2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
C-USA West Division co-champion Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Diaco (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (Capacity: 28,562)

2019 Conference USA football standings

	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.

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

All-CUSA Offense

Position	Player	Class
WR	Adrian Hardy	Jr.

All-CUSA Defense

Position	Player	Class
DB	Amik Robertson	Jr.

All-CUSA Special Teams

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  Fr QB 5 Logan McFadden Fr WR 6 Adrian Hardy  Jr QB 8 J'Mar Smith  Sr QB 10 Westin Elliott  Jr WR 11 George Scott Jr WR 13 Isaiah Graham  Jr WR 14 Praise Okorie Jr WR 15 Malik Stanley  Sr TE 16 Zach Cousar  Jr QB 18 Jakson Thomson Fr WR 19 Smoke Harris  Fr RB 22 Israel Tucker  Jr RB 23 Jaqwis Dancy  Sr WR 24 Joshua Matthews  So WR 26 Jawaun Johnson Jr RB 27 Elijah Hines Fr RB 29 DeAndre Marcus  Fr RB 32 Ishmael Landers Fr RB 33 Justin Henderson  Jr FB 41 Bobby Holly  Sr FB 45 Jacob Adams  So OL 47 Drake Carroll  Fr OL 51 Antawn Lewis  So OL 55 Drew Kirkpatrick  Sr OL 60 Brett Pope Fr OL 61 Ethan Reed  Sr OL 62 Abraham Delfin  So OL 63 Stevie Ballard Fr OL 64 Joshua Mote  So OL 65 Kody Russey  Jr OL 67 Walker Hankinson Fr OL 68 Justin Throckmorton  So OL 72 Christian Henderson  Fr OL 73 Willie Allen  Jr OL 74 Jonah Brewster Fr OL 76 Biron Rossell  Fr OL 77 Gewhite Stallworth  Sr OL 78 Taylor Fondal  Jr OL 79 Carter Habich So WR 80 Griffin Hebert  So WR 81 Cee Jay Powell  Jr WR 82 Doyle Adams Jr. Fr WR 83 Jake Norris  Jr WR 84 Javonte Woodard  Sr WR 85 Joseph Walker Fr WR 86 Wayne Toussant  Fr WR 87 Carson Rieder Fr WR 88 Kyle Maxwell Fr WR 89 Tahj Magee  Fr OL 95 Noah Pitre  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 L'Jarius Sneed Sr LB 2 Connor Taylor Sr LB 3 Trey Baldwin  Jr S 4 Darryl Lewis  Sr CB 5 Michael Sam  Sr S 7 Jaiden Cole  So LB 8 Brandon Floyd  Jr S 10 James Jackson  Sr CB 16 CJ Johnson Fr CB 17 Brodrick Calhoun  Fr CB 18 Zach Hannibal  Jr S 20 Kollin Hurt  So CB 21 Amik Robertson Jr CB 23 Marquallius Turner Fr S 25 Bee Jay Williamson  Fr LB 26 Jacorion Andrews  So CB 30 Aaron Robertson  Sr S 31 Christian Archangel Fr CB 32 Trey Spencer  Sr LB 34 Reggie Cleveland  Jr LB 35 Collin Scott  Sr S 36 Khiry Morrison Fr CB 37 Ephraim Kitchen  Sr CB 38 Charvis Thornton Fr LB 39 Randy Hogan  Sr LB 42 Maki Carabin Fr DE 43 Tristan Allen  So DT 44 Keivie Rose Fr LB 46 Ezekiel Barnett  Jr DE 47 Eric Kendzior  Jr LB 48 Alex Zayed  Jr LB 49 Isaiah Windmon  Fr DT 50 Chris Spence  Jr DT 52 D. J. Jackson  Fr LB 54 Allen Walker Fr DE 56 Mykol Clark Fr DS 58 Reeves Blankenship  So LB 85 Willie Baker  Jr DT 90 Courtney Wallace  Sr DE 91 Steven Shaw  Fr DT 92 La'Dante Davenport  Sr LB 93 Deshon Hall Fr DL 94 Kevin Murphy  Sr DL 95 Calvin Rhines Fr DT 96 Ka'Derrion Mason Sr DE 97 Milton Williams  So DL 99 Malik Wells Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Bailey Hale  Sr P/K 29 Brady Farlow  Jr LS 40 Kyle Conrad  Jr LS 66 Noah White Fr K/P 98 Jacob Barnes Fr	Head coach Skip Holtz (Notre Dame) Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Sloan (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 Redshirt Roster Last update: April 16, 2020

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 14–45	93,418
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Grambling State*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	NFLN	W 20–14	23,174
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 35–7	18,021
September 20	7:00 p.m.	FIU	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	W 43–31	18,782
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 23–20 OT	19,075
October 12	6:00 p.m.	UMass*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	W 69–21	19,682
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	NFLN	W 45–30	23,419
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	W 42–21	16,084
November 9	3:00 p.m.	North Texas	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	Stadium	W 52–17	22,792
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 10–31	19,893
November 23	2:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 14–20	18,346
November 30	2:30 p.m.	UTSA	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 41–27	14,782
December 26	3:00 p.m.	vs. Miami (FL)*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 14–0	33,129
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas	–19.0

Louisiana Tech at Texas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	14	14
No. 10 Longhorns	7	17	14	7	45

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
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Game information

First quarter (12:40) TEX TD – Devin Duvernay 4-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:20 Second quarter (13:20) TEX TD – Collin Johnson 6-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 14–0; Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:32 (10:26) TEX TD – Brennan Eagles 28-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 21–0; Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:34 (02:56) TEX FG – Cameron Dicker 43-yard field goal Texas 24–0; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:08 Third quarter (09:06) TEX TD – Brennan Eagles 25-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 31–0; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:46 (02:44) TEX TD – Keaontay Ingram 1-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 38–0; Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30 Fourth quarter (13:31) LT TD – Malik Stanley 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Texas 38–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:13 (07:54) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 12-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Texas 38–14; Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:52 (01:09) TEX TD – Casey Thompson 2-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Texas 45–14; Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:43 Top passers TEX – Sam Ehlinger – 28/38, 276 yards, 4 TD LT – J'Mar Smith – 34/51, 331 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TEX – Keaontay Ingram – 11 carries, 78 yards, TD LT – Jaqwis Dancy – 7 carries, 25 yards Top receivers TEX – Brennan Eagles – 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD LT – Smoke Harris – 6 receptions, 58 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	Sep. 4, 2010	W, 20–6

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–30.0

Grambling State at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	7	13	0	0	20

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
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Game information

First quarter (01:34) LT TD – Justin Henderson 7-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:09 Second quarter (10:13) LT FG – Bailey Hare 33-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 10–0; Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:57 (04:38) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 40-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 17–0; Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:04 (02:16) LT FG – Bailey Hare 48-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 20–0; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:51 Third quarter (07:01) GRAM TD – Raylon Richardson 23-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 3:52 Fourth quarter (03:23) GRAM TD – Jakarie Nichols 2-yard rush, Garrett Urban kick Louisiana Tech 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:39 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 17/25, 220 yards, TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 26/40, 239 yards, TD Top rushers LT – Israel Tucker – 16 carries, 71 yards GRAM – Damien Crumitie – 16 carries, 68 yards Top receivers LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD GRAM – Raylon Richardson – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	Aug. 30, 1997	W, 30–23

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–13.0

Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	0	14	35
Falcons	7	0	0	0	7

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+
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Game information

First quarter (12:14) BGSU TD – Bryson Denley 1-yard rush, Nate Needham kick Bowling Green 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:46 (11:11) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 49-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:58 (10:23) LT TD – Amik Robertson 36-yard interception returned, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:43 Second quarter (05:49) LT TD – Jaqwis Dancy 8-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:40 Fourth quarter (14:49) LT TD – Jaqwis Dancy 2-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 28–7; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27 (10:19) LT TD – Smoke Harris 27-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:20 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 19/26, 267 yards, 2 TD BGSU – Darius Wade – 18/38, 171 yards, INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 9 carries, 95 yards BGSU – Davon Jones – 13 carries, 48 yards Top receivers LT – Adrian Hardy – 6 receptions, 95 yards BGSU – Quintin Morris – 6 receptions, 90 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	Oct. 22, 2016	W, 44–24

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–7.0

Florida International at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	14	7	31
Bulldogs	0	13	14	16	43

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
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Game information

