2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
New Orleans Bowl, L 3–38 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2020 record	5–5 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Sloan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (1st season)
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 28,562)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	5
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2020 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 eighth-year head coach Skip Holtz.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 campaign 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in tied for first place in the West Division, but falling short of the conference championship invitation after losing to eventual division co-champion UAB earlier in the season. The Bulldogs were invited to play in the nearby Independence Bowl, their first time taking part in the annual Shreveport, Louisiana bowl game since their 2008 victory against NIU. They played Miami (FL) and won their eighth overall bowl game by the score of 14–0.^{[1][circular reference]}

Preseason[]

Recruiting class[]

Reference:^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Luke Anthony Quarterback	Dallas, TX	All Saints' Episcopal Abilene Christian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben Bell Defensive Line	Cedar Park, TX	Cedar Park HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dontrell Cobbs Defensive Line	West Monroe, LA	West Monroe HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Joren Dickey Linebacker	Albuquerque, NM	Volcano Vista HS Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Harlan Dixon Running Back	Slidell, LA	Slidell HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Kershawn Fisher Linebacker	Slidell, LA	Northshore HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Gause Offensive Line	Byhalia, MS	Byhalia HS Hinds CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jerren Gilbert Offensive Line	Lake Charles, LA	Sam Houston HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Tyler Grubbs Linebacker	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Xavier Guy Offensive Line	West Monroe, LA	Carroll HS Tyler JC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Bert Hale Offensive Line	Epps, LA	Oak Grove HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	329 lb (149 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Cleveland "Tre" Harris Wide Receiver	Lafayette, LA	Ovey Comeaux HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jack McKenzie Offensive Line	McComb, MS	Parklane Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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J. D. Head Quarterback	Pearland, TX	Pearland HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jemaurian Jones Defensive Back	Bogue Chitto, MS	Brookhaven HS Copiah–Lincoln CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jamison Kelly Defensive Back	Columbia, MS	Columbia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Ralpheal "Taz" Marshall Defensive Back	Pearland, TX	Pearland HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Joseph Mason Linebacker	Shreveport, LA	Green Oaks HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Damon McFarland Defensive Back	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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CJ McWilliams Wide Receiver	Haughton, LA	Haughton HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Keveion'ta Spears Defensive Line	Baton Rouge, LA	McKinley HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Dallas Taylor–Cortez Defensive Back	West Hills, CA	Chaminade HS Iowa Western CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Dakota White Offensive Line	Katy, TX	Katy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Cedric Woods Cornerback	Monroe, LA	Carroll HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

C-USA coaches poll[]

The C-USA coaches poll will be released in July 2020

C-USA Preseason All-Conference teams[]

Roster[]

2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Aaron Allen  So QB 5 Logan McFadden  Fr WR 6 Adrian Hardy  Sr QB 10 Westin Elliott  Sr WR 11 George Scott  Jr WR 13 Isaiah Graham  Sr WR 14 Praise Okorie Sr TE 16 Zach Cousar  Sr QB 18 Jakson Thomson  Fr WR 19 Smoke Harris  So RB 22 Israel Tucker  Sr WR 24 Joshua Matthews  Jr WR 26 Jawaun Johnson  Fr RB 27 Elijah Hines  Fr RB 29 DeAndre Marcus  So RB 32 Ishmael Landers  Fr RB 33 Justin Henderson  Sr FB 45 Jacob Adams  Jr OL 47 Drake Carroll  So OL 51 Antawn Lewis  Jr OL 60 Brett Pope  Fr OL 62 Abraham Delfin  Jr OL 63 Stevie Ballard  Fr OL 64 Joshua Mote  Jr OL 65 Kody Russey  Sr OL 67 Walker Hankinson  Fr OL 68 Justin Throckmorton  Jr OL 72 Christian Henderson  So OL 73 Willie Allen  Sr OL 74 Jonah Brewster  Fr OL 76 Biron Rossell  So OL 78 Taylor Fondal  Sr WR 80 Griffin Hebert  Jr WR 81 Cee Jay Powell  Sr WR 82 Doyle Adams Jr.  Fr WR 83 Jake Norris  Sr WR 85 Joseph Walker  Fr WR 86 Wayne Toussant  So WR 87 Carson Rieder  Fr WR 88 Kyle Maxwell  Fr WR 89 Tahj Magee  So OL 95 Noah Pitre  So QB Luke Anthony RB Harlan Dixon Fr OL Michael Gause Jr OL Jerrren Gilbert Fr OL Xavier Guy Jr OL Bert Hale Fr WR Tre Harris Fr QB J. D. Head Fr WR C. J. McWilliams Fr OL Dakota White Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 3 Trey Baldwin  Sr S 7 Jaiden Cole  Jr LB 8 Brandon Floyd  Sr CB 16 CJ Johnson  Fr CB 17 Brodrick Calhoun  So CB 18 Zach Hannibal  Sr S 20 Kollin Hurt  Jr CB 23 Marquallius Turner So S 25 Bee Jay Williamson  So S 31 Christian Archangel  Fr LB 34 Reggie Cleveland  Sr S 36 Khiry Morrison  Fr CB 38 Charvis Thornton  Fr LB 42 Maki Carabin  Fr DE 43 Tristan Allen  Jr DT 44 Keivie Rose  Fr LB 46 Ezekiel Barnett  Sr DE 47 Eric Kendzior  Sr LB 48 Alex Zayed  Sr LB 49 Isaiah Windmon  So DT 50 Chris Spence  Sr DT 52 D. J. Jackson  So LB 54 Allen Walker  Fr DE 56 Mykol Clark  Fr LB 85 Willie Baker  Sr DE 91 Steven Shaw  So LB/DE 93 Deshon Hall So DL 95 Calvin Rhines  Fr DE 97 Milton Williams  Jr DL 99 Malik Wells  Jr DL Ben Bell Fr DL Dontrell Cobbs Fr LB Joren Dickey Jr LB Kershawn Fisher Fr LB Tyler Grubbs Fr CB Jemaurian Jones  So S Jamison Kelly Fr DB Taz Marshall Fr LB Joseph Mason Fr DB Damon McFarland Fr DL Keveion'ta Spears Fr DB Dallas Taylor-Cortez  So CB Cedric Woods Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 29 Brady Farlow  Sr LS 58 Reeves Blankenship  Jr LS 66 Noah White  Fr K/P 98 Jacob Barnes  Fr	Head coach Skip Holtz (Notre Dame) Coordinators/assistant coaches (East Carolina) Offensive Coordinator/QB David Blackwell (East Carolina) 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 Anthony Camp (McNeese State) Defensive Line Brock Hays (Grambling State) Running Backs John Allen (James Madison) Outside Receivers Trey Holtz (Ohio State) Inside 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 Ross Hornor 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: April 15, 2020

Schedule[]

Louisiana Tech announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.^[3] The 2020 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

The Bulldogs had games scheduled against Prairie View A&M, UNLV, and Vanderbilt, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4][5][6] On July 22, Louisiana Tech announced it had added a game against Houston Baptist as a replacement for Prairie View A&M.^[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	ESPN2	W 31–30	7,140
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	W 66–38	7,140
October 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 14–45	0
October 10	6:30 p.m.	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	W 21–17	7,140
October 17	5:00 p.m.	Marshall	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 17–35	7,140
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPNU	L 26–27	6,114
October 31	2:30 p.m.	UAB	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	Stadium	W 37–34 2OT	7,140
December 3	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	W 42–31	6,085
December 12	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 10–52	10,472
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–38	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:^[8]

Game summaries[]

at Southern Miss[]

Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 3 14 7 31 Golden Eagles 0 13 14 3 30 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 NE MPH Referee: Billy Wiliams TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Mike Golic Sr. (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 01:49 LT Griffin Hebert 5-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick) (15 plays, 79 yards, 7:09) LT 7–0 2 12:00 USM Kevin Perkins 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (11 plays, 67 yards, 4:49) LT 7–6 06:08 LT Jacob Barnes 28-yard field goal (10 plays, 55 yards, 5:52) LT 10–6 05:44 USM Tim Jones 74-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (1 play, 74 yards, 0:24) USM 13–10 3 13:58 USM Tim Jones 20-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (1 play, 20 yards, 0:09) USM 20–10 07:36 USM Jason Brownlee 5-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:51) USM 27–10 05:31 LT Adrian Hardy 32-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05) USM 27–17 00:29 LT Smoke Harris 35-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (4 plays, 46 yards, 1:10) USM 27–24 4 05:06 USM Briggs Bourgeois 37-yard field goal (13 plays, 57 yards, 5:51) USM 30–24 00:14 LT Griffin Hebert 4-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (17 plays, 74 yards, 5:51) LT 31–30

Over/under
USM −7	59[9]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	Southern Miss
First downs	26	20
Total yards	381	377
Rushing yards	163	137
Passing yards	218	240
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:52	27:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	13/21, 149 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Justin Henderson	18 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Adrian Hardy	5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	23/31, 240 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Don Ragsdale	11 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Tim Jones	8 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TDs

Houston Baptist[]

Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 14 3 7 14 38 • Bulldogs 17 21 14 14 66 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPN3): Lyn Rollins (play–by–play) and Chris Mycoskie (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:59 LT Jacob Barnes 51-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:23) LT 3–0 08:29 HBU Jerreth Sterns 4-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30) HBU 7–3 07:24 LT Wayne Toussant 44-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05) LT 10–7 03:42 HBU Ben Ratzlaff 6-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (12 plays, 82 yards, 3:42) HBU 14–10 00:49 LT Wayne Toussant 43-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) LT 17–14 2 13:34 LT Isaiah Graham 14-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (4 plays, 72 yards, 1:08) LT 24–14 12:01 LT Justin Henderson 3-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (1 play, 3 yards, 0:05) LT 31–14 03:24 LT Isaiah Graham 15-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (10 plays, 81 yards, 4:56) LT 38–14 00:15 HBU Gino Garcia 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 50 yards, 3:09) LT 38–17 3 09:48 HBU Jerreth Sterns 2-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (6 plays, 55 yards, 1:56) LT 38–24 07:50 LT Jawaun Johnson 41-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (4 plays, 70 yards, 1:58) LT 45–24 02:39 LT Luke Anthony 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:44) LT 52–24 4 13:25 HBU Ben Ratzlaff 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14) LT 52–31 08:52 LT Greg Garner 2-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 4:33) LT 59–31 05:42 HBU Jerreth Sterns 1-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (10 plays, 85 yards, 3:10) LT 59–38 01:15 LT Kyle Maxwell 7-yard pass from Westin Elliott (Jacob Barnes kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 4:27) LT 66–38

Over/under
LT −23.5	71[10]

Statistics	Houston Baptist	Louisiana Tech
First downs	26	32
Total yards	501	542
Rushing yards	95	182
Passing yards	406	360
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:37	30:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing	Bailey Zappe	37/58, 406 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ean Beek	6 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jerreth Sterns	14 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TDs
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	17/30, 314 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Justin Henderson	11 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Wayne Toussant	3 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TDs

at BYU[]

Louisiana Tech at Brigham Young

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 0 0 7 14 • No. 22 Cougars 7 21 10 7 45 Date: October 2, 2020 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Stormy Buonantomy (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 10:02 BYU Zach Wilson 9-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (6 plays, 78 yards, 2:57) BYU 7–0 06:51 LT Smoke Harris 66-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (6 plays, 82 yards, 3:11) TIE 7–7 2 10:34 BYU Carter Wheat 22-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (6 plays, 58 yards, 3:03) BYU 14–7 05:07 BYU Tyler Allgeier 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (9 plays, 58 yards, 3:30) BYU 21–7 00:59 BYU Gunner Romney 22-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 0:37) BYU 28–7 3 11:35 BYU Zach Wilson 1-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25) BYU 35–7 07:19 BYU Jake Oldroyd 45-yard field goal (6 plays, 26 yards, 1:41) BYU 38–7 4 13:25 BYU Zach Wilson 14-yard rush (Jake Oldroyd kick) (10 plays, 71 yards, 5:01) BYU 45–7 04:58 LT Smoke Harris 4-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 8:27) BYU 45–14

Over/under
BYU −24	61.5[11]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	BYU
First downs	18	26
Total yards	313	513
Rushing yards	74	188
Passing yards	239	325
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	18/27, 191 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Justin Henderson	13 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Smoke Harris	3 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	24/26, 325 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	10 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gunner Romney	7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

UTEP[]

Texas–El Paso at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 7 3 7 17 • Bulldogs 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:23 LT Israel Tucker 15-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:37) LT 7–0 2 09:56 UTEP Devaughn Cooper 33-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:57) TIE 7–7 01:36 LT Justin Henderson 14-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (9 plays, 72 yards, 3:32) LT 14–7 3 09:02 UTEP Gavin Baechle 29-yard field goal (8 plays, 33 yards, 3:31) LT 14–10 4 11:47 LT Israel Tucker 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (13 plays, 60 yards, 5:33) LT 21–10 11:32 UTEP Duron Lowe 100-yard kickoff returned (Gavin Baechle kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) LT 21–17

Over/under
LT −14.5	55.5[12]

Statistics	UTEP	Louisiana Tech
First downs	14	16
Total yards	266	210
Rushing yards	60	91
Passing yards	206	119
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	18/38, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Deion Hankins	15 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	7 receptions, 63 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	11/20, 85 yards
	Rushing	Justin Henderson	15 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Adrian Hardy	4 receptions, 58 yards

Marshall[]

Marshall at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Thundering Herd 7 7 14 7 35 Bulldogs 0 3 7 7 17 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 5:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Chris Bynum TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and AJ Ross (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 05:36 MARSH Grant Wells 1-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:43) MARSH 7–0 2 10:02 LT Jacob Barnes 35-yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 5:11) MARSH 7–3 05:36 MARSH Brenden Knox 1-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (12 plays, 85 yards, 6:20) MARSH 14–3 3 07:34 MARSH Brenden Knox 7-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (8 plays, 51 yards, 3:56) MARSH 21–3 05:41 LT Adrian Hardy 12-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 1:53) MARSH 21–10 03:09 MARSH Artie Henry 46-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32) MARSH 28–10 4 11:03 MARSH Corey Gammage 26-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 5:49) MARSH 35–10 00:36 LT Isaiah Graham 9-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick) (11 plays, 87 yards, 4:45) MARSH 35–17

Over/under
MARSH −12	48[13]

Statistics	Marshall	Louisiana Tech
First downs	25	17
Total yards	402	267
Rushing yards	175	7
Passing yards	227	260
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	35:31	24:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	19/24, 227 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brenden Knox	32 carries, 125 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Artie Henry	3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	18/25, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	4 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Adrian Hardy	9 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

at UTSA[]

Louisiana Tech at Texas–San Antonio

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 16 7 0 26 • Roadrunners 3 3 7 14 27 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Alamodome San Antonio, TX Game start: 7:04 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes Game attendance: 6,114 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:50 LT Jacob Barnes 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 63 yards, 6:10) LT 3–0 04:28 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 21-yard field goal (14 plays, 56 yards, 5:46) TIE 3–3 2 14:03 LT Jacob Barnes 46-yard field goal (6 plays, 14 yards, 1:59) LT 6–3 09:22 LT Jacob Barnes 22-yard field goal (10 plays, 29 yards, 3:49) LT 9–3 06:36 UTSA Hunter Duplessis 37-yard field goal (10 plays, 55 yards, 2:46) LT 9–6 03:43 LT Jacob Adams 13-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 2:53) LT 16–6 00:29 LT Jacob Barnes 24-yard field goal (8 plays, 40 yards, 1:38) LT 19–6 3 09:36 UTSA Sincere McCormick 2-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 5:24) LT 19–13 06:32 LT Ezekial Barnett 60-yard interception returned (Jacob Barnes kick) (3 plays, 4 yards, 1:19) LT 26–13 4 10:28 UTSA Sincere McCormick 6-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (3 plays, 71 yards, 0:35) LT 26–20 06:16 UTSA Sincere McCormick 45-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43) UTSA 27–26

Over/under
LT –2.5	53.5[14]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	UTSA
First downs	15	25
Total yards	247	385
Rushing yards	78	188
Passing yards	169	197
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	22/33, 148 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	19 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Cee Jay Powell	8 receptions, 54 yards
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	18/33, 189 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	37 carries, 165 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Tykee Ogle-Kellogg	4 receptions, 96 yards

UAB[]

Alabama–Birmingham at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 OT Total Blazers 0 14 17 0 3 34 • Bulldogs 3 14 0 14 6 37 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 5 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Max Browne (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:45 LT Jacob Barnes 27-yard field goal (8 plays, 58 yards, 3:15) LT 3–0 2 07:00 LT Khalil Ladler 81-yard interception returned (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:51) LT 10–0 06:48 UAB DeWayne McBride 75-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) LT 10–7 01:42 UAB Spencer Brown 6-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (6 plays, 98 yards, 2:33) UAB 14–10 00:19 LT Adrian Hardy 18-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (4 plays, 53 yards, 1:23) LT 17–14 3 12:55 UAB DeWayne McBride 22-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (4 plays, 50 yards, 2:05) UAB 21–17 11:11 UAB Spencer Brown 10-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (2 plays, 14 yards, 0:48) UAB 28–17 04:13 UAB Matt Quinn 45-yard field goal (11 plays, 42 yards, 5:28) UAB 31–17 4 14:54 LT Jawaun Johnson 30-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick) (2 plays, 45 yards, 0:27) UAB 31–24 00:10 LT Adrian Hardy 24-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick) (13 plays, 90 yards, 1:55) TIE 31–31 1OT LT Jacob Barnes 36-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards) LT 34–31 UAB Matt Quinn 42-yard field goal (6 plays, 1 yard) TIE 34–34 2OT LT Jacob Barnes 35-yard field goal (7 plays, 8 yards) LT 37–34

Over/under
UAB –13	47.5[15]

Statistics	UAB	Louisiana Tech
First downs	20	20
Total yards	485	381
Rushing yards	338	49
Passing yards	147	332
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Tyler Johnston III	4/9, 81 yards
	Rushing	Spencer Brown	29 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Watkins Jr.	6 receptions, 95 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Aaron Allen	18/26, 191 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	17 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Adrian Hardy	7 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs

at North Texas[]

Louisiana Tech at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 14 0 42 Mean Green 14 3 7 7 31 Date: December 3, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 5:02 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 6,085 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NNW 14 MPH Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:25 LT Smoke Harris 12-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:17) LT 7–0 07:41 UNT Jaelon Darden 13-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 2:44) TIE 7–7 04:45 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:10) UNT 14–7 2 12:13 LT Greg Garner 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (17 plays, 68 yards, 7:32) TIE 14–14 07:40 LT Israel Tucker 2-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (8 plays, 36 yards, 3:09) LT 21–14 03:05 UNT Ethan Mooney 48-yard field goal (12 plays, 39 yards, 4:35) LT 21–17 00:13 LT Kyle Maxwell 5-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (9 plays, 64 yards, 2:52) LT 28–17 3 05:13 LT Smoke Harris 6-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (12 plays, 53 yards, 5:22) LT 35–17 04:23 UNT Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50) LT 35–24 01:21 LT Israel Tucker 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 3:02) LT 42–24 4 10:37 UNT Jaelon Darden 10-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (8 plays, 52 yards, 2:03) LT 42–31

Over/under
LT –11.5	74[16]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	North Texas
First downs	24	19
Total yards	341	386
Rushing yards	183	155
Passing yards	158	231
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:19	23:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	13/20, 110 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	37 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Smoke Harris	7 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	17/30, 231 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nic Smith	16 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 135 yards, 3 TDs

at TCU[]

Louisiana Tech at Texas Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 3 7 10 • Horned Frogs 10 21 14 7 52 Date: December 12, 2020 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 10,472 Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 3 MPH Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (FoxSports1): Cory Provous (play–by–play) and Robert Smith (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:18 TCU Griffin Kell 22-yard field goal (6 plays, 37 yards, 3:27) TCU 3–0 01:17 TCU Max Duggan 5-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (2 plays, 8 yards, 0:42) TCU 10–0 2 14:33 TCU Quentin Johnston 76-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick) (1 play, 76 yards, 0:12) TCU 17–0 11:56 TCU Zach Evans 4-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (4 plays, 23 yards, 2:00) TCU 24–0 02:11 TCU Quentin Johnston 1-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (12 plays, 70 yards, 5:03) TCU 31–0 3 14:46 TCU Zach Evans 75-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:14) TCU 38–0 11:19 TCU Kendre Miller 38-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (3 plays, 40 yards, 1:41) TCU 45–0 05:48 LT Jacob Barnes 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 9 yards, 2:54) TCU 45–3 4 11:13 LT Griffin Hebert 13-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 7:22) TCU 45–10 01:31 TCU Kendre Miller 89-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (2 plays, 92 yards, 0:58) TCU 52–10

Over/under
TCU –21.5	50[17]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	TCU
First downs	15	15
Total yards	244	494
Rushing yards	52	333
Passing yards	192	161
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:17	25:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	15/25, 161 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	10 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Graham	3 receptions, 44 yards
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	10/13, 160 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	5 carries, 136 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

vs. Georgia Southern (New Orleans Bowl)[]

Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 7 14 7 10 38 Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3 Date: December 23, 2020 Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:04 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 3,000 Game weather: Weather: N/A (Indoors)• Wind: None Referee: C. Lamertina TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:52 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:08) GASO 7–0 2 14:51 GASO Khaleb Hood 65-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick) (5 plays, 72 yards, 1:41) GASO 14–0 06:26 GASO Shai Werts 37-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 0 yards, 1:20) GASO 21–0 00:09 LT Jacob Barnes 45-yard field goal (4 plays, -7 yards, 0:22) GASO 21–3 3 05:54 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (4 plays, 47 yards, 1:29) GASO 28–3 4 13:28 GASO Alex Raynor 25-yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58) GASO 31–3 03:07 GASO Gerald Green 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40) GASO 38–3

Over/under
GASO –4.5	51[18]

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Louisiana Tech
First downs	17	15
Total yards	448	232
Rushing yards	322	113
Passing yards	126	119
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	34:27	25:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gerald Green	16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Khaleb Hood	1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	JD Head	9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	20 carries, 123 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Graham	3 receptions, 26 yards

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	73	Milton Williams	DT	Philadelphia Eagles

References[]