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American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–5 6–1 Sonny Dykes 2nd Tony Franklin 2nd Air raid Tommy Spangler 5th 4–2–5 Adrien Cole Nick Isham Joe Aillet Stadium WAC champion Poinsettia Bowl L 24–31 vs. TCU The 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Dykes, the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the regular season with an 8–4 overall record and a 6–1 mark in conference play to win the WAC title. The Bulldogs lost the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego against the TCU Horned Frogs, the champions of the Mountain West Conference. Before the season Recruiting yes yes 2011 Larry Banks OL Fayette, Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln CC 6 4 325 – 12/15/2010 2 3 – Scott Cathcart WR Santa Maria, California Allan Hancock College 6 5 220 4.50 12/22/2010 2 3 – Jeremy Graffree OL Perkinston, Mississippi Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 3 300 – 12/22/2010 2 2 – Zach Griffith QB Fullerton, California Fullerton College 6 3 185 – 01/13/2011 2 3 – Chip Hester LB North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Hutchinson CC 6 0 230 4.53 12/15/2010 2 2 – Oscar Johnson OL Crystal Springs, Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln CC 6 6.5 350 – 12/15/2010 3 3 – Antonio Mitchum LB Hemingway, South Carolina Georgia Military College 6 1 245 4.60 12/16/2010 2 3 – Quinton Patton WR La Vergne, Tennessee Coffeyville CC 6 1 195 4.40 12/15/2010 3 3 – Jon'al White DL Ruston, Louisiana Jones County CC 6 1 300 4.90 12/15/2010 2 3 – Myles White WR Livonia, Michigan Northwest Mississippi CC 6 1 185 4.40 12/15/2010 2 2 – Dirk Tanner DL North Little Rock, Arkansas Pulaski Academy 6 1 270 4.80 02/02/2011 2 3 3 Zeke Alsander OL Baton Rouge, Louisiana Southern Lab High School 6 6 300 – 02/02/2011 2 2 2 Daniel Hayden DL Poplarville, Mississippi Pearl River CC 6 4 235 – 02/02/2011 3 3 – Warren Bates LB Plaquemine, Louisiana St. John High School 6 0 205 4.50 02/02/2011 2 3 2 Levander Liggins ATH Leesville, Louisiana Leesville High School 5 11 185 4.60 02/02/2011 2 3 1 Brice Abraham ATH Jennings, Louisiana Jennings High School 5 11 175 4.47 02/02/2011 2 3 – Ty Hook LB Denton, Texas Ryan High School 6 0 210 4.50 02/02/2011 2 3 1 Brock Waters ATH Sarasota, Florida Independence CC 5 10 190 – 02/02/2011 2 3 – Beau Fitte LB Port Sulphur, Louisiana South Plaquemines High School 6 1 210 4.65 02/02/2011 3 3 2 Josh Robinson OL Lancaster, Texas Lancaster High School 6 4 275 – 02/02/2011 2 2 2 Tevin King RB Moultrie, Georgia Colquitt County High School 5 7 160 – 02/02/2011 2 2 – Malcolm Pichon DL Slidell, Louisiana Salmen High School 6 3 330 5.00 02/02/2011 3 3 – Tyler Porter DL Lafayette, Louisiana Northside High School 6 0 310 5.13 02/02/2011 2 2 2 Vontarrius Dora DL West Point, Mississippi West Point High School 6 4 235 – 02/02/2011 2 2 – Nick Isham QB Hidden Hills, California Westlake High School 6 0 185 4.5 02/02/2011 2 3 – yes 2011 Louisiana Tech Signee List 2011 Scout.com Football Recruiting: Louisiana Tech 2011 Player Signees- Louisiana Tech 73 2348 88 NR 2011-04-01 yes After the Spring Game at Joe Aillet Stadium, it was announced that Hunter Lee, Blake Martin, and Vincent Moore would walk on at Louisiana Tech. After playing as a wide receiver and a safety at River Oaks High School in Monroe, Louisiana, Vincent Moore plans to play safety at Louisiana Tech. Hunter Lee will likely tryout for a position at running back after earning District 8-5A MVP honors at Flower Mound High School in 2010. http://louisianatech.scout.com/2/1062087.html Scout.com: Pretty Talented Walk-Ons 2011-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110820072530/http://louisianatech.scout.com/2/1062087.html 2011-08-20 dead T-Day Spring Game White 0 6 0 0 Blue 14 14 7 0 On May 24, Sonny Dykes dismissed wide receivers Ahmed Paige and Tim Molton from the team due to a violation of team rules.Paige, Molton Dismissed from Team Awards and award watch lists Ryan Allenhttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205314019 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (October 10, 2011) October 10, 2011 Western Athletic Conference October 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111125130403/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205314019&DB_OEM_ID=10100 November 25, 2011 dead http://www.wacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205321276 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (October 24, 2011) October 24, 2011 Western Athletic Conference October 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025245/http://www.wacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205321276 April 7, 2012 dead http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112111aaa.html Ryan Allen Named a Finalist for the Ray Guy Award November 21, 2011 Augusta Sports Council November 21, 2011 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/WalterCamp.pdf Ryan Allen Named All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation December 8, 2011 Augusta Sports Council December 8, 2011 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910014026/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/WalterCamp.pdf dead http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205342560 All-WAC Football Teams Announced December 5, 2011 Western Athletic Conference December 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025512/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205342560 April 7, 2012 dead 2011 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American (second team) Winner of the 2011 Ray Guy Award First-Team All-WAC (punter) WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 6) WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 8) Chad Boyd Second-Team All-WAC (defensive back) Matt Brohahttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205237648 2011 WAC Football Media Guide August 3, 2011 Western Athletic Conference October 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111106134615/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205237648&DB_OEM_ID=10100 November 6, 2011 dead 2011 Preseason First-Team All-WAC 2011 First-Team All-WAC (defensive line) Colby Cameronhttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205329310 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (November 7, 2011) November 7, 2011 Western Athletic Conference November 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025424/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205329310 April 7, 2012 dead mdy-all WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 10) Terry Carter First-Team All-WAC (defensive back) Kris Cavitt First-Team All-WAC (offensive lineman) Adrien Colehttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205336924&DB_OEM_ID=10100 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (November 21, 2011) November 21, 2011 Western Athletic Conference November 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025456/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205336924&DB_OEM_ID=10100 April 7, 2012 dead 2011 WAC Defensive Player of the Year First-Team All-WAC (linebacker) WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8) WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12) Lennon Creerhttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205182112 Biletnikoff Award Amended Watch List Announced September 23, 2011 PwC SMU Athletic Forum Western Athletic Conference September 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025150/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205182112 April 7, 2012 dead 2011 Preseason First Team All-WAC Doak Walker Award watch list Jay Dudley Second-Team All-WAC (linebacker) Justin Ellis Second-Team All-WAC (defensive lineman) IK Enemkpalihttp://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205332973 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (November 14, 2011) November 14, 2011 Western Athletic Conference November 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025448/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205332973 April 7, 2012 dead mdy-all WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 11) Craig Johnson WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 13) Hunter Leehttp://www.wacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205339526 Verizon WAC Football Players of the Week (November 28, 2011) November 28, 2011 Western Athletic Conference November 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025506/http://www.wacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205339526 April 7, 2012 dead WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13) Matt Nelson Second-Team All-WAC (placekicker) Quinton Pattonhttp://www.footballfoundation.org/nff/story/3392/biletnikoff-award-amended-watch-list-announced Turbin, Creer Named Doak Walker Candidates July 15, 2011 Biletnikoff Award The National Football Foundation September 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120327222952/http://www.footballfoundation.org/nff/story/3392/biletnikoff-award-amended-watch-list-announced March 27, 2012 dead mdy-all First-Team All-WAC (wide receiver) Fred Biletnikoff Award watch list Tommy Spanglerhttp://www.broylesaward.com/press-releases/2011/11/23/nominees-announced-for-2011-broyles-award Nominees Announced for 2011 Broyles Award November 23, 2011 Broyles Award Rotary Club of Little Rock November 23, 2011 Broyles Award nominee Stephen Warner First-Team All-WAC (offensive lineman) Schedule 2011 AP Central September 3 9:00 pm l y y Southern Miss M. 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Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Rivalry in Dixie FSN 17–19 22,356 September 10 6:00 pm w y Central Arkansas 18 (FCS) Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 48–42 OT 20,652 September 17 6:00 pm l y Houston Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 34–35 24,628 September 24 6:00 pm l y y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU 20–26 OT 55,116 October 1 6:00 pm l Hawaii Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN Plus/CST/ALT 2 26–44 25,212 October 8 4:00 pm w y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 24–11 15,309 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810070 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score ESPN.com October 8, 2011 October 22 2:00 pm w y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT ESPN Plus/CST/ALT 2 24–17 16,037 October 29 3:00 pm w y San Jose State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 38–28 19,642 November 5 9:30 pm w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNU 41–21 27,965 November 12 6:30 pm w y y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS CSS/CST 27–7 44,123 November 19 3:00 pm w y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 24–20 11,639 November 26 3:00 pm w New Mexico State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN Plus/CST/ALT 2 44–0 17,458 December 21 7:00 pm l y y TCU 16 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium ESPN 24–31 24,607 Roster 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs y Richie Casey 1 WR J Lyle Fitte 2 RB/WR J Tarik Hakmi 3 QB J Quinton Patton 4 WR J y Lennon Creer 5 RB S Brock Waters 6 QB J Myles White 7 WR J y Jacarri Jackson 8 WR So Zach Griffith 9 QB So Colby Cameron 10 QB J y Nick Isham 11 QB F Hayden Slack 15 WR So Taylor Burch 16 QB F Taulib Ikharo 17 WR S y D.J. St. Julien 18 WR F Andrew Guillot 19 WR J Mark Harrington 20 WR So Blasher Saintvil 21 WR J Tyrone Duplessis 22 RB So Blake Martin 23 RB F Tevin King 26 RB F Ray Holley 32 RB S Hunter Lee 36 RB F Malon Lee 38 RB J Rickey Courtney 46 RB So Noah Cheshier 49 WR F Kevin Saia 57 OL J Matthew Conger 61 OL J Stephen Warner 63 OL J Johnny Ginart 64 OL F Houston Lantrip 65 OL J Matthew Shepherd 66 OL So Oscar Johnson 67 OL J Josh Robinson 68 OL F Vincent Cano 69 OL So Jeremy Graffree 72 OL J Josh Parrish 73 OL J Larry Banks 74 OL J Zeke Alsander 76 OL F Jordan Mills 78 OL J y Kris Cavitt 79 OL S Scott Cathcart 81 WR J Matthew Manning 83 WR F David Gru 85 WR J D.J. Banks 87 WR So Chandler Spence 89 WR J Beau Fitte 6 LB F DeMarcion Evans 11 CB S Brice Abraham 15 CB F Craig Johnson 17 DB J Jamel Johnson 20 DB J Ryan Williams 23 DB S Dave Clark 24 CB J Justin Goodman 25 DB S Quinn Giles 27 CB J Terry Carter 28 CB S Kendall Hayes 29 DB F Harrison Lewis 30 LB F Chad Boyd 31 DB/S J Mike Schrang 34 S F Kelvin Scott 35 DB So Vincent Moore 37 DB F Connor Nichols 38 S F Warren Bates 39 LB F Kevin Kisseberth 40 LB F I.K. Enemkpali 41 DL So Kendrick James 42 DL So Chip Hester 43 LB J Adrien Cole 44 LB S Jay Dudley 45 LB S Rufus Porter 46 LB So Javontay Crowe 47 S J Dusty Rust 48 LB S Ches Morrison 50 LB F Ty Hook 52 LB F Adam Hymel 53 DL S Shakeil Lucas 54 DE So Antonio Mitchum 55 LB J Solomon Randle 56 LB J Zachary Voss 58 LB So Justin Ellis 70 DL So Philip Longino 75 DT J Eric Harper 80 DE S Andre Taylor 84 DL F Tyler Porter 88 DL F Dirk Tanner 90 DL F Matt Broha 91 DE S y Carter Street 92 DL F Christian Lacey 93 DE S Jon'al White 95 DL J Brandon Patterson 96 DT S Vontarrius Dora 98 DL F Malcolm Pichon 99 DL F John Hinton 10 PK J Levander Liggins 13 ATH F Matt Nelson 33 PK J Josh Cuthbert 51 LS SO Cody Stidham 82 LS F Ryan Allen 86 P J y Ryan Allen (American football) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html September 3, 2011 Sonny Dykes Tony Franklin (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Tommy Spangler (defensive coordinator / safeties) Rob Likens (assistant head