2012 Louisiana Tech Football Game Notes 52 All-Americans 25 Conference Championships 2 National Titles
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2012 LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 52 ALL-AMERICANS 25 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 NaTIONAL TITLES GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 15 / 6 p.m. CT GAME 2 RV LOUISIANA TECH (1-0, 0-0 WAC) vs. RICE (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) Site: Ruston, La. / Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) Sept. 15, 2012 l 6 p.m. CT l TV: ESPN3 l Radio: LA Tech Sports Network TV: ESPN3 Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), Ralph Friedgen (Analyst) Ruston, La. l Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (Flagship: KXKZ 107.5 FM) Talent: Dave Nitz (PxP), Teddy Allen (Analyst), THE GAME Max Causey (Sideline) Louisiana Tech (1-0) returns home after its offensive fireworks display in Houston to host Rice (1-1) Live Stats/GameTracker: LATechSports.com in the Bulldogs’ home opener of 2012. The game is a non-conference battle but a flashback to both a past Twitter Updates: @LATechFB and future conference series as the teams used to compete in the WAC and will soon compete in Confer- Series: Rice leads, 3-2 ence USA beginning in 2013. Ruston: Series tied, 1-1 Saturday’s game against the Owls will be Tech’s annual RED OUT game with the Bulldogs donning Houston: Rice leads, 2-1 their red jerseys. First Meeting: Rice, 14-0, Sept. 18, 1965 Last Meeting: Tech, 51-14, Nov. 29, 2004 Streak: Tech, 1 THE COACHES Louisiana Tech: Sonny Dykes is in his third year at Louisiana Tech and overall as a head coach. He has a 14-12 record overall and led the Bulldogs to a 2011 WAC Championship and Poinsettia Bowl appear- ance last year. LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS 1-0, 0-0 WAC Rice: David Bailiff is in his sixth season at Rice and has steadily improved the Owls over that time, Ranking RV (USA Today/Coaches) Last Game Sept. 8, 2012 at Houston leading the school to its first bowl title in 50 years. Bailiff is 24-39 in his tenure at Rice and is 45-54 as a W, 56-49 at Houston, Texas head coach overall. Bailiff came to Rice after three years as head coach of Texas State, a school that has Head Coach Sonny Dykes joined the WAC for the 2012 season. Career Rec. 14-12 (3rd Season) School Rec. Same vs. Rice 0-0 THE CaPTAINS Louisiana Tech: Quinton Patton, Colby Cameron, Stephen Warner, IK Enemkpali, Solomon Randle, Chad Boyd (Season); TBA (Game) RICE OWLS 1-1, 0-0 C-USA Ranking NR Last Game Sept. 8, 2012 at Kansas W, 25-24 at Lawrence, Kan. Head Coach David Bailiff All times CT Career Rec. 45-54 (9th Season) 2012 SCHEDULE / RESULTS School Rec. 24-39 (6th Season) Sept. 8 at HOUStoN CBS SN 29,142 W 56-49 vs. TECH 0-0 Teams combined to set four NCAA records; Tech scores most points in a game since 2000 LOUISIANA TECH CoACHING STAFF Sept. 15 RICE ESPN3 6 p.m. Preview of a 2013 Conference USA game; Rice leads series 3-2 On the Field Sonny Dykes Head Coach Sept. 22 at ILLINOIS BTN 7 p.m. Kevin Curtis Cornerbacks Louisiana Tech’s last game at a Big Ten school resulted in a win (20-19 at Michigan State, 2003) Stan Eggen Defensive Line Sept. 29 at RV VIRGINIA TBA TBA Pierre Ingram Running Backs Louisiana Tech faces Cavaliers for first time Jeff Koonz Linebackers Oct. 6 UNLV ERT 6 p.m. Rob Likens Asst. HC/Outside Receivers Louisiana Tech hoping to avenge back-to-back losses to Rebels in 1993-94 Hunter McWilliams Graduate Assistant Oct. 13 RV TEXAS A&M (Shreveport, La.) --- TBA Jacob Peeler Graduate Assistant Four of Louisiana Tech’s last five games vs. SEC teams were wins or Tech was within a score of a win Pete Perot Offensive Line Tommy Spangler Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Oct. 20 IDAHO* ERT 6 p.m. Mark Tommerdahl Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers Tech has won four of the last five over Vandals Thomas Graham Graduate Assistant Oct. 27 at NEW MEXICO STATE* --- 7 p.m. Adam Hymel Graduate Assistant Bulldogs have won six of the last seven over Aggies In the Press Box Nov. 3 UTSA ERT 3 p.m. Tony Franklin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Western Athletic Conference game this year, Conference USA game next year Chris Vaszily Director of Player Development Nov. 10 at TEXAS STATE* LHN TBA LOUISIANA TECH MEDIA RELATIONS First meeting between the two schools Patrick T. Walsh Associate Director (Primary Contact) Nov. 17 UTAH STATE* --- 6 p.m. 318-257-5305 (office) l 318-514-9203 (cell) l [email protected] Louisiana Tech has won six of the last seven in this series Malcolm Butler Associate AD (Secondary Contact) Nov. 24 at SAN JOSE STATE* --- 3 p.m. 318-257-3145 (office) l 318-614-4513 (cell) l [email protected] Louisiana Tech has won five in a row over Spartans Kane McGuire Media Relations Assistant Anna Claire Thomas Media Relations Assistant TBA TBA (BOWL GAMe) TBA TBA Louisiana Tech looks to make bowl games in consecutive years for first time since 1977-78 www.LATechSports.com LA TECH Athletics @LATechFB LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALL 2012 PagE 2 LOUISIANA TECH WEEKLY SCHEDULE 10 MON 11 TUE 12 WED 13 THU 14 FRI 15 SAT 16 SUN WAC Teleconference Practice (5 p.m.) Practice (5 p.m.) No Availability No Availability LA Tech Gameday No Availability Sonny Dykes (11:53 a.m.) Coaches, Players available Coaches, Players available LA Tech Press Conference following practice following practice POST GAME Dykes/Players (Noon) Coach Dykes is available Sonny Dykes Radio Show following the game in the Dawg House (5:30 p.m.) media room. Players will immediately follow. MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS MEDIA INFORMATION Head coach Sonny Dykes and select student-athletes will meet with the media every Monday prior to a game in the Jarrell CollEGEPRESSBOX.COM Room of the Charles Wyly Athletic Center at the Joe Aillet Sta- CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Western Athletic Conference and Louisiana Tech football. Access and down- dium Field House. Lunch will be provided at noon followed by load weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana Tech, the Western Athletic interviews with Coach Dykes and selected players. Conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. PRACTICE CovERAGE In addition to Monday’s media luncheon, Louisiana Tech DAILY MEDIA AvAILABILITY student-athletes and coaches are available for in-person or The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Members of the media are phone interviews following practice on Tuesdays and Wednes- expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Louisiana Tech Associate Director of Me- days. All interview requests must be directed to the dia Relations Patrick Walsh at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Patrick Louisiana Tech Athletic Media Relations Office at least 24 Walsh for any changes in the schedule. (Note: First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.) hours in advance. For those practice days, the entire practice is open to the media. Monday: Sonny Dykes participates in the WAC’s Weekly Coaches’ Teleconference at 11:46 a.m. CT. LA Tech’s weekly media lun- cheon starts with food served at noon and statements/interviews beginning around 12:30 p.m. A few players will also be made available. Dykes’ radio show airs from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. live from the Dawg House in Ruston. Practice is CLOSED. CoACH/PLAYER AvAILABILITY Tuesday: Coaches and players are available following practice. All members of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff are Wednesday: Coaches and players are available following practice. available during the designated days and times throughout the Thursday, Friday and Sunday: No availability. Practice is CLOSED. year. All returning players are available during the designated Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the LA Tech Athletics Media Relations Staff will escort media representatives days and times but newcomers are not available to the media to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. The Louisiana Tech locker room, home or away, is closed to the media unless under special request that access is granted. at all times. Post-game interview requests should be submitted to Patrick Walsh before the five minute mark in the fourth quarter. SOCIAL MEDIA For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech post-game press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room located in the Charles Wyly Louisiana Tech fans can access the most in-depth infor- Athletic Center after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be allowed on the field with players mation regarding all the University’s programs through social and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Dykes and selected Louisiana Tech players will be available in the press media opportunities available online. conference following games. Opposing coaches will be available outside the visiting locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period. Twitter – Members of the Louisiana Tech media relations de- partment will be tweeting throughout the year with the latest WAC FootbALL CoACHES’ TELECONFERENCE news and in-game score updates. To follow them, simply find The WAC will hold a weekly football coaches’ teleconference every Monday beginning August 29 and running through November them on www.twitter.com.