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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Sun Belt · 4-2 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 5-1 · O/U 5-1

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

HC Sonny Cumbie (5th yr) · OC Nathan Young · DC Luke Olson

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (5 OF 6) · BASE D 3-3-5 · SHOTGUN 97%

Power rating0.864th
CFP odds1%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.9of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Sun Belt · 4-2 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 5-1 · O/U 5-1

Louisiana Tech

Bulldogs · HC Sonny Cumbie (5th yr) · starts in 11 (5 of 6) · base D 3-3-5

Power rating0.864th
CFP odds · outlook1%—NEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.9of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Louisiana Tech

4-2 · 2-0 Sun Belt

POWER RATING0.864th in FBS
CFP ODDS1%no change
PROJ. WINS7.9of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT

2 losses now · CFP 1% in sims · CCG 59% · title 22%

FAN PULSE—0 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Louisiana Tech schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Northwestern StateNorthwestern StateW80–6−44.5−44.5W+1.7162%13%100%5641.4
2at LSUat LSUL14–45+35+35W−0.906%39%10%5527.0
3at Baylorat BaylorL19–36+20.5+20.5W−0.1630%38%16%7824.9
4BYE
5ArmyArmyW31–29−0.5−0.5W+0.1551%47%45%5516.0
6LouisianaLouisianaW32–31−3−3L+0.1153%35%58%7626.1
7at UL Monroeat UL MonroeW24–0−13.5−13.5W+0.4340%36%89%6531.1
8Old DominionOld DominionNEXTSAT 5:00 ESPN+SAT 5:00−13.5−13.5————74%126—
9at South Alabamaat South AlabamaOCT 31OCT 31−3.9 proj−3.959%
10at Troyat TroyNOV 7NOV 7−4.6 proj−4.661%
11Southern MissSouthern MissNOV 14NOV 14−13.4 proj−13.479%
12Arkansas StateArkansas StateNOV 21NOV 21−9.7 proj−9.772%
13at Georgia Southernat Georgia SouthernNOV 28NOV 28+1.3 proj+1.347%

Success rate by down & distance

1st50%n 4100%n 340%n 1270%n 6
2nd57%n 1444%n 2738%n 5338%n 13
3rd71%n 1724%n 1735%n 2020%n 10
4th50%n 633%n 3100%n 1—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 316 OF 321 PLAYS316 OF 321 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun97%97%50%+0.0340%
Under center3%3%55%+0.3255%
No-huddle53%53%53%−0.2031%
Huddle47%47%48%+0.3150%
StartersSTARTERS
115 of 6 games121 of 6BASE D3-3-55 of 6
115 of 63-3-5base D · 5 of 6

In shotgun on 97 % of tagged snaps, passing 50 % of the time (+0.03 EPA a play; +0.32 under center). No-huddle on 53 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 5 of 6 games. Base defense 3-3-5 (5 of 6).

Next game

SAT 5:00 ESPN+ · JOE AILLET STADIUMSAT 5:00 ESPN+

vs Old DominionLINE−13.5MODEL−10.7WP74%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
Dylone BrooksRB · FR
RB · top injury
NEXT UPJ. MillerΔ −0.29 EPA/play
0%TO PLAY
−1.7IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −1.7 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
C-USA crews−0.4 to +0.5 · 37 games+0.1−0.4 to +0.537NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 6 games0.0—6NOISE
SEC crews— · 4 games−0.3—4NOISE
American crews— · 2 games−0.8—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−0.7—1NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game−3.8—1NOISE
MAC crews— · 1 game+0.3—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game+1.2—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game−2.1—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTEd Ardito−1.5 / g · 3 games · noise−1.5 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTPatrick Foy+3.2 / g · 3 games · noise+3.2 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Louisiana Tech than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Louisiana Tech than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Louisiana Tech offense statistics
MetricStat
Louisiana TechLT
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0664th+0.06
Success rate40.3%89th42.3%
Explosiveness1.3722nd1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.1240th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.1075th+0.11
Passing downs SR32.1%46th31.1%
Line yards2.82125th3.21
Sack rate allowed5.5%88th5.3%
3rd-down conversion39%80th41%
Points / opportunity3.8895th4.27
Red zone TD rate62%78th63%
Seconds / play27.149th28.0