Louisiana Tech·Conference USA

2020 — The 2020 Season

Louisiana Tech's 2020 season (5-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 5-5
Final result Bowl season Lost the New Orleans Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -2.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Sout Mis 31-30 W vs Hous Chr 66-38 L @ BYU 14-45 W vs UTEP 21-17 L vs Marshall 17-35 L @ UTSA 26-27 W vs UAB 37-34 W @ Nort Tex 42-31 L @ TCU 10-52 L @ Geor Sou 3-38 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2020.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2020 season's largest margin: Louisiana Tech 66, Houston Christian 38. A 28-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisiana Tech 10, TCU 52. A 42-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisiana Tech fell to Georgia Southern 3-38 in the postseason.

"Dunkin' Dogs"
— Louisiana Tech fanbase voice · 2020· synthesized
What it meant

2020 is a middle chapter for Louisiana Tech — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.