2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2010 record 5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Sonny Dykes (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (1st year)
Offensive scheme Air Raid
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler (4th year)
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 30,600)
2010 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Nevada §   7 – 1         13 – 1  
#9 Boise State §   7 – 1         12 – 1  
Hawaii §   7 – 1         10 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Utah State   2 – 6         4 – 8  
New Mexico State   1 – 7         2 – 10  
San Jose State   0 – 8         1 – 12  
§ – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in WAC play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:00 PM vs. Grambling State* Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic) W 20–6   34,762
September 11 6:00 PM at Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 16–48   77,579
September 18 6:00 PM Navy* Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3 L 23–37   23,122
September 25 6:00 PM Southern Miss* Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) ESPN3 L 12–13   22,344
October 2 10:30 PM at Hawai'i Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI KFVE L 21–41   29,469
October 9 3:00 PM Utah State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3, ALT, CST W 24–6   16,073
October 16 3:00 PM Idahodagger Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3, ALT2, CST, MASN W 48–35   19,750
October 26 7:00 PM at #2 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 20–49   32,026
November 6 3:00 PM Fresno State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Battle for the Bone) ESPN3, WSN L 34–40   17,057
November 13 7:00 PM at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3, ALT2, MASN W 41–20   12,486
November 27 7:00 PM at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 45–38   8,467
December 4 2:00 PM #17 Nevada Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3, WSN L 17–35   18,562
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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 CoachSonny Dykes1stTexas Tech '93
Offensive CoordinatorTony Franklin1stMurray State '77
Defensive CoordinatorTommy Spangler4thGeorgia '84
Assistant Head Coach/Wide ReceiversRob Likens1stMississippi State '90
Linebackers/Recruiting CoordinatorStan Eggen3rdMoorhead State '77
Running BacksPierre Ingram1stMiddle Tennessee State '06
LinebackersJeff Koonz1stAuburn '04
CornerbacksKevin Curtis1stTexas Tech
Offensive LinePetey Perot22ndNorthwestern State '79
Special Teams/Inside ReceiversMark Tommerdahl2ndConcordia '83
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Damon Harrington7thLouisiana Tech '00
Character Education Coordinator/
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 		Ed Jackson18thLouisiana Tech '83
Strength & Conditioning InternJacob Peeler2ndLouisiana Tech '06
Graduate Assistant (Offense)Zach Yenser1stTroy '07
Graduate Assistant (Defense)Schirra Fields2ndLSU '06
Operations/Quality ControlHunter McWilliams1stTexas '02
Video OperationsDavid Snyder3rdClemson '05

Game notes

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Grambling 3 0 3 0 6
LA Tech 7 10 0 3 20


Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 3 7 6 0 16
Texas A&M 7 14 17 10 48


Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 7 9 14 7 37
LA Tech 3 20 0 0 23


Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
So Miss 3 0 10 0 13
LA Tech 3 0 0 9 12


Hawai'i

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 7 14 0 21
Hawai'i 10 14 10 7 41


Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Utah St 0 3 3 0 6
LA Tech 7 10 0 7 24


Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Idaho 7 7 7 14 35
LA Tech 7 10 21 10 48


Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 7 0 6 7 20
#2 Boise St 14 14 14 7 49


Fresno State

See also: 2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Battle for the Bone
1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno St 7 3 7 23 40
LA Tech 14 0 7 13 34


New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 14 10 0 17 41
NM State 3 7 7 3 20


San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 21 10 7 7 45
SJSU 7 14 3 14 38


Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Nevada 0 14 7 14 35
LA Tech 7 7 3 0 17


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