List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head football coaches

Derek Dooley

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program is a college football team that represents Louisiana Tech University in the Western Athletic Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Skip Holtz. The team has had 32 head coaches and one interim head coach since it started playing organized football in 1901.

Key

General

#	A running total of the number of coaches. Int indicates an interim head coach.
NCs	National championships
CCs	Conference championships
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games

GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties
O%	Winning percentage

Conference games

CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason games

PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs	NCs	Awards
70001000000000000001	Barber, EdwinEdwin Barber	1901 !1901	70002000000000000002	69991000000000000000	70002000000000000002	69991000000000000000	.000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70002000000000000002	Singleton, FrankFrank Singleton	1902 !1902	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70003000000000000003	Unknown !Unknown	1903 !1903	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70004000000000000004	Pierce, E. G.E. G. Pierce	1904 !1904	70004000000000000004	70001000000000000001	70003000000000000003	69991000000000000000	.250	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70005000000000000005	Bragg, J. Y.J. Y. Bragg	1905 !1905	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70006000000000000006	Young, Z. T.Z. T. Young	1906 !1906	70006000000000000006	70002000000000000002	70001000000000000001	70003000000000000003	.583	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70007000000000000007	Watkins, George L.George L. Watkins	1907 !1907	700110000000000000010	70009000000000000009	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.900	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70008000000000000008	Cornell, A. L.A. L. Cornell	1908 !1908	70008000000000000008	70004000000000000004	70003000000000000003	70001000000000000001	.563	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
70009000000000000009	Prince, Percy S.Percy S. Prince	1909 !1909–1915, 1919	700147000000000000047	700125000000000000025	700117000000000000017	70005000000000000005	.585	70002000000000000002	70001000000000000001	70001000000000000001	.625	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	—
700110000000000000010	Flack, A.A. Flack	1916 !1916	70006000000000000006	70002000000000000002	70004000000000000004	69991000000000000000	.333	70001000000000000001	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.500	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700111000000000000011	Pugh, V. S.V. S. Pugh	1917 !1917	70005000000000000005	70002000000000000002	70003000000000000003	69991000000000000000	.400	70001000000000000001	70002000000000000002	69991000000000000000	.333	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700112000000000000012	Clark, R. FosterR. Foster Clark	1920 !1920–1921	700112000000000000012	700111000000000000011	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.917	70007000000000000007	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	.875	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	—
700113000000000000013	Dietz, William HenryWilliam Henry Dietz†	1922 !1922–1923	700115000000000000015	700111000000000000011	70003000000000000003	70001000000000000001	.767	70004000000000000004	70002000000000000002	70001000000000000001	.643	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	College Football Hall of Fame
700114000000000000014	Arbuckle, PhillipPhillip Arbuckle	1924 !1924	70008000000000000008	70001000000000000001	70006000000000000006	70001000000000000001	.188	69991000000000000000	70002000000000000002	70001000000000000001	.167	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700115000000000000015	Kenney, R. C.R. C. Kenney	1925 !1925	700110000000000000010	70001000000000000001	70007000000000000007	70002000000000000002	.200	70001000000000000001	70003000000000000003	70001000000000000001	.300	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700116000000000000016	Wilson, Hugh E.Hugh E. Wilson	1926 !1926–1927	700117000000000000017	70008000000000000008	70007000000000000007	70002000000000000002	.529	70006000000000000006	70004000000000000004	69991000000000000000	.600	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700117000000000000017	Rockwell, TodTod Rockwell	1928 !1928–1929	700119000000000000019	70005000000000000005	700111000000000000011	