2010 BULLDOG FOOTBALL BULLDOG 2010 LOUISIANA TECH OCTANE HIGH FOOTBALL 2010 Contact: Patrick T. Walsh, Associate Director of Media Relations Office: (318) 257-5305 Cell: (318) 514-9203 E-mail: [email protected] GAME INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION Louisiana Tech heads on the road this weekend looking to smooth out the kinks Opponent ...................................Texas A&M in its opening weekend performance as Tech plays at Texas A&M Saturday eve- Location .....................College Station, Texas ning at Kyle Field. Site ..................................Kyle Field (83,002) Time ..............................................6 p.m. CT GAME NOTES GAME 2010 LOUISIANA TECH LOUISIANA 2010 TV .......................................................None LAST TIME OUT Radio .......................LA Tech Sports Network Myke Compton scored two first half touchdowns and the Louisiana Tech de- ........................... KXKZ (107.5 FM) in Ruston fense held Grambling State to two field goals as the Bulldogs defeated the Tigers ................................Dave Nitz (Play-by-Play) 20-6 in the debut of first year head coach Sonny Dykes at Independence Stadium ................................Steve Davison (Analyst) ............................. Benny Thornell (Sideline) Saturday night. Internet ..... Live Audio on LATechSports.com Series .................................. A&M leads, 9-0 Compton’s 1-yard plunge in the first quarter gave Tech a 7-0 lead and his 2-yard Trend ..............................A&M has won nine scamper early in the second quarter increased the Bulldog’s advantage to 14-3. At Ruston .................................No Meetings At Shreveport ............................... A&M, 1-0 Tech led 17-3 at the half before both teams traded field goals in an uneventful At College Station ......................... A&M, 8-0 final 30 minutes of action. Neutral Sites ............................First Meeting In the much-anticipated debut of Dykes and the advertised high-octane style offense, LA Tech (1-0) showed growing pains during its 2010 opener as the Bull- dogs totaled only 336 yards of offense while converting only 4-of-13 third downs OPPONENT INFORMATION in the game. Texas A&M Aggies (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) Coach: Mike Sherman Career Record: SONNY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN 10-15 (2 Years) Tech’s season opener on Sept. 4 marked another historic game for the Bulldogs Record at School: as it served as the head coaching debut of Sonny Dykes. Dykes, the son of leg- 10-15 (2 Years) endary Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes, was hired as the Bulldogs 32nd head coach on Jan. 20, 2010. Sept. 4 Stephen F. Austin W, 48-7 Dykes is no stranger to success on the field having won at stops in the Pac-10, SEPT. 11 LOUISIANA TECH 6 P.M. SEC and Big 12 en route to becoming named LA Tech’s head coach. Since 1940, Sept. 18 FIU 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. only three other LA Tech coaches have posted winning records in their first sea- Oct. 9 vs. Arkansas TBA son at the helm of the Bulldogs including Joe Aillet (6-4, 1940), Gary Crowton Oct. 16 Missouri TBA (6-5, 1996) and Jack Bicknell (8-3, 1999). Oct. 23 at Kansas TBA Oct. 30 Texas Tech TBA Nov. 6 Oklahoma TBA cont. on Page 4 ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GAME WEEK’S THIS ABOUT Nov. 13 at Baylor TBA Nov. 20 Nebraska TBA Nov. 25 at Texas 7 p.m. 2010 LOUISIANA TECH SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Result/Time TV Attendance Sept. 4 vs. Grambling% W, 20-6 - 34,762 2010 WAC STANDINGS Sept. 11 at Texas A&M 6 p.m. - - Team WAC Overall Streak Sept. 18 Navy 6 p.m. ESPN3.com - Fresno State 0-0 1-0 W1 Sept. 25 Southern Miss 6 p.m. - - Idaho 0-0 1-0 W2 Oct. 2 at Hawai’i* 10:30 p.m. K5 (Hawai’i Only) - LOUISIANA TECH 0-0 1-0 W2 Oct. 9 Utah State* 3 p.m. ERT, CST - Nevada 0-0 1-0 W1 Oct. 16 Idaho* 3 p.m. ERT, CST - Boise State 0-0 0-0 W14 New Mexico State 0-0 0-0 L7 Oct. 26 at Boise State* 7 p.m. ESPN2 - Hawai’i 0-0 0-1 L2 Nov. 6 Fresno State* 3 p.m. - - San Jose State 0-0 0-1 L2 Nov. 13 at New Mexico State* 5 p.m. ERT, CST^ - Utah State 0-0 0-1 L! Nov. 20 at San Jose State* 7 p.m. - - Dec. 4 Nevada* 2 p.m. - - All Times Central. Games without TV designation are subject to change. ERT - denotes ESPN Regional broadcast. CST - denotes Cox Sports TV broadcast. * - denotes Western Athletic Conference game. ^ - denotes tape delay broadcast 2010 LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALL WHO TO CONTACT LA TECH MEDIA SERVICES COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM LOUISIANA TECH MEDIA RELATIONS CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Western Athletic Conference and Louisiana Tech foot- (318) 257-3144 ball. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more (318) 257-3757 (FAX) for Louisiana Tech, the Western Athletic 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 password@ PRIMARY FOOTBALL CONTACT collegepressbox.com. PATRICK T. WALSH DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Associate Director The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Mem- of Media Relations bers of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be (318) 257-5305 (o) made to Louisiana Tech Associate Director of Media Relations Patrick Walsh at least 24 hours in advance. All (318) 514-9203 (c) media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Patrick Walsh for any changes in the schedule. [email protected] (Note: First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.) Contact for: Monday: Sonny Dykes participates in the WAC’s Weekly Coaches’ Teleconference at 11:46 a.m. CT. LA Interviews Tech’s weekly media luncheon starts with food served at 11:30 a.m. and statements/interviews beginning Photos around noon. A few players will also be made available. Dykes’ radio show airs from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. live from Information and Data the Dawg House in Ruston. Practice is CLOSED. HIGH OCTANE HIGH 2010 BULLDOG FOOTBALL BULLDOG 2010 Statistics Tuesday: All coaches and players^ are available following practice. Wednesday: All coaches and players^ are available following practice. Thursday, Friday and Sunday: No availability. SECONDARY FOOTBALL CONTACT Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the LA Tech Athletics Media Relations Staff will escort media representatives to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. The Louisiana Tech MALCOLM BUTLER locker room, home or away, is closed to the media at all times. Post-game interview requests should be Associate AD for submitted to Patrick Walsh before the five minute mark in the fourth quarter. Media Relations (318) 257-3145 (o) For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech post-game press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room located (318) 614-4513 (c) in the Charles Wyly Athletic Center after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews [email protected] will be allowed on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Dykes and selected Louisiana Tech players will be available in the press conference following games. Opposing coaches Contact for: will be available outside the visiting locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period. Credentials WAC Football Coaches’ Teleconference Social Media The WAC will hold a weekly football coaches’ teleconference every Monday beginning August 30 and run- Louisiana Tech fans can access the most in- ning through November 29. The teleconference will begin at 11:30 a.m. (CT). The coaches will be available depth information regarding all the Univer- for a seven-minute time period to preview the upcoming opponent and answer questions from the media. sity’s programs through social media opportu- The schedule for the teleconference is as follows (times listed are Central): nities available online. 11:30 Dave Chaffin, WAC (10:30 MT) Twitter – Members of the Louisiana Tech me- 11:32 Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State (9:32 PT) dia relations department will be tweeting 11:39 Greg McMackin, Hawai`i (6:39 HT) throughout the year with the latest news and 11:46 Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech in-game score updates. To follow them, simply 11:53 DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State (10:53 MT) find them on www.twitter.com. 12:00 Gary Andersen, Utah State (11:00 MT) LATechMButler – football, women’s basket- 12:07 Robb Akey, Idaho (10:07 PT) ball, softball, men’s golf and more 12:14 Chris Ault, Nevada (10:14 PT) LATechPWalsh – football, men’s and women’s 12:21 Chris Petersen, Boise State (11:21 MT) cross country, indoor track and outdoor track 12:28 Pat Hill, Fresno State (10:28 PT) 12:35 Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner (11:35 MT) TECH MEDIA RELATIONS MEDIA TECH CoverItLive – Louisiana Tech will be conduct- ing its own chat rooms during games this year Each coach will make general comments relative to the most recent game and/or the upcoming opponent, for football. Tech fans can join in the chat and then media members will be able to ask questions. In addition, the WAC Players of the Week will be an- throughout the in-game action for the major- nounced along with any pertinent information or special announcements. WAC Commissioner Karl Benson ity of the contests for these sports. Simply log will also be available at the end of most calls. onto LATechSports.com 30 minutes prior to the start of the contests and click on the Cov- The number to call to participate is (877) 812-1320.