Louisana Tech Bulldog Fansite http://www.latechbulldogs.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:53:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en La Tech Bulldog Football http://www.latechbulldogs.com/hello-world/ http://www.latechbulldogs.com/hello-world/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:20:53 +0000 admin http://www.latechbulldogs.com/wordpress/?p=1 The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Since the Bulldogs first season in 1901, Louisiana Tech has compiled an all-time record of 545 wins, 407 losses, and 37 ties. In 107 football seasons, the Bulldogs have won 2 Division II national championships, won 23 conference championships, and played in 12 bowl games. Since 1968, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium.

Contents:
1. History
2. Championships
3. Awards
4. Professional Football
5. Future non-conference opponents
6. References
7. External links

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football
First season 1901
Athletic director Bruce Van De Velde
Head coach Sonny Dykes
1st year, 0-0-0 (-)
Other staff Tony Franklin (OC)
Tommy Spangler (DC)
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
Year built 1968
Stadium capacity 30,600
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Ruston, LA
League NCAA Division I
Conference WAC
All-time record 549-415-37 (Character not recognized by string_index Character not recognized by string_index Character not recognized by string_index Character not recognized by string_index )
Postseason bowl record 7-4-1 (.625)
Claimed national titles 3 (1972, 1973, 1974) [1]
Conference titles 23
Consensus All-Americans 50
Current uniform
Colors Reflex Blue and Red
Fight song Tech Fight
Mascot Tech XX
Champ
Marching band Band of Pride
Outfitter Nike
Rival Fresno State Bulldogs
Website LaTechSports.com

1. History

Main article: List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons

1. 1. Coaching Records

Coach Years Seasons Games Win Loss Tie Pct.
Edwin Barber 1901 1 2 0 2 0 .000
Frank Singleton 1902 1 Unknown
Unknown 1903 1 1 0 1 0 .000
E.G. Pierce 1904 1 4 1 3 0 .250
J.Y. Bragg 1905 1 1 0 1 0 .000
Z.T. Young 1906 1 6 2 1 3 .583
George L. Watkins 1907 1 10 9 1 0 .900
A.L. Cornell 1908 1 8 4 3 1 .563
Percy S. Prince 1909-15, 1918-19 9 47 25 17 5 .585
A. Flack 1916 1 6 2 4 0 .333
V.S. Pugh 1917 1 5 2 3 0 .400
R.F. Clark 1920-21 2 12 11 1 0 .917
William H. “Lone Star” Dietz 1922-23 2 15 11 3 1 .767
Phillip Arbuckle 1924 1 8 1 6 1 .188
R.C. Kenney 1925 1 10 1 7 2 .200
Hugh E. Wilson 1926-27 2 17 8 7 2 .529
Ferdinand A. “Tod” Rockwell 1928-29 2 19 5 11 3 .342
George Bohler 1930-33 4 32 15 17 0 .469
Eddie McLane 1934-38 5 50 27 19 4 .580
Ray E. Davis 1939 1 11 5 6 0 .455
Joe Aillet 1940-66† 26 245 151 86 8 .633
Maxie Lambright 1967-78 12 133 95 36 2 .722
Larry Beightol 1979 1 10 2 8 0 .200
Pat “Gravy” Patterson 1979 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Billy Brewer 1980-82 3 35 19 15 1 .557
A.L. Williams 1983-86 4 48 28 19 1 .594
Carl Torbush 1987 1 11 3 8 0 .273
Joe Raymond Peace 1988-95 8 88 40 45 3 .472
Gary Crowton 1996-98 3 34 21 13 0 .618
Jack Bicknell III 1999-2006 8 95 43 52 0 .453
Derek Dooley 2007-2010 3 36 17 20 0 .459
Sonny Dykes 2010- 0 0 0 0 0
Total 108 1001 549 415 37 .567
† 1943: Football discontinued due to World War II

1. 2. Conference Affiliations

2. Championships

2. 1. National Championships

Year Selector Record
1972 National Football Foundation National Champions 12-0
1973 NCAA Division II National Champions 12-1
1974 United Press International College Division National Champions 11-1
3 National Championships

2. 2. Conference Championships

Year Conference Conference Record Overall Record
1915 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2-0-1 3-1-2
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference 4-0-0 5-4-1
1945 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference 3-1-0 6-4-0
1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference 4-0-0 5-4-0
1949 Gulf States Conference 5-0-0 7-2-0
1952† Gulf States Conference 3-0-2 6-1-2
1953† Gulf States Conference 5-1-0 6-3-0
1955 Gulf States Conference 6-0-0 9-1-0
1957† Gulf States Conference 4-1-0 6-4-0
1958† Gulf States Conference 4-1-0 7-3-0
1959 Gulf States Conference 5-0-0 9-1-0
1960† Gulf States Conference 4-1-0 8-2-0
1964 Gulf States Conference 5-0-0 9-1-0
1969 Gulf States Conference 5-0-0 8-2-0
1971 Southland Conference 4-1-0 9-2-0
1972 Southland Conference 5-0-0 12-0-0
1973 Southland Conference 5-0-0 12-1-0
1974 Southland Conference 5-0-0 11-1-0
1977 Southland Conference 4-0-1 9-1-2
1978 Southland Conference 4-1-0 6-5-0
1982 Southland Conference 5-0-0 10-3-0
1984 Southland Conference 5-1-0 10-5-0
2001 Western Athletic Conference 7-1-0 7-5-0
23 Conference Championships
† Denotes co-champions

2. 3. Bowl Games

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
NCAA Division II (College Division)
December 13, 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl W Akron 33 13
December 13, 1969 Grantland Rice Bowl L East Tennessee State 14 34
December 11, 1971 Pioneer Bowl W Eastern Michigan 14 3
December 10, 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl W Tennessee Tech 35 0
December 8, 1973 Pioneer Bowl W Boise State 38 34
December 15, 1973 Camellia Bowl W Western Kentucky 34 0
December 7, 1974 Pioneer Bowl L Central Michigan 14 35
NCAA Division I FBS (I-A)
December 17, 1977 Independence Bowl W Louisville 24 14
December 16, 1978 Independence Bowl L East Carolina 13 35
December 15, 1990 Independence Bowl T Maryland 34 34
December 31, 2001 Humanitarian Bowl L Clemson 24 49
December 28, 2008 Independence Bowl W Northern Illinois 17 10
12 Bowl Games 7-4-1

3. Awards

3. 1. College Football Hall of Fame

3. 2. Fred Biletnikoff Award

3. 3. All-Americans

4. Professional Football

4. 1. Pro Football Hall of Fame

4. 2. NFL First-Round Draft Picks

Year Pick Name Team Position
1970 1 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers QB
1974 24 Roger Carr Baltimore Colts WR
1993 8 Willie Roaf New Orleans Saints T
1999 13 Troy Edwards Pittsburgh Steelers WR

4. 3. Current NFL Players

4. 4. Former NFL Players

5. Future non-conference opponents

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
9/11 at Texas A&M 9/3 at Southern Miss 9/8 at Houston 9/7 at Houston 9/6 at Southern Miss 9/12 at Mississippi State 9/17 vs. Mississippi State
9/18 vs. Navy 9/17 vs. Houston 9/15 at Mississippi State 9/14 vs. Southern Miss 9/13 vs. Houston
9/25 vs. Southern Miss 9/24 at Mississippi State TBA vs. Army

6. References

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7. External links

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
All-time record 549-415-37 (.567)
National championships (3) 1972 • 1973 • 1974
Conference championships (23) 1915 • 1941 • 1945 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1964 • 1969 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1982 • 1984 • 2001
Bowl games 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl • 1969 Grantland Rice Bowl • 1971 Pioneer Bowl • 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl • 1973 Pioneer Bowl • 1973 Camellia Bowl • 1974 Pioneer Bowl • 1977 Independence Bowl • 1978 Independence Bowl • 1990 Independence Bowl • 2001 Humanitarian Bowl • 2008 Independence Bowl
College Football Hall of Fame Joe Aillet • Terry Bradshaw • Fred Dean
Head coaches Barber •

Singleton • Pierce • Bragg • Young • Watkins • Cornell • Prince • Flack • Pugh • Clark • Dietz • Arbuckle • Kenney • Wilson • Rockwell • Bohler • McLane • Davis • Aillet • Lambright • Beightol • Patterson • Brewer • Williams • Torbush • Peace • Crowton • Bicknell • Dooley • Dykes
Seasons 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 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
Stadiums Joe Aillet Stadium • Independence Stadium
Rivalry Battle for the Bone
Culture Spirit of ‘88 • Tech XX • Champ • Band of Pride • Tech Fight • Fire Bell • GATA • Walk of Pride
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