2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Derek Dooley, the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Dooley succeeded Jack Bicknell, Jr., who was fired after a 3–10 season in 2006. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 5–7 overall and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the WAC.

2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Derek Dooley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Scelfo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Quin Harris Patrick Jackson Tyler Miller Josh Muse
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium

2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Hawaii $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Boise State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Utah State		2	–	6					2	–	10
New Mexico State		1	–	7					4	–	9
Idaho		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

T-Day spring game

	1	2	3	4	Total
White	7	0			7
Blue	7	3			10

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 28–7	20,240
September 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 Hawaii	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Plus, Oceanic PPV	L 44–45 OT	22,135
September 15	5:30 p.m.	at No. 8 California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	CSN	L 12–42	58,057
September 29	9:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 6–17	38,104
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 0–24	45,138
October 13	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Plus	W 22-21	18,211
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	KTVB	L 31–45	19,199
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 31–21	8,543
November 3	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 28–16	10,479
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 10–58	92,512
November 17	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 27–23	13,027
December 1	3:05 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 10–49	9,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Year at Tech	Alma mater
Head Football Coach	Derek Dooley	1st	Virginia '90
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	Frank Scelfo	1st	Louisiana-Monroe '81
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler	1st	Georgia '84
Defensive line / Character Education Coordinator	Ed Jackson	15th	Louisiana Tech '83
Linebackers	Kenny Evans	1st	Northeastern State '82
Defensive Backs / Recruiting Coordinator	Terry Joseph	1st	Northwestern State '96
Running backs	Brent Indest	1st	Louisiana-Monroe '90
Wide receivers	Conroy Hines	14th	Louisiana Tech '89
offensive line	Petey Perot	19th	Northwestern State '83
Special Teams / Tight ends	Eric Russell	1st	Idaho '91
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	Damon Harrington	5th	Louisiana Tech '00
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach	Quarvay Winbush	1st	Louisiana Tech '06
Strength and Conditioning Intern	Aaron Lips	1st	Louisiana Tech '05
Strength and Conditioning Intern	Chino Fontenette	1st	Tulane '03
Graduate Assistant (Defense)	Russell Rothan	1st	Presbyterian '02

Game summaries

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCA	7	0	0	0	7
LA Tech	7	14	7	0	28

See also: 2007 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawaii	7	7	14	10	7	45
LA Tech	14	7	10	7	6	44

See also: 2007 Hawaii Warriors football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	6	6	0	12
Cal	7	21	7	7	42

See also: 2007 California Golden Bears football team

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	3	3	0	0	6
Fresno St.	0	0	10	7	17

See also: 2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
NM State	7	0	7	7	21
LA Tech	0	3	6	13	22

See also: 2007 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise St.	14	3	14	14	45
LA Tech	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2007 Boise State Broncos football team

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	10	0	14	7	31
Utah St.	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2007 Utah State Aggies football team

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	7	7	0	14	28
Idaho	3	7	6	0	16

See also: 2007 Idaho Vandals football team

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	7	0	3	10
LSU	10	17	17	14	58

See also: 2007 LSU Tigers football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
SJSU	6	0	17	0	23
LA Tech	21	3	0	3	27

See also: 2007 San Jose State Spartans football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	0	3	7	0	10
Nevada	14	7	21	7	49

See also: 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack football team