2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–5 5–3 Derek Dooley 2nd Frank Scelfo 2nd Multiple pro-style Tommy Spangler 2nd 4–3 Weldon Brown Quin Harris Daniel Porter Joe Aillet Stadium Independence Bowl champion Independence Bowl 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 Recruiting yes yes 2008 Taylor Bennett QB St. Louis, MO Georgia Tech 6 3 214 4.75 Transfer 2 2 N/A   Colby Cameron QB Newbury Park, CA Newbury Park 6 2 167 - 3/27/2008 2 2 N/A   Richie Casey WR Homer, LA Homer 6 0 181 4.60 12/17/2007 2 2 40   Adrien Cole LB Mobile, AL McGill-Toolen 5 11 209 4.50 1/4/2008 2 2 40   Jimmie Crawford DB Harvey, LA West Jefferson 6 0 184 4.63 2/20/2008 1 2 40   Eric Fiege WR Santee, CA West Hills 5 9 165 4.49 2/15/2008 1 N/A   Scott Gonzalez OL Katy, TX Mayde Creek 6 3 311 - 6/30/2008 N/A   Eric Harper DE Marrero, LA John Ehret 6 4 223 4.65 1/30/2008 3 3 77   Kwame Jordan DE Fort Scott, KS Fort Scott 6 5 233 4.77 12/19/2007 2 3 N/A   Christian Lacey DE Harvey, LA Shaw 6 3 230 4.70 12/16/2007 2 2 73   Michael Lacy OL Gulfport, MS Gulfport 6 6 315 5.40 1/12/2008 3 2 77   Phillip Longino DT Missouri City, TX Marshall 6 0 274 5.30 1/2/2008 3 2 40   Josh Parrish OL Klein, TX Klein Collins 6 4 275 4.90 1/31/2008 2 2 40   Solomon Randle LB Mobile, AL LeFlore 6 0 217 4.70 1/29/2008 2 2 40   Kevin Saia OL Geismar, LA Dutchtown 6 2 296 5.25 9/27/2007 2 2 74   Chandler Spence TE Arlington, TX Lamar 6 5 233 4.77 12/18/2007 2 2 77   Todd Spence DB Lewisville, TX Lewisville 6 1 163 4.50 12/12/2007 2 2 40   Ketaraus Stanton RB Diboll, TX Diboll 6 2 208 4.53 1/20/2008 2 2 40   R.P. Stuart WR Austin, TX Anderson 6 3 202 4.56 12/22/2007 2 2 40   Zack Summage DB Shreveport, LA Evangel 5 9 190 4.65 2/15/2008 1 N/A   Darrius Terry DB Lufkin, TX Lufkin 6 0 183 - 1/19/2008 2 3 45   Houston Tuminello WR Gilmer, TX Gilmer 6 2 184 4.63 8/11/2007 2 2 74   Cruz Williams WR Little Rock, AR Pulaski 6 4 201 4.45 6/11/2008 3 3 79   yes 2008 Louisiana Tech 2008 Football Commitments Football Recruiting Commits 2008 Player commits 96 74 2009-10-11 yes T-Day spring game White 0 0 0 14 Blue 0 6 7 0 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.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/041208aaa.html Late Rally Lifts White Team to Top Louisiana Tech University 2008-04-12 Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 5:45 p.m. w y Mississippi State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN2 22–14 25,224 September 6 6:10 p.m. l y y Kansas 14 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 0–29 48,621 September 20 6:00 p.m. w y Southeastern Louisiana Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 41–26 17,623 October 1 7:00 p.m. l y Boise State 17 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 3–38 32,071 October 11 11:05 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI KFVE 14–24 40,246 October 18 6:00 p.m. w Idaho Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 46–14 12,400 October 25 12:00 p.m. l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPN360 7–14 27,383 November 1 1:30 p.m. w y Fresno State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA KFRE-TV 38–35 20,300 November 8 7:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 21–0 16,170 November 15 1:30 p.m. w Utah State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 45–38 15,320 November 22 3:00 p.m. w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM 35–31 17,426 November 29 1:30 p.m. l Nevada Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 31–35 17,254 December 28 7:15 p.m. w y Northern Illinois Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Independence Bowl ESPN 17–10 41,567 Coaching staff PositionNameYear at TechAlma materHead football coach / athletics director Derek Dooley2ndVirginia '90Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Frank Scelfo2ndLouisiana-Monroe '81Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler2ndGeorgia '84Defensive line Jimmy Brumbaugh1stAuburn '03Linebackers Stan Eggen1stMoorhead State '77Running backs Chino Fontenette2ndTulane '03Wide receivers Conroy Hines15thLouisiana Tech '89Defensive backs / recruiting coordinator Terry Joseph2ndNorthwestern State '96Offensive line (interim) Art Kehoe1stMiami '82Special teams / tight ends Eric Russell2ndIdaho '91Head strength and conditioning coach Damon Harrington5thLouisiana Tech '00Character education coordinator /Assistant strength and conditioning coach Ed Jackson16thLouisiana Tech '83Graduate assistant Ben Larson2ndSusquehanna '05Graduate assistant (defense) Ryan Fournier1stSoutheastern Louisiana '06Graduate assistant Aaron Lips1stLouisiana Tech '05Videoo operationsDavid Snyder1stClemson '05 Game summaries Mississippi State Miss. St. 7 7 0 0 LA Tech 3 6 10 3 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Kansas LA Tech 0 0 0 0 Kansas 3 10 16 0 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team Southeastern Louisiana SELU 10 13 0 3 LA Tech 14 14 10 3 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football Boise State LA Tech 0 3 0 0 Boise St. 7 14 10 7 2008 Boise State Broncos football team Hawaii LA Tech 0 7 0 7 Hawaii 7 14 3 0 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team Idaho Idaho 7 7 0 0 LA Tech 9 24 10 3 2008 Idaho Vandals football team Army LA Tech 0 0 7 0 Army 7 0 0 7 2008 Army Black Knights football team Fresno State Fresno St. 7 14 7 7 LA Tech 7 7 10 14 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team San Jose State LA Tech 0 14 0 7 SJSU 0 0 0 0 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team Utah State Utah St. 10 7 13 8 LA Tech 7 21 7 10 2008 Utah State Aggies football team New Mexico State LA Tech 7 21 0 7 NM State 0 17 7 7 New Mexico State Aggies football Nevada Nevada 0 7 14 14 LA Tech 7 10 14 0 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Northern Illinois NIU 7 0 3 0 LA Tech 7 7 3 0 2008 Independence Bowl 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 Opponents 72 110 73 53 LA Tech 61 134 71 54 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 BlkdKick 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 Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Category:Independence Bowl champion seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football