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TABLE OF CONTENTSMedia Information 2Numerical Roster 3Alphabetical Roster 4Depth Chart 5Team Notes 6-8For the Record... 9Team Notes cont. 10The Last Time... 11We Are LA Tech 12Skip Holtz Bio 13-15Coaching Staff 16Joe Aillet Stadium 17Team Statistics 18-20

TV: ESPN+ ($) J.D. Byars (PxP) Pat Greenwood (Analyst) Lauren Estes (Sideline)

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

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSAnna Claire Thomas (Primary)

Assistant Director / CommunicationsPhone: (318) 257-5314

Email: [email protected]

Malcolm Butler (Secondary/Credentials)Associate A.D. / Communications

Phone: (318) 257-3145Email: [email protected]

Kane McGuire (Secondary)Assistant Director / Communications


Brock McKee (Secondary)Assistant Director / Communications


GAME 1 > at SOUTH ALABAMA

» BULLDOGS SET TO MAKE RETURN TRIP TO TAKE ON SOUTH ALABAMALast season, Louisiana Tech and South Alabama met for the first time on the gridiron in the history of both programs with the Bulldogs hosting the Jaguars on the last weekend in September. In that meeting, LA Tech walked away with a 34-16 victory at home over South Alabama to take a 1-0 lead in the series history. Fast forward to 2018 and the Bull-dogs are set to make a return trip to face off against South Alabama this Saturday, Sept. 1 to open the 2018 season.

» ROAD WARRIORS BULLDOGSAs the Bulldogs prepare to open the 2018 season, they are going to have to withstand a tough schedule to start the campaign with only one home game slated in the month of September. LA Tech will open the year at South Alabama (9/1) before hosting Southern on Sept. 8. The Bulldogs will enjoy their bye the next week beofre spending the next two weeks on the road at LSU (9/22) and North Texas (9/29).

» LA TECH RETURNS STARTING QB FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2010When J'Mar Smith starts the 2018 season at quarterback, it will mark the first time in Skip Holtz's tenure as head coach that the Bulldogs return their starting quarterback. In fact, Louisiana Tech has had a different starting quarter-back each season dating back to the 2010 campaign when Ross Jenkins returned as a senior.

» BULLDOGS HOPING TO SNAP TOUGH STREAK OF SEASON-OPENERS ON THE ROADSince moving to the Division I ranks in 1989, Louisiana Tech has struggled in season-openers on the road, a trend the Bulldogs will be looking to break when LA Tech travels to Mobile, Alabama, to take on South Alabama this Saturday. Starting in 1989, the Bulldogs have posted a 4-13 record in season-openers on the road, including a 1-9 record in such games over the last 20 years.

» HOLTZ RANKED IN TOP 5 FOR ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES IN LA TECH HISTORYLouisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz, now entering his sixth season with the Bulldogs, is currently ranked fifth in pro-gram history for most wins as a head coach with 38 victories under his belt after five seasons. With the 2018 season about to get underway, Holtz is just two wins shy of tying Joe Raymond Peace (40) for fourth place, while he is just five wins away from tying Jack Bicknell III (43) for third place.

SERIES INFORMATIONOverall: LA Tech leads, 1-0Ruston: LA Tech leads, 1-0Mobile: First MeetingNeutral: No MeetingsFirst Meeting: LA Tech won, 34-16, in Ruston (2017)Last Meeting: LA Tech won, 34-16, in Ruston (2017)Streak: LA Tech, 1

AT A GLANCE

THE VENUEStadium: Ladd-Peebles StadiumCapacity: 33,471Surface: FieldTurf

LOUISIANA TECH FOOTBALLLA Tech at South Alabama | 6 p.m. CT | Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium (33,471) | Mobile, Ala.

COACHING STAFFSkip Holtz, Head Coach

Joe Sloan, Asst. Head Coach/Inside Receivers

Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties

Tim Rattay, Quarterbacks

Tony Ball, Running Backs

Robert McFarland, Offensive Line

Jeff Burris, Cornerbacks

Brian Gamble, Linebackers

Todd Fitch, Offensive Coordinator

Rick Petri, Defensive Line

Erik Link, Special Teams Coordinator

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LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (0-0, 0-0 C-USA)Head Coach: Skip Holtz (Notre Dame, 1986)Career Record: 126-99 (19th season)Record at LA Tech: 38-28 (6th season)2017 record: 7-6, 4-4 C-USA

SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)Head Coach: Steve Campbell (Troy, 1988)Career Record: 159-53 (20th season)Record at USA: 0-0 (1st season)2017 record: 4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt

2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS

SOUTH ALABAMASept. 1

Mobile, Ala.ESPN+

SOUTHERNSept. 8

Ruston, La.ESPN+

LSUSept. 22

Baton Rouge, La.TBA

NORTH TEXASSept. 29

Denton, TexasbeIN

UABOct. 6

Ruston, La.Stadium/FB

UTSAOct. 13

San Antonio, TexasESPN+

UTEPOct. 20

Ruston, La.ESPN+

FLORIDA ATLANTICOct. 26

Boca Raton, Fla.CBS Sports Network

MISSISSIPPI STATENov. 3

Starkville, Miss.TBA

RICENov. 10

Ruston, La.ESPN+

SOUTHERN MISSNov. 17

Hattiesburg, Miss.Stadium

WKUNov. 24

Ruston, La.CBS Sports Network

SERIES BREAKDOWN

GAME 1: LA TECH AT SOUTH ALABAMA

2018 BULLDOG FOOTBALL2

TUESDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Head coach Skip Holtz and select student-athletes will meet with the media every Tuesday prior to a game. Lunch will be provided at noon followed by interviews with Coach Holtz and selected players. Audio of each luncheon will be posted at SoundCloud.com/LATechSports.

PRACTICE COVERAGE In addition to Tuesday's media luncheon, Louisiana Tech student-athletes and coaches are available for in-person or phone interviews following practice on Tuesdays and Wednes-days. All interview requests must be directed to the Lou-isiana Tech Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. Please send all requests via email to [email protected]. For those practice days, the final 20 minutes of practice is open to the media.

COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY All members of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff are available during the designated days and times throughout the year. All returning players are available during the designated days and times, but newcomers are not available to the media unless under special request that access is granted.

SOCIAL MEDIA Louisiana Tech fans can access the most in-depth infor-mation regarding all the University’s programs through social media opportunities available online.

Twitter – Members of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communica-tions department will be tweeting throughout the year with the latest news and in-game score updates. To follow them, simply find them on www.twitter.com.

@LATechFB – Direct reports from football practices and games

@LATechSports – General athletic department information

MEDIA INFORMATION

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMCollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and Louisiana Tech Football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana Tech, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to [email protected].

DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITYThe following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Louisiana Tech Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Anna Claire Thomas at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Anna Claire Thomas for any changes in the schedule. (Note: First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.)

Monday: Skip Holtz’s radio show airs from 6 – 7 p.m. live from The Dawg House Sports Grill in Ruston. Tuesday: LA Tech’s weekly media luncheon starts with food served at noon and statements/interviews beginning around 12:30 p.m. Two players will also be made available. Practice is CLOSED to the media except for the last 20 minutes. Coaches and players are available following practice on the field.Wednesday: Practice is CLOSED to the media except for the last 20 minutes. Coaches and players are available following practice on the field.Thursday, Friday and Sunday: No availability. Practice is CLOSED.Saturday: Postgame availability only. Members of the LA Tech Athletic Communications staff will escort media representatives to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. The Louisiana Tech locker room, home or away, is closed to the media at all times. Postgame interview requests should be submitted to Anna Claire Thomas before the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter.

For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech postgame press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room of the Davison Athletics Complex after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be allowed on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Holtz and select Louisiana Tech players will be available in the press conference following games. Opposing coaches will be available outside the visiting locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period.

CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL COACHES’ TRANSCRIPTSConference USA schools will submit transcripts of weekly press conferences each week to CollegePressBox.com. For more information, see above.

LOUISIANA TECH WEEKLY SCHEDULE

27 MON

Skip Holtz Radio Show The Dawg House (6 p.m.)

28 TUES

LA Tech Press Conference Holtz/Players (12 p.m.)

PracticePractice Closed (open to media for the final 30 min.) - Coaches, players available for interviews following practice.

29 WED

PracticePractice Closed (open to media for the final 30 min.) - Coaches, players available for interviews following practice.

30 THU

No Availability

31 FRI

No Availability

2 SUN

No Availability

WE ARE ... “LOUISIANA TECH” We are excited you are covering Louisiana Tech Football this year. We ask that you please refer to us by our correct name and abbreviation. Thanks and Go Bulldogs! CORRECT INCORRECT Louisiana Tech LT or LTU LA Tech (pronounced: LAH Tech) LaTech or La. Tech Bulldogs or 'Dogs Dawgs

INTERVIEW REQUESTSAll interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance and must be submitted to Anna Claire Thomas at [email protected].

1 SAT

LA Tech Game Day

POSTGAMEHead coach Skip Holtz and players will be available following the game.

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1 Rhashid Bonnette WR 6-0 167 R-Jr. 2L Loreauville, La. (Loreauville HS) 2 Connor Taylor LB 6-0 220 Jr. TR Kaysville, Utah (Snow College) 3 Aaron Allen QB 6-1 193 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) 3 Trey Baldwin LB 6-2 245 Jr. TR Orange, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 4 Alfred Smith WR 5-9 188 R-So. 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 5 Michael Sam CB 6-0 193 R-Jr. TR Lafayette, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 6 Adrian Hardy WR 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 7 Jaiden Cole S 6-0 207 So. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 8 Brandon Floyd S 6-2 221 Jr. TR New Orleans, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 8 J’Mar Smith QB 6-1 226 R-Jr. 2L Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) 9 Teddy Veal WR 6-0 191 R-Sr. 1L Bridge City, La. (Tulane) 10 Westin Elliott QB 6-5 224 Jr. 1L Shallowater, Texas (Blinn College) 10 James Jackson S 5-11 210 R-Jr. 2L Haynesville, La. (Haynesville HS) 11 Jon Randall Belton WR 6-3 210 R-So. SQ Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 13 Isaiah Graham WR 6-0 183 Jr. TR Bastrop, La. (TCU/Bastrop HS) 14 Daniel Lewis S 5-11 193 R-Sr. TR Morbihan, La. (Hawaii) 14 Praise Okorie WR 5-10 170 So. HS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) 15 Kam McKnight RB/WR 6-2 214 R-Sr. 3L Ethel, La. (East Feliciana HS) 16 Zach Cousar TE 6-4 227 R-So. 1L Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) 17 Brodrick Calhoun CB 5-10 173 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (John Horn HS) 18 Nate Cox QB 6-8 216 R-Fr. RS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 18 Zach Hannibal CB 6-0 182 R-So. 1L Monroe, La. (Ouachita HS) 18 Will Parker P/H 6-3 200 R-Sr. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 19 Smoke Harris WR 5-6 171 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 20 Kollin Hurt S 6-3 190 R-Fr. RS Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) 21 Amik Robertson CB 5-9 180 So. 1L Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) 22 Israel Tucker RB 5-8 199 R-So. 1L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) 23 Jaqwis Dancy RB 5-11 194 R-Jr. 2L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS) 24 Joshua Matthews WR 6-2 184 R-Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham HS) 24 L’Jarius Sneed CB 6-1 191 Jr. 2L Minden, La. (Minden HS) 25 Bee Jay Williamson S 6-1 184 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (John Horn HS) 26 Jacorion Andrews S 6-0 202 R-Fr. RS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 27 Cualan Williams WR 6-3 217 R-Fr. RS Stamps, Ark. (Lafayette County HS) 28 Jordan Baldwin S 6-1 194 Sr. 1L Amite, La. (Iowa Central CC) 29 Brady Farlow K 5-11 184 Jr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) 29 DeAndre Marcus RB 6-1 213 Fr. HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 30 Jordan Myles RB 5-6 179 Fr. HS Benton, La. (Benton HS) 30 Aaron Roberson CB 5-9 197 Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) 31 Justin Henderson RB 5-10 228 R-So. TR Lake Wales, Fla. (Coffeyville CC) 32 Trey Spencer CB 5-11 187 Sr. 2L Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark HS) 33 Dae’Von Washington LB 5-10 219 R-Sr. 3L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 34 Reggie Cleveland LB 6-0 242 R-So. SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 34 Bailey Hale K 5-11 196 R-Jr. TR Iowa Park, Texas (Eastern New Mexico) 35 Collin Scott LB 6-0 225 R-Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) 36 Davan Dyer P 6-4 225 Sr. 1L Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) 37 Ephraim Kitchen S 5-10 175 R-Jr. 1L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS) 38 Darryl Lewis S 5-11 212 R-Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (Lusher HS) 39 Randy Hogan LB 6-1 228 Sr. 1L Pascagoula, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 40 Kyle Conrad DS 6-2 207 R-So. TR Richmond, Texas (Notre Dame) 41 Bobby Holly WR/RB 6-1 243 R-Jr. 2L Farmerville, La. (Union Parish HS)