70003000000000000003	.342	70002000000000000002	70009000000000000009	70002000000000000002	.231	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700118000000000000018	Bohler, GeorgeGeorge Bohler	1930 !1930–1933	700132000000000000032	700115000000000000015	700117000000000000017	69991000000000000000	.469	700112000000000000012	700111000000000000011	69991000000000000000	.522	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700119000000000000019	McLane, EddieEddie McLane	1934 !1934–1938	700150000000000000050	700127000000000000027	700119000000000000019	70004000000000000004	.580	700118000000000000018	700112000000000000012	70003000000000000003	.591	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700120000000000000020	Davis, Ray E.Ray E. Davis	1939 !1939	700111000000000000011	70005000000000000005	70006000000000000006	69991000000000000000	.455	70003000000000000003	70004000000000000004	69991000000000000000	.429	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700121000000000000021	Aillet, JoeJoe Aillet†	1940 !1940–1966	7002245000000000000245	7002151000000000000151	700186000000000000086	70008000000000000008	.633	5000000000000000000	5000000000000000000	5000000000000000000	5000000000000000000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	700112000000000000012	5000000000000000000—	College Football Hall of Fame
700122000000000000022	Lambright, MaxieMaxie Lambright	1967 !1967–1978	7002133000000000000133	700195000000000000095	700136000000000000036	70002000000000000002	.722	700141000000000000041	700118000000000000018	70001000000000000001	.692	70008000000000000008	70003000000000000003	69991000000000000000	70007000000000000007	70003000000000000003	—
700123000000000000023	Beightol, LarryLarry Beightol	1979 !1979	700110000000000000010	70002000000000000002	70008000000000000008	69991000000000000000	.200	70001000000000000001	70004000000000000004	69991000000000000000	.200	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
7001235000000000000Int	Patterson, PatPat Patterson	1979 !1979	70001000000000000001	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	69991000000000000000	1.000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700124000000000000024	Brewer, BillyBilly Brewer	1980 !1980–1982	700135000000000000035	700119000000000000019	700115000000000000015	70001000000000000001	.557	70009000000000000009	70005000000000000005	70001000000000000001	.633	70001000000000000001	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	—
700125000000000000025	Williams, A. L.A. L. Williams	1983 !1983–1986	700148000000000000048	700128000000000000028	700119000000000000019	70001000000000000001	.594	700114000000000000014	70009000000000000009	69991000000000000000	.609	70003000000000000003	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	1984 Louisiana Coach of the Year
700126000000000000026	Torbush, CarlCarl Torbush	1987 !1987	700111000000000000011	70003000000000000003	70008000000000000008	69991000000000000000	.273	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700127000000000000027	Peace, Joe RaymondJoe Raymond Peace	1988 !1988–1995	700188000000000000088	700140000000000000040	700144000000000000044	70004000000000000004	.477	70005000000000000005	700113000000000000013	69991000000000000000	.278	69991000000000000000	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	1990 Louisiana Coach of the Year
700128000000000000028	Crowton, GaryGary Crowton	1996 !1996–1998	700134000000000000034	700121000000000000021	700113000000000000013	5000000000000000000—	.618	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	—
700129000000000000029	Bicknell, Jr., JackJack Bicknell, Jr.	1999 !1999–2006	700195000000000000095	700143000000000000043	700152000000000000052	5000000000000000000—	.453	700125000000000000025	700123000000000000023	5000000000000000000—	.521	69991000000000000000	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	2001 WAC Coach of the Year
700130000000000000030	Dooley, DerekDerek Dooley	2007 !2007–2009	700137000000000000037	700117000000000000017	700120000000000000020	5000000000000000000—	.459	700112000000000000012	700112000000000000012	5000000000000000000—	.500	70001000000000000001	69991000000000000000	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	5000000000000000000—	2008 Louisiana Coach of the Year
700131000000000000031	Dykes, SonnySonny Dykes	2010 !2010–2012	700137000000000000037	700122000000000000022	700115000000000000015	5000000000000000000—	.595	700114000000000000014	70007000000000000007	5000000000000000000—	.667	50000000000000000000	50000000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	70001000000000000001	5000000000000000000—	2011 WAC Coach of the Year