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Louisiana vs. TCU

Saturday, December 28, 2024, New Mexico Bowl

TCU beat Louisiana 34–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteLouisiana10–⁠4 in 2024
3
Neutral siteTCU9–⁠4 in 2024
34

Final at University Stadium (NM), AlbuquerqueTV: ESPNAttendance 22,827

MVPs Josh Hoover (QB, TCU); Devean Deal (OLB, TCU)Wikipedia

At kickoff
50°F, a few clouds, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (KABQ), 3 km from the stadium, 23 minutes before kickoff
Official
Charles LamertinaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Louisiana00033
TCU14137034

How the win probability moved

TCU favored

Win probability by play: TCU 59% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 16 points.

Louisiana favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (16 points).

Standouts

Photos from the game

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Player stats

Louisiana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Wooldridge7/206101
Daniel Beale3/42801
D’Wayne’ Winfield1/2600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zylan Perry1149015
Tylon Citizen443036
Bill Davis921013
D’Wayne’ Winfield51905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jacob Bernard125025
Dalen Cambre32408
Lance LeGendre112012
Caden Jensen112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyrone Lewis6000
Jordan Lawson6101
Keyon Martin6000
Kyron Mims5000
Amir McDaniel3110
Antoine Baylis1110

TCU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Josh Hoover20/3225241
Ken Seals1/2500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trent Battle942024
Jeremy Payne933011
Nate Palmer1030011
Jordyn Bailey1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eric McAlister887125
Drake Dabney373044
John Paul Richardson553120
Blake Nowell120120
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kaleb Elarms-Orr82.510
Devean Deal51.510
Markis Deal5000
Austin Jordan3110
Nana Osafo-Mensah31.500
Cameron Smith20.501
Jordan Lester1001

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

Team stats

LouisianaTCU
209Total yards367
95Passing yards257
114Rushing yards110
3.7Yards per pass7.6
3.5Yards per rush3.3
13First downs19
5–⁠15Third downs5–⁠13
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
2Turnovers1
6–⁠60Penalties5–⁠45
29:17Possession30:43
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

LouisianaTCU
31%Success rate40%
−0.23EPA per play0.06
1.02Explosiveness1.24
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.13
−0.44Passing EPA0.23
28%Passing-down success27%
−0.34First-down EPA−0.13
−0.13Second-down EPA−0.01
0.06Third-down EPA0.40
19%Havoc by its defense25%

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)

TCU 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

TCU −9.5, over/under 61.

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 TCU 76%, Louisiana 24%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

