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 ) Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan ) (East Carolina )
Jeff Burris (Notre Dame ) Brian Gamble (Texas A&M )
Robert McFarland (McNeese State ) Rick Petri (Missouri-Rolla )
Tim Rattay (Louisiana Tech ) Tony Ball (Chattanooga )
Erik Link (Drake ) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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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