2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2013 record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	None
Defensive coordinator	Kim Dameron (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 30,600)
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Skip Holtz as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the West Division. The Dawgs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. This was the Bulldogs inaugural season as members of C-USA.

Before the season[]

Recruiting[]

T–Day spring game[]

T–Day spring game

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 10 0 10 27 • La Tech 21 17 0 0 38 Date: April 13 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA Game start: 1:00 PM Elapsed time: 2:00 Game attendance: 5,700 Game weather: 71°F, partly cloudy, winds ESE 5 mph Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:02 Dawgs Marlon Seets 10-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Dawgs 0–7 1 8:08 LaTech Paul Turner 28-yard pass from Scotty Young (Troy Hunt kick) Tied 7–7 1 3:42 LaTech Blake Martin 7-yard pass from Scotty Young (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 14–7 1 1:15 LaTech I.K. Enemkpali 38-yard interception return (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 21–7 2 14:04 Dawgs Kyle Fischer 41-yard field goal LaTech 21–10 2 12:00 LaTech T.J. Kijak 45-yard field goal LaTech 24–10 2 7:49 LaTech Rickey Courtney 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 31–10 2 4:02 Dawgs Brandon Davis 3-yard run (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 31–17 2 0:03 LaTech Paul Turner 9-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 38–17 4 7:00 Dawgs Kyle Fischer 49-yard field goal LaTech 38–20 4 2:40 Dawgs Travis Reyes 23-yard pass from Paul Harris (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 38–27

The T–Day spring game was held at Joe Aillet Stadium on April 13, 2013.

Schedule[]

Game summaries[]

at NC State[]

Louisiana Tech at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14 • Wolfpack 14 10 3 13 40 Date: August 31 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 12:30 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 54,204 Game weather: 88°F, sunny, winds S 10 mph Referee: David Epperley TV announcers (ACC Network): Steve Martin (play-by-play), David Archer (analyst), Rachel Baribeau (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:27 NCSU Tony Creecy 3-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–7 1 9:03 NCSU Matt Dayes 2-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–14 2 10:42 NCSU Niklas Sade 38-yard field goal NCSU 0–17 2 2:39 NCSU Matt Dayes 2-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–24 2 0:27 LaTech Tevin King 1-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) NCSU 7–24 3 0:25 NCSU Niklas Sade 22-yard field goal NCSU 7–27 4 14:06 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 12-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) NCSU 14–27 4 9:54 NCSU Niklas Sade 45-yard field goal NCSU 14–30 4 7:13 NCSU Matt Dayes 18-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 14–37 4 3:48 NCSU Niklas Sade 24-yard field goal NCSU 14–40

Lamar[]

Lamar at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 7 0 14 • Bulldogs 7 7 3 10 27 Date: September 7 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:07 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 16,372 Game weather: 95°F, mostly sunny, winds N 5 mph Referee: Steve LaMantia Sources:

Scoring summary 1 3:40 LaTech Jacarri Jackson 3-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 5:23 Lamar Payton Ploch 1-yard run (Justin Stout kick) Tied 7–7 2 2:00 LaTech Andrew Guillot 34-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 14–7 3 3:03 LaTech Kyle Fischer 44-yard field goal LaTech 17–7 4 10:56 Lamar Jordan Edwards 62-yard pass from Caleb Berry (Justin Stout kick) LaTech 17–14 4 9:04 LaTech Kyle Fischer 49-yard field goal LaTech 20–14 4 1:51 LaTech Andrew Guillot 19-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 27–14

Tulane[]

Tulane at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 7 0 10 7 24 Bulldogs 6 3 0 6 15 Date: September 12 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:35 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 22,035 Game weather: 94°F, sunny, winds calm Referee: Clay Martin TV announcers (FOX Sports 1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (color), Joel Klatt (analyst), Kristina Pink (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:49 LaTech Kyle Fischer 25-yard field goal LaTech 3–0 1 6:03 LaTech Kyle Fischer 27-yard field goal LaTech 6–0 1 3:18 Tulane Ryan Grant 24-yard pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 6–7 2 10:41 LaTech Kyle Fischer 37-yard field goal LaTech 9–7 3 12:00 Tulane Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal Tulane 9–10 3 4:43 Tulane Xavier Rush 38-yard pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 9–17 4 6:03 Tulane Orleans Darkwa 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 9–24 4 3:44 LaTech Trent Taylor 8-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (pass for 2-point conversion failed) Tulane 15–24

at Kansas[]

Louisiana Tech at Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 0 3 0 10 • Jayhawks 0 3 0 10 13 Date: September 21 Location: Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Game start: 11:05 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 39,823 Game weather: 66°F, sunny, winds SE 3 mph Referee: Rick Loumiet TV announcers (FOX Sports 1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Brady Poppinga (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 0:06 LaTech Hunter Lee 8-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 2:20 Kansas Matthew Wyman 39-yard field goal LaTech 7–3 3 12:55 LaTech Kyle Fischer 39-yard field goal LaTech 10–3 4 9:54 Kansas Jimmay Mundine 22-yard pass from Jake Heaps (Matthew Wyman kick) Tied 10–10 4 0:00 Kansas Matthew Wyman 52-yard field goal Kansas 10–13

vs. Army[]

Army vs. Louisiana Tech
(Heart of Dallas Classic)

1 2 3 4 Total • Black Knights 14 7 7 7 35 Bulldogs 0 9 7 0 16 Date: September 28 Location: Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Game start: 4:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 31,278 Game weather: Thunderstorms, 2 lightning delays (60 min, 45 min) Referee: Clay Martin TV announcers (FOX Sports 1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Brady Poppinga (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:08 Army Terry Baggett 9-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 0–7 1 0:03 Army Terry Baggett 14-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 0–14 2 7:29 LaTech Andrew Guillot 29-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (PAT failed) Army 6–14 2 0:59 Army Aaron Kemper 3-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 6–21 2 0:00 LaTech Kyle Fischer 31-yard field goal Army 9–21 3 9:56 Army Angel Santiago 1-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 9–28 3 6:32 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Army 16–28 4 8:52 Army Kelvin White 1-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 16–35

at UTEP[]

Louisiana Tech at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 10 7 7 38 Miners 7 7 14 7 35 Date: October 5 Location: Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX Game start: 5:24 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 24,926 Game weather: 76°F, clear, winds 7 mph Referee: Steve LaMantia TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst), Susannah Collins (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:17 UTEP Jameill Showers 1-yard run (Jay Mattox kick) UTEP 0–7 1 10:14 LaTech Andrew Guillot 5-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:44 LaTech Ryan Higgins 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 14–7 2 10:13 LaTech Blake Martin 62-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 21–7 2 3:57 LaTech Kyle Fischer 24-yard field goal LaTech 24–7 2 1:45 UTEP Jordan Leslie 28-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 24–14 3 11:30 UTEP Trey Brown 0-yard fumble return (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 24–21 3 7:53 LaTech Ryan Higgins 2-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 31–21 3 6:27 UTEP Jordan Leslie 65-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 31–28 4 13:45 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 9-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 38–28 4 1:03 UTEP Craig Wenrick 6-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 38–35

North Texas[]

North Texas at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Mean Green 0 14 14 0 28 Bulldogs 7 3 0 3 13 Date: October 19 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:34 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 20,317 Game weather: 64°F, overcast, winds NNW 11 mph Referee: Brad Rogers TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Rashan Ali (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 7:50 LaTech Ryan Higgins 2-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 6:13 LaTech Kyle Fischer 40-yard field goal LaTech 10–0 2 3:53 UNT Brelan Chancellor 61-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Paul kick) LaTech 10–7 2 2:05 UNT Zac Whitfield 56-yard interception return (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–14 3 7:05 UNT Derek Thompson 3-yard run (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–21 3 0:40 UNT Brandin Byrd 1-yard run (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–28 4 12:27 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal UNT 13–28

at FIU[]

Louisiana Tech at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 6 3 3 11 23 Panthers 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 26 Location: FIU Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 6:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 13,389 Game weather: 80°F, partly cloudy, winds 11 mph Referee: Wayne Winkler Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:01 LaTech Kyle Fischer 26-yard field goal LaTech 3–0 1 0:49 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal LaTech 6–0 2 3:46 LaTech Kyle Fischer 33-yard field goal LaTech 9–0 3 14:11 FIU Jonnu Smith 38-yard pass from Jake Medlock (Austin Taylor kick) LaTech 9–7 3 7:09 LaTech Kyle Fischer 30-yard field goal LaTech 12–7 4 8:35 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 39-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Ryan Higgins pass to Sterling Griffin for 2-point conversion) LaTech 20–7 4 4:20 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal LaTech 23–7

Southern Miss[]

Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
(Rivalry in Dixie)

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 6 0 7 13 • Bulldogs 9 7 6 14 36 Date: November 9 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:04 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 18,571 Game weather: 51°F, light rain, winds SE 1 mph Referee: Joe Pester TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Mark Tauscher (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:48 LaTech Team safety LaTech 2–0 1 7:11 LaTech Trent Taylor 13-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 9–0 2 11:37 USM Corey Acosta 22-yard field goal LaTech 9–3 2 0:27 LaTech Sterling Griffin 3-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 16–3 2 0:00 USM Corey Acosta 50-yard field goal LaTech 16–6 3 11:04 LaTech Kyle Fischer 38-yard field goal LaTech 19–6 3 2:13 LaTech Kyle Fischer 43-yard field goal LaTech 22–6 4 9:26 LaTech Hunter Lee 8-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 29–6 4 6:55 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 36–6 4 0:56 USM Kyle Sloter 8-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Corey Acosta kick) LaTech 36–13

at Rice[]

Louisiana Tech at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 • Owls 14 10 7 21 52 Date: November 16 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:04 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 19,707 Game weather: 77°F, light mist, winds S 15-20 mph Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline) Sources:

Tulsa[]

Tulsa at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Hurricane 7 3 7 7 24 Bulldogs 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 23 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:04 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 16,037 Game weather: 42°F, cloudy and cold Referee: Steve Barth TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Brent Stover (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst), Lisa Byington (sideline) Sources:

at UTSA[]

Louisiana Tech at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 7 0 0 10 • Roadrunners 14 3 7 6 30 Date: November 30 Location: Alamodome San Antonio, TX Game start: 2:37 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 26,549 Game weather: 72°F, indoors Referee: Chris Snead TV announcers (CSS): Dave Raymond (play-by-play), N.D. Kalu (analyst), Julia Morales (sideline) Sources:

After the season[]

NFL Draft[]

In May's 2014 NFL Draft, Justin Ellis was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, and IK Enemkpali was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round.

