The 2016 season's largest margin: Louisiana Tech 61, Rice 16. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
Louisiana Tech's 2016 season (9-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ryan HigginsQB4,617 passing yards
- J'Mar SmithQB412 passing yards
- Jarred CraftRB1,074 rushing yards
- Boston ScottRB515 rushing yards
- Trent TaylorWR1,803 receiving yards
- Carlos HendersonWR1,535 receiving yards
- Kam McKnightRB281 receiving yards
- Jordan HarrisLB94 tackles
- Xavier WoodsS89 tackles
- Lloyd GroganS76 tackles
- Jay FergusonDE14.5 sacks
- Aaron BrownDL4.5 sacks
- Elliot BlankenshipDB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Louisiana Tech 24, Southern Miss 39. A 15-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisiana Tech beat Navy 48-45 in the postseason.
"Dunkin' Dogs"
2016 is a middle chapter for Louisiana Tech — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.