2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
WAC champion
Poinsettia Bowl, L 24–31 vs. TCU
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2011 record	8–5 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler (5th year)
Captain	Adrien Cole
Captain	Nick Isham
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 30,600)
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		6	–	1					8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	2					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	2					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	4					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	4					5	–	7
Fresno State		3	–	4					4	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	5					4	–	9
Idaho		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion As of December 24, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Rivalry in Dixie

1 2 3 4 Total LA Tech 0 0 10 7 17 • USM 7 0 3 9 19 Date: September 3 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Game start: 9:10 PM Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 22,356 Game weather: 74°F, cloudy with heavy rain, winds E 17 mph Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (Fox Sports Net): Ron Thulin (play-by-play), J.C. Pearson (analyst), Jeremy Bloom (sideline) Sources:

1 2 3 4 OT Total UCA 10 7 10 15 0 42 • LA Tech 14 7 14 7 6 48 Date: September 10 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana Game start: 6:04 PM Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 20,652 Game weather: 85°F, clear skies, winds N 5–10 mph Referee: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (ESPN3): John Sadak (play-by-play), John Gregory (analyst) Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Houston 0 7 7 21 35 LA Tech 7 13 14 0 34 Date: September 17 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana Game start: 6:04 PM Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 24,628 Game weather: 78°F, clear skies, calm winds Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN3): John Sadak (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau (analyst) Sources:

1 2 3 4 OT Total LA Tech 3 7 7 3 0 20 • Miss St 7 10 3 0 6 26 Date: September 24 Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi Game start: 6:06 PM Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 55,116 Game weather: 79°F, fair skies, winds SSW at 5 MPH Referee: Tom Ritter Television network: ESPNU Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawaii 13 7 24 0 44 LA Tech 6 0 14 6 26 Date: October 1 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana Game start: 6:07 PM Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 25,212 Game weather: 75°F, clear skies Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (analyst) Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • LA Tech 0 10 14 0 24 Idaho 0 5 0 6 11 Date: October 8 Location: Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho Game start: 2:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 15,309 Game weather: indoors Referee: Clair Gausman Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • LA Tech 7 0 7 10 24 Utah St 7 3 7 0 17 Date: October 22 Location: Romney Stadium, Logan, Utah Game start: 1:05 pm Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 16,037 Game weather: 64°F, clear skies Referee: Jim Farmer TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (analyst) Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total SJSU 7 7 8 6 28 • LA Tech 3 21 14 0 38 Date: October 29 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana Game start: 3:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 19,642 Game weather: 78°F, clear skies Referee: Stacy Hardin Sources:

The 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Sonny Dykes, who was in his second season with Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the regular season with an 8–4 overall record and a 6–1 record in WAC play to win the 2011 Western Athletic Conference title. The Bulldogs lost the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego against the TCU Horned Frogs, the champions of the Mountain West Conference.

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After the Spring Game at Joe Aillet Stadium, it was announced that Hunter Lee, Blake Martin, and Vincent Moore would walk on at Louisiana Tech. After playing as a wide receiver and a safety at River Oaks High School in Monroe, Louisiana, Vincent Moore plans to play safety at Louisiana Tech. Hunter Lee will likely tryout for a position at running back after earning District 8-5A MVP honors at Flower Mound High School in 2010.

On May 24, Sonny Dykes dismissed wide receivers Ahmed Paige and Tim Molton from the team due to a violation of team rules.

Ryan Allen

Chad Boyd

Matt Broha

Colby Cameron

Terry Carter

Kris Cavitt

Adrien Cole

Lennon Creer

Jay Dudley

Justin Ellis

IK Enemkpali

Craig Johnson

Hunter Lee

Matt Nelson

Quinton Patton

Tommy Spangler

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