C-USABulldogs

Louisiana Tech

73rd of 1307–6

Rank

73rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−2.0

90% range −11.8 to 7.8

Offense

28.2

76th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

30.2

71st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Northwestern State W 52–24

Rating change−1.6

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Mississippi State L 21–57

Rating change−2.6

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET at

Western Kentucky W 23–22

Rating change+1.2

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

South Carolina L 16–17

Rating change+0.6

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

South Alabama W 34–16

Rating change+0.1

Wk 6Oct 7 · 4:00 PM ET at

UAB L 22–23

Rating change−1.0

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Southern Miss L 27–34

Rating change−0.6

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rice W 42–28

Rating change−1.3

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs

North Texas L 23–24

Rating change−1.1

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic L 23–48

Rating change−1.4

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:00 PM ET at

UTEP W 42–21

Rating change+1.5

Wk 13Nov 25 · 7:30 PM ET vs

UTSA W 20–6

Rating change+1.3

PostDec 20 · 8:00 PM ET vs

SMUDXL FRISCO BOWL W 51–10

Rating change+4.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	C-USA	55 of 128	3.0	39.2	36.2	9–5	—
2015	C-USA	46 of 128	5.4	34.2	28.9	9–4	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

LT offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles