Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters (commonly LA Tech, Tech, or Dawgs) refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...

. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2001, LA Tech has been a member of the Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...

. LA Tech adopted Bulldogs as its nickname in 1900, the first of the four FBS Bulldogs to do so. Georgia followed in 1920, Fresno State in 1921, and Mississippi State in 1961. For the second consecutive year, LA Tech ranks No. 1 in the state of Louisiana and No. 1 in the WAC

Western Athletic Conference

in graduation rate among student-athletes.

Sports

Louisiana Tech competes in the following varsity sports:

Men's sports:

Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
Indoor Track & Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
Outdoor Track & Field

Women's sports:

Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Soccer
Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
Indoor Track & Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
Outdoor Track & Field
Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

Football

LA Tech's football team is currently coached by Sonny Dykes

Sonny Dykes

Sonny Dykes is an American football coach and former college baseball player. He is currently the head football coach at the Louisiana Tech University, a position he has held since 2010. Dykes has served as offensive coordinator under Mike Stoops, Mike Leach and Hal Mumme...

and plays their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium

Joe Aillet Stadium

Joe Aillet Stadium is a stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs...

with a capacity of 30,600. With a program dating to 1901, Tech would notch its first victory after a 6-0 win against LSU

LSU Tigers football

The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...

in 1904. Following the 2009 season, the Bulldogs have complied an all-time record of 549 wins, 415 losses, and 37 ties; won the 2001 WAC championship and three Division II National Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Troy Edwards

Troy Edwards

Troy Edwards , is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft. A wide receiver from Louisiana Tech University, Edwards led the nation in receiving during his senior year in college with 140 receptions for 1,996 yards and...

won the 1998 Fred Biletnikoff Award

Fred Biletnikoff Award

The Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since...

as the best wide receiver in college football.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=6 With the bulldogs' victory over Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

in 1999, Tech is currently the only non-AQ school to beat an SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

champion in the BCS

Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...

era. LA Tech has played in five Division I bowl games, most recently beating Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies football

The Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA's Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision.-History:...

in the 2008 Independence Bowl

2008 Independence Bowl

The 2008 Independence Bowl marked the thirty-third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The game was contested starting on Sunday, December 28, 2008, with a 7:15 PM US CST kickoff, telecast on ESPN. the contest pitted the...

. LA Tech plays the rival Fresno State Bulldogs

Fresno State Bulldogs

The Fresno State Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in 19 NCAA Division I sports. The teams have been members of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1969...

in the annual Battle for the Bone

Battle for the Bone

The Battle for the Bone is the college football rivalry game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Since 2001, the teams have played annually as members of the Western Athletic Conference, and Fresno State holds a 7–4 series lead in games played as WAC foes...

. Notable football alumni include Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw

Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

, Willie Roaf

Willie Roaf

William Layton Roaf, sometimes nicknamed "Nasty" is a former American football offensive tackle.-Football career:...

, Fred Dean

Fred Dean

Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean is a former American football player in the National Football League, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of...

, Matt Stover

Matt Stover

John Matthew "Matt" Stover is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek origin. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore...

, Josh Scobee

Josh Scobee

Joshua Taylor Scobee is an American football placekicker, who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He began his college football career as kicker for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, setting several school records...

, Luke McCown

Luke McCown

Lucas Patrick McCown is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League...

, Ryan Moats

Ryan Moats

Ryan Moats is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

, and Tramon Williams

Tramon Williams

Tramon Vernell Williams is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...

Basketball

Louisiana Tech appeared in the NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

Men's Basketball National Tournament

NAIA national men's basketball championship

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...

four times. (1942

1942 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1942 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format ....

, 1946

1946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format...

, 1953

1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 16th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game would feature Southwest Missouri State University,...

, and 1955

1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1955 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The 1955 tournament was one for the record books...

). The Bulldogs lost in the first round every year until 1955, in which they advanced to the second round, only to loss to Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution located in Steubenville, Ohio, west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. In 1974, Fr...

90 to 65. Currently led by head coach Michael White, the Tech men's basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

team has enjoyed off-and-on success over the years. With a history stretching back to 1925, the Bulldogs have had 18 20-win seasons, won 19 conference championships, made six NCAA appearances and six NIT appearances. Tech's notable men's basketball alumni include Leon Barmore

Leon Barmore

Leon Barmore is a college women's basketball coach. He coached at Louisiana Tech University from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974 at the invitation of university president F. Jay Taylor...

, who went on to a Hall of Fame career as coach of Tech's women's team

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball

The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is Teresa Weatherspoon...

; Karl Malone

Karl Malone

Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...

, who entered the Hall of Fame in August 2010 for his NBA career; P.J. Brown; and Paul Millsap

Paul Millsap

Paul Millsap is an American professional basketball player currently with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. As a 6'8", 250 lbs. power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Jazz in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft. His game was initially...

.

The Lady Techsters, currently led by head coach Teresa Weatherspoon

Teresa Weatherspoon

-Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters...

, have been the most successful Louisiana Tech athletic team. They won the 1981, 1982

1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ever held. It featured 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University,...

and 1988

1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

-Mideast Regional - Athens, GA :-East Regional - Norfolk, VA :-Midwest Regional - Austin, TX :-Final Four - Tacoma, WA :-References:...

national championships

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...

, made 26 appearances in the NCAA women's basketball tournament, and only missed the tournament altogether once (following the 2007-08 season). When Coach Leon Barmore

Leon Barmore

announced his retirement after twenty years at the end of the 2001–2002 season, Kurt Budke

Kurt Budke

Kurt Budke was an American college basketball coach. His final coaching job was as the head coach for the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls women's basketball team from 2005 until his 2011 death in a plane accident.-Career:...

was hired as head coach only to leave after a single season to be replaced with head coach Chris Long. Standout former Tech players include Weatherspoon, Venus Lacy

Venus Lacy

Venus Lacy , born on February 9, 1967 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a former star basketball player, at the high school, college, Olympic and professional levels. A wide-bodied, muscular 6'-4" center, at her best Lacy was an intimidating force inside the paint, both scoring and rebounding...

, and Karl Malone's daughter Cheryl Ford

Cheryl Ford

Cheryl Ford is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Personal information:Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone.-High school:...

, among others. Another notable former Tech player is Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA...

r and current Baylor

Baylor Lady Bears basketball

The Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big 12 Conference...

coach Kim Mulkey, the only woman to date to have won NCAA Division I titles as a player and a head coach.

Baseball

Since 1974, The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Baseball team has won six conference titles and made six appearances in the NCAA Baseball Tournament (6-12 overall record). Its former players include MLB players David Segui

David Segui

David Vincent Segui, is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman. Segui played collegiate baseball for Louisiana Tech University and Kansas City Kansas Community College. During a 15-year baseball career, he played with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos,...

, Mike Jeffcoat

Mike Jeffcoat

James Michael Jeffcoat , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1983–85, 1987–92, and 1994. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech. He is now the head coach of the Texas Wesleyan University baseball team.-External links:...

, Rebel Oakes

Rebel Oakes

Ennis Telfair "Rebel" Oakes was an American Major League Baseball player born in Lisbon, Louisiana. After attending Louisiana Industrial Institute, which is now Louisiana Tech University, Rebel turned his attention to playing professional baseball, eventually reaching the Majors when he was traded...

, Brian Myrow

Brian Myrow

Brian Shawn Myrow is an American first baseman currently playing for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the American Association.-Early and personal life:...

and George Stone

George Stone

George Stone was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh from 1747 to his death.-Advancement:...

. Since 2000, 20 Tech players have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft.

The team plays their home games at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. The stadium was built in 1971 and was originally known as Tech Stadium. In 1982, the stadium was renamed in honor of J.C. Love, a Ruston businessman who was a prominent supporter of the baseball program and the university. In 2008, the field was named after Pat Patterson, the winningest head coach in Louisiana Tech Baseball history. Wade Simoneaux

Wade Simoneaux

-External links:*...

is in his ninth year as current head coach of the Bulldog baseball team.

Softball

The Lady Techsters softball program was founded in 1980 with Barry Canterbury as the team's first head coach. Gary Blair

Gary Blair

Gary Claude Blair is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team. In his 26 years as a collegiate head coach, Blair has only suffered one losing season, and has reached postseason play 22 times, including 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 2 Final Four appearances in 1998...

, current head coach of the Texas A&M women's basketball

Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball

The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.The Aggies...

team, took over as the team's head coach in 1981 while he was an assistant coach of the Lady Techsters women's basketball team and led the softball team to its first winning record in 1981.

In three decades, the Lady Techsters have made three appearances in the Women's College World Series

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...

(1983, 1985, 1986) and nine NCAA Tournament appearances. The team won its first WAC Tournament Title in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament

2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 15 through June 4, 2008. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...

for the first time in 13 years.

The team plays their home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex on the corner of Tech Drive and Alabama Street. Sarah Dawson is the current head coach of the team after taking over the post from Bill Galloway, the winningest head coach in Lady Techsters Softball history.

