Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech is No. 87 of 138 in the model after week 6 (3-2, 1-0 in conference play). Its projected final record is 7.3-4.7, with a 4% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #87in the model (▼5 from last week)
- 7.3-4.7projected final record
- −3.7points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Louisiana Tech's best unit is its pass defense (No. 28 in FBS); its weakest is its run defense (No. 77). Overall, the offense ranks No. 53 and the defense No. 41, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 5 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 47, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Louisiana Tech's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 87) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Louisiana Tech would usually have won 2.8 games; it has won 3.
Postseason odds: 5% to win the Sun Belt, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 91% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 35.2points per game
- 29.4points allowed per game
- 42%offensive success rate
- 38%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Blake Baker, 679 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing: Andrew Burnette, 207 yards on 43 carries, 1 TD
- Receiving: Jalen Mickens, 30 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Northwestern State | W 80-6 | >99% win |
| 2 | at No. 8 LSU | L 14-45 | 5% win |
| 3 | at Baylor | L 19-36 | 5% win |
| 5 | vs Army | W 31-29 | 70% win |
| 6 | vs Louisiana | W 32-31 | 98% win |
| 7 | at UL Monroe | 82% to win | |
| 8 | vs Old Dominion | 70% to win | |
| 9 | at South Alabama | 46% to win | |
| 10 | at Troy | 46% to win | |
| 11 | vs Southern Miss | 78% to win | |
| 12 | vs Arkansas State | 67% to win | |
| 13 | at Georgia Southern | 41% to win |
Sun Belt in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | James Madison | 6-0 | 3-0 | 10.9-1.1 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 4-1 | 1-0 | 8.5-3.5 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 4-2 | 1-1 | 7.9-4.1 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5.9-6.1 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 3-2 | 1-0 | 7.3-4.7 |
| 94 | Troy | 3-2 | 1-0 | 6.4-5.6 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 4-2 | 2-0 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 103 | App State | 3-2 | 0-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5.0-7.0 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 114 | Old Dominion | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 128 | Southern Miss | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3.4-8.6 |
| 129 | Marshall | 3-3 | 0-2 | 5.1-6.9 |
| 136 | UL Monroe | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1.6-10.4 |
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