2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	2–6
Head Coach:	Sonny Cumbie
Hc Year:	2nd
Cooff Coach1:	Jake Brown
Cooc1 Year:	2nd
Cooff Coach2:	Scott Parr
Cooc2 Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Scott Power
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	4–3
Stadium:	Joe Aillet Stadium

The 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and compete members of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Sonny Cumbie.

Preseason

Conference USA media poll

Conference USA media poll
1	Western Kentucky	(18)
2	Liberty	(4)
3	Middle Tennessee
4	Louisiana Tech
5	New Mexico State
6	UTEP
7	Jacksonville State
T8	FIU
	Sam Houston

Source:^[1]

Schedule

Louisiana Tech and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.^{[2] [3]}

Game summaries

FIU

See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team.

Statistics	FIU	LT
First downs	8	27
Total yards	182	450
Rushing yards	178	117
Passing yards	4	333
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	21:42	38:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Grayson James	5/14, 4 yards, INT
Rushing	Shomari Lawrence	15 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving	Josiah Miamen	1 reception, 4 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing		34/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Charvis Thornton	8 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving	Smoke Harris	11 receptions, 155 yards, TD

At SMU

See also: 2023 SMU Mustangs football team. Statistics

Statistics	LT	SMU
First downs	11	24
Total yards	269	457
Rushing yards	28	209
Passing yards	241	248
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	21/33, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Charvis Thornton	8 rushes, 24 yards
Receiving	Koby Duru	3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
SMU	Passing		23/37, 248 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	L. J. Johnson Jr.	14 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Receiving	Jordan Hudson	2 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Northwestern State

See also: 2023 Northwestern State Demons football team.

Statistics	NWST	LT
First downs	20	22
Total yards	324	478
Rushing yards	185	367
Passing yards	139	111
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Tyler Vander Waal	10/24, 134 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Kolbe Burrell	11 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving	Jaren Mitchell	4 receptions, 60 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	9/18, 110 yards, TD
Rushing	Keith Willis Jr.	13 rushes, 188 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Kyle Maxwell	1 reception, 42 yards

North Texas

See also: 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Statistics	UNT	LT
First downs	32	21
Total yards	562	432
Rushing yards	249	215
Passing yards	313	217
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:24	26:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing		24/40, 313 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Ayo Adeyi	19 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Roderic Burns	11 receptions, 134 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	9/13, 145 yards, TD
Rushing	Tyre Shelton	16 rushes, 152 yards, TD
Receiving	Cyrus Allen	5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

At Nebraska

See also: 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Statistics	LT	NEB
First downs	17	20
Total yards	338	419
Rushing yards	46	312
Passing yards	292	107
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:02	31:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	27/42, 292 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jacob Fields	6 rushes, 28 yards, TD
Receiving	Cyrus Allen	6 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Nebraska	Passing		8/17, 107 yards, TD
Rushing	Heinrich Haarberg	19 rushes, 157 yards, TD
Receiving	Billy Kemp IV	5 receptions, 62 yards

At UTEP

See also: 2023 UTEP Miners football team.

Statistics	LT	UTEP
First downs	14	17
Total yards	294	321
Rushing yards	142	220
Passing yards	152	101
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	27:08	32:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	9/20, 152 yards, TD
Rushing	Tyre Shelton	16 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving	Cyrus Allen	1 reception, 85 yards
UTEP	Passing	Cade McConnell	4/11, 48 yards
Rushing	Deion Hankins	15 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Ballard	3 receptions, 39 yards

Western Kentucky

See also: 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Statistics	WKU	LT
First downs	14	19
Total yards	426	397
Rushing yards	129	138
Passing yards	297	259
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing		19/34, 297 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Markese Stepp	9 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 207 yards, 3 TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	21/41, 259 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Tyre Shelton	21 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Smoke Harris	11 receptions, 117 yards

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Statistics	LT	MTSU
First downs	26	19
Total yards	419	353
Rushing yards	79	105
Passing yards	340	248
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	14/23, 162 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Tyre Shelton	10 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving	Smoke Harris	11 receptions, 129 yards
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Nicholas Vattiato	23/29, 248 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Jaiden Credle	13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Receiving	Holden Willis	4 reception, 103 yards, TD

New Mexico State

See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team.

Statistics	NMSU	LT
First downs	16	23
Total yards	327	371
Rushing yards	232	133
Passing yards	95	238
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:50	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing		10/19, 95 yards, TD
Rushing	Star Thomas	10 carries, 88 yards
Receiving	Jonathan Brady	2 receptions, 33 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	20/27, 238 yards, TD
Rushing	Keldric Moody	9 carries, 55 yards
Receiving	Kyle Maxwell	3 receptions, 68 yards

At Liberty

See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team.

Statistics	LT	LIB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Liberty	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Sam Houston

See also: 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team.

Statistics	SHSU	LT
First downs	19	20
Total yards	413	524
Rushing yards	144	105
Passing yards	269	419
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston	Passing		18/28, 269 yards, TD
Rushing	Adrian Murdaugh	9 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving	Noah Smith	6 receptions, 115 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	29/42, 384 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Charvis Thornton	2 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Cyrus Allen	7 receptions, 170 yards, TD

At Jacksonville State

See also: 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.

Statistics	LT	JVST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jacksonville State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish . July 21, 2023 . August 26, 2023.
2. Web site: College football: Tech unveils 2023 schedule. Bossier Press-Tribune. Russell. Hedges. January 11, 2023. January 10, 2023.
3. Web site: Louisiana Tech announces complete 2023 football schedule. Crescent City Sports. Louisiana Tech Athletics. January 11, 2023. January 10, 2023.