42 Derek Turner S 5-11 196 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 43 Xavier Lodge S 5-11 195 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS) 44 Brandon Durman LB 6-2 225 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Lee HS) 45 Jaylon Ferguson DE 6-5 262 R-Sr. 3L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 46 Ezekiel Barnett S 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Benton, La. (Benton HS) 47 Eric Kendzior DE 6-3 250 Jr. 2L Deer Park, Texas (La Porte HS) 48 Alex Zayed LB 5-11 216 R-So. 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 49 Reeves Blankenship DS 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Springfield, La. (Springfield HS) 49 Isaiah Windmon LB 6-1 191 Fr. HS Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS) 50 Chris Spence DT 6-1 306 R-So. TR Jonesboro, La. (Arkansas-Monticello) 52 D.J. Jackson DT 6-0 293 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 54 Hanner Shipley OL 6-5 292 R-Sr. 1L Marble Falls, Texas (Blinn College) 55 Drew Kirkpatrick OL 6-3 311 R-Jr. TR Uvalde, Texas (Blinn College) 56 Jacob Adams LB 6-0 220 R-Fr. RS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 57 DeVante Lovett OL 6-6 290 R-Jr. 1L Strong, Ark. (Strong HS) 58 Charles Adeola DT 6-3 259 R-Jr. SQ Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 59 Noah Pitre OL 6-6 263 Fr. HS Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) 61 Ethan Reed OL 6-4 295 R-Jr. 2L Orange, Texas (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) 62 Abraham Delfin OL 6-1 305 R-Fr. RS Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS) 64 Joshua Mote OL 6-3 289 R-Fr. RS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove HS) 65 Kody Russey OL 6-1 285 R-So. 1L Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) 66 Shane Carpenter OL 6-6 318 R-Sr. 3L Walker, La. (Walker HS) 68 Justin Throckmorton OL 6-3 276 R-Fr. RS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 69 Drake Carroll OL 6-2 274 Fr. HS Alexandria, La. (Holy Savior Menard HS) 72 Christian Henderson OL 6-5 322 Fr. HS Greenwood, Miss. (Greenwood HS) 73 Willie Allen OL 6-6 342 R-So. TR River Ridge, La. (Tyler JC) 74 O’Shea Dugas OL 6-5 330 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) 75 Michael Rodriguez OL 6-6 296 R-Sr. 2L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) 76 Biron Rossell OL 6-4 286 Fr. HS West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis Christian HS) 77 Gewhite Stallworth OL 6-8 322 Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Navarro JC) 78 Taylor Fondal OL 6-1 308 R-So. SQ New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) 80 Griffin Hebert WR 6-3 214 R-Fr. RS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 81 Cee Jay Powell WR 5-7 163 R-So. 1L Maringouin, La. (Livonia HS) 82 Peyton Braswell TE 6-4 247 R-Jr. SQ Monroe, La. (St. Frederick’s HS) 83 Jake Norris WR 5-9 165 R-So. 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 84 Javonte Woodard WR 6-0 194 R-Jr. 2L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 85 Willie Baker DE 6-3 251 R-So. 1L New Roads, La. (Livonia HS) 86 Wayne Toussant WR 5-9 159 Fr. HS Maringouin, La. (Plaquemine HS) 87 George Scott WR 6-1 198 So. 1L Natchez, Miss. (Adams County Christian HS) 89 Tahj Magee WR 5-11 186 Fr. HS Franklinton, La. (Franklinton HS) 90 Courtney Wallace DT 6-2 309 R-Jr. 2L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 91 Steven Shaw DE 6-5 264 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) 92 La’Dante Davenport DT 6-3 287 R-Jr. 1L Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS) 93 Immanuel Turner DE 6-3 287 Sr. 3L Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) 94 Jordan Bradford DT 6-2 288 Sr. 3L Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus HS) 95 Matthew Ydarraga DE 6-3 254 R-Sr. 3L Central, La. (Catholic HS) 96 Ka’Derrion Mason DT 6-4 291 Jr. 2L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) 97 Milton Williams DE 6-4 262 R-Fr. RS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) 98 Tristan Allen DE 6-4 249 R-Fr. RS Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) 99 Keonatye Garner DT 6-4 278 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC)

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

COACHING STAFFSkip Holtz - Head CoachJoe Sloan - Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers Blake Baker - Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesTodd Fitch - Offensive Coordinator/Wide ReceiversJeff Burris - CornerbacksBrian Gamble - LinebackersRobert McFarland - Offensive LineRick Petri - Defensive LineTim Rattay - QuarterbacksTony Ball - Running BacksErik Link - Special Teams CoordinatorKurt Hester - Head Strength & Conditioning CoachEd Jackson - Assistant AD/Character Education CoordinatorKegan McDaniel - Graduate Assistant (Offense)Spencer Patterson - Graduate Assistant (Offense)Koy McFarland - Graduate Assistant (Defense)Jake Swalley - Graduate Assistant (Defense)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDECharles Adeola add-EE-oh-laJacorian Andrews juh-CORE-ee-an Ezekiel Barnett eh-ZEEK-ee-uhlRhashid Bonnette rah-SHEED bah-netZach Cousar COW-zirJaqwis Dancy jah-queeseLa’Dante Davenport LUH-dahn-tayO’Shea Dugas OH-SHAY DOO-GAHSDavan Dyer da-vuhn DYE-erJaylon Ferguson JAY-luhnKeonatye Garner KEE-ahn-tayGriffin Hebert AYE-bairEric Kendzior ken-zerEphraim Kitchen eh-FROMDeVante Lovett duh-VON-tay love-ETTTahj Magee tah-JHKa’Derrion Mason kuh-DAIR-ee-uhnAaron Roberson rah-ber-son

Biron Rossell bi-ron rAA-suhlJ’Mar Smith JAY-marL’Jarius Sneed luh-JAIR-EE-usGewhite Stallworth juh-WHITEWayne Toussant TOO-sahnnIsrael Tucker IHZ-rih-uhlImmanuel Turner ih-MAN-yoo-ellDae’Von Washington DAY-vonnCualan Williams QUAY-lanJavonte Woodard juh-von-TAYMatthew Ydarraga EEE-darga



56 Jacob Adams LB 6-0 220 R-Fr. RS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 58 Charles Adeola DT 6-3 259 R-Jr. SQ Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 3 Aaron Allen QB 6-1 193 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) 98 Tristan Allen DE 6-4 249 R-Fr. RS Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) 73 Willie Allen OL 6-6 342 R-So. TR River Ridge, La. (Tyler JC) 26 Jacorion Andrews S 6-0 202 R-Fr. RS Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 85 Willie Baker DE 6-3 251 R-So. 1L New Roads, La. (Livonia HS) 28 Jordan Baldwin S 6-1 194 Sr. 1L Amite, La. (Iowa Central CC) 3 Trey Baldwin LB 6-2 237 Jr. TR Orange, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 46 Ezekiel Barnett S 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Benton, La. (Benton HS) 11 Jon Randall Belton WR 6-3 210 R-So. SQ Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 49 Reeves Blankenship DS 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Springfield, La. (Springfield HS) 1 Rhashid Bonnette WR 6-0 167 R-Jr. 2L Loreauville, La. (Loreauville HS) 94 Jordan Bradford DT 6-2 288 Sr. 3L Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus HS) 82 Peyton Braswell TE 6-4 247 R-Jr. SQ Monroe, La. (St. Frederick’s HS) 17 Brodrick Calhoun CB 5-10 173 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (John Horn HS) 66 Shane Carpenter OL 6-6 318 R-Sr. 3L Walker, La. (Walker HS) 69 Drake Carroll OL 6-2 274 Fr. HS Alexandria, La. (Holy Savior Menard HS) 34 Reggie Cleveland LB 6-0 242 R-So. SQ Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 7 Jaiden Cole S 6-0 207 So. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 40 Kyle Conrad DS 6-2 207 R-So. TR Richmond, Texas (Notre Dame) 16 Zach Cousar TE 6-4 227 R-So. 1L Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) 18 Nate Cox QB 6-8 216 R-Fr. RS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 23 Jaqwis Dancy RB 5-11 194 R-Jr. 2L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS) 92 La’Dante Davenport DT 6-3 287 R-Jr. 1L Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS) 62 Abraham Delfin OL 6-1 305 R-Fr. RS Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS) 74 O’Shea Dugas OL 6-5 330 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) 44 Brandon Durman LB 6-2 225 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Lee HS) 36 Davan Dyer P 6-4 225 Sr. 1L Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) 10 Westin Elliott QB 6-5 224 Jr. 1L Shallowater, Texas (Blinn College) 29 Brady Farlow K 5-11 184 Jr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) 45 Jaylon Ferguson DE 6-5 262 R-Sr. 3L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 8 Brandon Floyd S 6-2 221 Jr. TR New Orleans, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 78 Taylor Fondal OL 6-1 308 R-So. SQ New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) 99 Keonatye Garner DT 6-4 278 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC) 13 Isaiah Graham WR 6-0 183 Jr. TR Bastrop, La. (TCU/Bastrop HS) 34 Bailey Hale K 5-11 196 R-Jr. TR Iowa Park, Texas (Eastern New Mexico) 18 Zach Hannibal CB 6-0 182 R-So. 1L Monroe, La. (Ouachita HS) 6 Adrian Hardy WR 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 19 Smoke Harris WR 5-6 171 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 80 Griffin Hebert WR 6-3 214 R-Fr. RS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 72 Christian Henderson OL 6-5 322 Fr. HS Greenwood, Miss. (Greenwood HS) 31 Justin Henderson RB 5-10 228 R-So. TR Lake Wales, Fla. (Coffeyville CC) 39 Randy Hogan LB 6-1 228 Sr. 1L Pascagoula, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 41 Bobby Holly WR/RB 6-1 243 R-Jr. 2L Farmerville, La. (Union Parish HS) 20 Kollin Hurt S 6-3 190 R-Fr. RS Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) 52 D.J. Jackson DT 6-0 293 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 10 James Jackson S 5-11 210 R-Jr. 2L Haynesville, La. (Haynesville HS) 47 Eric Kendzior DE 6-3 250 Jr. 2L Deer Park, Texas (La Porte HS) 55 Drew Kirkpatrick OL 6-3 311 R-Jr. TR Uvalde, Texas (Blinn College)

37 Ephraim Kitchen S 5-10 175 R-Jr. 1L Batesville, Miss. (South Panola HS) 14 Daniel Lewis S 5-11 193 R-Sr. TR Morbihan, La. (Hawaii) 38 Darryl Lewis S 5-11 212 R-Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (Lusher HS) 43 Xavier Lodge S 5-11 195 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS) 57 DeVante Lovett OL 6-6 290 R-Jr. 1L Strong, Ark. (Strong HS) 89 Tahj Magee WR 5-11 186 Fr. HS Franklinton, La. (Franklinton HS) 29 DeAndre Marcus RB 6-1 213 Fr. HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 96 Ka’Derrion Mason DT 6-4 291 Jr. 2L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) 24 Joshua Matthews WR 6-2 184 R-Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham HS) 15 Kam McKnight RB/WR 6-2 214 R-Sr. 3L Ethel, La. (East Feliciana HS) 64 Joshua Mote OL 6-3 289 R-Fr. RS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove HS) 30 Jordan Myles RB 5-6 179 Fr. HS Benton, La. (Benton HS) 83 Jake Norris WR 5-9 165 R-So. 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 14 Praise Okorie WR 5-10 170 So. HS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) 18 Will Parker P/H 6-3 200 R-Sr. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 59 Noah Pitre OL 6-6 263 Fr. HS Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) 81 Cee Jay Powell WR 5-7 163 R-So. 1L Maringouin, La. (Livonia HS) 61 Ethan Reed OL 6-4 295 R-Jr. 2L Orange, Texas (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) 30 Aaron Roberson CB 5-9 197 Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) 21 Amik Robertson CB 5-9 180 So. 1L Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) 75 Michael Rodriguez OL 6-6 296 R-Sr. 2L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) 76 Biron Rossell OL 6-4 286 Fr. HS West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis Christian HS) 65 Kody Russey OL 6-1 285 R-So. 1L Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) 5 Michael Sam CB 6-0 193 R-Jr. TR Lafayette, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 35 Collin Scott LB 6-0 225 R-Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) 87 George Scott WR 6-1 198 So. 1L Natchez, Miss. (Adams County Christian HS) 91 Steven Shaw DE 6-5 264 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) 54 Hanner Shipley OL 6-5 292 R-Sr. 1L Marble Falls, Texas (Blinn College) 4 Alfred Smith WR 5-9 188 R-So. 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 8 J’Mar Smith QB 6-1 226 R-Jr. 2L Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) 24 L’Jarius Sneed CB 6-1 191 Jr. 2L Minden, La. (Minden HS) 50 Chris Spence DT 6-1 306 R-So. TR Jonesboro, La. (Arkansas-Monticello) 32 Trey Spencer CB 5-11 187 Sr. 2L Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark HS) 77 Gewhite Stallworth OL 6-8 322 Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Navarro JC) 2 Connor Taylor LB 6-0 220 Jr. TR Kaysville, Utah (Snow College) 68 Justin Throckmorton OL 6-3 276 R-Fr. RS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 86 Wayne Toussant WR 5-9 159 Fr. HS Maringouin, La. (Plaquemine HS) 22 Israel Tucker RB 5-8 199 R-So. 1L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) 42 Derek Turner S 5-11 196 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 93 Immanuel Turner DE 6-3 287 Sr. 3L Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) 9 Teddy Veal WR 6-0 191 R-Sr. 1L Bridge City, La. (Tulane) 90 Courtney Wallace DT 6-2 309 R-Jr. 2L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 33 Dae’Von Washington LB 5-10 219 R-Sr. 3L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 27 Cualan Williams WR 6-3 217 R-Fr. RS Stamps, Ark. (Lafayette County HS) 97 Milton Williams DE 6-4 262 R-Fr. RS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) 25 Bee Jay Williamson S 6-1 184 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (John Horn HS) 49 Isaiah Windmon LB 6-1 191 Fr. HS Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS) 84 Javonte Woodard WR 6-0 194 R-Jr. 2L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 95 Matthew Ydarraga DE 6-3 254 R-Sr. 3L Central, La. (Catholic HS) 48 Alex Zayed LB 5-11 216 R-So. 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

