2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team explained

Year:2008
Team:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:8–5
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Derek Dooley
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Frank Scelfo
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Multiple pro-style
Def Coach:Tommy Spangler
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–3
Captain:Weldon Brown, Quin Harris, Daniel Porter
Stadium:Joe Aillet Stadium
Champion:Independence Bowl champion
Bowl:Independence Bowl
Bowl Result:W 17–10 vs. Northern Illinois

The 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Derek Dooley, the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Dooley's Bulldogs entered the season after finishing 5–7 (4–4 WAC) in 2007. Louisiana 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

T-Day spring game

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]

Coaching staff

PositionNameYear at TechAlma mater
Derek Dooley2ndVirginia '90
Frank Scelfo2ndLouisiana-Monroe '81
Tommy Spangler2ndGeorgia '84
Jimmy Brumbaugh1stAuburn '03
Stan Eggen1stMoorhead State '77
Running backs Chino Fontenette2ndTulane '03
Wide receivers Conroy Hines15thLouisiana Tech '89
Terry Joseph2ndNorthwestern State '96
Art Kehoe1stMiami '82
Special teams / tight ends Eric Russell2ndIdaho '91
Damon Harrington5thLouisiana Tech '00
Ed Jackson16thLouisiana Tech '83
Ben Larson2ndSusquehanna '05
Ryan Fournier1stSoutheastern Louisiana '06
Aaron Lips1stLouisiana Tech '05
Videoo operationsDavid Snyder1stClemson '05

Game summaries

Mississippi State

See also: 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Kansas

See also: 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football.

Boise State

See also: 2008 Boise State Broncos football team.

Hawaii

See also: 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team.

Idaho

See also: 2008 Idaho Vandals football team.

Army

See also: 2008 Army Black Knights football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

San Jose State

See also: 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team.

Utah State

See also: 2008 Utah State Aggies football team.

New Mexico State

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football.

Nevada

See also: 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Northern Illinois

See main article: 2008 Independence Bowl.

See also: 2008 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

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

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
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
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
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
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
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

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
GP Solo Tackles Ast Total Tackes TFL-Yds Sacks:No.-Yds Pass BrUp QBH No. Int-Yds Int Avg Int for TD Long Int Fumbles:Rcv-Yds FF Blkd Kick -->Antonio Baker 13 63 52 115 4.5-16 4 3-9 3.0 0 3 2-0 3 1
13 49 26 75 1.5-5 0.5-3 6 2 5-10 2.0 0 8 1-0 2
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
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
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
13 1 1
Brad Oestriecher 13 1 1
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

NamePuntingKickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdNo. 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
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
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
2 14 7.0 0 9
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Late Rally Lifts White Team to Top . Louisiana Tech University . 2008-04-12.

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