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

• 1901-1914: Independent
• 1915-1924: Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1925-1941: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1939-1947: Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
• 1948-1970: Gulf States Conference
• 1971-1986: Southland Conference
• 1987-1988: Division I-AA Independent
• 1989-1992: Division I-A Independent
• 1993-1995: Big West Conference
• 1996-2000: Division I-A Independent
• 2001-present: Western Athletic Conference

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

• Joe Aillet (Coach), inducted in 1989
• Terry Bradshaw (QB), inducted in 1996
• Fred Dean (DL), inducted in 2009

3. 2. Fred Biletnikoff Award

• Troy Edwards (WR), 1998

3. 3. All-Americans

• Ron Alexander (LB), 1970
• Charles Anderson (E), 1955
• Larry Anderson (DB), 1977
• Mike Barber (TE), 1974-75
• Josh Bradley (TE), 1996-97
• Terry Bradshaw (QB), 1968-69
• Gordon Brown (E), 1952
• Roger Carr (WR), 1972-73
• Tom Causey (E), 1960
• Joey Chustz (OL), 1999
• Fred Dean (DT), 1972-73-74
• Matt Dunigan (QB), 1982
• Troy Edwards (WR), 1997-98
• Bobby Gray (DB), 2001
• Garland Gregory (OL), 1941
• Jerry Griffin (E), 1961
• Jimmy Harrison (RB), 1949

• Buster Herren (RB), 1969
• Joe Hinton (OL), 1959-60
• Pat Hinton (T), 1959
• Tommy Hinton (T), 1957
• Jerry Hudson (E), 1959
• Walter Johnson (DE), 1984-85
• Marty Kent (K), 1996
• Doug Landry (LB), 1984-85
• Ken Lantrip (QB), 1971
• Aaron Lips (G), 2003
• Ardis McCann (NG), 1978
• Luke McCown (QB), 2000
• Charles McDaniel (HB), 1974
• Joe McNeely (LB), 1973
• Ryan Moats (RB), 2004
• Russell Rainbolt (HB), 1955
• Tim Rattay (QB), 1998

• Mike Reed (G), 1946-47
• Chris Richardson (DG), 1971
• Willie Roaf (OT), 1992
• Billy Ryckman (WR), 1976
• Glenell Sanders (LB), 1987-88-89
• Leo Sanford (LB), 1950
• Josh Scobee (K), 2001
• J.W. Slack (RB), 1959
• Bobby Slaughter (WR), 1990
• Mickey Slaughter (QB), 1962
• Willie Smith (DB), 1995
• Tommy Spinks (WR), 1969
• Ed Stassi (G), 1948
• Jess Storts (G), 1954
• John Williamson (C), 1963
• Johnny Wyss (G), 1937

4. Professional Football

4. 1. Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Terry Bradshaw (QB), inducted in 1989
• Fred Dean (DE), inducted in 2008

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

• Hiram Eugene (FS), Oakland Raiders
• Jonathan Holland (WR), Oakland Raiders
• Luke McCown (QB), Jacksonville Jaguars
• Ryan Moats (RB), Houston Texans
• Dennis Morris (TE), Washington Redskins
• Josh Scobee (K), Jacksonville Jaguars
• D’Anthony Smith (DT), Jacksonville Jaguars
• Matt Stover (K), Indianapolis Colts
• Tramon Williams (CB), Green Bay Packers

4. 4. Former NFL Players

• Myron Baker (LB), Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers
• Mike Barber (TE), Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos
• Chris Boniol (K), Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears
• Terry Bradshaw (QB), Pittsburgh Steelers
• Larry C. Brewer (WR), Atlanta Falcons
• Bob Brunet (RB), Washington Redskins
• Roger Carr (WR), Baltimore Colts
• Jessie Clark (RB), Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings
• Fred Dean (DE), San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers
• George Doherty (T), Brooklyn Tigers, Boston Yanks, Buffalo Bison, New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills
• Troy Edwards (WR), Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions
• Doug Evans (CB), Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions
• Bobby Gray (S), Chicago Bears
• Roland Harper (RB), Chicago Bears
• Trey Junkin (TE, LS), Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants
• David Lee (P), Baltimore Colts
• Tim Rattay (QB), San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals
• Willie Roaf (OT), New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs
• Johnny Robinson (DE), Los Angeles Raiders, Oakland Raiders
• Leo Sanford (LB), Chicago Cardinals, Baltimore Colts
• Mickey Slaughter (QB), Denver Broncos
• Joe Smith (RB), Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans
• Tommy Spinks (WR), Minnesota Vikings
• Pat Tilley (WR), St. Louis Cardinals
• Grant Williams (OT), Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams
• Jerron Wishom (CB), Green Bay Packers

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

1. [1]

7. External links

• Official LA Tech Athletics Site

• [[|d]] • 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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