2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler (4th season)
CaptainTank Calais, Adrien Cole, Rob McGill, Josh Victorian
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
(capacity: 30,600)
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coachSonny Dykes, the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 5–7 overall and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the WAC.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmvs. Grambling State *W 20–634,762
September 116:00 pmat Texas A&M *L 16–4877,579
September 186:00 pm Navy * ESPN3 L 23–3723,122
September 256:00 pm Southern Miss *
ESPN3 L 12–1322,344
October 210:30 pmat Hawaii KFVE L 21–4129,469
October 93:00 pm Utah State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3, ALT, CST W 24–616,073
October 163:00 pm Idaho Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3, ALT2, CST, MASN W 48–3519,750
October 267:00 pmat No. 2 Boise State ESPN2 L 20–4932,026
November 63:00 pm Fresno State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3, WSNL 34–4017,057
November 137:00 pmat New Mexico State ESPN3, ALT2, MASNW 41–2012,486
November 277:00 pmat San Jose State W 45–388,467
December 42:00 pmNo. 14 Nevada
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3, WSNL 17–3518,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

PositionNameYear at TechAlma Mater
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 Likens1st Mississippi State '90
Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Stan Eggen3rd Moorhead State '77
Running Backs Pierre Ingram1st Middle Tennessee State '06
Linebackers Jeff Koonz1st Auburn '04
Cornerbacks Kevin Curtis 1st Texas Tech
Offensive Line Petey Perot 22nd Northwestern State '79
Special Teams/Inside Receivers Mark Tommerdahl2nd Concordia '83
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Damon Harrington7th Louisiana Tech '00
Character Education Coordinator/
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ed Jackson18th Louisiana Tech '83
Strength & Conditioning Intern Jacob Peeler2nd Louisiana Tech '06
Graduate Assistant (Offense) Zach Yenser1st Troy '07
Graduate Assistant (Defense) Schirra Fields2nd LSU '06
Operations/Quality ControlHunter McWilliams1st Texas '02
Video OperationsDavid Snyder3rd Clemson '05

Game summaries

Grambling State

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Grambling30306
LA Tech7100320

Texas A&M

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LA Tech376016
Texas A&M714171048
1234Total
Navy7914737
LA Tech3200023

Southern Miss

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So Miss3010013
LA Tech300912

Hawai'i

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LA Tech0714021
Hawai'i101410741

Utah State

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Utah St03306
LA Tech7100724

Idaho

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Idaho7771435
LA Tech710211048

Boise State

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LA Tech706720
#2 Boise St141414749

Fresno State

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Fresno St7372340
LA Tech14071334

New Mexico State

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LA Tech141001741
NM State377320

San Jose State

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LA Tech21107745
SJSU71431438

Nevada

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#17 Nevada01471435
LA Tech773017

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