Sun Belt

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Ruston, Louisiana

Season

Louisiana Tech

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 94 51

Points / Game 47.0 25.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 668 657

Plays 114 146

Yards / Play 5.86 4.50

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 68 89

Rushing Yards 229 233

Yards / Attempt 3.37 2.62

Rushing Touchdowns 4 4

Passing

Pass Completions 31 32

Pass Attempts 46 57

Completion % 67.4% 56.1%

Net Passing Yards 439 424

Yards / Attempt 9.54 7.44

Passing Touchdowns 7 1

Interceptions Thrown 1 4

First Downs

First Downs 31 33

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 10 12

3rd Down Attempts 25 35

3rd Down % 40.0% 34.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 1 1

4th Down Attempts 3 2

4th Down % 33.3% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 3 5

Fumbles Lost 2 1

Interceptions Thrown 1 4

Fumbles Recovered 1 2

Defense

Sacks 6 7

Tackles for Loss 24 13

Interceptions 4 1

Interception Return Yards 125 32

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 7 16

Penalty Yards 65 165

Possession

Possession Time 50:43 69:17

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 —

Kick Return Yards 44 —

Yards / Return 22.00 —

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 —

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 5

Punt Return Yards 98 44

Yards / Return 16.33 8.80

Punt Return Touchdowns 1 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 5.21

Success Rate 31.0%

PPA 0.174

Explosiveness 1.755

Opportunities 14

Drives 29

Plays 116

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 19.0%

Power Success 100.0%

Line Yards 2.58

Second-Level Yards 0.79

Open-Field Yards 1.29

Line Yards Total 162

Second-Level Yards Total 50

Open-Field Yards Total 81

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 31.7%

PPA 0.019

Explosiveness 1.143

Play Rate 54.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 32.0%

PPA 0.421

Explosiveness 2.519

Play Rate 43.1%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 33.8%

Standard Downs PPA 0.113

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.398

Standard Downs Rate 63.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 26.2%

Passing Downs PPA 0.282

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.565

Passing Downs Rate 36.2%

Field Position

Average Start 64.0

Average Predicted Points 1.857

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 18.1%

Front Seven Havoc 13.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.034

Adjusted Success Rate -5.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.147

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.556

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.076

Adjusted Stuff Rate -4.9%

Adjusted Power Success -16.8%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -9.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.58

Success Rate Allowed 34.0%

PPA Allowed -0.065

Explosiveness Allowed 1.202

Opportunities Faced 12

Drives Faced 30

Plays Faced 150

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 28.6%

Power Success Allowed 60.0%

Line Yards Allowed 1.65

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.81

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.98

Line Yards Total Allowed 139

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 68

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 32.1%

PPA Allowed -0.116

Explosiveness Allowed 0.810

Play Rate Faced 56.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.1%

PPA Allowed 0.100

Explosiveness Allowed 1.710

Play Rate Faced 40.7%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 40.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.010

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.002

Standard Downs Rate Faced 62.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 23.2%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed -0.157

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.785

Passing Downs Rate Faced 37.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 65.8

Average Predicted Points -1.660

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 27.3%

Front Seven Havoc 18.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 9.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.215

Adjusted Success Rate 10.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.255

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.230

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.564

Adjusted Stuff Rate 11.0%

Adjusted Power Success 54.0%

Adjusted Havoc 25.8%