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Louisiana Tech University · 2026 · Sun Belt

Efficiency
-1.1
66th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
1st
proj. of 14
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Louisiana Tech is 1-1 and ranked 66th in overall efficiency. Their 76th-ranked defense carries them, with an 82nd-ranked offense. They pass the ball on 52% of offensive plays with a 73rd-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 48% of plays with an 85th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-0
+1 left
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
1-0
+7 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 7.1 wins
Strength of Record
71st
-0.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
26th
full season
91st
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
111th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.1 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Northwestern StateSouthlandW 806+49.3100%2.7Q4
2@ LSUSEC#13L 1445-21.60%-3.3Q1
3@ BaylorBig 12#36Preview-11.525%Q2
5vs ArmyAmerican Athletic#56Preview-2.943%Q3
6vs LouisianaSun Belt#73Preview+4.059%Q4
7@ ULMSun Belt#134Preview+17.284%Q4
8vs Old DominionSun Belt#106Preview+11.174%Q4
9@ South AlabamaSun Belt#90Preview+1.754%Q3
10@ TroySun Belt#110Preview+6.465%Q4
11vs Southern MissSun Belt#86Preview+6.164%Q4
12vs Arkansas StateSun Belt#109Preview+11.675%Q4
13@ Georgia SouthernSun Belt#113Preview+7.066%Q4

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Louisiana Tech, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

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Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 73rd
SR 123rdYPP 46thEPA 51st
RushingEff 85th
SR 105thYPP 44thEPA 91st
Defense
Pass defenseEff 81st
SR 83rdYPP 114thEPA 59th
Rush defenseEff 19th
SR 14thYPP 30thEPA 19th
Dropback rate 52%Tempo -10.8 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 1st on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 34%1st · Defense allowed: 34%1st2nd · Offense: 24%2nd · Defense allowed: 30%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 42%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 41%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 21.0Q1 · Allowed: 13.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 35.0Q2 · Allowed: 0.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 14.0Q3 · Allowed: 13.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 10.0Q4 · Allowed: 24.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Louisiana Tech Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 82nd
-2.0
Field position: +1.8Finishing drives: -3.8
Field position +1.8Finishing drives -3.8= -2.0
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 18th · Finishing 95th

Defensive EffRanked 76th
-1.5
Field position: -0.7Finishing drives: -0.8
Field position -0.7Finishing drives -0.8= -1.5
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 101st · Finishing 76th

3.00 points per drive on offense, 1.70 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 37.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)52% / 48%43%8.7
Q2(27)44% / 56%44%7.4
Q3(33)45% / 55%24%3.7
Q4(27)41% / 59%22%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.837%12.4
2nd(13)7.838%5.7
3rd(15)8.727%5.4
4th(3)5.033%0.0
All (50)34%7.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(31)9.832%4.7
2nd(21)8.714%3.0
3rd(8)4.475%6.8
4th(0)
All (60)32%4.4

Louisiana Tech, all games.