2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg
C-USA West Division co-champion
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2019 record10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Skip Holtz (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBob Diaco (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 28,562)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Charlotte   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Old Dominion   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTSA   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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.

Previous Season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2018 campaign 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the West Division. The Bulldogs were invited to play in the Hawaii Bowl, their first time taking part in the annual Honolulu, Hawaii bowl game. They defeated hometown Hawaii and won their seventh overall bowl game by the score of 31-14.

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.[1]

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[2]

All-CUSA Offense[2]
Position Player Class
WR Adrian Hardy Jr.
All-CUSA Defense[2]
Position Player Class
DB Amik Robertson Jr.
All-CUSA Special Teams[2]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Roster[]

2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Aaron Allen Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 5 Logan McFadden Fr
WR 6 Adrian Hardy Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 8 J'Mar Smith Redshirt.svg Sr
QB 10 Westin Elliott Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 11 George Scott Jr
WR 13 Isaiah Graham Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 14 Praise Okorie Jr
WR 15 Malik Stanley Redshirt.svg Sr
TE 16 Zach Cousar Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 18 Jakson Thomson Fr
WR 19 Smoke Harris Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 22 Israel Tucker Redshirt.svg Jr
RB 23 Jaqwis Dancy Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 24 Joshua Matthews Redshirt.svg So
WR 26 Jawaun Johnson Jr
RB 27 Elijah Hines Fr
RB 29 DeAndre Marcus Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 32 Ishmael Landers Fr
RB 33 Justin Henderson Redshirt.svg Jr
FB 41 Bobby Holly Redshirt.svg Sr
FB 45 Jacob Adams Redshirt.svg So
OL 47 Drake Carroll Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 51 Antawn Lewis Redshirt.svg So
OL 55 Drew Kirkpatrick Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 60 Brett Pope Fr
OL 61 Ethan Reed Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 62 Abraham Delfin Redshirt.svg So
OL 63 Stevie Ballard Fr
OL 64 Joshua Mote Redshirt.svg So
OL 65 Kody Russey Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 67 Walker Hankinson Fr
OL 68 Justin Throckmorton Redshirt.svg So
OL 72 Christian Henderson Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 73 Willie Allen Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 74 Jonah Brewster Fr
OL 76 Biron Rossell Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 77 Gewhite Stallworth Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 78 Taylor Fondal Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 79 Carter Habich So
WR 80 Griffin Hebert Redshirt.svg So
WR 81 Cee Jay Powell Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 82 Doyle Adams Jr. Fr
WR 83 Jake Norris Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 84 Javonte Woodard Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 85 Joseph Walker Fr
WR 86 Wayne Toussant Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 87 Carson Rieder Fr
WR 88 Kyle Maxwell Fr
WR 89 Tahj Magee Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 95 Noah Pitre Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 L'Jarius Sneed Sr
LB 2 Connor Taylor Sr
LB 3 Trey Baldwin Redshirt.svg Jr
S 4 Darryl Lewis Redshirt.svg Sr
CB 5 Michael Sam Redshirt.svg Sr
S 7 Jaiden Cole Redshirt.svg So
LB 8 Brandon Floyd Redshirt.svg Jr
S 10 James Jackson Redshirt.svg Sr
CB 16 CJ Johnson Fr
CB 17 Brodrick Calhoun Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 18 Zach Hannibal Redshirt.svg Jr
S 20 Kollin Hurt Redshirt.svg So
CB 21 Amik Robertson Jr
CB 23 Marquallius Turner Fr
S 25 Bee Jay Williamson Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 26 Jacorion Andrews Redshirt.svg So
CB 30 Aaron Robertson Redshirt.svg Sr
S 31 Christian Archangel Fr
CB 32 Trey Spencer Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 34 Reggie Cleveland Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 35 Collin Scott Redshirt.svg Sr
S 36 Khiry Morrison Fr
CB 37 Ephraim Kitchen Redshirt.svg Sr
CB 38 Charvis Thornton Fr
LB 39 Randy Hogan Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 42 Maki Carabin Fr
DE 43 Tristan Allen Redshirt.svg So
DT 44 Keivie Rose Fr
LB 46 Ezekiel Barnett Redshirt.svg Jr
DE 47 Eric Kendzior Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 48 Alex Zayed Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 49 Isaiah Windmon Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 50 Chris Spence Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 52 D. J. Jackson Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 54 Allen Walker Fr
DE 56 Mykol Clark Fr
DS 58 Reeves Blankenship Redshirt.svg So
LB 85 Willie Baker Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 90 Courtney Wallace Redshirt.svg Sr
DE 91 Steven Shaw Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 92 La'Dante Davenport Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 93 Deshon Hall Fr
DL 94 Kevin Murphy Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 95 Calvin Rhines Fr
DT 96 Ka'Derrion Mason Sr
DE 97 Milton Williams Redshirt.svg So
DL 99 Malik Wells Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 Bailey Hale Redshirt.svg Sr
P/K 29 Brady Farlow Redshirt.svg Jr
LS 40 Kyle Conrad Redshirt.svg Jr
LS 66 Noah White Fr
K/P 98 Jacob Barnes Fr
Head coach
  • Skip Holtz (Notre Dame)
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • (East Carolina)
    Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator
  • Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan)
    Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB
  • Bob Diaco (Iowa)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Dennis Smith (Miami (FL))
    Special Teams Coordinator/OLB
  • Jeff Burris (Notre Dame)
    Defensive Backs
  • Brian Gamble (Texas A&M)
    Linebackers
  • Robert McFarland (McNeese State)
    Offensive Line
  • Rick Petri (Missouri–Rolla)
    Defensive Line
  • Brock Hays (Grambling State)
    Running Backs
  • Kenny Guiton (Ohio State)
    Outside Receivers
  • Kurt Hester (Tulane)
    Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Krista Patrick
    Director of External Football Operation
  • Paul Smith
    Director of Internal Football Operations
  • Ed Jackson
    Assistant A.D./Character Education
  • Mac Goode
    Graduate Assistant
  • Sean Marinan
    Graduate Assistant
  • Caden Thomson
    Graduate Assistant
  • Jason Shumaker
    Director of Football Recruiting
  • Jude Holloway
    Football Video Coordinator
  • Dylan Griffin
    Assistant Director of Recruiting
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 16, 2020

