2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The Bulldogs were predicted to finish third in the West Division.{{cite web|publisher=Conference USA|url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2021/7/19/football-c-usa-announces-medias-predicted-order-of-finish-for-2021.aspx|title=C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021|date=July 19, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" |align="center" Colspan="3" |Media poll (West Division)
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align="center" | 1	UAB
align="center" | 2	UTSA
align="center" | 3	Louisiana Tech
align="center" | 4	Southern Miss
align="center" | 5	Rice
align="center" | 6	North Texas
align="center" | 7	UTEP

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| September 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium | Starkville, MS | ESPNU | L 34–35 | 44,669

| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | | No. 13 {{small|(FCS)}} Southeastern Louisiana | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA | ESPN3 | W 45-42 | 15,328

| September 18 | 2:30 p.m. | | SMU | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA | CBSSN | L 37-39 | 15,326

| September 25 |6:00 p.m.| | North Texas | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA |Stadium | W 24-17 | 15,488

| October 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at | No. 23 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium | Raleigh, NC | ACCNX/ESPN+ | L 27-34 | 51,064

| October 16 | 8:00 p.m.| at | UTEP | Sun Bowl | El Paso, TX | ESPN+| L 3–19 | 18,468

| October 23 | 6:00 p.m.|| No. 24 UTSA | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA | Stadium| L 16–45 | 18,314

| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium | Norfolk, VA | CBSSN | L 20–23 | 13,309

| November 6 |11:00 a.m. | at | UAB | Protective Stadium | Birmingham, AL | CBSSN | L 38–52 | 21,261

| November 13 | 2:30 p.m.| | Charlotte | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA | Stadium | W 42–32 | 14,068

| {{tooltip|November 19|Friday}} | 7:00 p.m.| | Southern Miss | Joe Aillet Stadium | Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) | CBSSN | L 19–35 | 10,410

| November 27 | 12:00 p.m.| | at Rice | Rice Stadium | Houston, TX | ESPN+ | L 31–35 | 15,832

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{{cite web |title=2021 Louisiana Tech Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/louisiana-tech-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=January 31, 2021}}

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|head_coach=

• Skip Holtz

|asst_coach=

• Joe Sloan
  {{small|Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks}}
• David Blackwell
  {{small|Defensive coordinator/Linebackers}}
• Dennis Smith
  {{small|Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers}}
• John Allen
  {{small|Outside receivers}}
• Trey Holtz
  {{small|Inside receivers}}
• Dave DeGuglielmo
  {{small|Offensive line}}
• Brock Hayes
  {{small|Running backs}}
• Anthony Camp
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• Perry Carter
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• David Mackie
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• Kurt Hester
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{{see also|2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=September 4

|time=3:00 p.m. CDT

|road=LT Bulldogs

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=10|R4=3

|home=MSST Bulldogs

|H1=14|H2=0|H3=0|H4=21

|stadium=Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

|attendance=44,669

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|87|F|C}}

|referee=James Carter

|TV=ESPNU

|TVAnnouncers=John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/mississippi-state/boxscore/2064 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/9/4/football-la-tech-drops-season-opener-to-mississippi-state.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• MSST – Jo'quavious Marks 1-yard pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz kick), 8:09. Mississippi State 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.
• MSST – Jamire Calvin 20-yard pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz kick), 0:35. Mississippi State 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:45.
• LT – Bub Means 72-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 0:00. Mississippi State 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35.

Second quarter

• LT – Austin Kendall 59-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 11:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:58.
• LT – Smoke Harris 24-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 3:06. Louisiana Tech 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

• LT – Jacob Barnes 20-yard field goal, 3:06. Louisiana Tech 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:18.
• LT – Trey Baldwin 35-yard interception return (Jacob Barnes kick), 1:50. Louisiana Tech 31–14.

