1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rodney Jones
  • Rick Reggio
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 011 1 0
UT Arlington 4 1 09 2 0
Lamar 3 2 06 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 04 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 04 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Larry Beightol, the team compiled a 3–8 record. After going 1–9 through the first ten games of the season, head coach Larry Beightol was fired on November 12. Pat Patterson then served as interim head coach for the final game of the season and led the Bulldogs to a victory over Northeast Louisiana.