# 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Hawaii.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Jaylon Ferguson | DE | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Teddy Veal | WR | SR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Amik Robertson | CB | SO |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jaylon Ferguson | DE | SR |
| Outland Trophy | O'Shea Dugas | OL | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | J'Mar Smith | QB | JR |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Jaylon Ferguson | DE | SR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | J'Mar Smith | QB | JR |

### Preseason All-Conference USA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-Conference USA team on July 16, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.

### Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | North Texas |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech |
| 3 | UAB |
| 4 | Southern Miss |
| 5 | UTSA |
| T–6 | Rice |
| T–6 | UTEP |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN+ | W 30–26 | 13,457 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 54–17 | 22,926 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | L 21–38 | 102,321 |
| September 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | beIN | W 29–27 | 30,105 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | Stadium | L 7–28 | 18,983 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–3 | 20,057 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 18,972 |
| October 26 | 5:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 21–13 | 14,948 |
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECN | L 3–45 | 58,709 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 28–13 | 15,283 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) | Stadium | L 20–21 | 19,142 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Western Kentucky | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | L 15–30 | 11,459 |
| December 22 | 9:30 p.m. | at Hawaii* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–14 | 30,911 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Radio

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on the Louisiana Tech Sports Network by Learfield Sports. The radio announcers are Dave Nitz with play-by-play, Teddy Allen with color commentary, and Nick Brown with sideline reports.

## Game summaries
### At South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 13,457
* Referee: Steve LaMantia
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 8-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 8:41 (LT 7-0)
Second quarter
LT - Dancy 1-yard TD run, Hale kick no good, 13:18 (LT 13-0)
USA - Kawaan Baker 28-yard TD run, Gavin Patterson kick good, 7:54 (LT 13-7)
LT - Bobby Holly 1-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 0:34 (LT 20-7)
Third quarter
LT - Hale 23-yard field goal, 11:42 (LT 23-7)
USA - Baker 3-yard TD pass from Cole Garvin, two-point conversion attempt no good, 6:59 (LT 23-13)
Fourth quarter
USA - Maurice Mayo 5-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 8:18 (LT 23-20)
LT - Adrian Hardy 8-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 2:19 (LT 30-20)
USA - Baker 4-yard TD run, Patterson kick no good, 1:11 (LT 30-26)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 19/29, 209 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
USA - Cole Garvin - 7/16, 47 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD
USA - Evan Orth - 2 carries, 74 yards
Top receivers
LT - Adrian Hardy - 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD
USA - Jamarius Way - 2 receptions, 31 yards :

### Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 54 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 22,926
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
LT - Israel Tucker 1-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 11:41 (LT 7-0)
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 25-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 10:05 (LT 14-0)
LT - J'Mar Smith 19-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 5:22 (LT 21-0)
SOU - Kendall Catalon 38-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick good, 1:24 (LT 21-7)
Second quarter
SOU - Lampley 1-yard TD run, Barajas kick good, 10:59 (LT 21-14)
LT - Rhashid Bonnette 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:02 (LT 28-14)
LT - Hale 24-yard field goal, 0:05 (LT 31-14)
Third quarter
SOU - Barajas 22-yard field goal, 8:15 (LT 31-17)
LT - Dancy 32-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 7:12 (LT 38-17)
LT - Smoke Harris 34-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 0:00 (LT 45-17)
Fourth quarter
LT - Team safety, 5:30 (LT 47-17)
LT - Harris 30-yard TD pass from Aaron Allen, Hale kick good, 0:06 (LT 54-17)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 24/37, 380 yards, 2 TD
SOU - John Lampley - 17/24, 179 yards, TD
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 5 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD
SOU - Devon Benn - 15 carries, 53 yards
Top receivers
LT - Adrian Hardy - 6 receptions, 111 yards
SOU - Kendall Catalon - 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD :

### At LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 6 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); light rain
* Game attendance: 102,321
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
LSU - Nick Brossette 1-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 9:20 (LSU 7-0)
Second quarter
LSU - Brossette 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 14:57 (LSU 14-0)
LSU - Tracy 24-yard field goal, 9:17 (LSU 17-0)
LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 28-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:22 (LSU 24-0)
LT - Adrian Hardy 20-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick good, 4:23 (LSU 24-7)
Third quarter
LT - Bobby Holly 1-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:10 (LSU 24-14)
Fourth quarter
LT - Hardy 42-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 12:57 (LSU 24-21)
LSU - Brossette 2-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:06 (LSU 31-21)
LSU - Edwards-Helaire 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:23 (LSU 38-21)
Top passers
LSU - Joe Burrow - 16/28, 191 yards
LT - J'Mar Smith - 27/50, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - 20 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 7 carries, 31 yards
Top receivers
LSU - Dee Anderson - 5 receptions, 80 yards
LT - Adrian Hardy - 10 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD :

### At North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Mean Green | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 30,105
* TV: beIN Sports
Game information :
First quarter
UNT - Michael Lawrence 36-yard TD pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick good, 11:57 (UNT 7-0)
LT - Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 10:25 (UNT 7-3)
UNT - Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard TD pass from Fine, Hedlund kick good, 4:24 (UNT 14-3)
LT - Hale 37-yard field goal, 3:04 (UNT 14-6)
UNT - Loren Easly 9-yard TD run, Hedlund kick good, 1:28 (UNT 21-6)
Second quarter
LT - Hale 22-yard field goal, 9:30 (UNT 21-9)
LT - Adrian Hardy 8-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:30 (UNT 21-16)
LT - Hale 28-yard field goal, 1:30 (UNT 21-19)
LT - Alfred Smith 5-yard TD pass from J. Smith, Hale kick good, 0:32 (LT 26-21)
Third quarter
LT - Hale 42-yard field goal, 7:08 (LT 29-21)
UNT - Bussey Jr. 7-yard TD pass from Fine, two-point conversion no good, 1:57 (LT 29-27)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 20/39, 230 yards, 2 TD
UNT - Mason Fine - 22/35, 296 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
LT - Israel Tucker - 15 carries, 95 yards
UNT - Loren Easly - 22 carries, 110 yards, TD
Top receivers
LT - Rhashid Bonnette - 5 receptions, 101 yards
UNT - Rico Bussey Jr. - 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD :

### UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); scattered thunderstorms
* Game attendance: 18,983
* TV: Stadium
Game information :
First quarter
LT - Kam McKnight 5-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 13:24 (LT 7-0)
Second quarter
UAB - Xavier Ubosi 40-yard TD pass from A. J. Erdely, Nick Vogel kick good, 10:26 (TIE 7-7)
Third quarter
UAB - Spencer Brown 1-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 7:18 (UAB 14-7)
Fourth quarter
UAB - Brown 26-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 8:08 (UAB 21-7)
UAB - Erdely 38-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 4:35 (UAB 28-7)
Top passers
UAB - A. J. Erdely - 8/24, 136 yards, TD, INT
LT - J'Mar Smith - 10/24, 109 yards, INT
Top rushers
UAB - Spencer Brown - 20 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
LT - Kam McKnight - 15 carries, 80 yards, TD
Top receivers
UAB - Xavier Ubosi - 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD
LT - Teddy Veal - 6 receptions, 66 yards :

### At UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); none (domed stadium)
* Game attendance: 20,057
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
LT - Kam McKnight 2-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 11:22 (LT 7-0)
Second quarter
LT - Hale 46-yard field goal, 14:14 (LT 10-0)
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 2-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:31 (LT 17-0)
Third quarter
LT - George Scott 67-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 5:43 (LT 24-0)
UTSA - Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal, 1:41 (LT 24-3)
Fourth quarter
LT - McKnight 7-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:00 (LT 31-3)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 25/36, 309 yards, TD, INT
UTSA - Cordale Grundy - 17/38, 191 yards, INT
Top rushers
LT - Kam McKnight - 10 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD
UTSA - Cordale Grundy - 11 carries, 60 yards
Top receivers
LT - George Scott - 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UTSA - Blaze Moorhead - 6 receptions, 87 yards :

### UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 18,972
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
LT - L'Jarius Sneed 12-yard interception returned for TD, Bailey Hale kick good, 8:00 (LT 7-0)
UTEP - Keynan Foster 25-yard TD pass from Ryan Metz, Jason Filley kick good, 5:55 (TIE 7-7)
LT - Adrian Hardy 19-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:34 (LT 14-7)
Second quarter
LT - Hale 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (LT 17-7)
Third quarter
UTEP - Brandon Jones 6-yard TD run, Filley kick good, 12:30 (LT 17-14)
LT - McKnight 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 7:16 (LT 24-14)
UTEP - Jones 1-yard TD run, Filley kick good, 1:32 (LT 24-21)
Fourth quarter
UTEP - Filley 36-yard field goal, 11:23 (TIE 24-24)
LT - Smith 43-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 6:32 (LT 31-24)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 17/29, 156 yards, TD
UTEP - Ryan Metz - 11/17, 164 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 12 carries, 93 yards
UTEP - Ryan Metz - 12 carries, 28 yards
Top receivers
LT - Teddy Veal - 11 receptions, 103 yards
UTEP - Keynan Foster - 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD :

### At Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Owls | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 14,948
* TV: CBS Sports Network
Game information :
First quarter
FAU - Devin Singletary 7-yard TD run, Vladimir Rivas kick good, 13:11 (FAU 7-0)
FAU - Rivas 29-yard field goal, 0:25 (FAU 10-0)
Second quarter
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 20-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 2:46 (FAU 10-7)
LT - Kam McKnight 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 0:33 (LT 14-10)
Third quarter
FAU - Rivas 28-yard field goal, 9:25 (LT 14-13)
Fourth quarter
LT - Teddy Veal 15-yard TD pass, Hale kick good, 8:27 (LT 21-13)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 17/35, 217 yards, TD
FAU - Rafe Peavey - 15/26, 115 yards, INT
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 24 carries, 116 yards, TD
FAU - Devin Singletary - 19 carries, 171 yards, TD
Top receivers
LT - Teddy Veal - 9 receptions, 81 yards, TD
FAU - Willie Wright - 6 receptions, 68 yards :

### At Mississippi State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| (LT) Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 18 (MSST) Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 58,709
* TV: SEC Network
Game information :
First quarter
MSST - Stephen Guidry 11-yard TD pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Jace Christmann kick good, 12:38 (MSST 7-0)
MSST - Deddrick Thomas 36-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 7:02 (MSST 14-0)
LT - Bailey Hale 46-yard field goal, 3:15 (MSST 14-3)
MSST - Kylin Hill 23-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 0:07 (MSST 21-3)
Second quarter
MSST - Christmann 47-yard field goal, 5:23 (MSST 24-3)
MSST - Jesse Jackson 10-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 0:30 (MSST 31-3)
Third quarter
MSST - Aeris Williams 29-yard TD run, Christmann kick good, 4:12 (MSST 38-3)
Fourth quarter
MSST - Keytaon Thompson 19-yard TD run, Christmann kick good, 13:20 (MSST 45-3)
Top passers
MSST - Nick Fitzgerald - 17/28, 243 yards, 4 TD
LT - J'Mar Smith - 14/30, 98 yards
Top rushers
MSST - Nick Fitzgerald - 18 carries, 107 yards
LT - Kam McKnight - 13 carries, 59 yards
Top receivers
MSST - Deddrick Thomas - 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
LT - Kam McKnight - 2 receptions, 32 yards :

### Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 15,283
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
RICE - Haden Tobola 42-yard field goal, 14:56 (RICE 3-0)
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 11-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 3:02 (LT 7-3)
Second quarter
RICE - Austin Walter 68-yard TD pass from Shawn Stankavage, Jack Fox kick good, 13:32 (RICE 10-7)
LT - Dancy 1-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 9:59 (LT 14-10)
LT - Dancy 18-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:13 (LT 21-10)
Fourth quarter
RICE - Tobola 29-yard field goal, 9:13 (LT 21-13)
LT - Alfred Smith 10-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 5:52 (LT 28-13)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 21/34, 314 yards, TD, 2 INT
RICE - Shawn Stankavage - 18/32, 216 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 80 yards, 3 TD
RICE - Aston Walter - 17 carries, 72 yards
Top receivers
LT - Adrian Hardy - 10 receptions, 160 yards
RICE - Aston Walter - 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