Second quarter (14:56) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48 (12:24) FIU FG – Jose Borregales 36-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:32 (09:26) LT TD – Justin Henderson 29-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 10–3; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:58 (00:52) FIU TD – James Morgan 15-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:45 (00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hare 45-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 13–10; Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:52 Third quarter (13:24) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 2-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick Florida International 17–13; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36 (08:50) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:34 (06:57) FIU TD – Shemar Thornton 31-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick Florida International 24–20; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:53 (04:16) LT TD – Justin Henderson 6-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 27–24; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:41 Fourth quarter (13:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 41-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 30–24; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:13 (05:09) LT FG – Bailey Hare 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 33–24; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:10 (02:17) LT FG – Bailey Hare 29-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 36–24; Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:36 (00:51) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 1-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick Louisiana Tech 36–31; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:26 (00:46) LT TD – Amik Robertson 30-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 43–31; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 27/41, 290 yards, INT FIU – James Morgan – 29/41, 394 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 15 carries, 141 yards, 3 TD FIU – Napoleon Maxwell – 8 carries, 78 yards Top receivers LT – Griffin Hebert – 5 receptions, 78 yards FIU – Austin Maloney – 5 receptions, 113 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–4	Nov. 10, 2018	W, 28–13

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–9.0

Louisiana Tech at Rice – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	3	6	23
Owls	7	7	0	3	3	20

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
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Game information

First quarter (09:58) RICE TD – Aston Walker 16-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Rice 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09 (03:32) LT TD – Adrian Hardy 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26 Second quarter (13:25) RICE TD – Aston Walker 2-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Rice 14–7; Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:07 Third quarter (01:23) LT TD – Justin Henderson 26-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58 Fourth quarter (02:51) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Rice 17–14; Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:09 (01:10) LT FG – Bailey Hare 31-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:41 First overtime RICE FG – Chris Barnes 36-yard field goal Rice 20–17; Drive: 10 plays, 0 yards LT TD – J'Mar Smith 12-yard rush Louisiana Tech 23–20; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 21/39, 210 yards, TD RICE – Wiley Green – 14/22, 128 yards Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 12 carries, 64 yards, TD RICE – Aston Walter – 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD Top receivers LT – Adrian Hardy – 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD RICE – Brad Rozner – 5 receptions, 64 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	Oct. 15, 2016	W, 56–28

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–31.5

Massachusetts at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21
Bulldogs	28	24	10	7	69

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
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Game information

First quarter (14:05) LT TD – Amik Robertson 42-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 0:55 (10:27) LT TD – Justin Henderson 74-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:40 (08:52) LT TD – Justin Henderson 4-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–0; Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:48 (02:24) LT TD – Justin Henderson 3-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 28–0; Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:03 Second quarter (14:15) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 17-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 35–0; Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:44 (10:57) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 42–0; Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:16 (09:40) UMASS TD – Randall West 1-yard rush, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 42–7; Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:17 (06:58) UMASS TD – Kyle Horn 12-yard pass from Randall West, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 42–14; Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:47 (02:20) LT TD – Cee Jay Powell 2-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 49–14; Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:51 (00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hale 42-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 52–14; Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:20 Third quarter (10:40) LT FG – Bailey Hale 23-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 55–14; Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:20 (07:04) UMASS TD – Bilal Ally 51-yard rush, Cooper Garcia kick Louisiana Tech 55–21; Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:12 (06:49) LT TD – DeAndre Marcus 30-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 62–21; Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:15 Fourth quarter (11:28) LT TD – Tahj Magee 13-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 69–21; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 6:12 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 16/28, 239 yards, 3 TD UMASS – Randall West – 17/29, 172 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 11 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD UMASS – Bilal Ally – 10 carries, 92 yards, TD Top receivers LT – Cee Jay Powell – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD UMASS – Zak Simon – 4 receptions, 43 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–35	Nov. 17, 2018	L, 20–21

Pregame line	Over/under
Southern Miss	–3.0

Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	14	13	0	3	30
Bulldogs	7	17	0	21	45

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
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Game information