Fourth quarter

• LT – Jacob Barnes 33-yard field goal, 13:11. Louisiana Tech 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:36.
• MSST – Jo'quavious Marks 1-yard run (Brandon Ruiz kick), 12:01. Louisiana Tech 34–21. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:59.
• MSST – Jo'quavious Marks 5-yard run (Brandon Ruiz kick), 7:24. Louisiana Tech 34–28. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:25.
• MSST – Jaden Walley 15-yard pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz kick), 3:37. Mississippi State 35–34. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:30.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}"|MSST
First downs	14	22
Total yards	369	435
Rushing yards	101	65
Passing yards	268	370
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	25:06	34:54

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	20/36, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Austin Kendall	5 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Receiving	Bub Means	2 receptions, 94 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}; text-align:center;"|Mississippi State	Passing	Will Rogers	39/47, 370 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Jo'Quavious Marks	12 rushes, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jamire Calvin	3 receptions, 67 yards, TD

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=No. 13 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=September 11

|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=No. 13 {{small|(FCS)}}

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=14|R4=7

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=14|H2=10|H3=14|H4=7

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=15,328

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Kevin Vicknair

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Lyn Rollins and Chris Mycoskie

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/southeastern/boxscore/6257 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/9/11/football-bulldogs-win-shootout-over-lions.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• LT – BeeJay Williamson 45-yard interception return (Jacob Barnes kick), 8:16. Bulldogs 7–0.
• SELA – Tim Wilson Jr. 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick), 4:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 4:02.
• LT – Greg Garner 4-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 0:33. Bulldogs 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:27.

Second quarter

• SELA – Taron Jones 2-yard run (Mateo Rengifo kick), 12:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
• LT – Austin Kendall 2-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 8:04. Bulldogs 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:07.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 44-yard field goal, 4:33. Bulldogs 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:19.
• SELA – Cole Kelley 1-yard run (Mateo Rengifo kick), 0:22. Bulldogs 24–21. Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 4:07.

Third quarter

• LT – Greg Garner 33-yard pass from Kyle Maxwell (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:19. Bulldogs 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:34.
• SELA – C. J. Turner 47-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick), 11:12. Bulldogs 31–28. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.
• LT – Greg Garner 1-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 8:10. Bulldogs 38–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
• SELA – Austin Mitchell 9-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick), 1:33. Bulldogs 38–35. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37.

Fourth quarter

• LT – Tre Harris 21-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 9:51. Bulldogs 45–35. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:17.
• SELA – Cole Kelley 4-yard run (Mateo Rengifo kick), 4:22. Bulldogs 45–42. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}"|SELA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	32	23
Total yards	598	448
Rushing yards	103	198
Passing yards	495	250
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:48	27:12

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}; text-align:center;"|Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	44/59, 495 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Cole Kelley	14 rushes, 42 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	C. J. Turner	8 receptions, 131 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	19/27, 217 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	18 rushes, 99 yards
Receiving	Tre Harris	4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2021 SMU Mustangs football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=SMU Mustangs at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=September 18

|time=2:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Mustangs

|R1=7|R2=9|R3=17|R4=6

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=14|H4=9

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=15,326

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|83|F|C}}

|referee=Patrick Foy

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Chick Hernandez and Ben Leber

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/smu/boxscore/2066 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/9/18/football-bulldogs-fall-in-heartbreaker-to-mustangs.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• LT – Tre Harris 62-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 6:22. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:12.
• SMU – Rashee Rice 41-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick), 3:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.

Second quarter

• LT – Samuel Emilus 11-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 6:49. Bulldogs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 6:00.
• SMU – Danny Gray 17-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (kick blocked), 3:30. Bulldogs 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:19.
• SMU – Blake Mazza 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Mustangs 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

• SMU – Jordan Kerley 18-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick), 12:09. Mustangs 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:42.
• LT – Tre Harris 11-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 10:30. Mustangs 23–21. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39.
• SMU – Blake Mazza 24-yard field goal, 7:55. Mustangs 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:24.
• LT – Austin Kendall 3-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 5:25. Bulldogs 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.
• SMU – Rashee Rice 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick), 0:24. Mustangs 33–28. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:54.

