FINAL SCORE
Northwestern State Demons at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Joe Aillet Stadium · Attendance 13,108
Put the final score in perspective.
Louisiana Tech finished 74 points ahead. The teams combined for 86 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Northwestern State 3, Louisiana Tech 63. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Louisiana Tech outscored its opponent in 3 and Northwestern State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Northwestern State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 Louisiana Tech | 21 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 80 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 7 | 23 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-18 | 7-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 129 | 528 |
| Passing | 43 | 296 |
| Comp/Att | 5/16 | 17/22 |
| Yards per pass | 2.7 | 13.5 |
| Rushing | 86 | 232 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| Penalties | 6-64 | 2-15 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 35:08 | 24:52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern State Demons
passing
| Abram Johnston | 5/13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Zach Wilcke | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Sage Ingram | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Zach Wilcke | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Abram Johnston | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Kameron Thomas | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Zay Davis | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brendan Webb | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Dylan Rhodes | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Zay Davis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Camryn Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
defensive
| Danny Sears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Natali | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Ojeh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Fann | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Lawson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Cooper Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywon Wray Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KB Anderson-Dale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson King | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennon Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'shawn Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Bienvenu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Dozier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Santa Marina Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikel Hines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Ashworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gylen Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Gower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Larry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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puntReturns
| Ben Buisson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Payne Williams III | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 0/0 | 6 |
punting
| Jack Hurley | 10 | 365 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
passing
| Blake Baker | 10/14 | 232 | 16.6 | 3 | 0 | 90.7 |
| Trey Kukuk | 4/4 | 45 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 95.0 |
| Joshua Brantley | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Bradley | 2/3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
rushing
| Trey Kukuk | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dylone Brooks | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Talyn Shettron | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 1 | 37 |
| Andrew Burnette | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 |
| Jalen Mickens | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Rayshun Hurt | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaden Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Sergio Snider | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 |
| Blake Baker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pierro | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jalen Mickens | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 1 | 75 |
| Eli Finley | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Luke Watkins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Talyn Shettron | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Jay Wilkerson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Dedrick Latulas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Brayden Bockler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| David Pierro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sergio Snider | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Sam Fongang | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zheric Hill | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson Hardy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Mayfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Combs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janard Lockhardt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Jackson Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolbe Fields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Za'Qwaun Nunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taeden Rogers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zander Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Condry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Parnell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Wilks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan McRae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylin Page | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden McIver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
kickReturns
| Eli Finley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dedrick Latulas | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 58 | 1 |
| Luke Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Kaegan Kent | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10/10 | 10 |
| Hunter Rioux | 1/1 | 100.0 | 49 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Lexington Matthews | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:59 | Payne Williams III 33 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 8:48 | Jalen Mickens 75 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:52 | Jay Wilkerson 27 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 14 |
| 1 | 4:04 | Talyn Shettron 16 Yd pass from Joshua Brantley (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 21 |
| 2 | 13:48 | Dylone Brooks 28 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 28 |
| 2 | 11:25 | Talyn Shettron 37 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 35 |
| 2 | 7:51 | Eli Finley 9 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 42 |
| 2 | 6:17 | Dedrick Latulas 58 Yd Punt Return (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 49 |
| 2 | 4:05 | Sergio Snider 2 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 56 |
| 2 | 1:44 | Jaden Miller 7 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 63 |
| 3 | 13:22 | Luke Watkins 35 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Kaegan Kent Kick) | 3 – 70 |
| 3 | 6:28 | Dedrick Latulas 6 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Hunter Rioux Kick) | 3 – 77 |
| 4 | 8:56 | Hunter Rioux 49 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 80 |
| 4 | 0:47 | Payne Williams III 37 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 80 |
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