Soccer

Women's soccer is coached by Kevin Sherry, who took over the program in 2007. LA Tech won the Nicholls State Tournament in 2006 and the Troy Trojans

Troy Trojans

The Troy Trojans were a Major League Baseball team in the National League for four seasons from 1879 to 1882. Their home games were played at Putnam Grounds , Haymakers' Grounds , and Troy Ball Clubs Grounds , all in the upstate New York city of Troy. Overall, the franchise won 131 games and lost...

Soccer Classic in 2008. With a 10-5-5 record in 2008, the Lady Techsters notched LA Tech's first winning season since the program's inception in 2004. On March 12, 2009, the Lady Techsters were recognized by the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

as being the most improved program in the nation; LA Tech finished 2-14-1 in 2007 and improved their 2008 record by 8.5 games. On August 21, 2009, LA Tech christened the new Lady Techster Soccer Field with a 3-2 overtime victory over Lamar

Lamar Cardinals

The Lamar Cardinals refers to the collegiate athletic teams of Lamar University. The inception of the nickname "Cardinals" dates back to the schools name change to Lamar in 1932. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...

. In 2009, the Lady Techsters showed continued success by winning the most games in school history with a record of 12-7-1.

Volleyball

The women's volleyball team is coached by Matt Sonnichsen, who has been at LA Tech since 2008. The Lady Techsters play their home matches at the Thomas Assembly Center

Thomas Assembly Center

The Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,098-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M...

Track & Field

The Lady Techster Indoor Track and Field team won WAC Championships in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The Lady Techster Outdoor Track and Field team won seven straight WAC Championships from 2005 to 2011.

Cross Country

The men's and women's cross country teams are coached by Gary Stanley, who has served as cross country head coach since 1984. LA Tech's home venue is Lincoln Parish Park, where LA Tech hosts the annual Mook 4 Invitational.

Golf

Men's golf is coached by Jeff Parks, who became head coach in 2009 after 5 years as an assistant. After beating 7 Top 100 teams at the BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi. As of September 2009, it had nearly $13.3 billion in assets. The company has over 4400 employees.- Subsidiaries :...

Intercollegiate, Parks led the Bulldogs to a No. 96 ranking in the Golfstat.com rankings (4/7/2010), LA Tech's best ranking in the 17 years since the inception of the Golfstat.com rankings. Squire Creek Country Club

Squire Creek Country Club

The Squire Creek Country Club is a private, members-only country club located in Choudrant, Louisiana, just 5 miles northeast of Ruston. Squire Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Fazio. The course has been ranked as number one in the state of Louisiana four times,...

, a Tom Fazio

Tom Fazio

Thomas Fazio, ASGCA is a golf course architect.Fazio graduated in 1962 from Lansdale Catholic High School and was inducted into its "Hall of Fame" in 2007. He began his career in golf course design with his family's firm in suburban Philadelphia, which he left in the 1960s; he established his own...

-designed championship course that opened in 2002, is the home of LA Tech golf. Golf Digest

Golf Digest

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...

ranked Squire Creek as one of the top five private golf courses in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

in 2004 and as the No. 1 golf course in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

in 2005. LA Tech hosts the annual Squire Creek Invitational.

Tennis

The women's tennis team is coached by Quintin Yray, who has led the program since 2006. On October 15, 2008, the Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex was christened with a Lady Techster sweep of Grambling State

Grambling State Tigers

The Grambling Tigers represent Grambling State University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Grambling's sports teams participate in Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference...

in the inaugural match at the new facility.

Bowling

The women's bowling team is coached by Shawn Jackson, who has led the program since its inception in 2004. LA Tech is one of four Division I FBS schools to sponsor women's bowling as a varsity sport; the other three are Arkansas State

Arkansas State Red Wolves

The Arkansas State University Red Wolves is the name given to Arkansas State University's athletic teams. The university is affiliated with the Sun Belt Conference in sports and maintains NCAA Division I status.-History:...

, Nebraska, and Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Commodores

The Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams , 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference...

. LA Tech finished the 2009-10 season ranked No. 18 in the nation with a 44-31 record. The Lady Techsters' home facility is the new Lambright Bowling Alley, which was completed in August 2008.

Non-NCAA Sports

Louisiana Tech competes in 15 club sports including men's and women's powerlifting, men's soccer, softball, men's and women's rugby, women's lacrosse, equestrian, karate, water skiing, cycling, bass fishing, ultimate frisbee, inline skating, and paintball.http://www.latech.edu/students/organizations-list.shtml#87 The men's and women's powerlifting team have won 18 and 15 National Championships, respectively.

National titles

Football (3)

1972, 1973, 1974

Women's Basketball (3)

1981, 1982
1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ever held. It featured 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University,...

, 1988
1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Mideast Regional - Athens, GA :-East Regional - Norfolk, VA :-Midwest Regional - Austin, TX :-Final Four - Tacoma, WA :-References:...

Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1)

Shot Put: 1985 (John Campbell)

Men's Powerlifting (18)

1978, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010

Women's Powerlifting (15)

1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007

NIFA Flight Team (1)

1973

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Conference titles

Football (24)

1915, 1921, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2001

Men's Basketball (27)

Regular Season: 1927, 1928, 1934, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999
Tournament: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991

Women's Basketball (36)

Regular Season: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Tournament: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010

Baseball (8)

Regular Season: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987
Tournament: 1975, 1980

Softball (1)

Tournament: 2008

Men's Outdoor Track and Field (5)

1961, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1990

Men's Indoor Track and Field (2)

1988, 1999

Men's Cross Country (4)

1977, 1980, 1986, 1990

Women's Outdoor Track and Field (8)

1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Women's Indoor Track and Field (7)

2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Men's Golf (11)

1954, 1955, 1956, 1980

Women's Tennis (2)

1980, 1986

Rivalries

LA Tech's conference rival is the Fresno State Bulldogs

Fresno State Bulldogs

. Both Bulldog football teams compete in the annual Battle for the Bone

Battle for the Bone

. Since LA Tech joined the WAC

Western Athletic Conference

in 2001, Fresno State holds a 6-3 series lead.

Historical rivalries that are no longer active include rivalries with Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe

ULM Warhawks

The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks are the sports teams of the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 14 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's track and field, women's tennis, and...

, and Northwestern State

Northwestern State Demons

The Northwestern State University athletic teams go by the Demons, with women's athletic teams generally called the Lady Demons, and its mascot is Vic the Demon. Once a member of the celebrated SIAA conference, the school now competes in the Southland Conference....

. LA Tech sacrificed these rivalries to seek a more elite conference affiliation and greater national prominence for their programs.

Women's Basketball

Janice Lawrence Braxton
Janice Lawrence Braxton
Janice Lawrence Braxton is an American professional basketball player.-College:She played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where she helped lead the Lady Techsters to national championships in 1981 and 1982...

Gold: 1984

Venus Lacy
Venus Lacy
Venus Lacy , born on February 9, 1967 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a former star basketball player, at the high school, college, Olympic and professional levels. A wide-bodied, muscular 6'-4" center, at her best Lacy was an intimidating force inside the paint, both scoring and rebounding...

Gold: 1996

Kim Mulkey

Gold: 1984

Teresa Weatherspoon
Teresa Weatherspoon
-Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters...

Gold: 1988
Bronze: 1992

Facilities

Athletic venues and facilities include:

Football: Joe Aillet Stadium
Joe Aillet Stadium
Joe Aillet Stadium is a stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs...
Basketball: Thomas Assembly Center
Thomas Assembly Center
The Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,098-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M...
Baseball: J. C. Love Field
Softball: Lady Techster Softball Complex
Soccer: Lady Techster Soccer Field
Volleyball: Thomas Assembly Center
Thomas Assembly Center
The Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,098-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M...
Track and Field: Jim Mize Track and Field Complex
Cross Country: Lincoln Parish Park
Golf: Squire Creek Country Club
Squire Creek Country Club
The Squire Creek Country Club is a private, members-only country club located in Choudrant, Louisiana, just 5 miles northeast of Ruston. Squire Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Fazio. The course has been ranked as number one in the state of Louisiana four times,...
Tennis: Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex
Bowling: Lambright Bowling Alley

Athletic Directors

Name	Term
Joe Aillet Joe Aillet Joe Aillet was the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1940 to 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. During his 26-year tenure, he amassed a career record of 151 wins, 86 losses, and 8 ties. Additionally, under Aillet, the Bulldogs won nine...	1940-1970
Maxie Lambright Maxie Lambright -References:...	1971-1978
Larry Beightol Larry Beightol Larry Beightol is an American football coach. He has been inducted into both the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Catawba College Hall of Fame.-Early years:...	1979
Butch Henry	1979-1980
Alan Jones	1980
Charles Bussey	1981-1983
Bob Vanatta Bob Vanatta Bob Vanatta was head basketball coach for Memphis State from 1956-62. He compiled a 109-34 record, including making it to the 1957 NIT Championship game.-External links:** article from Palm Beach Post - April 26, 2007...	1983-1986
Paul A. Miller	1986-1990
Jerry Stovall Jerry Stovall Jerry Lane Stovall is a former All-American running back and head football coach for LSU. He was also a star defensive back in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals....	1990-1993
Jim Oakes	1994-2008
Derek Dooley	2008-2010
Bruce Van De Velde	2010-present

Traditions

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Spirit of '88 -
Tech XX
Tech (mascot)
Tech is the name of the fawn and white lineage of English bulldogs, which serves as the live mascot of Louisiana Tech University. Tech is owned by the LA Tech Student Government Association and resides with either a faculty member or local alumnus selected by the SGA. Tech XIX served as the...

