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2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Boise State $%	8	–	0	14	–	0
Nevada	7	–	1	8	–	5
Fresno State	6	–	2	8	–	5
Idaho	4	–	4	8	–	5
Hawaii	3	–	5	6	–	7
Louisiana Tech	3	–	5	4	–	8
Utah State	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico State	1	–	7	3	–	10
San Jose State	1	–	7	2	–	10

% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in the college football season of 2009. LA Tech competes in the Western Athletic Conference and plays their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, LA. The team is coached by Derek Dooley, who is in his third year with the program. Dooley's Dawgs enter the season after finishing 8-5 (5-3 WAC) in 2008, with a 17-10 victory over Northern Illinois in the Independence Bowl.

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Chad Boyd CB	Westwego, LA	Archbishop Shaw	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.64	Jan 14, 2009
Chad Boyd CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
C.J. Broades WR, S	Texarkana, TX	Pleasant Grove	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.50	Dec 3, 2008
C.J. Broades WR, S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Cassetti Brown S	Leesville, LA	Leesville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.40	Jul 31, 2008
Cassetti Brown S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Sharman Brown WR	Mansfield, TX	Timberview	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.48	Oct 21, 2008
Sharman Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Vincent Cano OG	Kilgore, TX	Kilgore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	5.08	Nov 29, 2008
Vincent Cano OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Javontay Crowe S	Ruston, LA	Ruston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.48	Dec 4, 2008
Javontay Crowe S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Tyrone Duplessis RB	New Orleans, LA	O. Perry Walker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.53	Nov 26, 2008
Tyrone Duplessis RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Justin Ellis OG	Monroe, LA	Neville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	-	Dec 30, 2008
Justin Ellis OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
I.K. Enemkpali OLB	Pflugerville, TX	Pflugerville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	4.55	Dec 3, 2008
I.K. Enemkpali OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Lyle Fitte RB	Port Sulphur, LA	South Plaquemines	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.41	Oct 18, 2008
Lyle Fitte RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
Quinn Giles CB	Shreveport, LA	Evangel Christian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.50	Jan 22, 2009
Quinn Giles CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jacarri Jackson WR	Logansport, LA	Logansport	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	-	Nov 3, 2008
Jacarri Jackson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kendrick James LB	New Orleans, LA	O. Perry Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	4.64	Oct 7, 2008
Kendrick James LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Shakeil Lucas DE	Marrero, LA	L.W. Higgins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	5.16	Jul 31, 2008
Shakeil Lucas DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jacob Miller OG	Madison, KS	Hutchinson C.C.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	5.15	Dec 14, 2008
Jacob Miller OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Jordan Mills OT	Napoleonville, LA	Assumption	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	5.20	Jan 9, 2009
Jordan Mills OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
D.J. Morrow RB	Palestine, TX	Westwood	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.50	Jul 16, 2008
D.J. Morrow RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Matt Nelson K	Cibolo, TX	Byron M. Steele	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	4.90	Jul 19, 2008
Matt Nelson K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Olajuwan Paige CB	Milledgeville, GA	Georgia Military	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.44	Dec 31, 2008
Olajuwan Paige CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Rufus Porter OLB	Destrehan, LA	Destrehan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.60	Jan 27, 2009
Rufus Porter OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Doak Raulston QB	Fort Worth, TX	All Saints' Episcopal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.60	Nov 2, 2008
Doak Raulston QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Matt Shepperd OC	Marshall, TX	Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	298 lb (135 kg)	-	Nov 15, 2008
Matt Shepperd OC	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
D.J. St. Julien WR	Scott, LA	Acadiana	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.45	Dec 3, 2008
D.J. St. Julien WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Andre Taylor TE	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.60	Jan 14, 2009
Andre Taylor TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Fred Thomas CB	Lutcher, LA	Lutcher	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	4.73	Feb 4, 2009
Fred Thomas CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
John White DT	Miami, OK	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	-	Dec 6, 2008
John White DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 80 Rivals: 76
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.

T-Day spring game

	1	2	3	4	Total
White	0	0	0	0	0
Red	0	14	0	7	21

On April 11, 2009, the Red Team beat the White Team 21-0 at Joe Aillet Stadium with 3,042 fans in attendance. ESPN Radio's Sean Fox coached the Red Team, and Nick White, also from ESPN Radio, coached the White Team. After a scoreless first quarter, quarterback Steven Ensminger completed a 40-yard pass to tight end Dennis Morris on a trick play to put the Red Team in scoring position. Running Back Daniel Porter scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to put the Red Team up 6-0. Kicker Joel Hall connected on the extra point to make it 7-0. With 1:08 left in the first half, Ensminger completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cruz Williams to put the Red Team ahead 13-0. Kicker Dale Wallace converted the extra point to make the score 14-0 Red Team going into halftime. Running back Zach Booker scored on a 45-yard touchdown run with 3:28 left in the game to increase the Red Team's lead to 20-0. Hall completed the extra point to make the final score 21-0. Red Team Linebacker Adrien Cole led all tacklers with nine. Red Team Defensive lineman Ramone Randle recorded two sacks, and cornerback Olajuwon Paige recorded two interceptions for the Red Team.^[1]

Schedule

Sept. 56:00pmAuburn*

ESPNU Sept. 122:30pmNavy*

CBS College Sports Sept. 196:00pmNicholls State*

Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA

Sept. 307:00pmHawai'i

Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA

ESPN2 Oct. 98:00pmNevada

ESPN Oct. 173:00pmNew Mexico State

Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA

Oct. 242:00pmUtah State

ESPN+ Oct. 314:00pmIdaho

ESPN+, Altitude2 Nov. 67:00pmBoise State

Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA

ESPN2 Nov. 147:00pmLSU*

ESPN+ Nov. 214:00pmFresno State

Dec. 51:00pmSan Jose State

Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA

ESPN+

Template:CFB Schedule End

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Year at Tech	Alma Mater
Head Football Coach/ Athletics Director	Derek Dooley	3rd	Virginia '90
Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks	Frank Scelfo	3rd	Louisiana-Monroe '81
Defensive Coordinator	Tommy Spangler	3rd	Georgia '84
Defensive Line	Jimmy Brumbaugh	2nd	Auburn '03
Linebackers	Stan Eggen	2nd	Moorhead State '77
Running Backs	Chino Fontenette	3rd	Tulane '03
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	Damon Harrington	6th	Louisiana Tech '00
Wide Receivers	Conroy Hines	16th	Louisiana Tech '89
Character Education Coordinator/ Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach	Ed Jackson	17th	Louisiana Tech '83
Defensive Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator	Terry Joseph	3rd	Northwestern State '96
Offensive Line	Pete Perot	21st	Northwestern State '79
Special Teams/ Tight Ends	Mark Tommerdahl	1st	Concordia '83
Strength & Conditioning Intern	Schirra Fields	1st	LSU '06
Graduate Assistant (Football Operations)	Ben Larson	3rd	Susquehanna '05
Graduate Assistant (Offense)	Kyle Manley	2nd	Georgia Tech '08
Strength & Conditioning Intern	Jacob Peeler	1st	Louisiana Tech '06
Graduate Assistant (Defense)	Scott Vestal	1st	Texas A&M '03
Video Coordinator	David Snyder	2nd	Clemson '05

Roster

Quarterbacks

3 Randy Hardin - Sophomore
7 Steven Ensminger - Junior
10 Colby Cameron - Freshman
11 Ross Jenkins - Junior
17 Doak Raulston - Freshman

Running Backs

20 Daniel Porter - Senior
22 Tyrone Duplessis - Freshman
23 D.J. Morrow - Freshman
26 Myke Compton - Junior
30 Drexel Perkins - Sophomore
32 Allen Gilbert - Sophomore
39 Roosevelt Falls - Junior

Fullbacks

42 Tristan Broussard - Junior

Wide Receivers

1 Richie Casey - Freshman
2 Lyle Fitte - Freshman
6 Phillip Livas - Junior
9 Cruz Williams - Freshman
13 Ahmad Paige - Sophomore
15 Lamar Haddox - Sophomore
18 Adrian Linwood - Sophomore
19 R.P. Stuart - Sophomore
24 Andrew Guillot - Freshman
80 Houston Tuminello - Sophomore
81 D.J. St. Julien - Freshman
82 Jacarri Jackson - Freshman
83 Cornelious Nickelson - Freshman
88 Sharman Brown - Freshman

Tight Ends

43 Dustin Mitchell - Senior
49 Dennis Morris - Senior
84 Andre Taylor - Freshman
87 Clayton Chambers - Junior
89 Chandler Spence - Freshman
98 Eric Harper - Sophomore

