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BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2017 \\\ 2017 DXL FRISCO BOWL ///

RECORD

THE RUNDOWN

OVERALL:

6-6

C-USA NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

4-4 2-2 3-4 3-2 0-0

Dec. 20, 2017 | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, Texas | 7 p.m. CT | ESPN | LA Tech Sports Network

THE SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 20

NORTHWESTERN STATE (ESPN3) MISSISSIPPI STATE (CBSSN) at WKU* (STADIUM) at South Carolina (SECN) SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPN3) at UAB* SOUTHERN MISS* (STADIUM) at Rice* (FloSports.TV) NORTH TEXAS* (STADIUM) FLORIDA ATLANTIC* (STADIUM) at UTEP* UTSA* (ESPNU) SMU (ESPN) < DXL Frisco Bowl >

Time W, 52-24 L, 21-57 W, 23-22 L, 16-17 W, 34-16 L, 22-23 L, 27-34 W, 42-28 L, 23-24 L, 23-48 W, 42-21 W, 20-6 7 P.M.

LOUISIANA TECH

SMU

BULLDOGS

MUSTANGS

2017 Record: 6-6, 4-4 C-USA Head Coach: Skip Holtz Career: 125-99 (18th Year) at LA Tech: 37-28 (5th Year)

2017 Record: 7-5, 4-4 AAC Head Coach: Sonny Dykes Career: 41-45 (8th Year) at SMU: 0-0 (1st Year)

STAT LEADERS

* Conference USA Opponent // All times central

#8 Ben Hicks

#8 J'Mar Smith

TUNE IN TV: ESPN Mike Couzens (PxP) John Congemi (Analyst) Kris Budden (Sideline)

214-386-5, 2,758 yards, 13 TD

PASSING

257-438-9, 3,442 yards, 32 TD

#5 Xavier Jones

#6 Boston Scott 163 att., 937 yards, 8 TD

RUSHING

170 att., 1,019 yards, 9 TD

#18 Trey Quinn

#9 Teddy Veal

RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network Dave Nitz (PxP) Teddy Allen (Analyst) Nick Brown (Sideline)

69 rec., 832 yards, 5 TD

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Associate A.D. / Communications Phone: (318) 257-3145 Email: mbutler@latech.edu

Kane McGuire (Secondary) Assistant Director / Communications Email: kmcguire@latech.edu

Brock McKee (Secondary) Assistant Director / Communications Email: bmckee@latech.edu

A LA TECH WIN WOULD ...

• Give Louisiana Tech its fourth consecutive bowl victory dating back to the 2014 season • Make the Bulldogs 6-3-1 all-time in bowl games since the program joined the Division I ranks in 1975

• Be the third straight for the Bulldogs over SMU and improve LA Tech's series record against the Mustangs to 4-1 all-time • Improve Skip Holtz's bowl record as a head coach to 6-3 all-time

#4 Mikial Onu

DEFENSE

93 Tackles (73 solo), 2 INT, 6 PBU, 1 FF

AT A GLANCE

Anna Claire Thomas (Primary)

Malcolm Butler (Secondary)

106 rec., 1,191 yards, 12 TD

#33 Dae'Von Washington 66 Tackles (40 solo), 5.0 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FF

Assistant Director / Communications Phone: (318) 257-5314 Email: acthomas@latech.edu

RECEIVING

KEY STORYLINES

» LA Tech Set for 4th Consecutive Bowl Appearance Louisiana Tech is set to appear in the program's fourth straight bowl game on Dec. 20 when the Bulldogs take on the SMU Mustangs in the inaugural 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl at Toyota Stadium. LA Tech is one of only two Group of 5 programs this bowl season that has won three consecutive bowl games (along with WKU).

They are one of only eight total programs in the nation to do so (along with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Utah, Georgia, Wisconsin, Stanford and WKU). » LA Tech to Face Former WAC Foe SMU When Louisiana Tech faces off against SMU in the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl, it will not only mark the team's fourth consecutive bowl appearance since 2014, but it will also be a reunion of sorts between the Bulldogs and Mustangs. LA Tech and SMU were both members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2001-04 with the two teams facing each other once a year in that span. SMU joined the WAC in 1996 before leaving for Conference USA, which LA Tech is currently a member of, in 2005. The Bulldogs became members of the WAC in 2001 before joining C-USA in 2013, while SMU departed from C-USA that same year to join the American Athletic Conference. In LA Tech's first game as members of the WAC in 2001, the Bulldogs played hosts to SMU at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, where the Bulldogs brought home a 36-6 victory over the Mustangs to open season.

SERIES INFORMATION Overall: Ruston: Dallas: Neutral: First Meeting: Last Meeting: Streak:

LA Tech leads, 3-1 LA Tech leads, 1-0 Series tied, 1-1 LA Tech leads, 1-0 LA Tech won, 36-6, in Shreveport (2001) LA Tech won, 41-10, in Dallas (2004) LA Tech, 2

THE VENUE Stadium: Capacity: Surface:

Toyota Stadium 20,500 Natural Grass

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Name Secdrick Cooper Elijah Walker Jarred Craft Alfred Smith Michael Sam Boston Scott Jaiden Cole DaMarion King J’Mar Smith Teddy Veal Jonathan Barnes Westin Elliott Jon Randall Belton Marlon Watts Ronald Lewis Justin Stolberg Kam McKnight Marcus Gaines DeJuawn Oliver Zach Hannibal Will Parker Alex Woodall Kollin Hurt Amik Robertson Israel Tucker Jaqwis Dancy L’Jarius Sneed Theron Williams Jacorian Andrews Cualan Williams Jordan Baldwin Dee Fleming Hunter Stelly Aaron Roberson Gavin Englade Russell Farris Jackson Smithey Trey Spencer Dae’Von Washington Reggie Cleveland Curphey Hardin Wes Gresham Collin Scott Davan Dyer Ephraim Kitchen Darryl Lewis Randy Hogan Roland Dunn Brady Farlow Bobby Holly James Jackson Roderick Jackson Quanta Moore Brandon Durman Jaylon Ferguson

Pos. S QB RB WR DB RB DB S QB WR K QB WR/QB WR DB QB WR WR WR DB P WR DB DB RB RB DB S DB WR DB RB TE CB WR LB RB CB LB DB K WR LB P/K CB DB LB CB K RB S WR RB LB DE

Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-6 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-9 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-5

Wt. 210 207 213 191 195 199 200 203 222 192 172 220 220 185 194 195 222 156 187 180 218 257 180 170 190 197 172 194 200 205 175 200 225 195 180 224 220 178 202 212 175 180 225 230 180 195 220 167 185 234 210 175 228 224 255

Yr. Sr. Fr. Sr. R-So. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Sr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Sr. So. R-Fr. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Jr. R-So. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. Jr. R-So. R-So. Jr. Sr. So. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. R-Jr.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 3L Marrero, La. (Archbishop Shaw HS) HS Amite, La. (Amite HS) 3L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) TR Lafayette, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Zachary HS) HS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 1L Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Allan Hancock College) 1L Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) TR Bridge City, La. (Tulane) 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS) TR Shallowater, Texas (Blinn College) RS Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 3L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) 1L Harvey, La. (Arizona State) HS Covington, La. (Fontainebleau HS) 2L Ethel, La. (East Feliciana HS) 3L Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) 2L Napoleanville, La. (Assumption HS) RS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) SQ Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 1L Summit, Miss. (McComb HS) HS Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) HS Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) RS Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) 1L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS) 1L Minden, La. (Minden HS) 2L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) HS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) HS Stamps, Ark. (Lafayette County HS) TR Amite, La. (Iowa Central CC) SQ Natchez, Miss. (Cathedral HS) RS Hardin, Texas (Hardin ISD) 1L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) SQ Lutcher, La. (Lutcher HS) 3L Ventress, La. (Livonia HS) RS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 2L Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark HS) 2L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) RS Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) RS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) SQ Ruston, La. (Cedar Creek HS) 1L Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) TR Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) 1L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS) 1L New Orleans, La. (Lusher HS) TR Pascagoula, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 3L Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) TR Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) 1L Farmerville, La. (Union Parish HS) 1L Haynesville, La. (Haynesville HS) SQ Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) SQ New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 2L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Lee HS) 2L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS)

No. 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 57 57 58 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 72 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Ezekiel Barnett Robert Trimber Eric Kendzior Alex Zayed Elliot Blankenship Deldrick Canty Gaston Richardson Carson Wyld Hanner Shipley Drew Kirkpatrick Tanner Borskey DeVante Lovett Charles Adeola Joshua Outlaw Cameron Linck Ethan Reed Abraham Delfin Reeves Blankenship Joshua Mote Kody Russey Shane Carpenter Tyler Spears Justin Throckmorton Drew Melancon Chris Roberts Luke Robinson O’Shea Dugas Michael Rodriguez Conner Estes Gewhite Stallworth Kennedy Madison Griffin Hebert Cee Jay Powell Ivan Wilson Jake Norris Javonte Woodard Deontae Allen Willie Baker Rhashid Bonnette George Scott III Zach Cousar Adrian Hardy Courtney Wallace Cedric Johnson La’Dante Davenport Immanuel Turner Jordan Bradford Matthew Ydarraga Ka’Derrion Mason Milton Williams Tristan Allen Keonatye Garner

Pos. DB DS DE LB DB DE S/LB P/K OL OL DS OL DE OL DS OL OL DS OL OL OL DL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR DE WR WR TE WR DT DT DT DE DT DE DL DE LB DL

COACHING STAFF

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Skip Holtz - Head Coach Joe Sloan - Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers Blake Baker - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Todd Fitch - Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Kevin Curtis - Cornerbacks Lanier Goethie - Linebackers Robert McFarland - Offensive Line Rick Petri - Defensive Line Tim Rattay - Quarterbacks Tony Ball - Running Backs Kurt Hester - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ed Jackson - Assistant AD/Character Education Coordinator Ashton Green - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Kegan McDaniel - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Koy McFarland - Graduate Assistant (Defense) Jake Swalley - Graduate Assistant (Defense)

Charles Adeola Jacorian Andrews Ezekiel Barnett Rhashid Bonnette Deldrick Canty Secdrick Cooper Zach Cousar Jaqwis Dancy La’Dante Davenport O’Shea Dugas Davan Dyer Conner Estes Jaylon Ferguson Dee Fleming Keonatye Garner Lanier Goethie Griffin Hebert Eric Kendzior

add-EE-oh-la juh-CORE-ee-an eh-ZEEK-ee-uhl rah-SHEED CAN-TEE SED-RICK COW-zir jah-queese LUH-dahn-tay OH-SHAY DOO-GAHS da-vuhn DYE-er eh-stess JAY-luhn flemm-ing KEE-ahn-tay luh-NEAR go-THEE AYE-bair ken-zer

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Ht. 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-8 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4

Wt. 175 215 242 205 200 261 200 190 295 310 205 274 246 305 185 295 310 235 275 284 309 270 291 306 300 285 329 268 290 320 275 200 159 220 150 192 175 240 171 195 218 180 320 306 272 268 284 241 289 230 225 270

Yr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. Grad.

R-So. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-So. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) RS Benton, La. (Benton HS) RS Fairfax, Va. (WT Woodson HS) 1L Deer Park, Texas (La Porte HS) RS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 2L Jonesboro, La. (Missouri Southern) 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian) HS Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula HS) TR Marble Falls, Texas (Blinn College) TR Uvalde, Texas (Blinn College) RS Mandeville, La. (Fontainebleau HS) SQ Strong, Ark. (Strong HS) SQ Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 1L Lithonia, Ga. (Tyler JC) HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park HS) 1L Orange, Texas (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) HS Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS) HS Springfield, La. (Springfield HS) HS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove HS) RS Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) 2L Walker, La. (Walker HS) SQ Winnsboro, La. (Franklin Parish HS) HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) RS Des Allemands, La. (Hahnville HS) SQ Deville, La. (Buckeye HS) HS Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 2L Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) 1L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) HS Moss Point, Miss. (East Central HS) 1L Houston, Texas (Navarro JC) HS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) HS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) RS Maringouin, La. (Livonia HS) HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) RS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 1L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) RS Houston, Texas (Daingerfield HS) RS New Roads, La. (Livonia HS) 1L Loreauville, La. (Loreauville HS) HS Natchez, Miss. (Adams County Christian HS) RS Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) RS Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 1L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 1L Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) SQ Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS) 2L Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) 2L Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus HS) 2L Central, La. (Catholic HS) 1L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) HS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) HS Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) 1L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC)

DaMarion King DUH-mary-en Ephraim Kitchen eh-FROM DeVante Lovett duh-VON-tay love-ETT Ka’Derrion Mason kuh-DAIR-ee-uhn Quanta Moore KWAN-TAY DeJuawn Oliver duh-zhohn Aaron Roberson rah-ber-son J’Mar Smith JAY-mar L’Jarius Sneed luh-JAIR-EE-us Gewhite Stallworth juh-WHITE Israel Tucker IHZ-rih-uhl Immanuel Turner ih-MAN-yoo-ell Dae’Von Washington DAY-vonn Cualan Williams QUAY-lan Theron Williams thAIR-uhn Ivan Wilson EYE-vun Javonte Woodard juh-von-TAY Matthew Ydarraga EEE-darga

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. 58 85 98 26 85 28 10 46 11 49 63 86 57 94 50 66 34 7 2 88 3 23 92 62 74 40 44 36 10 31 76 40 31 45 29 16 99 35 18 34 89 80 39 41 20 42 42 91 47 8 55 37 38 14 59

Name Charles Adeola Deontae Allen Tristan Allen Jacorian Andrews Willie Baker Jordan Baldwin Jonathan Barnes Ezekiel Barnett Jon Randall Belton Elliot Blankenship Reeves Blankenship Rhashid Bonnette Tanner Borskey Jordan Bradford Deldrick Canty Shane Carpenter Reggie Cleveland Jaiden Cole Secdrick Cooper Zach Cousar Jarred Craft Jaqwis Dancy La’Dante Davenport Abraham Delfin O’Shea Dugas Roland Dunn Brandon Durman Davan Dyer Westin Elliott Gavin Englade Conner Estes Brady Farlow Russell Farris Jaylon Ferguson Dee Fleming Marcus Gaines Keonatye Garner Wes Gresham Zach Hannibal Curphey Hardin Adrian Hardy Griffin Hebert Randy Hogan Bobby Holly Kollin Hurt James Jackson Roderick Jackson Cedric Johnson Eric Kendzior DaMarion King Drew Kirkpatrick Ephraim Kitchen Darryl Lewis Ronald Lewis Cameron Linck

Pos. DE WR LB DB DE DB K DB WR/QB DB DS WR DS DT DE OL DB DB S TE RB RB DT OL OL CB LB P/K QB WR OL K LB DE RB WR DL WR DB K WR WR LB RB DB S WR DT DE S OL CB DB DB DS

Ht. 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-5 5-9 6-5 5-11 5-11 6-5 5-9 5-6 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-2

Wt. 246 175 225 200 240 175 172 175 220 200 235 171 205 284 261 309 212 200 210 218 213 197 272 310 329 167 224 230 220 180 290 185 224 255 200 156 270 180 180 175 180 200 220 234 180 210 175 306 242 203 310 180 195 194 185

Yr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Sr. R-So. R-So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. R-So. Fr. So. Sr. R-Jr. So. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Jr. So. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. Grad.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) SQ Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) RS Houston, Texas (Daingerfield HS) HS Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) HS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) RS New Roads, La. (Livonia HS) TR Amite, La. (Iowa Central CC) 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS) RS Benton, La. (Benton HS) RS Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 2L Jonesboro, La. (Missouri Southern) HS Springfield, La. (Springfield HS) 1L Loreauville, La. (Loreauville HS) RS Mandeville, La. (Fontainebleau HS) 2L Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus HS) 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 2L Walker, La. (Walker HS) RS Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) HS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 3L Marrero, La. (Archbishop Shaw HS) RS Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) 3L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 1L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS) SQ Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS) HS Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS) 2L Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) 3L Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 2L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Lee HS) TR Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) TR Shallowater, Texas (Blinn College) SQ Lutcher, La. (Lutcher HS) HS Moss Point, Miss. (East Central HS) TR Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) 3L Ventress, La. (Livonia HS) 2L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) SQ Natchez, Miss. (Cathedral HS) 3L Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) 1L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC) SQ Ruston, La. (Cedar Creek HS) RS Monroe, La. (Ouachita HS) RS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) RS Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) HS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) TR Pascagoula, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 1L Farmerville, La. (Union Parish HS) HS Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) 1L Haynesville, La. (Haynesville HS) SQ Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) 1L Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) 1L Deer Park, Texas (La Porte HS) 1L Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Allan Hancock College) TR Uvalde, Texas (Blinn College) 1L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS) 1L New Orleans, La. (Lusher HS) 1L Harvey, La. (Arizona State) HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park HS)

No. 57 79 96 15 69 43 64 83 17 58 18 81 61 51 30 72 21 73 75 65 5 6 35 87 54 4 8 32 24 67 32 77 29 14 68 46 22 93 9 2 90 33 13 27 97 25 82 19 84 53 95 48

Name DeVante Lovett Kennedy Madison Ka’Derrion Mason Kam McKnight Drew Melancon Quanta Moore Joshua Mote Jake Norris DeJuawn Oliver Joshua Outlaw Will Parker Cee Jay Powell Ethan Reed Gaston Richardson Aaron Roberson Chris Roberts Amik Robertson Luke Robinson Michael Rodriguez Kody Russey Michael Sam Boston Scott Collin Scott George Scott III Hanner Shipley Alfred Smith J’Mar Smith Jackson Smithey L’Jarius Sneed Tyler Spears Trey Spencer Gewhite Stallworth Hunter Stelly Justin Stolberg Justin Throckmorton Robert Trimber Israel Tucker Immanuel Turner Teddy Veal Elijah Walker Courtney Wallace Dae’Von Washington Marlon Watts Cualan Williams Milton Williams Theron Williams Ivan Wilson Alex Woodall Javonte Woodard Carson Wyld Matthew Ydarraga Alex Zayed

Pos. OL OL DL WR OL RB OL WR WR OL P WR OL S/LB CB OL DB DL OL OL DB RB LB WR OL WR QB RB DB DL CB OL TE QB OL DS RB DE WR QB DT LB WR WR DE S WR WR WR P/K DE LB

COACHING STAFF

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Skip Holtz - Head Coach Joe Sloan - Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers Blake Baker - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Todd Fitch - Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Kevin Curtis - Cornerbacks Lanier Goethie - Linebackers Robert McFarland - Offensive Line Rick Petri - Defensive Line Tim Rattay - Quarterbacks Tony Ball - Running Backs Kurt Hester - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ed Jackson - Assistant AD/Character Education Coordinator Ashton Green - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Kegan McDaniel - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Koy McFarland - Graduate Assistant (Defense) Jake Swalley - Graduate Assistant (Defense)

Charles Adeola Jacorian Andrews Ezekiel Barnett Rhashid Bonnette Deldrick Canty Secdrick Cooper Zach Cousar Jaqwis Dancy La’Dante Davenport O’Shea Dugas Davan Dyer Conner Estes Jaylon Ferguson Dee Fleming Keonatye Garner Lanier Goethie Griffin Hebert Eric Kendzior

add-EE-oh-la juh-CORE-ee-an eh-ZEEK-ee-uhl rah-SHEED CAN-TEE SED-RICK COW-zir jah-queese LUH-dahn-tay OH-SHAY DOO-GAHS da-vuhn DYE-er eh-stess JAY-luhn flemm-ing KEE-ahn-tay luh-NEAR go-THEE AYE-bair ken-zer

Ht. 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-9 5-11 6-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-0 5-6 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-8 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-8 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-11

Wt. 274 275 289 222 306 228 275 150 187 305 218 159 295 200 195 300 170 285 268 284 195 199 225 195 295 191 222 220 172 270 178 320 225 195 291 215 190 268 192 207 320 202 185 205 230 194 220 257 192 190 241 205

Yr. R-So. Fr. So. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. Jr. R-So. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Sr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. So. R-Jr. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr.

Exp. Hometown (Previous School) SQ Strong, Ark. (Strong HS) HS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) 1L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) 2L Ethel, La. (East Feliciana HS) RS Des Allemands, La. (Hahnville HS) SQ New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) HS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove HS) RS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 2L Napoleanville, La. (Assumption HS) 1L Lithonia, Ga. (Tyler JC) SQ Denison, Texas (Denison HS) RS Maringouin, La. (Livonia HS) 1L Orange, Texas (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian) 1L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) SQ Deville, La. (Buckeye HS) HS Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) HS Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 1L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) RS Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) TR Lafayette, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Zachary HS) 1L Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) HS Natchez, Miss. (Adams County Christian HS) TR Marble Falls, Texas (Blinn College) 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 1L Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) RS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 1L Minden, La. (Minden HS) SQ Winnsboro, La. (Franklin Parish HS) 2L Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark HS) 1L Houston, Texas (Navarro JC) RS Hardin, Texas (Hardin ISD) HS Covington, La. (Fontainebleau HS) HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) RS Fairfax, Va. (WT Woodson HS) RS Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) 2L Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) TR Bridge City, La. (Tulane) HS Amite, La. (Amite HS) 1L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 2L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 3L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) HS Stamps, Ark. (Lafayette County HS) HS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) 2L New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 1L Summit, Miss. (McComb HS) 1L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) HS Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula HS) 2L Central, La. (Catholic HS) RS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)

DaMarion King DUH-mary-en Ephraim Kitchen eh-FROM DeVante Lovett duh-VON-tay love-ETT Ka’Derrion Mason kuh-DAIR-ee-uhn Quanta Moore KWAN-TAY DeJuawn Oliver duh-zhohn Aaron Roberson rah-ber-son J’Mar Smith JAY-mar L’Jarius Sneed luh-JAIR-EE-us Gewhite Stallworth juh-WHITE Israel Tucker IHZ-rih-uhl Immanuel Turner ih-MAN-yoo-ell Dae’Von Washington DAY-vonn Cualan Williams QUAY-lan Theron Williams thAIR-uhn Ivan Wilson EYE-vun Javonte Woodard juh-von-TAY Matthew Ydarraga EEE-darga

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LOUISIANA TECH DEPTH CHART GAME: 13 (SMU) OFFENSE

POS # LT 58 57 LG 74 66 C 65 55 RG 61 54 RT 75 77 RB 3 -or- 6 23 WR 89 87 WR 86 17 84 WR 9 81 WR 15 88 QB 8 10

Name Joshua Outlaw DeVante Lovett O’Shea Dugas Shane Carpenter Kody Russey Drew Kirkpatrick Ethan Reed Hanner Shipley Michael Rodriguez Gewhite Stallworth Jarred Craft Boston Scott Jaqwis Dancy Adrian Hardy George Scott Rhashid Bonnette DeJuawn Oliver Javonte Woodard Teddy Veal Cee Jay Powell Kam McKnight Zach Cousar J’Mar Smith Westin Elliott

DEFENSE

POS # DE 50 95 DT 94 90 91 DT 99 96 DE 45 47 93 LB 33 39 LB 31 35 S 49 8 S 38 7 S 2 28 42 CB 21 30 CB 24 32

Name Deldrick Canty Matthew Ydarraga Jordan Bradford Courtney Wallace Cedric Johnson Keonatye Garner Ka’Derrion Mason Jaylon Ferguson Eric Kendzior Immanuel Turner Dae’Von Washington Randy Hogan Russell Farris Collin Scott Elliot Blankenship DaMarion King Darryl Lewis Jaiden Cole Secdrick Cooper Jordan Baldwin James Jackson Amik Robertson Aaron Roberson L’Jarius Sneed Trey Spencer

SPECIAL TEAMS

POS # K 10 40 KO 10 40 P 40 -or- 36 DS 59 63 H 18 83 PR 9 6 KR 23 22

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Name Jonathan Barnes Brady Farlow Jonathan Barnes Brady Farlow Brady Farlow Davan Dyer Cameron Linck Reeves Blankenship Will Parker Jake Norris Teddy Veal Boston Scott Jaqwis Dancy Israel Tucker

HT 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-8 6-0 5-6 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-5

WT 311 290 339 314 280 309 297 300 291 322 222 203 194 195 196 169 203 192 189 172 232 229 230 216

Class R-Sr. R-So. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-So. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Sr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-So. So.

Exp 1L SQ 2L 2L RS TR 1L TR 1L 1L 3L 2L 1L RS HS 1L 2L 1L TR RS 2L RS 1L TR

Hometown Lithonia, Ga. Strong, Ark. Lafayette, La. Walker, La. Burleson, Texas Uvalde, Texas Orange, Texas Marble Falls, Texas La Porte, Texas Houston, Texas Haughton, La. Baton Rouge, La. Junction City, Ark. Houston, Texas Natchez, Miss.

Loreauville, La. Napoleanville, La. Haughton, La. Bridge City, La. Maringouin, La. Ethel, La. Oxford, Miss.

Meridian, Miss.

Shallowater, Texas

Previous School (Texas Tech/Tyler JC) (Strong HS) (Northside HS) (Walker HS) (Burleson HS) (Blinn College) (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) (Blinn College/Abilene Christian/LSU) (La Porte HS) (Navarro JC) (Haughton HS) (Zachary HS) (Junction City HS) (Dekaney HS) (Adams County Christian HS) (Loreauville HS) (Assumption HS) (Haughton HS) (Tulane) (Livonia HS) (East Feliciana HS) (Oxford HS) (Meridian HS) (Blinn College)

HT 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-11

WT 269 243 280 336 312 280 285 269 238 265 215 226 232 218 214 205 207 203 211 186 205 172 197 191 180

Class Sr. R-Jr. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. So. R-Jr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. R-Sr. Sr. R-So. Fr. Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-So. So. Jr.

Exp 3L 2L 2L 1L 1L 1L 1L 2L 1L 2L 2L TR 3L 1L 2L 1L 1L HS 3L TR 1L HS 1L 1L 1L

Hometown Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Monroe, La. Rowlett, Texas Jackson, Miss.

McComb, Miss.

St. Francisville, La. Deer Park, Texas Magnolia, Ark. Alexandria, La. Pascagoula, Miss.

Ventress, La. Houston, Texas Jonesboro, La. Muscle Shoals, Ala. New Orleans, La. Monroe, La. Marrero, La. Amite, La. Haynesville, La. Thibodaux, La. Shreveport, La. Minden, La. Orange, Texas

Previous School (Scotlandville HS) (Catholic HS) (St. Stanislaus HS) (Neville HS) (Rowlett HS) (Copiah-Lincoln CC) (McComb HS) (West Feliciana HS) (La Porte HS) (Magnolia HS) (Alexandria HS) (Pearl River CC) (Livonia HS) (Manvel HS) (Missouri Southern) (Allan Hancock College) (Lusher HS) (Neville HS) (Archbishop Shaw HS) (Iowa Central CC) (Haynesville HS) (Thibodaux HS) (Huntington HS) (Minden HS) (West Orange-Stark HS)

HT 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-6 5-11 5-8

WT 182 190 182 190 190 235 206 235 210 162 189 203 194 197

Class R-Sr. So. R-Sr. So. So. Jr. Grad.

Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-So. R-Fr.

Exp 3L TR 3L TR TR TR HS HS SQ RS TR 2L 1L RS

Hometown Baton Rouge, La. Hattiesburg, Miss.

Baton Rouge, La. Hattiesburg, Miss.

Hattiesburg, Miss.

Gilston, Australia Kingwood, Texas Springfield, La. Denison, Texas West Monroe, La. Bridge City, La. Baton Rouge, La. Junction City, Ark. Metairie, La.

Previous School (Woodlawn HS) (Jones County JC) (Woodlawn HS) (Jones County JC) (Jones County JC) (Griffith University) (Hill College) (Springfield HS) (Denison HS) (West Monroe HS) (Tulane) (Zachary HS) (Junction City HS) (Archbishop Rummel HS)

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The Dec. 20 game between Louisiana Tech and SMU in the inaugural 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl will mark the 10th bowl game the Bulldogs have participated in since moving to the Division I ranks in 1975.

• Louisiana Tech is 5-3-1 all-time in bowl games, including having won three straight bowl games in the 2014 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl (W, 35-18 vs. Illinois), the 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (W, 47-28 vs. Arkansas State) and the 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (W, 48-45 vs. #25 Navy).

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LA Tech cornerback Amik Robertson is one of only 5 true freshmen in the country to register at least 4 interceptions this season, while he leads the Bulldogs in that category.

• Robertson was named to Conference USA's All-Freshman Team, while he was also voted Second Team All-Conference by the league's 14 head coaches.

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Louisiana Tech senior running back Boston Scott enters the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl as the Bulldogs' leading rusher this season, while the shifty tailback has scored a touchdown in six straight games to end the regular season.

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The Bulldogs are one of only 8 total programs in the nation that has won three consecutive bowl games (along with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Utah, Georgia, Wisconsin, Stanford and WKU).

• Additionally, Louisiana Tech and WKU are the only two Group of 5 programs this bowl season that has won three consecutive bowl games.

SCOUTING REPORT SMU 40.2 35.5 185.8 213.2 308.0 273.4 493.8 486.7 29:32 78-177 (44%) 14-20 (70%) 42-48 (88%) 32-48 (67%)

Category Points/Game Points Allowed/Game Rushing Yards/Game Rushing Yards Allowed/Game Passing Yards/Game Passing Yards Allowed/Game Total Offense/Game Total Offense Allowed/Game Time of Possession/Game 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Red Zone Scores Red Zone Touchdowns

TEAM RANKINGS NCAA Category Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Team Passing Efficiency Scoring Offense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Yards Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Defense Scoring Defense Turnover Margin 3rd Down Conversion Pct 4th Down Conversion Pct 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns First Downs Offense First Downs Defense Fewest Penalties Per Game Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Time of Possession

LA TECH 58 55 64 91 63 64 79 56 44 66 26 60 48 91 114 58 12 117 77 72 44 77 21 16 62

SMU 13 44 16 27 8 121 112 120 116 112 14 30 9 101 37 41 45 51 121 92 15 113 87 99 77

TEAM COMPARISONS LOUISIANA TECH INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Boston Scott 163 Jarred Craft 111

Net 937 516

Passing J’Mar Smith Westin Elliott

C-A-I 214-386-5 3-6-0

Receiving Teddy Veal Rhashid Bonnette

Rec. 69 32

Defense Dae'Von Washington Amik Robertson

U-A-TT 40-26-66 47-11-58

Avg. 5.7 4.6

Yards 2,758 23

Yards 832 576

Avg. 12.1 18.0

TFL 5.0-15 6.5-17

TD 8 3

YPG 78.1 51.6

TD 13 1

YPG 229.8 7.7

TD 5 2

YPG 69.3 52.4

INT 2-26 4-96

FF-FR 1-1 (0) 0-0 (0)

SMU

LA Tech 28.8 26.7 175.1 177.4 231.8 215.8 406.8 393.2 30:10 (41%) 68-166 (57%) 8-14 (85%) 41-48 (52%) 25-48

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Xavier Jones 170 Ke'Mon Freeman 126 Passing Ben Hicks D.J. Gillins

Net 1,019 527

C-A-I 257-438-9 1-4-0

Receiving Trey Quinn Courtland Sutton

Rec. 106 62

Defense Mikial Onu Justin Lawler

U-A-TT 73-20-93 42-32-74

Avg. 6.0 4.2 Yards 3,442 76

Yards 1,191 1,017

Avg. 11.2 16.4

TFL 1.0-3 15.5-76

TD 9 11

YPG 84.9 43.9

TD 32 1

YPG 286.8 12.7

TD 12 12

YPG 99.2 84.8

INT 2-0 0-0

FF-FR 1-0 (0) 2-0 (0)

WEEKLY HONORS Dae'Von Washington Jaylon Ferguson Jonathan Barnes Rhashid Bonnette Secdrick Cooper Russell Farris

Defensive (C-USA, LSWA) Defensive (C-USA, LSWA) Special Teams (C-USA, LSWA) Offensive (LSWA) Defensive (C-USA, LSWA) Defensive (C-USA)

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TEAM NOTES THREE STRAIGHT IS GREAT

RECORD BREAKDOWN 2017 6-6 3-4 3-2 0-1 0-0 4-4 1-3 3-1

Overall Home Road Overtime Neutral C-USA C-USA Home C-USA Road

When Louisiana Tech defeated No. 25 Navy, 48-45, in the 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, the Bulldogs put themselves in rare company nationally. The victory over the Midshipmen on Dec. 23 was LA Tech’s third straight bowl victory and the team’s third consecutive nine-win season, a pair of feats that are uncommon in the college football world.

• Louisiana Tech is one of only four teams in the country (along with Clemson, Wisconsin and Utah) that has won 9-plus and a bowl game in each of the last three seasons.

• The Bulldogs are one of only four teams in Conference USA history (along with WKU, Marshall and Southern Miss) to win three straight bowl games.

• LA Tech is one of only two teams in C-USA history (Marshall, 2013-15) to have three straight seasons of 9-plus wins and three straight bowl victories.

DRAFT CENTRAL

In 2017, Louisiana Tech once again was well-represented in the NFL Draft as three different Bulldogs heard their names called.

That marked the second straight year LA Tech has had a trio of players drafted, including a first round pick in 2016 when Vernon Butler was selected by the Panthers.

Since 2013, LA Tech is tied for first in the nation among non-Power 5 schools in number of players drafted. LA Tech also leads C-USA in players drafted since 2013, while WKU ranks second in the league in that category.

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C-USA in the NFL Draft (since 2013)

Non-Power 5 in the NFL Draft (since 2013)

Team Players Drafted LA TECH 10 WKU 8 Southern Miss 5 Rice 4 Marshall 3 FIU 3 UAB 2 Middle Tennessee 2 UTSA 1 Florida Atlantic 1 UTEP 1 Charlotte 1 North Texas 0 Old Dominion 0

Team Players Drafted LA TECH 10 Boise State 10 Connecticut 10 San Diego State 9 South Florida 9 WKU 8 Central Florida 7 Houston 7 Utah State 7 Colorado State 6 Fresno State 6 San Jose State 6 Memphis 5 Southern Miss 5

Streak W2 W1 W2 L5 W1 W2 W1 W2

Under Holtz 37-28 19-9 15-17 0-3 3-2 26-14 13-7 13-7

HOW TECH FARES AGAINST ... the American Athletic Conference OPPONENT Central Florida Cincinnati Connecticut East Carolina Houston Memphis Navy SMU South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa TOTAL

RECORD 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3-1 3-4 5-5 1-2 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-9 7-3 22-30-1

SERIES BUSINESS Series Record: in Ruston: in Dallas: Neutral Site: in Postseason Play: Most Tech Pts: Most SMU Pts: Most Combined Pts: Biggest Tech Win: Biggest SMU Win: Current Streak:

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LA Tech leads, 3-1 LA Tech leads, 1-0 Series tied, 1-1 LA Tech leads, 1-0 No Meetings 41 (2x; Last: Tech won, 41-10, in 2004) 37 (SMU won, 37-34, in 2002) 71 (SMU won, 37-34, in 2002) 35 (LA Tech won, 41-6, in 2003) 3 (SMU won, 37-34, in 2002) LA Tech, 2

TEAM NOTES JAQWIS DANCY, NOW CANCER-FREE, SCORES IN HIS RETURN

Four months after being diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma and enduring chemotherapy treatments, Louisiana Tech sophomore running back Jaqwis Dancy learned he was cancer-free on Feb. 9, 2017 and officially began his comeback.

In the 2017 season-opener versus Northwestern State, Dancy's return was complete after the redshirt sophomore forced his way into the end zone at the end of the third quarter for a 4-yard rushing touchdown to give LA Tech a 31-24 lead over the Demons. It was the first touchdown of his college career.

After being diagnosed with the treatable form of cancer in early October of 2016, Dancy immediately went to work with chemotherapy sessions every few weeks at St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, before receiving a phone call one evening in early February with the news that he is officially cancer-free. In the weeks that followed, DanLA Tech RB Jaqwis Dancy, who was diagnosed with Stage cy underwent a couple rounds of radiation to ensure 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in October 2016, was greeted by there were no cancerous cells detected and now he is head coach Skip Holtz after scoring the go-ahead touchback in the red and blue ready for the start of the 2017 down in LA Tech's win over Northwestern State. season.

“It felt amazing when I heard the news that I am cancer-free,” Dancy said. “It was something I have been waiting to hear since I was diagnosed and I couldn't wait to share my happiness with all my teammates. I especially want to thank the LA Tech family and everyone who supported me in this fight. The support I have received since the beginning has been amazing. My biggest goal right now is to get back on the field with my teammates.”

While Dancy was fighting the illness in Memphis, the Louisiana Tech Football team kept him in their thoughts as the Bulldogs wore special decals on their helmets supporting Dancy for the remainder of the 2016 season.

A native of Junction City, Arkansas, Dancy saw action in all 13 games as a freshman in 2015, while totaling 17 kickoff returns for 296 yards. He was used primarily on special teams throughout the 2015 season, but was sidelined the first half of the 2016 season due to an ongoing ankle injury. Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system, according to the American Cancer Society.

Midway through spring practices, Dancy suited up and was able to make his grand return to the gridiron during the 2017 LA Tech Spring Game. He continued to regain weight and his strength during summer workouts and was fully ready to return for the start of fall camp.

THE LAST TIME...2004

Louisiana Tech - 41 | SMU - 10 Oct. 16, 2004 / Dallas, Texas DALLAS - Taking care of business. That's what Louisiana Tech did Saturday night in dispatching SMU 41-10.

The manhandling of SMU - a team which has won just four games the last three seasons - was exactly what Coach Jack Bicknell needed to see from his team. It was the kind of performance that signals these Bulldogs may indeed have what it takes to win the Western Athletic Conference.

Two weeks ago, Tech made a statement with its upset win over Fresno State. That win showed the Bulldogs had the ability to play with and beat the WAC's upper-echelon teams.

Saturday showed another side of Tech. It's one thing to play well in a game you've had circled on your calendar since last November at home before an electric crowd. It takes a different mindset to go on the road, play in front of a sparsely crowded stadium and dominate someone you should beat.

It was clear Tech did not overlook the Mustangs (1-6, 1-3) or play down to the competition much like it did in holding off an upset-minded Louisiana-Lafayette club earlier this season.

By taking care of SMU, Tech not only kept pace with Boise State for the WAC lead, but displayed maturity and focus, the hallmark of a oood team.

Tech quarterback Matt Kubik, who threw for a career-high 303 yards and two touchdowns. Kubik, who looks better and better each week, stunned the Mustangs with a 93-yard touchdown pass to Tramissian Davis.

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CHARTING THE OPPONENT...SMU 2017 RECORD

QUICK FACTS

OVERALL: 7-5 AAC: 4-4 HOME: 6-1 ROAD: 1-4 NEUTRAL: 0-0

GENERAL Location: Dallas, Texas Founded: 1911 Enrollment: 11,739 Nickname: Mustangs Mascot: Peruna IX (a Shetland pony) School Colors: Red (PMS 186) & Blue (PMS 286) Conference: American Athletic Conference Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000) President: Dr. R. Gerald Turner Director of Athletics: Rick Hart

2017 SCHEDULE 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/21 10/27 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN NORTH TEXAS at TCU ARKANSAS STATE UCONN* at Houston* at Cincinnati* TULSA* UCF* at Navy* at Memphis* TULANE*

W, 58-14 W, 54-32 L, 36-56 L, 44-21 W, 49-28 L, 22-35 W, 31-28 (OT) W, 38-34 L, 24-31 L, 40-43 L, 45-66 W, 41-38

TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record: 5-7 2016 American Record: 3-5 (8th) Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: 4-3 National Championships: 3 (1935, 1981 & 1982) Conference Championships: 11 (last - 1984) Bowl Appearances: 15 (Last: 2012 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl) All-Time Football Record: 492-538-54 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech, 1993) Record at SMU: 0-0 (1st Year) Career record: 41-45 (8th Year)

BULLDOGS IN THE RED ZONE Date Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 07 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25

Opponent Northwestern State Mississippi State at WKU at South Carolina South Alabama at UAB Southern Miss at Rice North Texas Florida Atlantic UTEP UTSA TOTALS 41 of 48 (85.4%)

Score W, 52-24 L, 21-57 W, 23-22 L, 16-17 W, 34-16 L, 22-23 L, 27-34 W, 42-28 L, 23-24 L, 23-48 W, 42-21 W, 20-6

Times In RZ 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 2 48

Times Scored 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 5 4 4 3 2 41

Total Pts 31 16 16 13 13 13 17 35 20 16 21 10 221

Total TDs 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 3 1 25

Rush TDs 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 18

Pass TDs 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 7

FGs Made 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 16

Failed to score inside RZ Downs Int Fumble 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1

MONEY PLAYS (PLAYS RESULTING IN FIRST DOWN OR TOUCHDOWN) MONEY RUSHERS SCOTT, Boston CRAFT, Jarred SMITH, J'Mar DANCY, Jaqwis TUCKER, Israel MCKNIGHT, K. GAINES, Marcus ELLIOTT, Westin TOTALS

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1st 48 31 17 13 3 0 1 1 114

TD 8 3 5 2 0 3 0 0 21

No. 52 34 22 14 3 3 1 1 130

Att. 163 111 86 39 8 15 1 1 433

MONEY RECEPTIONS VEAL, Teddy BONNETTE, R. WATTS, Marlon HARDY, Adrian SCOTT, Boston MCKNIGHT, K. CRAFT, Jarred OLIVER, DeJuawn POWELL, Cee Jay GAINES, Marcus WOODARD, J. COUSAR, Zach DANCY, Jaqwis SCOTT, George TOTALS

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TD 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14

No. 44 23 15 12 9 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 132

Rec. 69 32 22 14 20 17 13 8 5 5 2 2 3 3 217

Fight! Fight! Fight! For ole red and blue! Show your might and we’ll root for you! Get on your toes when you meet your foes, and don’t let them break through! TECH! TECH! TECH! Hit those lines like good ole canines! Break through for a touchdown or two! Hold up your chin and let’s all go in to win for the red and blue! Fight! Fight! Fight! For ole red and blue! Show your might and we’ll root for you! Get on your toes when you meet your foes, and don’t let them break through! TECH! TECH! TECH! Hit those lines like good ole canines! Break through for a touchdown or two! Hold up your chin and let’s all go in to win for the red and blue! Fight! Fight! Fight! For ole red and blue! Show your might and we’ll root for you! Get on your toes when you meet your foes, and don’t let them break through! TECH! TECH! TECH! Hit those lines like good ole canines!

BULLDOG BITS

THE CAPTAINS JONATHAN BARNES, K DELDRICK CANTY, DE JARRED CRAFT, RB SECDRICK COOPER, S TEDDY VEAL, WR

PRESEASON HONORS JONATHAN BARNES, K Lou Groza Award Watch List Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (1st Team)

JORDAN BRADFORD, DT Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

DELDRICK CANTY, DE Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (4th Team)

SECDRICK COOPER, S Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (4th Team)

JARRED CRAFT, RB Senior Bowl Watch List Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (2nd Team)

O’SHEA DUGAS, OL Outland Trophy Watch List Preseason All-Conference USA Team Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (1st Team)

JAYLON FERGUSON, DE Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Ted Hendricks Award Watch List Preseason All-Conference USA Team Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (1st Team)

KAM McKNIGHT, WR Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

ETHAN REED, OL Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

BOSTON SCOTT, RB/KR Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (4th Team - KR)

J’MAR SMITH, QB Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

TEDDY VEAL, WR Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

LA TECH EARNS 6 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS, TWO ALL-FRESHMAN

Louisiana Tech has produced a total of six first and second team members on Conference USA’s 2017 All-Conference football teams, while the Bulldogs also had two newcomers named to the All-Freshman Team, it was announced by the league office on Dec. 5.

The six All-Conference honorees produced by Louisiana Tech includes two defensive standouts in Jaylon Ferguson and Secdrick Cooper, and a special teams player in deep snapper Cameron Linck. LA Tech had two players selected to the 2017 Conference USA All-Freshman Team in offensive lineman Kody Russey and cornerback Amik Robertson, who was also voted second team All-Conference by the league’s head coaches.

LA Tech had three student-athletes named to Conference USA’s second team All-Conference squad, including offensive lineman O’Shea Dugas, wide receiver Teddy Veal and cornerback Amik Robertson.

Louisiana Tech also had 11 players named Conference USA Honorable Mention, including Jarred Craft (RB), Boston Scott (RB), Kam McKnight (WR/TE), Rhashid Bonnette (WR), Joshua Outlaw (OL), Ethan Reed (OL), Jordan Bradford (DL), Deldrick Canty (DE), Russell Farris (LB), Dae’Von Washington (LB) and Jonathan Barnes (K).

The teams are selected by the league’s 14 head football coaches, while 12 of the 14 schools placed at least one player on the first team with LA Tech placing two defensive players on the first team. The Bulldogs had the second-most first team members with three, behind Florida Atlantic who had seven first team selections.

2017 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM Jaylon Ferguson (DE) Secdrick Cooper (S) Cameron Linck (DS)

SECOND TEAM O'Shea Dugas (OL) Teddy Veal (WR) Amik Robertson (CB)

HONORABLE MENTION Jarred Craft (RB) Boston Scott (RB) Kam McKnight (TE/WR) Rhashid Bonnette (WR) Joshua Outlaw (OL) Ethan Reed (OL)

Jordan Bradford (DT) Deldrick Canty (DE) Russell Farris (LB) Dae'Von Washington (LB) Jonathan Barnes (K)

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Amik Robertson (CB) Kody Russey (OL)

TEDDY VEAL NAMED CONFERENCE USA CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Louisiana Tech standout receiver Teddy Veal has garnered one of Conference USA’s top honors after the redshirt junior was voted Co-Newcomer of the Year by the league’s 14 head coaches, it was announced on Wednesday.

With Veal being selected as one of the recipients of this year’s honor, it marks the third time in the last four years a Bulldog has won at least a share of Conference USA’s Newcomer of the Year award after Cody Sokol took home the honor in 2014 followed by Jeff Driskel in 2015. Veal shares this year’s Newcomer of the Year honor with North Texas wide receiver Jalen Guyton.

Veal transferred to Louisiana Tech in 2016 from Tulane, where he led the Green Wave in receiving in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. After sitting out the 2016 season for the Bulldogs due to the NCAA transfer rules, Veal quickly made a name for himself as Louisiana Tech’s top receiver in 2017.

In his first season with the Bulldogs, Veal played in every game for the Bulldogs this season as LA Tech’s top receiver in receptions (69), yards (832) and touchdowns (5). The Bridge City native ended the regular season ranked fourth in Conference USA and 30th in the nation with an average of 5.8 receptions per game. His 69 receptions on the season is 37 more than LA Tech’s second-leading receiver.

Over the course of the season, Veal has posted three 100-yard receiving games for the Bulldogs in his first season in action. His 832 receiving yards ranks fourth in C-USA and 51st in the nation, while he has been LA Tech’s leading receiver in half of the team’s games this season.

On special teams, was LA Tech’s lone punt returner in 2017, recording 14 punt returns for 94 yards and a touchdown (A 66-yard punt return for TD in the season opener versus Northwestern State).

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... is the number of games Louisiana Tech has won in the month of December dating back to the 1925 football season. Overall, the Bulldogs have posted a 19-16-3 record in games played in December, including three straight bowl victories in December in 2014, 2015 and 2016. When LA Tech takes on SMU in the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl, it will mark the team's fourth straight bowl appearance.

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THE LAST TIME...

LOUISIANA TECH INDIVIDUAL

Rushed for 100 yards 138, Boston Scott vs. UTSA, 11/25/2017 Rushed for 200 yards 207, Kenneth Dixon vs. Southern Miss, 11/9/2013 Passed for 300 yards 326, J'Mar Smith vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Passed for 400 yards 409, Ryan Higgins vs. Navy, 12/23/2016 Passed for 500 yards 502, Ryan Higgins at WKU, 12/3/2016 Had 100 yards receiving 112, Teddy Veal vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Had 200 yards receiving 233, Trent Taylor vs. Navy, 12/23/2016 Returned a punt for a touchdown Teddy Veal vs. Northwestern State (66 yards), 9/2/2017 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Carlos Henderson vs. UTSA (90 yards), 11/12/2016 Jarred Craft vs. UTSA (45 yards), 11/12/2016 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Alex Anderson vs. New Mexico State, 11/22/2008 Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown Le’Vander Liggins vs. UTEP (54 yds), 10/4/2014 Returned a blocked PAT for a safety Amik Robertson vs. Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 Returned an interception for a touchdown DaMarion King (71 yards) at UTEP, 11/18/2017 Returned an opponent’s fumble for a touchdown DeJuawn Oliver (26 yards) vs. Northwestern State, 9/2/2017 Intercepted multiple passes 2, Secdrick Cooper vs. South Alabama, 9/30/2017 Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Boston Scott at Rice, 10/28/2017 Threw three touchdown passes 3, J'Mar Smith vs. South Alabama, 9/30/2017 Caught three touchdown passes 5, Carlos Henderson at North Texas, 11/5/2016 Kicked three field goals 3, Jonathan Barnes vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Kicked four field goals 4, Jonathan Barnes vs. Arkansas State, 12/19/2016 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 70, Boston Scott vs. Rice, 10/29/2016 Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage 82, J'Mar Smith vs. Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Had 20 tackles 23, John Noel vs. Central Michigan, 9/14/1996 Had a 50-yard field goal 53, Jonathan Barnes vs. UTSA, 11/25/2017 Had a 70-yard punt 85, Ryan Allen at New Mexico State, 10/27/2012

LOUISIANA TECH TEAM

300 yards rushing 343, at UTEP, 11/18/2017 400 yards passing 409, vs. Navy, 12/23/2016 500 yards passing 502, at WKU, 12/3/2016 600 yards passing 602, vs. Boise State, 10/3/1998 500 yards total offense 546, at UTEP, 11/18/2017 50 points 52, vs. Northwestern State, 9/2/2017 Scored a safety vs. Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 Posted a shutout 44-0, vs. New Mexico State, 11/26/2011 Held an opponent under 250 total yards 201, vs. UTSA, 11/25/2017 Blocked a punt vs. North Texas,11/7/2015 Blocked an extra point attempt vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Blocked a field goal attempt Southern, 9/5/2015 (Bryson Abraham) Recorded 30 first downs 32, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Multiple defensive touchdowns 2 (INT return, fumble return), at Ole Miss, 11/12/2011

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SITUATIONALLY OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL

Rushed for 100 yards 137, Joshua Fields, UTEP, 11/18/2017 Rushed for 200 yards 209, Anthony Wales, WKU, 12/3/2016 Passed for at least 300 yards 301, Keon Howard, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Passed for at least 400 yards 421, Mike White, WKU, 12/3/2016 Passed for over 500 yards 580, David Piland, Houston, 9/8/2012 Had 100 yards receiving 118, Kalib Woods, Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Had 200 yards receiving 216, Royce Pollard, Hawai’i, 10/1/2011 Returned a punt for a touchdown Quan Bray, #5/5 Auburn, 9/27/2014 (76 yards) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Kerrith Whyte, Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 (98 yards) Returned an interception for a touchdown Devonta Foster, Southern Miss, 11/28/2015 (26 yards) Returned a fumble for a touchdown Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 (90 yards) Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown Michael Egwuagu, UTSA, 11/12/2016 (82 yards total) Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017 Threw three touchdown passes 3, Keon Howard, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Nicholas Norris, WKU, 10/6/2016 Recorded three interceptions 3, Bene Benwikere, San Jose State, 11/24/2012 Kicked three field goals 4, P. Shaunfield, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Kicked at least four field goals 4, P. Shaunfield, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 72, Johnny Manziel, #22 Texas A&M, 10/13/2012 Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage 83, Ryan Metz to Tyler Batson, UTEP, 11/18/2017 Had a 50-yard field goal 51 yards, Trevor Moore, North Texas, 11/5/2016

OPPONENT TEAM

300 yards rushing 327, Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 400 yards rushing 415, Rice, 11/16/2013 400 yards passing 421, WKU, 12/3/2016 500 yards passing 580, Houston, 9/8/2012 500 yards total offense 656, WKU, 12/3/2016 50 points 57, Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 Negative yards rushing -31, at Southern Miss, 10/25/2014 Scored a safety Rice, 10/29/2016 Posted a shutout 29-0 by Kansas, 9/6/08 Held Tech under 250 total yards 245, #4/3 Oklahoma, 8/30/2014 Blocked a punt Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 Blocked an extra point attempt Mississippi State, 9/9/2017 Blocked a field goal attempt UAB, 10/7/2017 Recorded 30 first downs 30, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017 Recorded 40 first downs 40, Houston, 9/8/2012

2017 FOOTBALL FRISCO BOWL MEDIA GUIDE

Playing at home Playing at home (Ruston) Playing at home (Shreveport) Playing on the road Playing on a neutral field Playing at night Playing during the day Tech scores on first possession Opponent scores on first possession Tech scores first Opponent scores first Tech leads after 1st quarter Opponent leads after 1st quarter Tied after 1st quarter Tech leads at halftime Opponent leads at halftime Tied at halftime Tech leads after 3rd quarter Opponent leads after 3rd quarter Tied after 3rd quarter Games goes to overtime Tech has more total yards Opponent has more total yards Tech has more rushing yards Opponent has more rushing yards Teams have even rushing yards Tech has more passing yards Opponent has more passing yards Tech has more turnovers Opponent has more turnovers Teams have equal turnovers Tech has more penalties Opponent has more penalties Teams have equal penalties Tech has more time of possession Opponent has more time of possession Tech has 100-yard rusher Opponent has 100-yard rusher Tech scores at least 20 points Opponent scores at least 20 points Tech throws for 300 yards Opponent throws for 300 yards Playing on natural grass Playing on artificial surface Tech defense scores Opponent defense scores Tech returns KO/Punt for TD Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD Blue on Blue (Last: vs. Miss. St., 9/9/17) Blue on White (Last: vs. UTSA, 11/25/17) Red on White (Last: vs. FAU, 11/11/17) Red on Blue (Last: N/A) Red on Red (Last: vs. USM, 10/21/17) White on Blue (Last: at USC, 9/23/17) White on White (Last: at UTEP, 11/18/17) White on Red (Last: at NT, 11/5/16) Red Helmet White Helmet

2017

Under Holtz

3-4 3-4 0-0 3-2 0-0 4-2 2-4 1-3 1-2 3-3 3-3 5-1 1-4 0-1 5-3 1-3 0-0 5-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 5-1 1-5 4-0 2-6 0-0 5-3 1-3 0-1 3-3 3-2 0-4 5-2 2-0 3-3 3-3 2-1 1-4 6-5 4-5 2-1 0-1 0-1 6-5 2-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 2-1

19-9 19-9 0-0 15-17 3-2 21-10 16-18 21-12 9-12 27-12 10-16 31-7 3-18 3-3 32-10 3-17 2-1 35-9 1-18 1-1 0-3 31-6 5-21 28-7 9-21 0-0 27-14 10-14 3-15 21-8 12-5 7-14 24-11 6-3 17-10 20-18 16-10 5-15 36-18 20-24 15-10 6-10 3-6 34-22 11-4 2-4 5-0 3-3 6-3 9-3

1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 3-1 0-0 0-2 6-4

6-3 0-0 1-2 3-6 10-10 1-1 13-14 23-14

O Tech, thy halls so beautiful, Thy pleasant walks, thy noble trees, That charmed me in my college days, Are ever dear to me. Louisiana Tech I love thee, My Alma Mater, my Alma Mater; I will ever loyal be To thee, my Alma Mater. O Tech, thy halls so beautiful, Thy pleasant walks, thy noble trees, That charmed me in my college days, Are ever dear to me. Louisiana Tech I love thee, My Alma Mater, my Alma Mater; I will ever loyal be To thee, my Alma Mater. O Tech, thy halls so beautiful, Thy pleasant walks, thy noble trees, That charmed me in my college days, Are ever dear to me. Louisiana Tech I love thee, My Alma Mater, my Alma Mater; I will ever loyal be To thee, my Alma Mater. O Tech, thy halls so beautiful, Thy pleasant walks, thy noble trees, That charmed me in my college days, Are ever dear to me. Louisiana Tech I love thee, My Alma Mater.

WE ARE LA TECH LOUISIANA TECH...

• Ranked as a Tier One National University according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Colleges Report • Ranked No. 1 in the state of Louisiana and No. 6 in the nation by Business Insider’s list of “25 Most Underrated Colleges in America” • Ranked No. 1 in the state (for in-state students) and No. 36 in the nation (for out-of-state students) in annual percentage return on investment for graduates (Payscale.com) • Ranked No.1 in the state and No. 21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments in their college educations (AdvisorOne) • Ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 17 in the nation among “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online) • Ranked No. 1 in the state in average mid-career salaries for graduates (PayScale.com) • One of the nation’s 25 Most Affordable Colleges for both in-state and out-of-state students (Newsweek) • Ranked No. 1 in nation in 2016 in least average amount of student debt at graduation for public national universities (US News & World Report) • boasts the University of Louisiana System’s highest graduation rate • boasts the state’s fastest time to completion for first time baccalaureates • boasts the University of Louisiana System’s highest average freshman ACT scores

SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AT LOUISIANA TECH

• One of just four Division I Football Bowl Subdivision programs to win 9 or more games and a bowl game in each of the last three seasons: LA Tech, Wisconsin, Clemson and Utah.

• One of only seven FBS schools in the country to have 9+ football wins, 20+ MBB wins, 35+ baseball wins and 35+ softball wins this past athletic season. We were one of only two non-Power 5 teams to do it (BYU).

• Became only the second C-USA program to finish top 5 in football, women’s basketball, men’s basketball, baseball, softball and soccer in the same season in league’s history (East Carolina, 2012-13).

• Set an LTAC revenue record of $1.26 M raised (as of end of May). Hoping to reach $1.5 M by end of fiscal year.

• LA Tech earned four C-USA superlative awards, including Most Valuable Player (Ryan Higgins), Offensive Player of the Year (Carlos Henderson), Special Teams Player of the Year (Carlos Henderson) and Coach of the Year (Skip Holtz). The Bulldogs won the West Division and defeated Navy in the Lockheed Armed Forces Bowl.

• Bulldog guard Daquan Bracey became the fourth Bulldog in program history to be named Conference Freshman of the Year. He set the program and conference record for single season assists by a freshman with 193.

• Softball captured the Conference USA Tournament title – the program’s first – and competed in the Tuscaloosa Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Tech won 38 games, the most since 1995.

• Women’s Basketball earned a berth in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, the program’s first postseason berth since 2011 (NCAA). The Lady Techsters finished 4th in C-USA after being picked 12th in preseason coaches’ poll.

• Bulldog senior Nate Harris was named the C-USA Pitcher of the Year and a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award while Brent Diaz was named one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award.

• Soccer senior Kathryn Sloan became the first Lady Techster in program history to earn first team All-Conference USA honors while also being named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Year.

• Track and field qualified three entries to the NCAA East Preliminary Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as Chloe Lautric (high jump), Janiel McDonald (long jump) and Tamario Lattin (high jump) represented the program in Lexington, Kentucky.

• Cross country sophomore Manoah Kiptum earned second team All-Conference USA honors after placing 12th at the C-USA Cross Country Championships.

• Golf saw Matt Terry hired as its new head coach in July. Terry led Troy to three straight NCAA Regionals over the past three seasons.

• Tennis senior Jazmin Britos was named 2nd team All-Louisiana and 2nd team All-Conference USA after finishing her stellar career with 51 dual singles wins, the third most in program history.

• Volleyball recorded the most wins by the program since 2010 and won four straight C-USA games, the longest regular season league win streak for Tech since 2009.

• Bowling saw Matt Nantais hired as its new head coach last fall. Nantais created a bowling powerhouse at Valparaiso.

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2017 GAME RECAPS LOUISIANA TECH - 52 | NORTHWESTERN ST. - 24

MISSISSIPPI STATE - 57 | LOUISIANA TECH - 21

Sept. 2 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

Sept. 9 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

RUSTON, La. - Senior Jarred Craft scored three touchdowns, including a pair of fourth quarter scores, to lead Louisiana Tech to a 52-24 victory over Northwestern State Saturday night before 24,002 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium.

After Northwestern State (0-1) scored a pair of touchdowns following LA Tech (1-0) turnovers early in the third quarter to tie the game at 24-24, the Bulldogs answered with 28 unanswered points, including 21 in the final stanza to dodge the upset bug in the opener for both teams.

Craft, the senior running back from Haughton, led a potent Bulldog rushing attack with 86 yards and two touchdowns (2, 2) while adding a 17-yard scoring reception to his resume. As a team, Tech rushed for 221 yards as quarterback J'Mar Smith added 72 yards and Boston Scott tallied 55 yards. Scott also led Tech with 55 yards receiving.

Smith ended the night completing 18-of-35 passes for 276 yards and two scores, but looked hesitant at times in only his second career start. Despite the struggles, Tech amassed 497 yards and 52 points in the game.

Defensively, Tech forced three turnovers -- two interceptions by Dae'Von Washington and a fumble recovery

by Oliver -- while also recording three sacks (Jordan Bradford, Courtney Wallace and Deldrick Canty).

RUSTON, La. - Mississippi State scored 36 consecutive points during the first half thanks to a variety of Louisiana Tech mistakes as the SEC Bulldogs topped the C-USA Bulldogs 57-21 before 28,100 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday night in Ruston.

The attendance marked the second largest in the history of the stadium, trailing only the 28,714 fans at LA Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game vs. then-NLU in 1997.

Boston Scott rushed for 96 yards and Jarred Craft added 81 yards on the ground for Louisiana Tech. However, the Bulldogs completed just 13-of-30 passes on the night for 163 yards. Marcus Gaines led the LA Tech receivers with 104 yards on three receptions.

Linebacker Brandon Durman led the Bulldogs with eight tackles while Amik Robertson added four tackles, one TFL and his first career interception.

Score by Quarters Northwestern State Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: NWST 1st 13:27 03:58 LATECH 03:46 LATECH 2nd 09:46 LATECH 03:11 NWST 01:02 LATECH 3rd 14:45 NWST 13:05 NWST 00:58 LATECH 4th 11:39 LATECH 09:40 LATECH 03:33 LATECH

1 7 10

2 3 14

3 14 7

4 0 21

Score 24 52

Record: (0-1) Record: (1-0)

Watson 52 yd pass from Almond (Piccione kick), 3-75 1:33, NWST 7 - LATECH 0 BARNES, J. 31 yd field goal, 6-40 2:28, NWST 7 - LATECH 3 OLIVER, DeJuawn 26 yd fumble recovery (BARNES, J. kick), , NWST 7 - LATECH 10 VEAL, Teddy 66 yd punt return (BARNES, J. kick), , NWST 7 - LATECH 17 Piccione, Eric 26 yd field goal, 9-62 3:42, NWST 10 - LATECH 17 CRAFT, Jarred 2 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 5-77 2:09, NWST 10 - LATECH 24 Jones, Chris 3 yd run (Piccione, Eric kick), 1-3 0:15, NWST 17 - LATECH 24 Morgan 27 yd pass from Chan-Chan (Piccione kick), 2-27 0:14, NWST 24 - LATECH 24 DANCY, Jaqwis 4 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 9-74 3:12, NWST 24 - LATECH 31 CRAFT, Jarred 2 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 5-47 1:47, NWST 24 - LATECH 38 BONNETTE 36 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 1-36 0:07, NWST 24 - LATECH 45 CRAFT 17 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 8-69 3:33, NWST 24 - LATECH 52

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

NSU

LA TECH

22 33-133 256 40-20-2 73-389 1-16 1-11 6-135 0-0 8-41.1 3-1 8-54 32:38 3 of 14 0 of 0 2-3 1-6

22 37-221 276 35-18-0 72-497 1-26 4-86 5-103 2-26 4-45.0 3-3 5-50 27:22 7 of 15 0 of 1 5-5 3-16

RUSHING: Northwestern State-Jones, Chris 16-60; West, Jared 5-34; Campbell, Tyrei 2-17; Almond, J.D. 6-11; Chapman, Marqui 1-10; Anderson, Stadf 1-4; Holgorsen, Clay 2-minus 3. Louisiana Tech-CRAFT, Jarred 16-86; SMITH, J'Mar 10-72; SCOTT, Boston 9-55; DANCY, Jaqwis 2-8.

PASSING: Northwestern State-Almond, J.D. 11-21-0-162; Holgorsen, Clay 7-17-2-49; Chan-Chan, Bobb 2-2-0-45.

Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 18-35-0-276.

RECEIVING: Northwestern State-Chan-Chan, Bobb 7-77; Morgan, Lucas 3-40; Bourque, Bryson 2-19; Watson, Jaylen 1-52; Adkins, Kwan 1-21; Almond, J.D. 1-18; Fuller, Chris 1-10; Anderson, Stadf 1-9; Meggs, Kalen 1-8; Jones, Chris 1-7; West, Jared 1-minus 5. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 4-55; VEAL, Teddy 3-40; BONNETTE, R. 2-45; WATTS, Marlon 2-25; SMITH, Alfred 2-5; WOODARD, J. 1-53; HARDY, Adrian 1-18; CRAFT, Jarred 1-17; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-9; GAINES, Marcus 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northwestern State-None. Louisiana Tech-WASHINGTON, D. 2-26.

FUMBLES: Northwestern State-West, Jared 1-0; Bell, Xavier 1-1; Almond, J.D. 1-0. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 2-2; BONNETTE, R. 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Northwestern State-Iheoma, Obinna 1-0. Louisiana Tech-BRADFORD, J. 1-0; WALLACE, C. 1-0; CANTY, Deldrick 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northwestern State-Pierotti, Nick 2-6; Guidry, Peyton 3-3; Iheoma, Obinna 3-2; Balthazor, Aust 4-0; Reed, Ryan 2-2; Krolczyk, Zak 1-3; Buhl, Chrishard 3-0; Clark, Lyn 2-1; Raymond, Darian 2-1; Prejean, Desmon 1-2; Daigle, Braylon 0-3; Thompson, Damia 2-0; Williams, Lione 1-1; Jones, Chris 1-1; Warren, Isaac 1-1; Harmon, Dannie 1-1; Bourgeois, Hayd 0-2; Littleton, D'Ro 1-0; Bluiett, Christ 1-0; Bourque, Bryson 1-0; Gray, Dez 1-0; Landry, Gavin 1-0; James, Corban 1-0; Morgan, Lucas 1-0; Johnson, Korlis 1-0; Croney, Rashaun 1-0; Sangster, Jalon 1-0; Edwards, Ian 0-1; Forde, Nicholas 0-1; Dantzler, Duke 0-1; Ford, Keith 0-1; West, Jared 0-1. Louisiana Tech-BLANKENSHIP, E. 5-1; KING, DaMarion 4-1; WASHINGTON, D. 4-1; BRADFORD, J. 1-4; LEWIS, Darryl 3-1; FARRIS, Russell 2-2; DURMAN, Brandon 2-2; HOGAN, Randy 1-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-0; FERGUSON, J. 2-1; WALLACE, C. 2-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 2-0; HANNIBAL, Zach 1-1; MASON, K. 1-1; JACKSON, James 1-1; SAM, Michael 1-1; BALDWIN, Jordan 1-0; ROBERSON, Aaron 1-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-0; CLEVELAND, R. 1-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 1-0; YDARRAGA, M. 1-0; TEAM 1-0; CANTY, Deldrick 1-0; SMITH, J'Mar 1-0; BAKER, Willie 0-1; SCOTT, Collin 0-1; DANCY, Jaqwis 0-1; TURNER, I. 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 24,002 Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:29 pm Total elapsed time: 3:22 Officials: Referee: Billy Williams; Umpire: Joe Nanus; Linesman: Josiah Harris; Line judge: Jeremiah Harris; Back judge: Nathan Jastram; Field judge: Carlos Guzman; Side judge: Dustin Drawhorn; Center judge: Robin DeLorenzo Temperature: 84 Wind: N, 5mph Weather: Mostly Sunny

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Score by Quarters Mississippi State Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: 1st 13:21 LATECH 06:46 LATECH 05:05 MS 01:06 MS 00:10 MS 2nd 11:27 MS 07:12 MS 00:41 MS 00:41 LATECH 00:00 LATECH 3rd 14:27 MS 09:48 MS 03:24 MS 4th 00:15 LATECH

1 16 9

2 20 5

3 21 0

4 0 7

Score 57 21

Record: (2-0) Record: (1-1)

BARNES, J. 27 yd field goal, 7-65 1:39, MS 0 - LATECH 3 MCKNIGHT, K. 1 yd run (BARNES, J. kick blockd), 2-2 0:43, MS 0 - LATECH 9 Day 36 yd field goal, 5-59 1:41, MS 3 - LATECH 9 Simmons 0 yd blocked punt return (Day kick), , MS 10 - LATECH 9 Thomas 17 yd pass from Fitzgerald (Day kick blockd), 1-17 0:06, MS 16 - LATECH 9 Gray 6 yd pass from Fitzgerald (Day kick), 2-14 0:27, MS 23 - LATECH 9 Fitzgerald 30 yd run (Day kick), 4-75 1:07, MS 30 - LATECH 9 Myles 21 yd pass from Fitzgerald (Day kick blockd), 11-76 3:56, MS 36 - LATECH 9 ROBERTSON, Amik PAT return, , MS 36 - LATECH 11 BARNES, J. 45 yd field goal, 8-47 0:41, MS 36 - LATECH 14 Fitzgerald 44 yd run (Christmann kick), 2-72 0:33, MS 43 - LATECH 14 Simmons 90 yd fumble recovery (Christmann kick), , MS 50 - LATECH 14 Hill 2 yd run (Christmann kick), 9-59 4:06, MS 57 - LATECH 14 COUSAR 9 yd pass from ELLIOTT (BARNES, J. kick), 15-90 6:09, MS 57 - LATECH 21

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MS 21 40-327 132 20-13-1 60-459 1-90 3-20 4-44 1-32 3-47.7 0-0 5-39 23:52 5 of 10 0 of 1 4-5 4-25

LA TECH 20 50-152 163 30-13-1 80-315 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-61 8-34.1 3-2 3-28 36:08 4 of 15 1 of 2 3-5 0-0

RUSHING: Mississippi State-Nick Fitzgerald 10-111; Aeris Williams 9-107; Kylin Hill 10-62; Nick Gibson 5-15; Dontavian Lee 2-15; K. Thompson 2-11; Deddrick Thomas 1-7; TEAM 1-minus 1. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 13-96; CRAFT, Jarred 18-81; DANCY, Jaqwis 7-45; TUCKER, Israel 3-25; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-1; SMITH, J'Mar 7-minus 9; TEAM 1-minus 87.

PASSING: Mississippi State-Nick Fitzgerald 12-18-1-124; K. Thompson 1-2-0-8.

Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 10-23-1-140; ELLIOTT, Westin 3-6-0-23; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Mississippi State-Donald Gray 4-19; Deddrick Thomas 3-20; Jordan Thomas 2-25; Aeris Williams 1-28; Gabe Myles 1-21; Jesse Jackson 1-14; Justin Johnson 1-5. Louisiana Tech-GAINES, Marcus 3-104; VEAL, Teddy 3-15; POWELL, Cee Jay 2-14; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-13; SCOTT, Boston 2-8; COUSAR, Zach 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Mississippi State-Mark McLaurin 1-32. Louisiana Tech-ROBERTSON, Amik 1-61.

FUMBLES: Mississippi State-None. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 2-2; TEAM 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Mississippi State-Gerri Green 2-0; Dez Harris 1-0; Leo Lewis 0-1; Johnathan Abram 0-1.

Louisiana Tech-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Mississippi State-Mark McLaurin 6-4; Johnathan Abram 6-1; Gerri Green 2-5; Dez Harris 4-2; Jeffery Simmons 3-2; Tre Brown 3-1; C.J. Morgan 3-0; Erroll Thompson 2-1; Stephen Adegoke 2-1; Montez Sweat 2-1; Leo Lewis 1-2; J.T. Gray 1-2; Tim Washington 1-2; Fletcher Adams 1-1; Grant Harris 1-1; Kobe Jones 1-1; Brandon Bryant 1-0; Donald Gray 1-0; Willie Gay Jr. 1-0; M. Spencer 1-0; Jamal Peters 0-1; Chris Rayford 0-1; Traver Jung 0-1; Korey Charles 0-1; Kendell Jones 0-1. Louisiana Tech-DURMAN, Brandon 3-5; KING, DaMarion 3-3; CANTY, Deldrick 3-2; COOPER, S. 2-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-1; FARRIS, Russell 2-2; FERGUSON, J. 2-2; MASON, K. 3-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 2-1; BLANKENSHIP, E. 2-1; BRADFORD, J. 1-2; LEWIS, Ronald 1-2; ROBERSON, Aaron 1-1; SAM, Michael 1-1; WASHINGTON, D. 1-1; LEWIS, Darryl 1-1; SPENCER, Trey 1-1; RODRIGUEZ, M. 1-0; JACKSON, James 1-0; GARNER, K. 0-1; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1; YDARRAGA, M. 0-1; SNEED, L'Jarius 0-1; SCOTT, Collin 0-1; DUNN, Roland 0-1; BALDWIN, Jordan 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 28,100 Kickoff time: 6:32 PM End of Game: 9:58 PM Total elapsed time: 3:26 Officials: Referee: Ken Antee; Umpire: Chad Craig; Linesman: George Botsch; Line judge: Ronald Tubbs; Back judge: Sean Woodson; Field judge: Chris Cockrell; Side judge: Tony Meyer; Center judge: Bryan Baker Temperature: 79 Wind: NE, 4mph Weather: Sunny, Clear

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2017 GAME RECAPS LOUISIANA TECH - 23 | WKU - 22

SOUTH CAROLINA - 17 | LOUISIANA TECH - 16

Sept. 16 in BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY

Sept. 23 in COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Louisiana Tech and WKU have played some classic games during the past three years and Saturday night at Feix Field was no different.

Trailing 22-13 entering the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs defense stood tall on a numerous four quarter possessions while the LA Tech offense came up with some late big plays of its own.

Sophomore quarterback J’Mar Smith led a pair of late game scoring drives and senior Jonathan Barnes’ 22yard field goal with two seconds to play giving the Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0 C-USA) a 23-22 win over WKU, snapping the Hilltoppers 13-game home conference win streak before 16,223 fans.

LA Tech opened league play on the road for the fourth straight year, the only team in C-USA that has been saddled with that burden, and found a way to pick up a huge road win in a match-up of the two teams that were the preseason picks to win the East and West Divisions.

Smith passed for 306 yards, but saved his best for last, leading a 91-yard TD drive and the game-winning 58-yard, game-winning field goal drive.

The Tech defense made the fourth quarter its own, holding WKU to a total of 18 yards on 15 offensive plays.

Bonnette led Tech with 140 yards on three catches while Veal added 78 yards on a career-high nine receptions. Craft led the Tech ground game with 81 yards on 14 carries.

Secdrick Cooper, Aaron Roberson and Durman led Tech with nine tackles each while Ferguson totaled two of Tech’s four sacks in a game that saw only one total turnovers between the two teams.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - For the second straight week, Louisiana Tech found itself trailing late on the road against a formidable opponent -- this time in SEC country against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium.

And for the second straight week, sophomore quarterback J'Mar Smith led a long scoring drive that allowed Jonathan Barnes to kick a 25-yard field goal with 55 seconds to play, giving Tech a 16-14 lead.

However, the Bulldog defense which shut South Carolina off the scoreboard through the first three quarters allowed Gamecock quarterback Jake Bentley to scramble 24 yards on a third down play. Bentley then completed a 41yard Hail Mary to Bryan Edwards, setting up the game-winning 31-yard field goal by Parker White as USC defeated Tech 17-16 before over 71,000 fans.

Smith ended the game 23-of-33 for 281 yards and one score while Veal recorded career-highs with 10 catches for 110 yards and one score. Rashid Bonnette added six receptions for 94 yards.

Aaron Roberson and Russell Farris led Tech with eight tackles while DeMarion King and Brandon Durman added seven tackles.

Score by Quarters Louisiana Tech WKU Scoring Summary: 1st 04:57 WKU 00:08 LATECH 2nd 11:29 WKU 06:28 LATECH 00:21 LATECH 3rd 00:13 WKU 4th 06:08 LATECH 00:02 LATECH

1 3 8

2 10 7

3 0 7

4 10 0

Score 23 22

Record: (2-1,1-0) Record: (1-2,0-1)

WHITE 4 yd run (YELDER rush), 11-80 4:35, LATECH 0 - WKU 8 BARNES, J. 33 yd field goal, 11-46 4:49, LATECH 3 - WKU 8 BAKER 3 yd run (NUSS kick), 10-73 3:39, LATECH 3 - WKU 15 BONNETTE 87 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 2-90 0:41, LATECH 10 - WKU 15 BARNES, J. 36 yd field goal, 12-67 3:46, LATECH 13 - WKU 15 MOSES 19 yd run (NUSS kick), 8-78 3:42, LATECH 13 - WKU 22 MCKNIGHT 2 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 8-91 2:06, LATECH 20 - WKU 22 BARNES, J. 21 yd field goal, 8-58 1:53, LATECH 23 - WKU 22

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

LA TECH 20 30-122 306 39-22-1 69-428 0-0 2-0 3-59 0-0 6-36.7 0-0 3-25 25:59 7 of 15 0 of 0 4-4 4-23

WKU 23 41-141 226 35-25-0 76-367 0-0 0-0 4-75 1-0 6-41.7 0-0 3-22 34:01 6 of 14 0 of 1 3-4 1-8

RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-CRAFT, Jarred 14-81; SCOTT, Boston 8-29; SMITH, J'Mar 7-10; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-2. WKU-BAKER, Quinton 19-79; TRIGG, Marquez 14-48; MOSES, Jakairi 1-19; PEARSON, J. 2-14; WHITE, Mike 5-minus 19.