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Champ
Champ (mascot)
Champ is the name of the costumed bulldog mascot for Louisiana Tech University....

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Lady Techsters -
Band of Pride
Band of Pride
Category:College marching bands in the United StatesThe Band of Pride is the marching band which represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The Band of Pride performs pregame and during halftime at all Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football games and travels to select road football games...

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Tech Fight -
Fire Bell -
Walk of Pride -
GATA -
Red Out -

Notable athletes and coaches

Notable former student-athletes and coaches at LA Tech include:

Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations...
Joe Aillet
Joe Aillet
Joe Aillet was the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University from 1940 to 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. During his 26-year tenure, he amassed a career record of 151 wins, 86 losses, and 8 ties. Additionally, under Aillet, the Bulldogs won nine...
Leon Barmore
Leon Barmore
Leon Barmore is a college women's basketball coach. He coached at Louisiana Tech University from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974 at the invitation of university president F. Jay Taylor...
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
Janice Lawrence Braxton
Janice Lawrence Braxton
Janice Lawrence Braxton is an American professional basketball player.-College:She played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where she helped lead the Lady Techsters to national championships in 1981 and 1982...
Billy Brewer
Billy Brewer
Billy Brewer is a former head football coach for Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana Tech University and University of Mississippi. He is the current host of an Ole Miss Rebel football post-game call-in show....
P.J. Brown
Roger Carr
Roger Carr
Roger Dale Carr is a former National Football League wide receiver who played mainly for the Baltimore Colts...
Fred Dean
Fred Dean
Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean is a former American football player in the National Football League, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of...
Derek Dooley
Matt Dunigan
Matt Dunigan
Matt Dunigan is a former quarterback, coach, and executive in the Canadian Football League who is currently a CFL sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN...

Troy Edwards
Troy Edwards
Troy Edwards , is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft. A wide receiver from Louisiana Tech University, Edwards led the nation in receiving during his senior year in college with 140 receptions for 1,996 yards and...
Chuck Finley
Chuck Finley
Charles Edward "Chuck" Finley is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1986-2002 for three different teams, but pitched primarily with the California Angels...
Tim Floyd
Tim Floyd
Tim Floyd is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the University of Texas at El Paso Miners men's basketball team. He is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA, most recently the University of Southern California men's college...
Cheryl Ford
Cheryl Ford
Cheryl Ford is a professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Personal information:Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former NBA player Karl Malone.-High school:...
Vickie Johnson
Vickie Johnson
Vickie Johnson , is a WNBA player who played for the San Antonio Silver Stars until her retirement in 2009. She grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana.-High School Years:Johnson was a letterman in basketball and track and field...
Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
Karl Malone
Karl Malone
Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
Luke McCown
Luke McCown
Lucas Patrick McCown is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League...
Paul Millsap
Paul Millsap
Paul Millsap is an American professional basketball player currently with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. As a 6'8", 250 lbs. power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Jazz in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft. His game was initially...
Ryan Moats
Ryan Moats
Ryan Moats is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

Kim Mulkey
Tim Rattay
Tim Rattay
Timothy F. Rattay [] is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and United Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
Willie Roaf
Willie Roaf
William Layton Roaf, sometimes nicknamed "Nasty" is a former American football offensive tackle.-Football career:...
Scotty Robertson
Scotty Robertson
Robert Scott Robertson, III, known as Scotty Robertson , was an American basketball coach of four NBA teams. He was the first coach for the New Orleans Jazz , and he later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons...
David Segui
David Segui
David Vincent Segui, is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman. Segui played collegiate baseball for Louisiana Tech University and Kansas City Kansas Community College. During a 15-year baseball career, he played with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos,...
Josh Scobee
Josh Scobee
Joshua Taylor Scobee is an American football placekicker, who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He began his college football career as kicker for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, setting several school records...
Matt Stover
Matt Stover
John Matthew "Matt" Stover is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek origin. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore...
Pat Tilley
Pat Tilley
Patrick Lee Tilley is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the St. Louis Cardinals . He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1980 season....
Teresa Weatherspoon
Teresa Weatherspoon
-Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters...
Tramon Williams
Tramon Williams
Tramon Vernell Williams is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...

External links

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