# 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by seventh-year head coach Skip Holtz.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |

### Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
All-CUSA Offense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| WR | Adrian Hardy | Jr. |
All-CUSA Defense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| DB | Amik Robertson | Jr. |
All-CUSA Special Teams :
| Position | Player | Class |
| No players were selected |||

## Schedule

Louisiana Tech announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | LHN | L 14–45 | 93,418 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Grambling State* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | NFLN | W 20–14 | 23,174 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 18,021 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | W 43–31 | 18,782 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | W 23–20 $^{OT}$ | 19,075 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | W 69–21 | 19,682 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) | NFLN | W 45–30 | 23,419 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 16,084 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | North Texas | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | Stadium | W 52–17 | 22,792 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 10–31 | 19,893 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 14–20 | 18,346 |
| November 30 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN+ | W 41–27 | 14,782 |
| December 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Miami (FL)* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | W 14–0 | 33,129 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas | –19.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 10 Longhorns | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudy; Wind: S 3 mph
* Game attendance: 93,418
* Referee: Cooper Castlebe
* TV: Longhorn Network
Game information :
First quarter
(12:40) TEX TD – Devin Duvernay 4-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:20
Second quarter
(13:20) TEX TD – Collin Johnson 6-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:32
(10:26) TEX TD – Brennan Eagles 28-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 21–0; Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:34
(02:56) TEX FG – Cameron Dicker 43-yard field goal Texas 24–0; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:08
Third quarter
(09:06) TEX TD – Brennan Eagles 25-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 31–0; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:46
(02:44) TEX TD – Keaontay Ingram 1-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 38–0; Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30
Fourth quarter
(13:31) LT TD – Malik Stanley 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Texas 38–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:13
(07:54) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 12-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Texas 38–14; Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:52
(01:09) TEX TD – Casey Thompson 2-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 45–14; Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:43
Top passers
TEX – Sam Ehlinger – 28/38, 276 yards, 4 TD
LT – J'Mar Smith – 34/51, 331 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TEX – Keaontay Ingram – 11 carries, 78 yards, TD
LT – Jaqwis Dancy – 7 carries, 25 yards
Top receivers
TEX – Brennan Eagles – 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
LT – Smoke Harris – 6 receptions, 58 yards :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Texas |
| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Total yards | 413 | 454 |
| Rushing yards | 73 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 340 | 301 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:16 | 27:44 |

### Grambling State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –30.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C); sunny; Wind: N 5 mph
* Game attendance: 23,174
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV: NFL Network
Game information :
First quarter
(01:34) LT TD – Justin Henderson 7-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:09
Second quarter
(10:13) LT FG – Bailey Hare 33-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 10–0; Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:57
(04:38) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 40-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 17–0; Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:04
(02:16) LT FG – Bailey Hare 48-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 20–0; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:51
Third quarter
(07:01) GRAM TD – Raylon Richardson 23-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 3:52
Fourth quarter
(03:23) GRAM TD – Jakarie Nichols 2-yard rush, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:39
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 17/25, 220 yards, TD
GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 26/40, 239 yards, TD
Top rushers
LT – Israel Tucker – 16 carries, 71 yards
GRAM – Damien Crumitie – 16 carries, 68 yards
Top receivers
LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD
GRAM – Raylon Richardson – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Grambling State | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 32 | 20 |
| Total yards | 455 | 390 |
| Rushing yards | 216 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 220 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |

### At Bowling Green

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –13.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); sunny; Wind: W 10 mph
* Game attendance: 18,021
* Referee: Billy Williams
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(12:14) BGSU TD – Bryson Denley 1-yard rush, Nate Needham kick Bowling Green 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:46
(11:11) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 49-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:58
(10:23) LT TD – Amik Robertson 36-yard interception returned, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:43
Second quarter
(05:49) LT TD – Jaqwis Dancy 8-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:40
Fourth quarter
(14:49) LT TD – Jaqwis Dancy 2-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 28–7; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27
(10:19) LT TD – Smoke Harris 27-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:20
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 19/26, 267 yards, 2 TD
BGSU – Darius Wade – 18/38, 171 yards, INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 9 carries, 95 yards
BGSU – Davon Jones – 13 carries, 48 yards
Top receivers
LT – Adrian Hardy – 6 receptions, 95 yards
BGSU – Quintin Morris – 6 receptions, 90 yards :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Total yards | 453 | 290 |
| Rushing yards | 129 | 119 |
| Passing yards | 324 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |

### FIU

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); cloudy; Wind: S 5 mph
* Game attendance: 18,782
* Referee: Ken Antee
* TV: CBS Sports Network
Game information :
Second quarter
(14:56) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48
(12:24) FIU FG – Jose Borregales 36-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:32
(09:26) LT TD – Justin Henderson 29-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 10–3; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:58
(00:52) FIU TD – James Morgan 15-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:45
(00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hare 45-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 13–10; Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:52
Third quarter
(13:24) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 2-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick Florida International 17–13; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36
(08:50) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:34
(06:57) FIU TD – Shemar Thornton 31-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick Florida International 24–20; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:53
(04:16) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 27–24; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:41
Fourth quarter
(13:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 41-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 30–24; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:13
(05:09) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 33–24; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:10
(02:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 29-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 36–24; Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:36
(00:51) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 1-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick Louisiana Tech 36–31; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:26
(00:46) LT TD – Amik Robertson 30-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 43–31; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 27/41, 290 yards, INT
FIU – James Morgan – 29/41, 394 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 15 carries, 141 yards, 3 TD
FIU – Napoleon Maxwell – 8 carries, 78 yards
Top receivers
LT – Griffin Hebert – 5 receptions, 78 yards
FIU – Austin Maloney – 5 receptions, 113 yards :
| Statistics | FIU | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 29 | 31 |
| Total yards | 526 | 565 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 275 |
| Passing yards | 394 | 290 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |

### At Rice

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –9.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); clear; Wind: S 7-10 mph
* Game attendance: 19,075
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(09:58) RICE TD – Aston Walker 16-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Rice 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09
(03:32) LT TD – Adrian Hardy 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26
Second quarter
(13:25) RICE TD – Aston Walker 2-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Rice 14–7; Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:07
Third quarter
(01:23) LT TD – Justin Henderson 26-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58
Fourth quarter
(02:51) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Rice 17–14; Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:09
(01:10) LT FG – Bailey Hare 31-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:41
First overtime
RICE FG – Chris Barnes 36-yard field goal Rice 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 0 yards
LT TD – J'Mar Smith 12-yard rush Louisiana Tech 23–20; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 21/39, 210 yards, TD
RICE – Wiley Green – 14/22, 128 yards
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 12 carries, 64 yards, TD
RICE – Aston Walter – 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
LT – Adrian Hardy – 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
RICE – Brad Rozner – 5 receptions, 64 yards :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Rice |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 294 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 148 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:07 | 36:53 |

### UMass

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –31.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 69 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear; Wind: NE 3 mph
* Game attendance: 19,682
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(14:05) LT TD – Amik Robertson 42-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 0:55
(10:27) LT TD – Justin Henderson 74-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:40
(08:52) LT TD – Justin Henderson 4-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–0; Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:48
(02:24) LT TD – Justin Henderson 3-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 28–0; Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:03
Second quarter
(14:15) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 17-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 35–0; Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:44
(10:57) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 42–0; Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:16
(09:40) UMASS TD – Randall West 1-yard rush, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 42–7; Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:17
(06:58) UMASS TD – Kyle Horn 12-yard pass from Randall West, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 42–14; Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:47
(02:20) LT TD – Cee Jay Powell 2-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 49–14; Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:51
(00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hale 42-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 52–14; Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:20
Third quarter
(10:40) LT FG – Bailey Hale 23-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 55–14; Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:20
(07:04) UMASS TD – Bilal Ally 51-yard rush, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 55–21; Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:12
(06:49) LT TD – DeAndre Marcus 30-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 62–21; Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:15
Fourth quarter
(11:28) LT TD – Tahj Magee 13-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 69–21; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 6:12
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 16/28, 239 yards, 3 TD
UMASS – Randall West – 17/29, 172 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 11 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD
UMASS – Bilal Ally – 10 carries, 92 yards, TD
Top receivers
LT – Cee Jay Powell – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
UMASS – Zak Simon – 4 receptions, 43 yards :
| Statistics | UMass | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Total yards | 347 | 689 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 385 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 304 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:33 | 30:27 |

