2013 LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE -...

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2013 LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

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Athletic MissionStatement

Embody excellence in everythingwe do.

Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, body and spirit.

Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, community and state.

Win with integrity.

Athletic Vision

Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in perfor-mance by investing strategically in student-athletes’ development, providing superior facilities and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance.

ContentQuick Facts .................................... 2Media Info Media Services .......................... 3 LA Tech Sports Network ............ 4 Inside Bulldog Football .............. 5 Primary Media ........................... 5 Social Media/Website ................ 6Welcome to the Family .................. 7Season Outlook ........................... 38Bulldog Rosters ........................... 40Head Coach Skip Holtz ................ 43Assistant Coaches Ronnie Bradford ....................... 46 Kim Dameron ........................... 47 Stan Eggen .............................. 48 Kurt Hester .............................. 49 Ed Jackson ...............................50 Jabbar Juluke ........................... 51 Jeff Koonz ................................ 52 Matt Moore ............................. 53 Tony Peterson .......................... 54 Tim Rattay ................................ 55 Joe Sloan ................................. 56 Price Ferguson ......................... 57 Peter Hopkins .......................... 57 Adam Hymel ............................ 57Support Staff ............................... 58Player Bios ................................... 62Newcomers ................................. 85Joe Aillet Stadium ........................ 91Independence Stadium ............... 95Opponents NC State/Lamar ....................... 96 Tulane/Kansas .......................... 97 Army/UTEP .............................. 98 North Texas/FIU ....................... 99 Southern Miss/Rice ............... 100 Tulsa/UTSA ..............................1012013 Composite Schedules ....... 102Conference USA ........................ 103Bowl Championship Series .........107WAC Statistics ........................... 1082012 Bulldog Statistics ...............1102012 Game Review Houston ..................................112 Rice .........................................113 Illinois ......................................114 Virginia ....................................115 UNLV .......................................116

Texas A&M .............................117 Idaho .......................................118 New Mexico State ..................119 UTSA ...................................... 120 Texas State ............................ 121 Utah State ............................. 122 San Jose State ....................... 1232012 Honors & Standings .......... 124Records Rushing .................................. 125 Passing .................................. 128 Receiving ............................... 130 Total Offense ......................... 132 Scoring ................................... 133 Returns .................................. 134 Kicking ................................... 135 Defense ................................. 136 Team Single Game ................. 138 Opponent Single Game ......... 138 Team Single Season .............. 139 Opponent Single Season ....... 139All-Time Scores .......................... 140Attendance Records .................. 156Series vs. All Opponents ........... 157All-Time Series ........................... 158Coaching Records ...................... 162Tech vs. the Top 25 .................... 162Bulldog History .......................... 163Homecoming Records ............... 166Postseason Play ......................... 169All-Americans ............................. 179All-Conference ........................... 181Award Winners .......................... 182Academic All-Conference .......... 182All-Louisiana ............................... 183Bulldogs in the NFL ................... 184Letterwinners ............................ 186Legend of the Bulldog ............... 190Endowed Scholarships .............. 191LTAC ........................................... 192University President Dr. Les Guice ......................... 194Athletics Director Tommy McClelland ................ 195Athletic Administration .............. 196Administrative Support .............. 201Athletics Council ........................ 202Head/Assistant Coaches ............ 202

The 2013 Louisiana Tech football team informa-tion guide is a publica-tion of the Athletics Media Relations Office. It has been designed as a source of information for the news media and Bulldog football fans. Every effort has been made to include perti-nent and timely informa-tion. Should you need additional information such as feature material and/or statistics, please direct your inquiries to the media relations office.

News releases, photos and other services are available to accredited members of the news media. Current releases, statistics and photos can also be obtained at LATechSports.com.

Editors: Patrick Walsh, Malcolm Butler, Teddy Allen, Kane McGuire and Anna Claire Thomas.

Contributors: Walsh,Butler, Louisiana TechNews Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Public Relations Depart-ment

Covers, Layout andDesign:Donnie Bell Design.

Photography: DonnyCrowe, Tom Morris,Darrell James, JamesGarner, Matt Lange,Donald Page, Ryan Allen photo courtesy of the New England Patriots/David Silverman photo, Quinton Patton photo courtesy of the San Francisco 49ers.

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NC StateDoubleTree Raleigh Durham Airport4810 Page Creek Ln.Durham, NC 27703919-941-6000

KansasSheraton Kansas City 2345 McGee St.Kansas City, MO 64108816-841-1000

ArmyHyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas, TX 75207 214-651-1234

UTEPMarriott El Paso Airport1600 Airway Blvd.El Paso, TX 79925915-779-3300

FIUMarriott Miami Dadeland9090 South Dad-eland Blvd.Miami, FL 33156305-670-1035

RiceMarriott South Hobby Airport9100 Gulf Freeway 77017Houston, TX 713-943-7979

UTSAMarriott San Anto-nio River Center101 Bowie St.San Antonio, TX 78205-3901210-223-1000

LOUISIANA TECH QUICK FACTSGeneralLocation: Ruston, La.Founded: 1894Nickname: BulldogsColors: Blue and RedEnrollment: 11,360Conference: Conference USA (West Division)Stadium (Capacity): Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600)Surface: FieldTurfPresident: Dr. Les Guice (Louisiana Tech, 1976)Athletics Director: Tommy McClelland (Northwestern State, 2004)Athletic Office: 318-257-4827Football Office: 318-257-4547Ticket Office: 318-257-3631

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Skip Holtz Alma Mater, Year: Notre Dame, 1986 Overall Record: 88-71 (.553)/13 Years School Record: 0-0/First YearAsst. Head Coach/Offensive Line: Matt Moore Alma Mater, Year: Valdosta State, 1995Offensive Coordinator: Tony Petersen Alma Mater, Year: Marshall, 1988Defensive Coordinator: Kim Dameron Alma Mater, Year: Arkansas, 1983Defensive Line: Stan Eggen Alma Mater, Year: Moorehead State (Minn.), 1977Cornerbacks/Special Teams: Ronnie Bradford Alma Mater, Year: Colorado, 1993Linebackers: Jeff Koonz Alma Mater, Year: Auburn, 2004Running Backs: Jabbar Juluke Alma Mater, Year: Southern, 1999Outside Receivers: Tim Rattay Alma Mater, Year: Louisiana Tech, 2001Inside Receivers: Joe Sloan Alma Mater, Year: East Carolina, 2008Graduate Assistant (Offense): Price Ferguson Alma Mater, Year: Texas A&M, 2010Graduate Assistant (Offense): Peter Hopkins Alma Mater, Year: Sam Houston State, 2010Graduate Assistant (Defense): Adam Hymel Alma Mater, Year: Louisiana Tech, 2011Dir. of FB Recruiting & Alumni Relations: Thomas Graham Alma Mater, Year: Louisiana Tech, 2011Asst. AD/Character Education: Ed Jackson Alma Mater, Year: Louisiana Tech, 1983

Media RelationsFootball Contact: Patrick T. WalshOffice: 318-257-5305Cell: 318-514-9203Email: [email protected] Address: PO BOX 3166, Ruston, LA 71272

Press Box: 318-257-3144Website: LATechSports.com

Team InformationOffense: SpreadDefense: Multiple2012 Record: 9-32012 Conference Record/Finish: 4-2/3rd (WAC)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 30/29Starters Returning: 8 Offense 3 Defense 4 Special Teams 1Starters Lost: 17 Offense 8 Defense 7 Special Teams 22013 Newcomers: 21

2012 ResultsDate Opponent W/L Score Attend. TVSept. 8 at Houston W 56-49 29,142 CBS SNSept. 15 Rice W 56-37 23,228 ESPN3Sept. 22 at Illinois W 52-24 46.539 BTNSept. 29 at Virginia W 44-38 42,027 ESPN3Oct. 6 UNLV W 58-31 21,850 ESPN Game PlanOct. 13 #22 Texas A&M^ L 57-59 40,453 ESPNUOct. 20 Idaho* W 70-28 20,255 ERTOct. 27 at New Mexico State* W 28-14 12,118 ESPN Game PlanNov. 3 UTSA* W 51-27 23,645 ERTNov. 10 at Texas State* W 62-55 17,184 LHNNov. 17 Utah State* L (OT) 41-48 25,614 ESPN3Nov. 24 at San Jose State* L 43-52 12,326 ESPN2* indicates Western Athletic Conference game^ game played at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

2013 ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time (CT) SeriesAug. 31 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 11:30 a.m. First Mtg.Sept.7 Lamar Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Tech, 17-5Sept. 12 Tulane* Ruston, La. 6:30 p.m. Tulane, 8-0Sept. 21 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. TBA KU, 2-1Sept. 28 vs. Army^ Dallas, Texas 2:30 p.m. Army, 1-0Oct. 5 at UTEP* El Paso, Texas 6:30 p.m. Tech, 6-2-1Oct. 19 North Texas* Ruston, La. 3 p.m. Tech, 6-5Oct. 26 at FIU* Miami, Fla. TBA First Mtg.Nov. 9 Southern Miss* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. USM, 31-13Nov. 16 at Rice* Houston, Texas 6 p.m. Tech, 3-2Nov. 23 Tulsa* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Tech, 7-2Nov. 30 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 2:30 p.m. Tech, 1-0* Conference USA game^ Game played at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Tech Travel Plans for Road Games

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MEdIA INFORMATION

Malcolm ButlerAssociate AD/Media

RelationsFootball (secondary),

[email protected]: 318-614-4513

Office: 318-257-3145

Patrick WalshAssociate DirectorFootball (primary)


Office: 318-257-5305

Kane McGuireAssistant Director


Office: 318-257-5071

Anna Claire ThomasAssistant Director


Office: 318-257-5314

Phone NumbersOffice Phone: 318-257-3144Press Box Phone: 257-3144Office Fax: 318-257-3757

Mailing AddressP. O. Box 3166Ruston, LA 71272

Physical AddressThomas Assembly Center, Room 1611650 West Alabama Ave.Ruston, LA 71270

Media ServicesThe Louisiana Tech Athletics Media Rela-tions Office looks forward to working with any media outlets during the 2013 football season.

Any member of the office can answer your questions or direct you to someone who can, so please feel free to call us at (318) 257-3144.

Web PageLouisiana Tech’s official athletics web page has up-to-date information on all of Tech’s varsity programs. Please visit LATechS-ports.com today.

CollegePressBox.comCollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and Louisiana Tech football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana Tech, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login in-formation will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Working CredentialsRequests for press box seating should be made directly to the LA Tech Media Relations Office before Monday of game week. Admission to the press box of Joe Aillet Stadium is by credential only and credentials are distributed to working members of the media only – no family mem-bers or friends. Passes will be mailed if time allows; otherwise, left at Will Call on the stadium’s west side at the press box elevator entrance.

Radio/TV PolicyPermission to broadcast from Joe Aillet Stadium and Independence Stadium must be obtained through the LA Tech Athletics Media Relations Department. The visiting team’s official network will be provided free broadcast rights. For information concerning courtesy phone lines, contact Patrick Walsh at (318) 257-5305. Additional phone lines can be obtained by calling BellSouth directly at 1-800-866-6701 (outside Louisiana). The third level of the LA Tech Press Box offers an unobstructed view for television cameras.

Press ParkingParking is limited and passes will be issued on a priority basis. The Joe Aillet Stadium press parking lot is located on the southwest corner of the stadium, just off West Alabama Avenue.

Press Box ServicesAll vital game information is provided by the LA Tech Stat Crew. An internal press box PA keeps members of the media informed of each play.Post-game quotes from head coach Skip Holtz and selected players, as well as the visiting coach, are also available. Telephone and high-speed internet lines are available for media usage and a pre-game meal is served at each home game starting approximately two hours before kickoff. Level one provides working space for print and electronic media and the LA Tech Stat Crew along with LA Tech and visiting athletic director booths. Level two provides space for cameras and houses home and visiting radio booths and coaches’ booths.

directions to Joe Aillet StadiumFrom Interstate 20, get off at Exit 84 and drive south toward Louisiana Tech University. At the first traffic light, turn right (West Alabama Avenue). Joe Aillet Stadium can be seen on the right. Media parking is immediately past the stadium.

Will CallMedia Will Call is located at the press box elevator on the west side of the stadium.

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daily Media AvailabilityThe following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisi-ana Tech football team. Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Louisiana Tech Associate Director of Media Relations Patrick Walsh at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Patrick Walsh for any changes in the schedule. (Note: First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.)

Monday: LA Tech’s weekly media luncheon starts with food served at noon and statements/interviews beginning around 12:30 p.m. A few players will also be made available. Head coach Skip Holtz’s radio show airs from 6-7 p.m. live from the Dawg House in Ruston.Tuesday: The last 30 minutes of practice are open to the media. Coaches and players are available following practice (first-year players not available). All video must be of individual players and not of team drills or formations.Wednesday: The last 30 minutes of practice are open to the media. Coaches and players are available following practice (first-year players not available). All video must be of individual players and not of team drills or formations.Thursday, Friday and Sunday: No availability.Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the LA Tech Athletics Media Relations Staff will escort media representatives to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. The Louisiana Tech locker room, home or away, is closed to the media at all times. Post-game interview requests should be submit-ted to Patrick Walsh before the five minute mark in the fourth quarter.

For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech post-game press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room located in the Charles Wyly Athletic Center after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be allowed on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Holtz and selected Louisiana Tech players will be available in the press conference following games. Opposing coaches will be available outside the visiting locker room fol-lowing a 10-minute cooling off period.

Social MediaLouisiana Tech fans can access the most in-depth information regarding all the University’s programs through social media opportunities available online.

LA Tech All-Access – LA Tech All-Access is a subscription based platform that Tech fans can access live video/audio streams of almost every Tech home sport-ing event and live audio streams of road football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and selected baseball and softball games plus press conferences and other special events. For only $9.95 per month or $79.95 for the year, Bulldog and Lady Techster fans can be a part of all of the action.

Facebook/Twitter – Get the most up-to-date information in 140 characters or less by following @LATechFB on Twitter. Associate Media Relations Director Pat-rick Walsh can also be found on Twitter at @LATechPWalsh and offers information as well as answers questions. LA Tech Athletics can also be found on Facebook. Fans can follow head coach Skip Holtz on Twitter at @LATechSHoltz.

Louisiana Tech fans can tune into the LA Tech Sports Network this fall for all live game broadcasts for the Bulldogs 12-game schedule as well as 12 editions of Inside Bulldog Football with Sonny Dykes.

For the 14th straight year, the LA Tech Sports Network will team up with KXKZ-FM (107.5) Ruston as the flagship station for Tech Athletics.

In addition to KXKZ, the LA Tech Sports Network will consist of KNBB-FM 97.7 (Ruston), KPCH-FM 99.3 (Ruston), KJVC-FM 92.7 (Mansfield), KTKC-FM 92.9 (Springhill), KBEF-FM 104.5 (Minden), KASO-AM 1240 (Minden), KVCL-FM 92.1 (Winnfield), KRMD-FM 100.7 (Shreveport) which also si-mulcasts on 1340 AM and WUBR-AM 910 (Baton Rouge/Zachary).

All Bulldog football games can also be accessed online (audio for road games/video and audio for home games) by purchasing a subscrip-tion to LA Tech All-Access on latechsports.com. Cost of a subscription to LA Tech All-Access is only $9.95 per month or $79.95 for the entire year (which includes all live broadcasts for all of Tech’s athletic teams).

This fall all of the Tech football broadcasts can be heard on the LA Tech Sports Network as Dave Nitz, Teddy Allen, Malcom Butler, Bennie Thornell and Mason Ellenberger comprise the broadcast team.

Nitz enters his 39th year of calling Bulldog football games as the legendary Voice of the Bulldogs has been calling games since 1974 along with Tech men’s basketball and baseball contests. Nitz, who was named the 2009 Louisiana Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscast-ers and Sportswriters Association, was also recognized in 2010 as he called his 2000th Louisiana Tech sporting event.

Allen enters his third season behind the mic as he will serve as the color commentator for all 12 contests. The 1982 Tech journalism graduate is a well-known, highly-read award-winning Louisiana journalist having covered local sports for Shreveport, Monroe and New Orleans dailies from 1984 until 1990. He has written columns for the News-Star and the Times for the past 22 years.

Butler is in his 15th year at Louisiana Tech but this will mark his first season reporting from the sidelines at football games. The “Voice of the Lady Techsters” during basketball season, Butler finished second place behind Nitz in the LSWA College Radio Play-by-Play category in 2013 and has broadcast more than 380 women’s basketball games – including 15 NCAA Tournmaent games.

Thornell begins his 24th year as a member of the LA Tech Sports Network as he will serve as the statistician for the majority of Bulldog football games this year while also moving down to the sideline for a

selected number of contests. A 1969 graduate of the Louisiana Tech marketing department, Thornell began his association with the LA Tech Sports Network in 1990 as the statistician before moving down to the sideline in 1996 where he has spent the majority of his time.

Mason Ellenberger is the general manager for LA Tech Sports Properties which maintains all the rights to the LA Tech Sports Net-work. Ellenberger, who enters his fourth year as a member of the LA Tech Athletics family, was instrumental in the growth of LA Tech Sports Properties which was recognized as the #1 new growth property in the Learfield Sports portfolio in 2009-10.

