Game notes: Arkansas State at Louisiana Tech
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The matchup
- Arkansas State (3–4, 1–2 in conference) at Louisiana Tech (4–2, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Joe Aillet Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 21st meeting; Louisiana Tech leads the series 16–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, December 19, 2015: Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1974: Louisiana Tech 20, Arkansas State 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Louisiana Tech is 7–2 at home against Arkansas State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2015: Louisiana Tech 47–28 (neutral site); 1998: Louisiana Tech 69–21 (at Arkansas State); 1997: Louisiana Tech 42–14 (at Louisiana Tech); 1996: Arkansas State 55–38 (at Arkansas State); 1995: Louisiana Tech 28–25 (at Louisiana Tech).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arkansas State
- Arkansas State is 3–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 24–42 at Memphis; W 52–7 vs. West Georgia; L 7–31 at TCU; W 17–14 vs. Kennesaw State; L 20–23 at Louisiana; L 49–56 vs. South Alabama; W 23–13 at Southern Miss.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arkansas State is No. 95 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Butch Jones is 29–41 in his sixth season at Arkansas State and 113–95 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Butch Jones faces Louisiana Tech as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Trey Owens (QB): 1,631 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hunter Summers (WR): 31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe Drew (S): 64 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Arkansas State lost to Texas State 47–45.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Louisiana Tech
- Louisiana Tech is 4–2 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 80–6 vs. Northwestern State; L 14–45 at No. 8 LSU; L 19–36 at Baylor; W 31–29 vs. Army; W 32–31 vs. Louisiana; W 24–0 at UL Monroe.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisiana Tech has won three straight, since losing 36–19 to Baylor (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Louisiana Tech is No. 77 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sonny Cumbie is 23–33 in his fifth season at Louisiana Tech and 25–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sonny Cumbie faces Arkansas State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jalen Mickens (WR): 32 catches, 476 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Blake Baker (QB): 857 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alonzo Jackson Jr. (LB): 41 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Louisiana Tech beat UTEP 17–15.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Butch Jones and Sonny Cumbie as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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