Sun Belt

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Ruston, Louisiana

Season

Louisiana Tech

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 261 167

Points / Game 32.6 20.9

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,111 2,661

Plays 529 527

Yards / Play 5.88 5.05

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 297 304

Rushing Yards 1,176 1,083

Yards / Attempt 3.96 3.56

Rushing Touchdowns 15 13

Passing

Pass Completions 162 128

Pass Attempts 232 223

Completion % 69.8% 57.4%

Net Passing Yards 1,935 1,578

Yards / Attempt 8.34 7.08

Passing Touchdowns 19 8

Interceptions Thrown 3 11

First Downs

First Downs 162 151

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 46 42

3rd Down Attempts 107 111

3rd Down % 43.0% 37.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 6 5

4th Down Attempts 14 15

4th Down % 42.9% 33.3%

Turnovers

Turnovers 8 16

Fumbles Lost 5 5

Interceptions Thrown 3 11

Fumbles Recovered 5 5

Defense

Sacks 21 18

Tackles for Loss 67 47

Interceptions 11 3

Interception Return Yards 218 31

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 51 63

Penalty Yards 444 586

Possession

Possession Time 246:31 235:49

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 16 7

Kick Return Yards 289 158

Yards / Return 18.06 22.57

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 12 11

Punt Return Yards 201 61

Yards / Return 16.75 5.55

Punt Return Touchdowns 1 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.87

Success Rate 40.7%

PPA 0.143

Explosiveness 1.316

Opportunities 60

Drives 98

Plays 535

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 20.8%

Power Success 58.6%

Line Yards 2.69

Second-Level Yards 0.88

Open-Field Yards 1.20

Line Yards Total 751

Second-Level Yards Total 246

Open-Field Yards Total 334

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 37.3%

PPA 0.011

Explosiveness 1.078

Play Rate 52.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 45.7%

PPA 0.334

Explosiveness 1.568

Play Rate 45.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 43.7%

Standard Downs PPA 0.131

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.160

Standard Downs Rate 69.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 34.1%

Passing Downs PPA 0.170

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.767

Passing Downs Rate 30.7%

Field Position

Average Start 67.2

Average Predicted Points 1.633

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 15.3%

Front Seven Havoc 10.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.0%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.781

Adjusted Success Rate 3.1%

Adjusted PPA 0.114

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.081

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.647

Adjusted Stuff Rate -1.6%

Adjusted Power Success -3.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 2.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.89

Success Rate Allowed 36.9%

PPA Allowed -0.051

Explosiveness Allowed 1.298

Opportunities Faced 46

Drives Faced 98

Plays Faced 536

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 24.7%

Power Success Allowed 64.5%

Line Yards Allowed 2.40

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.96

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.22

Line Yards Total Allowed 680

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 273

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 37.8%

PPA Allowed 0.006

Explosiveness Allowed 1.038

Play Rate Faced 52.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.6%

PPA Allowed -0.054

Explosiveness Allowed 1.654

Play Rate Faced 44.4%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 42.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.166

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.939

Standard Downs Rate Faced 64.0%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 26.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.154

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.332

Passing Downs Rate Faced 36.0%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.6

Average Predicted Points -1.353

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 22.0%

Front Seven Havoc 14.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.678

Adjusted Success Rate 6.8%

Adjusted PPA 0.192

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.136

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.087

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.7%

Adjusted Power Success 15.2%

Adjusted Havoc 9.9%