Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

3rdin Sun Belt - West · 1-1

Ugh, no.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs lost to the LSU Tigers

1-1 14 – 45

Ranked #10 · 2-0

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Tiger Stadium (LA) (Baton Rouge) · 102,321 fans · SEC Network +

Highlights

No. 8 LSU and QB Sam Leavitt overcome a rash of turnovers in a 45-14 victory over Louisiana Tech

Sam Leavitt overcame three interceptions with three touchdown runs, and No. 8 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 45-14 victory over a Louisiana Tech team that gave the Tigers fits for the better part of their match-up Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

1:13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers: Full Highlights

1:01 Highlight: No. 8 LSU shakes off turnovers, surges past Louisiana Tech

0:08 Scott Starzyk kicks 29-yard field goal

0:35 Sam Leavitt runs for 5-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

Tiger Stadium (LA) · Baton Rouge

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LT	0	7	0	7	14
LSU	10	0	14	21	45

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Game Leaders

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Blake Baker · 11/21, 128 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Andrew Burnette · 6 CAR, 16 YDSRushing Yards
Jalen Mickens · 6 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Alonzo Jackson Jr. · 3Sacks
Jordan McRae · 13Tackles

LSU Tigers

Sam Leavitt · 25/38, 344 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTPassing Yards
Dilin Jones · 18 CAR, 66 YDSRushing Yards
Trey'Dez Green · 6 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Princewill Umanmielen · 3Sacks
TJ Dottery · 9Tackles

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

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Scoring

Q4 1:48

TD Landen Clark 7 Yd Run (Scott Starzyk Kick)14–45

Q4 8:08

TD Jalen Mickens 67 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)14–38

Q4 9:39

TD Trey'Dez Green 10 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Scott Starzyk Kick)7–38

Q4 13:32

TD Sam Leavitt 5 Yd Run (Scott Starzyk Kick)7–31

Q3 2:12

FG Scott Starzyk 23 Yd Field Goal 7–24

Q3 4:32

TD Sam Leavitt 9 Yd Run (Sam Leavitt Pass to Malachi Thomas for Two-Point Conversion)7–21

Q3 10:12

FG Scott Starzyk 25 Yd Field Goal 7–13

Q2 1:53

TD Jordan McRae 100 Yd Interception Return (Kaegan Kent Kick)7–10

Q1 3:46

TD Sam Leavitt 5 Yd Run (Scott Starzyk Kick)0–10

Q1 6:36

FG Scott Starzyk 29 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Louisiana Tech BulldogsLSU Tigers

Offense

139 Total Yards 528

143 Passing Yards 381

-4 Rushing Yards 147

8 First Downs 26

Efficiency

3-14 3rd Down 8-17

0-2 4th Down 1-1

14/24 Completions 27/41

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 4

5-50 Penalties 10-101

25:51 Possession 34:09

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Blake Baker	11/21	128	6.1	1	1	8.2
Trey Kukuk	3/3	15	5.0	0	0	56.4
Team	14/24	143	6.0	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Andrew Burnette	6	16	2.7	6
Sergio Snider	2	8	4.0	6
Jaden Miller	6	3	0.5	5
Trey Kukuk	4	2	0.5	6
Luke Watkins	1	-6	-6.0	0
Blake Baker	12	-27	-2.3	6
Team	31	-4	-0.1	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Mickens	6	101	16.8	1	67
Talyn Shettron	2	18	9.0	0	12
Eli Finley	2	15	7.5	0	11
Marcus Calwise Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3
Luke Watkins	1	3	3.0	0	3
Andrew Burnette	1	3	3.0	0	3
Blake Baker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	14	143	10.2	1	67

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Eli Finley	1	1	0
Jalen Mickens	1	1	0
Blake Baker	1	0	0
Janard Lockhardt	0	0	1
Team	3	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Jordan McRae	13	5	0	0	0	0	1
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	12	7	3	3.5	1	0	0
Ty Jones	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Fongang	8	5	0	2	0	0	0
Taeden Rogers	8	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jadon Mayfield	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zheric Hill	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kolbe Fields	5	1	0	0.5	0	1	0
Kam Franklin	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Watson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Coleman	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
MJ Moultrie II	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lane Condry	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
Hayden Christman	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Judd Rouyea	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Janard Lockhardt	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Donovan Rieman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Hutchens	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amari Butler	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Bradford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Demario Bookhart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayden Combs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Pierro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jojo Odom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justice Williams	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Kameron Carter	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	94	42	5	11	5	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jordan McRae	1	100	1
Zheric Hill	1	25	0
Kam Franklin	1	0	0
Team	3	125	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dedrick Latulas	1	32	32.0	32	0
Team	1	32	32.0	32	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dedrick Latulas	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kaegan Kent	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lexington Matthews	6	294	49.0	1	0	58
Team	6	294	49.0	1	0	58

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Sam Leavitt	25/38	344	9.1	1	3	44.0
Landen Clark	2/3	37	12.3	0	0	94.5
Team	27/41	381	9.3	1	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dilin Jones	18	66	3.7	0	46
Sam Leavitt	11	22	2.0	3	17
Stacy Gage	4	20	5.0	0	10
Landen Clark	3	19	6.3	1	7
Trey'Dez Green	2	7	3.5	0	6
Winston Watkins Jr.	1	6	6.0	0	6
Harlem Berry	1	4	4.0	0	4
Phillip Wright III	1	4	4.0	0	4
Eugene Wilson III	1	1	1.0	0	1
Caden Durham	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	43	147	3.4	4	46

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trey'Dez Green	6	104	17.3	1	24
Eugene Wilson III	6	93	15.5	0	53
Jackson Harris	3	80	26.7	0	42
Winston Watkins Jr.	5	43	8.6	0	17
Tyree Holloway	2	37	18.5	0	21
Dilin Jones	3	14	4.7	0	8
Stacy Gage	2	10	5.0	0	5
Team	27	381	14.1	1	53

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Eugene Wilson III	1	1	0
Tamarcus Cooley	0	0	1
Jhase Thomas	0	0	1
Team	1	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
TJ Dottery	9	6	0	0.5	0	1
Whit Weeks	6	3	0	0	0	0
Princewill Umanmielen	5	4	3	4	0	0
Deuce Geralds	4	4	2	2	0	1
Kolaj Cobbins	3	2	0	0	0	1
Jordan Ross	3	1	0.5	2	0	1
Ty Benefield	3	1	0	0	0	0
Faheem Delane	3	1	0	0	1	0
Davhon Keys	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dashawn Spears	2	2	1	1	1	1
Tamarcus Cooley	2	2	0	0	1	0
Malik Blocton	2	0	0.5	1	0	0
Lamar Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Jimcoily	1	1	1	1	0	0
Shone Washington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Keem Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Leavitt	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Seaton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Carpenter	1	1	0	0	0	1
DJ Pickett	1	1	0	0	0	0
Richard Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	1
Stephiylan Green	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Junior Tuihalamaka	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	58	34	8	12	3	7

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
DJ Pickett	1	32	0
Team	1	32	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eugene Wilson III	4	44	11.0	27	0
Team	4	44	11.0	27	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Scott Starzyk	3/3	100.0	29	4/4	13
Team	3/3	100.0	29	4/4	13

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Grant Chadwick	3	130	43.3	0	2	50
Team	3	130	43.3	0	2	50

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