Fourth quarter

• LT – Marcus Williams Jr. 6-yard pass from Austin Kendall (pass failed), 5:07. Bulldogs 34–33. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:13.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 47-yard field goal, 0:36. Bulldogs 37–33. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:42.
• SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 33-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, 0:00. Mustangs 39–37. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 0:36.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|SMU Mustangs|color=white}}"|SMU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	31	24
Total yards	578	483
Rushing yards	183	132
Passing yards	395	351
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:37	27:23

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|SMU Mustangs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	36/48, 395 yards, 5 TD
Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	13 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving	Grant Calcaterra	7 receptions, 103 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	24/40, 351 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	13 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving	Tre Harris	5 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2021 North Texas Mean Green football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=North Texas Mean Green at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=September 25

|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Mean Green

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=0|R4=10

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=14|H2=10|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=15,488

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Scott Hardin

|TV=Stadium

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Hassel and Sed Bonner

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/north-texas/boxscore/9285 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/9/25/football-bulldogs-hold-off-mean-green-in-24-17-win.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• LT – Marcus Williams Jr. 2-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 11:14. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:51.
• LT – Marcus Williams Jr. 42-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 5:47. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

• LT – Samuel Emilus 34-yard pass from J. D. Head (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:54. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:44.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 21-yard field goal, 10:03. Bulldogs 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:47.
• UNT – DeAndre Torrey 3-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 0:34. Bulldogs 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:59.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

• UNT – Ethan Mooney 33-yard field goal, 13:25. Bulldogs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:02.
• UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 8-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 5:39. Bulldogs 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:39.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}}"|UNT!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	24	20
Total yards	333	286
Rushing yards	241	79
Passing yards	92	207
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:25	30:35

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}}; text-align:center;"|North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	12/27, 79 yards, TD
Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	26 rushes, 119 yards, TD
Receiving	Jason Pirtle	4 receptions, 26 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Aaron Allen	14/18, 137 yards
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Samuel Emilus	2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2021 NC State Wolfpack football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at No. 23 NC State Wolfpack – Game summary

|date=October 2

|time=5:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=3|R4=14

|home=No. 23 Wolfpack

|H1=7|H2=6|H3=14|H4=7

|stadium=Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina

|attendance=51,064

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|79|F|C}}

|referee=Gary Patterson

|TV=ACCNX/ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, and Tori Petry

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/nc-state/boxscore/2067 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/10/2/football-la-techs-rally-falls-short-to-no-23-nc-state.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NCST – Christopher Toudle 6-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 2:18. Wolfpack 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:30.

Second quarter

• LT – Jacob Adams 2-yard pass from Adam Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 13:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.
• NCST – Christopher Dunn 36-yard field goal, 5:37. Wolfpack 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:55.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 21-yard field goal, 2:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:25.
• NCST – Christopher Dunn 29-yard field goal, 0:02. Wolfpack 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 0:36.

Third quarter

• NCST – Ricky Person Jr. 24-yard run (Christopher Dunn kick), 10:44. Wolfpack 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:43.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 38-yard field goal, 6:17. Wolfpack 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:27.
• NCST – C. J. Riley 5-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 3:02. Wolfpack 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

• LT – Bub Means 23-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:10. Wolfpack 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:51.
• NCST – Zonovan Knight 4-yard run (Christopher Dunn kick), 7:45. Wolfpack 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:20.
• LT – Griffin Hebert 14-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 4:43. Wolfpack 34–27. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|NC State Wolfpack|color=white}}"|NCST
First downs	26	23
Total yards	480	418
Rushing yards	139	167
Passing yards	341	251
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:41	29:19

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	26/43, 341 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Austin Kendall	15 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving	Bub Means	5 receptions, 67 yards, TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|NC State Wolfpack|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|NC State	Passing	Devin Leary	22/36, 251 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Ricky Person Jr.	15 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Receiving	Emeka Emezie	4 receptions, 67 yards

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2021 UTEP Miners football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UTEP Miners – Game summary

|date=October 16

|time=8:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. MDT

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Miners

|H1=14|H2=2|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

|attendance=18,468

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|73|F|C}}

|referee=Joe Lehring

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/utep/boxscore/9286 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/10/16/football-bulldogs-fall-to-miners-in-el-paso.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• UTEP – Deion Hankins 16-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick), 9:19. Miners 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:41.
• UTEP – Deion Hankins 4-yard run (Gavin Baechle kick), 6:02. Miners 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:18.