### Southern Miss

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Southern Miss | –3.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny, clear
* Game attendance: 23,419
* Referee: Justin Elliot
* TV: NFL Network
Game information :
First quarter
(14:47) USM TD – De'Michael Harris 100-yard kickoff returned, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 7–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13
(06:48) USM TD – Ray Ladner 15-yard pass from Jack Abraham, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 14–0; Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:46
(00:04) LT TD – Malik Stanley 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Southern Miss 14–7; Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:44
Second quarter
(14:39) LT TD – Justin Henderson 30-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:06
(10:28) USM TD – Jack Abraham 37-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:11
(09:14) LT FG – Bailey Hale 50-yard field goal Southern Miss 21–17; Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:14
(04:32) USM FG – Andrew Stein 28-yard field goal Southern Miss 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:42
(02:24) USM FG – Andrew Stein 46-yard field goal Souther Miss 27–17; Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:55
(00:56) LT TD – Justin Henderson 2-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Southern Miss 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:28
Fourth quarter
(12:02) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–27; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:01
(06:28) LT TD – Bobby Holly 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 38–27; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:55
(03:36) USM FG – Andrew Stein 41-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 38–30; Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:52
(01:27) LT TD – Ezekiel Barnett 30-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 45–30; Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:24
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 14/21, 325 yards, TD, INT
USM – Jack Abraham – 26/40, 327 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 19 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
USM – Kevin Perkins – 12 carries, 56 yards
Top receivers
LT – Malik Stanley – 8 receptions, 212 yards, 2 TD
USM – Quez Watkins – 6 receptions, 102 yards :
| Statistics | Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 437 | 476 |
| Rushing yards | 110 | 151 |
| Passing yards | 327 | 325 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |

### At UTEP

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –18.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); clear; Wind: SSW 8 mph
* Game attendance: 16,084
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(07:41) LT TD – Israel Tucker 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:17
(01:35) UTEP TD – Treyvon Hughes 5-yard rush, Gavin Baechle kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:02
Second quarter
(09:45) LT TD – Malik Stanley 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–7; Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:45
(06:27) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 23-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:54
(00:27) LT TD – Justin Henderson 3-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 28–7; Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:27
Third quarter
(05:58) LT TD – Bobby Holly 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 35–7; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:45
(02:07) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 42–7; Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:51
Fourth quarter
(09:49) UTEP TD – Kai Locksley 1-yard rush, Gavin Baechle kick Louisiana Tech 42–14; Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:11
(02:51) UTEP TD – Jacob Cowing 54-yard pass from Kai Locksley, Gavin Baechle kick Louisiana Tech 42–21; Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:32
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 29/35, 338 yards, 3 TD
UTEP – Kai Locksley – 17/30, 227 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 17 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Treyvon Hughes – 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
LT – Cee Jay Powell – 6 receptions, 85 yards
UTEP – Jacob Cowing – 2 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | UTEP |
| First downs | 29 | 21 |
| Total yards | 490 | 331 |
| Rushing yards | 152 | 104 |
| Passing yards | 338 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:03 | 27:57 |

### North Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –5.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 22,792
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV: Stadium
Game information :
First quarter
(12:07) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 38-yard field goal North Texas 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:51
(09:42) LT TD – Justi Henderson 10-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:25
Second quarter
(07:29) LT FG – Bailey Hale 24-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 10–3; Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:09
(00:00) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 17–3; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:06
Third quarter
(05:08) LT TD – Israel Tucker 8-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 24–3; Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:27
(01:15) LT TD – Israel Graham 80-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–3; Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12
Fourth quarter
(13:00) LT TD – Smoke Harris 8-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 38–3; Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:06
(09:40) LT TD – L'Jarius Sneed 68-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 45–3; Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:20
(09:25) UND TD – Michael Lawrence 74-yard pass from Austin Aune, Ethan Mooney kick Louisiana Tech 45–10; Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:15
(05:08) LT TD – Jawaun Johnson 15-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 52–10; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:17
(03:13) UND TD – Tre Siggers 22-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Louisiana Tech 52–17; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:55
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 21/38, 263 yards, TD, INT
UNT – Austin Aune – 3/4, 123 yards, TD
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 15 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Tre Siggers – 19 carries, 77 yards, TD
Top receivers
LT – Adrian Hardy – 9 receptions, 104 yards
UNT – Michael Lawrence – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD :
| Statistics | North Texas | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 16 | 37 |
| Total yards | 339 | 542 |
| Rushing yards | 74 | 264 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 278 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 20:56 | 39:04 |

