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2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bulldogs Or ‘Dogs Dawgs Louisiana Tech Vs WE ARE ... “LOUISIANA TECH” We are excited you are covering Louisiana Tech Football this year. We ask that you please refer to us by our correct name and abbreviation. Thanks and Go Bulldogs! CORRECT INCORRECT Louisiana Tech LT or LTU LA Tech (pronounced: LAH Tech) LaTech or La. Tech 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bulldogs or ‘Dogs Dawgs Louisiana Tech vs. Miami | 3:00 p.m. | Thursday, December 26 | Independence Stadium (48,975) | Shreveport, La. MEDIA COVERAGE THE MATCHUP ESPN Date: Thursday, December 26, 2019 Wes Durham, Play-by-Play Time: 3:00 p.m. Roddy Jones, Analyst Location: Shreveport, La. Eric Wood, Sideline Venue: Independence Stadium (48,975) Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine Pro --/-- Louisiana Tech --/-- Miami LA TECH SPORTS NETWORK BULLDOGS Series: Miami leads, 4-0 HURRICANES Dave Nitz, Play-by-Play (9-3, 6-2 C-USA) In Shreveport: Miami leads, 1-0 (6-6, 4-4 ACC) Teddy Allen, Analyst Last: (2003, Miami won 48-9) Luke McCown, Sideline Home: 6-0 Home: 4-2 Away: 3-3 In Miami: Miami leads, 3-0 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-0 Last: (2004, Miami won 48-0) Neutral: 0-1 SPORTS USA Live Stats: LATechSports.com Eli Gold, Play-by-Play Head Coach: Skip Holtz Head Coach: Manny Diaz Live Audio: KXKZ 107.5 FM Doug Plank, Analyst Career: 143-107 (20th) Career: 6-6 (1st) Kevin Maloney, Sideline At LA Tech: 55-36 (7th) Twitter Updates: @LATechFB At Miami: Same FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS QUICK HITTERS First Year of Football: 1901 • Louisiana Tech enters the Independence Bowl with a 9-3 mark after finishing the regular season second in Number of Years Playing Football: 117 the C-USA West Division standings at 6-2 in league play due to a tiebreaker. • The Bulldogs will be bowling for the sixth-straight season under head coach Skip Holtz, who is 55-36 at All-Time Overall Record: 628-463-38 (.570) Louisiana Tech. Tech’s streak of five straight bowl wins is tied for longest active run in the nation (Wisconsin). All-Time Bowl Record: 7-3-1 (.682) • Tech has scored 35+ points seven times this season (most since 2016). The team has scored 35+ in five of 2018 Record: 8-5 its last seven games and has put up 40+ in six games this year (most since 2016). 2018 Conference Record/Finish: 5-3/3rd (West) • This marks Tech’s fourth all-time appearance in the Independence Bowl with its last coming in 2008 Starters Returning: 15 against Northern Illinois. Offense: 8 • The Bulldogs racked up 21 all-conference accolades (2 first team, 6 second team, 2 all-freshman and 11 honorable mention) - the most in C-USA this season. Defense: 5 • Senior quarterback J’Mar Smith was named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, voted upon by the Special Teams: 2 league’s head coaches. Smith has helped lead Tech to a 24-13 record as its starting QB over the past four seasons. He finished 2019 with a PFF passing grade of 86.0 - best in C-USA and 15th-best in the nation. LA TECH COACHING STAFF • Among active FBS quarterbacks, Smith ranks 8th in career passing yards with 9,360. That number is third On the field: most in the Tech record books trailing only Luke McCown (12,994) and Tim Rattay (12,746). Skip Holtz ..............................................................Head Coach • Smith has thrown 50 touchdown passes in his career - fourth most in school history. His 746 career completions and 11 300-yard games are both third most in Tech’s football history. Joe Sloan ................................ Assistant Head Coach/Co-OC • As a team, the Bulldogs have five defensive touchdowns this season (all pick sixes), tied for second-most Jeff Burris .............................................................. Cornerbacks in FBS. Tech’s five interceptions returned for touchdowns lead C-USA, as the rest of the league has eight Brian Gamble ......................................................... Linebackers combined. The ‘Dogs are tied for 12th-most turnovers forced in FBS this season with 23. Robert McFarland ..............................................Offensive Line • Tech has the nation’s longest active streak of forcing at least one turnover at 16 straight games. Kenny Guiton ...............................................Outside Receivers • Senior offensive lineman Ethan Reed is in line to make his 53rd-consecutive start on Thurday (the longest active Brock Hays ........................................................Running Backs streak in the nation). In the booth: Bob Diaco ..................................... Defensive Coord./Safeties Todd Fitch............................. Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Tech 15running back Justin The Bulldogs19 rank second in With35 a win in its bowl game, Rick Petri .............................................................Defensive Line Henderson has rushed for 15 C-USA and 26th nationally Tech will have its first 10-win Dennis Smith ........................................Special Teams Coord. touchdowns in 2019 - most in with a total of 286 first downs season since joining FBS and Conference USA and 12th most through the 12-game regular its first in 35 years (1984). nationally. season. 2019 SCHEDULE #10 TEXAS GRAMBLING BOWLING GREEN FIU* RICE* UMASS SOUTHERN MISS* UTEP* NORTH TEXAS* MARSHALL* UAB* UTSA* Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Austin, Texas Ruston, La. Bowling Green, Ohio Ruston, La. Houston, Texas Ruston, La. Ruston, La. El Paso, Texas Ruston, La. Huntington, W. Va. Birmingham, Ala. Ruston, La. LHN NFL Network ESPN+ CBSSN ESPN3 ESPN3 NFL Network ESPN+ Stadium/Facebook CBSSN ESPN+ ESPN+ L, 45-14 W, 20-14 W, 35-7 W, 43-31 W, 23-20 (OT) W, 69-21 W, 45-30 W, 42-21 W, 52-17 L, 31-10 L, 20-14 W, 41-27 LATECHSPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION | PAGE 2 TECH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Brock McKee .................................Associate Director Email: [email protected] Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews, Notes Malcolm Butler .......................................Associate AD Email: [email protected] Duties: Credentials, Stats Kane McGuire ..........................................Assistant AD Email: [email protected] Duties: Notes, Game Program, Social Media Andrew Goodwin ............................Assistant Director Email: [email protected] Duties: Social Media TUESDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Head coach Skip Holtz and select student-athletes will meet with the media every Tuesday prior to a game. QUICK FACTS Lunch will be provided at noon followed by interviews with Coach Holtz and selected players. Audio of each luncheon will be posted at SoundCloud.com/LATechSports. Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 PRACTICE COVERAGE Nickname: Bulldogs In addition to Tuesday’s media luncheon, Louisiana Tech student-athletes and coaches are available for in-person or phone interviews following practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All interview requests must be Colors: Blue and Red directed to the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. Please send all Enrollment: 11,957 requests via email to [email protected]. For those practice days, the final 30 minutes of practice is open to the Conference: Conference USA (West Division) media. Stadium (Capacity): Joe Aillet Stadium (28,562) COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and Louisiana Tech Football. Access Surface: FieldTurf Revolution and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana President: Dr. Les Guice (Louisiana Tech, 1976) Tech, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited Athletics Director: Tommy McClelland media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to [email protected]. (Northwestern St., 2004) Athletic Office: 318-257-4827 DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Football Office: 318-257-4547 The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Lou- Ticket Office: 318-257-3631 isiana Tech Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Brock McKee at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Brock McKee for any changes in the schedule. (Note: COACHING STAFF First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.) Head Coach: Skip Holtz For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech postgame press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room of the Da- Alma Mater, Year: Notre Dame, 1986 vison Athletics Complex after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be allowed Overall Record: 142-106 / 20th Year on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Holtz and select Louisiana Tech School Record: 54-35 / 7th Year players will be available in the press conference following games. Opposing coaches will be available outside Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coord: Joe Sloan the visiting locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period. Alma Mater, Year: East Carolina, 2008 COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Todd Fitch All members of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff are available during the designated days and times Alma Mater, Year: Ohio Wesleyan, 1986 throughout the year. All returning players are available during the designated days and times, but newcomers are Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Bob Diaco not available to the media unless under special request that access is granted. Alma Mater, Year: Tulane, 2008 SOCIAL MEDIA Cornerbacks:
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