Louisiana Tech — Sun Belt
HC
Sonny Cumbie · Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA · 28,019 cap
PPA off / def
0.14 / 0.05
2025
Class rank
#99
class of 2026
Returning PPA
64%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (8–5)
Statistical comps — 2025 Louisiana Tech's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (11 in / 24 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Talyn Shettron | WR | ← Oklahoma State | ★★★ |
| Joshua Brantley | EDGE | ← Tulane | ★★★ |
| Ty Jones | S | ← Norfolk State | ★★★ |
| Demario Bookhart | CB | ← South Carolina State | ★★★ |
| Marcus Calwise Jr. | WR | ← Eastern Kentucky | ★★★ |
| Tye Hylton | OT | ← Florida State | ★★★ |
| Jaden Miller | RB | ← Keiser (Fl) | ★★★ |
| Ahkhari Johnson | CB | ← Arkansas | ★★★ |
| + 3 more |
Origins
Bradshaw went first overall in the 1970 draft and won four Super Bowls. Karl Malone came later for basketball; the football program's best modern run was three straight nine-win seasons under Skip Holtz.
Founded 1894 · An industrial institute for north Louisiana · first football 1901 · defined by Terry Bradshaw
All-time record
All-time
300–322–11
1904–2025
Win %
48.3%
93 seasons played
Winning seasons
33
35% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 7–39–3 (1904–1947) · D-II 7–9–1 (1948–1970) · FBS 274–253–7 (1971–2025) · FCS 12–21 (1982–1988)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | Conference USA |
| 1977 | 9 | 1 | Southland |
| 1997 | 9 | 2 | FBS Independents |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | Western Athletic |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | Conference USA |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1904 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 351 | 66% |
42% | 77 of 136 | 6.2 | 14% |
| 2nd down | 261 | 61% |
35% | 119 of 136 | 4.4 | 8% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 36 | 75% |
67% | — | 5.4 | 11% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 63 | 35% |
44% | — | 6.3 | 16% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 67 | 36% |
24% | — | 6.4 | 19% |
| 4th down | 14 | 71% |
57% | — | 3.4 | 7% |
158 drives · 27% ended in points · 6.9 plays and 37.4 yards per drive · 0.64 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 14 | Missouri State |
No Huddle-Shotgun #0 A.Burnette rush right for 98 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock… |
98 | 6.98 |
| 14 | Missouri State |
T. Kukuk run for 58 yds, for a TD (K. Kent KICK) |
58 | 5.58 |
| 10 | Sam Houston |
Shotgun #0 A.Burnette rush middle for 66 yards gain to the SHU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:08, 1… |
66 | 5.34 |
| 2 | LSU |
Devin Gandy 33 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Drew Henderson Kick) |
33 | 5.21 |
| 4 | Southern Miss |
Blake Baker pass complete to Eli Finley for 73 yds to the USM 1 for a 1ST down |
73 | 5.07 |
| 3 | New Mexico State |
Blake Baker pass complete to David Pierro for 56 yds to the NMSU 11 for a 1ST down |
56 | 4.41 |
| 11 | Delaware |
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Thevenin rush left for 37 yards gain to the DEL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock … |
37 | 4.39 |
| 13 | Liberty |
(04:34) Shotgun #2 T.Kukuk rush middle for 31 yards gain to the LUF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:… |
31 | 4.37 |