PASSING: Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 22-39-1-306. WKU-WHITE, Mike 25-35-0-226.

RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 9-78; BONNETTE, R. 3-140; CRAFT, Jarred 3-13; HARDY, Adrian 2-31; WATTS, Marlon 2-22; OLIVER, DeJuawn 2-20; SCOTT, Boston 1-2. WKU-YELDER, Deon 6-54; LANE, Xavier 5-54; FANT, Nacarius 4-25; JACKSON, Lucky 3-26; TRIGG, Marquez 3-16; FOURTENBARY, K. 2-11; DEANE, Mik'Quan 1-34; ECHOLS-LUPER, C 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Louisiana Tech-None. WKU-BROWN, Joe 1-0.

FUMBLES: Louisiana Tech-None. WKU-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-FERGUSON, J. 2-0; BRADFORD, J. 1-0; DURMAN, Brandon 1-0. WKU-MALONE, D. 0-1; IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-DURMAN, Brandon 5-4; COOPER, S. 4-5; ROBERSON, Aaron 4-5; FARRIS, Russell 5-2; FERGUSON, J. 4-2; KING, DaMarion 3-2; WASHINGTON, D. 3-1; BRADFORD, J. 3-1; BLANKENSHIP, E. 1-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 2-1; LEWIS, Darryl 2-1; CANTY, Deldrick 2-1; MASON, K. 2-1; YDARRAGA, M. 2-0; BALDWIN, Jordan 2-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-1; GARNER, K. 1-0; HOLLY, Bobby 1-0; WILLIAMS, T. 1-0; COLE, Jaiden 1-0; SCOTT, Collin 0-1; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1.

WKU-KEY, Devon 5-4; WHYTE, Masai 4-3; WIGGINS, Heath 1-6; JOHNSON, L. 2-3; IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 2-3; OVERSTREET, D. 1-4; HOLT, Ben 2-2; SAYNER, Evan 0-4; JOHNSON, Chris 0-4; DARDEN, T. 2-1; KINCADE, Antwon 2-1; MALONE, D. 1-2; GREENE, Drell 0-3; FARRIS, DeAndre 2-0; GARDNER, Juwan 1-1; BROWN, Joe 1-1; BAILEY, Kyle 1-0; TOWNER, Kylen 0-1; LEWIS, Julien 0-1.

Stadium: Houchens-Smith Stadium Attendance: 16,223 Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:27 Total elapsed time: 3:27 Officials: Referee: Rodney Burnette; Umpire: Sheldon Davis; Linesman: Gerry Austin; Line judge: Josh Fath; Back judge: Ivan Daniels; Field judge: Brandon Spencer; Side judge: Scott Gasaway; Center judge: Chris Burnette Temperature: 83F Wind: E 4 mph Weather: Sunny

Score by Quarters Louisiana Tech South Carolina Scoring Summary: LATECH 1st 01:41 2nd 05:23 LATECH 3rd 08:54 LATECH 4th 11:06 SC 04:52 SC 00:55 LATECH 00:04 SC

1 3 0

2 3 0

3 7 0

4 3 17

Score 16 17

Record: (2-2) Record: (3-1)

BARNES, J. 33 yd field goal, 14-64 7:15, LATECH 3 - SC 0 BARNES, J. 52 yd field goal, 4-7 1:43, LATECH 6 - SC 0 VEAL 3 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 12-75 6:06, LATECH 13 - SC 0 Smith 28 yd pass from Bentley (White kick), 16-97 7:36, LATECH 13 - SC 7 T. Williams 35 yd run (White kick), 2-74 0:40, LATECH 13 - SC 14 BARNES, J. 25 yd field goal, 10-84 3:57, LATECH 16 - SC 14 White 31 yd field goal, 6-65 0:47, LATECH 16 - SC 17

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

LA TECH 17 28-80 281 33-23-1 61-361 0-0 0-0 2-50 1-19 2-43.5 0-0 3-18 30:52 6 of 13 0 of 0 3-4 2-12

SC 23 32-143 295 35-22-1 67-438 0-0 1-10 2-27 1-0 2-40.5 4-1 1-15 29:08 8 of 14 1 of 1 1-2 1-2

RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-CRAFT, Jarred 14-48; SCOTT, Boston 8-17; SMITH, J'Mar 5-12; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-3. South Carolina-Ty'Son Williams 13-95; Rico Dowdle 9-32; Jake Bentley 5-16; A.J. Turner 3-10; R. Davis 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 11.

PASSING: Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 23-33-1-281. South Carolina-Jake Bentley 22-34-1-295; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 10-110; BONNETTE, R. 6-94; WATTS, Marlon 3-33; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-33; SCOTT, Boston 1-10; CRAFT, Jarred 1-1. South Carolina-Bryan Edwards 6-122; Hayden Hurst 3-39; A.J. Turner 3-23; OrTre Smith 2-36; R. Davis 2-23; Ty'Son Williams 2-14; Jacob August 1-14; Shi Smith 1-14; Chad Terrell 1-6; Rico Dowdle 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Louisiana Tech-ROBERSON, Aaron 1-19. South Carolina-JaMarcus King 1-0.

FUMBLES: Louisiana Tech-None. South Carolina-Chris Lammons 1-0; A.J. Turner 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Ty'Son Williams 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-ROBERTSON, Amik 1-0; FERGUSON, J. 1-0. South Carolina-Daniel Fennell 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-ROBERSON, Aaron 6-2; FARRIS, Russell 4-4; DURMAN, Brandon 5-2; KING, DaMarion 5-2; COOPER, S. 4-2; SNEED, L'Jarius 5-0; BRADFORD, J. 3-1; ROBERTSON, Amik 2-2; CANTY, Deldrick 3-0; MASON, K. 2-0; WASHINGTON, D. 2-0; BLANKENSHIP, E. 0-2; FERGUSON, J. 1-0; WILLIAMS, T. 1-0; LEWIS, Ronald 1-0; YDARRAGA, M. 0-1; LEWIS, Darryl 0-1; SCOTT, Collin 0-1. South Carolina-Skai Moore 8-4; T.J. Brunson 7-1; Chris Lammons 5-0; Rashad Fenton 4-0; J. Williams 2-2; T. Stallworth 3-0; D.J. Smith 2-1; Daniel Fennell 2-1; D.J. Wonnum 0-3; Ulric Jones 2-0; JaMarcus King 1-1; Jake Bentley 1-0; Parker White 1-0; Kobe Smith 0-1; Keir Thomas 0-1; Aaron Sterling 0-1.

Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium Attendance: 71,821 Kickoff time: 3:33 pm End of Game: 6:37 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04 Officials: Referee: David Smith; Umpire: Johnny Hibbett; Linesman: Gary Jayroe; Line judge: Marc Bovos; Back judge: Wayne Gautney; Field judge: Andy Britton; Side judge: Richard Rooker; Center judge: Kevin Vicknair Temperature: 89 Wind: E, 4mph Weather: Partly cloudy

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2017 GAME RECAPS LOUISIANA TECH - 34 | SOUTH ALABAMA - 16

UAB - 23 | LOUISIANA TECH - 22

Sept. 30 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

OCT. 7 in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

RUSTON, La. - J’Mar Smith tossed three touchdowns and Jonathan Barnes became the program’s all-time leader in made field goals leading Louisiana Tech to a 34-16 win over South Alabama before 22,013 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday night.

Smith set career-highs in completions (24), yards (317) and touchdowns, tossing scoring strikes of 40, 10 and 30 yards to three different receivers. The sophomore hit nine different receivers on a night that saw him also utilize his running ability in attacking the Jaguars defense.

Barnes’ 31-yard field goal with 3:07 to play in the second quarter was the 66th of his career, moving him past former Bulldog Josh Scobee for first place in the Tech record books. He added a 29-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter that gave Tech a two score cushion.

Defensively, the Bulldogs bent but never broke after the initial touchdown by South Alabama in the first quarter. Tech’s defensive unit surrendered just three field goals (41, 46, 26) over USA’s final 11 offensive possessions.

Bulldog safety Scedrick Cooper also recorded the first two interceptions of his career, including one with USA inside the Tech red zone.

Boston Scott led the Louisiana Tech ground game with 76 yards on six carries while Jarred Craft added 49 yards and Smith chipped in with 37 yards.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Jonathan Barnes’ potential game-winning 29-yard field goal was blocked as time expired giving the underdog UAB Blazers a dramatic 23-22 win over Louisiana Tech at Legion Field Saturday afternoon.

Tech (3-3, 1-1 C-USA) trailed all day. Missed tackles; costly penalties; and three missed kicks, including two extra points, were simply too much to overcome. The Bulldogs entered the game with only 17 penalties through five games. However, this day would be different.

The two teams traded field goals in the second quarter. Barnes connected from 39 yards away before UAB’s Nick Vogel split the uprights from 27 yards out. UAB led 16-10 at halftime.

The second half was better in some ways for the Bulldogs as the Tech defense held UAB to only seven points after intermission. However, Tech was flagged for seven second half penalties for 80 yards and yet the Bulldogs still had a chance to win.

Smith completed 17-of-29 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns while Veal led Tech with five catches for 74 yards and one score. Scott led the Tech ground game with 48 yards on 14 carries while Jaqwis Dancy added 44 yards on five carries.

Brown led UAB with 165 yards rushing on 25 carries while Erdely completed 21-of-32 passes for 188 yards.

Score by Quarters South Alabama Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: 1st 09:20 USA 07:17 LATECH 04:18 LATECH 2nd 14:55 LATECH 04:48 USA 00:00 USA 3rd 05:20 USA 4th 12:17 LATECH 04:18 LATECH 03:17 LATECH

1 7 14

2 6 3

3 3 0

4 0 17

Score 16 34

Record: (1-4) Record: (3-2)

Way 29 yd pass from Garvin (Patterson kick), 3-84 1:31, USA 7 - LATECH 0 VEAL 40 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 4-69 2:03, USA 7 - LATECH 7 CRAFT 10 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 4-62 1:29, USA 7 - LATECH 14 BARNES, J. 31 yd field goal, 10-44 3:07, USA 7 - LATECH 17 Patterson,Gavin 26 yd field goal, 10-63 4:45, USA 10 - LATECH 17 Patterson,Gavin 41 yd field goal, 10-31 2:47, USA 13 - LATECH 17 Patterson,Gavin 46 yd field goal, 12-45 5:26, USA 16 - LATECH 17 HARDY 30 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 7-90 2:34, USA 16 - LATECH 24 BARNES, J. 29 yd field goal, 11-77 5:49, USA 16 - LATECH 27 SCOTT, Boston 27 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 1-27 0:07, USA 16 - LATECH 34

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USA 16 22-98 235 45-21-2 67-333 0-0 0-0 3-49 0-0 6-38.8 1-0 7-45 27:54 5 of 15 1 of 2 1-2 3-20

LA TECH 26 33-162 317 39-24-0 72-479 0-0 1-5 4-60 2-1 4-37.0 1-1 3-11 32:06 2 of 11 1 of 1 3-3 1-7

RUSHING: South Alabama-Johnson, Xavier 12-89; Minter, Tra 7-17; Garvin, Cole 3-minus 8. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 6-76; CRAFT, Jarred 14-49; SMITH, J'Mar 11-37; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 1.

PASSING: South Alabama-Garvin, Cole 21-45-2-235. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 24-39-0-317.

RECEIVING: South Alabama-Way, Jamarius 5-67; Harris, Sam 5-59; Stanley, Malik 4-38; Collier,Sa'Mory 3-29; Minter, Tra 2-33; Johnson, Xavier 2-9. Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 5-88; HARDY, Adrian 4-68; WATTS, Marlon 4-56; CRAFT, Jarred 4-21; SCOTT, Boston 2-26; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-25; BONNETTE, R. 1-18; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-12; SCOTT, George 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: South Alabama-None. Louisiana Tech-COOPER, S. 2-1.

FUMBLES: South Alabama-Garvin, Cole 1-0. Louisiana Tech-WATTS, Marlon 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): South Alabama-Henderson,Chris 1-0; Turner, Tyree 0-1; Middleton, Fnss 0-1; Gipson, Jimmie 1-0.

Louisiana Tech-YDARRAGA, M. 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): South Alabama-Lawrence, Nigel 5-3; Cole, Riley 4-3; Buggs, Malcolm 3-3; Middleton, Fnss 1-4; Barge, Bull 3-1; Reaves, Jeremy 3-1; Songy, Darrell 2-2; Fisher, Strrlng 3-0; Mills, Darian 2-1; Befort, Zach 2-1; Turner, Tyree 1-2; McWilliams, Rcl 2-0; Moore, Deonta 1-1; Daniels, DJ 1-1; Brown, Sean 1-0; Henderson,Chris 1-0; Gipson, Jimmie 1-0; Milner, Chason 1-0; Buie, Jalin 1-0; Moss, Tobias 1-0; Wayne, Jalen 0-1. Louisiana Tech-SNEED, L'Jarius 8-0; FARRIS, Russell 1-4; ROBERSON, Aaron 3-1; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-1; LEWIS, Darryl 3-1; YDARRAGA, M. 3-0; FERGUSON, J. 2-1; KING, DaMarion 1-2; COOPER, S. 1-2; WASHINGTON, D. 1-2; BLANKENSHIP, E. 1-1; MASON, K. 1-1; DURMAN, Brandon 1-1; COLE, Jaiden 1-0; BRADFORD, J. 1-0; SCOTT, Collin 1-0; HOGAN, Randy 1-0; TURNER, I. 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 22,013 Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:16 Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Kevin Stine; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Scott Petersen; Line judge: Dion Quinn; Back judge: Kevin Mitchell; Field judge: Grant Jackson; Side judge: Chip Shields; Center judge: Eddie Albritton Temperature: 78 Wind: None Weather: Clear

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Score by Quarters Louisiana Tech UAB Scoring Summary: 1st 09:49 UAB 07:45 UAB 04:51 LATECH 2nd 10:31 LATECH 06:30 UAB 4th 13:10 LATECH 06:02 UAB 03:32 LATECH

1 7 13

2 3 3

3 0 0

4 12 7

Score 22 23

Record: (3-3,1-1) Record: (3-2,1-1)

ERDELY, A.J. 3 yd run (VOGEL, N. kick failed), 9-61 3:41, LATECH 0 - UAB 6 BROWN, S. 11 yd run (VOGEL, N. kick), 2-14 0:35, LATECH 0 - UAB 13 VEAL 16 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES kick), 7-76 2:48, LATECH 7 - UAB 13 BARNES, J. 39 yd field goal, 11-52 4:18, LATECH 10 - UAB 13 VOGEL, N. 27 yd field goal, 9-65 4:01, LATECH 10 - UAB 16 MCKNIGHT, K. 1 yd run (BARNES, J. kick failed), 12-85 6:04, LATECH 16 - UAB 16 ERDELY, A.J. 1 yd run (VOGEL, N. kick), 11-56 4:43, LATECH 16 - UAB 23 OLIVER 42 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick failed), 7-67 2:30, LATECH 22 - UAB 23

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

LA TECH 21 34-154 209 29-17-0 63-363 0-0 1--1 3-71 0-0 6-40.5 1-0 10-95 29:56 5 of 12 0 of 0 2-3 1-5

UAB 22 36-178 188 32-21-0 68-366 0-0 1-46 3-53 0-0 3-40.7 1-0 8-57 30:04 5 of 11 0 of 1 4-4 2-8

RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 14-48; DANCY, Jaqwis 5-44; SMITH, J'Mar 8-30; CRAFT, Jarred 3-14; GAINES, Marcus 1-12; VEAL, Teddy 1-4; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-2. UAB-BROWN, S. 26-168; STEPHENS, C. 3-8; LEE, D. 1-3; ERDELY, A.J. 6-minus 1.

PASSING: Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 17-29-0-209. UAB-ERDELY, A.J. 21-32-0-188.

RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 6-78; MCKNIGHT, K. 3-10; SCOTT, George 2-20; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-42; SCOTT, Boston 1-23; COUSAR, Zach 1-13; WATTS, Marlon 1-12; DANCY, Jaqwis 1-6; GAINES, Marcus 1-5. UAB-WILSON, A. 8-105; TURNER Jr., R. 6-46; LISA, C. 3-23; LEE, D. 1-9; NOBLE III, J. 1-7; BROWN, S. 1-2; STANLEY, L. 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Louisiana Tech-None. UAB-None.

FUMBLES: Louisiana Tech-DANCY, Jaqwis 1-0. UAB-ERDELY, A.J. 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-FERGUSON, J. 1-0. UAB-MARINO, G. 1-0; JONES, S. 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-ROBERTSON, Amik 8-0; LEWIS, Darryl 5-1; FARRIS, Russell 2-4; FERGUSON, J. 4-1; BLANKENSHIP, E. 4-1; WASHINGTON, D. 3-1; SCOTT, Collin 3-1; YDARRAGA, M. 3-0; BALDWIN, Jordan 3-0; BRADFORD, J. 2-1; COOPER, S. 1-2; JACKSON, James 2-0; DURMAN, Brandon 0-2; LEWIS, Ronald 1-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 1-0; ROBERSON, Aaron 1-0; KING, DaMarion 0-1; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1. UAB-MOFOR, F. 8-2; JONES, S. 8-1; THOMAS, B. 6-3; WILLIAMS, D. 5-1; MARINO, G. 2-1; MITCHELL, G. 1-2; CULVER, D. 2-0; RUSH, A. 2-0; KEELY, S. 2-0; POWELL, T. 1-1; CREWS, T. 1-1; DAWKINS, W. 1-0; WILLIAMS, D.A. 1-0; BRASHER, L. 1-0; HARRIS, B. 1-0; DIGGS, M. 1-0; THAGARD, Q. 1-0; MOLL, K. 0-1; WOOLBRIGHT, C. 0-1.

Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 27,213 Kickoff time: 3 p.m. End of Game: 6:14 Total elapsed time: 3:14 Officials: Referee: Justin Elliott; Umpire: Dongray Johnson; Linesman: Jerry Harris; Line judge: Nick Theriot; Back judge: Chris Bynum; Field judge: Victor Sanchez; Side judge: LaShell Nelson; Center judge: James Jones Temperature: 82 Wind: None Weather: Overcast

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2017 GAME RECAPS SOUTHERN MISS - 34 | LOUISIANA TECH - 27

LOUISIANA TECH - 42 | RICE - 28

OCt. 21 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

OCt. 28 in HOUSTON, TEXAS

RUSTON, La. - Southern Miss rallied from 11 points down with less than four minutes to play in regulation and then got two defensive stops, including the game-clinching one in the second overtime, as the Golden Eagles downed Louisiana Tech 34-27 before 17,815 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday night.

J’Mar Smith’s two-yard TD run with 4:08 to play in the game gave the Bulldogs (3-4, 1-2 C-USA) a 27-16 lead and capped an impressive five-play, 96-yard drive that was highlighted by an 82-yard reception by Marlon Watts. The score gave the Tech faithful what turned out to be a false sense of security.

Following the Smith touchdown, Southern Miss (5-2, 3-1 C-USA) drove down to the Tech 32 before Parker Shaunfield connected on a 49-yard field goal with 1:23 to play to cut the deficit to 27-19. The Bulldogs were an onside kick away from the win.

Smith had a tough night at the office, completing only 11 of 28 passes for 194 yards and one interception.

Marlon Watts recorded a career-high 121 yards receiving on five receptions while Teddy Veal added three catches for 56 yards. Boston Scott registered his third career 100-yard rushing game with 11 carries for 106 yards while Jarred Craft added 10 carries for 45 yards. Dae’Von Washington registered a career-high 14 tackles while Robertson and Jordan Baldwin each registered 10 tackles.

HOUSTON - Louisiana Tech found itself in familiar territory Saturday afternoon at Rice Stadium.

However, this time they wrote a different ending to the script.

With the game tied at 28-28 and less than two minutes to play, sophomore quarterback J'Mar Smith led the Bulldogs on an 11-play, 75 yard drive that was capped by a two-yard TD run by Boston Scott for the eventual game winner.

Despite a solid first two quarters, the Tech defense struggled the entire second half ... until the final 60 seconds. After allowing Rice to score on its first three possessions of the second half, including the game-tying 51-yard TD pass on a fourth down and 13-play with 4:33 remaining, the Bulldogs defense closed the door with a pair of interceptions following Scott's go-ahead TD. Trey Spencer put the nail in the proverbial coffin with a 36-yard interception return for a TD of a Sam Glaesmann pass with 36 second to play, giving the Bulldogs a 42-28 lead. Darryl Lewis then put the coffin in the ground with his second interception of the season in the Tech end zone with nine seconds remaining.

Smith completed 21-of-32 passes for 237 yards and one score, including a career-high 11 for 118 yards to his main man Teddy Veal. Smith also rushed eight times for 27 yards, including the crucial 9-yard scamper on third down early in the game-winning drive.

Score by Quarters Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: 1st 09:58 LATECH 00:53 USM LATECH 2nd 14:18 10:36 USM 02:32 LATECH 3rd 11:17 USM 00:35 USM 4th 11:38 LATECH 04:08 LATECH 01:23 USM 00:31 USM OT 15:00 USM

1 3 3

2 7 14

3 6 0

4 11 10

OT 7 0

Score 34 Record: (5-2,3-1) 27 Record: (3-4,1-2)

BARNES, J. 23 yd field goal, 9-86 2:59, USM 0 - LATECH 3 SHAUNFIELD, P. 45 yd field goal, 10-44 3:46, USM 3 - LATECH 3 SCOTT, Boston 15 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 4-65 1:35, USM 3 - LATECH 10 SMITH 23 yd pass from HOWARD (SHAUNFIELD kick), 10-78 3:42, USM 10 - LATECH 10 LEWIS, Darryl 63 yd interception return (BARNES, J. kick), , USM 10 - LATECH 17 SHAUNFIELD, P. 34 yd field goal, 7-32 2:36, USM 13 - LATECH 17 SHAUNFIELD, P. 26 yd field goal, 18-73 8:45, USM 16 - LATECH 17 BARNES, J. 45 yd field goal, 4-3 1:33, USM 16 - LATECH 20 SMITH, J'Mar 2 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 5-96 2:02, USM 16 - LATECH 27 SHAUNFIELD, P. 49 yd field goal, 12-43 2:45, USM 19 - LATECH 27 ROBERTSON 22 yd pass from HOWARD (WASHINGTON pass from HOWARD), 3-63 0:52, USM 27 - LATECH 27 ROBERTSON 25 yd pass from HOWARD (SHAUNFIELD kick), 1-25 0:00, USM 34 - LATECH 27

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USM 30 45-190 301 53-32-2 98-491 0-0 1-4 3-55 1-54 5-45.4 1-1 6-40 40:52 10 of 23 2 of 2 2-3 2-14

LA TECH 15 34-161 194 28-11-1 62-355 1-3 2-13 1-29 2-73 6-36.7 2-1 4-30 19:08 2 of 12 0 of 2 3-4 0-0

RUSHING: USM-PARKS, Tez 15-77; HOWARD, Keon 13-63; SMITH, Ito 14-48; STAGGERS, A. 2-4; JONES, Isaiah 1-minus 2. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 11-106; CRAFT, Jarred 10-45; DANCY, Jaqwis 2-9; SMITH, J'Mar 8-3; VEAL, Teddy 2-1; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-minus 3.

PASSING: USM-HOWARD, Keon 32-53-2-301. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 11-28-1-194.

RECEIVING: USM-ROBERTSON, K. 9-127; PARKS, Tez 5-29; STAGGERS, A. 4-38; JONES, Isaiah 4-26; SMITH, Ito 3-40; JONES, Tim 2-24; WATKINS, Quez 2-12; WASHINGTON, J. 2-3; ALLEN, Julian 1-2. Louisiana Tech-WATTS, Marlon 5-121; VEAL, Teddy 3-56; CRAFT, Jarred 2-15; BONNETTE, R. 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: USM-MOORE, T. 1-54. Louisiana Tech-LEWIS, Darryl 1-63; ROBERTSON, Amik 1-10.

FUMBLES: USM-PARKS, Tez 1-1. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 2-1.

SACKS (UA-A): USM-SCHRIMSHER, P. 1-1; RILEY, Draper 0-1. Louisiana Tech-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): USM-MOORE, T. 7-3; SCHRIMSHER, P. 2-4; DOUGLAS, Kelsey 3-2; HARRIS, L. 1-4; ARMSTRONG, C. 4-0; SANGSTER, J. 2-2; BOOTHE, R. 0-4; MITCHELL, R. 2-1; WILLIAMS, Jr.,K 2-1; THIGPEN, Xavier 1-2; LANDRY, Delmond 1-1; RILEY, Draper 0-2; CRAYTON, Rod 1-0; BOURGEOIS, B. 1-0; SMITH, Demarrio 1-0; APPLEWHITE, J. 1-0; MIKELL, Curtis 0-1; WATKINS, Quez 0-1; COLLINS, Trae 0-1; WASHINGTON, J. 0-1. Louisiana Tech-WASHINGTON, D. 5-9; ROBERTSON, Amik 9-1; BALDWIN, Jordan 8-2; FERGUSON, J. 5-3; SCOTT, Collin 2-6; BRADFORD, J. 4-3; BLANKENSHIP, E. 4-2; CANTY, Deldrick 2-3; DURMAN, Brandon 2-2; COOPER, S. 2-2; ROBERSON, Aaron 3-0; YDARRAGA, M. 2-1; KING, DaMarion 2-1; GARNER, K. 2-0; JACKSON, James 2-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 1-1; HOGAN, Randy 0-2; ZAYED, Alex 0-2; MASON, K. 1-0; SMITH, J'Mar 1-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-0; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1; LEWIS, Ronald 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 17,845 Kickoff time: 6:06 pm End of Game: 10:43 pm Total elapsed time: 3:47 Officials: Referee: Ken Antee; Umpire: Chad Craig; Linesman: George Botsch; Line judge: Ronald Tubbs; Back judge: Sean Woodson; Field judge: Chris Cockrell; Side judge: Tony Meyer; Center judge: Bryan Baker Temperature: 80 Wind: SE, 15 mph Weather: Cloudy

Score by Quarters Louisiana Tech Rice Scoring Summary: 1st 04:15 LATECH LATECH 2nd 13:08 10:17 RICE 03:38 LATECH 3rd 08:43 RICE 02:03 LATECH 4th 14:03 RICE 04:33 RICE 01:00 LATECH 00:36 LATECH

1 7 0

2 14 7

3 7 7

4 14 14

OT 42 28

Score Record: (4-4,2-2) Record: (1-7,1-3)

SCOTT, Boston 5 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 7-59 3:07, LATECH 7 - RICE 0 SCOTT, Boston 6 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 10-76 4:34, LATECH 14 - RICE 0 GLAESMANN, Sam 1 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 6-80 2:51, LATECH 14 - RICE 7 MCKNIGHT 5 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES kick), 6-38 3:21, LATECH 21 - RICE 7 GLAESMANN, Sam 4 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 11-67 6:17, LATECH 21 - RICE 14 CRAFT, Jarred 4 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 12-75 6:40, LATECH 28 - RICE 14 PHILLIPS, Will 8 yd run (HARRISON, Will kick), 7-61 3:00, LATECH 28 - RICE 21 CEPHUS 51 yd pass from GLAESMANN (HARRISON kick), 11-83 5:51, LATECH 28 - RICE 28 SCOTT, Boston 2 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 11-75 3:33, LATECH 35 - RICE 28 SPENCER, Trey 37 yd interception return (BARNES, J. kick), , LATECH 42 - RICE 28

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

LA TECH 24 39-180 237 32-21-0 71-417 0-0 1-0 1-23 3-32 4-39.0 0-0 4-25 31:21 5 of 11 1 of 1 5-5 1-3

RICE 19 46-247 187 17-7-3 63-434 0-0 0-0 5-73 0-0 3-41.0 1-1 5-49 28:39 5 of 10 1 of 1 3-3 2-12

RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 17-87; CRAFT, Jarred 13-67; SMITH, J'Mar 8-27; TEAM 1-minus 1.

Rice-GLAESMANN, Sam 13-68; MYERS, Jordan 10-47; MONTGOMERY, C. 4-42; WALTER, Austin 7-36; ELLERBE, N. 6-26; GRANSON, Kylen 1-12; ESUKPA, E. 4-8; PHILLIPS, Will 1-8.

PASSING: Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 21-32-0-237. Rice-GLAESMANN, Sam 7-16-2-187; TYNER, Jackson 0-1-1-0.

RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 11-118; WATTS, Marlon 3-38; MCKNIGHT, K. 3-24; WOODARD, J. 1-31; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-16; POWELL, Cee Jay 1-10; CRAFT, Jarred 1-0. Rice-CEPHUS, Aaron 2-75; GRANSON, Kylen 2-73; WALTER, Austin 2-9; SMITH, Parker 1-30.

INTERCEPTIONS: Louisiana Tech-SPENCER, Trey 1-37; LEWIS, Darryl 1-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 1-minus 5. Rice-None.

FUMBLES: Louisiana Tech-None. Rice-GLAESMANN, Sam 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-ROBERTSON, Amik 1-0. Rice-WILKINS, Roe 1-0; GORDON, Preston 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-COOPER, S. 7-1; ROBERTSON, Amik 6-0; WASHINGTON, D. 4-1; KING, DaMarion 4-0; YDARRAGA, M. 4-0; BLANKENSHIP, E. 3-1; LEWIS, Darryl 3-1; KENDZIOR, Eric 2-0; HOGAN, Randy 2-0; CANTY, Deldrick 2-0; ZAYED, Alex 1-1; HANNIBAL, Zach 1-0; TUCKER, Israel 1-0; BALDWIN, Jordan 1-0; SCOTT, Collin 1-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 1-0; TURNER, I. 1-0; BRADFORD, J. 1-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 1-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-0; BARNETT, E. 0-1. Rice-ELLERBEE, E. 10-3; WHITE, Destri 5-2; CLARK, Jorian 4-3; ABERCRUMBIA, Z. 5-0; IBE, J.T. 2-2; BERTRAND, C. 1-3; WOMAC, Brian 2-0; GORDON, Preston 2-0; BICKHAM, Justin 2-0; WILKINS, Roe 2-0; WRIGHT, Brady 2-0; HANUSA, Parker 1-1; EKPE, Anthony 1-0; ADAMS, Myles 1-0; NYAKWOL, George 1-0; URETSKY, Nick 1-0; ELLERBE, N. 1-0; ESUKPA, E. 1-0; NEWSOME, D. 1-0; DOUGLAS, B. 1-0; ELLIS, D Angelo 1-0.

Stadium: Rice Stadium Attendance: 19,992 Kickoff time: 2:30 pm End of Game: 5:29 pm Total elapsed time: 2:59 Officials: Referee: Dan Gautreaux; Umpire: Ben Young; Linesman: Maia Chaka; Line judge: Thomas Eaton; Back judge: Larry C Neal Jr; Field judge: Lark Jones; Side judge: Justin Larrew; Center judge: Kevin Randall Temperature: 58 Wind: N, 15 mph Weather: Cool, Partly Cloudy

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2017 GAME RECAPS NORTH TEXAS - 24 | LOUISIANA TECH - 23

FLORIDA ATLANTIC - 48 | LOUISIANA TECH - 23

NOV. 4 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

NOV. 11 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

RUSTON, La. - North Texas running back Jeffrey Wilson scored the go-ahead touchdown with 6:04 to play and Louisiana Tech kicker Jonathan Barnes’ 53-yard field goal attempt with 2:39 to play missed wide left as the Mean Green spoiled the Bulldogs homecoming 24-23 before 18,504 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The loss was the third one-point loss of the season for the Bulldogs and marked the seventh straight game that Louisiana Tech (4-5, 2-3 C-USA) has found itself in a one possession game with four and a half minutes to play in the game. Tech is 3-4 on those games with three one-point losses and one double overtime loss.

The Bulldogs rushed for 147 yards in the game, but only 38 came after halftime, as Scott led Tech with 64 yards on 16 carries. Smith completed 16-of-28 passes for 168 yards and no interceptions. Rashid Bonnette caught six passes for 77 yards while Veal added six catches for 50 yards.

Wilson led North Texas with 165 yards and two scores on 20 carries. Fine was 22-of-36 for 203 yards and one touchdown and one interception. Jordan Baldwin and Dae’Von Washington led Tech with nine tackles each while Trey Spencer recorded an interception in his second straight game.

RUSTON, La. - Florida Atlantic continued its perfect run through Conference USA play as the Owls defeated Louisiana Tech 48-23 before 16,511 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Despite recording more than 500 yards of total offense on 96 offensive plays and controlling the football for 40 minutes, the Bulldogs (4-6, 2-4 C-USA) couldn’t score red zone touchdowns against FAU (7-3, 6-0 C-USA) and it ultimately cost them.

Tech’s struggles in the red zone led to four first half field goal attempts by Jonathan Barnes and put the Bulldogs behind the eight ball in the game and on the scoreboard.

Sophomore quarterback J’Mar Smith recorded arguably his most complete performance, passing for 326 yards and one touchdown while adding 78 yards rushing on 17 carries. Smith completed 30-of-51 passes despite scrambling much of the day without throwing an interception. It marked only the second time this season that FAU hasn’t recorded at least one interception in a game (the Owls entered the contest leading the country in interceptions).

Teddy Veal (6-112, 1 TD), Rashid Bonnette (6-81) and Adrian Hardy (6-76) all had productive days in the Tech passing game, but the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome their inability to produce touchdowns in the first half in the red zone.

Score by Quarters North Texas Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: NT 1st 04:12 00:46 LATECH 2nd 12:17 LATECH 00:39 LATECH 00:00 NT 3rd 11:16 NT 06:50 LATECH 4th 13:35 LATECH 06:04 NT

1 7 3

2 3 14

3 7 3

4 7 3

Score 24 23

Record: (6-3,5-1) Record: (4-5,2-3)

WILSON, Jeffery 8 yd run (MOORE, Trevor kick), 11-63 4:32, NT 7 - LATECH 0 BARNES, J. 47 yd field goal, 11-37 3:26, NT 7 - LATECH 3 SCOTT, Boston 4 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 7-52 2:43, NT 7 - LATECH 10 SMITH, J'Mar 7 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 9-80 2:20, NT 7 - LATECH 17 MOORE, Trevor 48 yd field goal, 6-44 0:39, NT 10 - LATECH 17 BUSSEY, Rico 22 yd pass from FINE, Mason (MOORE kick), 6-53 2:01, NT 17 - LATECH 17 BARNES, J. 37 yd field goal, 10-55 4:26, NT 17 - LATECH 20 BARNES, J. 35 yd field goal, 12-62 5:08, NT 17 - LATECH 23 WILSON, Jeffery 14 yd run (MOORE, Trevor kick), 9-78 3:23, NT 24 - LATECH 23

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

NT 26 41-204 211 37-23-1 78-415 0-0 2--1 2-18 0-0 5-37.4 1-0 4-45 30:08 9 of 15 1 of 1 2-2 2-20

LA TECH 19 41-147 168 28-16-0 69-315 0-0 0-0 3-58 1-0 4-42.0 1-0 5-37 29:52 7 of 17 2 of 2 4-4 2-14

RUSHING: North Texas-WILSON, Jeffery 20-165; SMITH, Nic 8-29; FINE, Mason 11-16; TEAM 2-minus 6. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 16-64; CRAFT, Jarred 8-30; SMITH, J'Mar 11-29; MCKNIGHT, K. 4-19; TUCKER, Israel 2-5.

PASSING: North Texas-FINE, Mason 23-37-1-211. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 16-28-0-168.

RECEIVING: North Texas-GUYTON, Jalen 5-37; LAWRENCE, M. 4-47; SMILEY, Turner 4-29; DARDEN, Jaelon 3-33; WILSON, Jeffery 2-16; SMITH, Nic 2-14; SMITH, Kelvin 2-13; BUSSEY, Rico 1-22. Louisiana Tech-BONNETTE, R. 6-77; VEAL, Teddy 6-50; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-33; SCOTT, Boston 2-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: North Texas-None. Louisiana Tech-SPENCER, Trey 1-0.

FUMBLES: North Texas-FINE, Mason 1-0. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): North Texas-OZOUGWU, Joe 0-1; JOHNSON, Ti. 0-1; YOUNG, Roderick 1-0. Louisiana Tech-YDARRAGA, M. 1-0; WASHINGTON, D. 0-1; WALLACE, C. 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): North Texas-MCCLAIN, K. 5-3; MUHAMMAD, K. 6-1; OZOUGWU, Joe 4-3; EJIYA, E.J. 5-1; GARNER, Brandon 3-3; HALL, Kemon 4-1; JENKINS, Eric 3-2; YOUNG, Roderick 2-3; PRESTON, Ashton 1-4; TAUAALO, T.J. 2-1; JOHNSON, Ti. 1-2; FLUSCHE, Andy 2-0; DAVIS, Tyreke 1-0; MCDONALD, C. 1-0; HAMILTON, L. 1-0; JOHNSON, Evan 1-0; BROOKS, Nate 1-0; ROBINSON, T. 0-1; HOSLEY, C. 0-1. Louisiana Tech-BALDWIN, Jordan 6-3; WASHINGTON, D. 5-4; COOPER, S. 6-1; KING, DaMarion 5-2; LEWIS, Darryl 4-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-1; BRADFORD, J. 1-3; KENDZIOR, Eric 1-2; SPENCER, Trey 2-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 2-0; COLE, Jaiden 2-0; TUCKER, Israel 1-1; MASON, K. 1-1; WALLACE, C. 1-1; CANTY, Deldrick 1-1; YDARRAGA, M. 1-1; TURNER, I. 0-2; FERGUSON, J. 1-0; GARNER, K. 1-0; BAKER, Willie 1-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 1-0; SCOTT, Collin 0-1; LEWIS, Ronald 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 18,504 Kickoff time: 2:36 pm End of Game: 5:28 pm Total elapsed time: 2:52 Officials: Referee: Rodney Burnette; Umpire: Gregory Adams; Linesman: Gerald Austin; Line judge: Joshua Faith; Back judge: Ivan Daniels; Field judge: Brandon Spencer; Side judge: Scott Gasaway; Center judge: Brett Toney Temperature: 81 Wind: 10MPH S Weather: Partly Cloudy

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Score by Quarters Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: 1st 08:45 FAU 03:54 LATECH 2nd 11:24 FAU 04:09 LATECH 03:20 FAU 00:00 LATECH 3rd 14:46 FAU 10:53 FAU 04:21 LATECH 02:44 FAU 4th 09:51 LATECH 00:37 FAU

1 6 3

2 14 6

3 22 7

4 6 7

Score 48 23

Record: (7-3,6-0) Record: (4-6,2-4)

SINGLETARY 3 yd run (PARR, Daniel pass failed), 13-88 3:46, FAU 6 - LATECH 0 BARNES, J. 26 yd field goal, 10-66 4:51, FAU 6 - LATECH 3 WOODS 77 yd pass from DRISKEL (JOSEPH kick), 2-80 0:36, FAU 13 - LATECH 3 BARNES, J. 24 yd field goal, 16-68 7:15, FAU 13 - LATECH 6 BRYANT 33 yd pass from DRISKEL (JOSEPH kick), 4-70 0:49, FAU 20 - LATECH 6 BARNES, J. 22 yd field goal, 13-70 3:20, FAU 20 - LATECH 9 WHYTE, Kerrith 98 yd kickoff return (JOSEPH kick), , FAU 27 - LATECH 9 SINGLETARY 2 yd run (JOSEPH kick), 7-43 2:14, FAU 34 - LATECH 9 VEAL, Teddy 34 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES kick), 3-29 1:04, FAU 34 - LATECH 16 SINGLETARY 44 yd run (WOODS pass from DRISKEL), 4-63 1:37, FAU 42 - LATECH 16 SCOTT, Boston 5 yd run (BARNES kick), 13-77 5:04, FAU 42 - LATECH 23 HOWELL, Greg 3 yd run (JOSEPH kick blockd), 7-43 4:22, FAU 48 - LATECH 23

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

FAU 19 33-194 221 17-14-0 50-415 0-0 0-0 4-164 0-0 2-41.5 1-1 2-22 20:07 2 of 7 2 of 2 3-3 2-8

LA TECH 32 45-186 326 51-30-0 96-512 0-0 0-0 1-20 0-0 3-18.7 2-0 5-58 39:53 7 of 19 3 of 5 4-5 0-0

RUSHING: Florida Atlantic-SINGLETARY, D 18-104; HOWELL, Greg 6-50; DRISKEL, Jason 4-23; WHYTE, Kerrith 2-9; FRANKLIN, John 2-5; SOLOMON, Kamrin 1-3. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 19-87; SMITH, J'Mar 17-78; MCKNIGHT, K. 3-11; DANCY, Jaqwis 4-6; BONNETTE, R. 1-3; VEAL, Teddy 1-1.

PASSING: Florida Atlantic-DRISKEL, Jason 14-17-0-221. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 30-51-0-326.

RECEIVING: Florida Atlantic-BRYANT, Harriso 4-54; WRIGHT, Willie 4-36; WOODS, Kalib 3-118; SOLOMON, Kamrin 2-22; SINGLETARY, D 1-minus 9. Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 6-112; BONNETTE, R. 6-81; HARDY, Adrian 6-76; SCOTT, Boston 5-24; WATTS, Marlon 2-12; MCKNIGHT, K. 2-5; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-10; POWELL, Cee Jay 1-4; DANCY, Jaqwis 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Florida Atlantic-None. Louisiana Tech-None.

FUMBLES: Florida Atlantic-SINGLETARY, D 1-1. Louisiana Tech-BONNETTE, R. 1-0; SMITH, J'Mar 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Florida Atlantic-TALENI, Jeremia 1-0; AL-SHAAIR, Azee 1-0. Louisiana Tech-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Florida Atlantic-AL-SHAAIR, Azee 10-4; SMITH, Rashad 3-7; TOOLEY, Chris 2-5; GILBERT, Zyon 3-3; LEWIS, Shelton 3-3; MILLER, Herb 4-1; HAFIZ, Quran 4-1; SOROH, Andrew 2-3; INTERNICOLA, Ni 2-3; BAGNER, Ernest 3-1; SNYDER, Hunter 2-2; McCARTHY, L 2-2; LEGGETT, Steven 0-4; PIERRE, James 1-2; SMITH, Korel 2-0; YOUNG, Jalen 2-0; McCRARY, Kevin 1-1; BARNWELL, Hosea 1-0; TALENI, Jeremia 1-0; NAGEL, Haiden 1-0; DAVIS, William 1-0; HARRIS, Kris 1-0; MOSS, Diashun 1-0. Louisiana Tech-COOPER, S. 5-4; BALDWIN, Jordan 4-2; YDARRAGA, M. 5-0; BLANKENSHIP, E. 4-1; LEWIS, Darryl 1-3; SNEED, L'Jarius 3-0; MASON, K. 1-2; FARRIS, Russell 1-2; ROBERTSON, Amik 2-0; WASHINGTON, D. 1-1; BARNETT, E. 1-1; GARNER, K. 0-2; SPENCER, Trey 0-2; KING, DaMarion 1-0; HOGAN, Randy 1-0; ZAYED, Alex 0-1; COLE, Jaiden 0-1; CANTY, Deldrick 0-1; WILLIAMS, T. 0-1; LEWIS, Ronald 0-1; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 16511 Kickoff time: 2:36 pm End of Game: 5:50 pm Total elapsed time: 3:14 Officials: Referee: Stephen LaManti; Umpire: Michael Moten; Linesman: Lea Bailey; Line judge: Joe Stahmer; Back judge: Tom Healey; Field judge: Joe Pester; Side judge: Tony Lombardo; Center judge: Eric Steen; Temperature: 65 Wind: None Weather: Clear, Sunny

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2017 GAME RECAPS LOUISIANA TECH - 42 | UTEP - 21

LOUISIANA TECH - 20 | UTSA - 6

NOV. 18 in EL PASO, TEXAS

NOV. 25 in RUSTON, LOUISIANA

EL PASO, Texas - Louisiana Tech used a 28-point first half and 343 total rushing yards on the day to propel the Bulldogs to a 42-21 victory over UTEP on Saturday afternoon at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso.

The 21-point victory ended a two-game skid for the Bulldogs as Louisiana Tech moved to 5-6 on the season with a 3-4 record in Conference USA play. The UTEP Miners dropped to 0-11 and 0-7 in league games.

Louisiana Tech registered 546 yards of total offense against the Miners, while the Bulldogs had two 100-yard rushers in Jaqwis Dancy (15 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD) and Boston Scott (22 carries, 134 yards). Scott and Dancy also combined for 43 receiving yards in the win. Today’s win marked the most rushing yards by a LA Tech team since the 2013 team against UTEP. The game also marked the first time LA Tech has had two 100-yard rushers in a game since last season against Rice.

Quarterback J’Mar Smith was 15-for-28 passing for 203 yards and two touchdown passes, while the sophomore also added for 49 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns.

Dae’Von Washington was LA Tech’s leading tackler on defense with eight total tackles, while the defense recorded two interceptions on the day with Amik Robertson and DaMarion King both picking off UTEP quarterback Ryan Metz.

RUSTON, La. - In order to get win No. 6 on the season to become bowl eligible, Louisiana Tech turned to No. 6 Boston Scott, who put the Bulldogs on his back on Senior Night, rushing for a career-high 138 yards and a touchdown in LA Tech’s 20-6 victory over UTSA on Saturday night at Joe Aillet Stadium.

The victory marked Louisiana Tech’s fourth straight over UTSA as the Bulldogs improved to 6-6 overall on the season and 4-4 in Conference USA play. LA Tech becomes the 10th team in Conference USA to reach bowl eligibility, while the Bulldogs are now bowl eligible for the fourth straight season following Saturday night’s victory.

The Bulldog defense turned in a stellar performance on Saturday night, holding UTSA to a season-low six points and 201 total yards of offense (91 pass, 110 rush), while forcing two turnovers in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. The Roadrunners were held to 50 percent in the red zone with two field goals.

Defensively, Louisiana Tech was led by senior Russell Farris, who registered a career-high 13 total tackles (5 solo, 8 assists), including two tackles for loss. Jaylon Ferguson had five tackles on the night, three of which went for a loss, including 1.5 sacks on the night.

In addition to Scott’s career night, receiver Rhashid Bonnette had four catches for 64 yards. Overall, LA Tech struggled to make much happen in the passing game as quarterback J’Mar Smith was 7-of-21 for 101 yards, including 18 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Score by Quarters Louisiana Tech UTEP Scoring Summary: 1st 01:20 LATECH 2nd 06:57 LATECH 03:43 LATECH 00:30 LATECH UTEP 3rd 05:33 01:04 UTEP LATECH 4th 11:27 09:57 UTEP 03:41 LATECH

1 7 0

2 21 0

3 0 14

4 14 7

Score 42 21

Record: (5-6,3-4) Record: (0-11,0-7)

SCOTT, B. 23 yd pass from SMITH (BARNES, J. kick), 12-80 4:21, LATECH 7 - UTEP 0 DANCY, Jaqwis 54 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 5-85 2:28, LATECH 14 - UTEP 0 KING, DaMarion 71 yd interception return (BARNES, J. kick), , LATECH 21 - UTEP 0 SMITH, J'Mar 10 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 6-72 1:36, LATECH 28 - UTEP 0 FIELDS, Joshua 11 yd run (FILLEY, Jason kick), 14-87 6:57, LATECH 28 - UTEP 7 BATSON 83 yd pass from METZ (FILLEY, Jason kick), 3-87 0:56, LATECH 28 - UTEP 14 VEAL 9 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES, J. kick), 13-75 4:37, LATECH 35 - UTEP 14 JOHNSON, K. 33 yd pass from METZ (FILLEY kick), 4-75 1:30, LATECH 35 - UTEP 21 SMITH, J'Mar 9 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 11-69 6:09, LATECH 42 - UTEP 21

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

LA TECH 28 49-343 203 28-15-0 77-546 0-0 2--7 2-30 2-96 3-41.7 2-2 8-70 32:24 9 of 14 0 of 0 3-4 3-12

UTEP 18 36-164 246 25-11-2 61-410 0-0 1-0 2-58 0-0 3-41.3 1-1 9-65 27:36 3 of 11 1 of 2 1-3 2-6

RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-DANCY, Jaqwis 15-135; SCOTT, Boston 22-134; SMITH, J'Mar 8-49; ELLIOTT, Westin 1-13; TUCKER, Israel 3-12. UTEP-FIELDS, Joshua 23-137; METZ, Ryan 8-22; GREENLEE, Zack 5-5.

PASSING: Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 15-28-0-203. UTEP-METZ, Ryan 8-16-2-187; GREENLEE, Zack 3-9-0-59.

RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-VEAL, Teddy 6-66; BONNETTE, R. 3-55; SCOTT, Boston 2-25; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-23; DANCY, Jaqwis 1-18; POWELL, Cee Jay 1-9; OLIVER, DeJuawn 1-7. UTEP-SINEGAL, Eddie 5-69; BATSON, Tyler 2-94; OVINCY, Nesly 1-41; JOHNSON, Kavika 1-33; BROWN, Erik 1-5; JUNIEL,Terry 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Louisiana Tech-KING, DaMarion 1-71; ROBERTSON, Amik 1-25. UTEP-None.

FUMBLES: Louisiana Tech-MCKNIGHT, K. 1-1; BONNETTE, R. 1-1. UTEP-FIELDS, Joshua 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-CANTY, Deldrick 0-1; FERGUSON, J. 0-1; COOPER, S. 1-0; YDARRAGA, M. 1-0. UTEP-LOGAN, Sky 0-1; JONES, Alvin 0-1; GRIFFIN, Kalaii 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Louisiana Tech-WASHINGTON, D. 6-2; LEWIS, Darryl 4-1; FARRIS, Russell 2-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-0; SCOTT, Collin 3-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 3-0; BRADFORD, J. 3-0; KING, DaMarion 2-1; GARNER, K. 2-1; COOPER, S. 1-2; TUCKER, Israel 2-0; MASON, K. 1-1; FERGUSON, J. 1-1; YDARRAGA, M. 1-1; CANTY, Deldrick 0-2; HANNIBAL, Zach 1-0; BAKER, Willie 1-0; SPENCER, Trey 1-0; KENDZIOR, Eric 0-1. UTEP-JONES, Alvin 4-11; LOVILOTTE,Dante 2-6; SMITH, Kahani 3-4; COCKRELL,Devin 2-5; JACKSON, Julian 4-2; ROGERS, Justin 4-1; LOGAN, Sky 2-3; NEEDHAM, Nik 1-4; MASCORRO, Trace 0-4; HUGHES, Treyvon 0-3; GRIFFIN, Kalaii 2-0; MONTEGUT, L. 1-1; CHUKWUKELU, D. 1-1; JONES, Johnny 1-1; SMITH, Jamar 0-2; BARNWELL, Chris 1-0; BUCKINGHAM,Sani 1-0; TULEY-TILLMAN,L 1-0; JEAN CHARLES, A 1-0; BEVERLY, Kalon 0-1; SUMMUT, Jake 0-1; MCKEE, Forest 0-1; BATSON, Tyler 0-1.

Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium Attendance: 16,597 Kickoff time: 1 p.m. End of Game: 4:15p.m. Total elapsed time: 3:15 Officials: Referee: Jonathan Noli; Umpire: John Mitchell; Linesman: Gary Calip; Line judge: Scott Held; Back judge: Michael Bailey; Field judge: Lark Jones; Side judge: Maurice Pierre; Center judge: Jeff Guadagno Temperature: 65 deg Wind: Breezy Weather: Partly Cloudy

Score by Quarters UTSA Louisiana Tech Scoring Summary: 1st 06:41 LATECH 2nd 00:36 LATECH 3rd 11:15 UTSA 06:45 LATECH 4th 12:20 UTSA 02:23 LATECH

1 0 7

2 0 3

3 3 3

4 3 7

Score 6 20

Record: (6-5,3-5) Record: (6-6,4-4)

SMITH, J'Mar 1 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 11-80 5:38, UTSA 0 - LATECH 7 BARNES, J. 26 yd field goal, 14-71 3:55, UTSA 0 - LATECH 10 Sackett 19 yd field goal, 6-11 3:00, UTSA 3 - LATECH 10 BARNES, J. 53 yd field goal, 10-24 4:30, UTSA 3 - LATECH 13 Sackett 20 yd field goal, 18-73 9:25, UTSA 6 - LATECH 13 SCOTT, Boston 35 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 8-80 4:38, UTSA 6 - LATECH 20

Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

UTSA 15 45-110 91 16-9-2 61-201 0-0 2-7 5-128 1-35 4-43.2 0-0 6-34 33:01 6 of 15 1 of 1 2-4 2-6

LA TECH 19 37-193 101 21-7-1 58-294 0-0 1--2 2-60 2-7 3-32.7 2-1 3-30 26:59 7 of 12 0 of 0 2-2 3-17

RUSHING: UTSA-Clay,T 17-50; Rhodes 10-31; Sturm 12-21; Moorhead 1-3; Thomas Jr. 1-3; Winnegan 4-2. Louisiana Tech-SCOTT, Boston 20-138; SMITH, J'Mar 10-18; DANCY, Jaqwis 4-15; CRAFT, Jarred 1-15; MCKNIGHT, K. 1-6; HARDY, Adrian 1-1.

PASSING: UTSA-Sturm 9-16-2-91. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 7-21-1-101.

RECEIVING: UTSA-Thomas Jr. 3-17; Stewart 2-22; Jones,B 1-18; Campbell Jr. 1-14; Moorhead 1-11; McNair 1-9. Louisiana Tech-BONNETTE, R. 4-64; VEAL, Teddy 1-21; HARDY, Adrian 1-9; CRAFT, Jarred 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: UTSA-Gaines 1-35. Louisiana Tech-LEWIS, Darryl 1-7; ROBERTSON, Amik 1-0.

FUMBLES: UTSA-None. Louisiana Tech-SMITH, J'Mar 1-0; VEAL, Teddy 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): UTSA-Davenport 1-0; Austin III 1-0. Louisiana Tech-FERGUSON, J. 1-1; TURNER, I. 1-0; GARNER, K. 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): UTSA-Gaines 6-2; Davenport 6-0; Austin III 3-2; Baker 3-2; Godfrey 3-1; Strong Jr. 1-3; Johnson,B 2-0; Levine 2-0; Bass 1-1; Jupe 1-1; Tauaefa 1-1; Daniels 1-0; Philistin 1-0; Martel 1-0; Davis,D 1-0; Uesi 0-1.

Louisiana Tech-FARRIS, Russell 5-8; WASHINGTON, D. 5-3; ROBERTSON, Amik 3-4; COOPER, S. 4-2; YDARRAGA, M. 3-2; FERGUSON, J. 2-3; LEWIS, Darryl 3-1; KING, DaMarion 2-2; JACKSON, James 3-0; GARNER, K. 2-1; TURNER, I. 2-1; SCOTT, Collin 2-0; SNEED, L'Jarius 2-0; CANTY, Deldrick 0-2; WALLACE, C. 0-2; ROBERSON, Aaron 1-0; LINCK, Cameron 1-0; BARNETT, E. 1-0; BALDWIN, Jordan 1-0; MASON, K. 1-0; BRADFORD, J. 1-0; RUSSEY, Kody 1-0; JOHNSON, Cedric 0-1.

Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium Attendance: 15,651 Kickoff time: 6:32 PM End of Game: 9:24 PM Total elapsed time: 2:52 Officials: Referee: Daniel Gautreau; Umpire: Ben Young; Linesman: Maia Chaka; Line judge: Thomas Eaton; Back judge: Larry Neal Jr.; Field judge: Lark Jones; Side judge: Justin Larrew; Center judge: Kevin Randall Temperature: 56 Wind: N, 2 mph Weather: Clear

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2017 STATISTICS Category SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers

TECH 345 28.8 89

OPP 320 26.7 51

263 114 127 22

254 128 114 12

2101 2413 312 457 4.6 175.1 21

2129 2351 222 450 4.7 177.4 21

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2781 217-393-5 7.1 12.8 231.8 14

2589 218-372-16 7.0 11.9 215.8 16

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

4882 850 5.7 406.8

4718 822 5.7 393.2

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards

27-563 14-94 16-315

43-879 12-97 5-121

KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST

20.9 6.7 19.7 17-10

20.4 8.1 24.2 14-6

PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game

56-477 39.8

64-487 40.6

PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average

53-1974 37.2 35.0

50-2075 41.5 38.8

KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average

72-4364 60.6 38.3

62-3780 61.0 39.4

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:10

29:50

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct

68/166 41%

67/159 42%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct

8/14 57%

10/15 67%

SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS

20-109 3 40 22-29 0-0

24-135 0 40 14-22 1-1

(41-48) 85% (25-48) 52% (37-40) 93%

(28-38) 74% (19-38) 50% (32-36) 89%

142,626 7/20,375

151,846 5/30,369 0/0

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TDS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

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RESULTS

1st 76 67

2nd 110 70

3rd 34 104

4th OT Total 125 0 345 72 7 320

Date Opponent W/L Sept. 2 NORTHWESTERN STATE W Sept. 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE L Sept. 16 at WKU* W Sept. 23 at South Carolina L Sept. 30 SOUTH ALABAMA W Oct. 7 at UAB* L Oct. 21 SOUTHERN MISS* (2OT) L Oct. 28 at Rice* W Nov. 4 NORTH TEXAS* L Nov. 11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* L Nov. 18 at UTEP* W Nov. 25 UTSA* W * indicates Conference USA game

Score 52-24 21-57 23-22 16-17 34-16 22-23 27-34 42-28 23-24 23-48 42-21 20-6

Attend 24,002 28,100 16,223 71,821 22,013

27,213 17,845 19,992 18,504 16,511 16,597 15,651

INTERCEPTIONS Player ROBERTSON, Amik LEWIS, Darryl COOPER, S. WASHINGTON, D. SPENCER, Trey ROBERSON, Aaron SNEED, L'Jarius KING, DaMarion Total Opponents

No. 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 16 5

Yds 96 70 1 26 37 19 -5 71 315 121

Avg 24.0 23.3 0.5 13.0 18.5 19.0 -5.0 71.0 19.7 24.2

TD 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0

Long 61 63 1 22 37 19 0 71 71 54

KICK RETURNS RUSHING Player GP SCOTT, Boston 12 CRAFT, Jarred 10 SMITH, J'Mar 12 DANCY, Jaqwis 7 TUCKER, Israel 8 MCKNIGHT, K. 12 ELLIOTT, Westin 3 GAINES, Marcus 4 VEAL, Teddy 12 BONNETTE, R. 11 HARDY, Adrian 8 TEAM 4 Total 12 Opponents 12

Att 163 111 110 39 8 15 1 1 4 1 1 3 457 450

Gain 986 535 502 264 42 49 13 12 6 3 1 0 2413 2351

Loss 49 19 146 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 89 312 222

Net 937 516 356 262 42 42 13 12 6 3 1 -89 2101 2129

Avg TD Long Avg/G 5.7 8 45 78.1 4.6 3 25 51.6 3.2 5 22 29.7 6.7 2 54 37.4 5.2 0 19 5.2 2.8 3 15 3.5 13.0 0 13 4.3 12.0 0 12 3.0 1.5 0 4 0.5 3.0 0 3 0.3 1.0 0 1 0.1 -29.7 0 0 -22.2 4.6 21 54 175.1 4.7 21 59 177.4

Effic C-A-I 123.98 214-386-5 137.20 3-6-0 0.00 0-1-0 123.87 217-393-5 122.65 218-372-16

Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 55.4 2758 13 87 229.8 50.0 23 1 10 7.7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 55.2 2781 14 87 231.8 58.6 2589 16 83 215.8

RECEIVING Player VEAL, Teddy BONNETTE, R. WATTS, Marlon SCOTT, Boston MCKNIGHT, K. HARDY, Adrian CRAFT, Jarred OLIVER, DeJuawn GAINES, Marcus POWELL, Cee Jay DANCY, Jaqwis SCOTT, George WOODARD, J. COUSAR, Zach SMITH, Alfred Total Opponents

G 12 11 12 12 12 8 10 12 4 11 7 7 5 9 2 12 12

No. Yds 69 832 32 576 22 319 20 181 17 166 14 202 13 74 8 116 5 118 5 37 3 26 3 23 2 84 2 22 2 5 217 2781 218 2589

Avg TD Long Avg/G 12.1 5 42 69.3 18.0 2 87 52.4 14.5 0 82 26.6 9.1 1 32 15.1 9.8 1 27 13.8 14.4 1 30 25.2 5.7 2 17 7.4 14.5 1 42 9.7 23.6 0 58 29.5 7.4 0 10 3.4 8.7 0 18 3.7 7.7 0 15 3.3 42.0 0 53 16.8 11.0 1 13 2.4 2.5 0 6 2.5 12.8 14 87 231.8 11.9 16 83 215.8

PUNT RETURNS Player VEAL, Teddy Total Opponents

No. 10 8 3 3 2 1 27 43

Yds 183 219 49 51 54 7 563 879

Avg 18.3 27.4 16.3 17.0 27.0 7.0 20.9 20.4

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Long 35 53 22 20 28 7 53 98

Yds 3 26 29 106

Avg 3.0 26.0 14.5 53.0

TD 0 1 1 1

Long 3 26 26 90

FUMBLE RETURNS Player COOPER, S. OLIVER, DeJuawn Total Opponents

No. 1 1 2 2

SCORING

PASSING Player G SMITH, J'Mar 12 ELLIOTT, Westin 3 TEAM 4 Total 12 Opponents 12

Player SCOTT, Boston DANCY, Jaqwis BONNETTE, R. TUCKER, Israel POWELL, Cee Jay HOLLY, Bobby Total Opponents

No. 14 14 12

Yds 94 94 97

Avg 6.7 6.7 8.1

TD 1 1 1

Long 66 66 46

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TOTAL OFFENSE Player SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston CRAFT, Jarred DANCY, Jaqwis MCKNIGHT, K. TUCKER, Israel ELLIOTT, Westin GAINES, Marcus VEAL, Teddy BONNETTE, R. HARDY, Adrian TEAM Total Opponents

G 12 12 10 7 12 8 3 4 12 11 8 4 12 12

Plays 496 163 111 39 15 8 7 1 4 1 1 4 850 822

Rush 356 937 516 262 42 42 13 12 6 3 1 -89 2101 2129

Pass 2758 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 2781 2589

Total 3114 937 516 262 42 42 36 12 6 3 1 -89 4882 4718

Avg/G 259.5 78.1 51.6 37.4 3.5 5.2 12.0 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 -22.2 406.8 393.2

ALL-PURPOSE Player SCOTT, Boston VEAL, Teddy BONNETTE, R. CRAFT, Jarred DANCY, Jaqwis SMITH, J'Mar WATTS, Marlon MCKNIGHT, K. HARDY, Adrian GAINES, Marcus OLIVER, DeJuawn ROBERTSON, Amik TUCKER, Israel POWELL, Cee Jay WOODARD, J. KING, DaMarion LEWIS, Darryl SPENCER, Trey WASHINGTON, D. SCOTT, George COUSAR, Zach ROBERSON, Aaron ELLIOTT, Westin HOLLY, Bobby SMITH, Alfred COOPER, S. SNEED, L'Jarius TEAM Total Opponents

G 12 12 11 10 7 12 12 12 8 4 12 12 8 11 5 12 12 11 12 7 9 11 3 12 2 11 10 4 12 12

Rush 937 6 3 516 262 356 0 42 1 12 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 -89 2101 2129

Rec 181 832 576 74 26 0 319 166 202 118 116 0 0 37 84 0 0 0 0 23 22 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2781 2589

PR 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 97

KOR 183 0 49 0 219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 563 879

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 0 0 71 70 37 26 0 0 19 0 0 0 1 -5 0 315 121

Total 1301 932 628 590 507 356 319 208 203 130 116 96 93 91 84 71 70 37 26 23 22 19 13 7 5 1 -5 -89 5854 5815

Avg/G 108.4 77.7 57.1 59.0 72.4 29.7 26.6 17.3 25.4 32.5 9.7 8.0 11.6 8.3 16.8 5.9 5.8 3.4 2.2 3.3 2.4 1.7 4.3 0.6 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -22.2 487.8 484.6

PUNTING Player FARLOW, Brady DYER, Davan TEAM Total Opponents

No. 36 16 1 53 50

Yds 1355 619 0 1974 2075

Avg 37.6 38.7 0.0 37.2 41.5

Long 55 52 0 55 55

Yds 4364 4364 3780

Avg 60.6 60.6 61.0

TB 29 29 31

TB 1 0 0 1 2

FC 15 7 0 22 21

I20 7 5 0 12 18

50+ 2 2 0 4 7

Blkd 0 0 1 1 0

KICKOFFS Player BARNES, J. Total Opponents

No. 72 72 62

OB 0 0 2

Retn 879 563

Net 38.3 39.4

YdLn 26 25

FIELD GOALS Player BARNES, J.

FGM-FGA 22-29

Pct 75.9

01-19 0-0

20-29 9-10

30-39 8-9

40-49 3-5

50-99 2-5

Lg 53

Blk 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Game Louisiana Tech Northwestern State (31),52 Mississippi State (27),(45) WKU (33),(36),(21) South Carolina (33),43,(52),(25) South Alabama (31),43,(29) UAB (39),30 USM (23),(45),64 Rice North Texas (47),(37),(35),53 Florida Atlantic (26),26,(24),(22) UTEP UTSA (26),(53)

Opponents (26) (36) 30 34,46,(31) (26),(41),(46) 44,(27),44 (45),(34),(26),(49) (48) 41 38 25,(19),(20)

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS No. 33 2 21 31 8A 38 45 49 44 94 28 95 30 24 50 35 96 99 32 47 91 42 39 93 14 90 22 7 48 5 46 18 25 85 8 34 65 41 40 23 75 59 TM 17

Defensive Leaders WASHINGTON, D. COOPER, S. ROBERTSON, Amik FARRIS, Russell KING, DaMarion LEWIS, Darryl FERGUSON, J. BLANKENSHIP, E. DURMAN, Brandon BRADFORD, J. BALDWIN, Jordan YDARRAGA, M. ROBERSON, Aaron SNEED, L'Jarius CANTY, Deldrick SCOTT, Collin MASON, K. GARNER, K. SPENCER, Trey KENDZIOR, Eric JOHNSON, Cedric JACKSON, James HOGAN, Randy TURNER, I. LEWIS, Ronald WALLACE, C. TUCKER, Israel COLE, Jaiden ZAYED, Alex SAM, Michael BARNETT, E. HANNIBAL, Zach WILLIAMS, T. BAKER, Willie SMITH, J'Mar CLEVELAND, R. RUSSEY, Kody HOLLY, Bobby DUNN, Roland DANCY, Jaqwis RODRIGUEZ, M. LINCK, Cameron TEAM OLIVER, DeJuawn Total Opponents

GP-GS 12-6 11-10 12-12 10-9 12-5 12-12 11-10 11-8 7-6 12-12 11-3 12-4 11-4 10-5 10-10 12-1 12-5 11-7 11-3 11-0 12-0 11-0 12-0 10-0 12-0 11-0 8-0 9-0 12-0 2-0 12-0 9-0 8-0 4-0 12-12 1-0 12-9 12-0 1-0 7-0 12-11 12-0 4-0 12-5 12-0 12-0

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|-------Tackles-------| Solo Ast Total 40 26 66 37 26 63 47 11 58 24 31 55 32 17 49 29 15 44 24 14 38 24 13 37 18 18 36 21 15 36 26 8 34 25 7 32 20 9 29 26 1 27 14 12 26 12 12 24 14 7 21 8 5 13 9 4 13 3 8 11 7 3 10 9 1 10 5 5 10 3 5 8 3 5 8 3 3 6 4 1 5 4 1 5 1 4 5 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 .

2 1 .

1 1 .

1 1 .

1 .

1 1 .

1 1 1 .

1 1 .

1 1 .

1 . . .

511 465

296 342

807 807

TFL/Yds 5.0-15 2.5-16 6.5-17 4.0-19 . .

8.5-40 1.0-3 3.0-10 3.5-9 3.0-10 3.5-17 1.0-2 .

3.5-19 1.0-1 1.0-1 2.5-9 . .

1.0-1 .

0.5-0 1.5-5 .

2.5-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|--Sacks--| No-Yards 0.5-3 1.0-6 2.0-10 . . .

6.0-33 .

1.0-6 2.0-6 .

3.0-15 . .

1.5-13 . .

0.5-4 . . . . .

1.0-5 .

1.5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-203 69.0-226

20-109 24-135

|---Pass Def---| Int-Yds BrUp 2-26 1 2-1 2 4-96 6 .

1 1-71 2 3-70 1 . . .

1 . . . . .

1 .

1 1-19 4 1--5 6 . . . . . . .

3 2-37 3 .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16-315 5-121

S /// SECDRICK COOPER

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QBH 2 3 1 .

1 1 5 . . . .

3 .

1 3 2 2 2 . . . .

1 1 . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . .

|--Fumbles--| Rcv-Yds FF 1-0 1 1-3 . . . . 2 . 1 . . . .

1-0 . . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . .

1-0 1 . . . 1 . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-26 .

Blkd Kick .

1 . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29 15

6-29 11 10-106 12

3 3

. .

CB /// AMIK ROBERTSON

GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES Game Score LA Tech 52 NSU 24 LA Tech 21 Miss. State 57 LA Tech 23 WKU 22 LA Tech 16 South Carolina 17 LA Tech 34 South Alabama 16 LA Tech 22 UAB 23 LA Tech 27 Southern Miss 34 LA Tech 42 Rice 28 LA Tech 23 North Texas 24 LA Tech 23 Florida Atlantic 48 LA Tech 42 UTEP 21 LA Tech 20 UTSA 6 Totals Opponent

|------RUSHING------| No. Yds TD Lg 37 221 3 29 33 133 1 23 50 152 1 24 40 327 3 59 30 122 1 25 41 141 3 19 28 80 0 11 32 143 1 35 33 162 1 27 22 98 0 47 34 154 1 18 36 178 3 29 34 161 2 45 45 190 0 21 39 180 4 21 46 247 3 26 41 147 2 19 41 204 2 20 45 186 1 15 33 194 4 44 49 343 3 54 36 164 1 26 37 193 2 35 45 110 0 11 457 2101 21 54 450 2129 21 59

|------RECEIVING------| No. Yds TD Lg 18 276 2 53 20 256 2 52 13 163 1 58 13 132 3 28 22 306 1 87 25 226 0 34 23 281 1 42 22 295 1 41 24 317 3 40 21 235 1 29 17 209 2 42 21 188 0 20 11 194 0 82 32 301 3 40 21 237 1 31 7 187 1 51 16 168 0 28 23 211 1 25 30 326 1 34 14 221 2 77 15 203 2 27 11 246 2 83 7 101 0 33 9 91 0 18 217 2781 14 87 218 2589 16 83

|------------PASSING------------| Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 18-35-0 276 2 53 20-40-2 256 2 52 13-30-1 163 1 58 13-20-1 132 3 28 22-39-1 306 1 87 25-35-0 226 0 34 23-33-1 281 1 42 22-35-1 295 1 41 24-39-0 317 3 40 21-45-2 235 1 29 17-29-0 209 2 42 21-32-0 188 0 20 11-28-1 194 0 82 32-53-2 301 3 40 21-32-0 237 1 31 7-17-3 187 1 51 16-28-0 168 0 28 23-37-1 211 1 25 30-51-0 326 1 34 14-17-0 221 2 77 15-28-0 203 2 27 11-25-2 246 2 83 7-21-1 101 0 33 9-16-2 91 0 18 217-393-5 2781 14 87 218-372-16 2589 16 83

|-------KICK RET-------| No Yds TD Lg 5 103 0 29 6 135 0 30 0 0 0 0 4 44 0 15 3 59 0 26 4 75 0 27 2 50 0 35 2 27 0 15 4 60 0 21 3 49 0 29 3 71 0 30 3 53 0 33 1 29 0 29 3 55 0 22 1 23 0 23 5 73 0 18 3 58 0 28 2 18 0 18 1 20 0 20 4 164 1 98 2 30 0 20 2 58 0 53 2 60 0 53 5 128 0 44 27 563 0 53 43 879 1 98

|------PUNT RET------| Total No Yds TD Lg off 4 86 1 66 497 1 11 0 11 389 0 0 0 0 315 3 20 1 5 459 2 0 0 0 428 0 0 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 361 1 10 0 11 438 1 5 0 5 479 0 0 0 0 333 1 -1 0 0 363 1 46 0 46 366 2 13 0 8 355 1 4 0 4 491 1 0 0 0 417 0 0 0 0 434 0 0 0 0 315 2 -1 0 2 415 0 0 0 0 512 0 0 0 0 415 2 -7 0 1 546 1 0 0 0 410 1 -2 0 0 294 2 7 0 7 201 14 94 1 66 4882 12 97 1 46 4718

Games: 12 Avg/rush: 4.6 Avg/catch: 12.8 Pass effic: 123.87 KR avg: 20.9 PR avg: 6.7 All purpose avg/game: 487.8 Total offense avg/gm: 406.8

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES Team LA Tech NSU LA Tech Miss. State LA Tech WKU LA Tech South Carolina LA Tech South Alabama LA Tech UAB LA Tech Southern Miss LA Tech Rice LA Tech North Texas LA Tech Florida Atlantic LA Tech UTEP LA Tech UTSA

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|------------TACKLES------------| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds 44 24 68 6.0-26 39 34 73 3.0-9 34 36 70 4.0-7 43 32 75 6.0-27 49 32 81 7.0-32 27 44 71 7.0-15 44 20 64 4.0-26 38 16 54 5.0-13 33 18 51 3.0-11 39 24 63 4.0-23 44 16 60 1.0-5 44 14 58 5.0-17 58 42 100 7.0-10 29 30 59 8.0-25 47 6 53 2.0-5 47 14 61 7.0-23 46 28 74 6.0-19 43 26 69 7.0-32 30 26 56 3.0-18 52 42 94 9.0-21 37 16 53 4.0-15 31 52 83 4.0-11 45 32 77 8.0-29 33 14 47 4.0-10 511 296 807 55.0-203 465 342 807 69.0-226

|-SACKS-| No-Yds 3.0-16 1.0-6 0.0-0 4.0-25 4.0-23 1.0-8 2.0-12 1.0-2 1.0-7 3.0-20 1.0-5 2.0-8 0.0-0 2.0-14 1.0-3 2.0-12 2.0-14 2.0-20 0.0-0 2.0-8 3.0-12 2.0-6 3.0-17 2.0-6 20.0-109 24.0-135

|---FUMBLE---| FF FR-Yds 3 1-26 3 3--78 0 0-0 2 2-90 0 0-0 0 0-0 3 1-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 1 1-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 1-3 1 1-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 1-0 2 0-0 1 1-0 2 2-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 11 6-29 12 10-106

|-----Pass Defense-----| Int-Yds QBH Brk 2-26 7 2 0-0 1 5 1-61 1 2 1-32 0 4 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 3 1-19 3 4 1-0 0 3 2-1 5 7 0-0 1 4 0-0 3 2 0-0 1 3 2-73 3 5 1-54 1 3 3-32 2 3 0-0 5 6 1-0 1 3 0-0 0 3 0-0 0 1 0-0 1 2 2-96 4 2 0-0 3 3 2-7 0 2 1-35 2 1 16-315 29 33 5-121 15 40

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|--------Kicks--XPTS--------| Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf 7-7 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 2-1 0 0 0 8-6 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 2-2 1 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 3-1 0 0 0 3-2 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 2-2 0 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 5-4 0 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 40-37 0 0 0 36-32 1 2 0

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LOUISIANA TECH INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes ........................................22 ...... SCOTT, Boston at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Yards Rushing .........................138 ...... SCOTT, Boston vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017) TD Rushes .................................... 3 ...... SCOTT, Boston at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Long Rush ..................................54 ...... DANCY, Jaqwis at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Pass attempts ...........................51 ...... SMITH, J'Mar vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Pass completions .....................30 ...... SMITH, J'Mar vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Passing ..........................326 ...... SMITH, J'Mar vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) TD Passes ..................................... 3 ...... SMITH, J'Mar vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) Long Pass ...................................87 ...... SMITH, J'Mar at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) Receptions.................................11 ...... VEAL, Teddy at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Receiving ......................140 ...... BONNETTE, R. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) TD Receptions............................. 1 ...... BONNETTE, R. vs Northwestern State (Sep 2, 2017) .................................................................. CRAFT, Jarred vs Northwestern State (Sep 2, 2017) .................................................................. COUSAR, Zach vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. BONNETTE, R. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. VEAL, Teddy at South Carolina (Sep 23, 2017) .................................................................. VEAL, Teddy vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) .................................................................. HARDY, Adrian vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) .................................................................. CRAFT, Jarred vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) .................................................................. VEAL, Teddy at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) .................................................................. OLIVER, DeJuawn at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) .................................................................. MCKNIGHT, K. at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) .................................................................. VEAL, Teddy vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) .................................................................. SCOTT, Boston at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) .................................................................. VEAL, Teddy at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Long Reception ........................87 ...... BONNETTE, R. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) Field Goals ................................... 3 ...... BARNES, J. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. BARNES, J. at South Carolina (Sep 23, 2017) .................................................................. BARNES, J. vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) .................................................................. BARNES, J. vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Long Field Goal ........................53 ...... BARNES, J. vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017) Punts ............................................. 7 ...... FARLOW, Brady vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg ...........................45.0 ...... FARLOW, Brady vs Northwestern State (Sep 2, 2017) Long Punt ..................................55 ...... FARLOW, Brady vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 ........................... 2 ...... FARLOW, Brady vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) .................................................................. FARLOW, Brady at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) .................................................................. DYER, Davan at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Long Punt Return ....................66 ...... VEAL, Teddy vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017) Long Kickoff Return.................53 ...... DANCY, Jaqwis vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017) Tackles ........................................14 ...... WASHINGTON, D. vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Sacks ..........................................2.0 ...... FERGUSON, J. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) Tackles For Loss .......................3.0 ...... FERGUSON, J. vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017) Interceptions............................... 2 ...... WASHINGTON, D. vs Northwestern State (Sep 2, 2017) .................................................................. COOPER, S. vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017)

