2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 9–3 4–2 Sonny Dykes 3rd Tony Franklin 3rd Air raid Tommy Spangler 6th 4–2–5 Quinton Patton Colby Cameron Stephen Warner IK Enemkpali Solomon Randle Chad Boyd Joe Aillet StadiumIndependence Stadium The 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Dykes, the Bulldogs played five of their six home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and one at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–3 overall and 4–2 in conference play to place third in the WAC. Despite having one of the most successful seasons in program history, the Bulldogs did not play in a bowl game. They were initially invited to the Independence Bowl, but asked for more time to decide to see if other options opened up. No other bowl invited them, and the Independence Bowl selected Ohio instead.9-3 Louisiana Tech won't play in bowl https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-go-bowl-game December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 ESPN.com This was the Bulldogs last season as members of the WAC as they joined Conference USA in 2013. Before the season Recruiting Four student-athletes in Louisiana Tech's 2012 signing class were already enrolled at Tech prior to signing day. After signing with Louisiana Tech on National Signing Day in 2011, running back Tevin King was finally declared eligible by the NCAA after waiting out the 2011 season, and his scholarship will count towards Tech's 2012 signing class.http://www.latechsports.com/signingday/latc-12-signing-day-central.html 2012 Louisiana Tech Football Signing Day Central - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site February 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120205041334/http://www.latechsports.com/signingday/latc-12-signing-day-central.html February 5, 2012 dead On November 24, 2011, Sonny Dykes announced that four walk-on players would be receiving football scholarships which count towards the 2012 signing class. These players earning football scholarships include wide receiver D.J. Banks, defensive back Craig Johnson, running back Hunter Lee, and wide receiver Hayden Slack.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112411aad.html Three Bulldogs Thankful for Scholarships Earned - LA Tech Official Athletic Site February 12, 2012 April 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150411141601/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112411aad.html dead no yes 2012 Adairius Barnes ATH Port Gibson, MS Port Gibson HS 5 11 176 Feb 1, 2012 3 3 3 3 Kentrell Brice DB Ruston, LA Ruston HS 5 11 173 Jan 28, 2012 2 3 3 3 Darrell Brown OL Abilene, TX Cooper HS 6 5 240 Jan 28, 2012 2 2 2 Vernon Butler DL Summit, MS North Pike HS 6 3 295 Jan 8, 2012 2 2 3 Grant Childress WR Tyler, TX Grace Community School 6 1 179 Jan 29, 2012 2 2 2 3 Alec Davis OL Mission Viejo, CA Orange Coast College 6 1 275 Jan 6, 2012 2 2 2 Jaydrick DeClouet WR Patterson, LA Patterson HS 6 0 165 Jan 25, 2012 3 3 2 3 Kenneth Dixon RB Strong, AR Strong HS 6 0 211 Oct 16, 2011 2 3 3 3 Stephen Gibson DL Marrero, LA Archbishop Shaw HS 6 4 229 Dec 9, 2011 2 3 2 3 Jon Greenwalt WR Wildomar, CA Riverside City College 6 3 200 Jan 6, 2012 2 3 2 Richard Greenwalt OL Wildomar, CA Riverside City College 6 4 297 Jan 19, 2012 2 2 2 Lloyd Grogan DB Morgan City, LA Central Catholic HS 6 0 201 Jan 15, 2012 3 3 3 3 Ryan Higgins QB Hutto, TX Hutto HS 6 1 196 June 15, 2011 2 3 3 2 Ross Lodge OL Austin, TX Westwood HS 6 5 292 Jan 29, 2012 2 2 2 Thaddaeus Medford ATH Newbern, TN Dyer County HS 5 10 179 Feb 24, 2012 Tra'vez Taylor DB McComb, MS North Pike HS 6 0 172 Jan 8, 2012 2 2 2 no 2012 Louisiana Tech Football Commitments 2012 Louisiana Tech Football Commits ESPN 2348 February 10, 2012 no Death of Tyrone Duplessis Early on the morning of February 2, 2012, Louisiana Tech redshirt sophomore running back Tyrone Duplessis awoke in distress at his off-campus apartment in Ruston, Louisiana. He reportedly sprung to a seated position in bed, pounded himself in the chest, and fell backward, never to rise again. He arrived at Northern Louisiana Medical Center before 5:00 a.m. and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The autopsy report showed Duplessis suffered a massive heart attack.http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/its_hard_to_make_sense_of_tyro.html It's hard to make sense of Tyrone Duplessis' death February 11, 2012 Toxicology reports came back negative with no drugs or alcohol found.http://www.ksla.com/story/16925934/heart-attack-cited-in-death-of-louisiana-tech-running-back-tyrone-duplessis Heart Attack Cited in Death of Louisiana Tech Running Back Tyrone Duplessis KSLA February 13, 2012 On February 10, approximately 1,000 people celebrated the life of Duplessis at a memorial service at the Thomas Assembly Center on the Louisiana Tech University campus.http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021012aab.html Louisiana Tech Celebrates the Life of Tyrone Duplessis - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site February 11, 2012 March 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311034658/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021012aab.html dead The funeral was held on February 11 at the L. B. Landry High School auditorium in New Orleans. The Tyrone Duplessis Memorial Fund was established with the Louisiana Tech Foundation. T–Day spring game T–Day spring game White 14 20 13 7 Blue 14 3 3 5 April 14 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA 1:00 p.m. Central 1:35 5,275 80 F, sunny, winds 5 mph on Sources: yes 1 13:16 White Myles White 11-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) White 0–7 1 6:22 White Myles White 45-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) White 0–14 2 12:09 White Scott Cathcart 15-yard pass from Zach Griffith (John Hinton kick) White 0–21 2 6:33 White Tevin King 9-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) White 0–28 2 2:55 White Marlon Seets 67-yard run (John Hinton kick failed) White 0–34 3 7:54 White Brandon Adams 4-yard run (C. Vercher kick failed) White 0–40 3 1:38 White Cooper Lewis 4-yard pass from Zach Griffith (John Hinton kick) White 0–47 4 12:40 White D.J. Banks 80-yard pass from Zach Griffith (John Hinton kick) White 0–54 yes The T–Day spring game was held at Joe Aillet Stadium on April 14, 2012. Schedule 2012 AP Central September 8 7:00 pm w y y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN 