# 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2007 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Derek Dooley, the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. Dooley succeeded Jack Bicknell, Jr., who was fired after a 3–10 season in 2006. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 5–7 overall and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the WAC.

## Before the season
### T-Day spring game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| White | 7 | 0 | | | 7 |
| Blue | 7 | 3 | | | 10 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | W 28–7 | 20,240 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 Hawaii | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN Plus, Oceanic PPV | L 44–45 $^{OT}$ | 22,135 |
| September 15 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 8 California* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | CSN | L 12–42 | 58,057 |
| September 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | L 6–17 | 38,104 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | | L 0–24 | 45,138 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN Plus | W 22-21 | 18,211 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Boise State | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | KTVB | L 31–45 | 19,199 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | | W 31–21 | 8,543 |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | | W 28–16 | 10,479 |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | L 10–58 | 92,512 |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | W 27–23 | 13,027 |
| December 1 | 3:05 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | L 10–49 | 9,113 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| LA Tech | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Hawaii | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| LA Tech | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 44 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Cal | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fresno St. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| NM State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| LA Tech | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boise St. | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| LA Tech | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Utah St. | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Idaho | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |

### LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| LSU | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 58 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SJSU | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| LA Tech | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LA Tech | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Nevada | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |