2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football | |
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C-USA West Division co-champion Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 14–0 vs. Miami (FL) | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Todd Fitch (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Diaco (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Joe Aillet Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Preseason
[edit]CUSA media poll
[edit]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]
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Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
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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
[edit]2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[2]
Position | Player | Class |
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WR | Adrian Hardy | Jr. |
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DB | Amik Robertson | Jr. |
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No players were selected |
Roster
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Special teams
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Schedule
[edit]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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Texas* | LHN | L 14–45 | 93,418 | |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Grambling State* | NFLN | W 20–14 | 23,174 | |
September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 18,021 | |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU |
| CBSSN | W 43–31 | 18,782 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN3 | W 23–20 OT | 19,075 | |
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass* |
| ESPN3 | W 69–21 | 19,682 |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| NFLN | W 45–30 | 23,419 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP | ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 16,084 | |
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | North Texas![]() |
| Stadium | W 52–17 | 22,792 |
November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marshall | CBSSN | L 10–31 | 19,893 | |
November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at UAB | ESPN+ | L 14–20 | 18,346 | |
November 30 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA |
| ESPN+ | W 41–27 | 14,782 |
December 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Miami (FL)* | ESPN | W 14–0 | 33,129 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]At Texas
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Texas | –19.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
- [1] [2] [3]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Texas |
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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 |
Grambling State
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –30.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
- [4] [5] [6]
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Statistics | Grambling State | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
At Bowling Green
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –13.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Bowling Green |
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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 |
FIU
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –7.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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Statistics | FIU | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
At Rice
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –9.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Rice |
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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 |
UMass
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –31.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 69 |
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Statistics | UMass | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
Southern Miss
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Southern Miss | –3.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
- [19] [20] [21]
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Statistics | Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
At UTEP
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –18.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | UTEP |
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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 |
North Texas
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –5.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
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Statistics | North Texas | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
At Marshall
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Marshall | –6.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Marshall |
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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 UAB
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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UAB | –6.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Blazers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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Statistics | Louisiana Tech | UAB |
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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 |
UTSA
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Louisiana Tech | –20.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
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Statistics | UTSA | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
Vs. Miami (FL) (Independence Bowl)
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Miami | –7.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Statistics | Miami | Louisiana Tech |
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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 |
Players drafted into the NFL
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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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
[edit]- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
- ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech Announces 2019 Football Schedule". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 23, 2019.