American college football season
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 .
Previous season [ ]
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated SMU .
Preseason [ ]
Award watch lists [ ]
Listed in the order that they were released
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.[9]
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.[10]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Texas
2
Louisiana Tech
3
UAB
4
Southern Miss
5
UTSA
T–6
Rice
T–6
UTEP
Roster [ ]
2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Rhashid Bonnette
Jr
QB
3
Aaron Allen
Fr
WR
4
Alfred Smith
So
WR
6
Adrian Hardy
So
QB
8
J'Mar Smith
Jr
WR
9
Teddy Veal
Sr
QB
10
Westin Elliott
Jr
WR
11
Jon Randall Belton
So
QB
13
Nate Cox
Fr
WR
13
Isaiah Graham
Jr
WR
14
Praise Okorie
So
RB/WR
15
Kam McKnight
Sr
TE
16
Zach Cousar
So
WR
19
Smoke Harris
Fr
RB
22
Israel Tucker
So
RB
23
Jaqwis Dancy
Jr
WR
24
Joshua Matthews
Fr
WR
27
Cualan Williams
Fr
RB
29
DeAndre Marcus
Fr
RB
30
Jordan Myles
Fr
RB
31
Justin Henderson
So
WR/RB
41
Bobby Holly
Jr
OL
54
Hanner Shipley
Sr
OL
55
Drew Kirkpatrick
Jr
OL
56
Jacob Adams
Fr
OL
57
DeVante Lovett
Jr
OL
59
Noah Pitre
Fr
OL
61
Ethan Reed
Jr
OL
62
Abraham Delfin
Fr
OL
64
Joshua Mote
Fr
OL
65
Kody Russey
So
OL
66
Shane Carpenter
Sr
OL
68
Justin Throckmorton
Fr
OL
69
Drake Carroll
Fr
OL
72
Christian Henderson
Fr
OL
73
Willie Allen
So
OL
74
O'Shea Dugas
Sr
OL
75
Michael Rodriguez
Sr
OL
76
Biron Rossell
Fr
OL
77
Gewhite Stallworth
Sr
OL
78
Taylor Fondel
So
WR
80
Griffin Hebert
Fr
WR
81
Cee Jay Powell
So
TE
82
Peyton Braswell
Jr
WR
83
Jake Norris
So
WR
84
Javonte Woodard
Jr
WR
86
Wayne Toussant
Fr
WR
87
George Scott
So
WR
89
Tahj Magee
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
2
Connor Taylor
Jr
LB
3
Trey Baldwin
Jr
CB
5
Michael Sam
Jr
S
7
Jaiden Cole
So
S
8
Brandon Floyd
Jr
S
10
James Jackson
Jr
S
14
Daniel Lewis
Sr
LB
16
Reggie Cleveland
So
CB
17
Brodrick Calhoun
Fr
CB
18
Zach Hannibal
So
S
20
Kollin Hurt
Fr
CB
21
Amik Robertson
So
CB
24
L'Jarius Sneed
Jr
S
25
Bee Jay Williamson
Fr
S
26
Jacorion Andrews
Fr
S
28
Jordan Baldwin
Sr
CB
30
Aaron Roberson
Jr
CB
32
Trey Spencer
Sr
LB
33
Dae'von Washington
Sr
LB
35
Collin Scott
Jr
CB
37
Ephraim Kitchen
Jr
S
38
Darryl Lewis
Jr
LB
39
Randy Hogan
Sr
S
42
Derek Turner
Fr
S
43
Xavier Lodge
Fr
LB
44
Brandon Durman
Sr
DE
45
Jaylon Ferguson
Sr
S
46
Ezekiel Barnett
So
DE
47
Eric Kendzior
Jr
LB
48
Alex Zayed
So
LB
49
Isaiah Windmon
Fr
DT
50
Chris Spence
So
DT
52
D. J. Jackson
Fr
LB
56
Jacob Adams
Fr
DT
58
Charles Adeola
Jr
DE
86
Willie Baker
So
DT
90
Courtney Wallace
Jr
DE
91
Steven Shaw
Fr
DT
92
La'Dante Davenport
Jr
DE
93
Immmanuel Turner
Sr
DT
94
Jordan Bradford
Sr
DE
95
Matthew Ydarraga
Sr
DT
96
Ka'Derrion Mason
Jr
DE
97
Milton Williams
Fr
DE
98
Tristan Allen
Fr
DT
99
Keonatye Garner
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
18
Will Parker
Sr
K
29
Brady Farlow
Jr
K
34
Bailey Hale
Jr
P
36
Davan Dyer
Sr
LS
40
Kyle Conrad
So
LS
49
Reeves Blankenship
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Blake Baker (Tulane ) Defensive Coordinator, Safeties
Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan ) Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
(East Carolina ) Assistant Coach, Inside Receivers
Jeff Burris (Notre Dame ) Assistant Coach, Cornerbacks
Brian Gamble (Texas A&M ) Assistant Coach, Linebackers
Robert McFarland (McNeese State ) Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
Rick Petri (Missouri-Rolla ) Assistant Coach, Defensive Line
Tim Rattay (Louisiana Tech ) Assistant Coach, Quarterbacks
Tony Ball (Chattanooga ) Assistant Coach, Running Backs
Erik Link (Drake ) Special Teams Coordinator
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: April 20, 2019
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPN+ W 30–2613,457
September 8 6:00 p.m. Southern * ESPN+ W 54–1722,926
September 22 6:00 p.m. at No. 6 LSU * ESPNU L 21–38102,321
September 29 6:30 p.m. at North Texas beIN W 29–2730,105
October 6 6:00 p.m. UAB Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Stadium L 7–2818,983
October 13 6:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ W 31–320,057
October 20 2:30 p.m. UTEP Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 31–2418,972
October 26 5:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN W 21–1314,948
November 3 6:30 p.m. at No. 21 Mississippi State * SECN L 3–4558,709
November 10 6:00 p.m. Rice Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 28–1315,283
November 17 2:30 p.m. at Southern Miss Stadium L 20–2119,142
November 24 11:00 a.m. Western Kentucky Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN L 15–3011,459
December 22 9:30 p.m. at Hawaii * ESPN W 31–1430,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [11]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama – Game summary
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 1Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 13,457Referee : Steve LaMantiaTV : ESPN+ [1] [2] [3]
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 [ ]
Southern at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
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 8Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 82 °F (28 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 22,926Referee : Justin ElliottTV : ESPN+ [4] [5] [6]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at LSU – Game summary
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 22Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 78 °F (26 °C); light rainGame attendance : 102,321TV : ESPNU [7] [8] [9]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at North Texas – Game summary
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 29Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 75 °F (24 °C); overcastGame attendance : 30,105TV : beIN Sports [10] [11] [12]
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 [ ]
UAB at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
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 6Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 78 °F (26 °C); scattered thunderstormsGame attendance : 18,983TV : Stadium [13] [14] [15]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at UTSA – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
7
10
7 7 31
Roadrunners
0
0
3 0 3
at Alamodome , San Antonio, TX
Date : October 13Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 72 °F (22 °C); none (domed stadium)Game attendance : 20,057TV : ESPN+ [16] [17] [18]
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 [ ]
UTEP at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
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 20Game time : 2:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 64 °F (18 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 18,972TV : ESPN+ [19] [20] [21]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
14
0 7 21
Owls
10
0
3 0 13
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State – Game summary
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 3Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C); clearGame attendance : 58,709TV : SEC Network [25] [26] [27]
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 [ ]
Rice at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
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 10Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 41 °F (5 °C); clearGame attendance : 15,283TV : ESPN+ [28] [29] [30]
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 [ ]
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss – Game summary
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 17Game time : 2:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 67 °F (19 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 19,142TV : Stadium [31] [32] [33]
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 [ ]
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) [ ]
Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech – Game summary
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 22Game time : 9:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C); fairGame attendance : 30,911TV : ESPN [37] [38] [39]
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
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