UTEP at Louisiana Tech

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Louisiana Tech beat UTEP 31–⁠24. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Louisiana Tech led the series 12–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayUTEP1–⁠11 in 2018
24
HomeLouisiana Tech8–⁠5 in 2018
31

Final at Joe Aillet Stadium, RustonTV: ESPN+Attendance 18,972

At kickoff
61°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN), 7 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Billy Williams; umpire Dongray Johnson; head linesman Bryan Baker; line judge Jeremiah Harris; side judge Adrian Carson; field judge Chris Scott; back judge Teiresias Jones; center judge Joe LehringGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UTEP7014324
Louisiana Tech1437731

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Metz11/1716411
Brandon Jones7/159800
Terry Juniel1/12200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ryan Metz1228023
Treyvon Hughes61305
Quadraiz Wadley213012
Joshua Fields81308
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keynan Foster484141
Warren Redix348029
Terry Juniel227015
Erik Brown123023
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
A.J. Hotchkins110.50.50
Sione Tupou90.500
Stephen Forester7000
Kahani Smith7000
Denzel Chukwukelu5220
Mike Sota31.51.50

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J’Mar Smith17/2915610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaqwis Dancy1293045
Israel Tucker731018
Kam McKnight62417
J’Mar Smith522143
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Teddy Veal11103024
Adrian Hardy119119
Alfred Smith115015
Rhashid Bonnette113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Darryl Lewis9100
Amik Robertson7100
Jaylon Ferguson63.53.50
Dae’Von Washington51.500
L’Jarius Sneed5001
Immanuel Turner210.50

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

Team stats

UTEPLouisiana Tech
356Total yards325
284Passing yards156
72Rushing yards169
8.6Yards per pass5.4
1.9Yards per rush5.5
18First downs19
6–⁠17Third downs1–⁠10
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
6–⁠60Penalties6–⁠55
32:49Possession27:11
4Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