First quarter (14:47) USM TD – De'Michael Harris 100-yard kickoff returned, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 7–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13 (06:48) USM TD – Ray Ladner 15-yard pass from Jack Abraham, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 14–0; Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:46 (00:04) LT TD – Malik Stanley 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Southern Miss 14–7; Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:44 Second quarter (14:39) LT TD – Justin Henderson 30-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:06 (10:28) USM TD – Jack Abraham 37-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:11 (09:14) LT FG – Bailey Hale 50-yard field goal Southern Miss 21–17; Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:14 (04:32) USM FG – Andrew Stein 28-yard field goal Southern Miss 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:42 (02:24) USM FG – Andrew Stein 46-yard field goal Souther Miss 27–17; Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:55 (00:56) LT TD – Justin Henderson 2-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Southern Miss 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:28 Fourth quarter (12:02) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–27; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:01 (06:28) LT TD – Bobby Holly 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 38–27; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:55 (03:36) USM FG – Andrew Stein 41-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 38–30; Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:52 (01:27) LT TD – Ezekiel Barnett 30-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 45–30; Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:24 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 14/21, 325 yards, TD, INT USM – Jack Abraham – 26/40, 327 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 19 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD USM – Kevin Perkins – 12 carries, 56 yards Top receivers LT – Malik Stanley – 8 receptions, 212 yards, 2 TD USM – Quez Watkins – 6 receptions, 102 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–2–1	Oct. 20, 2018	W, 31–24

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–18.0

Louisiana Tech at Texas–El Paso – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	14	0	42
Miners	7	0	0	14	21

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
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Game information

First quarter (07:41) LT TD – Israel Tucker 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:17 (01:35) UTEP TD – Treyvon Hughes 5-yard rush, Gavin Baechle kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:02 Second quarter (09:45) LT TD – Malik Stanley 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–7; Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:45 (06:27) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 23-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:54 (00:27) LT TD – Justin Henderson 3-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 28–7; Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:27 Third quarter (05:58) LT TD – Bobby Holly 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 35–7; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:45 (02:07) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 42–7; Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:51 Fourth quarter (09:49) UTEP TD – Kai Locksley 1-yard rush, Gavin Baechle kick Louisiana Tech 42–14; Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:11 (02:51) UTEP TD – Jacob Cowing 54-yard pass from Kai Locksley, Gavin Baechle kick Louisiana Tech 42–21; Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:32 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 29/35, 338 yards, 3 TD UTEP – Kai Locksley – 17/30, 227 yards, 1 TD Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 17 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD UTEP – Treyvon Hughes – 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Top receivers LT – Cee Jay Powell – 6 receptions, 85 yards UTEP – Jacob Cowing – 2 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7	Sep. 29, 2018	W, 29–27

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–5.5

North Texas at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	3	0	0	14	17
Bulldogs	7	10	14	21	52

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
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Game information

First quarter (12:07) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 38-yard field goal North Texas 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:51 (09:42) LT TD – Justi Henderson 10-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:25 Second quarter (07:29) LT FG – Bailey Hale 24-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 10–3; Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:09 (00:00) LT TD – Justin Henderson 1-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 17–3; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:06 Third quarter (05:08) LT TD – Israel Tucker 8-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 24–3; Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:27 (01:15) LT TD – Israel Graham 80-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–3; Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12 Fourth quarter (13:00) LT TD – Smoke Harris 8-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 38–3; Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:06 (09:40) LT TD – L'Jarius Sneed 68-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 45–3; Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:20 (09:25) UND TD – Michael Lawrence 74-yard pass from Austin Aune, Ethan Mooney kick Louisiana Tech 45–10; Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:15 (05:08) LT TD – Jawaun Johnson 15-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 52–10; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:17 (03:13) UND TD – Tre Siggers 22-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Louisiana Tech 52–17; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:55 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 21/38, 263 yards, TD, INT UNT – Austin Aune – 3/4, 123 yards, TD Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 15 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD UNT – Tre Siggers – 19 carries, 77 yards, TD Top receivers LT – Adrian Hardy – 9 receptions, 104 yards UNT – Michael Lawrence – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	Dec. 6, 2014	L, 23–26

Pregame line	Over/under
Marshall	–6.5

Louisiana Tech at Marshall – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	3	0	10
Thundering Herd	0	17	7	7	31

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
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Game information

First quarter (09:07) LT TD – Justin Henderson 5-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:32 Second quarter (06:58) MAR FG – Justin Rohrwasser 44-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:30 (04:25) MAR TD – Willie Johnson 18-yard pass from Isaiah Green, Justin Rohrwasser kick kick Marshall 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:50 (00:40) MAR TD – Brenden Knox 1-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 17–7; Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:08 Third quarter (04:04) LT FG – Bailey Hale 38-yard field goal Marshall 17–10; Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:54 (00:33) MAR TD – Isaiah Green 17-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 24–10; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31 Fourth quarter (06:25) MAR TD – Brenden Knox 4-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Marshall 31–10; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:22 Top passers MAR – Isaiah Green – 14/26, 213 yards, TD, INT LT – Aaron Allen – 19/32, 159 yards Top rushers MAR – Brenden Knox – 25 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD LT – Justin Henderson – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD Top receivers MAR – Obi Obialo – 8 receptions, 146 yards LT – Smoke Harris – 9 receptions, 91 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	Oct. 6, 2018	L, 7–28

Pregame line	Over/under
UAB	–6.5

Louisiana Tech at Alabama–Birmingham – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Blazers	3	10	7	0	20

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+
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Game information

First quarter (10:21) UAB FG – Nick Vogel 36-yard field goal Alabama–Birmingham 3–0; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:39 Second quarter (09:15) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 42-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46 (01:35) UAB TD – Gerrit Prince 14-yard pass from Dylan Hopkins, Nick Vogel kick Alabama–Birmingham 10–7; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:21 (00:23) UAB FG – Nick Vogel 31-yard field goal Alabama–Birmingham 13–7; Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:48 Third quarter (04:20) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 2-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Alabama–Birmingham 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:45 Fourth quarter (08:07) LT TD – Smoke Harris 5-yard pass from Aaron Allen, Bailey Hale kick Alabama–Birmingham 20–14; Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:04 Top passers UAB – Dylan Hopkins – 11/21, 185 yards, TD, INT LT – Aaron Allen – 16/34, 173 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UAB – Lucious Stanley – 13 carries, 61 yards,TD LT – Justin Henderson – 16 carries, 63 yards Top receivers UAB – Myron Mitchell – 4 receptions, 81 yards LT – Isaiah Graham – reception, 42 yards, TD

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	Oct. 13, 2018	W, 31–3

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–20.5

Texas–San Antonio at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	7	3	7	27
Bulldogs	14	10	10	7	41

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

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

First quarter (12:02) LT FG – Hunter Duplessis 28-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58 (10:59) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 22-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:03 (03:21) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 5-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 14–3; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43 (00:16) UTSA TD – Brenden Brady 2-yard rush, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 Second quarter (11:35) UTSA TD – Blaze Moorhead 0-yard fumble returned, Hunter Duplessis kick Texas–San Antonio 17–14; Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:39 (08:39) LT TD – Isaiah Graham 39-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 21–17; Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:56 (00:00) LT FG – Bailey Hale 34-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 24–17; Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:08 Third quarter (07:08) LT TD – James Jackson 17-yard interception returned, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 31–17; Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:23 (04:52) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 27-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:16 (01:17) LT FG – Bailey Hale 25-yard field goal Louisiana Tech 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:35 Fourth quarter (12:46) LT TD – Griffin Hebert 24-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Louisiana Tech 41–20; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05 (06:59) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard pass from Jordan Weeks, Hunter Duplessis kick Louisiana Tech 41–27; Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:47 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 25/35, 331 yards, 3 TD UTSA – Jordan Weeks – 26/44, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 20 carries, 105 yards UTSA – Sincere McCormick – 17 carries, 119 yards Top receivers LT – Griffin Hebert – 3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD UTSA – Sheldon Jones – 8 receptions, 115 yards

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	Sep. 18, 2004	L 48–0

Pregame line	Over/under
Miami	–7.0

Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

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
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Game information

Second Quarter (09:34) LT TD – Isreal Tucker 26-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:18 Fourth Quarter (01:15) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 8-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick Louisiana Tech 14–0; Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:07 Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 13/28, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT MIA – Jarren Williams – 9/20, 94 yards, 1 INT Top rushers LT – Justin Henderson – 22 carries, 95 yards MIA – Cam'Ron Harris – 12 carries, 31 yards Top receivers LT – Malik Stanley – 3 receptions, 75 yards MIA – K.J. Osborn – 5 receptions, 56 yards

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