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	4	107	Oakland Raiders	Justin Ellis	DT	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
	6	210	New York Jets	IK Enemkpali	DE	Louisiana Tech	C-USA

Roster[]

2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Richie Casey Sr RB 2 Lyle Fitte Sr WR 3 Paul Turner So WR 4 Sterling Griffin Sr WR 5 D.J. Banks Sr QB 6 Sean Berman Sr QB 7 Paul Harris Sr WR 8 Jacarri Jackson Sr QB 9 Zach Griffith Jr WR 10 Jaydrick DeClouette Fr WR 11 Conner Smith Fr QB 13 Chase Schultz Fr QB 14 Ryan Higgins Fr QB 16 Scotty Young Jr QB 17 Andy McAlindon So WR 18 D.J. St. Julien Jr WR 19 Andrew Guillot Sr RB 23 Rickey Courtney Sr RB 24 Marlon Seets So RB 25 Blake Martin So RB 26 Tevin King Fr RB 27 Boston Scott Fr RB 27 James Banks Jr RB 28 Kenneth Dixon So RB 36 Hunter Lee Jr OL 55 Alec Davis Sr OL 57 Richard Greenwalt Jr OL 60 Ross Lodge Fr OL 61 Matthew Conger Sr OL 62 Joseph Brunson Fr OL 63 Chris Aye Fr OL 66 Matthew Shepherd Sr OL 67 Tre Carter Jr OL 68 Josh Robinson So OL 69 Vince Cano Sr OL 70 Clayton Landry Fr OL 72 Jeremy Graffree Sr OL 74 Larry Banks Sr OL 75 Darrell Brown Fr OL 76 Zeke Alsander So OL 77 Jens Danielson Jr OL 78 Mitchell Bell Jr OL 79 Cam Manning Fr WR 80 Jon Greenwalt Sr WR 81 Scott Cathcart Sr WR 83 Kevin Gary So WR 85 Trent Taylor Fr WR 87 Grant Childress Fr WR 88 Eddie Johnson Jr WR 89 Terome Grant Jr OL 97 Jeremy Long Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 6 Beau Fitte So DB 11 Lloyd Grogan Fr DB 13 Le'Vander Liggins Jr DB 14 Thaddaeus Medford Fr CB 15 Bryson Abraham So DB 16 Jabari Prewitt Jr S 18 Connor Nichols Jr DB 19 Ronnie Fields Jr DB 20 Colby Brown Jr DB 21 Adairius Barnes So DE 22 Kendrick James Sr DB 23 Kentrell Brice So LB 24 Nick Thomason Jr CB 27 Josh Ross Sr DB 29 Kendall Hayes Jr DB 30 Ahmad Wallace Sr S 31 Terrell Pinson Jr LB 32 Mitch Villemez Jr S 33 Thomas McDonald Jr LB 34 Mike Schrang Jr DB 35 C.J. Cleveland So S 37 Michael Mims Fr DB 38 Michael Jacob Fr DB 39 Xavier Woods Fr DE 40 Kevin Kisseberth Jr DL 41 I.K. Enemkpali Sr S 44 Austin Ginn Fr DL 45 Vernon Butler So LB 47 Daniel Cobb Sr LB 48 Andre Wiggins So LB 52 Ty Hook So LB 54 Trent Norman So LB 56 Tony Johnson Jr DL 58 Devon McKinney Jr DL 70 Justin Ellis Sr DL 84 Andre Taylor Jr DL 88 Tyler Porter So DT 90 DeAngelo Brooks Jr DL 91 Aaron Brown Fr DL 92 Carter Street Jr DL 93 Stephen Gibson Fr DT 94 Shakeil Lucas Sr DE 95 Hakim Gray Fr DL 98 Vontarrius Dora So DL 99 Malcolm Pichon So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Kyle Fischer So P 28 Gerald Shouse So K 35 Jonathan Barnes Fr P/K 43 Logan McPherson Fr DS 51 Josh Cuthbert Sr DS 53 Darrell Travis Fr ATH 86 Carlos Henderson Fr	Head coach Skip Holtz Coordinators/assistant coaches Tony Petersen (Offensive coordinator) Kim Dameron (Defensive coordinator) Matt Moore (Assistant head coach / offensive line) Stan Eggen (Defensive line / recruiting coordinator) Ronnie Bradford (Defensive backs / special teams) Jeff Koonz (Linebackers) Jabbar Juluke (Running backs) Tim Rattay (Wide receivers) (Inside receivers) Kurt Hester (Strength and conditioning) Ed Jackson (Character education coordinator) [2] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 9, 2013

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