2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Hawaii.

2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captains	O'Shea Dugas Teddy Veal Jaylon Ferguson Dae'Von Washington
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x		7	–	1					8	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					9	–	4
FIU		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		4	–	4					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		2	–	6					4	–	8
Western Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
North Texas		5	–	3					9	–	4
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					6	–	5
UTSA		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					1	–	11
Rice		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2]	Teddy Veal	WR	SR
Jim Thorpe Award[3]	Amik Robertson	CB	SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Outland Trophy[5]	O'Shea Dugas	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6]	J'Mar Smith	QB	JR
Ted Hendricks Award[7]	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8]	J'Mar Smith	QB	JR

Preseason All-Conference USA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-Conference USA team on July 16, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.^[9]

Offense O'Shea Dugas – OL Teddy Veal – WR

Defense Jaylon Ferguson – DL Amik Robertson – DB

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.^[10]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team
1	North Texas
2	Louisiana Tech
3	UAB
4	Southern Miss
5	UTSA
T–6	Rice
T–6	UTEP

Roster

2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Rhashid Bonnette  Jr QB 3 Aaron Allen Fr WR 4 Alfred Smith  So WR 6 Adrian Hardy  So QB 8 J'Mar Smith  Jr WR 9 Teddy Veal  Sr QB 10 Westin Elliott Jr WR 11 Jon Randall Belton  So QB 13 Nate Cox  Fr WR 13 Isaiah Graham Jr WR 14 Praise Okorie So RB/WR 15 Kam McKnight  Sr TE 16 Zach Cousar  So WR 19 Smoke Harris Fr RB 22 Israel Tucker  So RB 23 Jaqwis Dancy  Jr WR 24 Joshua Matthews  Fr WR 27 Cualan Williams  Fr RB 29 DeAndre Marcus Fr RB 30 Jordan Myles Fr RB 31 Justin Henderson  So WR/RB 41 Bobby Holly  Jr OL 54 Hanner Shipley  Sr OL 55 Drew Kirkpatrick  Jr OL 56 Jacob Adams  Fr OL 57 DeVante Lovett  Jr OL 59 Noah Pitre Fr OL 61 Ethan Reed  Jr OL 62 Abraham Delfin  Fr OL 64 Joshua Mote  Fr OL 65 Kody Russey  So OL 66 Shane Carpenter  Sr OL 68 Justin Throckmorton  Fr OL 69 Drake Carroll Fr OL 72 Christian Henderson Fr OL 73 Willie Allen  So OL 74 O'Shea Dugas Sr OL 75 Michael Rodriguez  Sr OL 76 Biron Rossell Fr OL 77 Gewhite Stallworth Sr OL 78 Taylor Fondel  So WR 80 Griffin Hebert  Fr WR 81 Cee Jay Powell  So TE 82 Peyton Braswell  Jr WR 83 Jake Norris  So WR 84 Javonte Woodard  Jr WR 86 Wayne Toussant Fr WR 87 George Scott So WR 89 Tahj Magee Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Connor Taylor Jr LB 3 Trey Baldwin Jr CB 5 Michael Sam  Jr S 7 Jaiden Cole So S 8 Brandon Floyd Jr S 10 James Jackson  Jr S 14 Daniel Lewis  Sr LB 16 Reggie Cleveland  So CB 17 Brodrick Calhoun Fr CB 18 Zach Hannibal  So S 20 Kollin Hurt  Fr CB 21 Amik Robertson So CB 24 L'Jarius Sneed Jr S 25 Bee Jay Williamson Fr S 26 Jacorion Andrews  Fr S 28 Jordan Baldwin Sr CB 30 Aaron Roberson  Jr CB 32 Trey Spencer Sr LB 33 Dae'von Washington  Sr LB 35 Collin Scott  Jr CB 37 Ephraim Kitchen  Jr S 38 Darryl Lewis  Jr LB 39 Randy Hogan Sr S 42 Derek Turner Fr S 43 Xavier Lodge Fr LB 44 Brandon Durman Sr DE 45 Jaylon Ferguson  Sr S 46 Ezekiel Barnett  So DE 47 Eric Kendzior Jr LB 48 Alex Zayed  So LB 49 Isaiah Windmon Fr DT 50 Chris Spence  So DT 52 D. J. Jackson Fr LB 56 Jacob Adams  Fr DT 58 Charles Adeola  Jr DE 86 Willie Baker  So DT 90 Courtney Wallace  Jr DE 91 Steven Shaw Fr DT 92 La'Dante Davenport  Jr DE 93 Immanuel Turner Sr DT 94 Jordan Bradford Sr DE 95 Matthew Ydarraga  Sr DT 96 Ka'Derrion Mason Jr DE 97 Milton Williams  Fr DE 98 Tristan Allen  Fr DT 99 Keonatye Garner Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Will Parker  Sr K 29 Brady Farlow Jr K 34 Bailey Hale  Jr P 36 Davan Dyer Sr LS 40 Kyle Conrad  So LS 49 Reeves Blankenship  Fr	Head coach Skip Holtz (Notre Dame) Coordinators/assistant coaches Blake Baker (Tulane) Defensive coordinator, safeties Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan) Offensive coordinator, wide receivers Joe Sloan (East Carolina) Assistant coach, inside receivers Jeff Burris (Notre Dame) Assistant coach, cornerbacks Brian Gamble (Texas A&M) Assistant coach, linebackers Robert McFarland (McNeese State) Assistant coach, offensive line Rick Petri (Missouri-Rolla) Assistant coach, defensive line Tim Rattay (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach, quarterbacks Tony Ball (Chattanooga) Assistant coach, running backs Erik Link (Drake) Special teams coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 20, 2019

