louisiana tech traveled to fresno, california to face the fresno state bulldogs in the battle for the bone rivalry game. with fresno state moving to the mountain west conference after the 2011–12 season, this game was probably the final meeting between the two teams for the foreseeable future. louisiana tech defeated fresno state 41–21 to win their fourth consecutive game and improve the season record to 5–4 (4–1 in wac play).