56–49 29,142 September 15 6:00 pm w y Rice Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 56–37 23,228 September 22 7:00 pm w y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 52–24 46,539 September 29 2:30 pm w y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 44–38 42,027 October 6 6:00 pm w y UNLV Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN Plus 58–31 21,850 October 13 8:15 pm l y 23 Texas A&M 22 Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA ESPNU 57–59 40,453 October 20 6:00 pm w Idaho Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN Plus 70–28 20,255 October 27 7:00 pm w y 24 New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM CSNH/ESPN3 28–14 12,118 November 3 3:00 pm w y 22 UTSA Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN Plus 51–27 23,645 November 10 6:00 pm w y 19 Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX LHN 62–55 17,184 November 17 3:00 pm l 19 Utah State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 41–48 OT 25,614 November 24 9:30 pm l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 43–52 12,326 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 RV RV NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV 23 24 24 RV RV RV NR 24 RV RV NR 22 23 24 25 19 18 19 20 19 19 20 20 RV RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR RV*Source: ESPN.com: 2012 NCAA Football Rankingshttps://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings 2012 NCAA Football Rankings ESPN ESPN.com August 2, 2012 Roster 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs y Richie Casey 1 WR S Lyle Fitte 2 RB S Jaydrick DeClouette 2 WR F Tarik Hakmi 3 QB S Quinton Patton 4 WR S y D.J. Banks 5 WR J Myles White 7 WR S y Jacarri Jackson 8 WR J Zach Griffith 9 QB So Colby Cameron 10 QB S y Ryan Higgins 14 QB F Hayden Slack 15 WR S Scotty Young 16 QB So Andy McAlindon 17 QB So D.J. St. Julien 18 WR So Mark Harrington 18 WR J Andrew Guillot 19 WR S R.P. Stuart 19 WR S Marlon Seets 21 RB So Blake Martin 25 RB F Tevin King 26 RB F James Banks 27 RB So Kenneth Dixon 28 RB F y Kenneth Dixon (American football) Ray Holley 32 RB S y Jereme Lagarde 35 RB J Brandon Adams 35 RB So Hunter Lee 36 RB So Ben Dickerson 37 WR S Malon Lee 38 RB S Rickey Courtney 46 RB J Cooper Lewis 47 RB F Kevin Saia 57 OL S Ross Lodge 60 OL F Matthew Conger 61 OL J Stephen Warner 63 OL S Johnny Ginart 64 OL F Richard Greenwalt 65 OL J Matthew Shepherd 66 OL J Oscar Johnson 67 OL S Josh Robinson 68 OL F Vince Cano 69 OL J Jeremy Graffree 72 OL S Josh Parrish 73 OL S Larry Banks 74 OL J Darrell Brown 75 OL F Zeke Alsander 76 OL F Jens Danielson 77 OL So Jordan Mills 78 OL S y Alec Davis 79 OL J Jon Greenwalt 80 WR J Scott Cathcart 81 WR J Travis Reyes 82 WR J Cody Stidham 82 WR F David Gru 85 WR S Giles Menard 86 TE J Grant Childress 87 WR F Ian Soignier 88 WR So Chandler Spence 89 WR S Beau Fitte 6 LB F David Jones 7 DB S Lloyd Grogan 11 DB F Levander Liggins 13 DB So Craig Johnson 14 DB S Brice Abraham 15 CB F Jabari Prewitt 16 DB So Tra'Vez Taylor 17 DB F Ronnie Fields 19 DB So Jamel Johnson 20 DB S Adairius Barnes 21 DB F y Kendrick James 22 DE J Kentrell Brice 23 DB F y Dave Clark 24 CB S Quinn Giles 27 DB S Kendall Hayes 29 DB So Ahmad Wallace 30 DB J Chad Boyd 31 DB S Mike Schrang 34 FS So Connor Nichols 38 S So Warren Bates 39 LB F Kevin Kisseberth 40 LB So IK Enemkpali 41 DL J y Chip Hester 43 LB S Vernon Butler 45 DL F y Rufus Porter 46 LB J Javontay Crowe 47 S S Andre Wiggins 48 LB F Ches Morrison 50 LB So Riccie Gray 51 LB So Ty Hook 52 LB F Antonio Mitchum 55 LB S Solomon Randle 56 LB S Zachary Voss 58 LB J Mason Dean 59 LB F Justin Ellis 70 DL J y Justin Ellis (American football) Andre Taylor 84 DL So Tyler Porter 88 DL F Carter Street 92 DL So Stephen Gibson 93 DL F Shakeil Lucas 94 DT J Jon'al White 95 DL S Devon McKinney 97 DL J Vontarrius Dora 98 DL F y Malcolm Pichon 99 DL F Thaddaeus Medford 25 ATH F Matt Nelson 33 PK S Josh Cuthbert 51 DS J Ryan Allen 86 P S y Ryan Allen (American football) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html July 23, 2012 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 (strength and conditioning) Ed Jackson (Character education coordinator) Jacob Peeler (graduate assistant coach) Thomas Graham (graduate assistant coach) Hunter McWilliams (graduate assistant coach) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html 2012 Louisiana Tech Football Roster July 23, 2012 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 At Houston 2012 Houston Cougars football team Louisiana Tech at Houston Bulldogs Cougars 14 7 21 14 6 14 7 22 September 8 Robertson StadiumHouston, TX CDT 7:04 p.m. 4:08 29,142 85 F, partly cloudy, winds N 13 mph on Jim Farmer Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Ron Zook (color), Evan Washburn (sideline) CBSSN Sources: yes 1 12:07 LaTech Tevin King 13-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 7–0 1 9:40 LaTech Tevin King 9-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–0 1 6:19 HOU Matt Hogan 30-yard field goal LaTech 14–3 1 1:35 HOU Matt Hogan 42-yard field goal LaTech 14–6 2 13:34 LaTech Jon Greenwalt 6-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 21–6 2 4:28 HOU Ronnie Williams 32-yard pass from David Piland (Matt Hogan kick) LaTech 21–13 2 0:53 HOU Charles Sims 2-yard run (Matt Hogan kick) LaTech 21–20 3 10:40 LaTech Tevin King 59-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–20 3 6:09 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 35–20 3 5:52 HOU Daniel Spencer 74-yard pass from David Piland (Matt Hogan kick) LaTech 35–27 3 3:36 LaTech Ray Holley 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 42–27 4 12:33 LaTech Hunter Lee 8-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 49–27 4 9:36 HOU Charles Sims 1-yard run (Daniel Spencer pass from David Piland) LaTech 49–35 4 6:36 LaTech R.P. Stuart 14-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 56–35 4 4:45 HOU Dewayne Peace 7-yard pass from David Piland (Matt Hogan kick) LaTech 56–42 4 0:35 HOU Deontay Greenberry 12-yard pass from David Piland (Matt Hogan kick) LaTech 56–49 yes Statistics LTHOU First downs 38 40 Total yards 598 693 Rushing yards 245 113 Passing yards 353 580 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 28:07 31:53 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 34/52, 353 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tevin King 13 rushes, 112 yards, 3 TD Receiving Myles White 5 