Editing Louisiana Tech University (section)

==Athletics==
{{Main|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters}}
Louisiana Tech's sixteen varsity athletic teams compete in [[NCAA Division I]] sports as a member of [[Conference USA]]. The university's seven men's teams and eight out of nine of the women's teams are known as the Bulldogs, and the women's basketball team is known as the Lady Techsters. The teams wear the university colors of red and blue except for the women's basketball team that wears their signature Columbia blue.

===Football===
{{Main|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football}}

Louisiana Tech's football team played its first season in [[1901 Louisiana Industrial football team|1901]] and has competed at the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) level from 1975 to 1981 and 1989 to present. In its 122 years of existence, Tech's football program has won three National Championships (1972-National Football Foundation Co-National Champions, 1973-Division II National Champions, 1974-UPI College Division National Champions), played in 13 major college bowl games (8–4–1 overall record), and earned 25 conference titles. Its former players include 50 All-American players including [[Terry Bradshaw]], [[Fred Dean]], [[Willie Roaf]], [[Matt Stover]], [[Ryan Moats]], [[Josh Scobee]], [[Troy Edwards]], [[Tim Rattay]], [[Luke McCown]], [[Tramon Williams]],and [[Ryan Allen (American football)|Ryan Allen]] .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09fb-Sec8.pdf |title=Photo |website=grfx.cstv.com |access-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112130511/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/latc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09fb-Sec8.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The football team competes as a Division I FBS institution in [[Conference USA]]. The Bulldogs are coached by head coach [[Sonny Cumbie]] and play their home games at [[Joe Aillet Stadium]] on the north end of the Tech campus.

===Men's basketball===
[[File:Lipofsky-Karl-Malone-32727.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Karl Malone]]
{{Main|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball}}

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball program started in the 1909–10 season under Head Coach [[Percy S. Prince]]. The basketball team has won 25 regular season conference titles and 6 conference tournament championships. In addition, the Dunkin' Dawgs have earned 6 NCAA tournament and 9 NIT appearances. The Bulldog program reached the NCAA or the NIT tournaments nine straight years from 1984 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2010-11mediaguide.html|title=LATechSports.com Louisiana Tech Athletics - Men's Basketball|website=www.latechsports.com|access-date=May 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213759/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2010-11mediaguide.html|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Three Bulldogs have had their numbers retired by Louisiana Tech. These are Lady Techster Head Coach [[Leon Barmore]] (#12), [[Karl Malone]] (#32), and collegiate All-American player [[Jackie Moreland]] (#42). Other notable former Bulldog players include [[Mike Green (basketball, born 1951)|Mike Green]], [[Paul Millsap]], [[Scotty Robertson]], [[P. J. Brown]], and [[Tim Floyd]].

The Bulldogs are led by head coach [[Talvin Hester]] and play their home games on Karl Malone Court at the [[Thomas Assembly Center]].

===Women's basketball===
{{Main|Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball}}

The Lady Techsters women's basketball program was founded in 1974 with [[Sonja Hogg]] as its first head coach. The Lady Techsters have won three national championships (1981, 1982, 1988), 20 regular season conference championships, and 16 conference tournament championships. The program has also appeared in eight national championship games, 13 Final Fours, and 27 NCAA women's basketball tournaments including 25 consecutive appearances from 1982 to 2006.

Alumni of the program include WNBA All-Stars [[Teresa Weatherspoon]], [[Betty Lennox]], and [[Cheryl Ford]] in addition to [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] coaches [[Leon Barmore]], [[Kurt Budke]], [[Mickie DeMoss]], [[Sonja Hogg]], and [[Kim Mulkey]]. Three former assistant coaches of the Lady Techsters basketball team have won NCAA National Women's Basketball Championships as head coaches: Leon Barmore (1988 with Louisiana Tech), Kim Mulkey (2005, 2012, and 2019 with [[Baylor University|Baylor]]), and [[Gary Blair]] (2011 with [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]]). Also, former Lady Techsters assistant coach [[Nell Fortner]] won the gold medal at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]] as the head coach for the [[United States women's national basketball team]].

The team played their home games at Memorial Gym on Louisiana Tech's campus from 1974 until 1982 when the [[Thomas Assembly Center]] was constructed. The team is coached by [[Brooke Stoehr]].