coach / wide receivers) Stan Eggen (defensive line / recruiting coordinator) Pierre Ingram (running backs) Jeff Koonz (linebackers) Kevin Curtis (cornerbacks) Petey Perot (offensive line) Mark Tommerdahl (special teams / inside receivers) Damon Harrington (head strength and conditioning) Ed Jackson (Character education coordinator / assistant strength and conditioning) Jacob Peeler (strength and conditioning intern) Zach Yenser (offensive graduate assistant) Thomas Graham (defensive graduate assistant) Hunter McWilliams (director of football operations) David Snyder (director of video operations) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html 2011 Louisiana Tech Football Roster September 3, 2011 CBS Interactive LaTechSports December 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201051356/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html dead Game summaries Southern Miss 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Rivalry in Dixie Rivalry in Dixie LA Tech 0 0 10 7 USM 7 0 3 9 September 3 M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 9:10 p.m. Central 3:35 22,356 74 F, cloudy with heavy rain, winds E 17 mph on Robert Cameron Ron Thulin (play-by-play), J.C. Pearson (analyst), Jeremy Bloom (sideline) Fox Sports NetSources:https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312462572 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score September 3, 2011 ESPN ESPN September 5, 2011http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech01.html#GAME.PRE Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss: Scoring Summary September 4, 2011 latechsports.com Louisiana Tech University Athletic Department September 5, 2011http://www.krmg.com/news/sports/week-conference-usa-football/nDXZt/ This Week in Conference USA Football (Week 1) August 31, 2011 Conference USA KRMG September 5, 2011 The Bulldogs opened the 2011 football season on the road against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA. The game was the second in a scheduled 4-game football series between the two universities from 2010 to 2014.http://www.fbschedules.com/2008/09/louisiana-tech-and-southern-miss-schedule-4-game-series/ Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss Schedule 4-game series September 29, 2008 Kevin K. FBSchedules.com September 5, 2011 Southern Miss defeated Louisiana Tech 19–17 in a game that was played during periods of heavy rain and high winds due to Tropical Storm Lee.Late field goal sinks Tech, 19–17 http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110905/SPORTS/109050319 University News Services Monroe News-Star September 4, 2011 September 5, 2011 Southern Miss scored the game's first touchdown at 11:38 in the first quarter to take a 7–0 lead. After neither team scored the rest of the first half, both teams hit field goals to make the score Southern Miss 10, Louisiana Tech 3 with 14 seconds left in the third quarter. Louisiana Tech tied the game at 10–10 when Lyle Fitte ran back a kickoff return 86 yards for a touchdown as the third quarter ended. After USM scored a field goal with 11:42 left in the contest to take a 13–10 lead, Louisiana Tech recovered a fumbled punt by Southern Miss at the USM 3-yard line. Lennon Creer scored Tech's sole offensive touchdown of the night on a 1-yard carry to give Tech a 17–13 lead with 9:43 left in the game. Southern Miss took a 19–17 lead after hitting field goals of 42 yards and 49 yards. Southern Miss went on to win the game after time expired with Louisiana Tech's offense in Southern Miss territory. Louisiana Tech's offense had 244 total yards in the game with Lennon Creer running 17 times for 53 yards and 1 touchdown. True freshman Nick Isham went completed 20 passes on 36 attempts for 176 yards and kicked two punts for 77 yards in his first collegiate football start. Tech's defense held Southern Miss to 379 total yards and allowed one touchdown and four field goals in the contest. Tech's special teams personnel blocked a field goal in the first quarter, scored a kickoff return TD in the third quarter, and recovered a fumbled punt by USM in the fourth quarter. LA Tech USM collapsed 1 11:38 USM 7 72 3:22 RushTD Kelvin Bolden 12 good Danny Hrapmann 0 7 3 4:39 LA Tech 8 58 3:10 FG 28 Matt Nelson 3 7 3 0:14 USM 9 43 4:18 FG 38 Danny Hrapmann 3 10 3 0:00 LA Tech Other Kickoff returned 86 yards for touchdown by Lyle Fitte, Matt Nelson kick good 10 10 4 11:42 USM 9 73 3:18 FG 25 Corey Acosta 10 13 4 9:43 LA Tech 2 3 0:41 RushTD Lennon Creer 1 good Matt Nelson 17 13 4 7:44 USM 6 43 1:54 FG 42 Corey Acosta 17 16 4 2:32 USM 11 56 3:27 FG 49 Danny Hrapmann 17 19 17 19 Central Arkansas 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team UCA 10 7 10 15 0 LA Tech 14 7 14 7 6 September 10 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana 6:04 p.m. Central 3:36 20,652 85 F, clear skies, winds N 5 – 10 mph on Stacy Hardin John Sadak (play-by-play), John Gregory (analyst) ESPN3Sources:http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/release/release_20110905aaa.pdf LA Tech Game Notes (UCA Game) September 5, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV September 10, 2011 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112214736/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/release/release_20110905aaa.pdf deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312532348 LA Tech Game Notes (UCA Game) September 10, 2011 ESPN ESPN.com September 10, 2011http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech02.html Central Arkansas vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 10, 2011) September 11, 2011 latechsports.com September 13, 2011 Louisiana Tech opened their home schedule at Joe Aillet Stadium by hosting the University of Central Arkansas Bears for the third meeting between the two schools and the first since 2007. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the UCA Bears 48–42 in overtime.