receptions, 74 yardsHouston Passing David Piland 53/77, 580 yards, 4 TD Rushing Charles Sims 21 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD Receiving Daniel Spencer 7 receptions, 157 yards, TD Rice 2012 Rice Owls football team Rice at Louisiana Tech Owls Bulldogs 0 17 6 14 21 14 7 14 September 15 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 6:05 p.m. 3:30 23,228 75 F, overcast Clair Gausman Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play), Ralph Friedgen (color) ESPN3 Sources: yes 1 12:58 LaTech Quinton Patton 65-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 7–0 1 5:58 LaTech Hunter Lee 14-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–0 1 3:48 LaTech Myles White 16-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 21–0 2 12:00 Rice Charles Ross 18-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick) LaTech 21–7 2 9:17 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–7 2 4:25 Rice Taylor McHargue 3-yard run (Chris Boswell kick) LaTech 28–14 2 2:55 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 8-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 35–14 2 0:12 Rice Chris Boswell 57-yard field goal LaTech 35–17 3 11:56 LaTech Quinton Patton 11-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 42–17 3 4:58 Rice Taylor McHargue 13-yard run (Chris Boswell kick failed) LaTech 42–23 4 13:45 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 9-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 49–23 4 8:22 Rice Taylor McHargue 4-yard run (Chris Boswell kick) LaTech 49–30 4 3:40 LaTech Hunter Lee 6-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 56–30 4 1:32 Rice Vance McDonald 14-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick) LaTech 56–37 yes Statistics RICELT First downs 33 30 Total yards 477 609 Rushing yards 272 333 Passing yards 205 276 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 34:57 25:03 Team Category Player StatisticsRice Passing Taylor McHargue 20/34, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Charles Ross 14 rushes, 116 yards Receiving Jordan Taylor 4 receptions, 57 yardsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 19/24, 276 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tevin King 22 rushes, 204 yards Receiving Quinton Patton 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD Quarterback Colby Cameron was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3) for his performance against Rice.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205687372 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced September 17, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202813/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205687372 March 4, 2016 dead At Illinois 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Louisiana Tech at Illinois Bulldogs Fighting Illini 21 0 24 7 7 10 0 7 September 22 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL CDT 7:01 p.m. 3:09 46,539 57 F, clear, winds N-NW 7 mph on Alex Kemp Chris Denari (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (color), Tony Banks (sideline) BTN Sources: yes 1 8:30 ILL Ryan Lankford 18-yard pass from Nathan Scheelhaase (Taylor Zalewski kick) ILL 0–7 1 5:58 LaTech D.J. Banks 27-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) TIED 7–7 1 4:37 LaTech Tevin King 9-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–7 1 0:19 LaTech Tevin King 5-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 21–7 2 12:14 ILL Taylor Zalewski 26-yard field goal LaTech 21–10 2 4:01 ILL Donovonn Young 1-yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick) LaTech 21–17 3 14:15 LaTech Quinton Patton 78-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–17 3 9:26 LaTech Quinton Patton 21-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 35–17 3 4:27 LaTech Antonio Mitchum 0-yard fumble recovery (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 42–17 3 1:42 LaTech Matt Nelson 32-yard field goal LaTech 45–17 4 10:39 LaTech Myles White 38-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 52–17 4 5:20 ILL Reilly O'Toole 1-yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick) LaTech 52–24 yes Statistics LTILL First downs 17 20 Total yards 403 294 Rushing yards 119 89 Passing yards 284 205 Turnovers 3 6 Time of possession 25:33 46:52 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 15/22, 284 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tevin King 11 rushes, 53 yards, 2 TD Receiving Quinton Patton 6 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TDIllinois Passing Reilly O'Toole 19/25, 120 yards Rushing Donovonn Young 19 rushes, 78 yards, TD Receiving Josh Ferguson 10 receptions, 84 yards Linebacker Antonio Mitchum was named WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 4) for his performance against Illinois.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205693192 https://archive.today/20130205182619/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205693192 dead February 5, 2013 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced September 24, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 Wide receiver Quinton Patton was awarded an ESPN helmet sticker for his performance Week 4 against Illinois. Colby Cameron was named the Manning Star of the Week for his performance in Week 4. At Virginia 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team Louisiana Tech at Virginia Bulldogs Cavaliers 10 10 21 3 14 10 0 14 September 29 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA EDT 3:34 p.m. 3:43 42,027 69 F, partly cloudy, winds E 3 mph on J. Magallanes John Sadak (play-by-play), John Gregory (color), Angela Mallen (sideline) ESPN3 Sources: yes 1 10:01 UVA Tim Smith 36-yard pass from Perry Jones (Drew Jarrett kick) UVA 0–7 1 8:13 LaTech Matt Nelson 31-yard field goal UVA 3–7 1 4:25 UVA Paul Freedman 2-yard pass from Michael Rocco (Drew Jarrett kick) UVA 3–14 1 1:54 LaTech R.P. Stuart 3-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) UVA 10–14 2 14:14 UVA Khalek Shepherd 73-yard pass from Michael Rocco (Drew Jarrett kick) UVA 10–21 2 7:35 UVA Drew Jarrett 35-yard field goal UVA 10–24 2 3:02 LaTech Ray Holley 16-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) UVA 17–24 2 0:03 LaTech Matt Nelson 40-yard field goal UVA 20–24 3 11:20 LaTech Ray Holley 11-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 27–24 3 6:00 LaTech Colby Cameron 14-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 