### At Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 19,142
* TV: Stadium
Game information :
First quarter
USM - Steven Anderson 1-yard TD run, Briggs Bourgeois kick good, 6:54 (USM 7-0)
LT - Adrian Hardy 5-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick good, 1:28 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
USM - Neil McLaurin 49-yard TD pass from Jack Abraham, Bourgeois kick good, 10:32 (USM 14-7)
LT - Kam McKnight 6-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 4:39 (TIE 14-14)
LT - Hale 24-yard field goal, 0:00 (LT 17-14)
Fourth quarter
LT - Hale 23-yard field goal, 13:40 (LT 20-14)
USM - Anderson 6-yard TD run, Bourgeois kick good, 6:02 (USM 21-20)
Top passers
USM - Jack Abraham - 24/29, 195 yards, TD
LT - J'Mar Smith - 27/43, 243 yards, TD
Top rushers
USM - Steven Anderson - 12 carries, 29 yards, 2 TD
LT - Israel Tucker - 9 carries, 24 yards
Top receivers
USM - Quez Watkins - 9 receptions, 110 yards
LT - Adrian Hardy - 11 receptions, 110 yards, TD :

### Western Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 11,459
* TV: CBS Sports Network
Game information :
First quarter
WKU - Lucky Jackson 18-yard TD run, Alex Rinella kick good, 10:03 (WKU 7-0)
WKU - Mik'Quan Deane 10-yard TD pass from Steve Duncan, Rinella kick good, 5:01 (WKU 14-0)
Second quarter
WKU - Team safety, 13:26 (WKU 16-0)
WKU - D'Andre Ferby 1-yard TD run, Rinella kick good, 12:16 (WKU 23-0)
LT - Israel Tucker 19-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 1:43 (WKU 23-7)
LT - Team safety, 0:31 (WKU 23-9)
LT - Hale 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (WKU 23-12)
Third quarter
LT - Hale 20-yard field goal, 11:53 (WKU 23-15)
Fourth quarter
WKU - Ferby 36-yard TD run, Rinella kick good, 4:27 (WKU 30-15)
Top passers
WKU - Steve Duncan - 11/22, 92 yards, TD, INT
LT - J'Mar Smith - 24/44, 280 yards, INT
Top rushers
WKU - Joshua Samuel - 13 carries, 71 yards
LT - Israel Tucker - 10 carries, 39 yards, TD
Top receivers
WKU - Mik'Quan Deane - 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD
LT - Adrian Hardy - 9 receptions, 125 yards :

### Vs. Hawaii (Hawaii Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 31 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); fair
* Game attendance: 30,911
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
LT - Bailey Hale 24-yard field goal, 1:08 (LT 3-0)
Second quarter
HAW - Jason-Matthew Sharsh 24-yard TD pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick good, 8:20 (HAW 7-3)
Third quarter
LT - Israel Tucker 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 10:27 (LT 10-7)
LT - Jaqwis Dancy 58-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:44 (LT 17-7)
LT - Smith 4-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 0:55 (LT 24-7)
Fourth quarter
HAW - Marcus Armstrong-Brown 7-yard TD pass from Cole McDonald, Meskell kick good, 6:14 (LT 24-14)
LT - Kam McKnight 39-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 3:45 (LT 31-14)
Top passers
LT - J'Mar Smith - 19/31, 285 yards, TD, INT
HAW - Cole McDonald - 10/20, 85 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 57 yards
HAW - Fred Holly III - 9 carries, 57 yards
Top receivers
LT - Teddy Veal - 8 receptions, 107 yards
HAW - Jason-Matthew Sharsh - 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD :

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 85 | Jaylon Ferguson | DE | Baltimore Ravens |