Rushes ........................................26 ...... BROWN, S., at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Rushing .........................168 ...... BROWN, S., at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) TD Rushes .................................... 3 ...... SINGLETARY, D, vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Long Rush ..................................59 ...... Aeris Williams, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Pass attempts ...........................53 ...... HOWARD, Keon, vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions .....................32 ...... HOWARD, Keon, vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing ..........................301 ...... HOWARD, Keon, vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) TD Passes ..................................... 3 ...... Nick Fitzgerald, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. HOWARD, Keon, vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Long Pass ...................................83 ...... METZ, Ryan, at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Receptions................................... 9 ...... ROBERTSON, K., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Receiving ......................127 ...... ROBERTSON, K., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) TD Receptions............................. 2 ...... ROBERTSON, K., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Long Reception ........................83 ...... BATSON, Tyler, at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Field Goals ................................... 4 ...... SHAUNFIELD, P., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Long Field Goal ........................49 ...... SHAUNFIELD, P., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Punts ............................................. 8 ...... Piccione, Eric, vs Northwestern State (Sep 2, 2017) Punting Avg ...........................47.7 ...... Logan Cooke, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt ..................................55 ...... Logan Cooke, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. PATTERSON, B., vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 ........................... 3 ...... COLLINS, Jake, at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. Waitman,Corliss, vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return ....................46 ...... WILSON, A., at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) Long Kickoff Return.................98 ...... WHYTE, Kerrith, vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Tackles ........................................15 ...... JONES, Alvin, at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Sacks ..........................................2.0 ...... Gerri Green, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Tackles For Loss .......................3.0 ...... YOUNG, Roderick, vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) Interceptions............................... 1 ...... Mark McLaurin, vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. BROWN, Joe, at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. JaMarcus King, at South Carolina (Sep 23, 2017) .................................................................. MOORE, T., vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) .................................................................. Gaines, vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017)

LOUISIANA TECH TEAM GAME HIGHS

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes ........................................50 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing .........................343 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Yards Per Rush .........................7.0 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) TD Rushes .................................... 4 ...... at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Pass attempts ...........................51 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Pass completions .....................30 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Passing ..........................326 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Per Pass ..........................8.5 ...... at South Carolina (Sep 23, 2017) TD Passes ..................................... 3 ...... vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) Total Plays ..................................96 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Total Offense ...........................546 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Yards Per Play...........................7.1 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Points ..........................................52 ...... vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017) Sacks By........................................ 4 ...... at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) First Downs................................32 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Penalties.....................................10 ...... at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) Penalty Yards.............................95 ...... at UAB (Oct 07, 2017) Turnovers ..................................... 3 ...... vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017) .................................................................. vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Interceptions By ......................... 3 ...... at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Punts ............................................. 8 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg ...........................45.0 ...... vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt ..................................55 ...... vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 ........................... 3 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Long Punt Return ....................66 ...... vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017)

Rushes ........................................46 ...... at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Rushing .........................327 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush .........................8.2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes .................................... 4 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Pass attempts ...........................53 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions .....................32 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing ..........................301 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Per Pass ........................13.0 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) TD Passes ..................................... 3 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Total Plays ..................................98 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Total Offense ...........................491 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Per Play...........................8.3 ...... vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 11, 2017) Points ..........................................57 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks By........................................ 4 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) First Downs................................30 ...... vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) Penalties....................................... 9 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Penalty Yards.............................65 ...... at UTEP (Nov 18, 2017) Turnovers ..................................... 4 ...... at Rice (Oct 28, 2017) Interceptions By ......................... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. at South Carolina (Sep 23, 2017) .................................................................. vs USM (Oct 21, 2017) .................................................................. vs UTSA (Nov 25, 2017) Punts ............................................. 8 ...... vs Northwestern State (Sep 02, 2017) Punting Avg ...........................47.7 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt ..................................55 ...... vs Mississippi State (Sep 09, 2017) .................................................................. vs North Texas (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 ........................... 3 ...... at WKU (Sep 16, 2017) .................................................................. vs South Alabama (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return ....................46 ...... at UAB (Oct 07, 2017)

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PARTICIPATION Name 5C ADEOLA, Charles 85 BAKER, Willie 28 BALDWIN, Jordan 10 BARNES, J. 46 BARNETT, E. 49 BLANKENSHIP, E. 86 BONNETTE, R. 94 BRADFORD, J. 50 CANTY, Deldrick 66 CARPENTER, S. 34 CLEVELAND, R. 7 COLE, Jaiden 2 COOPER, S. 88 COUSAR, Zach 3 CRAFT, Jarred 23 DANCY, Jaqwis 92 DAVENPORT, L. 74 DUGAS, O'Shea 40 DUNN, Roland 44 DURMAN, Brandon 36 DYER, Davan 1A ELLIOTT, Westin 4A FARLOW, Brady 31 FARRIS, Russell 45 FERGUSON, J. 16 GAINES, Marcus 99 GARNER, K. 18 HANNIBAL, Zach 89 HARDY, Adrian 39 HOGAN, Randy 41 HOLLY, Bobby 42 JACKSON, James 91 JOHNSON, Cedric 47 KENDZIOR, Eric 8A KING, DaMarion 38 LEWIS, Darryl 14 LEWIS, Ronald 59 LINCK, Cameron 57 LOVETT, DeVante 96 MASON, K. 15 MCKNIGHT, K. 83 NORRIS, Jake 17 OLIVER, DeJuawn 58 OUTLAW, Joshua 1C PARKER, Will 81 POWELL, Cee Jay 61 REED, Ethan 30 ROBERSON, Aaron 72 ROBERTS, Chris 21 ROBERTSON, Amik 75 RODRIGUEZ, M. 65 RUSSEY, Kody 5 SAM, Michael 6 SCOTT, Boston 35 SCOTT, Collin 87 SCOTT, George 54 SHIPLEY, Hanner 4 SMITH, Alfred 8 SMITH, J'Mar 24 SNEED, L'Jarius 67 SPEARS, Tyler 32 SPENCER, Trey 77 STALLWORTH, G. 22 TUCKER, Israel 93 TURNER, I. 9 VEAL, Teddy 90 WALLACE, C. 33 WASHINGTON, D. 13 WATTS, Marlon 25 WILLIAMS, T. 82 WILSON, Ivan 19 WOODALL, Alex 84 WOODARD, J. 95 YDARRAGA, M. 52 ZAYED, Alex

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RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING SCOTT, Boston RB CRAFT, Jarred RB SMITH, J'Mar QB DANCY, Jaqwis RB MCKNIGHT, K. WR TUCKER, Israel RB ELLIOTT, Westin QB GAINES, Marcus WR VEAL, Teddy WR BONNETTE, R. WR HARDY, Adrian WR TEAM

No-Yds/TD NSU MSU 163-937/8 9-55/0 13-96/0 111-516/3 16-86/2 18-81/0 110-356/5 10-72/0 7--9/0 39-262/2 2-8/1 7-45/0 15-42/3 1-1/1 8-42/0 DNP 3-25/0 1-13/0 DNP 1-12/0 4-6/0 1-3/0 1-1/0 3--89/0 1--87/0

WKU 8-29/0 14-81/0 7-10/0 DNP 1-2/1 DNP DNP DNP

SC 8-17/0 14-48/0 5-12/0 DNP 1-3/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

USA UAB USM 6-76/1 14-48/0 11-106/1 14-49/0 3-14/0 10-45/0 11-37/0 8-30/0 8-3/1 DNP 5-44/0 2-9/0 1-1/0 2-2/1 1--3/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-12/0 DNP 1-4/0 2-1/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0 DNP DNP

RICE 17-87/3 13-67/1 8-27/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0

NT FAU UTEP UTSA 16-64/1 19-87/1 22-134/0 20-138/1 8-30/0 DNP DNP 1-15/0 11-29/1 17-78/0 8-49/2 10-18/1 DNP 4-6/0 15-135/1 4-15/0 4-19/0 3-11/0 1-6/0 2-5/0 3-12/0 DNP 1-13/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 1-3/0 DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

USA 5-88/1 1-18/0 4-56/0 4-68/1 2-26/0 2-25/0 DNP 1-12/0 DNP 4-21/1 DNP 1-3/0 DNP

RICE 11-118/0 3-38/0 DNP 3-24/1 DNP 1-16/0 1-31/0 1-0/0 1-10/0 DNP DNP DNP

NT 6-50/0 6-77/0 DNP 2-8/0 2-33/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING VEAL, Teddy WR BONNETTE, R. WR WATTS, Marlon WR HARDY, Adrian WR SCOTT, Boston RB MCKNIGHT, K. WR GAINES, Marcus WR OLIVER, DeJuawn WR WOODARD, J. WR CRAFT, Jarred RB POWELL, Cee Jay WR DANCY, Jaqwis RB SCOTT, George WR COUSAR, Zach TE SMITH, Alfred WR

No-Yds/TD 69-832/5 32-576/2 22-319/0 14-202/1 20-181/1 17-166/1 5-118/0 8-116/1 2-84/0 13-74/2 5-37/0 3-26/0 3-23/0 2-22/1 2-5/0

NSU 3-40/0 2-45/1 2-25/0 1-18/0 4-55/0 1-9/0 1-9/0 1-53/0 1-17/1 DNP DNP 2-5/0

MSU 3-15/0 2-8/0 2-13/0 3-104/0 DNP 2-14/0 DNP 1-9/1 DNP

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UAB 6-78/1 DNP 1-12/0 DNP 1-23/0 3-10/0 1-5/0 1-42/1 DNP 1-6/0 2-20/0 1-13/0 DNP

USM 3-56/0 1-2/0 5-121/0 DNP DNP DNP 2-15/0 DNP

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#8 SMITH, J'Mar Northwestern State Mississippi State WKU South Carolina South Alabama UAB USM Rice North Texas Florida Atlantic UTEP UTSA TOTALS

Att Comp 35 18 23 10 39 22 33 23 39 24 29 17 28 11 32 21 28 16 51 30 28 15 21 7 386 214

Int 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5

Pct 51.4 43.5 56.4 69.7 61.5 58.6 39.3 65.6 57.1 58.8 53.6 33.3 55.4

Yards 276 140 306 281 317 209 194 237 168 326 203 101 2758

TD 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 13

Long 53 58 87 42 40 42 82 31 28 34 27 33 87

Sack Yds 1 6 4 25 1 8 1 2 3 20 2 8 2 14 2 12 2 20 2 8 2 6 2 6 24 135

Effic 136.5 85.9 125.7 145.2 155.2 141.9 90.3 138.1 107.5 119.0 138.0 64.2 124.0

#10 ELLIOTT, Westin Mississippi State TOTALS

Att Comp 6 3 6 3

Int 0 0

Pct 50.0 50.0

Yards 23 23

TD 1 1

Long 10 10

Sack 0 0

Effic 137.2 137.2

Yds 0 0

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UTEP 6-66/1 3-55/0 2-25/1 1-23/0 DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP 1-9/0 1-18/0 DNP DNP

UTSA 1-21/0 4-64/0 1-9/0 DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP

PUNT RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS VEAL, Teddy

No-Yds 4-86

NSU 4-86

MSU -

WKU 2-0

SC -

USA 1-5

UAB 1-(-1)

USM 2-13

RICE 1-0

NT -

FAU -

UTEP 2-(-7)

UTSA 1-(-2)

WKU DNP 2-33 1-26 DNP -

SC DNP 2-50 DNP -

USA DNP 4-60 DNP -

UAB 2-53 1-18 DNP -

USM 1-29 -

RICE DNP 1-23 -

NT DNP 1-17 1-28 1-13 -

FAU 1-20 -

UTEP 1-10 1-20 -

UTSA 1-53 DNP 1-7

SC DNP 1-19

USA 2-1 -

UAB DNP -

USM 1-10 1-63 DNP -

RICE 1-0 1-37 1--5 -

NT 1-0 -

FAU DNP

UTEP 1-25 1-71 -

UTSA 1-0 1-7 -

SC -

USA -

UAB -

USM 1-3

RICE -

NT -

FAU -

UTEP -

UTSA -

SC 77 110 94 49 DNP 12 33 36 DNP DNP DNP DNP 19 DNP -

USA 162 93 18 70 DNP 37 56 26 68 DNP 12 DNP DNP 3 DNP DNP 1 -1

UAB 71 81 DNP 14 103 30 12 12 DNP 17 42 18 DNP 20 13 DNP DNP DNP -

USM 106 70 2 60 38 3 121 -3 DNP DNP 10 DNP 63 DNP DNP DNP -

RICE 110 118 67 DNP 27 38 24 DNP DNP 16 10 31 37 DNP DNP DNP -5 -1

NT 89 50 77 30 DNP 29 52 DNP DNP 18 28 DNP DNP DNP -

FAU 111 113 84 DNP 28 78 12 16 76 DNP 10 4 DNP DNP -

UTEP 159 59 55 DNP 163 49 23 DNP 7 25 32 9 DNP 71 DNP 13 DNP -

UTSA 138 19 64 22 68 18 6 10 DNP DNP 7 DNP DNP 7 DNP -

KICK RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME KICK RETURNS DANCY, Jaqwis SCOTT, Boston POWELL, Cee Jay TUCKER, Israel BONNETTE, R. HOLLY, Bobby

No-Yds 8-219 10-183 2-54 3-51 3-49 1-7

NSU 2-54 DNP 3-49 -

MSU -

INTERCEPTION RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME INT RETURNS ROBERTSON, Amik LEWIS, Darryl WASHINGTON, D. SPENCER, Trey COOPER, S. SNEED, L'Jarius KING, DaMarion ROBERSON, Aaron

No-Yds 4-96 3-70 2-26 2-37 2-1 1--5 1-71 1-19

NSU 2-26 DNP -

MSU 1-61 -

WKU -

FUMBLE RETURNS GAME-BY-GAME FUMBLE RETURNS OLIVER, DeJuawn COOPER, S.

No-Yds 1-26 1-3

NSU 1-26 DNP

MSU -

WKU -

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS SCOTT, Boston VEAL, Teddy BONNETTE, R. CRAFT, Jarred DANCY, Jaqwis SMITH, J'Mar WATTS, Marlon MCKNIGHT, K. HARDY, Adrian GAINES, Marcus OLIVER, DeJuawn ROBERTSON, Amik TUCKER, Israel POWELL, Cee Jay WOODARD, J. KING, DaMarion LEWIS, Darryl SPENCER, Trey WASHINGTON, D. SCOTT, George COUSAR, Zach ROBERSON, Aaron ELLIOTT, Westin HOLLY, Bobby SMITH, Alfred COOPER, S. SNEED, L'Jarius TEAM

TOTAL 1301 932 628 590 507 356 319 208 203 130 116 96 93 91 84 71 70 37 26 23 22 19 13 7 5 1 -5 -89

NSU 110 126 94 103 62 72 25 18 9 9 DNP 53 26 DNP DNP DNP 5 DNP -

MSU 104 15 81 45 -9 14 104 61 25 14 DNP DNP 9 DNP -87

WKU 64 78 140 94 DNP 10 22 2 31 20 DNP 26 DNP DNP DNP DNP -

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TOTAL TACKLES GAME-BY-GAME TOTAL TACKLES WASHINGTON, D. LB COOPER, S. ROBERTSON, Amik CB FARRIS, Russell LB KING, DaMarion LEWIS, Darryl FERGUSON, J. DE BLANKENSHIP, E. DB DURMAN, Brandon LB BRADFORD, J. DT BALDWIN, Jordan YDARRAGA, M. DE ROBERSON, Aaron CB SNEED, L'Jarius CB CANTY, Deldrick DE SCOTT, Collin LB MASON, K. DL SPENCER, Trey CB GARNER, K. DL KENDZIOR, Eric DT JOHNSON, Cedric DT HOGAN, Randy LB JACKSON, James LEWIS, Ronald TURNER, I. DE WALLACE, C. DT COLE, Jaiden ZAYED, Alex LB TUCKER, Israel SAM, Michael CB BARNETT, E. DB HANNIBAL, Zach CB BAKER, Willie DE WILLIAMS, T. SMITH, J'Mar TEAM CLEVELAND, R. LB DUNN, Roland CB HOLLY, Bobby DANCY, Jaqwis RODRIGUEZ, M. RUSSEY, Kody LINCK, Cameron

UA-A 40-26 37-26 47-11 24-31 32-17 29-15 24-14 24-13 18-18 21-15 26-8 25-7 20-9 26-1 14-12 12-12 14-7 9-4 8-5 3-8 7-3 5-5 9-1 3-5 3-5 3-3 4-1 1-4 4-1 2-2 2-2 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0

TOT 66 63 58 55 49 44 38 37 36 36 34 32 29 27 26 24 21 13 13 11 10 10 10 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

NSU 4-1 DNP 3-0 2-2 4-1 3-1 2-1 5-1 2-2 1-4 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-3 1-1 0-1 2-0 DNP DNP 1-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-1 -

MSU 1-1 2-3 3-1 2-2 3-3 1-1 2-2 2-1 3-5 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 3-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-2 DNP 1-1 DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 -

WKU 3-1 4-5 2-1 5-2 3-2 2-1 4-2 1-3 5-4 3-1 2-0 2-0 4-5 2-1 0-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP -

SC 2-0 4-2 2-2 4-4 5-2 0-1 1-0 0-2 5-2 3-1 0-1 6-2 5-0 3-0 0-1 2-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP -

USA 1-2 1-2 3-1 1-4 1-2 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 DNP 3-0 3-1 8-0 DNP 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

UAB 3-1 1-2 8-0 2-4 0-1 5-1 4-1 4-1 0-2 2-1 3-0 3-0 1-0 DNP DNP 3-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP -

USM 5-9 2-2 9-1 2-1 5-3 4-2 2-2 4-3 8-2 2-1 3-0 DNP 2-3 2-6 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-1 0-2 2-0 0-1 0-2 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP -

RICE 4-1 7-1 6-0 DNP 4-0 3-1 3-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

NT 5-4 6-1 3-1 DNP 5-2 4-3 1-0 DNP DNP 1-3 6-3 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP -

FAU 1-1 5-4 2-0 1-2 1-0 1-3 DNP 4-1 DNP 4-2 5-0 DNP 3-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 DNP 1-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP -

UTEP 6-2 1-2 3-0 2-3 2-1 4-1 1-1 DNP 3-0 1-1 3-0 0-2 3-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 0-1 DNP 2-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP -

UTSA 5-3 4-2 3-4 5-8 2-2 3-1 2-3 DNP 1-0 1-0 3-2 1-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 3-0 2-1 0-2 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0

TOTAL TACKLES FOR LOSS GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS FERGUSON, J. DE ROBERTSON, Amik CB WASHINGTON, D. LB FARRIS, Russell LB YDARRAGA, M. DE CANTY, Deldrick DE BRADFORD, J. DT DURMAN, Brandon LB BALDWIN, Jordan COOPER, S. GARNER, K. DL WALLACE, C. DT TURNER, I. DE MASON, K. DL SCOTT, Collin LB ROBERSON, Aaron CB JOHNSON, Cedric DT BLANKENSHIP, E. DB HOGAN, Randy LB

UA-A 7-3 6-1 4-2 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

TOT 8.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5

NSU 1.0-5 1.0-4 1.0-10 1.0-1 DNP DNP 1.0-5 1.0-1 -

MSU 1.0-1 1.0-3 1.0-1 1.0-2 -

WKU 2.0-12 1.0-3 1.0-5 1.0-6 1.0-3 DNP 1.0-3 -

SC 1.0-5 1.0-7 1.0-3 1.0-11 -

USA 2.0-8 DNP 1.0-3 DNP -

UAB 1.0-5 DNP -

USM 1.0-2 2.0-3 0.5-1 1.5-3 1.0-1 0.5-0 0.5-0

RICE 2.0-5 DNP DNP DNP -

NT 0.5-3 DNP 1.0-8 DNP 0.5-1 1.0-2 1.5-4 0.5-0 0.5-0 0.5-1 DNP -

FAU DNP DNP 2.0-9 1.0-9 DNP -

UTEP 0.5-3 1.5-2 0.5-3 DNP 1.0-6 DNP 0.5-1 -

UTSA 3.0-13 0.5-1 1.0-2 2.0-4 DNP 0.5-4 1.0-5 -

NSU 1.0-1 1.0-10 1.0-5 DNP DNP

MSU -

WKU 2.0-12 1.0-5 DNP 1.0-6 -

SC 1.0-5 1.0-7 -

USA 1.0-7 DNP -

UAB 1.0-5 DNP -

USM -

RICE 1.0-3 DNP DNP -

NT 1.0-8 0.5-3 DNP 0.5-3 -

FAU DNP DNP -

UTEP 0.5-3 1.0-0 0.5-3 1.0-6 DNP DNP -

UTSA 1.5-8 1.0-5 DNP 0.5-4

SACKS GAME-BY-GAME SACKS FERGUSON, J. DE YDARRAGA, M. DE BRADFORD, J. DT ROBERTSON, Amik CB CANTY, Deldrick DE WALLACE, C. DT COOPER, S. TURNER, I. DE DURMAN, Brandon LB WASHINGTON, D. LB GARNER, K. DL

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UA-A 5-2 3-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1

TOT 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5

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20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yards *87 82 *71 *66 *63 61 58 *54 53 53 45 *42 42 40 *40 38 *37 37 *36 35 *35 *34 33 33 32 31 *30 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 *27 27 26 26 *26 25 25 25 24 23 *23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20

Type Pass Pass INT PR INT INT Pass Rush KR Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass INT Pass Pass KR Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass KR KR Rush KR KR Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass KR Pass FR KR INT Rush Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass KR KR INT Rush Pass KR Pass Pass Rush Rush Pass Rush KR Rush KR Rush Rush KR KR

Player(s) BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar WATTS, Marlon from SMITH, J'Mar KING, DaMarion VEAL, Teddy LEWIS, Darryl ROBERTSON, Amik GAINES, Marcus from SMITH, J'Mar DANCY, Jaqwis DANCY, Jaqwis WOODARD, J. from SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston OLIVER, DeJuawn from SMITH, J'Mar VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar SPENCER, Trey BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston SCOTT, Boston VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar GAINES, Marcus from SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston from SMITH, J'Mar WOODARD, J. from SMITH, J'Mar HARDY, Adrian from SMITH, J'Mar DANCY, Jaqwis DANCY, Jaqwis SCOTT, Boston DANCY, Jaqwis POWELL, Cee Jay BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston MCKNIGHT, K. from SMITH, J'Mar POWELL, Cee Jay WATTS, Marlon from SMITH, J'Mar OLIVER, DeJuawn DANCY, Jaqwis ROBERTSON, Amik CRAFT, Jarred SCOTT, Boston SCOTT, Boston from SMITH, J'Mar SCOTT, Boston from SMITH, J'Mar WATTS, Marlon from SMITH, J'Mar HARDY, Adrian from SMITH, J'Mar DANCY, Jaqwis SCOTT, Boston WASHINGTON, D. SMITH, J'Mar MCKNIGHT, K. from SMITH, J'Mar BONNETTE, R. BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar VEAL, Teddy from SMITH, J'Mar CRAFT, Jarred SCOTT, Boston MCKNIGHT, K. from SMITH, J'Mar CRAFT, Jarred SCOTT, Boston SCOTT, Boston SCOTT, Boston SCOTT, Boston DANCY, Jaqwis DANCY, Jaqwis TUCKER, Israel

* touchdown scored on play

Opponent WKU USM UTEP Northwestern State USM Mississippi State Mississippi State UTEP UTSA Northwestern State USM UAB South Carolina USM South Alabama WKU Rice South Carolina Northwestern State South Carolina UTSA Florida Atlantic UTSA Mississippi State Northwestern State Rice South Alabama UAB Northwestern State Northwestern State USM North Texas North Texas Florida Atlantic UTEP South Alabama North Texas WKU South Alabama Northwestern State Northwestern State UTEP WKU Mississippi State UAB UTEP USM Florida Atlantic UAB Rice Northwestern State Northwestern State UTEP Northwestern State Florida Atlantic UTSA Northwestern State Mississippi State South Alabama WKU South Alabama Rice South Alabama Mississippi State UTEP Florida Atlantic UTEP

Long Plays By Yards 100+ 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29

No. 0 0 2 1 3 4 5 13 39

TD 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 5 3

Long Plays By Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL

No. 14 30 1 15 6 1 0 67

TD 3 7 1 0 3 1 0 15

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player SCOTT, Boston BONNETTE, R. DANCY, Jaqwis VEAL, Teddy WATTS, Marlon MCKNIGHT, K. CRAFT, Jarred OLIVER, DeJuawn HARDY, Adrian ROBERTSON, Amik WOODARD, J. POWELL, Cee Jay GAINES, Marcus SPENCER, Trey LEWIS, Darryl KING, DaMarion SMITH, J'Mar WASHINGTON, D. TUCKER, Israel TOTAL

No. 15 9 9 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 67

TD 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15

R 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14

P 3 8 0 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30

KR 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15

PR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 54 DANCY, Jaqwis vs UTEP (11/18/2017) Rushing Touchdown 54 DANCY, Jaqwis vs UTEP (11/18/2017) Passing 87

BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar vs WKU (9/16/2017)

Passing Touchdown 87 BONNETTE, R. from SMITH, J'Mar vs WKU (9/16/2017) Punt Return 66 VEAL, Teddy vs Northwestern State (9/2/2017) Kick Return 53 DANCY, Jaqwis vs UTSA (11/25/2017) Interception Return 71 KING, DaMarion vs UTEP (11/18/2017) Fumble Return 26 OLIVER, DeJuawn vs Northwestern State (9/2/2017) Punt 55

FARLOW, Brady vs North Texas (11/4/2017)

Field Goal 53 BARNES, J. vs UTSA (11/25/2017)

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Guice.

“Coach Holtz is a talented coach with a solid record of success and experience,” said Guice.

SKIP “He has great knowledge of the game, tremendous character, exceptional @CoachSHoltz leadership abilities, and a professional approach that will serve him well as head coach at Louisiana Tech.

Holtz has participated Skip Holtz enters his fifth year as the head in 16 postseason games in coach at Louisiana Tech after former Louisiana Tech his coaching career, including eight as a head coach University President Dr. Dan Reneau introduced and eight as an assistant coach. Of the eight games former University of South Florida coach Skip Holtz as head coach, six occurred in the Football Bowl as the 33rd head football coach of the Bulldogs Subdivision (FBS) and two occurred in the Football during a press conference on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in Championship Subdivision (FCS). the Jarrell Room of the Charles Wyly Athletic Center.

In his first season at South Florida, Holtz In 2016, Holtz earned Conference USA Coach promptly led the Bulls to their fifth consecutive of the Year honors after he guided the Bulldogs to eight-win season, making them one of just 15 yet another highly successful campaign as Louisiana teams nationally that had won at least eight games Tech finished the season with a 9-5 overall record, during that time span and one of only 10 teams in a Conference USA West Division title and a bowl BCS leagues to accomplish the feat. In addition, victory. It marks the first time in school history USF played in its sixth consecutive bowl game, a the Bulldogs have posted three consecutive 9-win 31-26 victory over Clemson in the Meineke Car Care seasons and three straight bowl appearances and Bowl. At the time, USF was one of just six programs victories. nationally that had reached postseason play in each LA Tech’s 48-45 victory over No. 25-ranked year as a BCS league member. In addition, with the Navy in the 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces victory, USF was one of just four programs that had Bowl came down to a last-second game-winning won three consecutive bowl games. field goal and marked the Bulldogs’ first win over a In 2010, USF accomplished numerous firsts Top 25 team since the 2005 season. under Holtz. The Bulls won at Cincinnati and at Holtz led the 2015 team to several firsts in Louisville for the first time in program history and school history including the first time the Bulldogs beat Rutgers in Tampa for the first time. In addition, have won back-to-back bowl games behind one USF traveled to Miami and defeated the Hurricanes of the most potent offenses in school history. in an overtime thriller, 23-20, marking the Bulls first Louisiana Tech recorded more than 400 offensive win over Miami in program history. yards through its first 10 games of the season, the The 2011 season showed major improvement first time any Bulldog team has achieved such a on the field, if not in the record, as USF finished 5-7 feat. Tech went on to a 9-4 record after dismantling thanks to numerous heartbreaking defeats. After Arkansas State, 47-28, in the R+L Carriers New starting 4-0, including a huge win at Notre Dame Orleans Bowl. to open the season, the Bulls dropped six of their In just his second season at the helm of the final seven games by a combined 28 points or 4.7 Bulldogs, Holtz enjoyed a five-win improvement points per game. Included in those six losses were from his inaugural campaign as the 15-year coaching four 3-point defeats, three of which came on the veteran led LA Tech to a 9-5 record and a Conference final play of the game. USF was the only team in the USA West Division title in the team’s second year nation that lost three games at the final gun. as a member of the league. Holtz and the Bulldogs Looking past the wins and losses, the Bulls capped off the 2014 season with a 35-18 win over improved in virtually every statistical category, Big Ten opponent Illinois in the Zaxby’s Heart of especially on offense. USF improved its national Dallas Bowl at Cotton Bowl Stadium on Dec. 26, ranking in total offense 75 spots from 2010 to 2011, 2014. the largest jump of any school in the country. The In 2014, Holtz engineered an offense that biggest improvement came in the passing game, was ranked fourth most improved with an average where USF improved by 85 yards per game. Only of 37.4 points per game, while Louisiana Tech was two teams saw a greater jump in the passing offense the national leader in points off of turnovers on the national rankings. In addition, the Bulls improved defensive side of the ball.

39 spots in rushing offense. Defensively, the Bulls In his first season, Holtz inherited a team that finished second nationally in TFL and fourth in sacks lost 35 seniors with seven being invited to NFL and in the top 40 in run defense, total defense and camps (two through the NFL Draft) and brought scoring defense. together the team as it entered a new conference Holtz went to USF after five seasons at East (Conference USA) under a new President and new Carolina, where he won back-to-back Conference Athletics Director, going 4-8.

USA Championships in 2008 and `09 and finished Holtz had spent the past three seasons as with a 38-27 record. Holtz also spent five years as the head football coach at the University of South head coach at Connecticut, where he amassed a 34Florida. He has also served as the head coach at 23 record. the University of Connecticut and East Carolina Holtz led ECU to unprecedented heights, University where he won back-to-back Conference including four-straight winning seasons, a quartet USA titles with the Pirates in 2008 and 2009. He of bowl game appearances and the back-to-back also led his teams to five consecutive post-season league crowns. bowl games between 2006 and 2010.

A once-proud program, Holtz quickly revived “I am extremely excited about the opportunity the Pirates, which had stumbled to record just three to have a coach of the caliber and experience of wins in a 25-game period in the two-plus seasons Skip Holtz leading our football program into the prior to his arrival in 2005. future,” said Reneau during the introductory press He promptly instilled a sense of pride, conference. “The success he has had throughout commitment, character and discipline into a Pirate his career as a head coach is solid and will offer a team that went on to reward its loyal and passionate unique opportunity for our student-athletes to learn fan base with the school’s first-ever run of four from one of the best.” consecutive bowl invitations and the program’s first “It’s a privilege to welcome Coach Holtz and four-year streak of winning seasons since the 1970s. his family to Louisiana Tech and to the Louisiana Tech The drastic turnaround at ECU, which included Family.” a 7-6 finish in 2006, an 8-5 ledger in 2007, a 9-5 mark Holtz was hired following a national search in 2008 and another nine-win campaign in 2009, led by then Louisiana Tech President-Elect Dr. Les coincided with dramatic school-record attendance

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increases at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

While the initial success in 2005 relied heavily on a wide-open offensive assault, it was a nononsense and fundamentally-sound defensive effort that launched the Pirates back into college football’s competitive arena a year later.

Holtz followed by using a combination of both in 2007, offering a well-balanced offense and a run-stopping, ball-hawking defense to lead East Carolina to its highest Conference USA win total in school history at that time. The Pirates ended up just one victory shy of earning a berth in the league championship game, despite playing one of the toughest schedules in program history, which was loaded with four Bowl Championship Series members.

In addition to guiding ECU to its first postseason win since 2000 with a 41-38 victory over No. 24 Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, Holtz fine-tuned the efforts of running back Chris Johnson, who was college football’s national statistical champion in all-purpose yards. Johnson also became the program’s second first-round draft choice (first since 1992) when the Tennessee Titans selected him with their initial pick in April, 2008. Johnson went on to be named the 2009 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

In 2008, Holtz earned Conference USA Coach of the Year honors, while leading the Pirates to a spot in the Conference USA Championship game.

ECU defeated Tulsa to claim the program’s first conference title in 32 years, earning a bid to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. During that season, Holtz led the Pirates to a No. 14 ranking in the polls and victories over No. 17 Virginia Tech and No. 8 West Virginia.

Holtz continued his success at East Carolina in 2009, leading the Pirates to a second consecutive Conference USA Championship. They became the first team in C-USA Championship game history to post consecutive victories.

Prior to his time in Greenville, Holtz spent six seasons at South Carolina. He wore several hats during his tenure with the Gamecocks, coaching the quarterbacks his first four seasons, before handling the tight ends in 2003 and then returning to guide the signal-callers in `04. He displayed his all-around abilities as a coach in working closely with the Gamecock offense in addition to handling a variety of duties as assistant head coach under his father, the legendary Lou Holtz.

While at South Carolina, Holtz was recognized as an Assistant Coach-of-the-Year in 2001 by the All-American Football Foundation. That year, the Gamecocks ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense, and under Holtz’s tutelage, senior Phil Petty went on to lead South Carolina to 17 victories in his last 23 starts, including back-to-back Outback Bowl wins over Ohio State in 2001 (24-7) and `02 (31-28).

Holtz went to South Carolina after a successful five-year stint as head coach at fellow BIG EAST school, Connecticut. While at UConn, he led the Huskies to their best season in school history, up to that point, in 1998 and was recognized as one of the top young coaching talents in the country.

Holtz has been credited for developing high-powered and prolific offenses throughout his coaching career. During his last season at Connecticut, he led the Huskies to a then-schoolrecord 10 victories and an appearance in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. His team ranked 11th nationally in scoring offense and averaged nearly 36 points per game.

During his five-year tenure as head coach at UConn, Holtz guided the Huskies’ program to national top 25 rankings the last four seasons and unprecedented success in the school’s 100-year football history, which provided a firm foundation for the school’s eventual move to the FBS level in 2002.

The success Holtz earned on the field at Connecticut during his first head coaching tenure was matched by his involvement in the community as a successful speaker, clinician and humanitarian often donating his time and effort to many charitable and educational organizations. He served as the

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honorary chairman for Camp Courant in Hartford for four consecutive years, helping fund-raising efforts to send more than 1,000 under-privileged area children to recreational and educational camps during the summer. Holtz was also actively involved with the American Diabetes Association, serving as an honorary chairman and member of the Board of Trustees for two years.

Holtz was honored in 1996 with the National Football Foundation Man-of-the-Year Award and was a member of the Foundation’s ethics committee.

He was also the recipient of the Franciscan Life Center’s St. Francis Award in 1995, an honor given for his dedication and support of Christian values and outstanding athletic achievements.

Prior to taking the head coaching job at UConn, Holtz worked on the offensive staff under his father at Notre Dame. He spent four years at Notre Dame and served as the Fighting Irish’s offensive coordinator during the 1992 and `93 seasons.

During those years, Holtz was in charge of one of the country’s most potent offensive attacks - a period in which the Irish compiled a 21-2-1 record.

The 1992 Notre Dame offense ranked third nationally in total offense, averaging better than 470 yards per game. The 1993 Irish offense, despite the loss of AllAmerica running backs Jerome Bettis and Reggie Brooks, ended the season ranked No. 9 in scoring offense (36.6 points per game). During Holtz’s two seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, the Irish offense averaged nearly 37 points per game.

Holtz has also served on the coaching staffs at Florida State and Colorado State. While serving on Bobby Bowden’s FSU staff in 1987 and `88, the Seminoles rolled to a 22-2 record, captured the Sugar and Fiesta Bowl titles and earned a No. 2 and No. 3 national rank, respectively.

In all, he has been involved in eight New Year’s Day bowl games during his coaching career. Prior to his stint at South Carolina, the overall record of teams he had been associated with as an assistant coach was an impressive 67-15-2.

Born March 12, 1964, in Willimantic, Conn., Louis “Skip” Holtz spent the first two years of his life in Connecticut, while his father served as the top football assistant on the Huskies’ staff from 196465. He was a prep quarterback at Fayetteville (Ark.) High School, while his father was the head coach at the University of Arkansas.

He attended Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend, Ind., for two years before transferring to Notre Dame in 1984. Holtz earned his bachelor’s degree in business management in 1986 and was a football letterwinner for the Irish that same year, appearing in all 11 games as a special teams member and backup flanker.

Skip and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of three children: Louis Leo (Trey) Holtz III, Chad Fitzgerald Holtz and Hailey Elizabeth Holtz.

LOUISIANA TECH

ASSISTANT HC/OC

HEAD COACH

Bowl/Postseason Experience Year Bowl/Postseason Round 1988 Fiesta Bowl 1989 Sugar Bowl 1991 Orange Bowl 1992 Sugar Bowl 1993 Cotton Bowl 1994 Cotton Bowl 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 2001 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016

Final Score Florida State 31, Nebraska 28 (No. 2 final national rank) Florida State 13, Auburn 7 (No. 3 final national rank) Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 (No. 6 final national rank) Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 (No. 13 final national rank) Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 (No. 4 final national rank) Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 (No. 2 final national rank) UConn 42, Hampton 34 Georgia Southern 52, UConn 30 Outback Bowl South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 (No. 19 final national rank) Outback Bowl South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 (No. 13 final national rank) PapaJohns.com Bowl South Florida 24, East Carolina 7 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 [OT] Meineke Car Care Bowl South Florida 31, Clemson 26 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl LA Tech 35, Illinois 18 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LA Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl LA Tech 48, Navy 45

Coaching Records Years School 1987-88 Florida State 1989 Colorado State 1990-93 Notre Dame 1994-98 Connecticut 1999-2004 South Carolina 2005-09 East Carolina 2010-12 South Florida 2013-Present Louisiana Tech Totals LA Tech Record Head Coach Record Collegiate Coach Record

Record (Pct.)/Years Position 22-2 (.917)/2 Years Graduate Assistant Coach 5-5-1 (.500)/1 Year Assistant Coach 40-8-1 (.827)/4 Years Assistant Coach 34-23 (.596)/5 Years Head Coach 33-37 (.471)/6 Years Assistant Coach 38-27 (.584)/5 Years Head Coach 16-21 (.432)/3 Years Head Coach 31-22 (.584)/4 years Head Coach th 37-28 (.569)/5 year 125-99 (.558)/18th year 225-151-2 (.598)/31st year

Playing Experience Years School 1979-82 Fayetteville HS, Fayetteville, Ark. 1986 Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.

Years Lettered (Position) 4 (QB) 1 (special teams/flanker)

Education Years 1986

Degree B.S. in business management

School University of Notre Dame

Personal Information Full Name: Louis Leo “Skip” Holtz Born: March 12, 1964 in Willimantic, Conn.

Wife: the former Jennifer Fitzgerald of Port Charlotte, Fla. Children: Louis Leo “Trey” Holtz, III; Chad Fitzgerald Holtz; Hailey Elizabeth Holtz

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1994 (4-7, 4-4 Yankee) Date Opponent 9/3 Nicholls State 9/10 Troy State 9/17 Richmond 9/24 at New Hampshire 10/1 at Yale 10/8 Villanova 10/15 Maine 10/22 Rhode Island 11/5 at Boston University 11/12 at James Madison 11/19 at UMass

W/L L L W L L W L W L L W

Score 7-16 21-31 36-21 19-20 17-28 26-10 31-35 33-16 9-26 20-48 21-13

1995 (8-3, 5-3 Yankee) Date Opponent 9/9 New Hampshire 9/16 Central Connecticut 9/23 Buffalo 9/30 at Yale 10/7 at Villanova 10/14 at Maine 10/21 at Rhode Island 10/28 Northeastern 11/4 Boston University 11/11 at James Madison 11/18 UMass

W/L W W W W W W L L W L W

Score 23-21 54-9 26-25 39-20 14-13 31-30 19-24 9-10 28-17 16-24 20-7

1996 (5-6, 3-5 Yankee) Date Opponent 9/7 at Buffalo 9/14 Northeastern 9/21 at New Hampshire 9/28 at Yale 10/5 Villanova 10/12 Maine 10/19 Rhode Island 10/26 Hofstra 11/2 at Boston University 11/9 James Madison 11/16 at UMass

W/L W W L W L L W L W L L

Score 20-3 21-19 13-21 42-6 27-38 16-17 forfeit 16-24 45-10 6-14 38-39

1997 (7-4, 4-4 Atlantic 10) Date Opponent W/L 9/13 Northeastern W 9/20 at Hofstra W 9/27 at Yale W 10/4 Buffalo W 10/11 at Maine L (3 OT) 10/18 Williams & Mary L 10/25 Rhode Island W 11/1 Boston University W 11/8 at Delaware L 11/15 at UMass W 11/22 New Hampshire L

Score 38-26 35-31 28-0 55-0 47-49 17-38 37-21 45-7 29-37 49-16 18-21

1998 (10-3, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Date Opponent W/L 9/5 at Colgate W 9/19 Maine W 9/26 at Yale W 10/3 at New Hampshire L 10/10 Hofstra W 10/17 UMass W (OT) 10/24 Rhode Island W 10/31 at Northeastern W 11/7 Delaware L 11/14 at William & Mary W 11/21 at UMass W 11/28 Hampton (1) W 12/5 at Georgia Southern (1) L

Score 45-35 35-27 63-21 20-34 40-18 44-41 31-17 32-22 17-59 34-26 28-27 42-34 30-52

2005 (5-6, 4-4 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/3 Duke 9/17 at Wake Forest 9/24 at West Virginia 10/1 Southern Miss 10/8 Rice 10/15 at SMU 10/22 at Memphis 10/29 UCF 11/12 at Tulsa 11/19 at Marshall 11/26 UAB

W/L W L L L W W L L L W W

Score 24-21 34-44 15-20 7-33 41-28 24-17 24-27 20-30 13-45 34-29 31-23

2006 (7-6, 5-3 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/2 at Navy 9/9 at UAB 9/16 Memphis 9/23 West Virginia 10/7 Virginia 10/14 Tulsa 10/21 SMU 10/28 at Southern Miss 11/4 at UCF 11/11 Marshall 11/18 at Rice 11/25 at North Carolina St 12/23 South Florida (2)

W/L L L W L W L W W (OT) W W L W L

Score 23-28 12-17 35-20 10-27 31-21 10-31 38-21 20-17 23-10 33-20 17-18 21-16 7-24

2007 (8-5, 6-2 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/1 at Virginia Tech 9/8 North Carolina 9/15 Southern Miss 9/22 at West Virginia 9/29 at Houston 10/6 UCF 10/13 at UTEP 10/20 North Carolina St 10/27 UAB 11/3 at Memphis 11/10 at Marshall 11/24 Tulane 12/23 vs. Boise State (3)

W/L L W L L W W W (OT) L W W L W W

Score 7-17 34-31 21-28 7-48 37-35 52-38 45-42 20-34 41-6 56-40 7-26 35-12 41-38

2008 (9-5, 6-2 C-USA) Date Opponent 8/30 Virginia Tech (4) 9/6 West Virginia 9/13 at Tulane 9/20 at North Carolina St 9/27 Houston 10/11 at Virginia 10/18 Memphis 11/2 at UCF 11/8 Marshall 11/15 at Southern Miss 11/22 at UAB 11/28 UTEP 12/6 at Tulsa (5) 1/2 vs. Kentucky (6)

W/L W W W L (OT) L L W W (OT) W (OT) L W W W L

Score 27-22 24-3 28-24 24-30 24-41 20-35 30-10 13-10 19-16 3-21 17-13 53-21 27-24 19-25

2009 (9-5, 7-1 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/5 Appalachian State 9/12 at West Virginia 9/19 at North Carolina 9/26 UCF 10/3 at Marshall 10/10 at SMU 10/17 Rice 10/27 at Memphis 11/5 Virginia Tech 11/15 at Tulsa 11/21 UAB 11/28 Southern Miss 12/5 Houston (5) 1/2 vs. Arkansas (6)

W/L W L L W W L W W L W W W W L (OT)

Score 29-24 20-35 17-31 19-14 21-17 21-28 49-13 38-19 3-16 44-17 37-21 25-20 38-32 17-20

SOUTH FLORIDA

LA TECH TE

2013-PRESENT

2010-12

2010 (8-5, 3-4 Big East) Date Opponent 9/5 Stony Brook 9/12 at Florida 9/26 Western Kentucky 10/2 FAU 10/9 Syracuse 10/14 at West Virginia 10/22 Cincinnati 11/3 Rutgers 11/13 at Louisville 11/20 Pittsburgh 11/27 at Miami (Fla.) 12/4 UConn 12/31 vs. Clemson (7)

W/L W L W W L L W W W (OT) L W (OT) L W

Score 40-7 14-38 24-12 31-3 9-13 6-20 38-30 28-27 24-21 10-17 23-20 16-19 31-26

2011 (5-7, 1-6 Big East) Date Opponent 9/3 at Notre Dame 9/10 Ball State 9/17 Florida A&M 9/24 UTEP 9/29 at Pittsburgh 10/15 at UConn 10/22 Cincinnati 11/5 at Rutgers 11/11 at Syracuse 11/19 Miami (Fla.) 11/25 Louisville 12/1 West Virginia

W/L W W W W L L L L W L L L

Score 23-20 37-17 70-17 54-24 17-44 10-16 34-37 17-20 37-17 3-6 24-34 27-30

2012 (3-9, 1-6 Big East) Date Opponent 9/1 Chattanooga 9/8 at Nevada 9/13 Rutgers 9/22 at Ball State 9/29 #4 Florida State 10/6 at Temple 10/20 at Louisville 10/27 Syracuse 11/3 UConn 11/17 at Miami (Fla.) 11/23 at Cincinnati 12/1 Pittsburgh

W/L W W L L L L L L W L L L

Score 34-13 32-31 13-23 31-27 17-30 28-37 25-27 36-37 13-6 9-40 10-27 3-27

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2013 (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) Date Opponent 8/31 at North Carolina St 9/7 Lamar 9/12 Tulane 9/21 at Kansas 9/28 vs. Army (8) 10/5 at UTEP 10/19 North Texas 10/26 at FIU 11/9 Southern Miss 11/16 at Rice 11/23 Tulsa 11/30 at UTSA

W/L L W L L L W L W W L L L

Score 14-40 27-14 15-24 10-13 16-35 38-35 13-28 23-7 36-13 14-52 14-24 10-30

2014 (9-5, 7-1 C-USA) Date Opponent 8/30 at Oklahoma 9/6 at UL-Lafayette 9/11 at North Texas 9/20 Northwestern State 9/27 at Auburn 10/4 UTEP 10/18 UTSA 10/25 at Southern Miss 11/1 Western Kentucky 11/8 at UAB 11/22 at Old Dominion 11/29 Rice 12/6 at Marshall (5) 12/26 vs. Illinois (9)

W/L L W W L L W W W W W L (OT) W L W

Score 16-48 48-20 42-21 27-30 17-45 55-3 27-20 31-20 59-10 40-24 27-30 76-31 23-26 35-18

2015 (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/5 Southern 9/10 at Western Kentucky 9/19 at Kansas State 9/26 FIU 10/3 Louisiana-Lafayette 10/10 at UTSA 10/17 at Mississippi State 10/24 Middle Tennessee 10/30 at Rice 11/7 North Texas 11/21 at UTEP 11/28 Southern Miss 12/19 Arkansas State (10)

W/L W L L (3OT) W W W L W W W W L W

Score 62-15 38-41 33-39 27-17 43-14 34-31 20-45 45-16 42-17 56-13 17-15 24-58 47-28

2016 (9-5, 6-2 C-USA) Date Opponent 9/3 at Arkansas 9/10 SC STATE 9/17 at Texas Tech 9/24 at Middle Tennessee 10/1 UTEP 10/6 WKU 10/15 at UMass 10/22 at FIU 10/29 RICE 11/5 at North Texas 11/12 UTSA 11/25 at Southern Miss 12/3 WKU (5) 12/19 #25 Navy (11)

W/L L W L L W W W W W W W L L W

Score 20-21 53-24 45-59 34-38 28-7 55-52 56-28 44-24 61-16 45-24 63-35 24-39 44-58 48-45

Legend (1) – NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (2) – PapaJohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. (3) – Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, Honolulu, Hawai’i (4) – at Charlotte, N.C. (5) – Conference USA Championship Game (6) – AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.

(7) – Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. (8) – Heart of Dallas Classic, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas (9) – Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas (10) – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, MercedesBenz Superdome, New Orleans, La. (11) – Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

BULLDOG C OAC H I N G S TA F F FOURTH SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: June 10, 1982 Family: Wife, Roslyn; Daughter, Anderson EDUCATION College: Tulane – 2008 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2000-04 Tulane

BLAKE

BAKER

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR @BlakeWBaker

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009 Clear Springs HS – wide receivers 2010-12 Texas – graduate assistant/defense 2013 Arkansas State – safeties 2014 Louisiana Tech – safeties 2015 Louisiana Tech – defensive coordinator/ linebackers

2016--

Louisiana Tech – defensive coordinator/ safeties

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2002 Hawai’i Bowl (Tulane, player) 2011 Holiday Bowl (Texas) 2012 Alamo Bowl (Texas 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl (Arkansas State) 2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

FIRST SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: July 28, 1959 Family: Wife, Maria; Children, Anthony and Keshea EDUCATION College: UT-Chattanooga– 1983 (bachelor’s) Austin Peay – 1987 (master’s) PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1977-80 UT-Chattanooga (RB)

TONY

BALL

RUNNING BACKS @CoachBallLATech

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1985-86 Austin Peay – graduate assistant 1987 South Carolina – volunteer/running backs 1988 UT-Chattanooga – receivers 1989 East Tennessee – running backs 1990-91 UT-Chattanooga – receivers 1992-94 Holy Cross – running backs 1995-97 Louisville – receivers 1998-05 Virginia Tech – receivers 2006-08 Georgia – running backs 2009-14 Georgia – receivers

2015 2017--

LSU – receivers Louisiana Tech – running backs

BOWL EXPERIENCE 1998 Music City Bowl (Virginia Tech) 1999 Sugar Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2000 Gator Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2001 Gator Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2002 San Francisco Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2003 Insight Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2004 Sugar Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2005 Gator Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Georgia) 2007 Sugar Bowl (Georgia) 2008 Capital One Bowl (Georgia) 2009 Independence Bowl (Georgia) 2010 Liberty Bowl (Georgia) 2011 Outback Bowl (Georgia) 2012 Capital One Bowl (Georgia) 2013 Gator Bowl (Georgia) 2014 Belk Bowl (Georgia) 2015 Texas Bowl (LSU)

FIFTH (NON-CONSECUTIVE) SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: July 28, 1980 Family: Wife, Kayla EDUCATION College: Texas Tech – 2002

KEVIN

CURTIS

CORNERBACKS @coachkcurtis

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1998-01 Texas Tech 2002-04 San Francisco 49ers 2004 Green Bay Packers 2005 Oakland Raiders 2006 Cologne Centurions 2006 Houston Texans 2007 Cologne Centurions

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2008-09 Navarro College – cornerbacks 2010-12 Louisiana Tech – cornerbacks 2013-15 Texas Tech – defensive backs 2016-- Louisiana Tech – cornerbacks BOWL EXPERIENCE 1998 Independence Bowl (Texas Tech, player) 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl (Texas Tech, player) 2001 Alamo Bowl (Texas Tech, player) 2011 Poinsettia Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2013 Holiday Bowl (Texas Tech) 2015 Texas Bowl (Texas Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

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SECOND SEASON AT LA TECH

PERSONAL Birthdate: Feb. 15, 1964 Family: Wife, Julie; Children, Curtis, Peyton EDUCATION College: Ohio Wesleyan – 1986 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1982-85 Ohio Wesleyan

TODD

FITCH

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR @CoachTFitch

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1986-87 Ohio Wesleyan – assistant 1988 Bowling Green – graduate assistant 1989 West Virginia – volunteer coach 1990-91 Bowling Green – wide receivers 1992-93 Colorado State – running backs/ special teams 1994-98 Connecticut – offensive coordinator 1999-01 South Carolina – wide receivers

2002 2003 2004-06 2007-09

South Carolina – running backs South Carolina – quarterbacks Iowa State – quarterbacks East Carolina – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2010-12 South Florida – offensive coordinator 2013-14 Boston College – wide receivers/passing game coordinator 2015 Boston College – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2016- Louisiana Tech – offensive coordinator

2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2016

State) Houston Bowl (Iowa State) Hawai’I Bowl (East Carolina) Liberty Bowl (East Carolina) Liberty Bowl (East Carolina) Meineke Car Care Bowl (South Florida) Independence Bowl (Boston College) Pinstripe Bowl (Boston College) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

BOWL EXPERIENCE 1989 Gator Bowl (West Virginia) 1991 California Bowl (Bowling Green) 2000 Outback Bowl (South Carolina) 2001 Outback Bowl (South Carolina) 2004 Independence Bowl (Iowa

SECOND SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1980 Family: Wife, Keonna EDUCATION College: Ole Miss – 2003 (bachelor’s); Ole Miss – 2008 (master’s)

BOWL EXPERIENCE 1999 Independence Bowl (Ole Miss, player) 2000 Music City Bowl (Ole Miss, player) 2002 Independence Bowl (Ole Miss, player) 2009 Cotton Bowl (Ole Miss) 2010 Cotton Bowl (Ole Miss) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1999-02 Ole Miss

LANIER

GOETHIE

LINEBACKERS

@CoachGOET_238

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009-11 Ole Miss – graduate assistant/defense 2011-12 North Greenville – linebackers/recruiting coordinator 2012-15 Delta State – linebackers/recruiting coordinator/defensive coordinator 2016-- Louisiana Tech – linebackers

FIFTH SEA ASO ON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Oct. 28, 1963 Family: Wife, Seana; Children, Sydney, Rieleah, Remy EDUCATION College: Tulane – 1995

KURT

HESTER

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING @TheKurtHester

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COACHING EXPERIENCE 1994-95 TTulane – graduate assistant strength coach 1995-98 LSU – assistant strength coach 2 3-- Louisiana Tech 201 T – head strength coach BOWL EXPERIENCE 2 4 20 201 Zaxby’’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Louisiana Tech) T

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R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) T Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech) T

BULLDOG C OAC H I N G S TA F F 26TH SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Feb. 5, 1959 Family: Wife, Sheila; Children, Ashley, Adrianna, Andrea, Aisha, Alexis, Charlea, Nick EDUCATION College: Louisiana Tech – 1986 (bachelor’s); Mississippi College – 1990 (master’s)

ED

JACKSON

ASSISTANT A.D./ CHARACTER EDUCATION

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1978-80 Louisiana Tech 1981-82 Oakland Raiders 1983 Toronto Argonauts 1984-85 Tampa Bay Bandits 1986 Orlando Renegades

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1980-81 Louisiana Tech – student assistant 1987-93 Hinds CC – defensive coordinator 1993-96 Louisiana Tech – defensive ends 1997-99 Louisiana Tech – assistant head coach/linebackers 2000-07 Louisiana Tech – defensive line 2008-- Louisiana Tech – character education coordinator

2001 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016

Humanitarian Bowl (Louisiana Tech) Independence Bowl (Louisiana Tech) Poinsettia Bowl (Louisiana Tech) Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Louisiana Tech) R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

BOWL EXPERIENCE 1977 Independence Bowl (Louisiana Tech, player) 1978 Independence Bowl (Louisiana Tech, player)

THIRD SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1961 Family: Wife, Pam; Children, Ashley and Koy EDUCATION College: McNeese State – 1985

ROBERT

MCFARLAND OFFENSIVE LINE @CoachMacOL

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1986-87 UL-Lafayette – graduate assistant/RBs 1988-89 Clemson – graduate assistant/offensive line 1990 Notre Dame – graduate assistant/OL 1991 Kent State – recruiting coordinator/OL 1992-99 Stephen F. Austin – offensive line 2000-04 Central Florida – offensive coordinator/ offensive line 2004 East Carolina – offensive line 2005-06 Stephen F. Austin – head coach 2007-08 Iowa State – offensive coordinator/ offensive line

2010

UFL Florida Tuskers – run game coordinator/tight ends 2011 UFL Sacramento Mountain Lions – offensive line 2012-14 Copiah-Lincoln JC – offensive coordinator/offensive line 2015-- Louisiana Tech – offensive line BOWL EXPERIENCE 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl (Clemson) 1989 Gator Bowl (Clemson) 1990 Orange Bowl (Notre Dame) 1993 Division I-AA Playoffs (Stephen F. Austin) 1995 Division I-AA Playoffs (Stephen F. Austin) 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

FOURTH (NON-CONSECUTIVE) SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Aug. 30, 1953 Family: Wife, Marsha; Children, Brad and Kory EDUCATION College: University of Missouri-Rolla – 1976 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1973-75 Missouri-Rolla

RICK

PETRI

DEFENSIVE LINE @CoachPetriDL

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1977-78 Pittsburgh State – graduate assistant 1979-88 Arkansas State – defensive line 1989-91 Ole Miss – defensive line 1992 Louisiana Tech – defensive line 1993-95 Miami (Fla.) – defensive line 1996-98 South Carolina – defensive line 1998-04 Ole Miss – defensive line 2005-09 Kentucky – defensive line 2010 Miami – defensive line 2011-14 Duke – defensive line 2015-- Louisiana Tech – defensive line

BOWL EXPERIENCE 1989 Liberty Bowl (Ole Miss) 1990 Gator Bowl (Ole Miss) 1993 Fiesta Bowl (Miami) 1994 Orange Bowl (Miami) 1998 Independence Bowl (Ole Miss) 1999 Independence Bowl (Ole Miss) 2000 Music City Bowl (Ole Miss) 2002 Independence Bowl (Ole Miss) 2003 Cotton Bowl (Ole Miss) 2006 Music City Bowl (Kentucky) 2007 Music City Bowl (Kentucky) 2008 Liberty Bowl (Kentucky) 2009 Music City Bowl (Kentucky) 2012 Belk Bowl (Duke) 2013 Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Duke) 2014 Sun Bowl (Duke) 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

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BULLDOG C OAC H I N G S TA F F FIFTH SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: March 15, 1977 Family: Wife, Allison; Children, Riley, Taylor, Sloane EDUCATION College: Louisiana Tech – 2001 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1997-99 Louisiana Tech 2000-05 San Francisco 49ers 2005-06 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2007 Arizona Cardinals 2009-10 Las Vegas Locomotives

TIM

RATTAY

QUARTERBACKS

2016

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BOWL EXPERIENCE 2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-12 Las Vegas Locomotives – wide receivers 2013 Louisiana Tech – outside receivers

@CoachTimRattay

FIFTH SEASON AT LA TECH PERSONAL Birthdate: Dec. 6, 1986

2015--

EDUCATION College: East Carolina – 2008 (bachelor’s); East Carolina – 2010 (master’s)

BOWL EXPERIENCE 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl (East Carolina, player) 2007 Hawai’i Bowl (East Carolina, player) 2008 Liberty Bowl (East Carolina, player) 2009 Liberty Bowl (East Carolina, player) 2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Louisiana Tech)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2005-09 East Carolina COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010 East Carolina – administrative assistant/ recruiting 2010-11 South Florida – offensive quality control assistant 2012 South Florida – graduate assistant (offense) 2013 Louisiana Tech – inside receivers 2014 Louisiana Tech – recruiting coordinator/ inside receivers

JOE

SLOAN

ASST. HC/INSIDE RECEIVERS @CoachJoeSloan

KOY

MCFARLAND

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MCDANIEL

GRADUATE ASSISTANT (OFFENSE)

ASHTON

GREEN

GRADUATE ASSISTANT (OFFENSE)

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JAKE

SWALLEY

GRADUATE ASSISTANT (DEFENSE)

SUPPORT STAFF GANTT

GRAHAM

KELSEY

LOVELL

Head Equipment Manager

Academic Advisor

GERALD

R YA N

JORDAN

MONTEMARANO

K R I S TA

ARMANI

Assistant AD/Sports Medicine

PATRICK

Executive Assistant to the Head Coach

ANNA CLAIRE

THOMAS

Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

Football Video Coordinator

PEREZ

Director of Football Recruiting

ADAM

YOUNG

Director of Football Operations

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22 BALDWIN

Position: DE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 250 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: SQ Hometown: Slidell, La. Previous School: Northshore HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 240 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: New Roads, La. Previous School: Livonia HS

Position: S | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175 Year: Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Amite, La. Previous School: Iowa Central CC

Notes • Saw action in two games in 2017, did not record

Notes • Saw action in four games in 2017, totaling three

Notes • In 2017, has seen action in 11 games and making

any stats.

tackles (2 solo, 1 assist) in his first season in action.

• Did not see action in 2016.

• Redshirted the 2015 season, did not play.

• Graduated from Northshore High School in

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not

2015.

• Named All-District honorable mention junior and senior year.

three starts, while totaling 34 tackles (26 solo, 8 assists), three TFL and one pass break-up.

see action.

• Had a season-high 10 tackles in LA Tech's game

• Graduated from Livonia High School in 2016.

• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and

versus Southern Miss on Oct. 21, 2017.

• Signed with the Bulldogs in 2017 as a transfer

three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247 Sports.

from Iowa Central CC.

• Ranked as the 43rd-best defensive end nation-

• Spent two seasons at Iowa Central in 2015-16

ally and No. 3-rated defensive end in Louisiana by ESPN.

where he played in seven games, registering 46 tackles (19 solo, 27 assists).

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

• A two-time first team all-state, all-district and

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

all-metro selection who was also named All-Metro MVP.

• Earned second team all-region honors in 2016.

• Graduated from Amite High School in 2015.

• Earned all-district honors as both a defensive

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0

• Led team to a state championship his junior year.

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Career Highs N/A

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

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JORDAN

WILLIE

CHARLES

58 ADEOLA

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

back and wide receiver at Amite High School.

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2017 Game-by-Game Stats

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 0/1/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 1/0/1 0 0 Did not play 1/0/1 0 0 Did not play 2/1/3 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 0/1/1 2/0/2 0/0/0 3/0/3 8/2/10 1/0/1 6/3/9 4/2/6 0/0/0 1/0/1 26/8/34

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 2/9 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 0

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Career Highs

Career Highs

Tackles: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (1-0); 1, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (1-0); 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 (0-1)

Tackles: 10, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (8-2) Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs FAU (Nov 11, 2017) Pass breakups: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017

Career Stats

Career Stats

Year 2017 Totals

Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0

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UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 26/8/34 3/10 0 0 0 0 1 26/8/34 3/10 0 0 0 0 1

J O N AT H A N

EZEKIEL

10 BARNES

JON RANDALL

46 BARNETT

11 BELTON

Position: K | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 175 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Previous School: Woodlawn HS

Position: DB | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 175 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Benton, La. Previous School: Benton HS

Position: QB | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Monroe, La. Previous School: West Monroe HS

Notes

Notes • In 2017, has played in every game for the Bull-

Notes • Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not

• LA Tech's career leader in field goals made (78), field goal attempts (99), extra point attempts (220), extra points made (213) and points scored by a kicker (447).

• In 2017, he was 22-of-29 on field goals and connected on 37-of-40 PATs, while averaging 60.6 yards on 72 kickoffs with 29 touchbacks.

• Two-time Lou Groza Award semifinalist.

• Named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List prior to the 2017 season.

• Earned second team All-Conference USA honors in both 2015 and 2016, while he was named C-USA Honorable Mention in 2017.

• In 2016, he was 22-of-27 on field goals and connected on 77-of-78 PATs, while also averaging 59.4 yards on 88 kickoffs with 22 touchbacks.

• Broke his own school record for single-season scoring by a kicker with 143 points in 2016.

• Broke the school record for extra points made in a single season with 77 in 2016.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

FG-FGA 1-2 2-2 3-3 3-4 2-3 1-2 2-3 0-0 3-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 22-29

Long 31 45 36 52 31 39 45 0 47 26 0 53 53

XP-XPA 7-7 1-2 2-2 1-1 4-4 1-3 3-3 6-6 2-2 2-2 6-6 2-2 37-40

Pts. 10 7 11 10 10 4 9 6 11 11 6 8 103

Career Highs Points scored: 17, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Kick PATs: 8, 4 times Points by kicking: 17, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Field goals made: 4, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015; at Kansas State, Sep 19, 2015 Field goal attempts: 5, at Kansas State, Sep 19, 2015 Longest field goal: 54, at WKU, Oct 6, 2016

dogs primarily on special teams, while he has recorded 4 total tackles (2 solo), including two tackles in LA Tech's game against Florida Atlantic.

• Made the move from quarterback to wide receiver

see action.

• Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see action.

• Graduated from Benton High School in 2016.

• Helped lead Benton to a District 1-4A champi-

• Graduated from West Monroe High School in

during the spring before switching back to quarterback in the fall of 2017.

2016.

onship.

• Highly-touted quarterback that suffered a

• Earned first team all-district honors.

season-ending injury each of his last three years of high school.

• Helped lead West Monroe to a district title all four years.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/0/0 1/1/2 0/0/0 1/0/1 2/2/4

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

No.

0

Yards Avg. Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0

TD

Long

0

0

Yards 0 0

TD 0 0

Long 0 0

Tackles: 2, vs FAU, Nov 11, 2017 (1-1)

Career Highs Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 2/2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

N/A

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

No. 0 0

Avg. 0 0

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

FG-FGA 12-17 22-26 22-27 22-29 78-99

Long 45 50 54 53 54

XP-XPA 39-42 60-60 77-78 37-40 213-220

Pts. 75 126 143 103 447

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REEVES

49 BLANKENSHIP

86 BONNETTE

Position: DB | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 200 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Jonesboro, La. Previous School: Missouri Southern

Position: DS | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 235 Year: Freshman | Experience: HS Hometown: Springfield, La. Previous School: Springfield HS

Position: WR | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 175 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Loreauville, La. Previous School: Loreauville HS

Notes

Notes • Has not seen action in 2017.

• Graduated from Springfield High School in 2017.

• Ranked as the No. 1 long snapper in the state.

• Earned all-parish and all-district honors.

Notes • In 2017, has 32 catches for 576 receiving yards,

• In 2017, has registered 37 tackles (24 solo, 13 assisted) on the season, including one TFL, one fumble recovery (at UTEP) and a pass break-up.

• Had a career-high 6 total tackles twice in 2017 against Northwestern State and Southern Miss.

• In 2016, registered 20 tackles (9 solo, 11 assisted) on the season.

• Recorded three sacks on the season for a loss of 23 yards.

• Tied a career-high twice this season with five tackles against both UMass and Rice.

• Recovered one fumble on the season against WKU in the 2016 Conference USA Championship.

• In 2015, he participated in seven games, totaling seven tackles (six solo, one assisted).

• Transferred to LA Tech after spending the 2013 season at Missouri Southern, where he redshirted as a freshman.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 5/1/6 2/1/3 1/3/4 0/2/2 1/1/2 4/1/5 4/2/6 3/1/4

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 4/1/5 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 24/13/37 1/3 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs N/A

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

two touchdowns and an average of 18.0 yards per catch to earn C-USA Honorable Mention honors.

• Had a career-high 140 receiving yards, including an 87-yard touchdown catch, in LA Tech's conference road win at WKU on Sept. 16, 2017.

• In 2016, had 19 catches for 183 receiving yards and an average of 9.6 yards per catch.

• Had a breakout game at Middle Tennessee in the C-USA opener where he caught eight passes for 94 yards, including a season-long 28 yard reception.

• Redshirted 2015 season, did not play.

• A unanimous three-star recruit that ranked 14th in Louisiana among receivers by Scout, while Rivals ranks him 49th among all players in Louisiana.

• Graduated from Loreauville High School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

No. 2 0 3 6 1 1 0 6 6 3 4 32

Yards Avg. 45 22.5 0 0 140 46.6 94 15.6 18 18.0 Did not play 2 2.0 0 0 77 12.8 81 13.5 55 18.3 64 16.0 576 18.0

TD 1 0 1 0 0

Long 36 0 87 37 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 2

2 0 28 22 27 33 87

Career Highs

Tackles: 6, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (4-2); vs Northwestern State, Sep 2, 2017 (5-1) Sacks: 1.0, at Massachusetts, Oct 15, 2016 (1-0); UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0); Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4 times Fumbles recovered: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 1, vs WKU, Dec 03, 2016 Pass breakups: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017; 1, vs Navy, Dec 23, 2016

Rush attempts: 1, 5 times Rush yards: 29, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (1 carry) Long rush: 29, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 Receptions: 8, at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016 Receiving yards: 140, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 (3 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 1, vs Northwestern St, Sep 2, 2017; at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 Long reception: 87, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 Total offense attempts: 1, 4 times Total offense yards: 29, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (29 rush) All-purpose yards: 140, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017

Career Stats

Career Stats

Career Highs

Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

42

RHASHID

63 BLANKENSHIP

UT/AT/TT 6/1/7 9/11/20 24/13/37 39/25/64

TFL 0 3/23 1/3 4/26

Sacks 0 3/23 0 3/23

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 1 1 2

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 1 1 2

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No. 19 32 51

Yards 183 576 759

Avg. 9.6 18.0 14.8

TD 0 2 2

Long 28 87 87

JORDAN

DELDRICK 50 CANTY

94 BRADFORD

SHANE 66 CARPENTER

Position: DT | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 285 Year: Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Previous School: St. Stanislaus HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 265 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Previous School: Scotlandville HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-6 | Weight: 310 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Walker, La. Previous School: Walker HS

Notes

Notes • Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Notes • Has played in all 12 regular season games for the

• In 2017, he registered 36 total tackles (21 solo, 15 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks for a loss of 6 yards on the season.

• Forced his first career fumble and had a career-high 7 tackles in LA Tech's game versus Southern Miss on Oct. 21, 2017.

• In 2016, he registered 28 total tackles (13 solo, 15 assisted), 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards on the season.

• Had a career-high five tackles versus Southern Miss (11/25) and WKU (12/3).

• In 2015, he played in 11 games, totaling six tackles (three solo, three unassisted) with one sack going for a loss of 14 yards.

• A three-star rated recruit that ranked fourth in Mississippi among defensive tackles.

• Graduated from St. Stanislaus High School in 2015.

• Tallied 157 tackles his senior season along with 38 tackles for a loss, setting a school record, while also adding 7.5 sacks.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/4/5 1/2/3 3/1/4 3/1/4 1/0/1 2/1/3 4/3/7 1/0/1 1/3/4 0/0/0 3/0/3 1/0/1 21/15/36

TFL 1/1 0 1/5 0 0 0 1.5/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.5/9

Sacks 1/1 0 1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/6

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 7, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (4-3) Sacks: 1.0, 4 times Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017; at Arkansas, Sep 03, 2016 Forced fumbles: 1, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 3/3/6 13/15/28 21/15/36 37/33/70

TFL Sacks 1/14 1/14 4.5/19 2.5/16 3.5/9 2/6 9/42 5.5/36

FF 0 0 1 1

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

in 2017 after totaling 26 tackles (14 solo, 12 assists), 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

• Forced his first career fumble in the 2017 season-opener versus Northwestern State, while he recovered his first career fumble at South Carolina on Sept. 23, 2017.

• Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2016 after totaling 29 tackles (20 solo, 9 assists), 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.

• Tied a career-high with 5 tackles versus No. 25 Navy in the 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

• In 2015, saw action in 11 games, totaling 19 tackles (12 solo, 7 assisted) with four tackles for a loss of 17 yards and one sack.

• In 2014, totaled 11 tackles (7 solo, 4 assists) on the season with four tackles for a loss of 19 yards, three sacks and three QB hurries.

• Graduated from Scotlandville High School in 2014.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 3/2/5 2/1/3 3/0/3

2/3/5 2/0/2 1/1/2 0/1/1 0/2/2 0/2/2 14/12/26

TFL Sacks 1/10 1/10 1/3 0 1/3 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 3.5/19 1.5/13

FF 1 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 1

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bulldogs as a redshirt junior offensive lineman in 2017, including making four starts.

• Saw action in all 14 games for the Bulldogs in 2016, including starting the first three games of the season vs. Arkansas, SC State and Texas Tech.

• In 2015, saw action in all 13 games, including two starts at right tackle.

• Made his first career start against Southern.

• Redshirted the 2014 season, did not play.

• Graduated from Walker High School in 2014.

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 13 14 12 39

Career Highs Tackles: 5, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (2-3); vs Navy, Dec 23, 2016 (5-0); at WKU, Sep 10, 2015 (2-3) Sacks: 1.0, 6 times Tackles for loss: 2.0, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 (2-0); at Kansas State, Sep 19, 2015 (2-0) Forced fumbles: 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Fumbles recovered: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 ; at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 7/4/11 12/7/19 20/9/29 14/12/26 53/32/85

TFL Sacks 4/19 3/18 4/17 1/8 5.5/28 2/18 3.5/19 1.5/13 17/83 7.5/57

FF 0 0 0 1 1

FR 0 0 0 1 1

Int 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 2 0 2

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34 CLEVELAND

7

JAIDEN

SECDRICK

2 COOPER

COLE

Position: LB | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 215 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Previous School: Scotlandville HS

Position: S | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 200 Year: Freshman | Experience: HS Hometown: Monroe, La. Previous School: Neville HS

Position: S | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 210 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Marrero, La. Previous School: Archbishop Shaw HS

Notes

Notes • Has played in nine games for the Bulldogs on

Notes • Named First Team All-Conference USA as a

• Saw action in one game this season, the opener versus Northwestern State, where he registered one solo tackle before suffering a season-ending injury.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not see action.

• Graduated from Scotlandville High School in 2016.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 1/0/1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 1/0/1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 (1-0) Forced fumbles: 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 1/0/1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1/0/1 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0

both special teams coverage and in the secondary.

• As a true freshman in 2017, he has totaled five tackles on the season (4 solo), including a season-high two tackles in LA Tech's game versus North Texas.

• Graduated from Neville High School in 2017.

• Three-star athlete ranked No. 22 in Louisiana by Rivals.com.

• Helped lead Neville to back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015, as well as 39 consecutive victories.

• Named first team All-Louisiana by Louisiana Football.

• Accounted for over 1,000 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior.

• Named All-NELA Big School First Team as a senior.

senior in 2017 after seeing action in 11 games and making 10 starts on the season.

• In 2017, he ranked second on the team with 63 total tackles (37 solo, 26 assists), while he had 2.5 TFL, one sack, a fumble recovery and two interceptions, both of which came in LA Tech's win over South Alabama on Sept. 30.

• Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2016 after making 13 starts on the season.

• Registered 73 total tackles (52 solo, 21 assists) to go along with 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

• Set a new career-high with 12 total tackles (11 solo, 1 assist) and 3.5 tackles for loss at Texas Tech.

• Recovered a fumble and returned it 10 yards in the final regular season game at Southern Miss.

• In 2015, saw action in all 13 games, posting 23 total tackles (12 solo, 11 assists) to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks.

• In 2014, responsible for 14 total tackles (11 solo, 3 assists) with a sack, fumble recovery and PBU.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats 2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks Did not play Did not play 1/0/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 2/0/2 0 0 0/1/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play 4/1/5 0 0

FF FR Int PBU

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

Tackles: 2, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (2-0)

Career Stats

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 1/3

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 4/1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tackles: 12, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (11-1) Sacks: 1.0, 3 times Tackles for loss: 3.5, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (3-1) Interceptions: 2, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 Fumbles recovered: 1, vs USM, Oct 21, 2017; 1, at Marshall, Dec 6, 2014; at USM, Nov 25, 2016 Pass breakups: 2, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 QB Hurries: 2, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Kick returns: 1, at UAB, Nov 8, 2014 Kick return yards: -1, at UAB, Nov 8, 2014 (1 return)

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

44

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks Did not play 2/3/5 0 0 4/5/9 0 0 4/2/6 0 0 1/2/3 0 0 1/2/3 0 0 2/2/4 0 0 7/1/8 0 0 6/1/7 0.5/1 0 5/4/9 1/9 0 1/2/3 1/6 1/6 4/2/6 0 0 37/26/63 2.5/16 1/6

Career Highs 0 0

Career Highs

Year 2017 Totals

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

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UT/AT/TT 11/3/14 12/11/23 52/21/73 37/26/63 112/61/173

TFL Sacks 1/7 1/7 1.5/6 0.5/5 6.5/29 1.5/15 2.5/16 1/6 11.5/58 4/33

FF 0 0 0 0 0

FR 1 0 1 1 3

Int 0 0 0 2 2

PBU 1 2 7 2 12

ZACH 88 COUSAR

JARRED

3

JAQWIS 23 DANCY

CRAFT

Position: TE | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 220 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Oxford, Miss.