34–24 3 5:08 LaTech Chip Hester 32-yard interception return (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 41–24 4 12:47 LaTech Matt Nelson 45-yard field goal LaTech 44–24 4 6:56 UVA J McGee 3-yard pass from Phillip Sims (Drew Jarrett kick) LaTech 44–31 4 2:08 UVA Adrian Gamble 24-yard pass from Phillip Sims (Drew Jarrett kick) LaTech 44–38 yes Statistics LTUVA First downs 21 24 Total yards 385 625 Rushing yards 158 145 Passing yards 227 480 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 25:13 34:47 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 24/37, 227 yards, TD Rushing Kenneth Dixon 16 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Quinton Patton 8 receptions, 97 yardsVirginia Passing Michael Rocco 14/23, 278 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Perry Jones 18 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Darius Jennings 6 receptions, 136 yards Placekicker Matt Nelson was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5) for his performance against Virginia.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205702779 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced October 1, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195310/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205702779 March 4, 2016 dead UNLV 2012 UNLV Rebels football team UNLV at Louisiana Tech Rebels Bulldogs 7 10 7 7 20 7 17 14 October 6 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 6:06 p.m. 3:36 21,850 56 F, overcast, winds SW 5 - 10 mph on David Alvarez Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (color) ERT Sources: yes 1 12:35 LaTech Matt Nelson 27-yard field goal LaTech 3–0 1 9:42 UNLV Taylor Barnhill 33-yard pass from Nick Sherry (Nolan Kohorst kick) UNLV 3–7 1 6:07 LaTech Matt Nelson 33-yard field goal UNLV 6–7 1 2:48 LaTech Quinton Patton 6-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 13–7 1 1:40 LaTech Ray Holley 9-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 20–7 2 8:25 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 27–7 2 5:32 UNLV Devante Davis 27-yard pass from Nick Sherry (Nolan Kohorst kick) LaTech 27–14 2 0:44 UNLV Nolan Kohorst 25-yard field goal LaTech 27–17 3 12:25 UNLV Marcus Sullivan 46-yard pass from Nick Sherry (Nolan Kohorst kick) LaTech 27–24 3 10:42 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 10-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 34–24 3 7:30 LaTech Matt Nelson 43-yard field goal LaTech 37–24 3 4:39 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 15-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 44–24 4 12:07 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 7-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 51–24 4 2:42 LaTech Hunter Lee 17-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 58–24 4 1:33 UNLV Anthony Williams 13-yard pass from Nick Sherry (Nolan Kohorst kick) LaTech 58–31 yes Statistics UNLVLT First downs 23 35 Total yards 536 622 Rushing yards 158 306 Passing yards 378 316 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:44 29:10 Team Category Player StatisticsUNLV Passing Nick Sherry 22/46, 378 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Tim Cornett 23 rushes, 111 yards Receiving Devante Davis 8 receptions, 186 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 31/45, 316 yards, TD Rushing Ray Holley 22 rushes, 139 yards, TD Receiving Quinton Patton 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD Running back Kenneth Dixon was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 6) for his performance against UNLV.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205707622 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced October 8, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118024059/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205707622 November 18, 2015 dead Texas A&M 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech No. 22 Aggies No. 23 Bulldogs 21 18 7 13 0 16 14 27 October 13 Independence StadiumShreveport, LA CDT 8:17 p.m. 4:28 40,453 77 F, mostly cloudy, winds N 18 mph on Penn Wagers Joe Davis (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) ESPNU Sources: yes 1 13:10 TAMU Christine Michael 40-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 0–7 1 7:46 TAMU LeKendrick Williams 20-yard pass from Johnny Manziel (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 0–14 1 2:17 TAMU Johnny Manziel 15-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 0–21 2 12:40 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 26-yard field goal TAMU 0–24 2 8:21 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 54-yard field goal TAMU 0–27 2 5:32 LaTech Quinton Patton 11-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) TAMU 7–27 2 5:20 TAMU Mike Evans 75-yard pass from Johnny Manziel (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 7–34 2 2:55 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 6-yard run (Matt Nelson PAT blocked) TAMU 13–34 2 2:55 TAMU Dustin Harris PAT return TAMU 13–36 2 0:45 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 28-yard field goal TAMU 13–39 2 0:00 LaTech Matt Nelson 43-yard field goal TAMU 16–39 3 9:17 LaTech Quinton Patton 2-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) TAMU 23–39 3 5:44 TAMU Johnny Manziel 2-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 23–46 3 2:53 LaTech Quinton Patton 5-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) TAMU 30–46 4 12:29 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 22-yard run (Colby Cameron run for 2-point conversion) TAMU 38–46 4 11:59 LaTech Shakeil Lucas 5-yard interception return (pass for 2-point conversion failed) TAMU 44–46 4 7:28 TAMU Thomas Johnson 17-yard pass from Johnny Manziel (Taylor Bertolet kick) TAMU 44–53 4 2:04 TAMU Johnny Manziel 72-yard run (PAT failed) TAMU 44–59 4 1:46 LaTech Quinton Patton 62-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) TAMU 51–59 4 0:38 LaTech Ray Holley 13-yard pass from Colby Cameron (pass for 2-point conversion failed) TAMU 57–59 yes Statistics TAMULT First downs 27 37 Total yards 678 615 Rushing yards 283 165 Passing yards 395 450 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:13 27:47 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Johnny Manziel 24/40, 395 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Johnny Manziel 19 rushes, 181 yards, 3 TD Receiving Mike Evans 4 receptions, 137 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 44/58, 450 yards, 5 TD Rushing Kenneth Dixon 19 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Receiving Quinton Patton 21 receptions, 233 yards, 4 TD This game was originally scheduled for August 30 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. However, the game was postponed until October 13 due to Hurricane Isaac.Texas A&M-Louisiana Tech game postponed due to Hurricane Isaac https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8311393/texas-louisiana-tech-game-postponed-due-hurricane-isaac ESPN ESPN.com September 6, 2012 Wide receiver Quinton Patton was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 7) for his performance against Texas A&M.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205712401 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced October 15, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201514/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205712401 March 4, 2016 dead Colby Cameron was nominated for the Manning Star of the Week for his performance in Week 7. Idaho 2012 Idaho Vandals football team Idaho at Louisiana Tech Vandals Bulldogs 14 7 0 7 35 21 14 0 October 20 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 6:05 p.m. 3:19 20,255 75 F, clear Jim Farmer Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (color) ERT Sources: yes 1 14:48 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 7–0 1 12:56 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–0 1 12:17 Idaho Najee Lovett 58-yard pass from Roman Runner (Trey Farquhar kick) LaTech 14–7 1 10:03 LaTech Ray Holley 5-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 21–7 1 9:50 Idaho Todd Handley 92-yard kickoff return (Trey Farquhar kick) LaTech 21–14 1 7:58 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–14 1 0:49 LaTech Quinton Patton 20-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 35–14 2 13:01 LaTech Myles White 36-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 42–14 2 9:50 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 7-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 49–14 2 4:08 Idaho James Baker 1-yard run (Trey Farquhar kick) LaTech 49–21 2 3:17 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 56–21 3 7:28 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 20-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 63–21 3 4:02 LaTech Zach Griffith 3-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 70–21 4 8:31 Idaho Michael LaGrone 1-yard pass from Dominique Blackman (Trey Farquhar kick) LaTech 70–28 yes Statistics IDHOLT First downs 11 39 Total yards 304 839 Rushing yards 47 408 Passing yards 257 431 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 25:16 34:25 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Dominique Blackmon 20/35, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing James Baker 10 rushes, 42 yards, TD Receiving Najee Lovett 4 receptions, 78 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 29/37, 400 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kenneth Dixon 17 rushes, 232 yards, 6 TD Receiving Myles White 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD Running back Kenneth Dixon was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8) for his performance against Idaho. At New Mexico State 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State No. 24 Bulldogs Aggies 7 0 14 7 0 0 0 14 October 27 Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM MDT 6:00 p.m. 3:15 12,118 62 F, sunny, winds SE 2 mph on Robert Cameron Jeff Matthews (play-by-play), Danny Knee (color) CSN Houston/ESPN3 Sources: yes 1 6:10 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 7–0 3 9:13 LaTech Myles White 44-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–0 3 4:34 LaTech Colby Cameron 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 21–0 4 8:50 LaTech Ray Holley 83-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–0 4 6:35 NMSU Kemonte Bateman 19-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Marcus Johnson kick) LaTech 28–7 4 2:06 NMSU Austin Franklin 67-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Marcus Johnson kick) LaTech 28–14 yes Statistics LTNMSU First downs 26 20 Total yards 530 405 Rushing yards 238 122 Passing yards 292 283 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 29:19 30:02 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 29/44, 292 yards, TD Rushing Ray Holley 12 rushes, 130 yards, TD Receiving Myles White 7 receptions, 125 yards, TDNew Mexico State Passing Andrew Manley 18/34, 283 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Germi Morrison 16 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Austin Franklin 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD Punter Ryan Allen was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9) for his performance against New Mexico State.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205721796 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced October 29, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121205194239/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205721796&DB_OEM_ID=10100 December 5, 2012 dead UTSA 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team UTSA at Louisiana Tech Roadrunners No. 22 Bulldogs 14 0 7 6 14 13 7 17 November 3 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 3:05 p.m. 3:20 23,645 81 F, clear, winds NE 5 mph on Stacy Hardin Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (color) ERT Sources: yes 1 13:25 LaTech R.P. Stuart 1-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 7–0 1 10:26 UTSA Cole Hubble 33-yard pass from Eric Soza (Kristian Stern kick) Tied 7–7 1 9:38 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 3-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 14–7 1 5:44 UTSA Cole Hubble 57-yard pass from Eric Soza (Kristian Stern kick) Tied 14–14 2 9:56 LaTech Quinton Patton 79-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson Kick) LaTech 21–14 2 0:08 LaTech Jon Greenwalt 23-yard pass from Colby Cameron (PAT failed) LaTech 27–14 3 10:52 UTSA Earon Holmes 17-yard pass from Eric Soza (Kristian Stern kick) LaTech 27–21 3 7:01 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 7-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 34–21 4 14:27 LaTech Matt Nelson 22-yard field goal LaTech 37–21 4 11:50 UTSA Cole Hicks 14-yard pass from Eric Soza (2-point conversion failed) LaTech 37–27 4 7:33 LaTech Malon Lee 9-yard pass from David Gru (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 44–27 4 0:14 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 6-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 51–27 yes Statistics UTSALT First downs 25 33 Total yards 438 537 Rushing yards 124 180 Passing yards 314 357 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:00 26:00 Team Category Player StatisticsUTSA Passing Eric Soza 23/41, 314 yards, 4 TD Rushing David Glasco II 13 rushes, 63 yards Receiving Cole Hubble 3 receptions, 101 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 30/39, 348 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kenneth Dixon 18 rushes, 72 yards, 3 TD Receiving Quinton Patton 10 receptions, 152 yards, TD Punter Ryan Allen was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 10) for his performance against UTSA.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205725670 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced November 5, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200537/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205725670 March 4, 2016 dead Colby Cameron was nominated for the Manning Star of the Week for his performance in Week 10. At Texas State 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team Louisiana Tech at Texas State No. 19 Bulldogs Bobcats 14 27 7 14 14 20 7 14 November 10 Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX CST 6:06 p.m. 4:03 17,184 76 F, partly cloudy, winds SSE 21 mph on Clair Gausman Dave Armstrong (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color) LHN Sources: yes 1 12:07 TXST Terrence Franks 11-yard run (Will Johnson kick) TXST 0–7 1 8:21 LaTech R.P. Stuart 4-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) Tied 7–7 1 6:27 TXST Marcus Curry 55-yard run (Will Johnson kick) TXST 7–14 1 1:10 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 14-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) Tied 14–14 2 13:51 TXST Bradley Miller 19-yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) TXST 14–21 2 11:04 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 4-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) Tied 21–21 2 7:19 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 28–21 2 5:28 TXST Marcus Curry 47-yard pass from Tim Hawkins (PAT blocked) LaTech 28–27 2 2:38 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 13-yard run (PAT failed) LaTech 34–27 2 0:48 TXST Marcus Curry 5-yard run (Will Johnson kick) Tied 34–34 2 0:23 LaTech D.J. Banks 49-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 41–34 3 11:17 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 16-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 48–34 3 3:11 TXST Terrence Franks 22-yard run (Will Johnson kick) LaTech 48–41 4 14:55 TXST Bradley Miller 12-yard pass from Shaun Rutherford (Will Johnson kick) Tied 48–48 4 12:51 LaTech Ray Holley 6-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 55–48 4 3:23 LaTech Colby Cameron 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 62–48 4 1:07 TXST Shaun Rutherford 1-yard run (Will Johnson kick) LaTech 62–55 yes Statistics LTTXST First downs 38 31 Total yards 627 577 Rushing yards 283 296 Passing yards 344 281 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 31:29 27:53 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 31/45, 337 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ray Holley 27 rushes, 145 yards, TD Receiving D. J. Banks 5 receptions, 96 yards, TDTexas State Passing Shaun Rutherford 21/37, 234 yards, 2 TD Rushing Marcus Curry 13 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bradley Miller 5 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD Running back Kenneth Dixon was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 11) for his performance against Texas State.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205734550 WAC Football Players of the Week Announced November 12, 2012 WAC November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118033426/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45959&SPID=4122&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205734550 November 18, 2015 dead Colby Cameron was nominated for the Manning Star of the Week for his performance in Week 11. Utah State 2012 Utah State Aggies football team Utah State at Louisiana Tech Aggies No. 19 Bulldogs 14 3 24 0 7 0 3 21 17 0 November 17 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CST 3:04 p.m. 3:42 25,614 65 F, clear, calm Robert Cameron Trey Bender (play-by-play), John Bunting (color) ESPN3 Sources: yes 1 13:57 USU Kerwynn Williams 86-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) USU 0–7 1 0:58 USU Kellen Bartlett 3-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) USU 0–14 2 12:19 LaTech Matt Nelson 36-yard field goal USU 3–14 2 3:55 USU Nick Diaz 38-yard field goal USU 3–17 3 13:24 USU Chuckie Keeton 13-yard run (Nick Diaz kick) USU 3–24 3 11:34 USU Nick Diaz 30-yard field goal USU 3–27 3 8:17 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) USU 10–27 3 5:20 USU Chuckie Keeton 25-yard run (Nick Diaz kick) USU 10–34 3 4:04 LaTech Myles White 25-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) USU 17–34 3 1:00 USU Kerwynn Williams 1-yard run (Nick Diaz kick) USU 17–41 3 0:48 LaTech D.J. Banks 98-yard kickoff return (Matt Nelson kick) USU 24–41 4 10:54 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) USU 31–41 4 1:54 LaTech Hunter Lee 7-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) USU 38–41 4 0:00 LaTech Matt Nelson 32-yard field goal Tied 41–41 OT USU Kerwynn Williams 4-yard run (Nick Diaz kick) USU 41–48 yes Statistics USULT First downs 27 37 Total yards 646 629 Rushing yards 306 233 Passing yards 340 396 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:33 28:15 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah State Passing Chuckie Keeton 20/34, 340 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kerwynn Williams 20 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kerwynn Williams 4 receptions, 125 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 35/60, 396 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Kenneth Dixon 22 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Quinton Patton 11 receptions, 181 yards Kick returner D. J. Banks was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 12) for his performance against Utah State. At San Jose State 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team