2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Independence Bowl champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2008 record 8–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach Derek Dooley
Offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo
Offensive scheme Multiple, pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 30,600)
2008 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Boise State $   8 0         12 1  
Louisiana Tech   5 3         8 5  
Nevada   5 3         7 6  
Hawaii   5 3         7 7  
Fresno State   4 4         7 6  
San Jose State   4 4         6 6  
Utah State   3 5         3 9  
New Mexico State   1 7         3 9  
Idaho   1 7         2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana Tech competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)and played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The team was coached by Derek Dooley, who was in his second year with the program. Dooley's Dawgs entered the season after finishing 5–7 (4–4 WAC) in 2007. LA Tech kicked off the season with a victory over Mississippi State, finished tied for second place in the WAC, and capped off the year with an Independence Bowl victory over Northern Illinois.

Before the season

Recruiting

T-Day spring game

1 2 3 4 Total
White 0 0 0 14 14
Blue 0 6 7 0 13

On April 12, 2008, the White Team came from behind to beat the Blue Team 14-13 at Joe Aillet Stadium. Defense dominated the first half as neither team's offense could muster a score. With nine seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Blue Team's Jay Dudley blocked a Brad Oestricher field goal attempt, and Brian White recovered the ball and ran 71 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was missed, and the Blue Team went into the locker room with a 6-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Blue Team extended their lead to 13-0 on a trick play as TE Dennis Morris tossed a touchdown pass to WR Philip Beck. Just seconds into the fourth quarter, RB William Griffin rushed for a three-yard touchdown for the White Team's first score of the game. Later in the fourth quarter, QB Ross Jenkins connected on a thirty-yard touchdown pass to WR Phillip Livas to complete the White Team's 14-13 comeback win. LB Quin Harris led the White Team with four tackles including a sack. Josh Victorian had 3.5 tackles and pulled in an interception. The Blue Team's D'Anthony Smith had four tackles on the day with two sacks. Shawn Simmons led the Blue Team with 8.5 tackles. LB Jay Dudley had 5.5 tackles with a sack. Brian White added an interception to go with his return for a touchdown, and safety Deon Young added another interception.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 5:45pm Mississippi State* Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA ESPN2 W 22-14   25,224
September 6 6:10pm at No. 14 Kansas* Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS FSN L 0-29   48,621
September 20 6:00pm Southeastern Louisiana* Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 41-26   17,623
October 1 7:00pm at No. 17 Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, ID ESPN L 3-38   32,071
October 11 11:05pm at Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI KFVE L 14-24   40,246
October 18 6:00pm Idaho Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 46-14   12,400
October 25 12:00pm at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY ESPN360 L 7-14   27,383
November 1 1:30pm Fresno Statedagger Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Battle for the Bone) KFRE-TV W 38-35   20,300
November 8 7:00pm at San Jose State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA W 21-0   16,170
November 15 1:30pm Utah State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 45-38   15,320
November 22 3:00pm at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM W 35-31   17,426
November 29 1:30pm Nevada Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 31-35   17,254
December 28 7:15pm vs. Northern Illinois Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN W 17-10   41,567
*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 Coach / Athletics Director Derek Dooley2ndVirginia '90
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Frank Scelfo2ndLouisiana-Monroe '81
Defensive Coordinator Tommy Spangler2ndGeorgia '84
Defensive Line Jimmy Brumbaugh1stAuburn '03
Linebackers Stan Eggen1stMoorhead State '77
Running Backs Chino Fontenette2ndTulane '03
Wide Receivers Conroy Hines15thLouisiana Tech '89
Defensive Backs / Recruiting Coordinator Terry Joseph2ndNorthwestern State '96
Offensive Line (Interim) Art Kehoe1stMiami '82
Special Teams / Tight Ends Eric Russell2ndIdaho '91
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Damon Harrington5thLouisiana Tech '00
Character Education Coordinator /
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ed Jackson16thLouisiana Tech '83
Graduate Assistant Ben Larson2ndSusquehanna '05
Graduate Assistant (Defense) Ryan Fournier1stSoutheastern Louisiana '06
Graduate Assistant Aaron Lips1stLouisiana Tech '05
Video OperationsDavid Snyder1stClemson '05

Game notes

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Miss. St. 7 7 0 0 14
LA Tech 3 6 10 3 22

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 3 10 16 0 29

Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
SELU 10 13 0 3 26
LA Tech 14 14 10 3 41

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 3 0 0 3
Boise St. 7 14 10 7 38

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 7 0 7 14
Hawaii 7 14 3 0 24

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Idaho 7 7 0 0 14
LA Tech 9 24 10 3 46

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 0 7 0 7
Army 7 0 0 7 14

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno St. 7 14 7 7 35
LA Tech 7 7 10 14 38
See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Battle for the Bone

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 0 14 0 7 21
SJSU 0 0 0 0 0

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Utah St. 10 7 13 8 38
LA Tech 7 21 7 10 45

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech 7 21 0 7 35
NM State 0 17 7 7 31

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Nevada 0 7 14 14 35
LA Tech 7 10 14 0 31

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
NIU 7 0 3 0 10
LA Tech 7 7 3 0 17

Statistics

Team

Tech Opp
Scoring 320 308
  Points per Game 24.6 23.7
First Downs 234 255
  Rushing 138 71
  Passing 78 166
  Penalty 18 18
Total Offense 4460 4895
  Avg per Play 5.2 5.4
  Avg per Game 343.1 376.5
Fumbles-Lost 23-10 20-12
Penalties-Yards 79-683 77-651
  Avg per Game 52.5 50.1
Tech Opp
Punts-Yards 72-2915 75-2772
  Avg per Punt 40.5 37.0
Time of Possession/Game 28:46 31:14
3rd Down Conversions 62/189 73/193
4th Down Conversions 6/19 10/21
Touchdowns Scored 40 39
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 14-28-50 12-14-49
PAT-Attempts 38-40 36-37
Attendance 108,121 181,917
  Games/Avg per Game 6/18,020 7/31,926

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 72 110 73 53 308
LA Tech 61 134 71 54 320

Offense

Rushing

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Daniel Porter 13 222 1262 98 1164 5.2 9 43 89.5
Patrick Jackson 13 143 676 23 653 4.6 8 24 50.2
Phillip Livas 13 30 342 5 337 11.2 2 78 25.9
R.P. Stuart 13 9 87 8 79 8.8 2 21 5.6
Myke Compton 12 21 96 22 74 3.5 1 20 6.2
Ross Jenkins 11 61 196 140 56 0.9 1 19 5.1
Taylor Bennett 7 20 82 27 55 2.8 0 20 7.9
Allen Gilbert 2 3 17 0 17 5.7 0 7 8.5
Quin Harris 10 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.6
Chris Keagle 13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3
Shane Womack 10 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2
Team 8 11 0 11 -11 -1.0 0 0 -1.4
Total 13 523 2768 336 2432 4.7 23 78 187.1

Passing

Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Ross Jenkins 11 118.46 174-92-3 52.9 1155 7 68 105.0
Taylor Bennett 7 80.20 167-66-6 39.5 873 2 57 124.7
Team 8 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Patrick Jackson 13 -200.00 1-0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 13 98.56 343-158-10 46.1 2028 9 68 156.0

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Phillip Livas 13 43 607 14.1 2 68 46.7
Philip Beck 13 25 268 10.7 0 53 20.6
Patrick Jackson 13 16 196 12.2 3 34 15.1
Daniel Porter 13 12 181 15.1 1 44 13.9
Houston Tuminello 11 12 117 9.8 0 16 10.6
Anthony Harrison 13 9 101 11.2 0 32 7.8
Shane Womack 10 8 109 13.6 1 26 10.9
Dennis Morris 12 7 158 22.6 1 60 13.2
Dustin Mitchell 13 7 112 16.0 1 35 8.6
R.P. Stuart 13 7 58 8.3 0 14 4.1
Josh Wheeler 2 4 63 15.8 0 39 31.5
Myke Compton 12 3 6 2.0 0 4 0.5
Adrian Linwood 4 2 48 24.0 0 34 12.0
Eric Fiege 4 2 12 6.0 0 8 3.0
Ross Jenkins 11 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 -0.7
Total 13 158 2028 12.8 9 68 156.0

