The 2017 season's largest margin: Louisiana Tech 51, SMU 10. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
Louisiana Tech's 2017 season (7-6) 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
- J'Mar SmithQB2,974 passing yards
- Boston ScottRB1,040 rushing yards
- Jarred CraftRB532 rushing yards
- Jaqwis DancyRB262 rushing yards
- Teddy VealWR950 receiving yards
- Rhashid BonnetteWR582 receiving yards
- Marlon WattsWR319 receiving yards
- Dae'Von WashingtonLB70 tackles
- Secdrick CooperS65 tackles
- Amik RobertsonCB62 tackles
- Jay FergusonDE7 sacks
- Deldrick CantyDE2.5 sacks
- Jordan BradfordDT2 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Louisiana Tech 21, Mississippi State 57. A 36-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisiana Tech beat SMU 51-10 in the postseason.
"Dunkin' Dogs"
2017 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.