Louisiana Tech at San Jose State Bulldogs Spartans 6 21 10 6 10 14 14 14 November 24 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA PST 7:41 p.m. 3:39 12,326 59 F, clear, winds W 1 mph on Stacy Hardin Joe Davis (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (color) ESPN2 Sources: yes 1 12:43 SJSU Austin Lopez 45-yard field goal SJSU 0–3 1 8:35 SJSU Hansel Wilson 42-yard pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 0–10 1 2:38 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 8-yard run (PAT failed) SJSU 6–10 2 13:22 SJSU Ryan Otten 18-yard pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 6–17 2 8:42 LaTech Malon Lee 15-yard pass from David Gru (Matt Nelson kick) SJSU 13–17 2 4:56 SJSU De'Leon Eskridge 1-yard run (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 13–24 2 1:57 LaTech Quinton Patton 52-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) SJSU 20–24 2 0:26 LaTech Colby Cameron 1-yard run (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 27–24 3 11:50 LaTech Matt Nelson 29-yard field goal LaTech 30–24 3 8:16 SJSU Ina Liaina 4-yard run (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 30–31 3 7:03 LaTech Myles White 33-yard pass from Colby Cameron (Matt Nelson kick) LaTech 37–31 3 5:52 SJSU De'Leon Eskridge 32-yard run (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 37–38 4 13:50 SJSU De'Leon Eskridge 1-yard run (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 37–45 4 11:37 LaTech Quinton Patton 10-yard pass from Colby Cameron (2-point conversion failed) SJSU 43–45 4 6:53 SJSU Jabari Carr 26-yard pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick) SJSU 43–52 yes Statistics LTSJSU First downs 27 30 Total yards 541 610 Rushing yards 58 243 Passing yards 483 367 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 24:40 35:31 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana Tech Passing Colby Cameron 38/59, 468 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kenneth Dixon 8 rushes, 33 yards, TD Receiving Myles White 7 receptions, 126 yards, TDSan Jose State Passing David Fales 25/37, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing De'Leon Eskridge 28 rushes, 217 yards, 3 TD Receiving Noel Grigsby 7 receptions, 127 yards Statistics Louisiana Tech ranked 1st in the nation in scoring offense (51.5 points per game), total offense (577.92 yards per game), and net punting (43.51 yards per punt). Individually, Kenneth Dixon ranked led the nation in scoring average (14.0 points per game), and Ryan Allen led the nation in punting average (48.04 yards per punt). After the season Bowl invitation controversy On Friday, November 30, Louisiana Tech was invited to play in the Independence Bowl, but asked for more time as they were in negotiations with the Liberty Bowl and Heart of Dallas Bowl.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/12/03/louisiana-tech-no-bowl-game-sonny-dykes-bruce-van-de-velde/1741769/ USA Today Why Louisiana Tech is staying home despite a 9-3 record 2012-12-20 Paul Myerberg December 3, 2012 Louisiana Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde and WAC commissioner Jeff Hurd claimed that on December 1, Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart guaranteed the Bulldogs a bowl invite.http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121203/SPORTS02/121203035/Louisiana-Tech-AD-WAC-claim-Liberty-Bowl-reneged-deal The Times Louisiana Tech AD, WAC claim Liberty Bowl reneged on deal 2012-12-20 http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21247556/video-louisiana-tech-ad-says-liberty-bowl-went-back-on-its-word-to-school CBS Sports Louisiana Tech AD says Liberty Bowl 'went back on' its word to school 2012-12-20 The Independence Bowl offered Louisiana Tech again on Saturday, December 1. After receiving no response, bowl organizers invited the Ohio Bobcats instead. On December 2, the Liberty Bowl extended their remaining bid to Iowa State Cyclones instead of Louisiana Tech. As a result, Louisiana Tech did not play in any of the 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games. The school's administration blamed bowl officials for the situation, which attracted national attention and controversy. 9-3 Louisiana Tech won't play in bowl ESPN December 3, 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8703346/louisiana-tech-bulldogs-9-3-go-bowl-game Awards and honors Two Bulldogs were honored with prestigious national awards. Ryan Allen won the 2012 Ray Guy Award honoring the nation's best punter to become the first student-athlete to win the award in consecutive years. Colby Cameron won the 2012 Sammy Baugh Trophy honoring the nation's top collegiate passer. Bulldogs were named semifinalists for three national awards including Colby Cameron for the Davey O'Brien Award, Quinton Patton for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, and Matt Nelson for the William V. Campbell Trophy. For their individual performances during the regular season, several Bulldogs were named to various national All-America Teams. Ryan Allen was named to numerous All-America teams including the Associated Press (AP) All-America First Team, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America First Team, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America First Team, Sporting News (TSN) All-America First Team, Walter Camp All-America First Team (WCFF) All-America First Team, CBS Sports All-America First Team, ESPN All-America First Team, Pro Football Weekly (PFW) All-America First Team, and Sports Illustrated (SI) All-America First Team. The NCAA recognizes five All-America lists in the determination of unanimous All-America selections: the AP, AFCA, the FWAA, TSN and the WCFF.