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 30–26	13,457
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Southern*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 54–17	22,926
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 21–38	102,321
September 29	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	W 29–27	30,105
October 6	6:00 p.m.	UAB	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	Stadium	L 7–28	18,983
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 31–3	20,057
October 20	2:30 p.m.	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 31–24	18,972
October 26	5:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	W 21–13	14,948
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 3–45	58,709
November 10	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	W 28–13	15,283
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	Stadium	L 20–21	19,142
November 24	11:00 a.m.	Western Kentucky	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 15–30	11,459
December 22	9:30 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–14	30,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[11]

Radio

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on the Louisiana Tech Sports Network by Learfield Sports. The radio announcers are Dave Nitz with play-by-play, Teddy Allen with color commentary, and Nick Brown with sideline reports.

Game summaries

At South Alabama

Further information: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	3	7	30
Jaguars	0	7	6	13	26

Game information

First quarter LT - Jaqwis Dancy 8-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 8:41 (LT 7-0) Second quarter LT - Dancy 1-yard TD run, Hale kick no good, 13:18 (LT 13-0) USA - Kawaan Baker 28-yard TD run, Gavin Patterson kick good, 7:54 (LT 13-7) LT - Bobby Holly 1-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 0:34 (LT 20-7) Third quarter LT - Hale 23-yard field goal, 11:42 (LT 23-7) USA - Baker 3-yard TD pass from Cole Garvin, two-point conversion attempt no good, 6:59 (LT 23-13) Fourth quarter USA - Maurice Mayo 5-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 8:18 (LT 23-20) LT - Adrian Hardy 8-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 2:19 (LT 30-20) USA - Baker 4-yard TD run, Patterson kick no good, 1:11 (LT 30-26) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 19/29, 209 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT USA - Cole Garvin - 7/16, 47 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD USA - Evan Orth - 2 carries, 74 yards Top receivers LT - Adrian Hardy - 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD USA - Jamarius Way - 2 receptions, 31 yards

Louisiana Tech at South Alabama – Game summary

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 13,457
• Referee: Steve LaMantia
• TV: ESPN+

Southern

Further information: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	3	0	17
Bulldogs	21	10	14	9	54

Game information

First quarter LT - Israel Tucker 1-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 11:41 (LT 7-0) LT - Jaqwis Dancy 25-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 10:05 (LT 14-0) LT - J'Mar Smith 19-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 5:22 (LT 21-0) SOU - Kendall Catalon 38-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick good, 1:24 (LT 21-7) Second quarter SOU - Lampley 1-yard TD run, Barajas kick good, 10:59 (LT 21-14) LT - Rhashid Bonnette 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:02 (LT 28-14) LT - Hale 24-yard field goal, 0:05 (LT 31-14) Third quarter SOU - Barajas 22-yard field goal, 8:15 (LT 31-17) LT - Dancy 32-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 7:12 (LT 38-17) LT - Smoke Harris 34-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 0:00 (LT 45-17) Fourth quarter LT - Team safety, 5:30 (LT 47-17) LT - Harris 30-yard TD pass from Aaron Allen, Hale kick good, 0:06 (LT 54-17) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 24/37, 380 yards, 2 TD SOU - John Lampley - 17/24, 179 yards, TD Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 5 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD SOU - Devon Benn - 15 carries, 53 yards Top receivers LT - Adrian Hardy - 6 receptions, 111 yards SOU - Kendall Catalon - 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Southern at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 22,926
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV: ESPN+

At LSU

Further information: 2018 LSU Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21
No. 6 Tigers	7	17	0	14	38

Game information

First quarter LSU - Nick Brossette 1-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 9:20 (LSU 7-0) Second quarter LSU - Brossette 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 14:57 (LSU 14-0) LSU - Tracy 24-yard field goal, 9:17 (LSU 17-0) LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 28-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:22 (LSU 24-0) LT - Adrian Hardy 20-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick good, 4:23 (LSU 24-7) Third quarter LT - Bobby Holly 1-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:10 (LSU 24-14) Fourth quarter LT - Hardy 42-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 12:57 (LSU 24-21) LSU - Brossette 2-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:06 (LSU 31-21) LSU - Edwards-Helaire 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:23 (LSU 38-21) Top passers LSU - Joe Burrow - 16/28, 191 yards LT - J'Mar Smith - 27/50, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - 20 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 7 carries, 31 yards Top receivers LSU - Dee Anderson - 5 receptions, 80 yards LT - Adrian Hardy - 10 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana Tech at LSU – Game summary

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); light rain
• Game attendance: 102,321
• TV: ESPNU

At North Texas

Further information: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	20	3	0	29
Mean Green	21	0	6	0	27

Game information

First quarter UNT - Michael Lawrence 36-yard TD pass from Mason Fine, Cole Hedlund kick good, 11:57 (UNT 7-0) LT - Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 10:25 (UNT 7-3) UNT - Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard TD pass from Fine, Hedlund kick good, 4:24 (UNT 14-3) LT - Hale 37-yard field goal, 3:04 (UNT 14-6) UNT - Loren Easly 9-yard TD run, Hedlund kick good, 1:28 (UNT 21-6) Second quarter LT - Hale 22-yard field goal, 9:30 (UNT 21-9) LT - Adrian Hardy 8-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:30 (UNT 21-16) LT - Hale 28-yard field goal, 1:30 (UNT 21-19) LT - Alfred Smith 5-yard TD pass from J. Smith, Hale kick good, 0:32 (LT 26-21) Third quarter LT - Hale 42-yard field goal, 7:08 (LT 29-21) UNT - Bussey Jr. 7-yard TD pass from Fine, two-point conversion no good, 1:57 (LT 29-27) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 20/39, 230 yards, 2 TD UNT - Mason Fine - 22/35, 296 yards, 3 TD Top rushers LT - Israel Tucker - 15 carries, 95 yards UNT - Loren Easly - 22 carries, 110 yards, TD Top receivers LT - Rhashid Bonnette - 5 receptions, 101 yards UNT - Rico Bussey Jr. - 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana Tech at North Texas – Game summary

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 30,105
• TV: beIN Sports

UAB

Further information: 2018 UAB Blazers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	7	7	14	28
Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7

Game information

First quarter LT - Kam McKnight 5-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 13:24 (LT 7-0) Second quarter UAB - Xavier Ubosi 40-yard TD pass from A. J. Erdely, Nick Vogel kick good, 10:26 (TIE 7-7) Third quarter UAB - Spencer Brown 1-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 7:18 (UAB 14-7) Fourth quarter UAB - Brown 26-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 8:08 (UAB 21-7) UAB - Erdely 38-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 4:35 (UAB 28-7) Top passers UAB - A. J. Erdely - 8/24, 136 yards, TD, INT LT - J'Mar Smith - 10/24, 109 yards, INT Top rushers UAB - Spencer Brown - 20 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD LT - Kam McKnight - 15 carries, 80 yards, TD Top receivers UAB - Xavier Ubosi - 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD LT - Teddy Veal - 6 receptions, 66 yards

UAB at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); scattered thunderstorms
• Game attendance: 18,983
• TV: Stadium

At UTSA

Further information: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	7	7	31
Roadrunners	0	0	3	0	3

Game information

First quarter LT - Kam McKnight 2-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 11:22 (LT 7-0) Second quarter LT - Hale 46-yard field goal, 14:14 (LT 10-0) LT - Jaqwis Dancy 2-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:31 (LT 17-0) Third quarter LT - George Scott 67-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 5:43 (LT 24-0) UTSA - Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal, 1:41 (LT 24-3) Fourth quarter LT - McKnight 7-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:00 (LT 31-3) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 25/36, 309 yards, TD, INT UTSA - Cordale Grundy - 17/38, 191 yards, INT Top rushers LT - Kam McKnight - 10 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD UTSA - Cordale Grundy - 11 carries, 60 yards Top receivers LT - George Scott - 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD UTSA - Blaze Moorhead - 6 receptions, 87 yards

