LOUISIANA TECH 2023 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Football Contact: Hunter Corneliusen | hunter@latech.edu | (913) 689-8407
WHERE TO FIND IT Media Information.......................................2 Depth Chart....................................................3 Inside the Matchup......................................4 Player Notables.............................................5 LA Tech Roster...........................................6-7 Where They Are From.................................8 Bulldog Notes..........................................9-12 Know the Foes.............................................13 The Last Time...............................................14 Head Coach Sonny Cumbie............. 15-16 Joe Aillet Stadium .....................................17 Miscellaneous Stats...................................18 2023 Statistics....................................... 19-20 2023 Defensive Leaders...........................21 2023 Game-By-Game Stats.....................22 2023 Individual GBG Stats................ 23-24 2023 Defensive GBG Stats................ 25-26 2023 Superlatives.......................................27 2023 Long Plays..........................................28 2023 Start Chart..........................................29 Career Games Played................................30 2023 Game Recaps............................. 31-33 2022 Stats......................................................34
CORRECT Louisiana Tech LATech ( LahTech) Bulldogs or 'Dogs
INCORRECT LT or LTU LaTech or La. Tech Dawgs
LEADERS PASSING Hank Bachmeier 64/95 684 YDS 3 TD / 2 INT
RUSHING Keith Willis Jr. 26 Attempts 226 Yards 3 TD
RECEIVING Smoke Harris 20 Receptions 211 YDS 1 TD
TACKLES Myles Heard 30 Tackles 14 Solo 2.5 TFL
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN
2-1 | 1-0 CUSA
0-2 | 0-0 AAC
2023 Record........................................... 2-1 (1-0) Last Game..................... 9/9/23 (W, 51-21 vs NSU) Head Coach.....................................................Sonny Cumbie Career Record (Yr.) ........................................................7-13 (3) Record at LA Tech (Yr.) ................................................5-10 (2) Record vs. UNT............................................................................0-1 Record at Joe Aillet Stadium.............................................5-2
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2023 Record........................................... 0-2 (0-0) Last Game......................... 9/9/23 (L, 39-46 at FIU) Head Coach................................................................Eric Morris Career Record (Yr.) .....................................................24-20 (5) Record at UNT (Yr.) ..........................................................0-2 (1) Record vs. LA Tech....................................................................0-0 Record at Joe Aillet Stadium.............................................0-0
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Louisiana Tech is 2-1 this season and coming off a dom- WR Smoke Harris has recorded a reception in inant 51-21 victory over Northwestern State. Tech rushed 35-straight games which is the 6th-longest streak for 381 yards in the contest led by true freshman Keith Wil- nationally. lis Jr. with 188 yards and two touchdowns. Cedric Woods had a pick-six and Willie Roberts and Jhamal Shelby Jr. also DB Michael Richard leads all FBS freshmen in pass breakups this season with four. recorded interceptions in the contest. >> The Bulldogs are led by head coach Sonny Cumbie who is in his second season at the helm with a record of 5-10. Jacob Barnes made three field goals and six extra >> Saturday’s matchup will be the 22nd meeting between points in the Bulldogs' 52-21 win over NorthwestLA Tech and North Texas. The Bulldogs lead the series with ern State to earn CUSA Player of the Week honors. a 13-8 all-time record against the Mean Green, including a 6-3 mark in Ruston. UNT took the previous matchup on LA Tech has tallied 18 interceptions since 2018 which leads the country. Sept. 2, 2022 by the score of 47-27 in Denton. >> The LA Tech defense has been magnificient this season, allowing 963 yards of total offense through the first three A LA TECH WIN WOULD... games this season which is the lowest mark since 2002. >> Tech ranks fourth among all FBS programs with 22 tack>> Improve it’s all-time record to 642-490-38. les for loss this season. >> Give the Bulldogs their first 3-0 start at Joe Aillet Stadi>> Quarterback Hank Bachmeier is the leader of the LA Tech offense in 2023 after transferring from Boise State this um since 2019. offseason. Bachmeier currently ranks ninth nationally in >> Improve Tech’s all-time record against North Texas to 14passing yards with 684. 8-0 while improving it’s all-time record against American >> Wide receiver Smoke Harris has one of the most accomplished careers of any active FBS player with 244 career Athletic Conference opponents to 41-31-1. receptions for 2,318 yards and 20 TD. He is the only active >> Improve Tech’s all-time record to 177-72-2 at Joe Aillet FBS player with 2,000 receiving yards, 800-kickoff return Stadium. >> Be the sixth win on Sept. 16 in program history. yards and 600 punt-return yards in a career >>
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2023 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
FIU Aug. 26 Ruston, La. CBSSN W, 22-17
SMU Sept. 2 Dallas, Texas ESPNU L, 38-14
NORTHWESTERN ST. Sept. 9 RUSTON, La. ESPN+ W, 51-21
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NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 16 Ruston, La. ESPN+ 6 p.m.
NEBRASKA Sept. 23 Lincoln, Neb. Big 10 Network 2:30 p.m.
UTEP* Sept. 29 El Paso, Texas CBSSN 8 p.m.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE* WKU* Oct. 10 Oct. 5 Ruston, La. Murfreesboro, Tenn. CBSSN ESPNU 6 p.m. 7 p.m.
NM STATE* Oct. 24 Ruston, La. CBSSN 6 p.m.
LIBERTY* Nov. 4
Lynchburg, Va.
CBSSN 5 p.m.
SAM HOUSTON* Nov. 11 Ruston, La. ESPN Platforms 2 p.m.
JAX STATE* Nov. 18 Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN Platforms 1 p.m.
LOUISIANA TECH GAME NOTES | GAME 4 vs. UNT