The LA Tech Sports Network team will host a one-hour pregame show prior to each kickoff and a 30-minute post-game show. Tech Gameday, a two-hour pre-pregame show, will also air prior to each home contest at Joe Aillet Stadium live from Tailgate Alley.

For more information on the LA Tech Sports Network, call Ellen-berger at 318-257-5331 or email him at [email protected].

DAVE NITZ

BENNIE THORNELL

TEDDY ALLEN

MALCOLM BUTLER

MASON ELLENBERGER

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Primary Media Newspaper Contact Address Phone Fax Email Ruston Daily Leader O.K. “Buddy” Davis 208 West Park Ave., Ruston, LA 71270 (318) 255-4353 (318) 255-4006 [email protected] News-Star Matt Vines 411 North 4th St., Monroe, LA 71210 1-800-259-7788 (318) 362-0279 [email protected] (318) 362-0267 The Shreveport Times Jimmy Watson P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130-0222 1-800-462-6436 (318) 459-3301 [email protected] Jonathan Ford 929 N Trenton St., PMB 182, Ruston, LA 71270 (318) 791-4881 N/A [email protected] Town Talk Bob Tompkins P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318) 487-6351 (318) 487-6315 [email protected] Ted Lewis 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504) 826-3402 (504) 826-3401 [email protected] Advocate Butch Muir 525 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge, LA 70821 1-800-960-6397 (225) 388-0318 [email protected] (225) 383-1111 El Dorado News-Times Tony Burns P.O. Box 119, El Dorado, AR 71730 (870) 862-6611 (870) 862-5226 [email protected] Press-Herald Greg Parks P.O. Box 1339, Minden, LA 71058 (318) 377-1866 (318) 377-1895 [email protected] Tech Talk Sports Editor Louisiana Tech University (318) 257-4946 (318) 257-4558 [email protected] P.O. Box 10258, Ruston, LA 71272 The Morning Paper Sports Editor 111 East Mississippi Ave., Ruston, LA 71270 (318) 255-3747 (318) 255-2840 [email protected] Television Contact Address Phone Fax Email KNOE-TV (CBS) Aaron Dietrich P. O. Box 4067, Monroe, LA 71211 (318) 388-8888 (318) 325-3405 [email protected] (NBC) Gene Ponti 200 Pavilion Road, West Monroe, LA 71292 (318) 323-1972 (318) 807-0588 [email protected] (NBC) Brandon Dunn 3150 North Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318) 629-6000 (318) 425-2488 [email protected] (CBS) Christina Jenkins 1812 Fairfield, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 222-1212 (318) 677-6705 [email protected] (ABC) Tatum Everett 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318) 861-5880 (318) 862-9431 [email protected] Radio Contact Address Phone Fax Email KXKZ-FM Nick White P. O. Box 430, Ruston, LA 71273 (318) 255-5000 (318) 255-5084 [email protected] Sports/News Dir. Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272 (318) 257-3697 (318) 257-5073 “Voice of the Bulldogs” Dave Nitz 9007 Watchwood, Haughton, LA 71037 (318) 560-3389 (318) 636-5670 [email protected]

Hill Oil’s Inside Bulldog Football with Skip Holtz

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz will team up with the long-time voice of the Bulldogs Dave Nitz for 12 Mondays during the season for the Inside Bulldog Football radio show.

The one-hour show will air on Mon-days from 6-7 p.m. LIVE from the Dawg House Sports Grill in Ruston as all Tech fans are encouraged to attend the event in sup-port of LA Tech football.

The show can also be heard each week on the LA Tech Sports Net-work on ESPN Radio 97.7 FM and via the internet by purchasing a subscrip-tion for LA Tech All-Access at www.latechsports.com as Nitz and Holtz will review the previous contest while previewing the upcoming game.

LA Tech players and coaches will be special guests on the show along with former alumni and other members of the LA Tech Athletics family.

Dates for the ShowsMonday, Aug. 26Monday, Sept. 9Monday, Sept. 16Monday, Sept. 23Monday, Sept. 30Monday, Oct. 14

Monday, Oct. 21Monday, Nov. 4Monday, Nov. 11Monday, Nov. 18Monday, Nov. 25Monday, Dec. 2

LA Tech daily ShowsBulldog and Lady Techster fans can keep up with all of the news

inside the athletic department each week by tuning in to listen to the LA Tech Daily Shows with Malcolm Butler and Dave Nitz.

This three-minute radio show which will air every weekday on the LA Tech Sports Network will feature news on games, upcoming events and much more.

Check your local listings for the air times.

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