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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 2018

8-55-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#90
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-3.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-4.3
104th in FBS
Defense
+0.9
58th in FBS
Schedule
-6.4
121st toughest
Preseason
-0.1
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-3.5 now, -0.1 preseason · down 24 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#90

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@120South AlabamaW 30–26-6.7—ESPN+
2Sep 8vsSouthern FCSW 54–17+4.8—ESPN+
3—Bye
4Sep 22@12LSUL 21–38-2.9—ESPNU
5Sep 29@65North TexasCONFW 29–27+5.5—
6Oct 6vs55UABCONFL 7–28-21.4—
7Oct 13@126UTSACONFW 31–3+13.2—ESPN+
8Oct 20vs130UTEPCONFW 31–24-15.6—ESPN+
9Oct 26@76Florida AtlanticCONFW 21–13+9.8—CBSSN
10Nov 3@10Mississippi StateL 3–45-15.9—SEC Network
11Nov 10vs128RiceCONFW 28–13-5.5—ESPN+
12Nov 17@85Southern MississippiCONFL 20–21-1.2—
13Nov 24vs111Western KentuckyCONFL 15–30-28.4—CBSSN
BowlsDec 22vs101Hawai'iNEUTRALW 31–14+9.4—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate42.2%81st39.3%31st
Rushing success rate44.3%70th43.7%64th
Passing success rate40.6%81st34.8%13th
Explosive run rate13.1%89th15.8%75th
Explosive pass rate9.9%87th11.4%86th
Line yards / carry2.69107th2.9869th
Opportunity rate36.3%98th38.1%69th
Stuff rate19.2%78th20.3%42nd
Sack rate5.6%51st10.0%5th
3rd-down conversion39.4%79th37.6%41st
Red-zone TD rate63.0%75th69.7%95th
Havoc rate13.3%82nd14.7%22nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game36.439th35.091st
Yards / game379.388th——
Yards / play5.2094th——
Pass yards / game249.745th——
Yards / pass att.6.8098th——
Completion %56.8%95th——
Rush yards / game129.6112th——
Yards / carry3.8598th——
3rd-down conv. %39.5%62nd——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.5490th——
Penalty yards / game45.131st——

Players

62 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

62 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →