The 2018 season's largest margin: Louisiana Tech 54, Southern 17. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Louisiana Tech's 2018 season (8-5) 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
- J'Mar SmithQB3,159 passing yards
- Jaqwis DancyRB670 rushing yards
- Israel TuckerRB375 rushing yards
- Kam McKnightRB374 rushing yards
- Adrian HardyWR1,146 receiving yards
- Teddy VealWR716 receiving yards
- Alfred SmithWR327 receiving yards
- Collin ScottLB77 tackles
- James JacksonS68 tackles
- Dae'Von WashingtonLB62 tackles
- Jay FergusonDE13 sacks
- Immanuel TurnerDE3 sacks
- Willie BakerDL2 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Louisiana Tech 3, Mississippi State 45. A 42-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisiana Tech beat Hawai'i 31-14 in the postseason.
"Dunkin' Dogs"
2018 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.