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Louisiana Tech

USA · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisiana Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Northwestern State DemonsUnranked—W 52–24
3Week 3 · Sep 12Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–4L 21–57
4Week 4 · Sep 19Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA6–7W 23–22
5Week 5 · Sep 26South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC9–4L 16–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2HSUN4–8W 34–16
7Week 7 · Oct 10UABH2HUSA8–5L 22–23
9Week 9 · Oct 24Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA8–5L 27–34
10Week 10 · Oct 31Rice (RICE)H2HUSA1–11W 42–28
11Week 11 · Nov 7North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–5L 23–24
12Week 12 · Nov 14Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA11–3L 23–48
13Week 13 · Nov 21UTEPH2HUSA0–12W 42–21
14Week 14 · Nov 28UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–5W 20–6
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26SMUH2HIND AAC7–6W 51–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.690
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-26+24
  • SMU +7
  • Western Kentucky +6
  • UTSA +6
  • South Alabama +4
  • Rice +1
  • UTEP 0
  • Florida Atlantic -3
  • Mississippi State -4
  • South Carolina -4
  • UAB -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • North Texas -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#73Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#66Post-Season W3#64Post-Season W4#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-36
+1
-1
+18
-1
-7
+14
-1
-25
+21
+14
+41

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#282012#1082013#432014#422015#522016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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