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..........................................9-13 Know the Foes.............................................14 The Last Time...............................................15 Head Coach Sonny Cumbie............. 16-17 Joe Aillet Stadium .....................................18 Miscellaneous Stats...................................19 2023 Statistics....................................... 20-21 2023 Defensive Leaders...........................22 2023 Game-By-Game Stats.....................23 2023 Individual GBG Stats................ 24-25 2023 Defensive GBG Stats................ 26-27 2023 Superlatives.......................................28 2023 Long Plays..........................................29 2023 Start Chart..........................................30 Career Games Played................................31 2023 Game Recaps............................. 32-36 2022 Stats......................................................37
CORRECT Louisiana Tech LATech ( LahTech) Bulldogs or 'Dogs
INCORRECT LT or LTU LaTech or La. Tech Dawgs
LEADERS PASSING Hank Bachmeier 70/106 756 YDS 5 TD / 2 INT
RUSHING Keith Willis Jr. 33 Attempts 240 Yards 3 TD
RECEIVING Smoke Harris 34 Receptions 361 YDS 3 TD
TACKLES Myles Heard 50Tackles 27 Solo 3.5 TFL
UTEP MINERS
2-3 | 1-0 CUSA
1-4 | 0-1 CUSA
2023 Record........................................... 2-3 (1-0) Last Game..................... 9/23/23 (L, 28-14 at UNL) Head Coach.....................................................Sonny Cumbie Career Record (Yr.) ........................................................7-15 (3) Record at LA Tech (Yr.) ................................................5-12 (2) Record vs. UTEP..........................................................................1-0 Record at Sun Bowl.................................................................0-0
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2023 Record........................................... 1-4 (0-1) Last Game..................9/23/23 (L, 45-28 vs. UNLV) Head Coach............................................................Dana Dimel Career Record (Yr.) ..................................................48-83 (12) Record at UTEP (Yr.) ..................................................18-44 (6) Record vs. LA Tech....................................................................1-4 Record at Sun Bowl..........................................................13-16
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Louisiana Tech is 2-3 this season and coming off a hard- WR Smoke Harris has recorded a reception in fought 28-14 loss to Nebraska, a game in which Tech was 37-straight games which is the 6th-longest streak tied at halftime 7-7. In his first career start at quarterback, nationally. Jack Turner threw for 292 passing yards (second most by a Bulldog QB in a single game this season). Cyrus Allen reg- The Bulldogs rank 13th nationally in passing yards istered his third career 100-yard receiving game with102 allowed per game, yeilding just 162.2 a contest. yards in the contest, his most this season. Nebraska came into the game tied for the third most sacks in the country, The Bulldogs Friday night matchup at UTEP will be but LA Tech did not allow a single sack all game. their 16th game played on Friday since 1990. >> The Bulldogs are led by head coach Sonny Cumbie who is in his second season at the helm with a record of 5-12. Last week at Nebraska the Bulldogs did not allow >> Saturday’s matchup between Louisiana Tech and UTEP will be the 20 meeting all time. The Bulldogs lead the se- a single sack. ries 15-3-1 overall record including a 7-2-1 mark in El Paso. The Bulldogs' 15 wins over the Miners are the most over a A LA TECH WIN WOULD... current CUSA opponent. >> Safety Myles Heard has been a force on the defensive side of the football since transferring from Stephen F. Aus- >> Improve it’s all-time record to 642-492-38. tin following the 2022 season. Heard leads LA Tech with 50 >> Give the Bulldogs their 16th win over the Miners, imtotal tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss. He is averaging proving their all-time series record to 16-3-1. 10 tackles per game which ranks 18th nationally. >> Improve Tech’s all-time record against current Confer>> WR Smoke Harris has one of the most accomplished caence USA members to 42-13-1. reers of any active FBS player with 259 career receptions >> Improve Tech to 2-0 in CUSA play for the first time since 2020. for 2,468 yards and 22 TD. His 259 receptions are the fifthmost in program history. He is the only active FBS player >> Be the first road win since Dec. 3, 2020 when the Dogs’ with 2,000 receiving yards, 800-kickoff return yards and defeated North Texas 42-31 in Denton, Texas. >> Be the seventh win on Friday since 1990. 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+ L, 40-37
NEBRASKA Sept. 23 Lincoln, Neb. Big 10 Network L, 28-14
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 6 AT UTEP