TCU end zoneLouisiana end zoneQ1 TCUTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 LouisianaMissed FG, 7 playsQ1 TCUTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 LouisianaPunt, 3 playsQ1 TCUField goal, 10 playsQ2 LouisianaPunt, 5 playsQ2 TCUField goal, 9 playsQ2 LouisianaPunt, 3 playsQ2 TCUPunt, 3 playsQ2 LouisianaInterception, 1 playQ2 TCUTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 LouisianaPunt, 3 playsQ2 TCUEnd of half, 1 playQ3 LouisianaPunt, 6 playsQ3 TCUTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 LouisianaTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 TCUPunt, 3 playsQ3 LouisianaPunt, 4 playsQ3 TCUInterception, 4 playsQ3 LouisianaField goal, 9 playsQ4 TCUPunt, 4 playsQ4 LouisianaInterception, 7 playsQ4 TCUTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 LouisianaEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. TCU drives left to right, Louisiana right to left.
  1. Q1 TCUTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 LouisianaMissed FG, 7 plays, 38 yards
  3. Q1 TCUTouchdown, 10 plays, 63 yards
  4. Q1 LouisianaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  5. Q1 TCUField goal, 10 plays, 30 yards
  6. Q2 LouisianaPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q2 TCUField goal, 9 plays, 60 yards
  8. Q2 LouisianaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 TCUPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 LouisianaInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q2 TCUTouchdown, 4 plays, 28 yards
  12. Q2 LouisianaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q2 TCUEnd of half, 1 play, −7 yards
  14. Q3 LouisianaPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 TCUTouchdown, 4 plays, 54 yards
  16. Q3 LouisianaTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 17 yards
  17. Q3 TCUPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  18. Q3 LouisianaPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  19. Q3 TCUInterception, 4 plays, 16 yards
  20. Q3 LouisianaField goal, 9 plays, 24 yards
  21. Q4 TCUPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  22. Q4 LouisianaInterception, 7 plays, 23 yards
  23. Q4 TCUTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 14 yards
  24. Q4 LouisianaEnd of game, 7 plays, 61 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then TCU 14, Louisiana 0
TCU Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Trent Battle run for 6 yds to the TCU 31
14:362nd & 4 at own 31Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Trent Battle
14:233rd & 4 at own 31Josh Hoover pass complete to Drake Dabney for 8 yds to the TCU 39 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at own 39Josh Hoover pass complete to Drake Dabney for 21 yds to the UL 40 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at opp 40Jordyn Bailey run for 9 yds to the UL 31
13:012nd & 1 at opp 31Trent Battle run for 5 yds to the UL 26 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at opp 26Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 12 yds to the UL 14 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 14TCU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Coltin Deery) to the UL 24
11:491st & 20 at opp 24Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 7 yds to the UL 17
11:112nd & 13 at opp 17Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 7 yds to the UL 10
10:353rd & 6 at opp 10Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 7 yds to the UL 3 for a 1ST down
10:111st & goal at opp 3Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 3 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)TCU 7, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Missed FG, 7 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:081st & 10 at own 25Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Lance LeGendre
10:002nd & 10 at own 25Zylan Perry run for 5 yds to the UL 30
9:113rd & 5 at own 30Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 25 yds to the TCU 45 for a 1ST down
8:501st & 10 at opp 45Zylan Perry run for 6 yds to the TCU 39
8:102nd & 4 at opp 39Zylan Perry run for 2 yds to the TCU 37
7:333rd & 2 at opp 37Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Jaydon Johnson
7:274th & 2 at opp 37Kenneth Almendares 54 yd FG MISSED
TCU Touchdown, 10 plays
7:121st & 10 at own 37Trent Battle run for 2 yds to the TCU 39
6:502nd & 8 at own 39Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 12 yds to the UL 49 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 49Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 11 yds to the UL 38 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 38Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 25 yds to the UL 13 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at opp 13Trent Battle run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 14
4:472nd & 11 at opp 14Nate Palmer run for 11 yds to the UL 3 for a 1ST down
4:201st & goal at opp 3Nate Palmer run for 2 yds to the UL 1
3:462nd & goal at opp 1Nate Palmer run for no gain to the UL 1
3:013rd & goal at opp 1Trent Battle run for no gain to the UL 1
2:234th & goal at opp 1Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 1 yd for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)TCU 14, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Punt, 3 plays
2:234th & 8 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:171st & 10 at own 25Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Robert Williams
1:582nd & 10 at own 25Bill Davis run for 2 yds to the UL 27
1:203rd & 8 at own 27Ben Wooldridge sacked by Devean Deal for a loss of 7 yards to the UL 20
0:484th & 15 at own 20Nathan Torney punt for 37 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 43
TCU Field goal, 10 plays
0:301st & 10 at own 43Jeremy Payne run for 2 yds to the TCU 45
0:112nd & 8 at own 45Jeremy Payne run for 4 yds to the TCU 49
Q2 14:503rd & 4 at own 49Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 12 yds to the UL 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:061st & 10 at opp 39Josh Hoover run for 7 yds to the UL 32
Q2 13:292nd & 3 at opp 32Jeremy Payne run for 1 yd to the UL 31
Q2 12:403rd & 2 at opp 31Jeremy Payne run for 3 yds to the UL 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:291st & 10 at opp 28Josh Hoover pass incomplete to JP Richardson
Q2 12:002nd & 10 at opp 28Josh Hoover sacked by Antoine Baylis for a loss of 7 yards to the UL 35
Q2 11:273rd & 17 at opp 35Josh Hoover pass complete to Jeremy Payne for 8 yds to the UL 27
Q2 11:064th & 9 at opp 27Kyle Lemmermann 45 yd FG GOODTCU 17, Louisiana 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then TCU 27, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Punt, 5 plays
11:064th & 9 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:551st & 10 at own 25Zylan Perry run for 11 yds to the UL 36 for a 1ST down
10:341st & 10 at own 36Zylan Perry run for 15 yds to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 49Louisiana Penalty, False Start (Mackey Maillho) to the UL 46
9:361st & 15 at own 46Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Tavion Smith
9:252nd & 15 at own 46Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Bill Davis for a loss of 3 yards to the UL 43 Louisiana Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Tavion Smith) to the UL 28
8:553rd & 33 at own 28Bill Davis run for no gain to the UL 28
8:254th & 33 at own 28Nathan Torney punt for 36 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 36
TCU Field goal, 9 plays
8:121st & 10 at own 36Nate Palmer run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 35
7:492nd & 11 at own 35Josh Hoover pass complete to Drake Dabney for 44 yds to the UL 21 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 21Nate Palmer run for 3 yds to the UL 18
6:562nd & 7 at opp 18Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
6:423rd & 7 at opp 18Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 11 yds to the UL 7 for a 1ST down
6:081st & goal at opp 7Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
6:012nd & goal at opp 7Trent Battle run for 3 yds to the UL 4 Trent Battle fumbled, recovered by TCU
5:373rd & goal at opp 4Josh Hoover pass incomplete to JP Richardson
5:344th & goal at opp 4Kyle Lemmermann 22 yd FG GOODTCU 20, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Punt, 3 plays
5:344th & 7 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:151st & 10 at own 25D’Wayne’ Winfield run for 5 yds to the UL 30
4:452nd & 5 at own 30Bill Davis run for 2 yds to the UL 32
4:033rd & 3 at own 32Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Robert Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 31
3:364th & 4 at own 31Nathan Torney punt for 39 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 30
TCU Punt, 3 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 30Josh Hoover pass incomplete
3:152nd & 10 at own 30Josh Hoover run for 3 yds to the TCU 33
2:423rd & 7 at own 33Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordyn Bailey
2:304th & 7 at own 33Ethan Craw punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Bill Davis at the UL 24
Louisiana Interception, 1 play
2:241st & 10 at own 24Ben Wooldridge pass intercepted Cam Smith return for 4 yds to the UL 28
TCU Touchdown, 4 plays
2:121st & 10 at opp 28Trent Battle run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 29
1:552nd & 11 at opp 29Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordyn Bailey
1:413rd & 11 at opp 29Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 9 yds to the UL 20
1:034th & 2 at opp 20Timeout TCU, clock 01:03
0:574th & 2 at opp 20Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 20 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)TCU 27, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Punt, 3 plays
0:574th & 2 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds , Robert Williams return for 16 yds to the UL 16
0:391st & 10 at own 16Ben Wooldridge run for 6 yds to the UL 22
0:242nd & 4 at own 22Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Lance LeGendre
0:213rd & 4 at own 22Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Lance LeGendre
0:214th & 4 at own 22Louisiana Penalty, False Start (Carter Milliron) to the UL 17
0:114th & 9 at own 17Nathan Torney punt for 38 yds , JP Richardson returns for 12 yds to the UL 43
TCU End of half, 1 play
0:011st & 10 at opp 43Josh Hoover sacked by Amir McDaniel for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line
3rd quarter7 drives, then TCU 34, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kyle Lemmermann kickoff for 65 yds , Robert Williams return for 21 yds to the UL 21
14:531st & 10 at own 21TCU Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Jaise Oliver) to the UL 36 for a 1ST down
14:301st & 10 at own 36Zylan Perry run for 2 yds to the UL 38
14:122nd & 8 at own 38Zylan Perry run for 1 yd to the UL 39
13:203rd & 7 at own 39Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Dalen Cambre for 8 yds to the UL 47 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 47Louisiana Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the UL 42
12:211st & 15 at own 42Bill Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the UL 40
11:442nd & 17 at own 40Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to KeDarius Wade
11:153rd & 17 at own 40Ben Wooldridge sacked by Kaleb Elarms-Orr for a loss of 10 yards to the UL 30
11:024th & 27 at own 30Nathan Torney punt for 39 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 31 Louisiana Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Landon Baptiste) to the TCU 46
TCU Touchdown, 4 plays
10:501st & 10 at own 46Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 6 yds to the UL 48
10:222nd & 4 at opp 48Trent Battle run for 24 yds to the UL 24 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 24Trent Battle run for 4 yds to the UL 20
9:262nd & 6 at opp 20Josh Hoover pass complete to Blake Nowell for 20 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)TCU 34, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:262nd & 6 at own 35Nate McCashland kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:101st & 10 at own 25D’Wayne’ Winfield pass complete to Zylan Perry for 6 yds to the UL 31
8:442nd & 4 at own 31D’Wayne’ Winfield run for 5 yds to the UL 36 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at own 36Zylan Perry run for 1 yd to the UL 37
7:202nd & 9 at own 37Ben Wooldridge sacked by Austin Jordan for a loss of 7 yards to the UL 30
6:453rd & 16 at own 30Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 12 yds to the UL 42
6:074th & 4 at own 42Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Jaydon Johnson
TCU Punt, 3 plays
6:031st & 10 at opp 42Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
5:532nd & 10 at opp 42Nate Palmer run for 2 yds to the UL 40
5:173rd & 8 at opp 40TCU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ben Taylor-Whitfield) to the 50 yard line
4:543rd & 18 at the 50Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
4:444th & 18 at the 50Ethan Craw punt for 43 yds, downed at the UL 7 TCU Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the UL 12
Louisiana Punt, 4 plays
4:361st & 10 at own 12Bill Davis run for 13 yds to the UL 25 for a 1ST down
4:001st & 10 at own 25Bill Davis run for 1 yd to the UL 26
3:262nd & 9 at own 26Bill Davis run for 3 yds to the UL 29
2:443rd & 6 at own 29Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Robert Williams
2:364th & 6 at own 29Nathan Torney punt for 37 yds, downed at the TCU 34
TCU Interception, 4 plays
2:261st & 10 at own 34Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 8 yds to the TCU 42
1:592nd & 2 at own 42Jeremy Payne run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:261st & 10 at the 50Jeremy Payne run for no gain to the 50 yard line
0:512nd & 10 at the 50Josh Hoover pass intercepted Jordan Lawson return for 23 yds to the TCU 31
Louisiana Field goal, 9 plays
0:461st & 10 at opp 31Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Lance LeGendre
0:382nd & 10 at opp 31Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Caden Jensen for 12 yds to the TCU 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:501st & 10 at opp 19Zylan Perry run for 2 yds to the TCU 17
Q4 14:162nd & 8 at opp 17Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
Q4 14:053rd & 8 at opp 17Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Dalen Cambre for 8 yds to the TCU 9 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:241st & goal at opp 9Bill Davis run for no gain to the TCU 9
Q4 12:442nd & goal at opp 9Bill Davis run for 2 yds to the TCU 7
Q4 12:083rd & goal at opp 7Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete to Lance LeGendre
Q4 12:054th & goal at opp 7Kenneth Almendares 24 yd FG GOODTCU 34, Louisiana 3
4th quarter4 drives, then TCU 34, Louisiana 3
TCU Punt, 4 plays
12:054th & 8 at own 35Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 65 yds , Jeremy Payne return for 23 yds to the TCU 23
11:421st & 10 at own 23Nate Palmer run for 10 yds to the TCU 33 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at own 33Nate Palmer run for 1 yd to the TCU 34
10:392nd & 9 at own 34Nate Palmer run for 3 yds to the TCU 37
10:053rd & 6 at own 37Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
9:584th & 6 at own 37Ethan Craw punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jacob Bernard at the UL 18
Louisiana Interception, 7 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 18Zylan Perry run for 2 yds to the UL 20
9:022nd & 8 at own 20Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 11 yds to the UL 31 for a 1ST down
8:061st & 10 at own 31Zylan Perry run for 2 yds to the UL 33
7:342nd & 8 at own 33Daniel Beale pass complete to Chaz Ward for 9 yds to the UL 42 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at own 42D’Wayne’ Winfield run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 41
6:292nd & 11 at own 41D’Wayne’ Winfield pass incomplete
6:213rd & 11 at own 41Daniel Beale pass intercepted Jordan Lester return for no gain to the UL 41 Louisiana Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the UL 47
TCU Turnover on downs, 6 plays
6:151st & 10 at opp 47Jeremy Payne run for 1 yd to the UL 46
5:342nd & 9 at opp 46Jeremy Payne run for 11 yds to the UL 35 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 35Timeout TCU, clock 04:52
4:521st & 10 at opp 35TCU Penalty, False Start (Ryan Hughes) to the UL 40
4:451st & 15 at opp 40Jeremy Payne run for 3 yds to the UL 37
3:502nd & 12 at opp 37Ken Seals pass complete to Braylon James for 5 yds to the UL 32
3:083rd & 7 at opp 32Nate Palmer run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 33
2:394th & 8 at opp 33Ken Seals pass incomplete to Jeremy Payne
Louisiana End of game, 7 plays
2:081st & 10 at own 33Tylon Citizen run for 36 yds to the TCU 31 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 31Tylon Citizen run for 4 yds to the TCU 27
1:482nd & 6 at opp 27D’Wayne’ Winfield run for 5 yds to the TCU 22
1:143rd & 1 at opp 22D’Wayne’ Winfield run for 5 yds to the TCU 17 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 17Tylon Citizen run for a loss of 3 yards to the TCU 20
0:142nd & 13 at opp 20Daniel Beale pass complete to Dalen Cambre for 8 yds to the TCU 12
0:053rd & 5 at opp 12Tylon Citizen run for 6 yds to the TCU 6 for a 1ST down

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.

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