Louisiana Tech vs. San José State

Louisiana Tech and San José State have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1993; Louisiana Tech leads the series 7–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana Tech 7–⁠3.

Louisiana Tech wins
7
San José State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1993
Longest streak
5 Louisiana Tech
Current streak
1 San José State
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana Tech 7–⁠3
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠2
2000s5–⁠2
2010s2–⁠1
Average margin
18 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana Tech
5–⁠1 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
At San José State
4–⁠2 San José State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2009: Louisiana Tech 55, San José State 20by 35 points
  2. San José State’s biggest win2006: San José State 44, Louisiana Tech 10by 34 points
  3. Upset2008: Louisiana Tech 21, San José State 0Louisiana Tech had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisiana TechSeriesSan José State
2007–⁠2009Derek Dooley3–⁠0Dick Tomey
2010–⁠2012Sonny Dykes2–⁠1Mike MacIntyre

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Dooley 3–⁠0 against Tomey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisiana Tech and San José State, 1993 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jordan La Secla San José State35 of 65, 496 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT2010 Passing
Lennon Creer Louisiana Tech30 carries, 252 yards, 3 TD2010 Rushing
De’Leon Eskridge San José State28 carries, 217 yards, 3 TD2012 Rushing
Daniel Porter Louisiana Tech28 carries, 199 yards, 3 TD2009 Rushing
Yonus Davis San José State13 carries, 199 yards, 2 TD2006 Rushing
Jalal Beauchman San José State9 catches, 178 yards, 3 TD2010 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 24, 2012San José State 52, Louisiana Tech 43at San José State
Oct 29, 2011Louisiana Tech 38, San José State 28at Louisiana Tech
Nov 27, 2010Louisiana Tech 45, San José State 38at San José State
Dec 5, 2009Louisiana Tech 55, San José State 20at Louisiana Tech
Nov 8, 2008Louisiana Tech 21, San José State 0at San José State
Nov 17, 2007Louisiana Tech 27, San José State 23at Louisiana Tech
Oct 28, 2006San José State 44, Louisiana Tech 10at San José State
Oct 29, 2005Louisiana Tech 31, San José State 14at Louisiana Tech
Nov 9, 2002San José State 42, Louisiana Tech 30at San José State
Oct 6, 2001Louisiana Tech 41, San José State 20at Louisiana Tech
Nov 12, 1994San José State 27, Louisiana Tech 6at Louisiana Tech
Oct 23, 1993San José State 31, Louisiana Tech 6at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.