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312532348 https://archive.today/20130124061431/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312532348 dead January 24, 2013 Louisiana Tech 48, Cent. Arkansas 42, OT September 11, 2011 Associated Press ESPN September 14, 2011 Louisiana Tech took an early 7–0 lead after a 42-yard touchdown pass from Nick Isham to Quinton Patton. After UCA kicked a 39-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7–3, Isham completed a 72-yard touchdown pass to Patton to extend the Louisiana Tech to 14–3 over Central Arkansas. Near the end of the first quarter, UCA quarterback Nathan Dick completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jessie Grandy to cut the Tech lead to 14–10. In the second quarter, Tech running back Lennon Creer ran for a 5-yard touchdown and UCA's Dominiqu Croom caught a 3-yard touchdown from Nathan Dick to make the halftime score Louisiana Tech 21, Central Arkansas 17. The third quarter started with a 35-yard field goal by UCA to cut the lead to 21–20 Louisiana Tech. Tech answered with a 4-yard touchdown run by Ray Holley and a 12-yard touchdown run by Lennon Creer to extend Tech's lead to 35–20 with 4:55 left in the third quarter. Nathan Dick threw two touchdown passes of 43 and 56 yards respectively and connected on a two-point conversion attempt to tie the ball game at 35–35 with 14:10 left in the fourth quarter. With 2:08 left in the game, Jerrel McKnight recovered a fumble by Lennon Creer and ran 73 yards for a touchdown to give Central Arkansas its first lead of the night, 42–35. Ray Holley scored his second rushing touchdown in the game on a seven-yard carry to cap a seven-play, 72-yard drive in 1 minute, 10 seconds to tie the contest at 42–42. The game went into overtime after the fourth quarter ended with the game tied at 42–42. UCA received the ball first in the overtime period and had a 39-yard field goal blocked by Adrian Cole. Louisiana Tech went on to score on a 1-yard touchdown run by Lennon Creer to give Louisiana Tech a 48–42 victory over Central Arkansas in the first overtime game for Louisiana Tech since their September 8, 2007 home game against the Hawaii Warriors.2011 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide, p. 163 Nick Isham completed 22 of 37 passes for 318 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Lennon Creer had 32 carries for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns while Ray Holley ran the ball 9 times for 49 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wide receiver Quinton Patton caught 8 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Patton's 211 yard performance is tied for 10th place for the most receiving yards in a single game by a Louisiana Tech player.2011 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide, p. 148 UCA LA Tech collapsed 1 10:10 LA Tech 5 57 1:21 RecTD Quinton Patton Nick Isham 42 good Matt Nelson 0 7 1 4:46 UCA 11 58 5:24 FG 39 Eddie Camara 3 7 1 4:31 LA Tech 1 72 0:15 RecTD Quinton Patton Nick Isham 72 good Matt Nelson 3 14 1 0:18 UCA 9 79 4:13 RecTD Jesse Grandy Nathan Dick 17 good Eddie Camara 10 14 2 5:17 LA Tech 5 35 1:40 RushTD Lennon Creer 5 good Matt Nelson 10 21 2 0:39 UCA 3 20 1:11 RecTD Dominique Croom Nathan Dick 3 good Eddie Camara 17 21 3 11:11 UCA 10 54 3:49 FG 35 Eddie Camara 20 21 3 9:16 LA Tech 7 46 1:55 RushTD Ray Holley 4 good Matt Nelson 20 28 3 4:55 LA Tech 7 74 2:08 RushTD Lennon Creer 12 good Matt Nelson 20 35 3 2:59 UCA 6 77 1:56 RecTD Dominique Croom Nathan Dick 43 good Eddie Camara 27 35 4 14:10 UCA 3 80 0:39 RecTD Jesse Grandy Nathan Dick 56 pass good 35 35 4 2:08 UCA FumbleTD Jerrel McKnight 73 good Eddie Camara 42 35 4 0:58 LA Tech 7 72 1:10 RushTD Ray Holley 7 good Matt Nelson 42 42 OT LA Tech 3 25 Other Lennon Creer 1-yard touchdown run 42 48 42 48 Houston 2011 Houston Cougars football team Houston 0 7 7 21 LA Tech 7 13 14 0 September 17 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana 6:04 p.m. Central 3:21 24,628 78 F, clear skies, calm winds Ken Antee John Sadak (play-by-play), Rene Nadeau (analyst) ESPN3Sources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech03.html Houston vs Louisiana Tech (Sep 17, 2011) September 17, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV September 18, 2011 Louisiana Tech hosted the Houston Cougars in their second home game of the 2011 football season. The matchup between Louisiana Tech and the University of Houston is the first game in a scheduled four-game football series that will run from 2011 to 2014. The Houston Cougars defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 35–34 after Houston scored 28 unanswered points to complete the biggest comeback in their program's history. Louisiana Tech took a 7–0 lead after Lennon Creer scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown with 11:12 left in the first quarter. Tech extended their lead over Houston to 10–0 after Matt Nelson kicked a 30-yard field goal with 10:10 left in the second quarter. Houston scored its first points of the night with 7:21 left in the second quarter when Case Keenum connected with Michael Hayes for a 54-yard touchdown to cut Louisiana Tech's lead to 10–7. Louisiana Tech answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Ray Holley and a 47-yard field goal by Nelson to take the 20–7 lead at halftime. Both teams traded punts to open the third quarter. With 6:47 left in the third quarter, Louisiana Tech QB Nick Isham completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton to increase Tech's lead to 27–7. After Quinn Giles intercepted a pass by Case Keenum, Ray Holley scored his second rushing touchdown in the game on a 7-yard TD run to bring the Louisiana Tech lead to 34–7 with 5:11 left in the third quarter. Houston began their comeback when Keenum completed a 50-yard touchdown pass with 4:27 left in the third quarter to make the score Louisiana Tech 34, Houston 14. Bryce Beall ran for a 2-yard touchdown to cut the Tech lead to 34–21 with 12:53 left in the fourth quarter. After Houston recovered a fumble by Tech's Ray Holley, Houston completed an 80-yard drive down the field with a 4-yard touchdown run by Beall to make the score 34–28 Louisiana Tech with 7:25 remaining in the game. Houston took its first lead of the night after Keenum threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to make the score Houston 35–34 with 1:36 remaining in the game. Houston went on to win the game after Tech turned the ball over on downs in the last minute of the game. Louisiana Tech generated 444 yards on offense on 98 plays. Lennon Creer and Ray Holley combined for 47 carries, 161 yards, and three touchdowns on the ground, as Louisiana Tech ran 66 rushing plays in the game which is tied for the 2nd-most carries by a Bulldog team in the history of the program.2011 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide, p. 156 Quinton Patton caught five passes for 82 yards and one touchdown for the evening and was later named to the Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List after the game as a result of his play through the first three games of the 2011 college football season. The crowd of 24,628 at Joe Aillet Stadium for the Louisiana Tech vs. Houston marked the sixth-largest crowd for a Louisiana Tech football game at Joe Aillet Stadium. Houston LA Tech collapsed 1 11:12 LA Tech 4 8 1:17 RushTD Lennon Creer 1 good Matt Nelson 0 7 2 10:10 LA Tech 15 57 4:43 FG 30 Matt Nelson 0 10 2 7:21 Houston 8 74 2:49 RecTD Michael Hayes Case Keenum 54 good Matt Hogan 7 10 2 4:02 LA Tech 11 77 3:19 RushTD Ray Holley 2 good Matt Nelson 7 17 2 0:02 LA Tech 9 49 2:14 FG 47 Matt Nelson 7 20 3 6:47 LA Tech 12 64 4:28 RecTD Quinton Patton Nick Isham 16 good Matt Nelson 7 27 3 5:11 LA Tech 5 43 1:23 RushTD Ray Holley 7 good Matt Nelson 7 34 3 4:27 Houston 3 80 0:44 RecTD Patrick Edwards Case Keenum 50 good Matt Hogan 14 34 4 12:53 Houston 9 64 3:17 RushTD Bryce Beall 2 good Matt Hogan 21 34 4 7:25 Houston 9 80 2:48 RushTD Bryce Beall 4 good Matt Hogan 28 34 4 1:36 Houston 6 84 1:10 RecTD Patrick Edwards Case Keenum 32 good Matt Hogan 35 34 35 34 Mississippi State 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team LA Tech 3 7 7 3 0 Miss St 7 10 3 0 6 September 24 Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi 6:06 p.m. Central 3:15 55,116 79 F, fair skies, winds SSW at 5 mph on Tom Ritter ESPNUSources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech04.html Louisiana Tech vs. Mississippi State (Sep 24, 2011) September 24, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 22, 2011 Louisiana Tech traveled to Starkville, Mississippi to play the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their second road game of the 2011 football season. This meeting marked the first meeting between the two schools since the 2008 season opener at Ruston and only the second meeting since 1996. The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated Louisiana Tech 26–20 in overtime. Mississippi State took a 7–0 lead after Chad Bumphis returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown with 9:20 left in the first quarter. Louisiana Tech cut the lead to 7–3 after Matt Nelson made a 43-yard field goal with 5:49 left in the first quarter. At the 14:17 mark in the second quarter, Louisiana Tech took a 10–7 lead when Lennon Creer scored a 4-yard rushing touchdown to cap off an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Mississippi State retook the lead after Vick Ballard scored an 11-yard rushing touchdown with 8:45 remaining in the second quarter to make the score 14–10 Mississippi State. Mississippi State added a field goal to take a 17–10 lead going into halftime. After both teams traded punts to open the second half, Louisiana Tech tied the game at 17–17 after QB Nick Isham completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton with 8:25 left in the third quarter. Mississippi State regained the lead after Depasquale hit a 24-yard field goal to take a 20–17 lead with 5:21 left in the third quarter. With 8:42 left in the game, Louisiana Tech tied the game 20–20 when Matt Nelson hit his second field goal of the game. The score of the game remained tied at 20–20 when the fourth quarter ended. Overtime began with Louisiana Tech on offense. Tech's drive ended with no points scored after Nick Isham threw an interception to Mississippi State's Nickoe Whitley. Mississippi State won the game 26–20 on its offensive possession in overtime after Chris Relf threw a 17-yard touchdown pass. The Mississippi State game marked the second overtime game for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs for the 2011 football season.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092511aaa.html Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State Game Notes September 24, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 22, 2011 This is also the second time in program history that Louisiana Tech has played two overtime games in one season. The six-point loss to Mississippi State was the third close loss of the year for Louisiana Tech, as their first three losses of the 2011 season were by a combined nine points. LA Tech MSU collapsed 1 9:20 MSU Other Punt returned 82 yards for touchdown by Chad Bumphis, Derek DePasquale kick good 0 7 1 5:49 LA Tech 9 48 3:25 FG 43 Matt Nelson 3 7 2 14:17 LA Tech 11 80 3:32 RushTD Lennon Creer 4 good Matt Nelson 10 7 2 8:45 MSU 7 61 2:34 RushTD Vick Ballard 11 good Derek DePasquale 10 14 2 1:38 MSU 9 71 3:02 FG 36 Derek DePasquale 10 17 3 8:25 LA Tech 6 34 1:54 RecTD Quinton Patton Nick Isham 14 good Matt Nelson 17 17 3 5:21 MSU 5 14 1:30 FG 24 Derek DePasquale 17 20 4 8:42 LA Tech 11 46 5:37 FG 28 Matt Nelson 20 20 OT MSU 2 25 Other LaDarius Perkins 14-yard touchdown reception from Chris Relf 20 26 20 26 Hawaii 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team Hawaii 13 7 24 0 LA Tech 6 0 14 6 October 1 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana 6:07 p.m. Central 3:33 25,212 75 F, clear skies Robert Cameron Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (analyst) ESPN3Sources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech5.html Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech (Sep 24, 2011) September 24, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 29, 2011 Louisiana Tech hosted the Hawaii Warriors in their third home game and the first WAC conference game of the 2011 football season. This meeting marked the final game between the two schools as members of the Western Athletic Conference, since Hawaii will leave the WAC and join the Mountain West Conference after the end of the 2011–2012 season. The Hawaii Warriors defeated Louisiana Tech 44–26 before a crowd of 25,212, the fourth largest crowd in the history of a Tech football game at Joe Aillet Stadium. Louisiana Tech took a 6–0 lead over Hawaii after Nick Isham completed a two-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton with 8:40 left in the first quarter. Hawaii responded with three touchdown passes by Bryant Moniz to Royce Pollard in the remainder of the first half to take a 21–6 lead over Louisiana Tech at halftime. Louisiana Tech cut Hawaii's lead to 20–13 when Nick Isham connected with Taulib Ikharo on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 13:37 left in the third quarter. With 9:29 left in the third quarter, Bryant Moniz threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Craig Stutzmann to extend Hawaii's lead to 27–13. Hawaii's defense scored 14 points off a 49-yard interception return and a 16-yard fumble recovery to increase Hawaii's lead to 41–13 with 7:46 left in the third quarter. Lennon Creer ran for a 10-yard touchdown to cut the Hawaii lead to 41–20 with 6:40 left in the third quarter. Hawaii added a field goal at the 3:01 mark in the third quarter in take a 44–20 lead. Nick Isham ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make the game score Hawaii 44–26 at the 7:55 mark in the fourth quarter. Louisiana Tech went on to lose the game to Hawaii by a score of 44–26. Louisiana Tech's 2011 record fell to 1–4 overall and 0–1 in the WAC while Hawaii improved its record to 3–2 overall and 1–0 in the WAC. Hawaii LA Tech collapsed 1 8:40 LA Tech 13 80 4:36 RecTD Quinton Patton Nick Isham 2 no good (blocked) Matt Nelson 0 6 1 6:43 Hawaii 4 83 1:57 RecTD Royce Pollard Bryant Moniz 27 no good Tyler Hadden 6 6 1 1:18 Hawaii 2 66 0:24 RecTD Royce Pollard Bryant Moniz 13 good Tyler Hadden 13 6 2 6:25 Hawaii 12 88 5:16 RecTD Royce Pollard Bryant Moniz 9 good Tyler Hadden 20 6 3 13:37 LA Tech 3 47 1:04 RecTD Taulib Ikharo Nick Isham 7 good Matt Nelson 20 13 3 9:29 Hawaii 10 65 4:08 RecTD Bill Ray Stutzmann Bryant Moniz 6 good Tyler Hadden 27 13 3 7:50 Hawaii IntTD Richard Torres 49 good Tyler Hadden 34 13 3 7:46 Hawaii FumbleTD Tank Hopkins 16 good Tyler Hadden 41 13 3 6:40 LA Tech 3 52 1:06 RecTD Lennon Creer Nick Isham 10 good Matt Nelson 41 20 3 3:01 Hawaii 7 35 3:39 FG 30 Tyler Hadden 44 20 4 7:55 LA Tech 12 76 2:48 RushTD Nick Isham 4 pass failed 44 26 44 26 Idaho 2011 Idaho Vandals football team LA Tech 0 10 14 0 Idaho 0 5 0 6 October 8 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 2:07 pm Pacific 3:30 15,309 indoors Clair GausmanSources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech6.html Louisiana Tech vs. Idaho (October 8, 2011) October 8, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 29, 2011 Louisiana Tech traveled to Moscow, Idaho to face the Idaho Vandals in their second conference game of the year. The Bulldogs defeated the Idaho Vandals 24–11 to end their three-game losing streak. After a scoreless first quarter, Louisiana Tech took a 3–0 lead in the game after Matt Nelson kicked a 23-yard field goal with 14:56 left in the second quarter. Tech's lead was cut to 3–2 after Idaho scored a safety when Andre Ferguson tackled Louisiana Tech's Lennon Creer in Tech's endzone at the 12:27 mark in the second quarter. Louisiana Tech increased the lead to 10–2 after Jay Dudley intercepted a pass by Idaho's Brain Reader and completed a 53-yard return for a touchdown with 4:47 left in the second quarter. Idaho scored on a 43-yard field goal with 2:57 left in the second quarter to make the score Louisiana Tech 10–5. Louisiana Tech scored fourteen points in the third quarter as a result of a 6-yard touchdown pass to David Gru and a 1-yard touchdown run by Nick Isham to increase their lead to 24–5. Idaho's Justin Veltung returned a punt by Tech's Ryan Allen for an 81-yard touchdown with 3:35 left in the fourth quarter to make the final score 24–11 Louisiana Tech. Hunter Lee received a majority of the carries for Louisiana Tech in place of Lennon Creer and rushed 28 times for 134 yards. Nick Isham was 25/39 for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing). Ryan Allen was named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his punting performance against Idaho. He punted the ball ten times for an average for 48 yards, including 6 downed balls inside the opponent's 20-yard line. LA Tech Idaho collapsed 2 14:56 LA Tech 16 75 5:33 FG 23 Matt Nelson 3 0 2 12:27 Idaho SafetyTackle Lennon Creer Andre Ferguson 3 2 2 4:47 LA Tech IntTD Jay Dudley 53 good Matt Nelson 10 2 2 2:57 Idaho 7 54 1:50 FG 43 Trey Farquhar 10 5 3 6:19 LA Tech 7 53 1:39 RecTD David Gru Nick Isham 6 good Matt Nelson 17 5 3 0:05 LA Tech 6 40 2:02 RushTD Nick Isham 1 good Matt Nelson 24 5 4 3:35 Idaho Other Punt returned 81 yards for touchdown by Justin Veltung, 2-point pass failed 24 11 24 11 Utah State 2011 Utah State Aggies football team LA Tech 7 0 7 10 Utah St 7 3 7 0 October 22 Romney Stadium, Logan, Utah 1:05 pm Mountain 3:04 16,037 64 F, clear skies Jim Farmer Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (analyst) ESPN3Sources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech7.html Louisiana Tech vs Utah State (Oct. 22, 2011) October 22, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 29, 2011 After a bye week after the Idaho game, Louisiana Tech played Utah State at Logan, Utah. Louisiana Tech's 24–17 victory over Utah State marked their second straight victory this season and the first time that Louisiana Tech has won four consecutive WAC road games since joining the conference in 2001. The game also featured a quarterback change for Louisiana Tech when Colby Cameron substituted for Nick Isham late in the third quarter. Louisiana Tech took the first lead of the game after Lennon Creer ran for a 3-yard touchdown to make the score Louisiana Tech 7–0 at the 8:22 mark in the first quarter. Utah State responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Robert Turpin to tie the game at 7–7 with 3:20 left in the first quarter. Utah State took a 10–7 lead after Josh Thompson hit a 43-yard field goal with 7:57 left in the second quarter. Louisiana Tech retook the lead from Utah State with 11:36 left in the third quarter after Terry Carter intercepted a pass by Chuckie Keeton and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14–10 for Louisiana Tech. Utah State captured the lead again after Chuckie Keeton scored on a 29-yard touchdown run with 7:41 left in the third quarter to make the score 17–14 Utah State. The Bulldogs took a 21–17 lead after Hunter Lee scored an 8-yard touchdown run with 10:14 left in the fourth quarter. Matt Nelson connected on a 24-yard field goal with 2:46 left in the game to make the final score 24–17 Louisiana Tech. Colby Cameron came into the game for Louisiana Tech late in the third quarter after Nick Isham struggled for most of the game at quarterback. This was the first game in which Cameron completed a pass since September 18, 2010 against Navy. Adrian Cole was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week, and Ryan Allen was named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for their performances against Utah State. LA Tech Utah St collapsed 1 8:22 LA Tech 10 87 4:25 RushTD Lennon Creer 3 good Matt Nelson 7 0 1 3:20 Utah St 12 80 5:02 RushTD Robert Turbin 1 good Josh Thompson 7 7 2 7:57 Utah St 10 29 3:59 FG 43 Josh Thompson 7 10 3 11:36 LA Tech IntTD Terry Carter 22 good Matt Nelson 14 10 3 7:41 Utah St 9 87 3:50 RushTD Chuckie Keeton 29 good Josh Thompson 14 17 4 10:14 LA Tech 8 58 2:52 RushTD Hunter Lee 8 good Matt Nelson 21 17 4 2:46 LA Tech 4 4 1:44 FG 24 Matt Nelson 24 17 24 17 San Jose State 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team SJSU 7 7 8 6 LA Tech 3 21 14 0 October 29 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana 3:07 pm Central 3:20 19,642 78 F, clear skies Stacy HardinSources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech8.html LA Tech Game Notes (San Jose State game) October 29, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV October 29, 2011 Louisiana Tech hosted the San Jose State Spartans at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana for their annual Homecoming game. Louisiana Tech defeated the Spartans 38–38 to win their third consecutive game this season and improved their record to 4–4 (3–1 in conference play) for the 2011 season. Colby Cameron started at quarterback for Louisiana Tech in place of the injured Nick Isham. Louisiana Tech took the first lead with 8:59 left in the third quarter when Matt Nelson hit a 25-yard field goal to make the score 3–0. San Jose State took a 7–3 lead at the 6:50 mark in the first quarter when Brandon Rutley ran for a 1-yard touchdown. Louisiana Tech retook the lead at the 10:31 mark in the second quarter when Richie Casey ran for a 21-yard touchdown to make the score 10–7 in favor of the Bulldogs. With 8:29 remaining in the second quarter, San Jose State took a 14–10 lead after Matt Faulkner threw a 60-yard touchdown to Noel Grigsby. Louisiana Tech took a 17–14 lead at the 7:20 mark in the second quarter after Colby Cameron threw a 90-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton. Tech scored another touchdown on a 2-yard pass from Cameron to Quinton Patton to extend the lead to 24–14 going into the half. The Bulldogs started the second half with a 1-yard touchdown run by Lennon Creer to take a 31–14 lead with 11:15 left in the third quarter. Jay Dudley intercepted a pass by Matt Faulkner and returned it for a 36-yard touchdown to make the score 38–14 for Louisiana Tech. Dudley's interception return for a touchdown marked the second INT return for a touchdown in the last three games. San Jose State scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion with 43 seconds left in the third quarter to trim Louisiana Tech's lead to 38–22. San Jose State would score another touchdown with a 20-yard touchdown reception to Ryan Otten to make the final score Louisiana Tech 38–28. In his first start in 2011, Colby Cameron was 17/27 for 237 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Lennon Creer ran the ball 31 times for 112 yards, and 1 touchdown. Quinton Patton had 5 receptions for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 90-yard touchdown pass from Cameron to Patton was the fifth-longest reception in Louisiana Tech history and the longest touchdown of the 2011 season for Louisiana Tech. Tech's defense held San Jose State to a season-low 12 yards rushing and forced five turnovers, including four interceptions. SJSU LA Tech collapsed 1 8:59 LA Tech 5 14 1:04 FG 25 Matt Nelson 0 3 1 6:50 SJSU 1 1 0:04 RushTD Brandon Rutley 1 good Jens Alvernik 7 3 2 10:31 LA Tech 10 94 3:35 RushTD Richie Casey 21 good Matt Nelson 7 10 2 8:29 SJSU 4 76 2:02 RecTD Noel Grigsby Matt Faulkner 60 good Jens Alvernik 14 10 2 7:20 LA Tech 4 93 1:09 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 90 good Matt Nelson 14 17 2 0:18 LA Tech 3 13 0:33 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 2 good Matt Nelson 14 24 3 11:15 LA Tech 12 60 3:45 RushTD Lennon Creer 1 good Matt Nelson 14 31 3 10:55 LA Tech IntTD Jay Dudley 36 good Matt Nelson 14 38 3 0:43 SJSU 5 49 1:40 RecTD Chandler Jones Matt Faulkner 5 pass good 22 38 4 3:18 SJSU 11 99 2:37 RecTD Ryan Otten Matt Faulkner 20 pass failed 28 38 28 38 Fresno State 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team LA Tech 14 20 7 0 Fresno St 0 7 7 7 November 5 Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California 7:32 p.m. Pacific 3:23 27,965 53 F, calm winds, mostly cloudy skies Jim Farmer ESPNUSources:http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/latech09.html LA Tech Game Notes (Fresno State game) November 5, 2011 Louisiana Tech & CSTV CSTV November 26, 2011 Louisiana Tech traveled to Fresno, California to face the Fresno State Bulldogs. With Fresno State moving to the Mountain West Conference after the 2011–12 season, this game was probably the final meeting between the two teams for the foreseeable future. Louisiana Tech defeated Fresno State 41–21 to win their fourth consecutive game and improve the season record to 5–4 (4–1 in WAC play). Louisiana Tech took a 7–0 lead at the 10:01 mark in the first quarter when Colby Cameron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton. Tech extended the lead to 14–0 when Cameron threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton with 4:40 left in the first quarter. Matt Nelson hit a 26-yard field goal to increase LA Tech's lead to 17–0 with 14:19 remaining in the second quarter. Fresno State scored a touchdown on a 6-yard pass from Derek Carr to Victor Dean to cut Louisiana Tech's lead to 17–7 with 9:40 left in the second quarter. Louisiana Tech responded with a 53-yard rushing touchdown by Lennon Creer and a 75-yard touchdown pass from Colby Cameron to Myles White to make the score Louisiana Tech 31–7 with 5:23 left in the second quarter. Matt Nelson hit a 40-yard field goal at the end of the second quarter to make the score Louisiana Tech 34–7. Louisiana Tech extended their lead to 41–7 at the 10:26 mark in the third quarter after Colby Cameron threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Richie Casey. Fresno State cut the lead to 41–14 when Derek Carr threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Saunders with 7:03 remaining in the third quarter. Fresno State scored one more touchdown at the 6:14 mark in the fourth quarter when Derek Carr threw a 24-yard pass to Devon White to make the final score of the game Louisiana Tech 41, Fresno State 21. Colby Cameron was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the Fresno State game. Cameron was 19/33 for 376 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. Lennon Creer had 17 carries for 116 yards and one touchdown. Quinton Patton had 6 receptions for 97 yards and 2 TDs, and Myles White had 2 catches for 130 yards, and 1 TD. LA Tech Fresno St collapsed 1 10:01 LA Tech 4 63 1:19 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 45 good Matt Nelson 7 0 1 4:40 LA Tech 5 58 1:28 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 22 good Matt Nelson 14 0 2 14:19 LA Tech 8 60 1:43 FG 26 Matt Nelson 17 0 2 9:40 Fresno St 8 82 4:33 RecTD Victor Dean Derek Carr 6 good Kevin Goessling 17 7 2 7:38 LA Tech 6 90 1:50 RushTD Lennon Creer 53 good Matt Nelson 24 7 2 5:23 LA Tech 1 75 0:21 RecTD Myles White Colby Cameron 75 good Matt Nelson 31 7 2 0:09 LA Tech 6 26 0:32 FG 40 Matt Nelson 34 7 3 10:26 LA Tech 7 80 2:11 RecTD Richie Casey Colby Cameron 6 good Matt Nelson 41 7 3 7:03 Fresno St 9 64 3:17 RecTD Jalen Saunders Derek Carr 16 good Kevin Goessling 41 14 4 6:14 Fresno St 16 98 6:40 RecTD Devon Wylie Derek Carr 24 good Kevin Goessling 41 21 41 21 Ole Miss 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team LA Tech 0 10 10 7 Ole Miss 7 0 0 0 November 12 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi 6:35p.m. Central 3:11 44,123 59 F, fair, winds S at 3 mph on David Smith CSS/CST/ESPN3Sources: LA Tech Ole Miss collapsed 1 8:53 Ole Miss 8 78 3:45 RecTD Brandon Bolden Randall Mackey 34 good Bryson Rose 0 7 2 3:32 LA Tech 4 37 0:54 RecTD Taulib Ikharo Colby Cameron 21 good Matt Nelson 7 7 2 0:00 LA Tech 5 70 0:35 FG 43 Matt Nelson 10 7 3 4:38 LA Tech 5 47 1:08 FG 35 Matt Nelson 13 7 3 3:49 LA Tech FumbleTD Chad Boyd 33 good Matt Nelson 20 7 4 11:08 LA Tech IntTD Javontay Crowe 26 good Matt Nelson 27 