Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech is 7-2 and No. 80 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 3.9 points below an average FBS team. Last game: won 41-17 at Troy in Week 10.
Week 11: vs Southern Miss, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Louisiana Tech is No. 80
- Louisiana Tech's rating is −3.9: the machine's estimate that Louisiana Tech is 3.9 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 80 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −9.6, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 5.7.
- The biggest weekly moves: +1.8 after Week 7 (W 24-0 at UL Monroe) and +1.7 after Week 8 (W 26-0 vs Old Dominion).
- Its record is 7-2. The 2 losses were to No. 3 LSU, No. 29 Baylor, by 24.0 points on average. The 7 wins came by 23.7 points on average; the best was over No. 85 Army. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 85 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 79 Georgia Southern (−3.9); just below is No. 81 Tulsa (−4.0).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Sonny Cumbie is in his 5th season at Louisiana Tech (since 2022). This season: 7-2. At Louisiana Tech overall: 26-33, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 186-261 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2180 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 21-3 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.4No. 26 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 12.3%No. 32 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 6.5%No. 96 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 335-1282 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 3.8No. 106 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 11.7%No. 110 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 19.4%No. 101 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 33.6No. 31 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.92No. 61 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 41.7%No. 51 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 63.2%No. 56 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 10No. 48 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 20.4No. 37 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.03No. 31 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.9No. 55 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 3.4No. 25 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 8.0%No. 13 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 21No. 4 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 35.7%No. 46 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Blake Baker122-168, 1504 yds, 14 TD, 1 INT
- Trey Kukuk58-86, 562 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
- Andrew Burnette97 carries, 385 yds, 3 TD
- Trey Kukuk49 carries, 235 yds, 2 TD
- Dylone Brooks19 carries, 175 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
- Jalen Mickens48 catches, 628 yds, 4 TD
- Eli Finley46 catches, 521 yds, 6 TD
- Marcus Calwise Jr.28 catches, 384 yds, 3 TD
Tackles
- Alonzo Jackson Jr.69
- Kolbe Fields58
- Jadon Mayfield54
Sacks
- Alonzo Jackson Jr.9
- Jadon Mayfield3
- Lane Condry2.5
Interceptions
- Jordan McRae3
- Janard Lockhardt2
- Kam Franklin2
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Blake BakerMost passes in the last game8 games168 attempts64%
- Trey Kukuk8 games86 attempts33%
Carrying
- Andrew Burnette9 games97 carries47%
- Sergio Snider8 games27 carries13%
- Rayshun Hurt5 games24 carries12%
- Jaden Miller4 games21 carries10%
Catching
- Jalen Mickens9 games48 catches26%
- Eli Finley9 games46 catches25%
- Marcus Calwise Jr.7 games28 catches15%
- Talyn Shettron7 games19 catches10%
Tackling
- Alonzo Jackson Jr.9 games69 tackles11%
- Kolbe Fields9 games58 tackles9%
- Jadon Mayfield9 games54 tackles9%
- Zheric Hill9 games54 tackles9%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 80–6 vs Northwestern State. Northwestern State is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 2 L 14–45 at LSU. The run game struggled: -0.1 yards a carry, 3.1 less than LSU usually allows. The defense had 5 sacks.
- Week 3 L 19–36 at Baylor. The pass defense gave ground: Baylor got 10.6 yards an attempt, 3.6 over what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 5 W 31–29 vs Army. The run game was the strength: 7.4 yards a carry, 2.3 more than Army usually allows. The machine had Army by 0.9 (52%), so this was a win it did not see coming.
- Week 6 W 32–31 vs Louisiana. The pass defense gave ground: Louisiana got 10.0 yards an attempt, 2.8 over what it usually gains.
- Week 7 W 24–0 at UL Monroe. The run game struggled: 3.7 yards a carry, 1.8 less than UL Monroe usually allows.
- Week 8 W 26–0 vs Old Dominion. The run defense was the strength: Old Dominion got -0.6 yards a carry, 3.2 under what it usually gains. The defense had 6 sacks.
- Week 9 W 35–20 at South Alabama. The run game struggled: 3.0 yards a carry, 3.1 less than South Alabama usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 10 W 41–17 at Troy. The run defense was the strength: Troy got 1.5 yards a carry, 3.0 under what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 3.