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/ForSIDs/policies.pdf 2010–11 NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA.org November 15, 2011 December 14, 2012 Unanimous selections must be selected as first team in all five lists. As such, for the 2012 season, Ryan Allen was named a unanimous All-American. Quinton Patton was named to several All-America teams including the AP All-America Second Team, CBS Sports All-America Second Team, SI All-America Second Team, and PFW All-America Honorable Mention Team. Colby Cameron was named to the SI All-America Honorable Mention Team. Kenneth Dixon was recognized with All-America honors including being named to the FWAA Freshman All-America First Team, CBS Sports Freshman All-America First Team, and College Football News (CFN) Freshman All-America First Team. The WAC recognized a number of Bulldogs for their individual performances with various honors. Colby Cameron was named WAC Offensive Player of the Year, and Kenneth Dixon was named WAC Freshman of the Year. All-WAC First Team selections from Louisiana Tech included Ryan Allen, D.J. Banks, Colby Cameron, Dave Clark, Kenneth Dixon, I.K. Enemkpali, Jordan Mills, Quinton Patton, and Stephen Warner. All-WAC Second Team selections from Louisiana Tech included Chad Boyd, Ray Holley, Oscar Johnson, Kevin Saia, and Myles White. The Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) decorated several Bulldogs with postseason honors. Colby Cameron was named LSWA Offensive Player of the Year, and Kenneth Dixon was named LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year. LSWA All-Louisiana First Team selections from Louisiana Tech included Ryan Allen, D.J. Banks, Colby Cameron, Kenneth Dixon, I.K. Enemkpali, Oscar Johnson, Quinton Patton, and Stephen Warner. Several Louisiana Tech players were selected to participate in postseason all-star games. Three Bulldogs including Ryan Allen, Jordan Mills, and Quinton Patton accepted invitations to play in the 2013 Senior Bowl. Colby Cameron competed in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game. Ray Holley and Myles White played in the Casino del Sol College All-Star Game, and Holley's performance earned him the game's Offensive MVP award. Three Bulldogs including Kevin Saia, Stephen Warner, and Myles White participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Jordan Mills was also invited to play in the Raycom College Football All-Star Classic. In addition to their on-field accomplishments, many Bulldogs were recognized for their performance off the gridiron. Ray Holley and Stephen Warner were named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team, and subsequently Ray Holley was honored even further by being named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team. Academic All-WAC honorees include Josh Cuthbert, Ray Holley, Matt Nelson, Solomon Randle, Chandler Spence, Andre Taylor, and Stephen Warner. Chandler Spence was also honored with the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award. At the team banquet, several Bulldogs were honored with team awards. Colby Cameron was named the Terry Bradshaw Offensive Player of the Year, and I.K. Enemkpali was named the Fred Dean Defensive Player of the Year. Ryan Allen was recognized as the Matt Stover Special Teams Player of the Year. Stephen Warner was named the Willie Roaf Lineman of the Year, and Chad Boyd was given the Tramon Williams Defensive Back of the Year award. David Gru was honored with the Karl Malone Strength and Conditioning Award. Kendrick James and Rufus Porter were both honored with the Most Inspirational Award. Ray Holley was given the Dan Reneau Academic Award, and D.J. Banks was honored with the Davison Family Community Service Award. A couple Louisiana Tech assistant coaches were nominated for national awards. Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin was nominated for the Broyles Award, an honor bestowed upon the nation's top assistant coach. Franklin was also one of four finalists for the FootballScoop Offensive Coordinator of the Year. Assistant coach Pierre Ingram was one of five finalists for the FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year. Coaching changes On December 5, 2012, head coach Sonny Dykes was announced as the new head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley to replace recently fired Jeff Tedford.http://cal.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1445603 GoldenBearReport.com - Cal hires Sonny Dykes as new head football coach April 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006230950/https://cal.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1445603 October 6, 2014 dead mdy-all http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html Sonny Dykes Named Cal Head Football Coach - The University of California Official Athletic Site April 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121206054552/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html December 6, 2012 dead mdy-all Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, assistant head coach/outside receivers coach Rob Likens, special teams/inside receivers coach Mark Tommerdahl, running backs coach Pierre Ingram, and head strength and conditioning coach Damon Harrington were hired by Dykes at California. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Curtis was hired by Texas Tech. Offensive line coach Petey Perot was hired by Southern Miss. Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler was hired by Presbyterian. On December 13, 2012, former South Florida head coach Skip Holtz accepted an offer to become the new head football coach at Louisiana Tech to replace Dykes.Brett McMurphy Skip Holtz headed to Louisiana Tech https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8745616/sources-skip-holtz-accepts-head-coaching-job-louisiana-tech-bulldogs ESPN.com December 13, 2012 December 14, 2012 Holtz retained defensive line coach Stan Eggen and linebackers coach Jeff Koonz. NFL draft 2013 NFL draft In February 2013, five Louisiana Tech Bulldogs were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine including Ryan Allen, Colby Cameron, Oscar Johnson, Jordan Mills, and Quinton Patton. At Louisiana Tech's Pro Day on March 26, twenty-four seniors worked out in front of scouts from twenty-three NFL teams.http://blogs.nfl.com/2013/03/30/ray-holleys-strength-impressive-at-louisiana-tech-pro-day/ NFL News | Latest NFL Football News In April's 2013 NFL draft, Quinton Patton was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round, and Jordan Mills was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round. Following the draft, undrafted free agent signees from the 2013 squad were Ryan Allen (New England Patriots), Colby Cameron (Carolina Panthers), Myles White (Green Bay Packers), Ray Holley (Baltimore Ravens), Oscar Johnson (Tennessee Titans), and Kevin Saia (St. Louis Rams). 2013 4 128 San Francisco 49ers Quinton Patton WR 2012 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech yes 2013 5 163 Chicago Bears Jordan Mills OT 2012 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech yes References Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football