2016 LA TECH FOOTBALL GAME 5 | UTEP BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2016 THE RUNDOWN GAME 5 | UTEP* OVERALL: 1-3 Oct. 1, 2016 • Ruston, La. • 6 p.m. CT • ASN • LA Tech Sports Network C-USA 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 HOME 1-0 QUICK HITS AWAY 0-3 RECORD 16.5 Points/Game 38.0 NEUTRAL 0-0 40.8 Points Allowed/Game 35.5 164.2 Rush Yards/Game 166.8 THE SCHEDULE 234.5 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 163.8 Date Opponent Time 145.2 Pass Yards/Game 386.2 Sept. 3 at Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 20-21 200.2 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 288.5 Sept. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 53-24 UTEP LOUISIANA TECH Sept. 17 at Texas Tech (FSN) L, 45-59 CONFERENCE USA 309.5 Total Offense/Game 553.0 CONFERENCE USA Sept. 24 at Middle Tennessee* (ASN) L, 34-38 Oct. 1 UTEP* (ASN) 6 p.m. 2016 Record: 1-3 2016 Record: 1-3 Oct. 6 WKU* (CBS Sports) 7 p.m. Head Coach: Sean Kugler Head Coach: Skip Holtz Oct. 15 at UMass (ASN/ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at FIU* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Career: 15-26 (4th Year) Career: 111-91 (17th Year) Oct. 29 RICE* (Campus Insiders) 6 p.m. UTEP: Same LA Tech: 23-20 (4th Year) Nov. 5 at North Texas* (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 UTSA* (TBA) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Southern Miss* (ESPN/2/U) TBA STAT LEADERS * Conference USA Opponent // All times central #14 Ryan Higgins #8 Zack Greenlee TUNE IN 90-143-2, 1,224 yds, 10 TD PASSING 31-58-2, 435 yds, 4 TD TV: ASN #3 Jarred Craft #29 Aaron Jones Dave Armstrong (PxP) Richard Balding (Analyst) 64 att, 405 yds, 2 TD RUSHING 76 att, 566 yds, 5 TD #5 Trent Taylor #11 Cole Freytag RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network 43 rec., 632 yds, 7 TD RECEIVING 8 rec., 162 yds, 1 TD Dave Nitz (PxP) Teddy Allen (Analyst) #6 Jordan Harris #45 Dante Lovilette Malcolm Butler (Sideline) DEFENSE 31 tackles (17 solo), 1.5 TFL 29 Tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1-0 FF-FR MEDIA RELATIONS Anna Claire Thomas (Primary) AT A GLANCE Assistant Director / Communications Phone: (318) 257-5314 Email: [email protected] KEY STORYLINES SERIES INFORMATION » Higgins becomes one of just three LA Tech Legends to Overall: LA Tech leads, 9-2-1 Malcolm Butler (Secondary) throw for over 500 yards in a single game Ruston: LA Tech leads, 4-1 Associate A.D. / Communications El Paso: LA Tech leads, 5-1-1 Louisiana Tech quarterback Ryan Higgins completed Phone: (318) 257-3145 Neutral: No Meetings Email: [email protected] 36-of-59 passes for a career-high 504 yards and First Meeting: 11/18/1939; UTEP, 27-0, in El Paso three touchdowns Saturday at Middle Tennessee in UTEP Contact: Last Meeting: 11/21/2015; LA Tech, 17-15, in El Paso an impressive offensive display by the Bulldogs. By Denise Mata Streak: LA Tech, 3 Director of Media Relations doing so, Higgins became only the third quarterback Phone: (915) 820-2458 in program history to pass for over 500 yards and THE VENUE Email: [email protected] the first since current quarterbacks coach Tim Rattay Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium did it on Oct. 30, 1999. Capacity: 28,019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Media Information 2 Numerical Roster 3 » Trent Taylor continues to climb up the record books Alphabetical Roster 4 Entering Week 5 of the season, Taylor is ranked Depth Chart 5 in the Top 10 in school history in six different Team Notes 6-7 Trent Taylor 8 categories, including ranking in the top five in career Team Notes cont. 9 touchdowns (2nd - 27) and 100-yard receiving Career Record Watch 10-11 performances (T3rd - 12). The senior recently The Last Time... 12 moved into the top five in program history in career Game Recaps 13-14 yards with 3,008, while he is tied for fifth all-time for Stadium Info 15 Team Statistics 16-19 career receptions at Louisiana Tech. #EVERLOYALBE 1 2016 LA TECH FOOTBALL GAME 5 | UTEP LOUISIANA TECH WEEKLY SCHEDULE 26 MON 27 TUES 28 WED 29 THU 30 FRI 1 SAT 2 SUN LA Tech Press Conference Practice Practice No Availability No Availability LA Tech Gameday No Availability Holtz/Players (12 p.m.) Practice Closed Practice Closed Coaches, Players Coaches, Players POSTGAME Skip Holtz Radio Show available available Coach Holtz is available The Dawg House (6 p.m.) following practice in the following practice in the following the game in Jarrell Room of the Jarrell Room of the the media room. Davison Athletics Davison Athletics Players will immediately Complex Complex follow. MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS MEDIA INFORMATION Head coach Skip Holtz and select student-athletes will meet with the media every Monday prior to a game. Lunch will COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM be provided at noon followed by interviews with Coach Holtz and CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and Louisiana Tech Football. Access and download weekly selected players. Audio of each luncheon will be posted at game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana Tech, Conference USA and each of its LATechMedia.com. member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to [email protected]. PRACTICE COVERAGE In addition to Monday’s media luncheon, Louisiana Tech DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY student-athletes and coaches are available for in-person or The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Members of the media are phone interviews following practice on Tuesdays and Wednes- expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Louisiana Tech Assistant Director of days. All interview requests must be directed to the Lou- Athletic Communications Anna Claire Thomas at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. isiana Tech Athletic Communications Office at least 24 Please contact Anna Claire Thomas for any changes in the schedule. (Note: First year players are not available to the media hours in advance. Please send all requests via email to unless by special request.) [email protected]. For those practice days, the final 20 minutes of practice is open to the media. Monday: LA Tech’s weekly media luncheon starts with food served at noon and statements/interviews beginning around 12:30 p.m. A few players will also be made available. Skip Holtz’s radio show airs from 6 – 7 p.m. live from The Dawg House Sports Grill in Ruston. COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY Tuesday: The last 20 minutes of practice is open to the media. Coaches and players are available following practice. All members of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff are Wednesday: The last 20 minutes of practice is open to the media. Coaches and players are available following practice. available during the designated days and times throughout the Thursday, Friday and Sunday: No availability. Practice is CLOSED. year. All returning players are available during the designated Saturday: Post-game availability only. Members of the LA Tech Athletic Communications staff will escort media representatives days and times but newcomers are not available to the media to the media room with five minutes remaining in the game. The Louisiana Tech locker room, home or away, is closed to the unless under special request that access is granted. media at all times. 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Tech Bulldogs or ‘Dogs Dawgs #EVERLOYALBE 2 2016 LA TECH FOOTBALL GAME 5 | UTEP NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Carlos Henderson WR 5-11 191 R-Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) 45 Jaylon Ferguson DE 6-5 255 R-So. 1L St.