Centers

60 Lon Roberts - Junior

Offensive Line

50 Jacob Miller - Junior
53 Adam Hymel - Sophomore
57 Kevin Saia - Freshman
62 Ben Harris - Senior
63 Stephen Warner - Freshman
64 Corbin Best - Sophomore
66 Matthew Shepperd - Freshman
67 Jared Miles - Junior
68 Chris Tusch - Junior
69 Vince Cano - Freshman
70 Justin Ellis - Freshman
72 Will Taylor - Sophomore
73 Josh Parrish - Freshman
74 Rob McGill - Junior
76 Cudahy Harmon - Junior
77 Michael Lacy - Freshman
78 Jordan Mills - Freshman
79 Kris Cavitt - Sophomore

Defensive Ends

54 Shakeil Lucas - Freshman
55 Jonathan Zeno - Junior
61 Jared Barron - Sophomore
85 Randy Grigsby - Junior
91 Matt Broha - Sophomore
93 Christian Lacey - Sophomore
97 Kwame Jordan - Senior

Defensive Tackles

5 D'Anthony Smith - Senior
83 Adrian Logan - Senior
90 Mason Hitt - Junior
92 Philip Longino - Sophomore
94 Ramone Randle - Junior
96 John White - Junior

Linebackers

21 Dominique Faust - Junior
36 Brian White - Senior
40 Kiamni Washington - Junior
41 IK Enemkpali - Freshman
42 Kendrick James - Freshman
44 Adrien Cole - Sophomore
45 Jay Dudley - Sophomore
46 Rufus Porter - Freshman
48 Dusty Rust - Sophomore
56 Solomon Randle - Freshman

Defensive Backs

31 Chad Boyd - Freshman

Cornerbacks

11 DeMarcion Evans - Junior
15 Josh Victorian - Junior
16 Cassetti Brown - Freshman
20 Alex Anglin - Freshman
24 Olajuwan Paige - Junior
27 Quinn Giles - Freshman
28 Terry Carter - Sophomore

Safeties

4 Tank Calais - Junior
8 Shawn Simmons - Senior
9 Tym Toussaint - Junior
19 Sumner Ellis - Junior
25 Deon Young - Senior
34 Antonio Baker - Senior
37 C.J. Broades - Freshman
47 Javontay Crowe - Freshman

Punters

14 Cade Glasgow - Freshman

Kickers

5 Dale Wallace - Sophomore
10 John Hinton - Freshman
33 Matt Nelson - Freshman

Long Snappers

52 Thomas Graham - Senior

Game notes

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Tigers					0

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Midshipmen					0

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels					0
Dawgs					0

Hawai'i

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors					0
Dawgs					0

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Wolf Pack					0

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Dawgs					0

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Aggies					0

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Vandals					0

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos					0
Dawgs					0

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Tigers					0

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dawgs					0
Bulldogs					0

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Dawgs					0

References

^ "Red Team Defense Too Much For White Team". Louisiana Tech University. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/teams/schedule?teamId=2348

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+On April 11, 2009, the Red Team beat the White Team 21-0 at Joe Aillet Stadium with 3,042 fans in attendance. ESPN Radio's Sean Fox coached the Red Team, and Nick White, also from ESPN Radio, coached the White Team. After a scoreless first quarter, quarterback Steven Ensminger completed a 40-yard pass to tight end Dennis Morris on a trick play to put the Red Team in scoring position. Running Back Daniel Porter scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to put the Red Team up 6-0. Kicker Joel Hall connected on the extra point to make it 7-0. With 1:08 left in the first half, Ensminger completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cruz Williams to put the Red Team ahead 13-0. Kicker Dale Wallace converted the extra point to make the score 14-0 Red Team going into halftime. Running back Zach Booker scored on a 45-yard touchdown run with 3:28 left in the game to increase the Red Team's lead to 20-0. Hall completed the extra point to make the final score 21-0. Red Team Linebacker Adrien Cole led all tacklers with nine. Red Team Defensive lineman Ramone Randle recorded two sacks, and cornerback Olajuwon Paige recorded two interceptions for the Red Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/041109aaa.html |title=Red Team Defense Too Much For White Team |publisher=Louisiana Tech University |accessdate=2009-04-11|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5iejLts05|archivedate=2009-07-30|deadurl=no}}</ref>
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