Louisiana Tech @ North Carolina State Game Overview
LT vs NCSTRecords
LT RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, '24 |
NICH
|
W 25 - 17 | W -7 | u54.5 |
| Nov 18, '23 |
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JVST
|
L 17 - 56 | L 10 | o54.5 |
| Nov 11, '23 |
SHSU
|
L 27 - 42 | L -8 | o49.0 |
| Nov 04, '23 |
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LIB
|
L 30 - 56 | L 14 | o59.0 |
| Oct 24, '23 |
NMSU
|
L 24 - 27 | L -3 | u55.0 |
| Oct 10, '23 |
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MTU
|
L 23 - 31 | L 3 | o53.5 |
| Oct 05, '23 |
WKU
|
L 28 - 35 | L 6 | o59.0 |
| Sep 29, '23 |
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UTEP
|
W 24 - 10 | W -1.5 | u49.5 |
| Sep 23, '23 |
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NEB
|
L 14 - 28 | W 20 | u44.5 |
| Sep 16, '23 |
UNT
|
L 37 - 40 | L -4 | o66.5 |
LT Next 3 Games
Louisiana Tech does not have any upcoming games scheduled.
LT vs NCST Preview
Last Meeting ( Oct 2, 2021 ) Louisiana Tech 27, North Carolina State 34
The high hopes North Carolina State had for this season officially have been tempered.
The Wolfpack will look to bounce back from a severe beating when they battle Louisiana Tech on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina State (1-1) was steamrolled 51-10 by then-No. 14 Tennessee last weekend in a contest that exposed the Wolfpack. Tennessee outgained NC State 460-143 and the points allowed were the most by the Wolfpack since a 55-10 loss to Clemson in 2019.
NC State coach Dave Doeren knew where to place the blame for the debacle.
"It starts with me. I'm the one that sits in there and leads the staff and our game planning and all that," Doeren said. "But this is a really good bunch of guys, and they will go back to work, I know that, and they'll stick together. There'll be a lot of people telling them that they're no good, and that's fine."
Wolfpack quarterback Grayson McCall passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns in his school debut in a 38-21 win over visiting Western Carolina on Aug. 29. It was a much different story in his second appearance.
McCall had just 104 passing yards and was intercepted once against Tennessee during a game in which the Wolfpack were 3-of-12 on third-down conversions and 0-of-2 on fourth down.
McCall, a former three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year at Coastal Carolina, was unable to pinpoint what went wrong.
"I'm not sure honestly. We got behind the sticks a lot," McCall said. "We were hurting ourselves with penalties, dumb mistakes that we usually don't make. We weren't able to sustain drives. When we did and we got to the red zone, we couldn't finish."
Louisiana Tech (1-0) had a bye last weekend after opening the season with a 25-17 win over FCS program Nicholls on Aug. 31.
Bulldogs quarterback Jack Turner left the contest in the first half with an injured left knee. The bye week was timely in that regard and coach Sonny Cumbie said Tuesday that he expects Turner will be available.
"We'll see more (at practice) how he moves around and where he's truly at," Cumbie said. "That'll determine if he can play, but I'm encouraged with where he's at in terms of his chances to play."
Turner completed 4 of 8 passes for 70 yards, one touchdown and one interception before exiting against Nicholls. Backup Blake Baker was 12-of-24 passing for 207 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
NC State has won both previous meetings, including a 34-27 home win in 2021.
--Field Level Media
LT vs NCSTInjury report
Louisiana Tech's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wilkerson | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Aug 04, '25) | Aug 04, '25 | |
| Wilkerson is battling an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Bulldogs. | ||||
North Carolina State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Baker | Aug 31, 2024 | LT 25 - NICH 17 | 207 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 8.6 | 1/2 | 119.5 |
| J.Turner | Aug 31, 2024 | LT 25 - NICH 17 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 8.8 | 1/1 | 139.8 |
| H.Bachmeier | Nov 18, 2023 | JVST 56 - LT 17 | 198 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 5.4 | 1/1 | 113.3 |
| E.Bullock | Nov 18, 2023 | JVST 56 - LT 17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 4.2 | 0/1 | 35.3 |
| J.Turner | Nov 18, 2023 | JVST 56 - LT 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 0/0 | 37.6 |
| H.Bachmeier | Nov 11, 2023 | LT 27 - SHSU 42 | 384 | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 9.1 | 0/2 | 136.3 |
| H.Bachmeier | Nov 4, 2023 | LIB 56 - LT 30 | 304 | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 9.2 | 2/0 | 167.1 |
| H.Bachmeier | Oct 24, 2023 | LT 24 - NMSU 27 | 238 | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 8.8 | 1/0 | 160.3 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.McCall | Sep 7, 2024 | NCST 10 - TENN 51 | 104 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 4.7 | 0/1 | 98.8 |
| G.McCall | Aug 29, 2024 | NCST 38 - WCU 21 | 318 | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 8.0 | 3/1 | 151.5 |
| B.Armstrong | Dec 28, 2023 | KSU 28 - NCST 19 | 164 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 5.9 | 0/1 | 92.1 |
| B.Armstrong | Nov 25, 2023 | NCST 39 - UNC 20 | 334 | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 10.8 | 3/0 | 193.4 |
| B.Armstrong | Nov 18, 2023 | VT 28 - NCST 35 | 203 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 7.8 | 2/0 | 160.2 |
LT vs NCST Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386.0 | (130) | Yards | (92) | 410.5 |
| 5.3 | (130) | Yards/Play | (98) | 6.5 |
| 109.0 | (130) | Rush Yds | (82) | 184.5 |
| 41.0 | (130) | Rush Att | (36) | 31.5 |
| 2.7 | (130) | Yards/Rush | (105) | 5.9 |
| 277.0 | (130) | Pass Yds | (97) | 226.0 |
| 32.0 | (130) | Pass Att | (106) | 31.5 |
| 16.0 | (130) | Comp | (105) | 20.0 |
| 50.0 | (130) | Comp% | (83) | 63.5 |
| 17.3 | (130) | Yards/Comp | (71) | 11.3 |
| 8.7 | (130) | Yards/Att | (72) | 7.2 |
| 124.6 | (130) | QB rating | (71) | 138.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 366.0 |
| 5.6 |
| 152.1 |
| 35.2 |
| 4.3 |
| 214.1 |
| 29.7 |
| 18.3 |
| 61.4 |
| 11.7 |
| 7.2 |
| - |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | (11) | Sacks | (68) | 1.0 |
| 12.0 | (11) | Sack Yds | (--) | 4.0 |
| 3.0 | (11) | Intercepts | (70) | 1.0 |
| 2.0 | (11) | Fumbles | (75) | 0.5 |
| 7.0 | (11) | Penalties | (80) | 7.5 |
| 45.0 | (11) | Penalty Yds | (90) | 72.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 1.8 |
| 11.9 |
| 0.7 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.3 |
| 54.7 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.0 | (118) | Score | (103) | 36.0 |
| 9.0 | (111) | 1st Q | (121) | 10.5 |
| 6.0 | (82) | 2nd Q | (67) | 6.5 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 3rd Q | (105) | 12.0 |
| 10.0 | (115) | 4th Q | (65) | 7.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 26.4 |
| 6.3 |
| 7.8 |
| 6.0 |
| 6.1 |
Special Teams
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | (129) | Yards/Punt Ret | (105) | 19.3 |
| 17.3 | (130) | Yards/KO Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | (130) | FG Att | (127) | 5.0 |
| 1.0 | (130) | FG Made | (126) | 3.0 |
| 100.0 | (130) | FG% | (84) | 60.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 10.1 |
| 19.7 |
| 17.4 |
| 12.8 |
| 73.9 |