Schedule[]

Louisiana Tech announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 10 Texas*
LHNL 14–4593,418
September 72:30 p.m.Grambling State*
NFLNW 20–1423,174
September 144:00 p.m.at Bowling Green*
ESPN+W 35–718,021
September 207:00 p.m.FIU
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
CBSSNW 43–3118,782
September 286:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN3W 23–20 OT19,075
October 126:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN3W 69–2119,682
October 192:30 p.m.Southern Miss
NFLNW 45–3023,419
October 267:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN3W 42–2116,084
November 93:00 p.m.North Texasdagger
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
StadiumW 52–1722,792
November 156:00 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSNL 10–3119,893
November 232:30 p.m.at UAB
ESPN+L 14–2018,346
November 302:30 p.m.UTSA
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN+W 41–2714,782
December 263:00 p.m.vs. Miami (FL)*
ESPNW 14–033,129
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Game summaries[]

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

at Texas[]

See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas –19.0
Louisiana Tech at Texas – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 01414
No. 10 Longhorns 7 17 14745

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
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
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

Grambling State[]

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –30.0
Grambling State at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 0 7714
Bulldogs 7 13 0020

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
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
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

at Bowling Green[]

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –13.0
Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 14 7 01435
Falcons 7 0 007

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+
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
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

FIU[]

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –7.0
Florida International at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 10 14731
Bulldogs 0 13 141643

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
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
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

at Rice[]

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –9.0
Louisiana Tech at Rice – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Bulldogs 7 0 73623
Owls 7 7 03320

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
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
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

UMass[]

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –31.5
Massachusetts at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Minutemen 0 14 7021
Bulldogs 28 24 10769

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
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
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

Southern Miss[]

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
Southern Miss –3.0
Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 14 13 0330
Bulldogs 7 17 02145

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
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information
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

at UTEP[]

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –18.0
Louisiana Tech at Texas–El Paso – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 21 14042
Miners 7 0 01421

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
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information
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

North Texas[]

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –5.5
North Texas at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Mean Green 3 0 01417
Bulldogs 7 10 142152

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
  • [25] [26] [27]
Game information
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 Marshall[]

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Pregame line Over/under
Marshall –6.5
Louisiana Tech at Marshall – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 3010
Thundering Herd 0 17 7731

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
  • [28] [29] [30]
Game information
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

at UAB[]

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –6.5
Louisiana Tech at Alabama–Birmingham – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0714
Blazers 3 10 7020

at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 18,346
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [31] [32] [33]
Game information
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

UTSA[]

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana Tech –20.5
Texas–San Antonio at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 10 7 3727
Bulldogs 14 10 10741

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 14,782
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [34] [35] [36]
Game information
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

vs. Miami (FL) (Independence Bowl)[]

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2019 Independence Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
Miami –7.0
Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0714
Hurricanes 0 0 000

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
  • [37] [38] [39]
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL[]

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
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

References[]

  1. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  2. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tech Announces 2019 Football Schedule". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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