LOUISIANA TECH HEad of the Class
Entering the 2011 season, Louisiana Tech has four players that have already earned their undergraduate degrees from Louisiana Tech University. In addition, here is a list of players that will soon receive their degrees.
Terry Carter Dusty Rust Chandler Spence Matt Broha
Entering the bowl game, Louisiana Tech has played in six one-possession games this year ranking fifth in the country. Utah State, Kansas State and Miami (Fla.) lead the nation with eight close games while San Jose State, Ohio State and Louisville have played in seven. Joining LA Tech with six close gamesplayed is Navy, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Central Florida. National Leaders in Number of Close Games (Sorted by No. of Games, Then by Total Points Game Decided by) Team Games (Record) Total Points Utah State 9 (5-4, two OT) 34 Kansas State 9 (8-1) 43 Miami (Fla.) 8 (2-6) 42 San Jose State 7 (4-3) 24 Ohio State 7 (2-5 one OT) 36 Louisville 7 (2-5) 37 Navy 6 (1-5, one OT) 18 Louisiana Tech 6 (3-3, two OT) 26 Miami (Ohio) 6 (2-4) 30 Syracuse 6 (4-2, three in OT) 30 Wake Forest 6 (3-3) 30 Central Florida 6 (0-6) 31
Stability Equals Success
Entering the 2011 season, Louisiana Tech was only one of 14 FBS schools (out of 120) to have not made a change on its coaching staff from the previous season. Of those 14 schools, 10 of those reached a bowl game during the 2010 season. As we wrap up the 2011 campaign, 11 of those 14 schools (including Louisiana Tech) will play in postseason bowl games.
This accomplishment of academic excellence is par for the course in Ruston as Tech has consis- Team tently proven itself as an academic institution of *Arkansas the highest regard, especially when it comes to Army student-athletes. *East Carolina Among Tech’s many laudable academic honors: ► Last year, Tech recorded its highest four-year graduation rate ever, ranking No. 1 in the state of Louisiana among FBS public institutions and second among WAC schools. ► Tech boasts one of the best retention rates (84.5) in the state of Louisiana, which tops the averages of both the LSU System (79.3) and the UL System (77.7). ► Tech has had more than 800 student-athletes earn Academic All-WAC honors since joining the league in 2001, including more than 80 this past year. ► Tech has the highest graduation rate (53.2%) in the UL System. ► Tech also saw eight of its 16 NCAA sanctioned programs record their highest multi-year APR rates ever while four of the programs registered their highest single year APR score ever. Three of the programs also earned a perfect 1,000 score on the single year rate. All 16 of Louisiana Tech’s NCAA sanctioned programs will be penalty free in 2011-12.
*Florida State *Fresno State *Georgia Tech *Iowa [4] Iowa State Louisiana Tech *Missouri [3] *Notre Dame *Penn State [4] *Texas A&M Virginia
2011 Bowl? Cotton Bowl vs. Kansas State Champs Sports vs. Notre Dame Sun vs. Utah Insight vs. Oklahoma Pinstripe vs. Rutgers Poinsettia Bowl vs. No. 15 TCU Independence vs. North Carolina Champs Sports vs. Florida State TicketCity vs. Houston Meineke Car Care of Texas vs. Northwestern Chick-fil-A vs. Auburn
[#] – denotes number of consecutive years with no coaching staff changes * – denotes team reached a bowl game during 2010 season
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Fall ‘11 Kris Cavitt, Lennon Creer, Demarcion Evans, Justin Goodman, Ray Holley, Adam Hymel, Taulib Ikharo, Rob McGill, Kevin Saia, William Lantrip Winter ‘12 Jay Dudley, Ryan Williams, Tarik Hakmi, Eric Harper Spring ‘12 Colby Cameron, Dave Clark, Jamel Johnson, Josh Parrish, Myles White
Louisiana Tech Among Most in Nation in One Possession Games
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Recently released by the NCAA, here’s what you need to know about Louisiana Tech’s GSR: ► Score: 75 percet, highest in program history ► Ranks 2nd in WAC, trails only Utah State (77) ► Ranks 2nd in the state ► 1. LSU, 77 ► 2. LA Tech, 75 ► 3. Tulane, 69 ► Ranked 29th among FBS schools (out of 120) ► Ranked 8th among non-AQ/non-Armed Forces programs
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