COACHING STAFFSkip Holtz - Head CoachJoe Sloan - Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers Blake Baker - Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesTodd Fitch - Offensive Coordinator/Wide ReceiversJeff Burris - CornerbacksBrian Gamble - LinebackersRobert McFarland - Offensive LineRick Petri - Defensive LineTim Rattay - QuarterbacksTony Ball - Running BacksErik Link - Special Teams CoordinatorKurt Hester - Head Strength & Conditioning CoachEd Jackson - Assistant AD/Character Education CoordinatorKegan McDaniel - Graduate Assistant (Offense)Spencer Patterson - Graduate Assistant (Offense)Koy McFarland - Graduate Assistant (Defense)Jake Swalley - Graduate Assistant (Defense)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDECharles Adeola add-EE-oh-laJacorian Andrews juh-CORE-ee-an Ezekiel Barnett eh-ZEEK-ee-uhlRhashid Bonnette rah-SHEED bah-netZach Cousar COW-zirJaqwis Dancy jah-queeseLa’Dante Davenport LUH-dahn-tayO’Shea Dugas OH-SHAY DOO-GAHSDavan Dyer da-vuhn DYE-erJaylon Ferguson JAY-luhnKeonatye Garner KEE-ahn-tayGriffin Hebert AYE-bairEric Kendzior ken-zerEphraim Kitchen eh-FROMDeVante Lovett duh-VON-tay love-ETTTahj Magee tah-JHKa’Derrion Mason kuh-DAIR-ee-uhnAaron Roberson rah-ber-son

Biron Rossell bi-ron rAA-suhlJ’Mar Smith JAY-marL’Jarius Sneed luh-JAIR-EE-usGewhite Stallworth juh-WHITEWayne Toussant TOO-sahnnIsrael Tucker IHZ-rih-uhlImmanuel Turner ih-MAN-yoo-ellDae’Von Washington DAY-vonnCualan Williams QUAY-lanJavonte Woodard juh-von-TAYMatthew Ydarraga EEE-darga

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GAME: 1 (SOUTH ALABAMA)

OFFENSELT 74 O’Shea Dugas 6-5 330 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) 57 DeVante Lovett 6-6 290 R-Jr. 1L Strong, Ark. (Strong HS) LG 64 Joshua Mote 6-3 289 R-Fr. RS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove HS) 73 Willie Allen 6-6 342 R-So. TR River Ridge, La. (Tyler JC) C 65 Kody Russey 6-1 285 R-So. 1L Burleson, Texas (Burleson HS) 62 Abraham Delfin 6-1 305 R-Fr. RS Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS) RG 61 Ethan Reed 6-4 295 R-Jr. 2L Orange, Texas (Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS) 66 Shane Carpenter 6-6 318 R-Sr. 3L Walker, La. (Walker HS) RT 75 Michael Rodriguez 6-6 296 R-Sr. 2L La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS) 54 Hanner Shipley 6-5 292 R-Sr. 1L Marble Falls, Texas (Blinn College) RB 22 Israel Tucker 5-8 199 R-So. 1L Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) 15 Kam McKnight 6-2 214 R-Sr. 3L Ethel, La. (East Feliciana HS) -or- 23 Jaqwis Dancy 5-11 194 R-Jr. 2L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS) 31 Justin Henderson 5-10 228 R-So. TR Lake Wales, Fla. (Coffeyville CC) WR 6 Adrian Hardy 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) 87 George Scott 6-1 198 So. 1L Natchez, Miss. (Adams County Christian HS) 83 Jake Norris 5-9 165 R-So. 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) WR 9 Teddy Veal 6-0 191 R-Sr. 1L Bridge City, La. (Tulane) 4 Alfred Smith 5-9 188 R-So. 1L Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS) 81 Cee Jay Powell 5-7 163 R-So. 1L Maringouin, La. (Livonia HS) WR 41 Bobby Holly 6-1 243 R-Jr. 2L Farmerville, La. (Union Parish HS) 80 Griffin Hebert 6-3 214 R-Fr. RS Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 82 Peyton Braswell 6-4 247 R-Jr. SQ Monroe, La. (St. Fredericks HS) WR 1 Rhashid Bonnette 6-0 167 R-Jr. 2L Loreauville, La. (Loreauville HS) 84 Javonte Woodard 6-0 194 R-Jr. 2L Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 86 Wayne Toussant 5-9 159 Fr. HS Maringouin, La. (Plaquemine HS) QB 8 J’Mar Smith 6-1 226 R-Jr. 2L Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) 10 Westin Elliott 6-5 224 Jr. 1L Shallowater, Texas (Blinn College) 3 Aaron Allen 6-1 193 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS)

DEFENSEDE 93 Immanuel Turner 6-3 287 Sr. 3L Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) 95 Matthew Ydarraga 6-3 254 R-Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) 97 Milton Williams 6-4 262 R-Fr. RS Crowley, Texas (Crowley HS) DT 94 Jordan Bradford 6-2 288 Sr. 3L Bay St. Louis, Miss. (St. Stanislaus HS) 92 La’Dante Davenport 6-3 287 R-Jr. 1L Shreveport, La. (Northwood HS) DT 99 Keonatye Garner 6-4 278 Sr. 2L Jackson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 96 Ka’Derrion Mason 6-4 291 Jr. 2L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) DE 45 Jaylon Ferguson 6-5 262 R-Sr. 3L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 85 Willie Baker 6-3 251 R-So. 1L New Roads, La. (Livonia HS) 98 Tristan Allen 6-4 249 R-Fr. RS Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) LB 33 Dae’Von Washington 5-10 219 R-Sr. 3L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 44 Brandon Durman 6-2 225 Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Lee HS) LB 35 Collin Scott 6-0 225 R-Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Manvel HS) 2 Connor Taylor 6-0 220 Jr. TR Kaysville, Utah (Snow College) S 10 James Jackson 5-11 210 R-Jr. 2L Haynesville, La. (Haynesville HS) 8 Brandon Floyd 6-2 221 Jr. TR New Orleans, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 46 Ezekiel Barnett 6-2 193 R-So. 1L Benton, La. (Benton HS) S 38 Darryl Lewis 5-11 212 R-Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (Lusher HS) 7 Jaiden Cole 6-0 207 So. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville HS) 25 Bee Jay Williamson 6-1 184 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (John Horn HS) S 14 Daniel Lewis 5-11 193 R-Sr. TR Morbihan, La. (Hawaii) -or- 28 Jordan Baldwin 6-1 194 Sr. 1L Amite, La. (Iowa Central CC) CB 21 Amik Robertson 5-9 180 So. 1L Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) 18 Zach Hannibal 6-0 182 R-So. 1L Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) 32 Trey Spencer 5-11 187 Sr. 2L Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark HS) CB 24 L’Jarius Sneed 6-1 191 Jr. 2L Minden, La. (Minden HS) 5 Michael Sam 6-0 193 R-Jr. TR Lafayette, La. (Trinity Valley CC) 30 Aaron Roberson 5-9 197 R-Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS)

SPECIAL TEAMSK 34 Bailey Hale 5-11 196 R-Jr. TR Iowa Park, Texas (Eastern New Mexico) 29 Brady Farlow 5-11 184 Jr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) KO 34 Bailey Hale 5-11 196 R-Jr. TR Iowa Park, Texas (Eastern New Mexico) 29 Brady Farlow 5-11 184 Jr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss. (Jones County JC) P 36 Davan Dyer 6-4 225 Sr. 1L Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) 18 Will Parker 6-3 200 R-Sr. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) DS 49 Reeves Blankenship 6-4 218 R-Fr. RS Springfield, La. (Springfield HS) 40 Kyle Conrad 6-2 207 R-So. TR Richmond, Texas (Notre Dame) H 18 Will Parker 6-3 200 R-Sr. 1L Denison, Texas (Denison HS) 36 Davan Dyer 6-4 225 Sr. 1L Gilston, Australia (Griffith University) PR 9 Teddy Veal 6-0 191 R-Sr. 1L Bridge City, La. (Tulane) 19 Smoke Harris 5-6 171 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) KR 19 Smoke Harris 5-6 171 Fr. HS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) 23 Jaqwis Dancy 5-11 194 R-Jr. 2L Junction City, Ark. (Junction City HS)

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BULLDOG NOTABLESBULLDOGS BRING HOME BOWL TROPHY ... AGAINFor those keeping track at home, Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz and the Bulldogs have put themselves in elite company over the last four years. Over that stretch, LA Tech has not only made an appearance in a bowl game, but the Bulldogs have taken home the trophy, becoming only one of four teams in the nation to achieve such a feat since 2014 along with Georgia, Wisconsin and Utah.

With last season's emphatic 51-10 over #25-ranked SMU in the Frisco Bowl, LA Tech became the only Conference USA school in league history to win four straight bowl games.

BOWL APPEARANCES (since 2014)Season Bowl Game Opponent Outcome 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois W, 35-182015 New Orleans Bowl Arkansas State W, 47-282016 Armed Forces Bowl #25 Navy W, 48-452017 Frisco Bowl #25 SMU W, 51-10

WHO'S NEXT???Since 2015, Louisiana Tech has made a habit of producing two things: freshmen phenoms and dynamic running backs. For the past three sea-sons, LA Tech has had a freshman all-American and a different 1,000-yard rusher each year.

Season Freshman All-American 1,000-yd Rusher 2015 J. Ferguson (DE), O. Dugas (OL) K. Dixon (1,070 yds.)2016 Ethan Reed (OL) J. Craft (1,074 yds.)2017 Amik Robertson (CB) B. Scott (1,047 yds.)

1,000-YARD RUSHERS ... IN LOUISIANALouisiana Tech is tied for the lead among FBS teams in the state of Louisiana with the most running backs to reach 1,000-yards rushing in a single-season:

School 1,000-Yard Rushers LA Tech 12 LSU 12ULM 8Tulane 5UL-Lafayette 4

1,000-YARD RUSHERS ... IN CONFERENCE USALouisiana Tech is also tied for the lead among C-USA teams for the most running backs to reach 1,000-yards rushing in a single-season:

School 1,000-Yard Rushers LA Tech 12 Rice 5WKU 12 UAB 5North Texas 11 FAU 3Marshall 11 FIU 2Middle Tennessee 10 ODU 1Southern Miss 9 UTSA 1UTEP 9 Charlotte 1

DID YOU KNOW?>> LA Tech is one of only 7 teams in the country to produce a different 1,000-yard rusher in each of the last three seasons, along with Navy, Oklahoma, Ohio State, San Diego State, Utah and Auburn.

>> The Bullodgs have also produced a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the last four seasons with Kenneth Dixon putting together a pair of 1,000-yard seasons in 2014 and 2015. That makes LA Tech one of only 15 teams to have a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the last four years, along with: USF, Navy, Florida State, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Northwestern, Western Michigan, Boise State, San Diego State, Utah, Georgia, Auburn, LSU and Appalachian State.

>> Louisiana Tech has the same number of 1,000-yard rushers in the team's history (12) as the following college football programs: - Texas - Notre Dame - Washington - Arizona - LSU - Georgia - Mississippi State - Navy

LEADING THE WAY IN CONFERENCE USAWhen it comes to Conference USA postseason awards, Louisiana Tech has made a habit of cleaning house as far as honors and accolades are concerned. Check out the numbers since 2014:

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS(1st & 2nd Team Only)Louisiana Tech 33WKU 30Marshall 28Southern Miss 23Middle Tennessee 18Florida Atlantic 18FIU 16Old Dominion 14UTSA 13North Texas 10Rice 10UAB 10UTEP 8Charlotte 3

C-USA INDIVIDUAL AWARDS SINCE 2014Louisiana Tech 6Marshall 5WKU 3UAB 3North Texas 2Florida Atlantic 2Old Dominion 2UTSA 2Southern Miss 2Middle Tennessee 1

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS(1st Team Only)Louisiana Tech 16Marshall 16WKU 14Florida Atlantic 13Southern Miss 12Middle Tennessee 10FIU 7Old Dominion 6Rice 5North Texas 4UTEP 4UAB 4UTSA 2Charlotte 1

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BULLDOG NOTABLESSTART CHART>> When the 2018 season gets underway, Louisiana Tech will have a pair of linemen (one offense, one defense) who have started every game for the Bulldogs for the past two seasons (27 each): Jordan Bradford (DT) and Ethan Reed (OL).

