2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
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)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Tank Calais, Adrien Cole, Rob McGill, Josh Victorian
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons← 2009 2011 →

2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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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

+ – 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	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 Hawaii	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	Idaho	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3, ALT2, CST, MASN	W 48–35	19,750
October 26	7:00 pm	at No. 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	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	No. 14 Nevada	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3, WSN	L 17–35	18,562
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Position	Name	Year at Tech	Alma 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 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 and conditioning coach	Damon Harrington	7th	Louisiana Tech '00
Character education coordinator/ assistant strength and conditioning coach	Ed Jackson	18th	Louisiana Tech '83
Strength and 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno St	7	3	7	23	40
LA Tech	14	0	7	13	34

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

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

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

v t e Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern State Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie
Culture & lore	Tech Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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