The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program is a college football team that represents Louisiana Tech University in Conference USA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 33 head coaches and one interim head coach since it started playing organized football in 1901. The current head coach of the Bulldogs is Sonny Cumbie, who was hired on November 30, 2021. Cumbie previously served as the interim head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech University.
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s)[A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Barber | 1901 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Frank Singleton | 1902 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | W. M. Robb | 1903 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | E. G. Pierce | 1904 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | J. U. Bragg | 1905 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Zack T. Young | 1906 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | George L. Watkins | 1907 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | A. L. Cornell | 1908 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Percy S. Prince | 1909–1915, 1919 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0.576 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 10 | A. Flack | 1916 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Villis Stephen Pugh | 1917 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | R. Foster Clark | 1920–1921 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | William Henry Dietz† | 1922–1923 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .767 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Philip Arbuckle | 1924 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Ralph C. Kenney | 1925 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Hugh E. Wilson | 1926–1927 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | .529 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Tod Rockwell | 1928–1929 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .368 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .292 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | George Bohler | 1930–1933 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .469 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Eddie McLane | 1934–1938 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 4 | .580 | 18 | 12 | 3 | .591 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Ray E. Davis | 1939 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Joe Aillet† | 1940–1966 | 245 | 151 | 86 | 8 | .633 | 81 | 33 | 5 | .702 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 4-time Gulf States Conference Coach of the Year Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Holy Cross School Sports Hall of Fame (2018) |
| 22 | Maxie Lambright | 1967–1978 | 133 | 95 | 36 | 2 | .722 | 40 | 18 | 1 | .686 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984) University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1974) |
| 23 | Larry Beightol | 1979 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Pat Patterson | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Billy Brewer | 1980–1982 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | .557 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 25 | A. L. Williams | 1983–1986 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 1 | .594 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1984 Louisiana Coach of the Year |
| 26 | Carl Torbush | 1987 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 27 | Joe Raymond Peace | 1988–1995 | 88 | 41 | 43 | 4 | .489 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1990 Louisiana Coach of the Year |
| 28 | Gary Crowton | 1996–1998 | 34 | 21 | 13 | — | .618 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 29 | Jack Bicknell, Jr. | 1999–2006 | 95 | 43 | 52 | — | .453 | 24 | 23 | — | .511 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2001 WAC Coach of the Year |
| 30 | Derek Dooley | 2007–2009 | 37 | 17 | 20 | — | .459 | 12 | 12 | — | .500 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2008 Louisiana Coach of the Year |
| 31 | Sonny Dykes | 2010–2012 | 37 | 22 | 15 | — | .595 | 14 | 7 | — | .667 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2011 WAC Coach of the Year |
| 32 | Skip Holtz | 2013–2021 | 118 | 65 | 53 | — | .551 | 43 | 27 | — | .614 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2016 C-USA Coach of the Year |
| 33 | Sonny Cumbie | 2022–present | 24 | 6 | 18 | — | .250 | 4 | 12 | — | .250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[1]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Louisiana Tech did not field a team for their 1918 and 1943 seasons.
References
edit- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "2021 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved September 26, 2022.