### At Marshall

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Marshall | –6.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 19,893
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV: CBS Sports Network
Game information :
First quarter
(09:07) LT TD – Justin Henderson 5-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:32
Second quarter
(06:58) MAR FG – Justin Rohrwasser 44-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:30
(04:25) MAR TD – Willie Johnson 18-yard pass from Isaiah Green, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:50
(00:40) MAR TD – Brenden Knox 1-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 17–7; Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:08
Third quarter
(04:04) LT FG – Bailey Hale 38-yard field goal Marshall 17–10; Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:54
(00:33) MAR TD – Isaiah Green 17-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 24–10; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31
Fourth quarter
(06:25) MAR TD – Brenden Knox 4-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 31–10; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:22
Top passers
MAR – Isaiah Green – 14/26, 213 yards, TD, INT
LT – Aaron Allen – 19/32, 159 yards
Top rushers
MAR – Brenden Knox – 25 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
LT – Justin Henderson – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD
Top receivers
MAR – Obi Obialo – 8 receptions, 146 yards
LT – Smoke Harris – 9 receptions, 91 yards :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Marshall |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total yards | 261 | 405 |
| Rushing yards | 67 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 213 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:19 | 32:41 |

### At UAB

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UAB | –6.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Blazers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 18,346
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(10:21) UAB FG – Nick Vogel 36-yard field goal Alabama–Birmingham 3–0; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:39
Second quarter
(09:15) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 42-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46
(01:35) UAB TD – Gerrit Prince 14-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins, Nick Vogel kick Alabama–Birmingham 10–7; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:21
(00:23) UAB FG – Nick Vogel 31-yard field goal Alabama–Birmingham 13–7; Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:48
Third quarter
(04:20) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 2-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Alabama–Birmingham 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:45
Fourth quarter
(08:07) LT TD – Smoke Harris 5-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Alabama–Birmingham 20–14; Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:04
Top passers
UAB – Dylan Hopkins – 11/21, 185 yards, TD, INT
LT – Aaron Allen – 16/34, 173 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
UAB – Lucious Stanley – 13 carries, 61 yards,TD
LT – Justin Henderson – 16 carries, 63 yards
Top receivers
UAB – Myron Mitchell – 4 receptions, 81 yards
LT – Isaiah Graham – reception, 42 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | UAB |
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Total yards | 270 | 353 |
| Rushing yards | 97 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 187 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |

### UTSA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –20.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 14,782
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
(12:02) LT FG – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58
(10:59) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 22-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:03
(03:21) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 5-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43
(00:16) UTSA TD – Brenden Brady 2-yard rush, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
Second quarter
(11:35) UTSA TD – Blaze Moorhead 0-yard fumble returned, Hunter Duplessis kick Texas–San Antonio 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:39
(08:39) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 39-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–17; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:56
(00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hale 34-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 24–17; Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:08
Third quarter
(07:08) LT TD – James Jackson 17-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–17; Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:23
(04:52) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:16
(01:17) LT FG – Bailey Hale 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:35
Fourth quarter
(12:46) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 24-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 41–20; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05
(06:59) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard pass from Jordan Weeks, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 41–27; Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:47
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 25/35, 331 yards, 3 TD
UTSA – Jordan Weeks – 26/44, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 20 carries, 105 yards
UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 17 carries, 119 yards
Top receivers
LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
UTSA – Sheldon Jones – 8 receptions, 115 yards :
| Statistics | UTSA | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 408 | 499 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 331 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |

### Vs. Miami (FL) (Independence Bowl)

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Miami | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 33,129
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
Second Quarter
(09:34) LT TD – Isreal Tucker 26-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:18
Fourth Quarter
(01:15) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 8-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 14–0; Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:07
Top passers
LT – J'Mar Smith – 13/28, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Jarren Williams – 9/20, 94 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
LT – Justin Henderson – 22 carries, 95 yards
MIA – Cam'Ron Harris – 12 carries, 31 yards
Top receivers
LT – Malik Stanley – 3 receptions, 75 yards
MIA – K. J. Osborn – 5 receptions, 56 yards :
| Statistics | Miami | Louisiana Tech |
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total yards | 337 | 227 |
| Rushing yards | 174 | 74 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 153 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:26 | 28:34 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 4 | 138 | L'Jarius Sneed | S | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 4 | 139 | Amik Robertson | CB | Las Vegas Raiders |
Undrafted free agents include: J'Mar Smith, signed by the New England Patriots