Previous School: Oxford HS

Position: RB | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 215 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Haughton, La. Previous School: Haughton HS

Position: RB | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 192 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Junction City, Ark. Previous School: Junction City HS

Notes

Notes • Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Notes

• Scored his first career touchdown and made his first career reception for nine yards against Mississippi State on Sept. 9, 2017.

• In 2017, had two catches for 22 yards and a touchdown, while playing in nine games.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not see action.

• Rated as the top-ranked tight end in Mississippi, the No. 33-rated tight end nationally and the No. 32-ranked player overall out of Mississippi according to ESPN. • A three-star recruit according to 247 Sports and ESPN. • Graduated from Oxford High School in 2016.

• Made 99 catches for 1,375 yards and 17 touchdowns while helping lead his team to the state championship game three different times.

No. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Yards Avg. Did not play 9 9.0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 13 13.0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 11.0

TD

Long

1

9

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 13 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 13

Career Highs Receptions: 1, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017; vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Receiving Yards: 13, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017 Receiving TDs: 1, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

No. 2 2

Yards 22 22

Avg. 11.0 11.0

TD 1 1

Long 13 13

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 16 18 14 14 14 3 10 13 8

Yds. 86 81 81 48 49 14 45 67 30

1 111

15 516

TD Lg. Rec. 2 21 1 0 16 0 0 25 3 0 11 1 0 8 4 0 11 0 0 19 2 1 18 1 0 19 0 Did not play Did not play 0 15 1 3 25 13

Yds. 17 0 13 1 21 0 15 0 0

TD 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Lg. 17 0 16 1 10 0 8 0 0

7 74

0 2

7 17

Points scored: 18, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017; WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Touchdowns: 3, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017; WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Rush attempts: 24, at North Texas, Nov 5, 2016 Rush yards: 151, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (21 carries) Rush TDs: 2, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017; at Southern Miss, Nov 25, 2016 Long rush: 70, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 Receptions: 8, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Receiving yards: 57, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (6 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 2, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Long rec.: 30, at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016 Total offense att.: 24, at North Texas, Nov 5, 2016 (24 rush) Total offense yds: 151, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (151 rush) All-purpose yards: 170, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 Kick returns: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Kick return yards: 45, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1 return) Long kick return: 45, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016

Career Stats Att. 83 58 191 111 443

Yds. 294 230 1,074 516 2,114

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. 2 8 1 4 0 7 45 0 14 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play 5 44 0 18 1 2 9 0 10 0 Did not play Did not play 4 6 0 4 1 15 135 1 54 1 4 15 0 5 0 39 262 2 54 3

Yds. 0 0

TD Lg. 0 0 0 0

6 0

0 0

6 0

2 18 0 26

0 0 0 0

2 18 0 18

Career Highs

Career Highs

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

• Completed his cancer comeback when he scored his first career touchdown in the 2017 season-opener against Northwestern State.

• In 2017, has 39 carries for 262 yards and two touchdowns.

• Enjoyed a career day in LA Tech's road win over UTEP when he had 15 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown.

• Redshirted in 2016 after he was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma in early October of 2016.

• Endured four months of chemotherapy treatments and radiation at St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, before learning he was cancer-free on Feb. 9, 2017.

• In 2015, he saw action in all 13 games, totaling 17 kick returns for 296 yards with a long of 47 yards.

• Totaled 103 all-purpose yards in his first collegiate appearance against Southern with two rushing yards, 30 receiving and 71 kick return yards.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

in 2017 after starting 10 games at running back despite battling through injuries in the last two games of the season.

• In 2017, has 111 carries for 516 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while he had 13 catches for 74 receiving yards and two touchdown catches.

• Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2016 after starting all 14 games at running back.

• Had 191 carries for 1,074 rushing yards and nine TDs, while averaging 76.7 yards per game in 2016.

• Became the 11th running back in program history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for a season.

• Had one kickoff return in 2016 that he brought back 45 yards for a TD in a win over UTSA. • In 2015, battled through injuries to play in 10 games with 58 carries, 243 yards and a touchdown.

• In 2014, recorded 294 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 83 carries.

TD 4 1 9 3 17

Lg. 58 17 70 25 70

Rec. 2 9 42 13 66

Yds. 15 60 340 74 489

TD 0 1 4 2 7

Lg. 9 19 30 17 30

Rush attempts: 15, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Rush yards: 135, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Rush TDs: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Long rush: 54, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Receptions: 1, 4 times Receiving yards: 30, Southern, Sep 5, 2015 (1 rec.)

Long reception: 30, Southern, Sep 5, 2015 Total offense attempts: 15, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Total offense yards: 135, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 All-purpose yards: 163, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Kick returns: 5, at Mississippi State, Oct 17, 2015 Kick return yards: 76, at UTSA, Oct 10, 2015 (4 returns) Long kick return: 47, Southern, Sep 5, 2015 Tackles: 1, 5 times

Career Stats Year 2015 2017 Totals

Att. 2 39 41

Yds. 2 262 264

TD 0 2 2

Lg. 6 54 54

Rec. 1 3 4

Yds. 30 26 56

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 30 18 30

Year 2015 2017 Totals

PR 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

KR 17 8 25

Yds. TD 296 0 219 0 515 0

Lg. 47 53 53

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O’SHEA

92 DAVENPORT

74 DUGAS

40

ROLAND

DUNN

Position: DT | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 275 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: SQ Hometown: Shreveport, La. Previous School: Northwood HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-5 | Weight: 330 Year: Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Lafayette, La. Previous School: Northside HS

Position: CB | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 175 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Shreveport, La. Previous School: Evangel Christian Academy

Notes • In 2017, has played in two games; has not record-

Notes

Notes • In 2017, saw action in one game, did not record

ed any stats.

• In 2016, saw action in two games versus South Carolina State and Rice; did not record any stats.

• Redshirted the 2015 season, did not play.

• Graduated from Northwood High School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• Earned 2nd team All-Conference USA in 2017 after making nine starts and playing in 10 games on the offensive line.

• Earned 2nd team All-Conference USA in 2016 after making 11 starts and playing in all 14 games.

• Named a freshman all-American in 2015 by 247Sports.com, while also being named to the 2015 C-USA All-Freshman Team.

• Made 12 starts at left guard as a true freshman.

• Graduated from Northside High School in 2015.

• A three-star rated recruit that ranked third in Louisiana among offensive linemen and 31st in the state among all players.

• Ranked 106th nationally among offensive linemen.

• Won a state championship in wrestling.

Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals 0 0

0 0

FF 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

Games Played 13 14 10 37

Career Stats TFL 0 0 0/0

Sacks 0 0 0/0

also recovering his first career fumble vs. WKU in the 2016 C-USA Championship Game.

• In 2015, saw action in eight games, registering two tackles.

• In 2014, played in 10 games with four total tackles (3 solo, 1 assist) and two pass break-ups.

• Graduated from Evangel Christian Academy in 2014.

Career Stats

N/A

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0

while making one start at Arkansas.

• Registered 11 total tackles (6 solo, 5 assists), while

• Helped lead Evangel to a state title in 2010.

Career Highs

Year 2016 2017 Totals

any stats.

• In 2016, saw action in 11 games for the Bulldogs,

FR 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 3, South Carolina State, Sep 10, 2016 (1-2) Fumbles recovered: 1, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Pass breakups: 2, WKU, Nov 1, 2014

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TFL 0 0 0 0 0/0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0/0

FF 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 1 0 1

Int 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 2 0 0 0 2

BRANDON

44 DURMAN

36

WESTIN

DAVA N

10 ELLIOTT

DYER

Position: LB | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 225 Year: Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Tyler, Texas Previous School: Tyler Lee HS

Position: P | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 230 Year: Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Gilston, Australia Previous School: Griffith University

Position: QB | Height: 6-5 | Weight: 220 Year: Sophomore | Experience: TR Hometown: Shallowater, Texas Previous School: Blinn College

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 7 games, while making

Notes

Notes • In 2017, saw his first action as a Bulldog in a 57-

six starts on the season despite battling through injuries for the second half of the season.

• Has totaled 36 tackles (18 solo, 18 assists), three TFL and one sack, including registering a career-high 9 tackles in LA Tech's win over WKU on Sept. 16, 2017.

• In 2016, saw action in 14 games, while making two starts on the season versus WKU and Navy.

• Recorded 44 tackles in 2016 (23 solo, 21 assists) with 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one QB hurry.

• Had a career-high eight tackles, including one tackle for loss against both UMass (10/15) and WKU (12/3) in the C-USA Championship.

• In 2015, played in nine games, totaling 10 tackles (8 solo, 2 assists).

• Graduated from Tyler Lee High School in December 2014.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 2/2/4 3/5/8 5/4/9 5/2/7 1/1/2 0/2/2 2/2/4

18/18/36

TFL Sacks 0 0 1/1 0 1/6 1/6 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 3/10 1/6

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• Saw action in 7 games in his first season with the Bulldogs.

• Has punted the ball 16 times this season for 619 yards and an average of 38.7 yards per punt.

• Has seven fair catches, five punts inside the 20 and two punts of 50-plus yards in 2017.

• Had a season-long 52-yard punt twice in 2017 versus South Alabama (9/30) and at UAB (10/7).

• Came to Louisiana Tech from Griffith University.

• Trained at ProKick Australia Kicking Academy.

• Played Australian Rules Football.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Punts Yds. Avg. Lg. TB Did not play Did not play Did not play 2 87 43.5 47 0 2 77 38.5 52 0 3 127 42.3 52 0 1 23 23.0 23 0 2 82 41.0 42 0 Did not play Did not play 3 125 41.7 44 0 3 98 32.7 36 0 16 619 38.7 52 0

FC 50+ I-20

1 0 1 1 1

2 1 7

0 1 1 0 0

0 0 2

0 0 1 1 0

2 1 5

Career Highs Punts: 3, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017; 3, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 3, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017 Long punt: 52, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017; vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017

0 0

21 loss to Mississippi State when he was 3-for-6 passing for 23 yards and a touchdown.

• Saw action in three games for the Bulldogs, passing for 23 yards, a touchdown with 13 rushing yards.

• Transferred to LA Tech in 2017 from Blinn College, where he played in five games in 2016, including starting the final four games of the season.

• Threw for 662 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman for Blinn.

• Graduated from Midland Christian School in 2016.

• Named first team all-district in 2015 and offensive MVP in 2016.

• Helped lead Midland Christian to the 3A state semifinals in 2014-15 and Division I TAPPS quarterfinals.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

C-A-I 3-6-0

0-0-0 0-0-0 3-6-0

Yards TD Did not play 23 1 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 Did not play 23 1

Long

RushYds

10

0 0

13

10

13

0 0

Career Highs Career Stats

Career Highs Tackles: 9, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 (5-4) Sacks: 1.0, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 (1-6); at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 (1-0); at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, 6 times

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 8/2/10 23/21/44 18/18/36 49/41/90

TFL Sacks 0 0 3.5/9 2/8 3/10 1/6 8.5/20 3/14

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

Year 2017 Totals

Punts Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I-20 16 619 38.7 52 0 7 2 5 16 619 38.7 52 0 7 2 5

Completions: 3, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Attempts: 6, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Passing Yards: 23, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Passing TDs: 1, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Long completion: 10, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Rush attempts: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Rushing Yards: 13, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

C-A-I 3-6-0 3-6-0

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RushYds 13 13

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RUSSELL

40 FARLOW

J AY L O N

31 FARRIS

45 FERGUSON

Position: P/K | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 185 Year: Sophomore | Experience: TR Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Previous School: Jones County JC

Position: LB | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 225 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: Ventress, La. Previous School: Livonia HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-5 | Weight: 255 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: St. Francisville, La. Previous School: West Feliciana HS

Notes

Notes • Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Notes • Earned 1st team All-Conference USA and in

• Saw action in 9 games in his first season with the Bulldogs.

• Has 36 punts this season for 1,355 yards and 37.6 yards per punt.

• Has 15 fair catches, seven punts inside the 20 and two punts of 50-plus yards in 2017.

• Had a season-long 55-yard punt versus North Texas on Nov. 4, 2017.

• Transferred to LA Tech in 2017 from Jones County JC, where he connected on 10 of 15 field goals (long of 49) as a freshman in 2016.

• Totaled 58 points in his only season at Jones County.

• Graduated from Purvis High School in May 2016.

• Named all-state, all-district and participated in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Punts 4 7 6

Yds. 180 273 220

2 3 5 2 4 3

71 116 197 74 168 56

36

1,355

Avg. Lg. TB 45.0 47 0 39.0 47 0 36.7 50 1 Did not play 35.5 42 0 38.7 44 0 39.4 48 0 37.0 43 0 42.0 55 0 18.7 37 0 Did not play Did not play 37.6 55 1

FC 2 4 5

50+ 0 0 1

I-20 1 0 0

1 1 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 2 2 1 1

15

2

7

Career Highs Punts: 5, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 Long punt: 55, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Punts Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I-20 36 1,355 37.6 55 1 15 2 7 36 1,355 37.6 55 1 15 2 7

in 2017 after seeing action in 10 games and making 9 starts despite battling midseason injuries.

• In 2017, has totaled 55 tackles (24 solo), four TFL, one sack and two forced fumbles.

• Registered a career-high 13 tackles in the regular season finale versus UTSA on Nov. 25, 2017.

• Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2016 after seeing action in 14 games and making 11 starts.

• Registered 75 total tackles (43 solo, 32 assists) in 2016 with 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three QB hurries and one fumble recovery for a TD. • Recovered his first career fumble and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown at UMass.

• In 2015, played in all 13 games, totaling 24 tackles (14 solo, 10 assists) with one sack.

• In 2014, registered 23 total tackles on the year (12 solo, 11 assists) in 14 games played with one tackle for a loss.

UT/AT/TT 2/2/4 2/2/4 5/2/7 4/4/8 1/4/5 2/4/6 0/0/0

TFL Sacks 1/4 0 0 0 0 0 1/11 1/11 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play 1/2/3 0 0 2/3/5 0 0 5/8/13 2/4 0 24/31/55 4/19 1/11

8.5 TFL, 6 sacks and blocked two kicks against Mississippi State.

• Earned 1st team All-Conference USA and All-Louisiana in 2016.

• Named a freshman all-American in 2015 by the FWAA and Sporting News.

• In 2016, started all 14 games at defensive end, totaling 49 tackles (27 solo, 22 assists) with a team-high 16 TFL and a school record 14.5 sacks.

• In 2015, played in 12 games, making five starts at defensive end, totaling 35 tackles (22 solo, 13 assists) with a team-high 15 TFL. • Tied a team-high with six sacks in 2015 while also recording two forced fumbles.

• Redshirted the 2014 season, did not play.

• Graduated from West Feliciana High School in 2014.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

2017.

• In 2017, has registered 38 total tackles (24 solo),

FF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 2/1/3 2/2/4 4/2/6 1/0/1 2/1/3 4/1/5 5/3/8 0/0/0 1/0/1 1/1/2 2/3/5 24/14/38

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 2/12 2/12 1/5 1/5 0 0 1/5 1/5 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0.5/3 0.5/3 3/13 1.5/8 8.5/40 6/33

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

Career Highs Points scored: 6, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 Tackles: 13, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (5-8) Sacks: 1.0, 4 times Tackles for loss: 2, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (2-4) Forced fumbles: 1, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017; 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Fumbles recovered: 1, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 Pass break-ups: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017

Tackles: 8, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (5-3); vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 (2-6) Sacks: 2.5, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 (2-1); at North Texas, Nov 5, 2016 (2-1); at Southern Miss, Nov 25, 2016 (2-1) Tackles for loss: 4.0, at UTSA, Oct 10, 2015 (4-0) Fumbles forced: 1, 6 times Fumbles recovered: 2, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Pass breakups: 1, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016; Southern Miss, Nov 28, 2015; SC State, Sep 10, 2016

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

48

UT/AT/TT 12/11/23 14/10/24 43/32/75 24/31/55 93/84/177

TFL 1/2 1.5/1 7/17 4/19 13.5/39

Sacks 0 1/1 2.5/10 1/11 4.5/22

FF 0 0 0 2 2

FR 0 0 1 0 1

Int 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 1 1

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UT/AT/TT 22/13/35 27/22/49 24/14/38 73/49/122

TFL Sacks 15/65 6/49 16/94 14.5/89 8.5/40 6/33 39.5/199 26.5/171

FF 2 4 0 6

FR 0 2 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 1 2 0 3

DEE

ZACH

K E O N AT Y E 99 GARNER

29 FLEMING

18 HANNIBAL

Position: RB | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 200 Year: Sophomore | Experience: SQ Hometown: Natchez, Miss.

Previous School: Cathedral HS

Position: DT | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 270 Year: Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Jackson, Miss.

Previous School: Copiah-Lincoln CC

Position: CB | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 175 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Monroe, La. Previous School: Ouachita Parish HS

Notes

Notes • In 2017, played in 11 games, making seven starts,

Notes

• In 2016, saw action in three games, while rushing for 10 yards on 4 attempts.

• Made his first career appearance against South Carolina State in the home-opener.

• Carried the ball three times for nine yards vs.

Rice.

• Graduated from Cathedral High in 2016.

• Helped lead Cathedral High to two state titles in 2013 (Class 2A) and 2014 (Class 1A).

• Named the MHSAA Offensive Player of the Year for Class 1A. • Earned all-metro, all-district and all-state honors at Cathedral High.

while totaling 13 tackles (8 solo, 5 assists), 2.5 tackles for loss, a half sack and 3 pass break-ups.

• In 2016, played in all 14 games, making one start, while totaling 18 tackles (9 solo, 9 assists) and two tackles for loss.

• In 2015, played at Copiah-Lincoln CC where he saw action in nine games, registering five total tackles (3 solo, 2 assists) and two sacks.

• Graduated from Murrah High School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats 2017 Game-by-Game Stats

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. Att. Yds. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals 0 0

TD Lg. Rec. Yds. Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0

TD Lg.

0

• Saw action in 9 games in 2017, totaling 4 tackles (3 solo), including two a season-high two tackles in LA Tech's season-opener vs. Northwestern State.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not see action.

• Graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in 2016.

• Received first team all-district and All-Northeast honors while also receiving honorable mention allstate accolades.

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks Did not play 0/1/1 0 0 1/0/1 1/3 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 2/0/2 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 1/2 0 0/2/2 0 0 2/1/3 0 0 2/1/3 0.5/4 0.5/4 2.5/9 0.5/4 8/5/13

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 1/1/2 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 3/1/4 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

0

Tackles: 2, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 (1-1)

Career Highs Career Highs Rush attempts: 3, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Rush yards: 9, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (3 carries) Long rush: 5, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Total offense attempts: 3, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (3 rush) Total offense yards: 9, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (9 rush) All-purpose yards: 9, Rice, Oct 29, 2016

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 4 0 4

Yds. 10 0 10

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 5 0 5

Rec. 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

Tackles: 3, 5 times Tackles for loss: 1.0, 3 times Sacks: 0.5, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 Pass breakups: 2, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 3/1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 9/9/18 8/5/13 17/14/31

TFL 2/3 2.5/9 4.5/17

Sacks 0 0.5/4 0.5/4

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 0 3 3

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R ANDY 39 HOGAN

89 HARDY

HOLLY

Position: WR | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 185 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Houston, Texas Previous School: Dekaney HS

Position: LB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 220 Year: Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Pascagoula, Miss.

Previous School: Pearl River CC

Position: RB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 235 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Farmerville, La. Previous School: Union Parish HS

Notes • In 2017, has played in 8 games despite battling

Notes • In 2017, saw action in all 12 games in his first

Notes • In 2017, appeared in all 12 games primarily on

injuries midway through the season.

special teams.

season with the Bulldogs, totaling 10 tackles (5 solo) and a half sack on the season.

• Had one kick return in 2017 for seven yards in the

• Caught his first career touchdown in LA Tech's

• Registered a season-high 4 total tackles in LA

• In 2016, appeared in all 14 games mainly on spe-

win over South Alabama on Sept. 30, 2017.

• Had a season-high six receptions for 76 yards

Tech's win over Northwestern State on Sept. 2, 2017.

• Had nine total tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted) on spe-

against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 11, 2017.

• Transferred to LA Tech in 2017 after spending

• Has 14 receptions for 202 yards and one touchdown catch in his first season of action.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not see action.

• Graduated from Dekaney High School in 2016.

• Originally signed with Oklahoma before being granted his release prior to the 2016 season.

• Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. • Named the No. 58 athlete in the country by Rivals.

• Played quarterback in high school, throwing for 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns, while totaling 218 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions as a senior.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

TD Lg. Rec. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14

Yds. 18 0 31 0 68

76 0 9 202

TD 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1

Lg. 18 0 18 0 30

23 0 9 30

two seasons at Pearl River CC, where he led the team with 98 tackles and three sacks in 2016.

• Recorded 59 total tackles as a freshman at Pearl River in 2015.

• Earned second team all-region honors on the

Receptions: 6, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 Receiving Yds: 76, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 Receiving TDs: 1, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 Long rec.: 30, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 Rush attempts: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 Rushing Yds: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 Long rush: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/3/4 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/1 0/0/0 0/2/2 2/0/2 0/0/0 1/0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 5/5/10

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5/0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 5/5/10 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0 5/5/10 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

regular-season finale versus UTSA. cial teams, while totaling four rushing attempts. cial teams coverage in 2016.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015, did not see action.

• Graduated from Union Parish High School in 2015.

• Led Union Parish to a 2013 LHSAA State Championship.

MACJC All-South Division Teams.

• Graduated from Pascagoula High School in 2015.

Tackles: 4, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 (1-3) Tackles for loss: 0.5, vs Southern Miss, Oct, 21, 2017

Career Highs

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41

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. TD Lg. 1 1 0 1 14 202 1 30 1 1 0 1 14 202 1 30

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Att. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rec. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Rush attempts: 3, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Rush yards: 4, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (3 carries) Long rush: 3, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Total offense attempts: 3, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (3 rush) Total offense yards: 4, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (4 rush) All-purpose yards: 11, at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 Kick returns: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017; 1, at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 Kick return yards: 11, at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 (1 return) Long kick return: 11, at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 Tackles: 3, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 (1-2)

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 4 0 4

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 3 0 3

Rec. 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

Year 2016 2017 Totals

PR 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

KR 1 1 2

Yds. 11 7 18

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 11 7 11

JAMES

ERIC

CEDRIC 91 JOHNSON

42 JACKSON

47 KENDZIOR

Position: S | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 210 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Haynesville, La. Previous School: Haynesville HS

Position: DT | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 306 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Rowlett, Texas Previous School: Rowlett HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 245 Year: Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Deer Park, Texas Previous School: La Porte HS

Notes • In 2017, appeared in 11 games, registering 10

Notes • In 2017, saw action in all 12 games, totaling 10

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 11 games, while totaling 11

total tackles (9 solo) on the season, including a career-high 3 tackles in LA Tech's win over UTSA on Nov. 25, 2017.

tackles (7 solo, 3 assists) with one TFL.

tackles (3 solo, 8 assists) and one pass break-up.

• In 2016, saw action in 13 games, totaling 20

• Tied a career-high with 3 total tackles against

• In 2016, appeared in seven games, registering one

tackles (8 solo, 12 assisted) with 3.5 TFL and two sacks.

solo tackle in LA Tech’s win over Rice.

• Recorded a career-high five tackles against

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015, did not see action.

• Graduated from Haynesville High School in 2015.

• Named MVP of the 2014 state championship.

• Helped lead team to the 2013 and 2014 state championship.

UTSA, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.

nine tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a QB hurry as a true freshman.

• In 2015, saw action in three games, while assisting

• Had a season-high three solo tackles and two

on one tackle in his first career start in the season opener vs. Southern.

sacks for 10 yards in LA Tech’s win over Rice.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014, did not see action.

• Graduated from Rowlett High School in 2014.

• Won a team state championship in track and field 2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/1/2 1/0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2/0/2 2/0/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3/0/3 9/1/10

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 2/1/3 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/1 1/1/2 1/0/1 1/0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/1/1 7/3/10

TFL 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 5, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (3-2) Sacks: 1.0, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0); at FIU, Oct 22, 2016 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.5, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0) Pass breakups: 1, at North Texas, Nov 5, 2016

Career Highs Tackles: 3, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (3-0)

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 9/1/10 10/1/11

TFL 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0

• Graduated from La Porte High School in 2016.

• A three-star rated prospect according to ESPN. • Listed among the top 100 recruits in the Houston area by the Houston Chronicle.

• Team captain that was a unanimous all-district

in 2013.

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North Texas on Nov. 4, 2017.

• In 2016, saw action in nine games, while totaling

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/1/1 8/12/20 7/3/10 15/16/31

TFL 0 3.5/18 1/1 4.5/19

Sacks 0 2/11 0 2/11

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 1 0 1

selection his senior year while also getting first team all-district honors his junior year.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/1/1 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/1/1 2/0/2 1/2/3 0/1/1 0/1/1 0/0/0 3/8/11

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Career Highs Tackles: 3, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (1-2); 3, vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (3-0) Sacks: 2.0, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (2-0) Tackles for loss: 2.0, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (2-0)

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 5/4/9 3/8/11 8/12/20

TFL 3.5/17 0 3.5/17

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FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 0 1 1

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8

38

KING

14

LEWIS

RONALD

LEWIS

Position: S | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 205 Year: Senior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Ala. Previous School: Allan Hancock College

Position: S | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 195 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: New Orleans, La. Previous School: Lusher HS

Position: S | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 195 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Harvey, La. Previous School: Arizona State

Notes • In 2017, saw action in all 12 games with five

Notes • In 2017, started and played in all 12 games, total-

Notes • Saw action in 12 games in 2017, while making

starts, while registering 49 total tackles (32 solo, 17 assists), an interception, one forced fumble, and two pass break-ups.

• His first career interception came in LA Tech's road win over UTEP on Nov. 18, 2017.

• In 2016, saw action in all 14 games with six starts, while registering 70 total tackles (43 solo, 27 assists), 1.5 TFL, one sack and one pass break-up.

• Had a season-high 12 tackles in LA Tech’s win over UTEP. • Came to LA Tech from Allan Hancock College, where he spent the 2014-15 seasons.

• In 2015, was a 1st team all-conference honoree that played in 10 games for Allan Hancock, leading the team with 67 tackles (48 solo, 19 assists), while also returning two interceptions for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

• Graduated from Muscle Shoals High School in 2014.

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 4/1/5 3/3/6 3/2/5 5/2/7 1/2/3 0/1/1 2/1/3 4/0/4 5/2/7 1/0/1 2/1/3 2/2/4 32/17/49

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

PBU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Career Highs Tackles: 12, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016 (6-6) Sacks: 1.0, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016 (1-0) Interceptions: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 INT Return Yards: 71, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Touchdowns: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (71 yards) Forced fumbles: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, 3 times

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 43/27/70 32/17/49 75/44/119

TFL 1.5/7 0 1.5/7

Sacks 1/5 0 1/5

FF 0 1 1

ing 44 tackles (29 solo, 15 assists), three interceptions and one pass break-up.

eight tackles (3 solo, 5 assists) along with a forced fumble.

• Recorded his first career interception against

• In 2016, saw action in 11 games, while making four

Southern Miss on Oct. 21, 2017, before totaling two more in games against Rice and UTSA later in the season.

starts on the season.

• Totaled 17 tackles (11 solo, 6 assisted), one tackle

• In 2016, saw action in all 14 games, totaling 19

• Transferred to LA Tech from Arizona State in

tackles (14 solo, 5 assists), 1.5 sacks, two pass break-ups and one forced fumble.

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 1 1

PBU 1 2 3

for loss, an interception and three pass break-ups.

2015, but sat out due to NCAA rules.

• Had a career-high five tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted) in LA Tech’s win over No. 25-ranked Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015, did not

• While at Arizona State, appeared in 11 of the 13 games in 2014 recording two catches for 12 yards.

• Graduated from West Jefferson High School in 2013.

see action.

• Graduated from Lusher High School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

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Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 3/1/4 1/1/2 2/1/3 0/1/1 3/1/4 5/1/6 0/0/0 3/1/4 4/3/7 1/3/4 4/1/5 3/1/4 29/15/44

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3

PBU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Tackles: 7, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (4-3) Sacks: 1.0, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0) Interceptions: 1, three times Fumbles forced: 1, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 Pass breakups: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016; vs WKU, Oct 6, 2016

TFL 1.5/15 0 1.5/15

Sacks 1.5/15 0 1.5/15

FF 1 0 1

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 3 3

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 1/2/3 0/0/0 1/0/1 0/0/0 1/0/1 0/1/1 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/1/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 3/5/8

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

Career Stats

Career Stats UT/AT/TT 14/5/19 29/15/44 43/20/63

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Interceptions: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Tackles: 6, at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016 (3-3) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016 (1-0) Fumbles Forced: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, at UMass, Oct 15, 2016; Rice, Oct 29, 2016 ; at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016

Career Highs

Year 2016 2017 Totals

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PBU 2 1 3

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UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF @ Arizona State Did not play 11/6/17 1/2 0 0 3/5/8 0 0 1 14/11/25 1/2 0 1

FR Int PBU

0 0 0

1 3 0 0 1 3

59

D EVA N T E

CAMERON

K A’ D E R R I O N

57 LOVETT

LINCK

96 MASON

Position: DS | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 210 Year: Graduate Student | Experience: HS Hometown: Kingwood, Texas Previous School: Hill College

Position: OL | Height: 6-6 | Weight: 275 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: SQ Hometown: Strong, Ark. Previous School: Strong HS

Position: DL | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 290 Year: Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: McComb, Miss.

Previous School: McComb HS

Notes • Saw action in all 12 contests and was named 1st

Notes • Saw action in all 12 games for Tech in 2017.

• In 2016, saw action in two games for the Bull-

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 12 games while starting five

Team All-Conference USA as a deep snapper.

• Made his first career tackle (solo) covering a punt in Tech's regular-season finale against UTSA.

• Joined the LA Tech Football team in 2017 as a deep snapper.

• Spent two seasons as a pitcher for the Louisiana Tech Baseball program from 2016-17 after transferring from Hill College.

dogs on the offensive line..

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015, did not

• In 2017, he posted a 3.88 ERA in 20 appearances with 11 starts on the mound, while compiling a 3-2 record with 41 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched.

• Graduated from Kingwood Park High School in 2013.

• Earned first team all-district and honorable mention honors, while earning playing time as a wide receiver, long snapper and quarterback.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/1 1/0/1

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs

• Recorded 21 tackles (14 solo, 7 assists) along with a forced fumble.

see action.

• In 2016, saw action in 13 games as a true fresh-

• Graduated from Strong High School in 2015.

• While at Arizona State, appeared in 11 of the 13

man, while recording three tackles and a fumble recovery.

games in 2014 recording two catches for 12 yards.

• In 2016, he helped lead LA Tech to the program’s first NCAA regional appearance since 1987 after compiling a 4-1 record over 58.2 innings with 57 strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA.

on the defensive line.

• Graduated from McComb High School in 2016 .

• Rated as the No. 5 defensive lineman and No. 28 player overall in Mississippi according to ESPN.

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 2 11 13

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/1/2 3/0/3 2/1/3 2/0/2 1/1/2 0/0/0 1/0/1 0/0/0 1/1/2 1/2/3 1/1/2 1/0/1 14/7/21

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0.5/1 0 1/1

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 3, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 (1-2); 3, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 (2-1); 3, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 (3-0) Fumbles forced: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 Fumbles recovered: 1, UTEP, Oct 1, 2016

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/2/3 14/7/21 15/9/24

TFL 0 1/1 1/1

Sacks 0 0 0

FF 0 1 1

FR 1 0 1

Int 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0

Tackles: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (1-0)

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 1/0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0

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Q UA N TA

15 M C KNIGHT

83 NORRIS

Position: WR | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 225 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Ethel, La. Previous School: East Feliciana HS

Position: RB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 230 Year: RS Junior | Experience: SQ Hometown: New Orleans, La. Previous School: Edna Karr HS

Position: WR | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 160 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: West Monroe, La. Previous School: West Monroe HS

Notes • Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention honors at the tight end position in 2017.

• Played in all 12 games, while starting nine.

• Secured 17 receptions for 166 yards and a touch-

Notes • Did not see action in 2017.

• In 2016, saw action in two games after making

Notes • Saw action in six contests in 2017.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not

down to go along with 15 rushing attempts for 42 yards and three scores on the ground in 2017.

• Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention and 2nd team All-Louisiana in 2016.

• In 2016, had 19 receptions for 288 receiving yards and three touchdown catches, while also rushing the ball 15 times on the season for 32 yards and seven rushing touchdowns.

• Had a career-high 57 receiving yards on two catches against WKU in the C-USA Championship Game.

• In 2015, played in all 13 games, totaling 22 receptions for 268 yards while also posting one rushing attempt on offense.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4 3 0 1 15

Yds. 0 1 2 3 1 2 -3 0 19 11 0 6 42

TD 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Lg. 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 8 15 0 6 15

Rec. 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 3 2 2 1 0 17

Yds. 0 13 0 33 25 10 0 24 33 5 23 0 166

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Lg. 0 7 0 19 21 8 0 14 27 7 23 0 27

Career Highs Points scored: 12, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016; at FIU, Oct 22, 2016; at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 Touchdowns: 2, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016; at FIU, Oct 22, 2016; at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 Rush attempts: 4, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 Rush yards: 19, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (4 carries) Rush TDs: 2, at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 Long rush: 15, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 Receptions: 5, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Receiving yards: 57, vs WKU, Dec 03, 2016 (2 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 1, 4 times Long reception: 53, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Total offense att.: 4, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (4 rush) Total offense yards: 19, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017 (19 rush) All-purpose yards: 58, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016; SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Tackles: 2, at UTSA, Oct 10, 2015 (1-1) Fumbles forced: 1, at UTSA, Oct 10, 2015

the move to running back, did not record any stats..

see action.

• In 2015, saw action in one game for the Bulldogs

• Graduated from West Monroe High School in

as a linebacker.

2016.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014, did not

• Three-sport athlete that earned a total of nine

see action.

letters in football (3), basketball (3) and track (3).

• Graduated from Edna Karr High School in 2014.

• Helped lead team to a 2012 state championship

• Earned first team all-district and All-NELA, while

and a runner-up finish in 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 1 15 15 31

Yds. 2 32 42 76

TD 0 7 3 10

Lg. 2 8 15 15

Rec. 22 19 17 58

Yds. 268 288 166 722

TD 0 3 1 4

also being named LHSAA All-State Honorable Mention in football.

• Helped lead the Rebels to a No. 1 ranking in Class 5A football in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. Att. Yds. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals 0 0

TD Lg. Rec. Yds. Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0

TD Lg.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

0

0

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds.

TD Lg.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs N/A

Career Highs N/A

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0

Rec. 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0

Career Stats

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43 MOORE

Lg. 26 53 27 53

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Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD Lg. 0 0 0 0

DE JUAWN

JOSHUA

17 OLIVER

WILL

58 OUTLAW

18 PARKER

Position: WR | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 190 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Napoleanville, La. Previous School: Assumption HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-6 | Weight: 305 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Lithonia, Ga. Previous School: Texas Tech/Tyler JC

Position: P | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220 Year: RS Junior | Experience: SQ Hometown: Denison, Texas Previous School: Denison HS

Notes • In 2017, played in all 12 games while starting five

Notes • Named an All-Conference Honorable Mention

Notes • Saw action in all 12 games in 2017.

• Serves as LA Tech's holder on special teams.

• Member of the team in 2015-16, did not see

at wide reciever.

in 2017.

• Totalled eight catches for 116 yards and one

• In 2017, played in 10 games, while making nine

touchdown.

starts on the offensive line.

• In 2016, played in all 14 games, catching 11 passes

• In 2016, played in all 14 games, while making nine

for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

starts on the season.

• Hauled in four receptions for a career-high 117

• Spent the 2015 season at Tyler JC. • Spent two seasons at Texas Tech from 2013-14

yards, including an 89-yard touchdown vs. Rice.

• In 2015, saw action in 10 games, mostly on special teams, but caught one pass for 37 yards and totaled two tackles on the season.

• In 2014, caught two passes for 35 yards vs. WKU. • Redshirted as a true freshman in 2013.

• Graduated Assumption High School in 2013.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rec. 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 8

Yds. 9 0 20 0 12 42 0 16 0 10 7 0 116

TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Lg. 9 0 12 0 12 42 0 16 0 10 7 0 42

Career Highs Points scored: 6, Rice, Oct 29, 2016; SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017; vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016; vs SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Receptions: 5, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Receiving yards: 117, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (4 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 1, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017; vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016; vs SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Long reception: 89, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 All-purpose yards: 117, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Tackles: 1, at Mississippi State, Oct 17, 2015 (0-1); Southern, Sep 5, 2015 (1-0)

where he played in nine games primarily on special teams.

• Graduated from Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia, Georgia in 2013.

• Consensus three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 24/7 Sports.

• Rated as the No. 24 offensive guard in the 2013 class by Rivals and the No. 32 rated prospect in Georgia by Rivals.

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 14 10 24

action.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014, did not see action.

• Graduated from Denison High School in 2014.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Punts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

50+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I-20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs N/A

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Punts Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I-20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0

Rec. 2 1 11 8 22

Yds. 35 37 225 116 413

TD 0 0 2 1 3

Lg. 21 37 89 42 89

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61

ETHAN

AARON

30 ROBERSON

REED

Position: WR | Height: 5-7 | Weight: 165 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Maringouin, La. Previous School: Livonia HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 295 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Orange, Texas Previous School: Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS

Position: CB | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 195 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Shreveport, La. Previous School: Huntington HS

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 11 games.

• Made five receptions for 37 yards and returned a

Notes • Named an All-Conference Honorable Mention

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 11 games while starting

pair of kickoffs for 54 total yards.

• In 2017, made his first career reception against Mississippi State when he caught two passes for 14 yards.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not see action.

• Graduated from Livonia High School in 2016.

• Earned first team all-state, all-metro and all-district at Livonia, while he was also named MVP of the state championship game.

• Helped lead Livonia to the 2014 3A state title.

in 2017.

four .

• In 2017, started at 12 games on the offensive line.

• Named a freshman all-American in 2016 by

• Recorded 29 tackles (20 solo, 9 assists) on the

USA TODAY Sports.

• In 2016, started all 14 games on the offensive line.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015, did not see action.

• Graduated from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

TD Lg. Rec. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Did not play 0 0 5

Yds. 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 9

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 9

37

0

10

• Received first team all-district honors his junior

2015.

and senior year.

• The Shreveport Times named him their Athlete

• Finished third in the discus at the state track and

of the Year.

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 14 12 26

Career Highs Receptions: 2, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Receiving Yards: 14, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Long reception: 10, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 10, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. 0 0 0 0 5 37 0 0 0 0 5 37

season, while recording a forced fumble, an interception and 18 tackles, all of them solo.

• Graduated from Huntington High School in

field meet his junior year.

Att. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

assists) on the road against WKU.

• Redshirted the 2016 season, did not see action.

• In 2015, saw action in the final 10 games of the

School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

season.

• Posted a career-high nine tackles (4 solo, 5

TD Lg. 0 10 0 10

• Was the state runner-up in the triple jump.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 1/1/2 4/5/9 6/2/8 3/1/4 1/0/1 3/0/3 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/1 20/9/29

TFL Sacks 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 1/2 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 4

Career Highs Interceptions: 1, UL-Lafayette, Oct 3, 2015 Tackles: 9, at WKU, Sep 16, 2017 (4-5) Fumbles forced: 1, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Fumbles recovered: 1, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Interceptions: 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 Pass breakups: 3 vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017

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FF FR Int PBU 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

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AMIK

72 ROBERTS

MICHAEL

21 ROBERTSON

75 RODRIGUEZ

Position: OL | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 317 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: SQ Hometown: Deville, La. Previous School: Buckeye HS

Position: CB | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 170 Year: Freshman | Experience: HS Hometown: Thibodaux, La. Previous School: Thibodaux HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: La Porte, Texas Previous School: La Porte HS

Notes • In 2017, saw action in four gameson the offensive

Notes

Notes

line.

• Did not see action in 2016.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.

• Graduated from Buckeye High School in 2015.

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 0 4 4

• In 2017, named Second Team All-Conference and All-Freshman Team.

• Started every game at cornerback as a true freshman.

• Led the team with four interceptions and finished second with 6.5 tackles for loss.

•One of only four true freshman in the country with at least four interceptions this season.

•Registered 58 tackles (47 solo, 11 assists) for the third-most on the team.

• Graduated from Thibodaux High School in 2017.

• Lettered in both football and track all four years of high school.

• Earned all-state honors and named All-District and All-Region MVP.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 3/0/3 3/1/4 2/1/3 2/2/4 3/1/4 8/0/8 9/1/10 6/0/6 3/1/4 2/0/2 3/0/3 3/4/7 47/11/58

TFL 0 1/1 0 1/7 0 0 2/3 2/5 0 0 0 0.5/1 6.5/17

Sacks 0 0 0 1/7 0 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 2/10

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4

PBU 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6

• In 2017, made 11 starts and played in all 12 games on the offensive line.

• In 2016, saw action in 13 games for the Bulldogs on the offensive line.

• Played in three games in 2015.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014, did not see action.

• Graduated from La Porte High School in 2014.

• Received second team all-district honors as a left tackle despite only playing part of the season at that position.

• Named one of the top five tight ends in the Houston area.

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 3 13 12 28

Career Highs Interceptions: 1, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017; 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 1, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017; 1, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Interception return yds: 61, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 Tackles: 10, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (9-1) Sacks: 1, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 (1-3); 1, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (1-7) Pass breakups: 2, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 2, at South Carolina, Sep 23, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 47/11/58 6.5/17 2/10 0 0 4 5 47/11/58 6.5/17 2/10 0 0 4 5

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MICHAEL

SAM

SCOTT

Position: OL | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 285 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Burleson, Texas Previous School: Burleson HS

Position: CB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200 Year: Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Lafayette, La. Previous School: Trinity Valley CC

Position: RB | Height: 5-6 | Weight: 200 Year: RS Senior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Previous School: Zachary HS

Notes

Notes

Notes

• Started nine games and saw action in all 12 on the Bulldog offensive line in 2017.

• In 2017, saw action in just two games due to injury.

• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team.

• Spent the past two seasons at Trinity Valley CC

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, did not

where he totaled 46 tackles (24 solo, 22 assists), two interceptions and 10 pass break-ups in 2016.

see action.

• Graduated from Burleson High School in 2016.

• Played on both the offensive and defensive lines.

• Set the Texas state deadlift record by lifting 715

• Totaled 492 all-purpose yards in 2016 as a returner on special teams.

• Helped lead Trinity Valley to an 11-win season,

pounds.

a Southwest Junior College championship and a victory in the Heart of Texas Bowl over in 2016.

• Finished fourth in the Texas High School Power-

• In 2015, he recorded 25 total tackles (16 solo, 9

lifting Association state championships his junior year.

assisted), three interceptions for 35 yards and six pass break-ups.

• Graduated from New Iberia Senior High School Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Games Played 12 12

in 2015.

• Earned a spot on the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Football Game as a senior.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 1/1/2 0 0 1/1/2 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 2/2/4 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• In 2017, led the team with 163 rushes for 937 yards and eight touchdowns, while adding 20 receptions for 181 yards and one touchdown.

• Chipped in 183 yards on 10 kickoff returns.

• Rushed for a career-high 138 yards on 20 carries in Tech's home victory over UTSA. • Set a new career-high with three rushing touchdowns against Rice.

• Earned C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention honors • In 2016, had 70 carries on the season for 515 yards and six touchdowns with 11 receptions for 125 receiving yards.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 9 13 8 8 6 14 11 17 16 19 22 20 163

Yds. 55 96 29 17 76 48 106 87 64 87 134 138 937

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 8

Lg. 29 24 7 8 27 14 45 21 18 15 17 35 45

Rec. 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 2 0 20

Yds. 55 8 2 10 26 23 0 0 8 24 25 0 181

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Lg. 32 6 2 10 19 23 0 0 7 12 23 0 32

Career Highs

Career Highs

Points scored: 18, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 18, vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Touchdowns: 3, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 3, vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Rush attempts: 22, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Rush yards: 138, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (20 carries) Rush TDs: 3, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 3, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Long rush: 77, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Receptions: 5, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 Receiving Yds: 55, vs Northwestern St, Sep 2, 2017 (4 rec.)

Long reception: 32, vs Northwestern St, Sep 2, 2017 Total offense attempts: 22, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Total offense yards: 137, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 (137 rush) All-purpose yards: 196, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Kick returns: 5, vs Arkansas State, Dec 19, 2015 Kick return yards: 109, North Texas, Nov 7, 2015 (2 ret.)

Long kick return: 89, North Texas, Nov 7, 2015

Tackles: 2, vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017 (1-1); vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 (1-1)

Career Stats

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0 0

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UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 2/2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Att. 1 34 70 163 268

Yds. 3 275 515 937 1,730

TD 0 0 6 8 14

Lg. 3 77 71 45 77

Rec. 0 1 11 20 32

Yds. 0 1 125 181 307

TD 0 0 0 1 1

Lg. 0 1 22 32 32

Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

PR 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0

KR 9 10 10 29

Yds. 251 199 183 633

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 89 27 35 89

COLLIN

35 SCOTT

87

GEORGE

HANNER 54 SHIPLEY

SCOTT

Position: LB | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 225 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Houston, Texas Previous School: Manvel HS

Position: WR | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 195 Year: Freshman | Experience: HS Hometown: Natchez, Miss.

Previous School: Adams County Christian HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-5 | Weight: 295 Year: Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Marble Falls, Texas Previous School: Blinn College/ACU/LSU

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 12 games, registering 24

Notes • In 2017, saw action in seven games, registering

Notes • In 2017, saw action in all 12 games, while making

tackles (12 solo, 12 assists) and a pair of quarterback hurries.

• Posted a career-high eight tackles (2 solo, 6 assists) against Southern Miss.

• In 2016, saw action in seven games, recording nine tackles (4 solo, 5 assists) and a pass break-up.

• Had a career-high six tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted) in LA Tech’s win over No. 25 Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.

• Graduated from Manvel High School in 2015.

• A three-star rated recruit that ranked 23rd in

three catches for 23 yards.

three starts on the offensive line for Tech.

• Made his first career catch in LA Tech's win over

• In 2016, saw action in nine games on the offen-

South Alabama on Sept. 30, 2017.

sive line at Blinn College.

• Graduated from Adams County Christian High

• Signed with LSU out of high school as an early

School in 2017.

Independent Schools).

enrollee; Trained with the Tigers during the spring of 2015 before transferring to Abilene Christian in time for the 2015 season.

• Ranked No. 43 in the state of Mississippi by

• Made the transition from tight end to the offen-

• Selected as a MAIS All-Star (Miss. Assoc. of 247Sports.com.

sive line at ACU.

• Helped lead Adams County to the 2016 MAIS

• Saw action in five games as a true freshman at

3A state title game.

• Graduated early from Marble Falls High School in 2014.

Texas and 122nd nationally among linebackers.

• Led his team to four district titles and a No. 3 state ranking, as well as a No. 17 national ranking.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/1/1 0/1/1 0/1/1 0/1/1 1/0/1 3/1/4 2/6/8 1/01 0/1/1 0/0/0 3/0/3 2/0/2 12/12/24

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5/0 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 1/1

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Abilene Christian.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 3

• Earned all-district honors all four years, while also being named all-state as a junior.

Yds.

TD Lg.

0 0 3 20 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 3 15 0

Career Stats

0 0

0 0

0 0

^ - denotes season played at Abilene Christian

23

0

15

Year 2015 ^ 2017 Totals

Games Played 5 12 17

Career Highs Receptions: 2, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017 Receiving Yards: 20, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017 Long reception: 15, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017

Career Highs Tackles: 8, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (2-6) Tackles for loss: 0.5, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, Rice, Oct 29, 2016

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 0 0 0 3 23

TD Lg. 0 15 0 15

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 4/5/9 12/12/24 16/17/33

TFL 0 1/1 1/1

Sacks 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 1 0 1

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L’ J A R I U S

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SMITH

Position: WR | Height: 5-9 | Weight: 191 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Destrehan, La. Previous School: Destrehan HS

Position: QB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 220 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Meridian, Miss.

Previous School: Meridian HS

Position: CB | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175 Year: Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Minden, La. Previous School: Minden HS

Notes • In 2017, saw action in just two games due to

Notes

Notes • Made five starts and played in 10 games for the

injury.

• In 2016, played in all 14 games with 11 starts at receiver.

• Had 16 catches on the season for 232 yards and one touchdown.

• Returned 19 kicks for 360 return yards.

• Scored his first career touchdown while enjoying a career day in LA Tech’s win over UTSA, catching three passes for 126 yards and a score.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. 0 0 0 0 2 Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 2

Yds. 5

TD Lg. 0 6

0

0

5

0

0

6

Career Highs Points scored: 6, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Receptions: 3, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016; at USM, Nov 25, 2016 Receiving yards: 126, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (3 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Long reception: 68, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 All-purpose yards: 129, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Kick returns: 6, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 Kick return yards: 119, WKU, Oct 6, 2016 (6 ret.)

Long kick return: 32, at Middle Tennessee, Sep 24, 2016

Career Stats

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Year 2016 2017 Totals

Att. 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

Rec. 16 2 18

Yds. 232 5 237

TD 1 0 1

Lg. 68 6 68

Year 2016 2017 Totals

PR 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

KR 19 0 19

Yds. 360 0 360

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 32 0 32

• Started all 12 games at quarterback for Tech in 2017.

• Threw for 2,758 yards and 13 touchdowns, while rushing for 356 yards and five TDs. • Passed for 300+ yards in three contests, including a career-high 30 completions for 326 yards against Florida Atlantic.

• Posted a 123.98 quaterback rating with a 55.4 completion percentage, averaging 7.1 yards per attempt.

• In 2016, played in seven games, making his first career start in the season opener at Arkansas.

• Was 19-for-31 for 212 passing yards, a rushing touchdown and an interception in a close loss to Arkansas in his first career start to open the 2016 season.

• Overall, was 30-for-43 passing on the season with 412 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception, while also rushing for two touchdowns.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

C-A-I 18-35-0 10-23-1 22-39-1 23-33-1 24-39-0 17-29-0 11-28-1 21-32-0 16-28-0 30-51-0 15-28-0 7-21-1 214-386-5

Yards 276 140 306 281 317 209 194 237 168 326 203 101 2,758

TD 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 13

Long 53 58 87 42 40 42 82 31 28 34 27 33 87

RushYds 72 -9 10 12 37 30 3 (TD) 27 29 (TD) 78 49 (2TD) 18 (TD) 356

Career Highs Points scored: 12, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Touchdowns: 4, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Rush attempts: 17, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 Rush yards: 78, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 (17 carries) Rush TDs: 2, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Long rush: 26, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 Pass attempts: 51, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 Pass completions: 30, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 Pass yards: 326, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 Pass TDs: 3, vs South Alabama., Sep 30, 2017 Had intercepted: 1, 5 times Long pass: 89, Rice, Oct 29, 2016 Total offense attempts: 68, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 (17 rush ,51 pass) Total offense yards: 404, vs Florida Atlantic., Nov 11, 2017 (78 rush, 326 pass)

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals Year 2016 2017 Totals

C-A-I 30-43-1 214-386-5 244-429-6 Att. 17 110 127

Yds. 62 356 418

Yards 412 2,758 3,170

TD 2 5 7

Lg. 26 22 26

TD 2 13 15

Long 89 87 89

Rec. 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

Bulldog defense in 2017.

• Notched a career-high eight tackles (all solo) against South Alabama. Also, broke up three passes in that game.

• Recorded 27 total tackles (26 solo, 1 assist), an interception and six PBUs.

• In 2016, played in all 14 games, making two starts in the final two games of the season.

• Registered 17 total tackles (12 solo, 5 assists) and one interception returned 48 yards for a touchdown.

• Enjoyed his best game as a Bulldog in the 2016 C-USA Championship against WKU where he totaled a season-high six tackles (5 solo, 1 assist) and his first career INT returned 48 yards for a touchdown.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 2/0/2 0/1/1 0/0/0 5/0/5 8/0/8

1/0/1 2/0/2 3/0/3 3/0/3 2/0/2 26/1/27

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 1 1 0 6

Career Highs Points scored: 6, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Touchdowns: 1, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 All-purpose yards: 48, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Interceptions: 1, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017; 1, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Long interception return: 48, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016 Tackles: 8, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 (8-0) Pass breakups: 3, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017

Career Stats TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

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UT/AT/TT 12/5/17 26/1/27 38/6/44

TFL 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 1 1 2

PBU 0 6 6

TYLER

TREY

67 SPEARS

GEWHITE

32 SPENCER

77 STALLWORTH

Position: DL | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 275 Year: RS Junior | Experience: SQ Hometown: Winnsboro, La. Previous School: Franklin Parish HS

Position: CB | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 180 Year: Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Meridian, Miss.

Previous School: Meridian HS

Position: OL | Height: 6-8 | Weight: 320 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Houston, Texas Previous School: Navarro College

Notes • In 2017, saw action in Tech's season opener

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 11 games while starting

Notes • In 2017, played in 11 games, while starting three

against Northwestern State.

three at corner.

on the offensive line.

• In 2015-16, member of the team, but did not see

• Recorded his first career interception against Rice

• In 2016, saw action in 11 games for the Bulldogs

action.

and returned it 37 yards.

on the offensive line.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014.

• Graduated from Franklin Parish High School in

• Tallied 13 tackles (9 solo, 4 assists) along with a

• Spent the 2014-15 seasons at Navarro College,

2014.

fumble recovery and a pair of interceptions.

where he redshirted as a freshman in 2014.

• In 2016, saw action in five games for the Bull-

• Graduated from Reagan High School in 2014.

dogs, assisting on two tackles against Texas Tech and UMass.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

• In 2015, saw action in ten games and recorded

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

eight solo tackles.

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs N/A

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0

TFL 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

• Graduated from West Orange-Stark High School in 2015.

Career Stats Year 2016 2017 Totals

Games Played 11 11 22

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 1/1/2 1/1/2 0/0/0 1/0/1 1/0/1 1/0/1 2/0/2 0/2/2 1/0/1 0/0/0 9/4/13

TFL Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0

PBU 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Career Highs Tackles: 4, North Texas, Nov 7, 2015 (4-0) Interceptions: 1, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 Long interception return: 37, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 Touchdowns: 1, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017; vs Mississippi St., Sep 9, 2017; vs Middle Tennessee, Oct 24, 2015 Fumbles recovered: 1, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 8/0/8 0/2/2 9/4/13 17/6/23

TFL 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 1 1

Int 0 0 1 1

PBU 1 0 4 5

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IMMANUEL

22 TUCKER

93 TURNER

VEAL

Position: RB | Height: 5-8 | Weight: 197 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Metairie, La. Previous School: Archbishop Rummel HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 270 Year: Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Magnolia, Ark. Previous School: Magnolia HS

Position: WR | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 192 Year: RS Junior | Experience: TR Hometown: Bridge City, La. Previous School: Tulane

Notes • In 2017, played in eight games for the Bulldogs.

• Rushed eight times for 42 yards and returned

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 10 contests.

• Totalled eight tackles (3 solo, 5 assists) including

Notes • In 2017, led Tech with 69 receptions for 832

three kickoffs for 51 yards.

• Recorded five tackles (4 solo, 1 assist) on special teams.

• In 2016, redshirted as a true freshman after suffering a season-ending injury during fall camp.

• Graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in 2016.

• Earned a total of six letters in both football (4) and track and field (2).

• Ran for almost 1,000 yards and registered nearly 500 receiving yards over the course of his senior season.

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Did not play 3 25 0 19 0 Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 42 0 19 0

Yds.

TD Lg.

0

0

0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Rush attempts: 3, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 3, vs Mississippi State, Sep 9, 2017 Rush yards: 25, vs Mississippi State, Sep 9, 2017 (3 carries) Long rush: 19, vs Mississippi State, Sep 9, 2017 Total offense attempts: 3, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 3, vs Mississippi State, Sep 9, 2017 Total offense yards: 25, vs Mississippi State, Sep 9, 2017 (25 rush) All-purpose yards: 32, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Kick returns: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (20 yards); 1, at UAB, Oct 7, 2017 (18 yards) Kick return yards: 20, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (1 ret.)

Long kick return: 20, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017

Career Stats Year 2017 Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. 8 42 0 19 0 0 8 42 0 19 0 0

TD Lg. 0 0 0 0

Year 2017 Totals

PR 0 0

TD Lg. 0 20 0 20

Yds. TD Lg. KR Yds. 0 0 0 3 51 0 0 0 3 51

yards and five touchdowns.

• Named C-USA Co-Newcomer of the Year and

a career-high three against UTSA.

Second Team All-Conference.

• In 2016, played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs,

• Ranked fourth in C-USA with 832 recieving

with one start against UTSA.

• Posted three 100-yard receiving contests and

• Registered seven total tackles (1 solo, 6 assisted), assisted on a tackle for loss and had two QB hurries on the season.

• In 2015, saw action in seven games and registered five tackles, two of which were for loss, and one sack.

• Graduated from Magnolia High School in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

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9

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 0/1/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0/1/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 0/2/2 0.5 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play 2/1/3 1/5 1/5 3/5/8 1.5/5 1/5

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 3, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (2-1); 3, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (0-3) Sacks: 1.0, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 1.0, Middle Tennessee, Oct 24, 2015 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, three times

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 4/1/5 1/6/7 3/5/8 8/12/20

yards and averaging 5.8 receptions per game. eclipsed five or more receptions in in eight of his 12 games.

• Served as the team's lone punt returner in 2017, recording 14 punt returns for 94 yards and a TD. • In 2016, transferred to LA Tech from Tulane, sat out due to NCAA rules.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4

Rec. 3 3 9 10 5 6 3 11 6 6 6 1 69

Yds. 40 15 78 110 88 78 56 118 50 112 66 21 832

TD 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5

Lg. 15 9 18 42 40 19 40 15 15 34 18 21 42

Career Highs Points scored: 6, 13 times Touchdowns: 1, 13 times Receptions: 11, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 Receiving Yards: 123, at Army, Nov 14, 2015 (4 rec.)

Receiving TDs: 1, 11 times Long reception: 90, at Army, Nov 14, 2015 Kick returns: 1, at Tulsa, Aug 28, 2014 Kick return yards: 17, at Tulsa, Aug 28, 2014 Long kick return: 17, at Tulsa, Aug 28, 2014 Punt return: 4, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Punt return yards: 86, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Punt return TDs: 1, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Long punt return: 66, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017

Career Stats TFL 2/18 0.5/1 1.5/5 4/24

Sacks 1/10 0 1/5 2/15

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

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Att. 1 0 4 5

Yds. 24 0 6 30

TD 1 0 0 1

Lg. 24 0 4 24

Rec. 40 48 69 157

Yds. 381 644 832 1,857

TD 1 5 5 11

Lg. 41 90 42 90

Year 2014 2015 2017 Totals

PR 9 3 14 26

Yds. 41 15 94 150

TD 0 0 1 1

Lg. 16 8 66 66

KR 1 0 0 1

Yds. 17 0 0 17

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 17 0 0 17

ELIJAH

COURTNEY

2 WALKER

DAE’VON

90 WALLACE

33 WASHINGTON

Position: QB | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 207 Year: Freshman | Experience: HS Hometown: Amite, La. Previous School: Amite HS

Position: DT | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 320 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Monroe, La. Previous School: Neville HS

Position: LB | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 202 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Alexandria, La. Previous School: Alexandria HS

Notes • Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.

• Graduated from Amite High School in 2017.

• Three-star dual-threat QB ranked No. 33 in the

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 11 contests and registered

Notes • In 2017, led the team in tackles with 66 (40 solo,

state by Rivals.

• Threw for 3,379 passing yards his senior year, while also rushing for 1,049 yards on the ground.

• Scored over 60 total touchdowns as a senior.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

C-A-I

0-0-0

Yards TD Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0

Long

TD 0 0

freshman, registering five tackles and recovering a fumble.

• Earned postseason C-USA Honorable Mention

• Graduated from Neville High School in 2015.

• A three-star rated recruit that was ranked 51st

• Named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week

honors.

in Louisiana among all players and 54th nationally among defensive tackles by 24/7 Sports.

after leading off the season by intercepting two passes in LA Tech's opening win against Northwestern State.

• Helped lead Neville to a state championship his

• In 2016, saw action in nine games, registering

senior year.

nine tackles (4 solo, 5 assists).

• Received honorable mention all-state honors

• Recorded a career-high five tackles (2 solo, 3 assists) and a half sack against No. 25 Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl. les on the season.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats

0

Career Stats Yards 0 0

fumble and a fumble recovery.

• In 2015, played in nine games, totaling nine tack-

N/A

C-A-I 0-0-0 0-0-0

26 assists).

• Recorded 5.0 tackles for loss along with a forced

along with all-district and all-Northeast accolades.

Career Highs

Year 2017 Totals

six tackles (3 solo, 3 assists).

• Redshirted in 2016 due to a season-long injury.

• In 2015, saw action in all 13 games as a true

Long 0 0

Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 2/0/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/1/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/2/2 3/3/6

TFL Sacks 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 1.5/4 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5/9 1.5/8

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 2, three times Tackles for loss: 0.5, Southern, Sep 5, 2015 (0-0) Fumbles recovered: 1, Southern, Sep 5, 2015

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks 2/3/5 0.5/0 0 Did not play 3/3/6 2.5/9 1.5/8 5/6/11 3/9 1.5/8

FF FR Int PBU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

• Graduated from Alexandria High School in 2014.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 4/1/5 1/1/2 3/1/4 2/0/2 1/2/3 3/1/4 5/9/14 4/1/5 5/4/9 1/1/2 6/2/8 5/3/8 40/26/66

TFL 1/5 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0.5/3 0 1.5/2 1/2 5/15

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5/3 0 0 0 0.5/3

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Int 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Career Highs Interceptions: 2, vs Northwestern St., Sep 2, 2017 Tackles: 14, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (5-9) Sacks: 0.5, vs Navy, Dec 23, 2016 (0-1) Tackles for loss: 1.5, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (1.5-2) Fumbles recovered: 1, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 Fumbles forced: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 8/1/9 4/5/9 40/26/66 52/32/84

TFL 0 0.5/1 5/15 5.5/16

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FF 0 0 1 1

FR 0 0 1 1

Int 0 0 2 2

PBU 0 0 1 1

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13

THERON

WATTS

19 WOODALL

Position: WR | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 185 Year: Senior | Experience: 3L Hometown: New Orleans, La. Previous School: St. Augustine HS

Position: S | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 195 Year: Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: New Orleans, La. Previous School: St. Augustine HS

Position: TE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 257 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 1L Hometown: Summit, Miss.

Previous School: McComb HS

Notes • Tech's third-leading WR in 2017 with 22

Notes • In 2017, played in eight games and registered

Notes • In 2017, did not record any statistics across 11

receptions for 319 yards.

three tackles (2 solo, 1 assists).

games played.

• Posted a career day against Southern Miss, with

• In 2016, played in eight games, registering six solo tackles and one forced fumble on the season.

• In 2016, saw action in 14 games and had one

career-highs in receptions (5) and yards (121) along with a career-long reception of 82 yards.

• In 2016, totaled 4 receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown.

• In 2015, totaled 16 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown.

• Recorded his first career forced fumble in the C-USA Championship game versus WKU.

• In 2015, saw action in nine games and assisted on a tackle against Southern.

tackles in his first collegiate season.

• Graduated from St. Augustine High School in

Att. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rec. 2 0 2 3 4 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 22

Yds. 25 0 22 33 56 12 121 38 0 12 0 0 319

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 16 0 11 19 26 12 82 16 0 6 0 0 82

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 1/0/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play Did not play 0/0/0 0 0 0/1/1 0 0 0/0/0 0 0 Did not play 2/1/3 0 0

FF FR Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

0 0

Career Highs Points scored: 6, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016; Southern, Sep 5, 2015 Touchdowns: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016; Southern, Sep 5, 2015 Receptions: 5, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017; at Southern Miss, Oct 25, 2014 Receiving yards: 121, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 Receiving TDs: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016; Southern, Sep 5, 2015 Long reception: 82, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 All-purpose yards: 121, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 Kick returns: 1, at Southern Miss, Oct 25, 2014 Kick return yards: 26, at Southern Miss, Oct 25, 2014 (1 return) Long kick return: 26, at Southern Miss, Oct 25, 2014

Career Highs Tackles: 2, 4 times Fumbles forced: 1, vs WKU, Dec 3, 2016

Att. 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0 0

• Completed his high school career throwing for 4,394 yrds with 51 touchdowns and 33 interceptions, going 305-for-606 with a 50.3 completion percentage.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0

TD Lg. 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 6/1/7 6/0/6 2/1/3 14/2/16

TFL 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0

FF 0 1 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2014.

• Graduated from McComb High School in 2014.

• Threw for 1,992 yards with a 55.1 completion rate his senior year, going 124-for-225 in 11 games with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

catch for 17 yards, while also assisting on a tackle on special teams.

• In 2015, saw action in nine games, totaling seven 2015.

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Career Highs Receptions: 1, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Receiving yards: 17, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 (1 rec.)

Long reception: 17, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 All-purpose yards: 17, SC State, Sep 10, 2016 Tackles: 1, Southern, Sep 5, 2015 (0-1); at Texas Tech, Sep 17, 2016 (0-1)

Career Stats TD 0 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0 0

Rec. 9 16 4 22 51

Yds. 106 144 83 319 652

TD 0 1 1 0 2

Lg. 39 25 50 82 82

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Att. 0 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0 0

Rec. 0 1 0 1

Yds. 0 17 0 17

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg. 0 17 0 17

JAVO N T E

M AT T H E W

84 WOODARD

ALEX

95 YDARRAGA

48 ZAYED

Position: WR | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 192 Year: RS Sophomore | Experience: 1L Hometown: Haughton, La. Previous School: Haughton HS

Position: DE | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 241 Year: RS Junior | Experience: 2L Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Previous School: Catholic HS

Position: RB | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 205 Year: RS Freshman | Experience: RS Hometown: Destrehan, La. Previous School: Destrehan HS

Notes • In 2017, saw action in 5 games, recording a pair of

Notes • In 2017, registered a tackle in every game, includ-

Notes • In 2017, saw action in every game, recording five

receptions for 84 yards.

ing a career-high five against UTSA (Nov. 25) and FAU (Nov. 11).

• Hauled in a career-long 53-yard reception in Tech's season opener against Northwestern State (Sep. 2, 2017).

• In 2016, saw action in 13 games, hauling in one catch for 17 yards.

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.

• Graduated from Haughton High School in 2015.

• Recorded 786 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns this senior season.

• Received all-district, all-city and all-parish honors.

• Ranks second on the team with 3.0 sacks.

• In 2016, saw action in 14 games, registering six total tackles (3 solo, 3 assists). with two tackles for loss and a half sack.

Yds. 53

TD Lg. 0 53

senior year and was named all-district his junior and senior years.

• Played in the LHSCA All-Star Game his senior

31 0 0

0 0 0

31 0 0

0 84

0 0

0 53

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 1/0/1 0/1/1 2/0/2 0/1/1 3/0/3 3/0/3 2/1/3 4/0/4 1/1/2 5/0/5 1/1/2 3/2/5 25/7/32

TFL 0 0 0 0 2/8 0 0.5/1 0 1/8 0 0 0 3.5/17

Sacks 0 0 0 0 1/7 0 0 0 1/8 0 1/0 0 3/15

FF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Career Highs Career Highs

Career Stats Att. 0 0 0

Yds. 0 0 0

TD 0 0 0

Lg. 0 0 0

Rec. 1 2 3

Yds. 17 84 101

TD 0 0 0

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

UT/AT/TT 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/2/2 1/1/2 0/0/0 0/1/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/4/5

TFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Highs Tackles: 2, at Rice, Oct 28, 2017 (1-1); 2, vs Southern Miss, Oct 21, 2017 (0-2)

Career Stats

Receptions: 1, 3 times Receiving yards: 53, vs NSU, Sep 2, 2017 (1 rec.)

Long reception: 53, vs NSU, Sep 2, 2017 All-purpose yards: 53, vs NSU, Sep 2, 2017 Tackles: 1, UTSA, Nov 12, 2016 (1-0)

Year 2016 2017 Totals

• Named a first team all-district selection twice during his prep career.

• Graduated from Catholic High School in 2014.

• Received all-state and all-metro honors his

year.

Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. 0 0 0 0 1 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not play 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016.

• Graduated from Destrehan High School in 2016.

• Helped lead Destrehan to a district championship and state runner-up.

• In 2015, totaled nine tackles (4 solo, 5 assists)

2017 Game-by-Game Stats Opp. NSU Miss. St. at WKU* at So. Car. USA at UAB* USM* at Rice* UNT* FAU* at UTEP* UTSA* Totals

total tackles, primarily on special teams.

Lg. 17 53 53

Tackles: 5, vs UTSA, Nov 25, 2017 (3-2); 5, vs Florida Atlantic, Nov 11, 2017 (5-0) Sacks: 1.0, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017 (1-0); 1.0, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 (1-7) Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 (2-8) Fumbles forced: 1, vs North Texas, Nov 4, 2017; 1, vs South Alabama, Sep 30, 2017 Pass breakups: 1, at UTEP, Nov 18, 2017; 1, vs Rice, Oct 29, 2016

Year 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT TFL Sacks FF FR Int PBU 1/4/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/4/5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals

UT/AT/TT 4/5/9 3/3/6 25/7/32 32/15/47

TFL Sacks 2/8 0.5/4 1/1 0 3.5/17 3/15 6.5/26 3.5/19

FF 0 0 1 1

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 1 0 1

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ALL-TIME BOWL GAME LINE SCORES 1977 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST Louisville 7 0 7 0 14 Record: (7-4-1) 11 44 100 1 23-9-1 61 0 67 161 8-3 Louisiana Tech 21 3 0 0 24 Record: (9-1-2) 25 44 48 1 39-19-2 287 2 83 335 6-3 STADIUM: State Fair Stadium ATTENDANCE: 18,500 KICKOFF TIME: 1:42 PM END OF GAME: 4:42 pm TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:00 OFFICIALS: Referee: Joe Thomas; Umpire: Harvey Hardy; Linesman: Butch Lambert, Sr.; Line judge: Bobby Brooks; Back judge: Charles Horton; Field judge: Dan Wilford; TEMPERATURE: 63 WIND: W, Gusting to 30 WEATHER: Clear and dusty, dry field

PEN-YDS 92-8 36-4

1978 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE East Carolina 14 7 7 7 35 Record: (9-3) Louisiana Tech 0 10 3 0 13 Record: (6-5) STADIUM: State Fair Stadium ATTENDANCE: 18,200 TEMPERATURE: 55 WIND: N, 15 WEATHER: Overcast, rain threatening, wet field

FD 17 18

ATT YDS TD 67 278 5 33 12 0

A-C-I YDS TD 13-4-0 54 0 52-18-3 263 1

PLAYS YDS 80 332 85 275

FUM-LOST 2-2 4-4

PEN-YDS 7-65 0-0

1990 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS Maryland 14 0 6 14 34 Record: (6-5-1) 25 39 150 3 29-18-3 254 2 68 404 3-1 6-53 Louisiana Tech 0 14 14 6 34 Record: (8-3-1) 16 47 191 3 18-11-1 115 1 65 306 1-1 9-88 STADIUM: Independence Stadium ATTENDANCE: 48,325 KICKOFF TIME: 7:14 PM END OF GAME: 10:35 PM TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:21 OFFICIALS: Referee: Terry Monk; Umpire: Rusty Spindel; Linesman: John McGrath; Line judge: Yan Golmont; Back judge: Bob Jamison; Field judge: Mike Cochran; Side Judge: Wayne Keirns; TEMPERATURE: 54 WIND: W, 5 WEATHER: Partly cloudy

2001 HUMANITARIAN BOWL (BOISE, IDAHO) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS Clemson 7 7 28 7 49 Record: (7-5) 28 55 273 2 29-16-1 275 5 84 548 1-0 5-34 Louisiana Tech 3 7 0 14 24 Record (7-5) 25 26 49 2 59-29-3 401 1 85 450 0-0 8-80 STADIUM: Bronco Stadium ATTENDANCE: 23,472 KICKOFF TIME: 10:36 AM END OF GAME: 2:19 PM TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:43 OFFICIALS: Referee: Gordon Riese; Umpire: John Pemberton; Linesman: Dale Newhouse; Line judge: Blake Lozo; Back judge: Mike Aaronian; Field judge: D. Spriesterbach; Side Judge: Craig Wrolstad TEMPERATURE: 32 WIND: None WEATHER: Snowing

2008 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST Northern Illinois 7 0 3 0 10 Record: (6-7) 17 31 153 0 41-20-2 186 1 72 339 3-1 Louisiana Tech 0 10 3 0 13 Record: (8-5) 12 31 92 1 27-12-0 144 0 58 236 2-1 STADIUM: Independence Stadium ATTENDANCE: 41,567 KICKOFF TIME: 7:17 PM END OF GAME: 10:43 pm TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:26 OFFICIALS: Referee: David Epperley; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Gary Calip; Line judge: Rod Pearson; Back judge: Paul Jones; Field judge: Tony Meyer; Side Judge: Greg Shields; TEMPERATURE: 44 WIND: ESE, 3 WEATHER: Partly cloudy

PEN-YDS 7-70 6-40

2011 POINSETTIA BOWL (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS #15 TCU 0 10 7 14 31 Record: (11-2) 22 51 190 3 29-15-1 206 1 80 396 1-1 7-66 Louisiana Tech 3 7 14 0 24 Record: (8-5) 19 27 96 1 43-21-1 264 2 70 360 2-1 6-31 STADIUM: Qualcomm Stadium ATTENDANCE: 24,607 KICKOFF TIME: 5:06 PM END OF GAME: 8:35 pm TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:29 OFFICIALS (BIG TEN): Referee: Todd Geerlings; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: John Quinn; Line judge: Jeff Szink; Back judge: Denny Morris; Field judge: Craig Jeffreys; Side Judge: John Hayes TEMPERATURE: 57 WIND: WSW, 5 WEATHER: Partly cloudy

2014 ZAXBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (DALLAS, TEXAS) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS Illinois 3 6 6 3 18 Record: (6-7) 26 33 122 1 47-28-1 329 1 80 451 1-1 9-68 Louisiana Tech 14 7 0 14 35 Record: (9-5) 16 31 114 3 28-14-0 247 1 59 361 1-1 6-45 STADIUM: Cotton Bowl Stadium ATTENDANCE: 31,297 KICKOFF TIME: 12:02 PM END OF GAME: 3:32 pm TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:30 OFFICIALS: Referee: Land Clark; Umpire: Mat Jordan; Linesman: Bart Longson; Line judge: Tim Messuir; Back judge: Joe Johnson; Field judge: John Morton; Side Judge: Ryan Dickson; Center judge: Mike Weseloh TEMPERATURE: 59 WIND: SSE, 10 WEATHER: Light Rain

2015 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (NEW ORLEANS, LA.) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS Arkansas State 3 14 3 8 28 Record: (9-4) 23 39 177 2 29-15-2 146 0 68 323 3-1 11-109 Louisiana Tech 10 7 17 13 47 Record: (9-4) 26 36 229 2 38-26-0 458 3 74 687 1-0 13-154 STADIUM: Mercedes-Benz Superdome ATTENDANCE: 32,847 KICKOFF TIME: 8:10 p.m. END OF GAME: 11:53 p.m. TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:43 OFFICIALS: Referee: Adam Savoie; Umpire: Jeff Akers; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back judge: Gary Powers; Field judge: Ben Vasconcells; Side judge: Alex Moore; Center judge: Mark Windham TEMPERATURE: 69 WIND: N/A (Dome) WEATHER: N/A (Dome)

2016 LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL (FORT WORTH, TEXAS) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 SCORE FD ATT YDS TD A-C-I YDS TD PLAYS YDS FUM-LOST PEN-YDS Louisiana Tech 17 14 0 17 48 Record: (9-5) 31 33 88 2 40-29-0 409 4 73 497 2-1 4-50 #25 Navy 7 17 7 14 45 Record: (9-5) 25 49 300 5 12-7-0 159 1 61 459 2-1 6-70 STADIUM: Amon G. Carter Stadium ATTENDANCE: 40,542 KICKOFF TIME: 3:30 p.m. END OF GAME: 7:06 p.m. TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:36 OFFICIALS: Referee: Larry Smith; Umpire: Robert Holcomb; Linesman: Kole Knueppel; Line judge: Jeff Meslow; Back judge: Tom Riepenoff; Field judge: Monte Tilgner; Side judge: Richard Ames; Center judge: Jason Nickleby TEMPERATURE: 49 WIND: S, 3 WEATHER: Cloudy

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