>> LA Tech returns five players who started all 13 games for the Bulldogs in 2017: - Jordan Bradford (DT) - Darryl Lewis (S) - Ethan Reed (RG) - Amik Robertson (CB) - J'Mar Smith (QB)

>> The Bulldogs have 7 returning offensive linemen that have started at least three games in their career: - Shane Carpenter - O'Shea Dugas - Ethan Reed - Michael Rodriguez - Kody Russey - Hanner Shipley - Gewhite Stallworth

>> The Bulldogs also have 5 returning defensive linemen that have started at least four games in their career: - Jaylon Ferguson - Keonatye Garner - Ka'Derrion Mason - Matthew Ydarraga

MOST CAREER STARTS GOING INTO THE 2018 SEASONO’Shea Dugas (LG) 32Jaylon Ferguson (DE) 30Jordan Bradford (DT) 27Ethan Reed (RG) 27Kam McKnight (WR/RB) 18J’Mar Smith (QB) 14Amik Robertson (CB) 13Darryl Lewis (S) 13Alfred Smith (WR) 12Michael Rodriguez (RT) 11Teddy Veal (WR) 11

NOTES>> Only four schools have won four bowl games in the last four years (LA Tech, Wisconsin, Georgia and Utah)

>> Only four non-power 5 schools have won bowl games in at least four consecutive years (LA Tech, Air Force, Boise State and Marshall)

>> LA Tech is the only team to win bowl games in four consecutive seasons while a member of Conference USA (Marshall won five straight while a member of the Mid-American Conference)

>> LA Tech and LSU are the only two schools in the state of Louisiana to win bowl games in four consecutive years (UL-Lafayette won four straight but had two of them vacated due to NCAA violations)

DRAFT NOTES

>> C-USA PLAYERS IN THE NFL DRAFT (Since 2013):LOUISIANA TECH (11), WKU (10), Southern Miss (8), Rice (4), FIU (4), Marshall (3), Middle Tennessee (3), UAB (2), UTSA (2), UTEP (2), Charlotte (1), Florida Atlantic (1), North Texas (0), Old Dominion (0)

>> NON-POWER 5 PLAYERS IN THE DRAFT (Since 2016):Temple (8), LOUISIANA TECH (7), Houston (7), Boise State (7), WKU (7), Western Michigan (7), Central Florida (5), South Florida (5), South-ern Miss (5), San Diego State (5), Cincinnati (4), (Memphis (4), Toledo (4), Utah State (3), UL-Lafayette (3), Ohio (3), SMU (3), Tulane (3), Colorado State (3), San Jose State (3), BYU (3), Wyoming (3)

>> NON-POWER 5 PLAYERS IN THE DRAFT (Since 2013):Boise State (12), LOUISIANA TECH (11), Central Florida (11), South Florida (11), Connecticut (11), San Diego State (11), WKU (10), Houston (8), Southern Miss (8), Temple (7), Memphis (7), San Jose State (7), Colorado State (7), Utah State (7), Western Michigan (7), Wyoming (6), SMU (6), Fresno State (6), Tulane (5), Cincinnati (5), BYU (5), Ohio (5)



BULLDOG NOTABLESDOGS RANKED 10TH IN FBS IN EXPERIENCE RETURNINGWhen LA Tech takes the field in 2018, Skip Holtz's squad will do so as one of the most experienced college football teams in the country. According to Phil Steele, the Bulldogs are ranked 10th nationally in expe-rience returning, which is a stark contrast to the 2017 team that ranked 120th (out of 130 teams) in experience returning.

MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SCORED SINCE 2012

RANK TEAM DEFENSIVE TDs 1. Ohio State 242. Alabama 233. LA TECH 21 Arkansas State 21 Memphis 216. Utah 20 Washington 20

MOST TURNOVERS FORCED SINCE 2014

RANK TEAM TURNOVERS FORCED 1. Memphis 113 Washington 1133. Utah 1124. LA TECH 1105. San Diego State 1096. Arkansas State 1087. Ohio State 1058. Houston 104 Louisville 10410. Alabama 100 Bowling Green 100

MOST 50-POINT GAMES SINCE 2014

RANK TEAM 50-POINT GAMES 1. Oklahoma 172. WKU 163. Ohio State 15 Texas Tech 155. Memphis 146. Oregon 13 TCU 138. LA TECH 12 Boise State 1210. Baylor 11

MOST 20-POINT WINS SINCE 2014

RANK TEAM 20-POINT WINS 1. Ohio State 292. Alabama 26 Washington 264. TCU 245. Oklahoma 236. Georgia 227. Clemson 218. LA TECH 20 Memphis 20 Michigan 20 San Diego State 20 Wisconsin 20

MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2014

RANK TEAM POINTS SCORED 1. Oklahoma 2,2422. Ohio State 2,2243. WKU 2,1654. Alabama 2,1445. Oregon 2,1336. Memphis 2,0907. Clemson 2,0328. LA TECH 2,0279. TCU 2,02410. Baylor 1,994

TEDDY VEAL

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RECORD BREAKDOWN 2018 Streak Under HoltzOverall 0-0 W3 38-28Home 0-0 W1 19-9Road 0-0 W2 5-18Overtime 0-0 L5 0-3Neutral 0-0 W2 4-1C-USA 0-0 W2 26-14C-USA Home 0-0 W1 13-7C-USA Road 0-0 W2 13-7

HOW TECH FARES AGAINST...the Sun Belt

OPPONENT RECORDAppalachian State 0-0Arkansas State 26-12Coastal Carolina 0-0Georgia Southern 0-0Georgia State 0-0Idaho 6-2New Mexico State 8-4South Alabama 1-0Texas State 1-0Troy 0-0UL-Lafayette 48-33-6ULM 30-13TOTAL 120-64-6

SERIES BUSINESSSeries Record: LA Tech leads, 1-0in Ruston: LA Tech leads, 1-0in Mobile: No MeetingsNeutral Site: No Meetingsin Postseason Play: No MeetingsMost Tech Pts: 34 (LA Tech won, 34-16, in 2017)Most USA Pts: 16 (LA Tech won, 34-16, in 2017)Most Combined Pts: 50 (LA Tech won, 34-16, in 2017)Biggest Tech Win: 18 (LA Tech won, 34-16, in 2017)Biggest USA Win: NoneCurrent Streak: LA Tech, 1

ON THIS DATELouisiana Tech’s all-time football results in games

played on Sept. 1:

GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWNYear Opponent Location W/L 1979 at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. W (Forfeit) 1984 at Southeastern La. Hammond, La. W, 17-9 1990 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. L, 17-27 2001 vs. SMU Shreveport, La. W, 36-6 2007 Central Arkansas Ruston, La. W, 28-7

BULLDOG DEFENSIVE RECORDS

CAREER SACKS 1. 38 Walter Johnson 1983-862. 27.5 Jaylon Ferguson 2015-Present3. 22 Matt Broha 2008-114. 17.5 IK Enemkpali 2010-135. 16 Johnny Robinson 1977-806. 14.5 Christian Lacey 2008-117. 14 Mike Wood 1986-898. 13.5 Vontarrius Dora 2012-15 13.5 Courtney Wallace 1985-8810. 13 Lorenza Baker 1988-91

SINGLE-SEASON SACKS 1. 14.5 Jaylon Ferguson 20162. 14.0 Walter Johnson 19863. 13.0 Johnny Robinson 19794. 10.5 Walter Johnson 19845. 10.0 Mike Sorenson 1982 10.0 Houston Bates 20147. 9.0 Matt Broha 20108. 8.5 Christian Lacey 20119. 7.5 Matt Broha 2011 7.5 Tank Landry 1983 7.5 Walter Johnson 1983 7.5 Eldonta Osborne 1988 7.5 Jemelle Cage 2004

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER SACK LEADERS (entering 2018 season) 1. Jaylon Ferguson, LA Tech 27.5 sacks (38 games)2. Oshane Ximines, ODU 21.0 sacks (37 games)3. Clelin Ferrell, Clemson 15.5 sacks (29 games) Jahlani Tavai, Hawai’I 15.5 sacks (39 games)5. Sutton Smith, NIU 15.0 sacks (25 games) Joe Jackson, Miami (Fla.) 15.0 sacks (26 games) Juwan Wells, Liberty 15.0 sacks (30 games)

CAREER & SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

FOR THE RECORD

JAYLON FERGUSON

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BULLDOG NOTABLES CONT.

FLASHBACK TO 2017: LA TECH DOWNS SOUTH ALABAMA, 34-16

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

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

KAM McKNIGHT, RB/WR Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (4th Team)

WILL PARKER, H Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Watch List

ETHAN REED, OL Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (2nd Team)

AMIK ROBERTSON, CB Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Preseason All-Conference USA Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (1st Team)

J’MAR SMITH, QB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

TEDDY VEAL, WR Biletnikoff Award Watch List Preseason All-Conference USA Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (1st Team)

DAE'VON WASHINGTON, LB Athlon Preseason All-Conference USA (3rd Team)

THE CAPTAINS#74 | O'SHEA DUGAS | OL

#9 | TEDDY VEAL | WR#45 | JAYLON FERGUSON | DE

#33 | DAE'VON WASHINGTON | LB

Box Score (Final)2017 Louisiana Tech Football

South Alabama vs Louisiana Tech (Sep 30, 2017 at Ruston, La.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouth Alabama 7 6 3 0 16Louisiana Tech 14 3 0 17 34

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 09:20 USA - Way, Jamarius 29 yd pass from Garvin, Cole (Patterson,Gavin kick), 3-84 1:31

07:17 LATECH - VEAL, Teddy 40 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES, J. kick), 4-69 2:0304:18 LATECH - CRAFT, Jarred 10 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES, J. kick), 4-62 1:29

2nd 14:55 LATECH - BARNES, J. 31 yd field goal, 10-44 3:0704:48 USA - Patterson,Gavin 26 yd field goal, 10-63 4:4500:00 USA - Patterson,Gavin 41 yd field goal, 10-31 2:47

3rd 05:20 USA - Patterson,Gavin 46 yd field goal, 12-45 5:264th 12:17 LATECH - HARDY, Adrian 30 yd pass from SMITH, J'Mar (BARNES, J. kick), 7-90 2:34

04:18 LATECH - BARNES, J. 29 yd field goal, 11-77 5:4903:17 LATECH - SCOTT, Boston 27 yd run (BARNES, J. kick), 1-27 0:07

USA LATECHFIRST DOWNS 16 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-98 33-162PASSING YDS (NET) 235 317Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-21-2 39-24-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-333 72-479Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-49 4-60Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-1Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.8 4-37.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-45 3-11Possession Time 27:54 32:06Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-7

RUSHING: South Alabama-Johnson, Xavier 12-89; Minter, Tra 7-17; Garvin, Cole 3-minus 8. LouisianaTech-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'Mory3-29; 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.

South Alabama (1-4) vs. Louisiana Tech (3-2)Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Ruston, La. • Stadium: Joe Aillet StadiumAttendance: 22013

Kickoff time: 6:07 pm • End of Game: 9:16 • Total elapsed time: 3:09Officials: 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: • Weather: Clear

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THE LAST TIME LA TECH ...INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE Rushed for 100 yards ........................................................................ 110, Boston Scott vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Rushed for 200 yards ........................................................................ 207, Kenneth Dixon vs. Southern Miss, 11/9/2013Rushed for three touchdowns .......................................................... 3, Boston Scott at Rice, 10/28/2017Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage .................................................. 70, Boston Scott vs. Rice, 10/29/2016Passed for 300 yards ......................................................................... 326, J'Mar Smith vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017Passed for 400 yards ......................................................................... 409, Ryan Higgins vs. Navy, 12/23/2016Passed for 500 yards ......................................................................... 502, Ryan Higgins at WKU, 12/3/2016 Threw three touchdown passes ........................................................ 3, J'Mar Smith vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage ................................................ 82, J'Mar Smith vs. Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Had 100 yards receiving ................................................................... 118, Teddy Veal vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Had 200 yards receiving ................................................................... 233, Trent Taylor vs. Navy, 12/23/2016Caught three touchdown passes ....................................................... 5, Carlos Henderson at North Texas, 11/5/2016

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Returned an interception for a touchdown ....................................... Amik Robertson (45 yards) vs. SMU, 12/20/2017.......................................................................................................... Darryl Lewis (23 yards) vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Returned an opponent’s fumble for a touchdown ............................ DeJuawn Oliver (26 yards) vs. Northwestern State, 9/2/2017Intercepted multiple passes ............................................................. 2, Secdrick Cooper vs. South Alabama, 9/30/2017Had 20 tackles .................................................................................. 23, John Noel vs. Central Michigan, 9/14/1996

INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS Returned a punt for a touchdown .................................................... Teddy Veal vs. Northwestern State (66 yards), 9/2/2017Returned a kickoff for a touchdown .................................................. Carlos Henderson vs. UTSA (90 yards), 11/12/2016.......................................................................................................... Jarred Craft vs. UTSA (45 yards), 11/12/2016Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown ....................................... Alex Anderson vs. New Mexico State, 11/22/2008Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown ........................................... Le’Vander Liggins vs. UTEP (54 yds), 10/4/2014Returned a blocked PAT for a safety .................................................. Amik Robertson vs. Mississippi State, 9/9/2017Kicked three field goals .................................................................... 3, Jonathan Barnes vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Kicked four field goals ...................................................................... 4, Jonathan Barnes vs. Arkansas State, 12/19/2016Had a 50-yard field goal ................................................................... 53, Jonathan Barnes vs. UTSA, 11/25/2017Had a 70-yard punt .......................................................................... 85, Ryan Allen at New Mexico State, 10/27/2012

TEAM OFFENSE 300 yards rushing ............................................................................. 343, at UTEP, 11/18/2017400 yards passing ............................................................................. 409, vs. Navy, 12/23/2016500 yards passing ............................................................................. 502, at WKU, 12/3/2016600 yards passing ............................................................................. 602, vs. Boise State, 10/3/1998500 yards total offense ..................................................................... 546, at UTEP, 11/18/2017Scored 50 points ............................................................................... 51, vs. SMU, 12/20/2017Recorded 30 first downs ................................................................... 32, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017

TEAM DEFENSE Scored a safety ................................................................................. vs. Mississippi State, 9/9/2017Posted a shutout .............................................................................. 44-0, vs. New Mexico State, 11/26/2011Held an opponent under 250 total yards .......................................... 201, vs. UTSA, 11/25/2017Scored multiple defensive touchdowns ............................................ 2 (2 INT returns), vs. SMU, 12/20/2017

TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS Blocked a punt ................................................................................. vs. North Texas,11/7/2015Blocked an extra point attempt ........................................................ vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017Blocked a field goal attempt ............................................................ Southern, 9/5/2015 (Bryson Abraham)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Rushed for 100 yards ........................................................................ 137, Joshua Fields, UTEP, 11/18/2017Rushed for 200 yards ........................................................................ 209, Anthony Wales, WKU, 12/3/2016Passed for at least 300 yards ............................................................. 301, Keon Howard, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Passed for at least 400 yards ............................................................. 421, Mike White, WKU, 12/3/2016Passed for over 500 yards ................................................................. 580, David Piland, Houston, 9/8/2012Had 100 yards receiving ................................................................... 118, Kalib Woods, Florida Atlantic, 11/11/2017Had 200 yards receiving ................................................................... 216, Royce Pollard, Hawai’i, 10/1/2011Returned 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, 11/11/2017Threw three touchdown passes ........................................................ 3, Keon Howard, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Caught three touchdown passes ....................................................... 3, Nicholas Norris, WKU, 10/6/2016Recorded three interceptions ........................................................... 3, Bene Benwikere, San Jose State, 11/24/2012Kicked three field goals .................................................................... 4, P. Shaunfield, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Kicked at least four field goals .......................................................... 4, P. Shaunfield, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage .................................................. 72, Johnny Manziel, #22 Texas A&M, 10/13/2012Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage ................................................ 83, Ryan Metz to Tyler Batson, UTEP, 11/18/2017Had a 50-yard field goal ................................................................... 51 yards, Trevor Moore, North Texas, 11/5/2016

OPPONENT TEAM 300 yards rushing ............................................................................. 327, Mississippi State, 9/9/2017400 yards rushing ............................................................................. 415, Rice, 11/16/2013400 yards passing ............................................................................. 421, WKU, 12/3/2016500 yards passing ............................................................................. 580, Houston, 9/8/2012500 yards total offense ..................................................................... 656, WKU, 12/3/2016Scored 50 points ............................................................................... 57, Mississippi State, 9/9/2017Negative yards rushing ..................................................................... -31, at Southern Miss, 10/25/2014Scored a safety ................................................................................. Rice, 10/29/2016Posted a shutout .............................................................................. 29-0 by Kansas, 9/6/08Held Tech under 250 total yards ....................................................... 245, #4/3 Oklahoma, 8/30/2014Blocked a punt ................................................................................. Mississippi State, 9/9/2017Blocked an extra point attempt ........................................................ Mississippi State, 9/9/2017Blocked a field goal attempt ............................................................ UAB, 10/7/2017Recorded 30 first downs ................................................................... 30, Southern Miss, 10/21/2017Recorded 40 first downs ................................................................... 40, Houston, 9/8/2012

SITUATIONALLY 2018 UNDER HOLTZ

Playing at home ................................................ 0-0 ......................... 19-9 Playing at home (Ruston) ............................... 0-0 ......................... 19-9 Playing at home (Shreveport) ......................... 0-0 ........................... 0-0Playing on the road ........................................... 0-0 ....................... 15-17Playing on a neutral field .................................. 0-0 ........................... 4-2Playing at night ................................................. 0-0 ....................... 22-10Playing during the day ...................................... 0-0 ....................... 16-18Tech scores on first possession ........................... 0-0 ....................... 21-12Opponent scores on first possession .................. 0-0 ......................... 9-12Tech scores first ................................................. 0-0 ....................... 28-12Opponent scores first ........................................ 0-0 ....................... 10-16Tech leads after 1st quarter ............................... 0-0 ......................... 32-7Opponent leads after 1st quarter ...................... 0-0 ......................... 3-18Tied after 1st quarter ........................................ 0-0 ........................... 3-3Tech leads at halftime ....................................... 0-0 ....................... 33-10Opponent leads at halftime .............................. 0-0 ......................... 3-17Tied at halftime ................................................. 0-0 ........................... 2-1Tech leads after 3rd quarter .............................. 0-0 ......................... 36-9Opponent leads after 3rd quarter ...................... 0-0 ......................... 1-18Tied after 3rd quarter ........................................ 0-0 ........................... 1-1Games goes to overtime.................................... 0-0 ........................... 0-3Tech has more total yards .................................. 0-0 ......................... 32-6Opponent has more total yards ......................... 0-0 ......................... 5-21Tech has more rushing yards ............................. 0-0 ......................... 28-7Opponent has more rushing yards..................... 0-0 ....................... 10-21Teams have even rushing yards ......................... 0-0 ........................... 0-0Tech has more passing yards ............................. 0-0 ....................... 28-14Opponent has more passing yards .................... 0-0 ....................... 10-14Tech has more turnovers ................................... 0-0 ......................... 3-15Opponent has more turnovers ........................... 0-0 ......................... 22-8Teams have equal turnovers .............................. 0-0 ......................... 12-5Tech has more penalties .................................... 0-0 ......................... 7-14Opponent has more penalties ........................... 0-0 ....................... 24-11Teams have equal penalties .............................. 0-0 ........................... 7-3Tech has more time of possession ..................... 0-0 ....................... 18-10Opponent has more time of possession ............. 0-0 ....................... 20-18Tech has 100-yard rusher .................................. 0-0 ....................... 17-10Opponent has 100-yard rusher .......................... 0-0 ......................... 5-15Tech scores at least 20 points ............................ 0-0 ....................... 37-18Opponent scores at least 20 points .................... 0-0 ....................... 20-24Tech throws for 300 yards .................................. 0-0 ....................... 15-10Opponent throws for 300 yards ......................... 0-0 ......................... 6-10Playing on natural grass .................................... 0-0 ........................... 4-6Playing on artificial surface ............................... 0-0 ....................... 34-22Tech defense scores ........................................... 0-0 ......................... 12-4Opponent defense scores .................................. 0-0 ........................... 2-4Tech returns KO/Punt for TD .............................. 0-0 ........................... 5-0Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD ...................... 0-0 ........................... 3-3Blue on Blue (Last: vs. Miss. St., 9/9/17)............ 0-0 ........................... 6-3Blue on White (Last: vs. UTSA, 11/25/17) .......... 0-0 ........................... 9-3Red on White (Last: vs. FAU, 11/11/17) ............. 0-0 ........................... 6-3Red on Blue (Last: N/A) ..................................... 0-0 ........................... 0-0Red on Red (Last: vs. USM, 10/21/17) ............... 0-0 ........................... 1-2White on Blue (Last: at USC, 9/23/17) ............... 0-0 ........................... 3-6White on White (Last: vs. SMU, 12/20/17) ......... 0-0 ....................... 11-10White on Red (Last: at NT, 11/5/16) .................. 0-0 ........................... 1-1Red Helmet ....................................................... 0-0 ....................... 13-14White Helmet .................................................... 0-0 ....................... 24-14



LOUISIANA TECH...• Tier One National University for 7th consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges Report 9/11/17).• No. 1 in the State of Louisiana and No. 42 nationally for overall return on investment (ROI) for graduates based on 20-year annualized percentage for in-state students (PayScale.com 2017 College ROI Report, Spring 2017).• No. 1 in the State of Louisiana and No. 21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (ROI) in their college educations (AdvisorOne).• Louisiana’s Top Rated University (MONEY’s 2017 Best Colleges for Your Money Report 7/10/17).• Louisiana’s Top Rated University for public service (Washington Monthly 9/7/17).• Louisiana’s Top Rated University among public universities for highest average mid-career salaries for graduates (PayScale.com 2017-18 College Salary report).• No. 1 in the State of Louisiana Best College and Best Online College (BestColleges.com 2017).• No. 1 in the State of Louisiana of the Top 50 Online MBA programs released/published in “Online MBA Today,” (9/15/17).• No. 1 in the State of Louisiana and No. 25 in the nation (public) among schools where students have at least average amount of debt (LendEDU 2016).

SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AT LOUISIANA TECH• One of only four programs in the nation (along with Georgia, Utah and Wisconsin) that has posted four consecutive bowl victories dating back to the 2014 season following the Bulldogs 51-10 victory over No. 25-ranked SMU in the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl.• Opened an $18-plus million press box and suites at Joe Aillet Stadium as well as renovated the west side of the stadium (ticket booth, lighting, bathrooms, entrances).• Set an LTAC record for number of donors and dollars raised ($1.61 M), a seven percent increase over last fiscal year. LTAC has seen over a 100 percent growth in dollars under current Athletic Director Tommy McClelland’s tenure.• LA Tech inducted its 17th Hall of Fame Class with the enshrinement of Denny Duron, Tommy Joe Eagles, Pam Gant, Dale Holeman, Luke McCown, Keith Prince and Pat Tilley.• Football senior class finished their careers with a 34-20 overall record (the most wins by a senior class since LA Tech moved to Division I); a 23-9 Conference USA record; a 17-6 record at Joe Aillet Stadium.• Basketball head coach Eric Konkol became the fastest coach in Bulldog history to win 50 games, recording his 50th victory against George Mason in his 70th game.• Junior Morgan Turkoly was named the Conference USA Player of the Year and junior Preslee Gallaway was named the C-USA Pitcher of the Year while leading Softball to 34 wins, the fourth straight year the Lady Techster softball program has won at least 30 games.• Women’s basketball earned its second straight WNIT appearance while recording 19 wins (most since 2011-12) with wins over Big 10 foe Penn State, C-USA regular season champion UAB and Rice (snapping the Owls program record 15-game home win streak).• Baseball won 39 games (third straight year of 35-plus, first time since 1989) while finishing second in the C-USA regular season standings. Head coach Lane Burroughs reached 75 career wins at Tech, the most in the first two years by any Bulldog baseball head coach.• Soccer became one of only three C-USA schools to qualify for its fourth straight postseason tournament while advancing to the semifinals for only the second time in school history.• Track and Field qualified eight entries for the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary Championships, upping its total to 130 since the preliminary championship format began in 2010.• Cross Country qualified two student-athletes for the NCAA South Central Regional Champi-onships as sophomore Austin Ballow and redshirt freshman Conner Killian represented the Bulldogs in College Station.• Sophomore Felix Paalson carded a three-round total of 14-under-par 202 to capture the 2017 Quail Valley Intercollegiate individual title, breaking the golf programs 54-hole record total of 203 set previously by Victor Lange in 2014.• Tennis tied the program record with a nine-game home match winning streak and junior Sonia Chen tied the program record winning 12 straight singles matches.• Volleyball’s Marta Monne was voted second team All-Conference USA and also earned first team all-Louisiana honors for the second consecutive season.• Bowling freshman Kaitlyn Eder was named the National Rookie of the Year and an All-America Honorable Mention while also earning a spot on Junior Team USA after finishing among the top four at the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials.

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Skip Holtz enters his sixth year as the head coach at Louisiana Tech after former Louisiana Tech University President Dr. Dan Reneau introduced former University of South Florida coach Skip Holtz as the 33rd head football coach of the Bulldogs during a press conference on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in the Jarrell Room of the Charles Wyly Athletic Center.

The 2017 season brought a multitude of new faces for the Bulldogs after losing three of the nation’s top offensive players to graduation and the NFL Draft. Despite some growing pains along the way (LA Tech dropped three one-point games and an overtime affair), Holtz and the Bulldogs closed out the 2017 regular season on a twogame winning streak to reach bowl eligibility for a fourth straight season, a feat only one other school in Conference USA has achieved over the past four years. From there, Holtz guided LA Tech to a convincing 51-10 victory over No. 25-ranked SMU in the inaugural DXL Frisco Bowl as the Bulldogs joined Georgia, Utah and Wisconsin as one of only four schools in the nation (and the only non-Power 5 program) to win bowl games in each of the last four seasons.

In 2016, Holtz earned Conference USA Coach of the Year honors after he guided the Bulldogs to yet another highly successful campaign as Louisiana Tech finished the season with a 9-5 overall record, a Conference USA West Division title and a bowl victory. It marks the first time in school history the Bulldogs have posted three consecutive 9-win seasons and three straight bowl appearances and victories.

LA Tech’s 48-45 victory over No. 25-ranked Navy in the 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl came down to a last-second game-winning field goal and marked the Bulldogs’ first win over a Top 25 team since the 2005 season.

Holtz led the 2015 team to several firsts in school history including the first time the Bulldogs have won back-to-back bowl games behind one of the most potent offenses in school history. Louisiana Tech recorded more than 400 offensive yards through its first 10 games of the season, the first time any Bulldog team has achieved such a feat. Tech went on to a 9-4 record after dismantling Arkansas State, 47-28, in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

In just his second season at the helm of the Bulldogs, Holtz enjoyed a five-win improvement from his inaugural campaign as the 15-year coaching veteran led LA Tech to a 9-5 record and a Conference USA West Division title in the team’s second year as a member of the league. Holtz and the Bulldogs capped off the 2014 season with a 35-18 win over Big Ten opponent Illinois in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl at Cotton Bowl Stadium on Dec. 26, 2014.

In 2014, Holtz engineered an offense that was ranked fourth most improved with an average of 37.4 points per game, while Louisiana Tech was the national leader in points off of turnovers on the defensive side of the ball.

In his first season, Holtz inherited a team that lost 35 seniors with seven being invited to NFL camps (two through the NFL Draft) and brought together the team as it entered a new conference (Conference USA) under a new President and new Athletics Director, going 4-8.

Holtz had spent the past three seasons as the head football coach at the University of South Florida. He has also served as the head coach at the University of Connecticut and East Carolina

University where he won back-to-back Conference USA titles with the Pirates in 2008 and 2009. He also led his teams to five consecutive post-season bowl games between 2006 and 2010.

“I am extremely excited about the opportunity to have a coach of the caliber

and experience of Skip Holtz leading our football program into the future,” said Reneau during the introductory press conference. “The success he has had throughout his career as a head coach is solid and will offer a unique opportunity for our student-athletes to learn from one of the best.”

“It’s a privilege to welcome Coach Holtz and his family to Louisiana Tech and to the Louisiana Tech Family.”

Holtz was hired following a national search led by then Louisiana Tech President-Elect Dr. Les Guice.

“Coach Holtz is a talented coach with a solid record of success and experience,” said Guice. “He has great knowledge of the game, tremendous character, exceptional leadership abilities, and a professional approach that will serve him well as head coach at Louisiana Tech.

Holtz has participated in 16 postseason games in his coaching career, including eight as a head coach and eight as an assistant coach. Of the eight games as head coach, six occurred in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and two occurred in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

In his first season at South Florida, Holtz promptly led the Bulls to their fifth consecutive eight-win season, making them one of just 15 teams nationally that had won at least eight games during that time span and one of only 10 teams in BCS leagues to accomplish the feat. In addition, USF played in its sixth consecutive bowl game, a 31-26 victory over Clemson in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. At the time, USF was one of just six programs nationally that had reached postseason play in each year as a BCS league member. In addition, with the victory, USF was one of just four programs that had won three consecutive bowl games.

In 2010, USF accomplished numerous firsts under Holtz. The Bulls won at Cincinnati and at Louisville for the first time in program history and beat Rutgers in Tampa for the first time. In addition, USF traveled to Miami and defeated the Hurricanes in an overtime thriller, 23-20, marking the Bulls first win over Miami in program history.

The 2011 season showed major improvement on the field, if not in the record, as USF finished 5-7 thanks to numerous heartbreaking defeats. After starting 4-0, including a huge win at Notre Dame to open the season, the Bulls dropped six of their final seven games by a combined 28 points or 4.7 points per game. Included in those six losses were four 3-point defeats, three of which came on the final play of the game. USF was the only team in the nation that lost three games at the final gun.

Looking past the wins and losses, the Bulls improved in virtually every statistical category, especially on offense. USF improved its national ranking in total offense 75 spots from 2010 to 2011, the largest jump of any school in the country. The biggest improvement came in the passing game, where USF improved by 85 yards per game. Only two teams saw a greater jump in the passing offense national rankings. In addition, the Bulls improved 39 spots in rushing offense. Defensively, the Bulls finished second nationally in TFL and fourth in sacks and in the top 40 in run defense, total defense and scoring defense.

Holtz went to USF after five seasons at East Carolina, where he won back-to-back Conference USA Championships in 2008 and `09 and finished with a 38-27 record. Holtz also spent five years as head coach at Connecticut, where he amassed a 34-

23 record.Holtz led ECU to unprecedented heights,

including four-straight winning seasons, a quartet of bowl game appearances and the back-to-back league crowns.

A once-proud program, Holtz quickly revived the Pirates, which had stumbled to record just three wins in a 25-game period in the two-plus seasons prior to his arrival in 2005.

He promptly instilled a sense of pride, commitment, character and discipline into a Pirate team that went on to reward its loyal and passionate fan base with the school’s first-ever run of four consecutive bowl invitations and the program’s first four-year streak of winning seasons since the 1970s.

The drastic turnaround at ECU, which included a 7-6 finish in 2006, an 8-5 ledger in 2007, a 9-5 mark in 2008 and another nine-win campaign in 2009, coincided with dramatic school-record attendance increases at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

While the initial success in 2005 relied heavily on a wide-open offensive assault, it was a no-nonsense 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.

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high-powered and prolific offenses throughout his coaching career. During his last season at Connecticut, he led the Huskies to a then-school-record 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 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 All-America 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 1964-65. 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.

Bowl/Postseason ExperienceYear Bowl/Postseason Round Final Score 1988 Fiesta Bowl Florida State 31, Nebraska 28 (No. 2 final national rank)1989 Sugar Bowl Florida State 13, Auburn 7 (No. 3 final national rank)1991 Orange Bowl Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 (No. 6 final national rank)1992 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 (No. 13 final national rank)1993 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 (No. 4 final national rank)1994 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 (No. 2 final national rank)1998 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs UConn 42, Hampton 34 Georgia Southern 52, UConn 302001 Outback Bowl South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 (No. 19 final national rank)2002 Outback Bowl South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 (No. 13 final national rank)2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl South Florida 24, East Carolina 72007 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl East Carolina 41, Boise State 382008 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Kentucky 25, East Carolina 192009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 [OT]2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl South Florida 31, Clemson 262014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl LA Tech 35, Illinois 182015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LA Tech 47, Arkansas State 282016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl LA Tech 48, Navy 452017 DXL Frisco Bowl LA Tech 51, SMU 10

Coaching RecordsYears School Record (Pct.)/Years Position 1987-88 Florida State 22-2 (.917)/2 Years Graduate Assistant Coach1989 Colorado State 5-5-1 (.500)/1 Year Assistant Coach1990-93 Notre Dame 40-8-1 (.827)/4 Years Assistant Coach1994-98 Connecticut 34-23 (.596)/5 Years Head Coach1999-2004 South Carolina 33-37 (.471)/6 Years Assistant Coach2005-09 East Carolina 38-27 (.584)/5 Years Head Coach2010-12 South Florida 16-21 (.432)/3 Years Head Coach2013-Present Louisiana Tech 38-28 (.575)/5 years Head Coach Totals Head Coach 126-99 (.560)/18 years Assistant Coach 100-52-2 (.650)/13 Years Collegiate Coach 226-151-2 (.597)/31 years

Playing ExperienceYears School Years Lettered (Position) 1979-82 Fayetteville HS, Fayetteville, Ark. 4 (QB)1986 Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 1 (special teams/flanker)

EducationYears School Degree 1986 University of Notre Dame B.S. in business management

Personal InformationFull Name: Louis Leo “Skip” HoltzBorn: 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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high-powered and prolific offenses throughout his coaching career. During his last season at Connecticut, he led the Huskies to a then-school-record 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 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 All-America 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 1964-65. 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.

Bowl/Postseason ExperienceYear Bowl/Postseason Round Final Score 1988 Fiesta Bowl Florida State 31, Nebraska 28 (No. 2 final national rank)1989 Sugar Bowl Florida State 13, Auburn 7 (No. 3 final national rank)1991 Orange Bowl Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 (No. 6 final national rank)1992 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 (No. 13 final national rank)1993 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 (No. 4 final national rank)1994 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 (No. 2 final national rank)1998 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs UConn 42, Hampton 34 Georgia Southern 52, UConn 302001 Outback Bowl South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 (No. 19 final national rank)2002 Outback Bowl South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 (No. 13 final national rank)2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl South Florida 24, East Carolina 72007 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl East Carolina 41, Boise State 382008 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Kentucky 25, East Carolina 192009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 [OT]2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl South Florida 31, Clemson 262014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl LA Tech 35, Illinois 182015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl LA Tech 47, Arkansas State 282016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl LA Tech 48, Navy 452017 DXL Frisco Bowl LA Tech 51, SMU 10

Coaching RecordsYears School Record (Pct.)/Years Position 1987-88 Florida State 22-2 (.917)/2 Years Graduate Assistant Coach1989 Colorado State 5-5-1 (.500)/1 Year Assistant Coach1990-93 Notre Dame 40-8-1 (.827)/4 Years Assistant Coach1994-98 Connecticut 34-23 (.596)/5 Years Head Coach1999-2004 South Carolina 33-37 (.471)/6 Years Assistant Coach2005-09 East Carolina 38-27 (.584)/5 Years Head Coach2010-12 South Florida 16-21 (.432)/3 Years Head Coach2013-Present Louisiana Tech 38-28 (.575)/5 years Head Coach Totals Head Coach 126-99 (.560)/18 years Assistant Coach 100-52-2 (.650)/13 Years Collegiate Coach 226-151-2 (.597)/31 years

Playing ExperienceYears School Years Lettered (Position) 1979-82 Fayetteville HS, Fayetteville, Ark. 4 (QB)1986 Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 1 (special teams/flanker)

EducationYears School Degree 1986 University of Notre Dame B.S. in business management

Personal InformationFull Name: Louis Leo “Skip” HoltzBorn: 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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YEAR-BY-YEARSKIP HOLTZ

1994 (4-7, 4-4 Yankee)Date Opponent W/L Score9/3 Nicholls State L 7-169/10 Troy State L 21-319/17 Richmond W 36-219/24 at New Hampshire L 19-2010/1 at Yale L 17-2810/8 Villanova W 26-1010/15 Maine L 31-3510/22 Rhode Island W 33-1611/5 at Boston University L 9-2611/12 at James Madison L 20-4811/19 at UMass W 21-13

1995 (8-3, 5-3 Yankee)Date Opponent W/L Score9/9 New Hampshire W 23-219/16 Central Connecticut W 54-99/23 Buffalo W 26-259/30 at Yale W 39-2010/7 at Villanova W 14-1310/14 at Maine W 31-3010/21 at Rhode Island L 19-2410/28 Northeastern L 9-1011/4 Boston University W 28-1711/11 at James Madison L 16-2411/18 UMass W 20-7

1996 (5-6, 3-5 Yankee)Date Opponent W/L Score9/7 at Buffalo W 20-39/14 Northeastern W 21-199/21 at New Hampshire L 13-219/28 at Yale W 42-610/5 Villanova L 27-3810/12 Maine L 16-1710/19 Rhode Island W forfeit10/26 Hofstra L 16-2411/2 at Boston University W 45-1011/9 James Madison L 6-1411/16 at UMass L 38-39

1997 (7-4, 4-4 Atlantic 10)Date Opponent W/L Score9/13 Northeastern W 38-269/20 at Hofstra W 35-319/27 at Yale W 28-010/4 Buffalo W 55-010/11 at Maine L (3 OT) 47-4910/18 Williams & Mary L 17-3810/25 Rhode Island W 37-2111/1 Boston University W 45-711/8 at Delaware L 29-3711/15 at UMass W 49-1611/22 New Hampshire L 18-21

1998 (10-3, 6-2 Atlantic 10)Date Opponent W/L Score9/5 at Colgate W 45-359/19 Maine W 35-279/26 at Yale W 63-2110/3 at New Hampshire L 20-3410/10 Hofstra W 40-1810/17 UMass W (OT) 44-4110/24 Rhode Island W 31-1710/31 at Northeastern W 32-2211/7 Delaware L 17-5911/14 at William & Mary W 34-2611/21 at UMass W 28-2711/28 Hampton (1) W 42-3412/5 at Georgia Southern (1) L 30-52

