New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Louisiana Tech beat New Mexico State 22–⁠21. It was their seventh meeting; after it, New Mexico State led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayNew Mexico State4–⁠9 in 2007
21
HomeLouisiana Tech5–⁠7 in 2007
22

Final at Joe Aillet Stadium, RustonAttendance 18,211

At kickoff
77°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN), 7 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico State707721
Louisiana Tech0361322

Standouts

  • PassingJ.J. McDermott29 of 40, 319 yards, 2 TDNew Mexico State
  • ReceivingChris Williams11 catches, 170 yards, 2 TDNew Mexico State

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Player stats

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J.J. McDermott29/4031920
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justine Buries2362113
Chris Williams421017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Williams11170247
Derek Dubois653022
A.J. Harris233030
Tonny Glynn431018

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zac Champion22/3521520
Michael Mosley5/125400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zac Champion554020
Daniel Porter631012
Patrick Jackson82206
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Patrick Jackson778024
Phillip Livas352130
Shane Womack445020
Anthony Harrison442024

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

New Mexico StateLouisiana Tech
384Total yards367
333Passing yards279
65Rushing yards98
8.0Yards per pass5.7
1.8Yards per rush3.8
19First downs20
6–⁠18Third downs2–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠2
0Turnovers0
9–⁠80Penalties4–⁠41
21:37Possession15:37

Efficiency

New Mexico StateLouisiana Tech
29%Success rate0%
−0.54EPA per play−0.55
1.12Explosiveness0.00
−0.70Rushing EPA−0.68
−0.42Passing EPA−0.39
33%Passing-down success0%
−0.93First-down EPA−0.74
−1.11Second-down EPA−0.41
2.14Third-down EPA−0.18

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Louisiana Tech 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Louisiana Tech end zoneNew Mexico State end zoneQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 1 playQ1 Louisiana TechResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana Tech drives left to right, New Mexico State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 1 play, 3 yards
  4. Q1 Louisiana TechResult not recorded, 3 plays, −15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then New Mexico State 7, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 21Justin Johnson pass complete to Antonio Baker for 2 yards to the LaTch 23.
13:402nd & 8 at own 23Antonio Baker rush for 1 yard to the LaTch 24.
13:403rd & 7 at own 24Justin Johnson pass complete to Antonio Baker for 1 yard to the LaTch 25.
15:004th & 6 at own 25Jared Kaufman punt for 40 yards, returned by Adrian Linwood for 5 yards to the LaTch 40.
Louisiana Tech 4 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 38Antonio Baker rush for no gain to the LaTch 38.
13:401st & 10 at own 21Justin Johnson pass complete to Antonio Baker for 2 yards to the LaTch 23.
13:402nd & 8 at own 23Antonio Baker rush for 1 yard to the LaTch 24.
13:402nd & 17 at opp 38Tonny Glynn rush for no gain to the LaTch 38.
Louisiana Tech Punt, 1 play
13:401st & 10 at own 38Antonio Baker rush for no gain to the LaTch 38.
13:402nd & 10 at own 38Antonio Baker rush for 1 yard to the LaTch 39.
13:401st & 10 at own 39Antonio Baker rush for 2 yards to the LaTch 41.
13:402nd & 8 at own 41D’Anthony Smith punt for 31 yards, fair catch by Kramer Winingham at the NMxSt 28.
New Mexico State 3 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 28Tonny Glynn rush for 5 yards to the NMxSt 33.
13:401st & 10 at opp 40Alex Gibson pass incomplete.
13:403rd & 5 at own 33Alex Gibson pass complete to Boyblue Aoelua for 10 yards to the NMxSt 43 for a 1ST down.
Louisiana Tech 1 play
13:403rd & 7 at own 24Justin Johnson pass complete to Antonio Baker for 1 yard to the LaTch 25.
New Mexico State 4 plays
13:404th & 6 at own 25D’Anthony Smith punt for 40 yards, returned by Kramer Winingham for 5 yards to the NMxSt 40.
15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Justine Buries rush for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 39.
13:401st & 10 at opp 31Alex Gibson pass complete to Tonny Glynn for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 38.
13:404th & 13 at opp 41Jared Kaufman punt for a loss of 31 yards, fair catch by Adrian Linwood at the NMxSt 28.
Louisiana Tech Result not recorded, 3 plays
13:402nd & 8 at own 41D’Anthony Smith punt for 31 yards, fair catch by Kramer Winingham at the NMxSt 28.
13:401st & 10 at opp 40Michael Mosley pass incomplete.
13:401st & 10 at own 40Alex Gibson pass incomplete.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Louisiana Tech leads 9–⁠6 in 15 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Louisiana Tech 49, New Mexico State 14
2024New Mexico State 33, Louisiana Tech 30
2023New Mexico State 27, Louisiana Tech 24
2012Louisiana Tech 28, New Mexico State 14
2011Louisiana Tech 44, New Mexico State 0
2010Louisiana Tech 41, New Mexico State 20

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