 14–35 | Louisiana Tech’s article |
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1974.
Southland Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 5–0
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 160–56
- Coach
- Maxie Lambright
- Elo
- 1575 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Randy Crouch and Roland Harper
Drafted in 1975
The 1975 draft| Rd 2 | Fred Dean DE | San Diego Chargers |
1974 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Louisiana Tech | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Lamar | 3–1 | 8–2 | |
| Arkansas State | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
 McNeese | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Louisiana | 0–4 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.