UTEPLouisiana Tech
38%Success rate38%
0.03EPA per play0.10
1.25Explosiveness1.20
−0.06Rushing EPA0.17
0.12Passing EPA0.13
25%Passing-down success23%
0.14First-down EPA−0.07
0.07Second-down EPA0.26
−0.06Third-down EPA−0.23
16%Havoc by its defense23%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Louisiana Tech 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Louisiana Tech −22, over/under 49.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Louisiana Tech 94%, UTEP 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Louisiana Tech end zoneUTEP end zoneQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPPick-six, 3 plays (Louisiana Tech scores)Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 8 playsQ2 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ4 UTEPField goal, 7 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ4 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 playsQ4 UTEPTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 Louisiana TechEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana Tech drives left to right, UTEP right to left.
  1. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  2. Q1 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 UTEPPick-six, 3 plays (Louisiana Tech scores), 2 yards
  5. Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  6. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q1 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  8. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  9. Q2 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
  10. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  11. Q2 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  12. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  13. Q2 UTEPPunt, 8 plays, 42 yards
  14. Q2 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 plays, 78 yards
  15. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 6 plays, 65 yards
  16. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q3 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  18. Q3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 46 yards
  19. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 12 plays, 78 yards
  20. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  21. Q4 UTEPField goal, 7 plays, 22 yards
  22. Q4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 78 yards
  23. Q4 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  24. Q4 Louisiana TechPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  25. Q4 UTEPTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 31 yards
  26. Q4 Louisiana TechEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Louisiana Tech 14, UTEP 7
Louisiana Tech Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jaqwis Dancy run for 2 yds to the LaTch 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Jaqwis Dancy run for 12 yds to the LaTch 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 3 yds to the LaTch 42
15:002nd & 7 at own 42J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
15:003rd & 7 at own 42J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
15:004th & 7 at own 42Davan Dyer punt for 49 yds, downed at the UTEP 9
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
13:031st & 10 at own 9Treyvon Hughes run for 5 yds to the UTEP 14
13:032nd & 5 at own 14METZ, Ryan pass incomplete to JUNIEL,Terry, PENALTY LATECH offside (TURNER, I.) 5 yards to the UTEP19, 1ST DOWN UTEP, NO PLAY.
13:031st & 10 at own 19Treyvon Hughes run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 16
13:032nd & 13 at own 16Ryan Metz pass complete to Treyvon Hughes for 6 yds to the UTEP 22
13:033rd & 7 at own 22Ryan Metz sacked by Jaylon Ferguson and Immanuel Turner for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 13
13:034th & 16 at own 13Mitchell Crawford punt for 35 yds, downed at the UTEP 48
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
10:331st & 10 at opp 48Israel Tucker run for 2 yds to the UTEP 46
10:332nd & 8 at opp 46J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
10:333rd & 8 at opp 46J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Israel Tucker
10:334th & 8 at opp 46Davan Dyer punt for 41 yds
UTEP Pick-six, 3 plays (Louisiana Tech scores)
9:461st & 10 at own 5Ryan Metz run for 7 yds to the UTEP 12
9:462nd & 3 at own 12Ryan Metz run for no gain to the UTEP 12
9:463rd & 3 at own 12UTEP Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 7
8:003rd & 8 at own 7Ryan Metz pass intercepted for a TD L’Jarius Sneed return for 12 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)Louisiana Tech 7, UTEP 0
UTEP Touchdown, 6 plays
8:001st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 56 yds , Terry Juniel return for 11 yds to the UTEP 20
8:001st & 10 at own 20Ryan Metz pass complete to David Lucero for 7 yds to the UTEP 27
8:002nd & 3 at own 27Ryan Metz pass complete to Keynan Foster for 7 yds to the UTEP 34 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 34Ryan Metz pass complete to Keynan Foster for 41 yds to the LaTch 25 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 25Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
8:002nd & 10 at opp 25Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel, broken up by Amik Robertson
5:553rd & 10 at opp 25Ryan Metz pass complete to Keynan Foster for 25 yds for a TD (Jason Filley KICK)Tied at 7
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 3 plays
5:551st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 63 yds
5:551st & 10 at own 25Jaqwis Dancy run for 45 yds to the UTEP 30 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 30Jaqwis Dancy run for 11 yds to the UTEP 19 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at opp 19J’Mar Smith pass complete to Adrian Hardy for 19 yds for a TD UTEP Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined (Bailey Hale KICK)Louisiana Tech 14, UTEP 7
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
4:341st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:341st & 10 at own 25Quardraiz Wadley run for 1 yd to the UTEP 26
4:342nd & 9 at own 26Ryan Metz pass complete to Warren Redix for 4 yds to the UTEP 30
4:343rd & 5 at own 30Ryan Metz sacked by Jaylon Ferguson for a loss of 7 yards to the UTEP 23
4:344th & 12 at own 23Mitchell Crawford punt for 39 yds, downed at the LaTch 38
Louisiana Tech Punt, 6 plays
2:311st & 10 at own 38J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at the 50Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the UTEP 44
2:312nd & 4 at opp 44Jaqwis Dancy run for 6 yds to the UTEP 38 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at opp 38Jaqwis Dancy run for no gain to the UTEP 38
2:312nd & 10 at opp 38J’Mar Smith sacked by Denzel Chukwukelu for a loss of 6 yards to the UTEP 43 J’Mar Smith fumbled, , return for 0 yards
Q2 15:003rd & 15 at opp 43J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal
Q2 15:004th & 15 at opp 43Davan Dyer punt for 43 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 17, UTEP 7
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 20Ryan Metz pass complete to Josh Weeks for 22 yds to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at own 42Treyvon Hughes run for 3 yds to the UTEP 45
14:472nd & 7 at own 45Ryan Metz run for 6 yds to the LaTch 49
14:473rd & 1 at opp 49Ryan Metz run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 45 Ryan Metz fumbled, recovered by UTEP Warren Redix
14:474th & 7 at own 45Mitchell Crawford punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Teddy Veal at the LaTch 23
Louisiana Tech Punt, 5 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 23Jaqwis Dancy run for 2 yds to the LaTch 25
12:172nd & 8 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 24 yds to the LaTch 49 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 49J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Adrian Hardy
12:172nd & 10 at own 49Israel Tucker run for 5 yds to the UTEP 46
12:173rd & 5 at opp 46LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the LaTch 49
12:173rd & 10 at own 49J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
12:174th & 10 at own 49Davan Dyer punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Terry Juniel at the LATECH 11 UTEP Penalty, Offensive offside ( Yards) declined
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
9:591st & 10 at own 11Ryan Metz run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 10
9:592nd & 11 at own 10Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Keynan Foster, broken up by James Jackson
9:593rd & 11 at own 10Ryan Metz run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 8
9:594th & 13 at own 8Mitchell Crawford punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Teddy Veal at the UTEP 40
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
8:331st & 10 at opp 40J’Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for no gain to the UTEP 40
8:332nd & 10 at opp 40Jaqwis Dancy run for 3 yds to the UTEP 37
8:333rd & 7 at opp 37DANCY, Jaqwis rush for 4 yards to the UTEP33 (CHUKWUKELU, D.), PENALTY LATECH holding (RUSSEY, Kody) 10 yards to the UTEP47, NO PLAY.
8:333rd & 17 at opp 47J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Teddy Veal, broken up by Michael Lewis
8:334th & 17 at opp 47Davan Dyer punt for 47 yds for a touchback
UTEP Punt, 8 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 20Keynan Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 19
6:342nd & 11 at own 19UTEP Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UTEP 14
6:342nd & 16 at own 14Quardraiz Wadley run for 12 yds to the UTEP 26
6:343rd & 4 at own 26Ryan Metz pass complete to David Lucero for 12 yds to the UTEP 38 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 38Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Warren Redix
6:342nd & 10 at own 38Ryan Metz pass complete to Alan Busey for 18 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 44Ryan Metz run for 3 yds to the LaTch 41
6:342nd & 7 at opp 41Joshua Fields run for 3 yds to the LaTch 38
6:343rd & 4 at opp 38Ryan Metz pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
6:344th & 4 at opp 38Mitchell Crawford punt for 38 yds for a touchback
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 9 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 20Kam McKnight run for 7 yds to the LaTch 27
2:222nd & 3 at own 27Kam McKnight run for 3 yds to the LaTch 30 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at own 30J’Mar Smith pass complete to Rhashid Bonnette for 13 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down UTEP Penalty, personal foul (Jamar Smith) to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 42Kam McKnight run for 2 yds to the UTEP 40
1:182nd & 8 at opp 40Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 01:18
1:182nd & 8 at opp 40SMITH, J’Mar pass incomplete to VEAL, Teddy, PENALTY LATECH holding (REED, Ethan) 10 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
1:182nd & 18 at the 50J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 8 yds to the UTEP 42
1:183rd & 10 at opp 42SMITH, J’Mar pass incomplete to SCOTT, George, QB hurry by CHUKWUKELU, D., PENALTY UTEP pass interference (BEVERLY, Kalon) 15 yards to the UTEP27, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
1:181st & 10 at opp 27J’Mar Smith pass complete to Alfred Smith for 15 yds to the UTEP 12 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 12Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:16
0:161st & 10 at opp 12J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Adrian Hardy
0:162nd & 10 at opp 12J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 10 yds to the UTEP 2 for a 1ST down
0:041st & 0 at opp 2Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:04
0:001st & goal at opp 2Bailey Hale 19 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 17, UTEP 7
3rd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 24, UTEP 21
UTEP Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 45 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Metz pass complete to Treyvon Hughes for 10 yds to the UTEP 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Ryan Metz run for 23 yds to the LaTch 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Ryan Metz pass complete to Terry Juniel for 12 yds to the LaTch 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Ryan Metz run for 4 yds to the LaTch 16
15:002nd & 6 at opp 16Ryan Metz run for 10 yds to the LaTch 6 for a 1ST down
12:301st & goal at opp 6Brandon Jones run for 6 yds for a TD (Jason Filley KICK)Louisiana Tech 17, UTEP 14
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:301st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:301st & 10 at own 25Jaqwis Dancy run for no gain to the LaTch 25
12:302nd & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Alfred Smith
12:303rd & 10 at own 25J’Mar Smith pass incomplete
12:304th & 10 at own 25Davan Dyer punt for 46 yds , Terry Juniel returns for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 25
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 25Treyvon Hughes run for 2 yds to the UTEP 27
11:282nd & 8 at own 27Brandon Jones pass complete to David Lucero for 3 yds to the UTEP 30
10:153rd & 5 at own 30Timeout UTEP, clock 10:15
10:153rd & 5 at own 30Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Keynan Foster
10:154th & 5 at own 30Mitchell Crawford punt for 38 yds , Teddy Veal returns for 22 yds to the UTEP 46
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
9:591st & 10 at opp 46Israel Tucker run for 4 yds to the UTEP 42
9:592nd & 6 at opp 42J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 10 yds to the UTEP 32 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at opp 32J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 8 yds to the UTEP 24
9:592nd & 2 at opp 24Israel Tucker run for 18 yds to the UTEP 6 for a 1ST down
9:591st & goal at opp 6Israel Tucker run for 1 yd to the UTEP 5
7:162nd & goal at opp 5Kam McKnight run for 5 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)Louisiana Tech 24, UTEP 14
UTEP Touchdown, 12 plays
7:161st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 53 yds , Terry Juniel return for 10 yds to the UTEP 22
7:161st & 10 at own 22Brandon Jones pass complete to Warren Redix for 29 yds to the LaTch 49 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 49Keynan Foster run for 7 yds to the LaTch 42
7:162nd & 3 at opp 42Brandon Jones pass complete to Keynan Foster for 11 yds to the LaTch 31 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 31Joshua Fields run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 32
7:162nd & 11 at opp 32Joshua Fields run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 34
4:443rd & 13 at opp 34Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 04:44
4:443rd & 13 at opp 34Brandon Jones pass complete to Terry Juniel for 15 yds to the LaTch 19 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at opp 19Brandon Jones pass incomplete to David Lucero
4:442nd & 10 at opp 19Brandon Jones run for 6 yds to the LaTch 13
4:443rd & 4 at opp 13Joshua Fields run for 8 yds to the LaTch 5 for a 1ST down
4:441st & goal at opp 5Treyvon Hughes run for 4 yds to the LaTch 1
4:442nd & goal at opp 1Brandon Jones run for no gain to the LaTch 1
1:323rd & goal at opp 1Brandon Jones run for 1 yd for a TD (Jason Filley KICK)Louisiana Tech 24, UTEP 21
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
1:321st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 65 yds , Michael Sam return for 20 yds to the LaTch 20
1:321st & 10 at own 20J’Mar Smith pass complete to Israel Tucker for 1 yd to the LaTch 21
1:322nd & 9 at own 21J’Mar Smith sacked by Mike Sota for a loss of 5 yards to the LaTch 20 J’Mar Smith fumbled, recovered by LaTch J’Mar Smith , return for 0 yards
1:323rd & 10 at own 20J’Mar Smith sacked by Denzel Chukwukelu for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 13
Q4 15:004th & 17 at own 13Davan Dyer punt for 27 yds, downed at the LaTch 40
4th quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 31, UTEP 24
UTEP Field goal, 7 plays
14:521st & 10 at opp 40Joshua Fields run for 6 yds to the LaTch 34
14:522nd & 4 at opp 34Joshua Fields run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 36
14:523rd & 6 at opp 36Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Erik Brown
14:524th & 6 at opp 36LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, personal foul (Darryl Lewis) to the LaTch 21 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 21Joshua Fields run for 1 yd to the LaTch 20
14:522nd & 9 at opp 20Joshua Fields run for no gain to the LaTch 20
14:523rd & 9 at opp 20Treyvon Hughes run for 2 yds to the LaTch 18
11:234th & 7 at opp 18Jason Filley 36 yd FG GOODTied at 24
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
11:231st & 0 at own 35Gavin Baechle kickoff for 59 yds , Jaqwis Dancy return for 16 yds to the LaTch 22
11:231st & 10 at own 22Israel Tucker run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 20
11:232nd & 12 at own 20J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 7 yds to the LaTch 27
11:233rd & 5 at own 27SMITH, J’Mar pass incomplete to SMITH, Alfred, PENALTY UTEP offside (CHUKWUKELU, D.) 5 yards to the LATECH32, 1ST DOWN LATECH, NO PLAY.
11:231st & 10 at own 32Israel Tucker run for 3 yds to the LaTch 35
11:232nd & 7 at own 35J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 2 yds to the LaTch 37
11:233rd & 5 at own 37J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 11 yds to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down
11:231st & 10 at own 48J’Mar Smith pass incomplete to Adrian Hardy
11:232nd & 10 at own 48J’Mar Smith pass complete to Teddy Veal for 8 yds to the UTEP 44
11:233rd & 2 at opp 44Jaqwis Dancy run for 1 yd to the UTEP 43
6:324th & 1 at opp 43J’Mar Smith run for 43 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)Louisiana Tech 31, UTEP 24
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
6:321st & 0 at own 35Bailey Hale kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:321st & 10 at own 25Brandon Jones run for no gain to the UTEP 25
6:322nd & 10 at own 25Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
6:323rd & 10 at own 25Brandon Jones pass complete to Treyvon Hughes for 2 yds to the UTEP 27
6:324th & 8 at own 27Mitchell Crawford punt for 40 yds , Teddy Veal returns for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 23 LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the LaTch 19
Louisiana Tech Punt, 5 plays
5:011st & 10 at own 19Kam McKnight run for 5 yds to the LaTch 24
5:012nd & 5 at own 24Jaqwis Dancy run for 5 yds to the LaTch 29 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 29Kam McKnight run for 2 yds to the LaTch 31
5:012nd & 8 at own 31J’Mar Smith sacked by Mike Sota and A.J. Hotchkins for a loss of 8 yards to the LaTch 23
2:533rd & 16 at own 23Timeout UTEP, clock 02:53
2:533rd & 16 at own 23J’Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for 5 yds to the LaTch 28
2:534th & 11 at own 28Davan Dyer punt for 39 yds , Terry Juniel returns for 16 yds to the UTEP 49
UTEP Turnover on downs, 9 plays
1:471st & 10 at own 49Brandon Jones pass incomplete to David Lucero
1:472nd & 10 at own 49Terry Juniel pass complete to Joshua Fields for 22 yds to the LaTch 29 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at opp 29Brandon Jones pass incomplete to David Lucero
1:472nd & 10 at opp 29Brandon Jones sacked by Jaylon Ferguson for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 31
1:223rd & 12 at opp 31Timeout UTEP, clock 01:22
1:223rd & 12 at opp 31Brandon Jones pass complete to Erik Brown for 23 yds to the LaTch 8 for a 1ST down
1:221st & goal at opp 8Brandon Jones pass incomplete to Terry Juniel
1:222nd & goal at opp 8JONES, Brandon pass incomplete, PENALTY UTEP personal foul (GRAY, Josiah) 15 yards to the LATECH23, NO PLAY.
1:222nd & goal at opp 23Brandon Jones pass complete to Warren Redix for 15 yds to the LaTch 8
1:223rd & goal at opp 8Brandon Jones sacked by Jaylon Ferguson for a loss of 12 yards to the LaTch 20
1:224th & goal at opp 20Brandon Jones pass incomplete to David Lucero
Louisiana Tech End of game, 1 play
0:131st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 19

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 18–⁠3–⁠1 in 22 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Louisiana Tech 30, UTEP 11
2024Louisiana Tech 14, UTEP 10
2023Louisiana Tech 24, UTEP 10
2022Louisiana Tech 41, UTEP 31
2021UTEP 19, Louisiana Tech 3
2020Louisiana Tech 21, UTEP 17

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