LOUISIANA TECH 2024 BULLDOG FOOTBALL 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
13 bowl appearances
DATE/TIME: Saturday, Nov. 9 | 3:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: Joe Aillet Stadium (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: Series Tied, 1-1 STREAK: JSU, 1 LAST MEETING: Nov. 18, 2023 | Jacksonville, Ala. Jax State 56, LA Tech 17 MEDIA: CBS Sports Network | CBSSN TALENT: Chris Lewis (pxp), Randy Cross (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Teddy Allen (analyst) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (3-5, 2-3 cusa) Head Coach: Sonny Cumbie Record at LA Tech: 9-23 (3rd year) Career Record: 11-26 (4th year) Record vs. Jax State: 0-1
VS jacksonville state gamecocks (5-3, 4-0 cusa) Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez Record at JSU: 23-9 (3rd year) Career Record: 186-128 (27th year) Record vs. LA Tech: 1-0
A LA TECH WIN... • Would give head coach Sonny Cumbie his first homecoming win as the Bulldogs’ head coach. • Would make LA Tech 4-1 at home this season. • Would even out the Bulldogs’ CUSA record. • Would be LA Tech’s first win over Jacksonville State in 85 years. • Would make LA Tech 3-0 this season when playing on CBS Sports Network. • Would be Sonny Cumbie’s second November win as head coach of the Bulldogs.
OMIRI RB WIGGINS
• LA Tech will look to pick up its 4th win at home this season, which would be the most since the Bulldogs won six games at Joe Aillet Stadium in 2019. The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s contest with a 3-1 record at home with wins over Nicholls, Middle Tennessee, and UTEP. With two home games remaining, Tech could finish with a 5-1 mark at home.
107/163 (65.64%) | 1,186 YARDS | 9 TD
58 CARRIES | 214 YARDS | 3 TOTAL TD
TRU WR EDWARDS
A total of nine different Bulldogs have started in all eight games this season. Daniel Keys, Bert Hale, Eli Finley, and Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim have started every game on offense, while Jessie Evans, David Blay, Kolbe Fields, Demarcus Griffin-Taylor, and Isaiah Mcelvane have yet to miss a start on defense. Freshman running back Fred Robertson became the fourth different RB to start in the backfield this season, earning the nod against Sam Houston. Robertson joins Donerio Davenport, Marquis Crosby, and Omiri Wiggins as Bulldogs who have started at running back this year.
• LA Tech finished its CUSA Weekday schedule with a 2-2 record. The Bulldogs defeated Middle Tennessee and UTEP at home, while narrowly falling to New Mexico State and Sam Houston on the road. The two losses were decided by a combined nine points.
• The Bulldogs will look to move to 71-26-2 on homecoming with a win over Jax State on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs have gone 0-3 in their last three homecoming games, falling to UTSA, Rice and SHSU. LA Tech defeated in UTEP 21-17 in 2020 for their last homecoming victory. • The Bulldog defense climbed to 14th nationally in total defense after allowing just 268 yards to Sam Houston, marking the second consecutive game and third time this season they’ve held an opponent under 270 yards. The Bulldogs held the Bearkats to 105 yards on the ground, which is the 5th time they’ve held a team under 105 rushing yards. The Bulldogs now rank 28th in run defense (112.0 YPG), and 31st in pass defense (190.1 YPG). LA Tech is the only team in the CUSA that hasn’t allowed 1,000 rushing yards and is one of 20 teams in the FBS to do so.
46 RECEPTIONS | 566 YARDS | 4 TD
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The number of wins that LA Tech has on homecoming. The Bulldogs have a record of 70-26-2 in homecoming games, dating back to 1925.
• Louisiana Tech returns to normally scheduled Saturday football as the Bulldogs will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks for homecoming on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Tech enters Saturday’s Conference USA contest with a 3-5 (2-3 CUSA) record. Jax State enters the matchup tied for first in the CUSA as they hold a 5-3 (4-0 CUSA) mark. LA Tech will look to win its first homecoming game since 2020.
KOLBE FIELDS
Wide receiver Tru Edwards is just 150 yards away from reaching 1,000 career receiving yards as a Bulldog. The redshirt senior has racked up 850 in three seasons with LA Tech, with a career-high 566 yards coming through eight games this season.
QB EVAN BULLOCK
BULLDOG STORYLINES AND 2024 LEADERS
BY THE NUMBERS
150 70 9 4
3 NFL HALL OF FAMERS
57 TACKLES | 6.5 TFL | 1.5 SACKS
2024 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
NICHOLLS Aug. 31 ESPN+ W, 25-17
at NC STATE Sept. 14 ACC Network L, 30-20
TULSA Sept. 21 ESPN+ L, 23-20
at FIU* Sept. 28 ESPN+ L, 17-10
MIDDLE TENNESSEE* at NEW MEXICO STATE* Oct. 10 Oct. 15 CBSSN ESPNU W, 48-21 L, 33-30
UTEP* Oct. 22 CBSSN W, 14-10
at SAM HOUSTON* Oct. 29 ESPNU L, 9-3
JACKSONVILLE STATE* Nov. 9 CBSSN 3:30 p.m. CT
at WKU* Nov. 16 CBSSN 11 a.m. CT
at ARKANSAS Nov. 23 SEC Nework+ TBA
KENNESAW STATE* Nov. 30 ESPN Platforms 2 p.m. CT