2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
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.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2010 record | 5–7 (4–4 WAC) |
| Head coach | Sonny Dykes (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Tommy Spangler (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 30,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nevada + | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 6:00 PM | vs. Grambling State* |
| W 20–6 | 34,762 | |
| September 11 | 6:00 PM | at Texas A&M* | L 16–48 | 77,579 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 PM | Navy* | ESPN3 | L 23–37 | 23,122 | |
| September 25 | 6:00 PM | Southern Miss* |
| ESPN3 | L 12–13 | 22,344 |
| October 2 | 10:30 PM | at Hawai'i | KFVE | L 21–41 | 29,469 | |
| October 9 | 3:00 PM | Utah State |
| ESPN3, ALT, CST | W 24–6 | 16,073 |
| October 16 | 3:00 PM | Idaho |
| ESPN3, ALT2, CST, MASN | W 48–35 | 19,750 |
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at No. 2 Boise State |
| ESPN2 | L 20–49 | 32,026 |
| November 6 | 3:00 PM | Fresno State |
| ESPN3, WSN | L 34–40 | 17,057 |
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | at New Mexico State | ESPN3, ALT2, MASN | W 41–20 | 12,486 | |
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | at San Jose State |
| W 45–38 | 8,467 | |
| December 4 | 2:00 PM | No. 17 Nevada |
| ESPN3, WSN | L 17–35 | 18,562 |
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Year at Tech | Alma Mater |
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| Head Football Coach | Sonny Dykes | 1st | Texas Tech '93 |
| Offensive Coordinator | Tony Franklin | 1st | Murray State '77 |
| Defensive Coordinator | Tommy Spangler | 4th | Georgia '84 |
| Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers | Rob Likens | 1st | Mississippi State '90 |
| Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator | Stan Eggen | 3rd | Moorhead State '77 |
| Running Backs | Pierre Ingram | 1st | Middle Tennessee State '06 |
| Linebackers | Jeff Koonz | 1st | Auburn '04 |
| Cornerbacks | Kevin Curtis | 1st | Texas Tech |
| Offensive Line | Petey Perot | 22nd | Northwestern State '79 |
| Special Teams/Inside Receivers | Mark Tommerdahl | 2nd | Concordia '83 |
| Head Strength & Conditioning Coach | Damon Harrington | 7th | Louisiana Tech '00 |
| Character Education Coordinator/ Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach | Ed Jackson | 18th | Louisiana Tech '83 |
| Strength & Conditioning Intern | Jacob Peeler | 2nd | Louisiana Tech '06 |
| Graduate Assistant (Offense) | Zach Yenser | 1st | Troy '07 |
| Graduate Assistant (Defense) | Schirra Fields | 2nd | LSU '06 |
| Operations/Quality Control | Hunter McWilliams | 1st | Texas '02 |
| Video Operations | David Snyder | 3rd | Clemson '05 |
Game summaries
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 | |
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| LA Tech | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Navy | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| LA Tech | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
| 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 | |
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| LA Tech | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| SJSU | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Nevada | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| LA Tech | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
References
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