# 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Sonny Cumbie. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On November 30, Texas Tech offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sonny Cumbie was hired as the Bulldogs' new head coach. At the time of his hiring by Louisiana Tech, Cumbie was also serving as Texas Tech's interim head coach. Cumbie initially split time between the two programs, coaching the Red Raiders in the Liberty Bowl.

## Preseason
### C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Bulldogs were represented by head coach Sonny Cumbie, offensive lineman Joshua Mote, and defensive lineman Keive Rose. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish ninth in the conference's preseason poll.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | UTSA |
| 2 | UAB |
| 3 | WKU |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic |
| 5 | North Texas |
| 6 | UTEP |
| 7 | Charlotte |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech |
| 10 | Rice |
| 11 | FIU |

## Schedule

Louisiana Tech and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPNU | L 24–52 | 47,653 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | W 52–17 | 16,094 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Clemson* | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 20–48 | 80,542 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 17,939 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 41–31 | 16,375 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN+ | L 27–47 | 16,590 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | L 41–42 $^{OT}$ | 18,300 |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL | CBSSN | L 34–42 $^{2OT}$ | 12,478 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 40–24 | 14,298 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 7–51 | 25,409 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 21–26 | 7,905 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | L 27–37 | 10,342 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Statistics | LT | MIZ |
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Total yards | 347 | 558 |
| Rushing yards | 11 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 336 | 235 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:28 | 31:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Matthew Downing | 20/35, 194 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 7 rushes, 23 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 18/27, 201 yards, TD, INT |
| Missouri | Rushing | Nathaniel Peat | 8 rushes, 72 yards, TD |
| Missouri | Receiving | Dominic Lovett | 6 receptions, 76 yards |

### No. 18 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 (FCS) Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
| Statistics | SFA | LT |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Total yards | 305 | 516 |
| Rushing yards | 144 | 300 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 216 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:06 | 31:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Trae Self | 9/22, 82 yards |
| Stephen F. Austin | Rushing | Trae Self | 8 rushes, 39 yards, TD |
| Stephen F. Austin | Receiving | Lawton Rikel | 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 11/23, 197 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 16 rushes, 197 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |

### At No. 5 Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| No. 5 Tigers | 10 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 48 |
| Statistics | LT | CLEM |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Total yards | 317 | 521 |
| Rushing yards | 6 | 280 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 241 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:36 | 31:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 23/42, 311 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Charvis Thornton | 4 rushes, 9 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Griffin Hebert | 5 receptions, 122 yards |
| Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 17/29, 221 yards, 2 TD |
| Clemson | Rushing | Will Shipley | 12 rushes, 139 yards, 2 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Antonio Williams | 2 receptions, 57 yards, TD |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Statistics | LT | USA |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 308 | 389 |
| Rushing yards | 57 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 214 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:09 | 28:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 19/34, 251 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Greg Garner | 7 receptions, 51 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 6 receptions, 85 yards |
| South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 14/21, 178 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| South Alabama | Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 14 rushes, 75 yards |
| South Alabama | Receiving | Caullin Lacy | 3 receptions, 40 yards, TD |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 20 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 41 |
| Statistics | UTEP | LT |
| First downs | 27 | 18 |
| Total yards | 501 | 380 |
| Rushing yards | 181 | 114 |
| Passing yards | 320 | 266 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:34 | 25:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 23/51, 320 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| UTEP | Rushing | Ronald Awatt | 15 rushes, 66 yards |
| UTEP | Receiving | Reynaldo Flores | 6 receptions, 73 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 18/27, 266 yards, 4 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 14 rushes, 75 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
| Statistics | LT | UNT |
| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Total yards | 504 | 671 |
| Rushing yards | 80 | 475 |
| Passing yards | 424 | 196 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:22 | 25:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 26/37, 424 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 9 rushes, 46 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Smoke Harris | 10 receptions, 156 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 11/20, 196 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Ayo Adeyi | 7 rushes, 122 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Receiving | Var'Keyes Gumms | 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 41 |
| Statistics | RICE | LT |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 487 | 373 |
| Rushing yards | 279 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 229 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:22 | 26:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 16/27, 208 yards, 3 TD |
| Rice | Rushing | Cameron Montgomery | 14 rushes, 87 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 10 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Matthew Downing | 12/24, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 14 rushes, 87 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 8 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 42 |
| Statistics | LT | FIU |
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Total yards | 440 | 378 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 57 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 321 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:16 | 26:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Landry Lyddy | 28/40, 256 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 21 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Nate Jones | 4 receptions, 72 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Grayson James | 31/48, 321 yards, 3 TD |
| FIU | Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 12 rushes, 37 yards, 2 TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 6 receptions, 89 yards |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 40 |
| Statistics | MTSU | LT |
| First downs | 26 | 18 |
| Total yards | 420 | 446 |
| Rushing yards | 194 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 311 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:01 | 30:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 15/27, 136 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Frank Peasant | 24 rushes, 91 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Bryce Bailey | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Parker McNeil | 14/33, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 24 rushes, 123 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 7 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Roadrunners | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| Statistics | LT | UTSA |
| First downs | 17 | 29 |
| Total yards | 259 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 258 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 226 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Landry Lyddy | 14/26, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Charvis Thornton | 8 rushes, 48 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Smoke Harris | 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 18/26, 216 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Rushing | Kevorian Barnes | 11 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| 49ers | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Statistics | LT | CLT |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Total yards | 350 | 414 |
| Rushing yards | 137 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 268 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:18 | 27:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Landry Lyddy | 23/31, 213 yards, 2 INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 21 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 3 receptions, 82 yards |
| Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 20/30, 268 yards |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Calvin Camp | 11 rushes, 111 yards, 3 TD |
| Charlotte | Receiving | Taylor Thompson | 4 receptions, 99 yards |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Statistics | UAB | LT |
| First downs | 19 | 22 |
| Total yards | 497 | 467 |
| Rushing yards | 406 | 220 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 247 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:55 | 31:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 7/14, 91 yards, TD, INT |
| UAB | Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 16 rushes, 272 yards, TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Trea Shropshire | 1 reception, 74 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jack Turner | 15/25, 167 yards, TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Charvis Thornton | 8 rushes, 132 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tre Harris | 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD |