2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2005 record	7–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell Jr. (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Conroy Hines (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (3rd season)
Captain	Donald Allen, Aaron Lips, Barry Robertson, Bryan Santiago, Tramon Williams, Quarvay Winbush
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium; (capacity: 30,600)
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the WAC.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	5:00 pm	at No. 10 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 3–41	90,099
September 17	6:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 14–34	41,237
October 1	6:00 pm	New Mexico State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 34–14	17,318
October 8	6:00 pm	Hawaii	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 46–14	16,242
October 15	3:00 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 27–37	8,377
October 22	3:00 pm	North Texas*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 40–14	19,481
October 29	6:00 pm	San Jose State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 31–14	12,758
November 5	2:00 pm	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN+	W 27–17	9,457
November 12	4:00 pm	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SPW	W 41–38	15,012
November 26	1:00 pm	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	SPW	L 13–30	16,281
December 2	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 40–28	36,525
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) (1904–1928) (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe
Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

2005 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Boise State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
Nevada +		7	–	1		9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2		7	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2		8	–	5
Hawaii		4	–	4		5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Utah State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Idaho		2	–	6		2	–	9
New Mexico State		0	–	8		0	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions