Game notes: Louisiana Tech at Troy
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The matchup
- Louisiana Tech (4–2, 2–0 in conference) at Troy (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL).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 first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
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 Troy 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 North Texas 56–13.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.
Troy
- Troy is 3–3 (1–1 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 24–21 vs. Sam Houston; W 34–17 vs. Alabama State; L 17–27 at No. 20 Missouri; L 10–21 at Utah State; W 55–34 vs. Southern Miss; L 6–33 at Louisiana.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Troy is No. 83 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Gerad Parker is 15–17 in his third season at Troy and 15–23 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Gerad Parker 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.
- Will Crowder (QB): 1,112 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Griffin (RB): 359 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keno Jones (LB): 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Troy lost to Georgia Southern 20–13.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 Sonny Cumbie and Gerad Parker 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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