7 27 7 Nevada 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team LA Tech 0 0 3 21 Nevada 7 0 6 7 November 19 Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada 1:05 p.m. Pacific 2:57 11,639 41 F, mostly cloudy, winds 2 – 5 mph on Bill Athan Sources: LA Tech Nevada collapsed 1 0:45 Nevada 10 78 4:35 RecTD Rishard Matthews Cody Fajardo 20 good Jake Hurst 0 7 3 9:27 Nevada 12 67 5:27 FG 19 Jake Hurst 0 10 3 5:54 LA Tech 12 71 3:27 FG 29 Matt Nelson 3 10 3 3:29 Nevada 6 59 2:19 FG 24 Jake Hurst 3 13 4 13:01 Nevada 9 49 4:06 RushTD Stefphon Jefferson 4 good Jake Hurst 3 20 4 9:11 LA Tech 11 84 3:44 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 9 good Matt Nelson 10 20 4 5:56 LA Tech 6 89 1:43 RecTD Myles White Colby Cameron 14 good Matt Nelson 17 20 4 0:51 LA Tech 7 92 1:38 RecTD Taulib Ikharo Colby Cameron 8 good Matt Nelson 24 20 24 20 New Mexico State 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team NM State 0 0 0 0 LA Tech 9 14 21 0 November 26 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana 3:00 p.m. Central 3:13 17,458 68 F, rainy, winds S 5 – 10 mph on Clair Gausman ESPN+/CST/ALT 2Sources: NM State LA Tech collapsed 1 9:15 LA Tech 12 77 1:33 FG 32 Matt Nelson 0 3 1 5:24 LA Tech 10 89 2:18 RecTD Taulib Ikharo Colby Cameron 7 failed Matt Nelson 0 9 2 0:28 LA Tech 13 96 3:32 RushTD Hunter Lee 1 good Matt Nelson 0 16 2 0:07 LA Tech IntTD Adrien Cole 45 good Matt Nelson 0 23 3 11:37 LA Tech 9 60 3:23 RushTD Hunter Lee 6 good Matt Nelson 0 30 3 5:19 LA Tech Other Punt returned 82 yards for touchdown by Craig Johnson, Matt Nelson kick good 0 37 3 0:13 LA Tech 11 78 3:41 RushTD Hunter Lee 7 good Matt Nelson 0 44 0 44 TCU 2011 Poinsettia Bowl 2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team Poinsettia Bowl #15 TCU 0 10 7 14 LA Tech 3 7 14 0 December 21 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego 5:06 p.m. Pacific 3:29 24,607 57 F, partly cloudy, winds WSW at 5 mph on Todd Geerlings Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play), Lou Holtz and Mark May (Analysts), Samantha Steele (Sidelines) ESPNSources: The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs accepted an invitation to the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl after defeating New Mexico State and winning the WAC Championship in their regular season finale on November 25. TCU LA Tech collapsed 1 8:30 LA Tech 13 67 3:33 FG 23 Matt Nelson 0 3 2 14:11 TCU 8 57 3:22 FG 25 Ross Evans 3 3 2 11:37 LA Tech 7 59 2:34 RecTD Quinton Patton Colby Cameron 2 good Matt Nelson 3 10 2 0:26 TCU 4 25 0:55 RushTD Ed Wesley 7 good Ross Evans 10 10 3 9:54 TCU 11 55 5:06 RushTD Matthew Tucker 1 good Ross Evans 17 10 3 7:18 LA Tech 3 12 0:52 RushTD Hunter Lee 2 good Matt Nelson 17 17 3 2:10 LA Tech 3 61 0:17 RecTD Myles White Colby Cameron 61 good Matt Nelson 17 24 4 7:49 TCU 18 72 9:21 RushTD Luke Shivers 1 good Ross Evans 24 24 4 4:26 TCU 5 69 1:58 RecTD Skye Dawson Casey Pachall 42 good Ross Evans 31 24 31 24 Statistics Team LA Tech Opp Scoring 391 301   Points per game 30.1 23.2 First downs 261 262   Rushing 111 106   Passing 133 140   Penalty 17 16 Total offense 5130 4894   Avg per play 5.2 4.9   Avg per game 394.6 376.5 Fumbles-Lost 18–9 18–10 Penalties-Yards 89–796 78–655   Avg per game 61.2 50.4 LA Tech Opp Punts-Yards 85-3908 87-3780   Avg per punt 46.0 43.4 Time of possession/Game 28:22 31:38 3rd down conversions 79/216 68/211 4th down conversions 10/17 11/22 Touchdowns scored 50 37 Field goals-Attempts-Long 15–21 14–21 PAT-Attempts 46–48 31–32 Attendance 107,592 192,545   Games/Avg per Game 5/21,518 7/27,506   Neutral Site Games 1/24,607 Scores by quarter LA Tech 66 109 149 61 6 Opponents 65 63 82 85 6 Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Lennon Creer 10- 198 878 40 838 4.2 9 53 83.8 Hunter Lee 13- 135 671 21 650 4.8 5 48 50.0 Colby Cameron 7- 43 217 37 180 4.2 0 27 25.7 Ray Holley 4- 36 156 12 144 4.0 4 17 36.0 Lyle Fitte 6- 12 81 0 81 6.8 0 15 13.5 Quinton Patton 13- 10 42 0 42 4.2 0 9 3.2 Richie Casey 13- 2 21 3 18 9.0 1 21 1.4 Taulib Ikharo 13- 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 0.4 Rickey Courtney 2- 4 7 2 5 1.2 0 4 2.5 Tyrone Duplessis 2- 7 12 15 −3 −0.4 0 7 −1.5 Brock Waters 3- 4 2 10 −8 −2.0 0 2 −2.7 Nick Isham 10- 49 126 145 −19 −0.4 2 13 −1.9 TEAM 7- 7 0 32 −32 −4.6 0 0 −4.6 Total 13- 509 2219 318 1901 3.7 21 53 146.2 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Nick Isham 10- 112.8 155–257–7 60.3 1457 8 72 145.7 Colby Cameron 7- 137.2 118–215–3 54.9 1667 13 90 238.1 Myles White 10- 59.2 1–2–1 50.0 26 0 26 2.6 Richie Casey 13- 478.0 1–1–0 100.0 45 0 45 3.5 Ray Holley 4- 125.2 1–1–0 100.0 3 0 3 0.8 Brock Waters 3- 259.6 1–1–0 100.0 19 0 19 6.3 Taylor Burch 12- 200.8 1–1–0 100.0 12 0 12 1.0 Total 13- 124.8 278–478–11 58.2 3229 21 90 248.4 Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Quinton Patton 13- 79 1202 15.2 11 90 92.5 Taulib Ikharo 13- 54 537 9.9 4 35 41.3 Myles White 10- 30 414 13.8 3 75 41.4 David Gru 13- 26 339 13.0 1 45 26.1 Richie Casey 13- 19 213 11.2 1 26 16.4 Lennon Creer 10- 18 93 5.2 1 13 9.3 Hunter Lee 13- 13 126 9.7 0 28 9.7 Andrew Guillot 8- 12 118 9.8 0 33 14.8 Lyle Fitte 6- 12 60 5.0 0 9 10.0 Jacarri Jackson 11- 6 62 10.3 0 25 5.6 Ray Holley 4- 4 29 7.2 0 10 7.2 Nick Isham 10- 2 13 6.5 0 8 1.3 Malon Lee 8- 2 11 5.5 0 7 1.4 Matt Broha 13- 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.9 Total 13- 278 3229 11.6 21 90 248.4 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 Adrien Cole 13 79 49 128 13.0–49 2.0–15 5 4 1–45 45 1–0 1 3 Jay Dudley 13 55 47 102 8.0–32 3 1 4–94 1–0 Total Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Ryan Allen 83 3828 46.1 72 5 28 39 0 Nick Isham 2 77 38.5 41 2 0 0 0 TEAM 0 3 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 Matt Nelson 77 4673 60.7 10 0 Total 85 3908 46.0 72 7 28 39 1 77 4673 60.7 10 0 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Andrew Guillot 14 168 12.0 0 52 1 16 16.0 0 16 Quinton Patton 8 27 3.4 0 17 6 98 16.3 0 33 Craig Johnson 4 80 20.0 1 82 Jay Dudley 1 4 4.0 0 4 Terry Carter 1 −10 −10.0 0 0 Lyle Fitte 22 575 26.1 1 86 Levander Liggins 18 409 22.7 0 40 Chandler Spence 3 48 16.0 0 18 Richie Casey 2 30 15.0 0 16 Total 28 269 9.6 1 82 52 1176 22.6 1 86 References General 2011 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide 2011 Louisiana Tech University Athletics Media Relations Office Ruston, Louisiana http://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/11latechfbmg September 16, 2011 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl Media Guide 2011 Louisiana Tech University Athletics Media Relations Office Ruston, Louisiana http://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/2011_la_tech_bowl_media_guide_web January 12, 2012 Specific Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football