Louisiana Tech at UTSA – Game summary

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); none (domed stadium)
• Game attendance: 20,057
• TV: ESPN+

UTEP

Further information: 2018 UTEP Miners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	14	3	24
Bulldogs	14	3	7	7	31

Game information

First quarter LT - L'Jarius Sneed 12-yard interception returned for TD, Bailey Hale kick good, 8:00 (LT 7-0) UTEP - Keynan Foster 25-yard TD pass from Ryan Metz, Jason Filley kick good, 5:55 (TIE 7-7) LT - Adrian Hardy 19-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:34 (LT 14-7) Second quarter LT - Hale 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (LT 17-7) Third quarter UTEP - Brandon Jones 6-yard TD run, Filley kick good, 12:30 (LT 17-14) LT - McKnight 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 7:16 (LT 24-14) UTEP - Jones 1-yard TD run, Filley kick good, 1:32 (LT 24-21) Fourth quarter UTEP - Filley 36-yard field goal, 11:23 (TIE 24-24) LT - Smith 43-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 6:32 (LT 31-24) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 17/29, 156 yards, TD UTEP - Ryan Metz - 11/17, 164 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 12 carries, 93 yards UTEP - Ryan Metz - 12 carries, 28 yards Top receivers LT - Teddy Veal - 11 receptions, 103 yards UTEP - Keynan Foster - 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

UTEP at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,972
• TV: ESPN+

At Florida Atlantic

Further information: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	7	21
Owls	10	0	3	0	13

Game information

First quarter FAU - Devin Singletary 7-yard TD run, Vladimir Rivas kick good, 13:11 (FAU 7-0) FAU - Rivas 29-yard field goal, 0:25 (FAU 10-0) Second quarter LT - Jaqwis Dancy 20-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 2:46 (FAU 10-7) LT - Kam McKnight 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 0:33 (LT 14-10) Third quarter FAU - Rivas 28-yard field goal, 9:25 (LT 14-13) Fourth quarter LT - Teddy Veal 15-yard TD pass, Hale kick good, 8:27 (LT 21-13) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 17/35, 217 yards, TD FAU - Rafe Peavey - 15/26, 115 yards, INT Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 24 carries, 116 yards, TD FAU - Devin Singletary - 19 carries, 171 yards, TD Top receivers LT - Teddy Veal - 9 receptions, 81 yards, TD FAU - Willie Wright - 6 receptions, 68 yards

Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic – Game summary

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 14,948
• TV: CBS Sports Network

At Mississippi State

Further information: 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
(LT) Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3
No. 18 (MSST) Bulldogs	21	10	7	7	45

Game information

First quarter MSST - Stephen Guidry 11-yard TD pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Jace Christmann kick good, 12:38 (MSST 7-0) MSST - Deddrick Thomas 36-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 7:02 (MSST 14-0) LT - Bailey Hale 46-yard field goal, 3:15 (MSST 14-3) MSST - Kylin Hill 23-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 0:07 (MSST 21-3) Second quarter MSST - Christmann 47-yard field goal, 5:23 (MSST 24-3) MSST - Jesse Jackson 10-yard TD pass from Fitzgerald, Christmann kick good, 0:30 (MSST 31-3) Third quarter MSST - Aeris Williams 29-yard TD run, Christmann kick good, 4:12 (MSST 38-3) Fourth quarter MSST - Keytaon Thompson 19-yard TD run, Christmann kick good, 13:20 (MSST 45-3) Top passers MSST - Nick Fitzgerald - 17/28, 243 yards, 4 TD LT - J'Mar Smith - 14/30, 98 yards Top rushers MSST - Nick Fitzgerald - 18 carries, 107 yards LT - Kam McKnight - 13 carries, 59 yards Top receivers MSST - Deddrick Thomas - 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD LT - Kam McKnight - 2 receptions, 32 yards

Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State – Game summary

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 58,709
• TV: SEC Network

Rice

Further information: 2018 Rice Owls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	7	3	13
Bulldogs	0	7	14	7	28

Game information

First quarter RICE - Haden Tobola 42-yard field goal, 14:56 (RICE 3-0) LT - Jaqwis Dancy 11-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 3:02 (LT 7-3) Second quarter RICE - Austin Walter 68-yard TD pass from Shawn Stankavage, Jack Fox kick good, 13:32 (RICE 10-7) LT - Dancy 1-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 9:59 (LT 14-10) LT - Dancy 18-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 1:13 (LT 21-10) Fourth quarter RICE - Tobola 29-yard field goal, 9:13 (LT 21-13) LT - Alfred Smith 10-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 5:52 (LT 28-13) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 21/34, 314 yards, TD, 2 INT RICE - Shawn Stankavage - 18/32, 216 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 80 yards, 3 TD RICE - Aston Walter - 17 carries, 72 yards Top receivers LT - Adrian Hardy - 10 receptions, 160 yards RICE - Aston Walter - 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Rice at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 15,283
• TV: ESPN+

At Southern Miss

Further information: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and Rivalry in Dixie

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	0	3	20
Golden Eagles	7	7	0	7	21

Game information

First quarter USM - Steven Anderson 1-yard TD run, Briggs Bourgeois kick good, 6:54 (USM 7-0) LT - Adrian Hardy 5-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick good, 1:28 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter USM - Neil McLaurin 49-yard TD pass from Jack Abraham, Bourgeois kick good, 10:32 (USM 14-7) LT - Kam McKnight 6-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 4:39 (TIE 14-14) LT - Hale 24-yard field goal, 0:00 (LT 17-14) Fourth quarter LT - Hale 23-yard field goal, 13:40 (LT 20-14) USM - Anderson 6-yard TD run, Bourgeois kick good, 6:02 (USM 21-20) Top passers USM - Jack Abraham - 24/29, 195 yards, TD LT - J'Mar Smith - 27/43, 243 yards, TD Top rushers USM - Steven Anderson - 12 carries, 29 yards, 2 TD LT - Israel Tucker - 9 carries, 24 yards Top receivers USM - Quez Watkins - 9 receptions, 110 yards LT - Adrian Hardy - 11 receptions, 110 yards, TD

Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss – Game summary

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 19,142
• TV: Stadium

Western Kentucky

Further information: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	14	9	0	7	30
Bulldogs	0	12	3	0	15

Game information

First quarter WKU - Lucky Jackson 18-yard TD run, Alex Rinella kick good, 10:03 (WKU 7-0) WKU - Mik'Quan Deane 10-yard TD pass from Steve Duncan, Rinella kick good, 5:01 (WKU 14-0) Second quarter WKU - Team safety, 13:26 (WKU 16-0) WKU - D'Andre Ferby 1-yard TD run, Rinella kick good, 12:16 (WKU 23-0) LT - Israel Tucker 19-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 1:43 (WKU 23-7) LT - Team safety, 0:31 (WKU 23-9) LT - Hale 33-yard field goal, 0:00 (WKU 23-12) Third quarter LT - Hale 20-yard field goal, 11:53 (WKU 23-15) Fourth quarter WKU - Ferby 36-yard TD run, Rinella kick good, 4:27 (WKU 30-15) Top passers WKU - Steve Duncan - 11/22, 92 yards, TD, INT LT - J'Mar Smith - 24/44, 280 yards, INT Top rushers WKU - Joshua Samuel - 13 carries, 71 yards LT - Israel Tucker - 10 carries, 39 yards, TD Top receivers WKU - Mik'Quan Deane - 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD LT - Adrian Hardy - 9 receptions, 125 yards

Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 11,459
• TV: CBS Sports Network

Vs. Hawaii (Hawaii Bowl)

See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and 2018 Hawaii Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	0	7	14
Bulldogs	3	0	21	7	31

Game information

First quarter LT - Bailey Hale 24-yard field goal, 1:08 (LT 3-0) Second quarter HAW - Jason-Matthew Sharsh 24-yard TD pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick good, 8:20 (HAW 7-3) Third quarter LT - Israel Tucker 5-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 10:27 (LT 10-7) LT - Jaqwis Dancy 58-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Hale kick good, 4:44 (LT 17-7) LT - Smith 4-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 0:55 (LT 24-7) Fourth quarter HAW - Marcus Armstrong-Brown 7-yard TD pass from Cole McDonald, Meskell kick good, 6:14 (LT 24-14) LT - Kam McKnight 39-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 3:45 (LT 31-14) Top passers LT - J'Mar Smith - 19/31, 285 yards, TD, INT HAW - Cole McDonald - 10/20, 85 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LT - Jaqwis Dancy - 15 carries, 57 yards HAW - Fred Holly III - 9 carries, 57 yards Top receivers LT - Teddy Veal - 8 receptions, 107 yards HAW - Jason-Matthew Sharsh - 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech – Game summary

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: December 22
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); fair
• Game attendance: 30,911
• TV: ESPN

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	85	Jaylon Ferguson	DE	Baltimore Ravens