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Antonio Baker 13 63 52 115 4.5-16 4 3-9 3.0 0 3 2-0 3 1
Weldon Brown 13 49 26 75 1.5-5 0.5-3 6 2 5-10 2.0 0 8 1-0 2
D'Anthony Smith 13 27 38 65 8.0-45 5.0-41 3 3
Brannon Jackson 13 29 35 64 3.5-12 2.5-11 1 2 2
Stevon Howze 13 37 24 61 1.0-1 10 1-19 19.0 0 19
Deon Young 13 33 26 59 7 3-42 14.0 0 42
Tarence Calais 13 28 22 50 3.0-3 1.0-1 1
Quin Harris 10 19 30 49 1.0-4 0.5-3 1 2 1-0 0.0 0 0 1-0
Dominique Faust 12 18 24 42 4.5-38 3.0-36 2 1 1-60 60.0 1 60
Mason Hitt 13 8 26 34 4.5-14 2.5-9 1 1
Jared Barron 13 13 20 33 7.0-20 2.5-11 1 1-0
Kiamni Washington 13 15 16 31 1.0-1 2 1 1 1
Adrien Cole 10 14 16 30 1.0-3
Terry Carter 13 16 12 28 2 2-50 25.0 1 50 1-6 1
Matt Broha 13 12 15 27 3.5-7 1.5-5 3 1 1-40 40.0 1 40
Brian White 5 7 12 19 2.0-7 0.5-5 1 1
Kwame Jordan 8 5 11 16 6.0-27 3.5-16 1
Adrian Logan 10 10 5 15 2.5-4
Myke Compton 12 6 9 15
Nolan Darby 6 1 12 13 2.0-3 0.5-1
Christian Lacey 8 6 6 12 5.0-26 4.0-24 1
Josh Victorian 9 7 4 11 3
Randy Grigsby 9 6 5 11 1.5-7 0.5-4
Breon Jackson 8 3 8 11 1.0-1
Dusty Rust 9 3 6 9
Keith Brown 11 5 3 8 1-0 1
Alex Anderson 11 5 2 7 1
Jay Dudley 4 2 4 6
Eric Harper 6 2 3 5 1.0-2
Dustin Mitchell 13 3 2 5
Anthony Harrison 13 4 4 2-0
Darrius Terry 8 2 1 3 2 1-0 1
Philip Longino 5 3 3 1-0
Thomas Graham 10 1 1 2
R.P. Stuart 13 1 1 2
Daniel Porter 13 1 1 2
Shawn Simmons 5 2 2
Phillip Livas 13 1 1
Brad Oestriecher 13 1 1
Taylor Bennett 7 1 1
Drexel Perkins 3 1 1
Roosevelt Falls 3 1-0
Allen Gilbert 2 1
Total 13 465 483 948 65-246 27-168 48 17 17-230 13.5 3 60 12-6 11 5

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Chris Keagle 72 2915 40.5 59 7 15 27 0
Brad Oestriecher 66 4051 61.4 5 2
Total 72 2915 40.5 59 7 15 27 0 66 4051 61.4 5 2
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Phillip Livas 16 245 15.3 2 81 32 826 25.8 1 97
Philip Beck 12 127 10.6 0 28 13 324 24.9 0 40
Keith Brown 1 23 23.0 0 0
Antonio Baker 1 5 5.0 0 0
Stevon Howze 1 0 0.0 0 0
Alex Anderson 0 2 0.0 1 2
Dennis Morris 2 14 7.0 0 9
Weldon Brown 1 24 24.0 0 24
Patrick Jackson 1 24 24.0 0 24
Dustin Mitchell 1 6 6.0 0 6
R.P. Stuart 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 31 402 13.0 3 81 51 1218 23.9 1 97

References

  1. "Late Rally Lifts White Team to Top". Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved 2008-04-12.

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