Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

3rdin Sun Belt - West · 1-0

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat the Northwestern State Demons

0-2 6 – 80

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Joe Aillet Stadium (Ruston) · 13,108 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Louisiana Tech routs Northwestern State 80-6

Blake Baker accounted for three of Louisiana Tech's 10 touchdowns as the Bulldogs opened their season with an 80-6 rout over Northwestern State on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:37 Blake Baker throws 75-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Mickens

0:32 Blake Baker connects for 27-yard TD pass

0:18 Payne Williams III kicks 33-yard field goal

0:29 Dylone Brooks crosses goal line for 28-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NWST	3	0	0	3	6
LT	21	42	14	3	80

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Game Leaders

Northwestern State Demons

Abram Johnston · 5/13, 43 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
SI Sage Ingram · 13 CAR, 48 YDSRushing Yards
Dylan Rhodes · 2 REC, 25 YDSReceiving Yards
Danny Sears · 7Tackles

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Blake Baker · 10/14, 232 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Trey Kukuk · 5 CAR, 50 YDSRushing Yards
Jalen Mickens · 3 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jacob Bradford · 1Sacks
Sam Fongang · 7Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

Scoring

Q4 0:47

FG Payne Williams III 37 Yd Field Goal 6–80

Q4 8:56

FG Hunter Rioux 49 Yd Field Goal 3–80

Q3 6:28

TD Dedrick Latulas 6 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Hunter Rioux Kick)3–77

Q3 13:22

TD Luke Watkins 35 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–70

Q2 1:44

TD Jaden Miller 7 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–63

Q2 4:05

TD Sergio Snider 2 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–56

Q2 6:17

TD Dedrick Latulas 58 Yd Punt Return (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–49

Q2 7:51

TD Eli Finley 9 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–42

Q2 11:25

TD Talyn Shettron 37 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–35

Q2 13:48

TD Dylone Brooks 28 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–28

Q1 4:04

TD Talyn Shettron 16 Yd pass from Joshua Brantley (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–21

Q1 7:52

TD Jay Wilkerson 27 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–14

Q1 8:48

TD Jalen Mickens 75 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3–7

Q1 8:59

FG Payne Williams III 33 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Northwestern State DemonsLouisiana Tech Bulldogs

Offense

129 Total Yards 528

43 Passing Yards 296

86 Rushing Yards 232

7 First Downs 23

Efficiency

4-18 3rd Down 7-11

0-1 4th Down 1-1

5/16 Completions 17/22

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

6-64 Penalties 2-15

35:08 Possession 24:52

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Abram Johnston	5/13	43	3.3	1	--
Zach Wilcke	0/3	0	0.0	0	--
Team	5/16	43	2.7	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sage Ingram	13	48	3.7	10
Zach Wilcke	6	43	7.2	19
Abram Johnston	7	17	2.4	11
Kameron Thomas	8	1	0.1	4
Zay Davis	9	-3	-0.3	3
Brendan Webb	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0
Team	45	86	1.9	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dylan Rhodes	2	25	12.5	20
Zay Davis	2	11	5.5	11
Camryn Davis	1	7	7.0	7
Team	5	43	8.6	20

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0
Zay Davis	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Danny Sears	7	3	0	0	0
Joe Natali	6	3	0	0	0
Geoffrey Ojeh	5	3	0	0	0
Blake Fann	5	2	0	0	0
Brandon Ross	5	0	0	0	0
Harold Lawson	4	1	1	0	0
Antonio Hall	4	0	0	0	0
Jamal Cooper Jr.	3	3	1	0	0
Tywon Wray Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
KB Anderson-Dale	3	0	0	0	0
Jackson King	2	1	0	0	0
Brennon Thompson	2	1	0	0	0
Tyler Lewis	2	1	0	0	0
Christian Williams	2	0	0	0	0
Ke'shawn Reed	2	0	0	0	0
Ben Bienvenu	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan Dozier	1	1	0	0	1
Troy Santa Marina Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Braden Woods	1	1	0	0	0
Mikel Hines	1	1	0	0	0
William Ashworth	1	1	0	0	0
Gylen Ford	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Gower	1	0	0	0	0
Jace Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Larry	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Cook	1	0	0	0	0
Diego Sanchez	0	0	0	1	0
Team	67	25	2	1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ben Buisson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Payne Williams III	2/2	100.0	37	0/0	6
Team	2/2	100.0	37	0/0	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Hurley	10	365	36.5	0	0	48
Team	10	365	36.5	0	0	48

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Blake Baker	10/14	232	16.6	3	90.1
Trey Kukuk	4/4	45	11.3	2	94.7
Joshua Brantley	1/1	16	16.0	1	--
Jackson Bradley	2/3	3	1.0	0	1.4
Team	17/22	296	13.5	6	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trey Kukuk	5	50	10.0	0	20
Dylone Brooks	6	48	8.0	1	28
Talyn Shettron	1	37	37.0	1	37
Andrew Burnette	7	34	4.9	0	15
Jalen Mickens	2	31	15.5	0	28
Rayshun Hurt	5	17	3.4	0	5
Jaden Miller	2	9	4.5	1	7
Sergio Snider	4	9	2.3	1	3
Blake Baker	1	1	1.0	0	1
Jackson Bradley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
David Pierro	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	37	232	6.3	4	37

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Mickens	3	133	44.3	1	75
Eli Finley	4	52	13.0	1	29
Luke Watkins	1	35	35.0	1	35
Talyn Shettron	2	29	14.5	1	16
Jay Wilkerson	1	27	27.0	1	27
Dedrick Latulas	2	10	5.0	1	6
Brayden Bockler	2	7	3.5	0	7
David Pierro	1	3	3.0	0	3
Sergio Snider	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	17	296	17.4	6	75

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Sam Fongang	7	3	0	1	0	0
Zheric Hill	6	1	0	2.5	0	0
Grayson Hardy	6	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jadon Mayfield	5	0	0	1	0	0
Ayden Combs	4	2	0	1	0	0
Janard Lockhardt	4	2	0	0.5	3	0
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	4	0	0	1.5	0	0
Kolbe Fields	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Za'Qwaun Nunn	3	0	0	0	0	0
Taeden Rogers	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zander Hayes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cole Watson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Coleman	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Nathan Green	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lane Condry	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jacob Bradford	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jaylon Parnell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amari Wilks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan McRae	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zachary Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daylin Page	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harrison Williams	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kaden McIver	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kam Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Rieman	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Ean Burch	1	0	0	0	0	0
Colton Deckard	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Ahkhari Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacoryian Crowe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Javari Lockhart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jojo Odom	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
MJ Moultrie II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emanual Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Tarvin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dedrick Latulas	0	0	0	0	0	1
Amari Butler	0	0	0	0	1	0
Damien Richard II	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	75	21	1	13	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eli Finley	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dedrick Latulas	4	97	24.3	58	1
Luke Watkins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	5	97	19.4	58	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kaegan Kent	0/0	0.0	0	10/10	10
Hunter Rioux	1/1	100.0	49	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	49	11/11	14

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lexington Matthews	2	74	37.0	0	2	43
Team	2	74	37.0	0	2	43

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