2005 (5-6, 4-4 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/3 Duke W 24-219/17 at Wake Forest L 34-449/24 at West Virginia L 15-2010/1 Southern Miss L 7-3310/8 Rice W 41-2810/15 at SMU W 24-1710/22 at Memphis L 24-2710/29 UCF L 20-3011/12 at Tulsa L 13-4511/19 at Marshall W 34-2911/26 UAB W 31-23

2006 (7-6, 5-3 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/2 at Navy L 23-289/9 at UAB L 12-179/16 Memphis W 35-209/23 West Virginia L 10-2710/7 Virginia W 31-2110/14 Tulsa L 10-3110/21 SMU W 38-2110/28 at Southern Miss W (OT) 20-1711/4 at UCF W 23-1011/11 Marshall W 33-2011/18 at Rice L 17-1811/25 at North Carolina St W 21-1612/23 South Florida (2) L 7-24

2007 (8-5, 6-2 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/1 at Virginia Tech L 7-179/8 North Carolina W 34-319/15 Southern Miss L 21-289/22 at West Virginia L 7-489/29 at Houston W 37-3510/6 UCF W 52-3810/13 at UTEP W (OT) 45-4210/20 North Carolina St L 20-3410/27 UAB W 41-611/3 at Memphis W 56-4011/10 at Marshall L 7-2611/24 Tulane W 35-1212/23 vs. Boise State (3) W 41-38

2008 (9-5, 6-2 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score8/30 Virginia Tech (4) W 27-229/6 West Virginia W 24-39/13 at Tulane W 28-249/20 at North Carolina St L (OT) 24-309/27 Houston L 24-4110/11 at Virginia L 20-3510/18 Memphis W 30-1011/2 at UCF W (OT) 13-1011/8 Marshall W (OT) 19-1611/15 at Southern Miss L 3-2111/22 at UAB W 17-1311/28 UTEP W 53-2112/6 at Tulsa (5) W 27-241/2 vs. Kentucky (6) L 19-25

2009 (9-5, 7-1 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/5 Appalachian State W 29-249/12 at West Virginia L 20-359/19 at North Carolina L 17-319/26 UCF W 19-1410/3 at Marshall W 21-1710/10 at SMU L 21-2810/17 Rice W 49-1310/27 at Memphis W 38-1911/5 Virginia Tech L 3-1611/15 at Tulsa W 44-1711/21 UAB W 37-2111/28 Southern Miss W 25-2012/5 Houston (5) W 38-321/2 vs. Arkansas (6) L (OT) 17-20

2010 (8-5, 3-4 Big East)Date Opponent W/L Score9/5 Stony Brook W 40-79/12 at Florida L 14-389/26 Western Kentucky W 24-1210/2 FAU W 31-310/9 Syracuse L 9-1310/14 at West Virginia L 6-2010/22 Cincinnati W 38-3011/3 Rutgers W 28-2711/13 at Louisville W (OT) 24-2111/20 Pittsburgh L 10-1711/27 at Miami (Fla.) W (OT) 23-2012/4 UConn L 16-1912/31 vs. Clemson (7) W 31-26

2011 (5-7, 1-6 Big East)Date Opponent W/L Score9/3 at Notre Dame W 23-209/10 Ball State W 37-179/17 Florida A&M W 70-179/24 UTEP W 54-249/29 at Pittsburgh L 17-4410/15 at UConn L 10-1610/22 Cincinnati L 34-3711/5 at Rutgers L 17-2011/11 at Syracuse W 37-1711/19 Miami (Fla.) L 3-611/25 Louisville L 24-3412/1 West Virginia L 27-30

2012 (3-9, 1-6 Big East)Date Opponent W/L Score9/1 Chattanooga W 34-139/8 at Nevada W 32-319/13 Rutgers L 13-239/22 at Ball State L 31-279/29 #4 Florida State L 17-3010/6 at Temple L 28-3710/20 at Louisville L 25-2710/27 Syracuse L 36-3711/3 UConn W 13-611/17 at Miami (Fla.) L 9-4011/23 at Cincinnati L 10-2712/1 Pittsburgh L 3-27

2013 (4-8, 3-5 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score8/31 at North Carolina St L 14-409/7 Lamar W 27-149/12 Tulane L 15-249/21 at Kansas L 10-139/28 vs. Army (8) L 16-3510/5 at UTEP W 38-3510/19 North Texas L 13-2810/26 at FIU W 23-711/9 Southern Miss W 36-1311/16 at Rice L 14-5211/23 Tulsa L 14-2411/30 at UTSA L 10-30

2014 (9-5, 7-1 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score8/30 at Oklahoma L 16-489/6 at UL-Lafayette W 48-209/11 at North Texas W 42-219/20 Northwestern State L 27-309/27 at Auburn L 17-4510/4 UTEP W 55-310/18 UTSA W 27-2010/25 at Southern Miss W 31-2011/1 Western Kentucky W 59-1011/8 at UAB W 40-2411/22 at Old Dominion L (OT) 27-3011/29 Rice W 76-3112/6 at Marshall (5) L 23-2612/26 vs. Illinois (9) W 35-18

2015 (9-4, 6-2 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/5 Southern W 62-159/10 at Western Kentucky L 38-419/19 at Kansas State L (3OT) 33-399/26 FIU W 27-1710/3 Louisiana-Lafayette W 43-1410/10 at UTSA W 34-3110/17 at Mississippi State L 20-4510/24 Middle Tennessee W 45-1610/30 at Rice W 42-1711/7 North Texas W 56-1311/21 at UTEP W 17-1511/28 Southern Miss L 24-5812/19 Arkansas State (10) W 47-28

2016 (9-5, 6-2 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/3 at Arkansas L 20-219/10 SC STATE W 53-249/17 at Texas Tech L 45-599/24 at Middle Tennessee L 34-3810/1 UTEP W 28-710/6 WKU W 55-5210/15 at UMass W 56-2810/22 at FIU W 44-2410/29 RICE W 61-1611/5 at North Texas W 45-2411/12 UTSA W 63-3511/25 at Southern Miss L 24-3912/3 WKU (5) L 44-5812/19 #25 Navy (11) W 48-45

2017 (7-6, 4-4 C-USA)Date Opponent W/L Score9/2 NORTHWESTERN ST. W 52-249/9 MISSISSIPPI STATE L 21-579/16 at WKU W 23-229/23 at South Carolina L 16-179/30 SOUTH ALABAMA W 34-1610/7 at UAB L 22-2310/21 SOUTHERN MISS L (2 OT) 27-3410/28 at Rice W 42-2811/4 NORTH TEXAS L 23-2411/11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 23-4811/18 at UTEP W 42-2111/25 UTSA W 20-612/20 #25 SMU (12) W 51-10

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) – Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas(10) – New Orleans Bowl, Superdome, New Orleans, La.(11) – Armed Forces Bowl, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas(12) – DXL Frisco Bowl, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas



2018 BULLDOG COACHING STAFF

SKIP HOLTZHead Coach

JOE SLOANAsst. HC/IWR

TODD FITCHOffensive Coord./OWR

BLAKE BAKERDefensive Coord./Safeties

JEFF BURRISHead Coach

BRIAN GAMBLEHead Coach

ROBERT McFARLANDOffensive Line

RICK PETRIDefensive Line

TIM RATTAYQuarterbacks

TONY BALLRunning Backs

ERIK LINKST Coordinator

KURT HESTERHead Strength Coach

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1989 57,900 3 19,300 57,900 3 19,3001990 85,430 5 17,086 85,430 5 17,0861991 69,125 4 17,281 69,125 4 17,2811992 70,450 4 17,613 70,450 4 17,6131993 44,400 4 11,100 44,400 4 11,1001994 70,368 5 14,074 70, 368 5 14,0741995 66,260 4 16,565 47,565 3 15,8551996 96,185 5 19,237 66,716 4 16,6791997 105,866 5 21,173 81,054 4 20,2641998 83,738 5 16,748 83,738 5 16,7481999 101,633 4 25,408 61,305 3 20,4352000 66,542 4 16,636 66,542 4 16,6362001 81,730 4 20,432 59,225 3 19,7422002 92,383 5 18,477 51,725 3 17,2422003 103,890 5 20,778 60,611 4 15,153

2004 87,740 5 17,548 80,027 4 20,0072005 82,080 5 16,416 82,080 5 16,4162006 72,928 5 14,586 72,928 5 14,5862007 92,812 5 18,562 92,812 5 18,5622008 108,121 6 18,020 108,121 6 18,0202009 100,000 5 20,000 100,000 5 20,0002010 116,908 6 19,485 116,908 6 19,4852011 107,592 5 21,518 107,592 5 21,5182012 155,045 6 25,841 114,592 5 22,9182013 93,332 5 18,666 93,332 5 18,6662014 100,272 5 20,054 100,272 5 20,0542015 125,863 6 20,977 125,863 6 20,9772016 102,059 5 20,412 102,059 5 20,4122017 142,626 7 20,375 142,626 7 20,375

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ATTENDANCE HISTORY & RECORDS

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF JOE AILLET STADIUMDuring the Football Bulldogs' home opener against Southern University Sept. 8, Louisiana Tech Athletics will celebrate the first 50 years of football at Joe Aillet Stadium when the University honors the top 50 Bulldogs to ever play at the sta-dium. Joe Aillet Stadium opened in 1968 and the 2017 season marked the 50th played in the facility that has seen more than $40 million in new construction and renovations during the past four years.

JOE AILLET IS A TOUGH PLACE TO PLAYIt always nice to be home and Louisiana Tech has experienced recent success in the confines of Joe Aillet Stadium. LA Tech has posted a 93-39 record at home since joining the ranks of Division I-A/FBS, a winning percentage of 72 percent.

JOE AILLET STADIUM FUN FACTNFL Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl Champion Terry Bradshaw threw the first touchdown pass in the history of Joe Aillet Stadium connecting with Buster Herren from five yards out against East Carolina on Sept. 28, 1968. Tech went on to win the game 35-7.

HOME OPENERS AT THE JOESince Joe Aillet Stadium opened in 1968, Louisiana Tech has won 40 home openers at “The Joe” with a record of 41-8-1 over that span. If you go back to 1988 when the Bulldogs made the transition to Division I, LA Tech has dominated when playing on its home turf wth a record of 26-4 in home openers at The Joe since the 1988 season.

TOP DOG WATCHERS AT THE JOEHOME GAMES AT JOE AILLET STADIUM28,714 UL-Monroe ................................................................................................... Sept. 13, 199728,100 Mississippi State ............................................................................................Sept. 9, 200727,905 Southern ..........................................................................................................Sept. 5, 201527,360 UL-Monroe .....................................................................................................Dec. 13, 199926,910 UL-Lafayette......................................................................................................Oct. 3, 201526,004 Northwestern State ................................................................................... Sept. 20, 201425,614 Utah State .......................................................................................................Nov. 17, 201225,224 Mississippi State .......................................................................................... Aug. 30, 200825,212 Hawai’i ................................................................................................................Oct. 2, 201124,975 UL-Monroe ................................................................................................... Sept. 12, 198724,628 Houston......................................................................................................... Sept. 17, 2011

Note: Joe Aillet Stadium has hosted 43 games with crowds over 20,000, including three during the 2017 football season.



RESULTSDate Opponent W/L Score Attend.Sept. 2 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 52-24 24,002Sept. 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE L 21-57 28,100Sept. 16 at WKU* W 23-22 16,223Sept. 23 at South Carolina L 16-17 71,821Sept. 30 SOUTH ALABAMA W 34-16 22,013Oct. 7 at UAB* L 22-23 27,213Oct. 21 SOUTHERN MISS* (OT) L 27-34 17,845Oct. 28 at Rice* W 42-28 19,992Nov. 4 NORTH TEXAS* L 23-24 18,504Nov. 11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* L 23-48 16,511Nov. 18 at UTEP* W 42-21 16,597Nov. 25 UTSA* W 20-6 15,651Dec. 20 vs. #25 SMU % W 51-10 14,419

* - indicates Conference USA game% - indicates DXL Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas)

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GSCOTT, Boston 13 183 1097 50 1047 5.7 8 45 80.5CRAFT, Jarred 11 119 558 26 532 4.5 3 25 48.4SMITH, J’Mar 13 119 523 152 371 3.1 6 22 28.5DANCY, Jaqwis 8 39 264 2 262 6.7 2 54 32.8TUCKER, Israel 9 9 42 0 42 4.7 0 19 4.7MCKNIGHT, K. 13 15 49 7 42 2.8 3 15 3.2ELLIOTT, Westin 4 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 3.2GAINES, Marcus 4 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 3.0VEAL, Teddy 13 4 6 0 6 1.5 0 4 0.5BONNETTE, R. 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2HARDY, Adrian 9 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1TEAM 4 3 0 89 -89 -29.7 0 0 -22.2Total 13 495 2568 326 2242 4.5 22 54 172.5Opponents 13 491 2566 270 2296 4.7 21 59 176.6

PASSINGPlayer G Effic C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GSMITH, J’Mar 13 127.53 229-409-5 56.0 2974 16 87 228.8ELLIOTT, Westin 4 102.58 4-9-0 44.4 23 1 10 5.8VEAL, Teddy 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0TEAM 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 126.39 233-420-5 55.5 2997 17 87 230.5Opponents 13 119.03 237-406-19 58.4 2716 17 83 208.9

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GVEAL, Teddy 13 74 950 12.8 7 44 73.1BONNETTE, R. 12 33 582 17.6 2 87 48.5WATTS, Marlon 12 22 319 14.5 0 82 26.6SCOTT, Boston 13 20 181 9.1 1 32 13.9MCKNIGHT, K. 13 19 178 9.4 2 27 13.7HARDY, Adrian 9 18 251 13.9 1 30 27.9CRAFT, Jarred 11 13 74 5.7 2 17 6.7OLIVER, DeJuawn 13 8 116 14.5 1 42 8.9GAINES, Marcus 4 5 118 23.6 0 58 29.5POWELL, Cee Jay 12 5 37 7.4 0 10 3.1SCOTT, George 8 5 37 7.4 0 15 4.6COUSAR, Zach 10 3 39 13.0 1 17 3.9DANCY, Jaqwis 8 3 26 8.7 0 18 3.2WOODARD, J. 6 2 84 42.0 0 53 14.0SMITH, Alfred 2 2 5 2.5 0 6 2.5TUCKER, Israel 9 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 13 233 2997 12.9 17 87 230.5Opponents 13 237 2716 11.5 17 83 208.9

PUNT RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongVEAL, Teddy 14 94 6.7 1 66Total 14 94 6.7 1 66Opponents 12 97 8.1 1 46

INTERCEPTIONSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongROBERTSON, Amik 5 141 28.2 1 61LEWIS, Darryl 4 93 23.2 2 63COOPER, S. 3 32 10.7 0 31WASHINGTON, D. 2 26 13.0 0 22SPENCER, Trey 2 37 18.5 1 37KING, DaMarion 1 71 71.0 1 71ROBERSON, Aaron 1 19 19.0 0 19SNEED, L’Jarius 1 -5 -5.0 0 0Total 19 414 21.8 5 71Opponents 5 121 24.2 0 54

KICK RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongDANCY, Jaqwis 10 308 30.8 0 65SCOTT, Boston 10 183 18.3 0 35BONNETTE, R. 3 49 16.3 0 22TUCKER, Israel 3 51 17.0 0 20POWELL, Cee Jay 2 54 27.0 0 28HOLLY, Bobby 2 23 11.5 0 16Total 30 668 22.3 0 65Opponents 53 1063 20.1 1 98

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongKENDZIOR, Eric 1 8 8.0 0 8OLIVER, DeJuawn 1 26 26.0 1 26COOPER, S. 1 3 3.0 0 3Total 3 37 12.3 1 26Opponents 2 106 53.0 1 90

SCORING |----------- PATs -----------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsBARNES, J. 0 25-33 43-46 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 118SCOTT, Boston 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54VEAL, Teddy 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48SMITH, J’Mar 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36MCKNIGHT, K. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30CRAFT, Jarred 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30BONNETTE, R. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12OLIVER, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12DANCY, Jaqwis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12LEWIS, Darryl 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12ROBERTSON, A. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 8HARDY, Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6COUSAR, Zach 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KING, DaMarion 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6SPENCER, Trey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total 46 25-33 43-46 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 396Opponents 41 15-23 33-37 1-1 2 2-3 0 0 330

TOTAL OFFENSEPlayer G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GSMITH, J’Mar 13 528 371 2974 3345 257.3SCOTT, Boston 13 183 1047 0 1047 80.5CRAFT, Jarred 11 119 532 0 532 48.4DANCY, Jaqwis 8 39 262 0 262 32.8MCKNIGHT, K. 13 15 42 0 42 3.2TUCKER, Israel 9 9 42 0 42 4.7ELLIOTT, Westin 4 10 13 23 36 9.0GAINES, Marcus 4 1 12 0 12 3.0VEAL, Teddy 13 5 6 0 6 0.5BONNETTE, R. 12 1 3 0 3 0.2HARDY, Adrian 9 1 1 0 1 0.1TEAM 4 4 -89 0 -89 -22.2Total 13 915 2242 2997 5239 403.0Opponents 13 897 2296 2716 5012 385.5

CATEGORY TECH OPP SCORING 396 330 Points Per Game 30.5 25.4 Points Off Turnovers 117 51

FIRST DOWNS 281 274 Rushing 121 142 Passing 135 120 Penalty 25 12

RUSHING YARDAGE 2242 2296 Yards gained rushing 2568 2566 Yards lost rushing 326 270 Rushing Attempts 495 491 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.7 Average Per Game 172.5 176.6 TDs Rushing 22 21

PASSING YARDAGE 2997 2716 Comp-Att-Int 233-420-5 237-406-19 Average Per Pass 7.1 6.7 Average Per Catch 12.9 11.5 Average Per Game 230.5 208.9 TDs Passing 17 17

TOTAL OFFENSE 5239 5012 Total Plays 915 897 Average Per Play 5.7 5.6 Average Per Game 403.0 385.5

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-668 53-1063PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-94 12-97INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-414 5-121

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 20.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.7 8.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 24.2FUMBLES-LOST 17-10 20-9

PENALTIES-Yards 61-527 69-522 Average Per Game 40.5 40.2

PUNTS-Yards 56-2097 56-2311 Average Per Punt 37.4 41.3 Net punt average 35.4 38.9

KICKOFFS-Yards 82-4966 65-3935 Average Per Kick 60.6 60.5 Net kick average 38.8 38.3

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:11 29:49

3RD-DOWN Conversions 74/182 72/174 3rd-Down Pct 41% 41%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/16 10/15 4th-Down Pct 56% 67%

SACKS BY-Yards 24-144 25-139MISC YARDS 3 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 41FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 25-33 15-23ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1

RED-ZONE SCORES (46-54) 85% (30-41) 73%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-54) 52% (20-41) 49%PAT-ATTEMPTS (43-46) 93% (33-37) 89%

ATTENDANCE 142,626 151,846 Games/Avg Per Game 7/20,375 5/30,369 Neutral Site Games 1/14,419

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Louisiana Tech 97 131 40 128 0 396Opponents 70 77 104 72 7 330

2017 SEASON STATISTICS

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ALL-PURPOSEPlayer G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GSCOTT, Boston 13 1047 181 0 183 0 1411 108.5VEAL, Teddy 13 6 950 94 0 0 1050 80.8BONNETTE, R. 12 3 582 0 49 0 634 52.8CRAFT, Jarred 11 532 74 0 0 0 606 55.1DANCY, Jaqwis 8 262 26 0 308 0 596 74.5SMITH, J’Mar 13 371 0 0 0 0 371 28.5WATTS, Marlon 12 0 319 0 0 0 319 26.6HARDY, Adrian 9 1 251 0 0 0 252 28.0MCKNIGHT, K. 13 42 178 0 0 0 220 16.9ROBERTSON, Amik 13 0 0 0 0 141 141 10.8GAINES, Marcus 4 12 118 0 0 0 130 32.5OLIVER, DeJuawn 13 0 116 0 0 0 116 8.9TUCKER, Israel 9 42 0 0 51 0 93 10.3LEWIS, Darryl 13 0 0 0 0 93 93 7.2POWELL, Cee Jay 12 0 37 0 54 0 91 7.6WOODARD, J. 6 0 84 0 0 0 84 14.0KING, DaMarion 13 0 0 0 0 71 71 5.5COUSAR, Zach 10 0 39 0 0 0 39 3.9SPENCER, Trey 12 0 0 0 0 37 37 3.1SCOTT, George 8 0 37 0 0 0 37 4.6COOPER, S. 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7WASHINGTON, D. 13 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.0HOLLY, Bobby 13 0 0 0 23 0 23 1.8ROBERSON, Aaron 12 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.6ELLIOTT, Westin 4 13 0 0 0 0 13 3.2SMITH, Alfred 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5SNEED, L’Jarius 11 0 0 0 0 -5 -5 -0.5TEAM 4 -89 0 0 0 0 -89 -22.2Total 13 2242 2997 94 668 414 6415 493.5Opponents 13 2296 2716 97 1063 121 6293 484.1

PUNTINGPlayer No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdFARLOW, Brady 36 1355 37.6 55 1 15 7 2 0DYER, Davan 19 742 39.1 52 0 8 7 3 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total 56 2097 37.4 55 1 23 14 5 1Opponents 56 2311 41.3 55 2 22 19 7 0

KICKOFFSPlayer No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnBARNES, J. 82 4966 60.6 29 0 - - -Total 82 4966 60.6 29 0 1063 38.8 26Opponents 65 3935 60.5 31 2 668 38.3 26

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkBARNES, J. 25-33 75.8 0-0 10-11 8-10 5-7 2-5 53 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCENumbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.Game Louisiana Tech OpponentsNorthwestern State (31),52 (26)Mississippi State (27),(45) (36)WKU (33),(36),(21) 30South Carolina (33),43,(52),(25) 34,46,(31)South Alabama (31),43,(29) (26),(41),(46)UAB (39),30 44,(27),44USM (23),(45),64 (45),(34),(26),(49)Rice - -North Texas (47),(37),(35),53 (48)Florida Atlantic (26),26,(24),(22) 41UTEP - 38UTSA (26),(53) 25,(19),(20)SMU 37,(28),(43),(41) (25)




DEFENSIVE LEADERS |-------Tackles-------| |--Sacks--| |---Pass Def---| |--Fumbles--| BlkdNo. Defensive Leaders GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 33 WASHINGTON, D. 13-7 44 26 70 5.0-15 0.5-3 2-26 1 3 1-0 1 . .2 COOPER, S. 12-11 42 26 68 2.5-16 1.0-6 3-32 2 3 1-3 . 1 .21 ROBERTSON, Amik 13-13 51 11 62 7.5-18 2.0-10 5-141 6 1 . . . .31 FARRIS, Russell 11-10 27 32 59 6.0-22 . . 1 . 1-0 4 . .8A KING, DaMarion 13-5 33 17 50 . . 1-71 2 1 . 1 . .38 LEWIS, Darryl 13-13 30 15 45 . . 4-93 1 1 . . . .49 BLANKENSHIP, E. 12-9 26 13 39 1.0-3 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .45 FERGUSON, J. 12-11 25 14 39 9.5-45 7.0-38 . . 5 1-0 . 2 .94 BRADFORD, J. 13-13 23 15 38 4.5-11 2.0-6 . . . . 1 . .28 BALDWIN, Jordan 12-3 30 8 38 3.0-10 . . 1 . . . . .44 DURMAN, Brandon 7-6 18 18 36 3.0-10 1.0-6 . . . . . . .95 YDARRAGA, M. 13-4 26 7 33 3.5-17 3.0-15 . 1 4 . 2 . .30 ROBERSON, Aaron 12-4 22 9 31 1.0-2 . 1-19 4 . . . . .24 SNEED, L’Jarius 11-6 29 1 30 1.0-9 1.0-9 1--5 6 1 . . . .50 CANTY, Deldrick 11-11 15 12 27 4.5-30 2.5-24 . 1 3 1-0 2 . .35 SCOTT, Collin 13-1 14 12 26 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . .96 MASON, K. 13-6 14 7 21 1.0-1 . . . 2 . 1 . .39 HOGAN, Randy 13-0 10 5 15 0.5-0 . . . 1 . 1 . .32 SPENCER, Trey 12-3 10 4 14 1.0-10 1.0-10 2-37 3 . 1-0 . . .99 GARNER, K. 12-7 8 6 14 2.5-9 0.5-4 . 3 2 . . . .47 KENDZIOR, Eric 12-0 4 8 12 . . . 1 . 1-8 . . .42 JACKSON, James 12-0 10 1 11 . . . . . . . . .22 TUCKER, Israel 9-0 9 1 10 . . . . . . . . .91 JOHNSON, Cedric 13-0 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .93 TURNER, I. 11-0 5 5 10 1.5-5 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . .14 LEWIS, Ronald 12-0 3 5 8 . . . . . . 1 . .18 HANNIBAL, Zach 10-0 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .90 WALLACE, C. 12-0 3 3 6 2.5-9 1.5-8 . . . . . . .48 ZAYED, Alex 13-0 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .7 COLE, Jaiden 10-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .46 BARNETT, E. 13-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .5 SAM, Michael 2-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .85 BAKER, Willie 4-0 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .25 WILLIAMS, T. 8-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .8 SMITH, J’Mar 13-13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .67 SPEARS, Tyler 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 HOLLY, Bobby 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .23 DANCY, Jaqwis 8-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .75 RODRIGUEZ, M. 13-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .34 CLEVELAND, R. 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .59 LINCK, Cameron 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .40 DUNN, Roland 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .65 RUSSEY, Kody 13-10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .17 OLIVER, DeJuawn 13-5 . . . . . . . . 1-26 . . . Total 13-0 567 298 865 63-244 24-144 19-414 34 31 9-37 15 3 . Opponents 13-0 512 348 860 75.0-240 25-139 5-121 42 15 10-106 12 3 .

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