Prior to the arrival of Skip Holtz in Ruston, Louisiana Tech had been to six FBS/I-A bowl games in its history and was 2-3-1 in those games. Skip Holtz took over in 2013 and the first year didn’t go well. But then in 2014 and 2015, the Bulldogs went to bowls in back to back years for only the second time in school history (1977 and 1978 Independence Bowls was the first), and for the first time in history, WON back to back bowls. Now in 2016, La Tech will be going to a bowl for a third straight year, something never done before in Ruston.