2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in the college football season of 2007. LA Tech competes in the Western Athletic Conference and plays their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, LA. The team is coached by Derek Dooley, who is in his first year with the program. Dooley takes over after Jack Bicknell III was fired after a 3-10 season.

1 Before the season
- 1.1 T-Day spring game
2 Schedule
3 Coaching staff
4 Game notes
5 References

Before the season

T-Day spring game

	1	2	3	4	Total
White	7	0			7
Blue	7	3			10

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00pm	Central Arkansas*	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 28-7	20,240
September 8	6:00pm	#20 Hawaii	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 44-45 ^OT	22,135
September 15	5:30pm	#8 California*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 12-42	58,057
September 29	9:00pm	Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Bone)	L 6-17	38,104
October 6	1:00pm	Ole Miss*	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 0-24	45,138
October 13	6:00pm	New Mexico State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 22-21	18,211
October 20	6:00pm	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 31-45	19,199
October 27	2:00pm	Utah State	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	W 31-21	8,543
November 3	4:00pm	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	W 28-16	10,479
November 10	7:00pm	#2 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 10-58	92,512
November 17	6:00pm	San Jose State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 27-23	13,027
December 1	3:05pm	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	L 10-49	9,113
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Year at Tech	Alma Mater
Head Football Coach	Derek Dooley	1st	Virginia '90
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	Frank Scelfo	1st	Louisiana-Monroe '81
Defensive Coordinator	Tommy Spangler	1st	Georgia '84
Defensive Line / Character Education Coordinator	Ed Jackson	15th	Louisiana Tech '83
Linebackers	Kenny Evans	1st	Northeastern State '82
Defensive Backs / Recruiting Coordinator	Terry Joseph	1st	Northwestern State '96
Running Backs	Brent Indest	1st	Louisiana-Monroe '90
Wide Receivers	Conroy Hines	14th	Louisiana Tech '89
Offensive Line	Pete Perot	19th	Northwestern State '83
Special Teams / Tight Ends	Eric Russell	1st	Idaho '91
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	Damon Harrington	5th	Louisiana Tech '00
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach	Quarvay Winbush	1st	Louisiana Tech '06
Strength & Conditioning Intern	Aaron Lips	1st	Louisiana Tech '05
Strength & Conditioning Intern	Chino Fontenette	1st	Tulane '03
Graduate Assistant (Defense)	Russell Rothan	1st	Presbyterian '02

Game notes

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCA	7	0	0	0	7
LA Tech	7	14	7	0	28

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawaii	7	7	14	10	7	45
LA Tech	14	7	10	7	6	44

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	6	6	0	12
Cal	7	21	7	7	42

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	3	3	0	0	6
Fresno St.	0	0	10	7	17

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss	7	3	7	7	24

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
NM State	7	0	7	7	21
LA Tech	0	3	6	13	22

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise St.	14	3	14	14	45
LA Tech	7	10	7	7	31

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	10	0	14	7	31
Utah St.	0	7	0	14	21

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	7	7	0	14	28
Idaho	3	7	6	0	16

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	7	0	3	10
LSU	10	17	17	14	58

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
SJSU	6	0	17	0	23
LA Tech	21	3	0	3	27

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	3	7	0	10
Nevada	14	7	21	7	49

References

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle for the Bone (Fresno State) Rivalry in Dixie (Southern Miss)

Culture & lore	Tech Champ "Tech Fight" Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell GATA

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 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 2011

National championship seasons in bold

2007 Western Athletic Conference football season

Team seasons	Boise State • Fresno State • Hawai'i • Idaho • Louisiana Tech • Nevada • New Mexico State • San Jose State • Utah State

Bowl games	New Mexico Bowl • Hawaiʻi Bowl • Humanitarian Bowl • Sugar Bowl