Second quarter

• UTEP – Marcus Williams Jr. tackled in own end zone by Jalen Rudolph, 11:53. Miners 16–0.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 25-yard field goal, 6:56. Miners 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35.

Third quarter

• UTEP – Gavin Baechle 41-yard field goal, 0:38. Miners 19–3. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:29.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP
First downs	14	18
Total yards	288	385
Rushing yards	92	102
Passing yards	196	283
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	23:17	36:43

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	14/28, 174 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	7 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving	Marcus Williams Jr.	2 receptions, 59 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"|UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	19/29, 283 yards, INT
Rushing	Deion Hankins	15 rushes, 55 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jacob Cowing	9 receptions, 166 yards

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{{see also|2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team}}

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|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=No. 24 UTSA Roadrunners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=October 23

|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=No. 24 Roadrunners

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=7|R4=17

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=10|H2=0|H3=0|H4=6

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=18,314

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=Stadium

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Hassel and Patrick Murray

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/utsa/boxscore/9287 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/10/23/football-bulldogs-drop-home-game-to-roadrunners.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• LT – Smoke Harris 47-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:20. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:35.
• UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 75-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 11:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:36.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 35-yard field goal, 3:37. Bulldogs 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:12.

Second quarter

• UTSA – Sincere McCormick 2-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 14:22. Roadrunners 14–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
• UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 10-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick), 3:12. Roadrunners 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:28.

Third quarter

• UTSA – Dadrian Taylor 51-yard interception return (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:44. Roadrunners 28–10.

Fourth quarter

• UTSA – Sincere McCormick 47-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 13:46. Roadrunners 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:36.
• UTSA – Sincere McCormick 1-yard run (Hunter Duplessis kick), 12:38. Roadrunners 42–10. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:01.
• LT – Samuel Emilus 21-yard pass from Austin Kendall (pass failed), 9:31. Roadrunners 42–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
• UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 38-yard field goal, 1:06. Roadrunners 45–16. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:12.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners}}"|UTSA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	21	22
Total yards	406	401
Rushing yards	213	62
Passing yards	193	339
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	27:25	32:35

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners}}; text-align:center;"|UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	12/19, 193 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Sincere McCormick	23 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	23/34, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	13 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving	Smoke Harris	7 receptions, 108 yards, TD

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{{see also|2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Old Dominion Monarchs – Game summary

|date=October 30

|time=2:30 p.m. CDT/3:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Monarchs

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=7|H4=6

|stadium=S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia

|attendance=13,309

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|66|F|C}}

|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Hassel and Sed Bonner

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/old-dominion/boxscore/9288 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/10/30/football-bulldogs-fall-to-monarchs-on-late-field-goal.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays

Second quarter

• ODU – Nick Rice 36-yard field goal, 3:56. Monarchs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:15.
• LT – Isaiah Graham 32-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick), 1:13. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:39.
• ODU – LaMareon James 100-yard kickoff return (Nick Rice kick), 0:58. Monarchs 10–7.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 0:49.

Third quarter

• ODU – Zack Kuntz 5-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick), 10:19. Monarchs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:02.
• LT – Jacob Barnes 44-yard field goal, 6:51. Monarchs 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:18.

Fourth quarter

• LT – Marcus Williams Jr. 7-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:01. Bulldogs 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:39.
• ODU – Nick Rice 29-yard field goal, 1:52. Tied 20–20. Drive: 20 plays, 58 yards, 10:02.
• ODU – Nick Rice 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Monarchs 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:28.

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Old Dominion Monarchs}}"|ODU
First downs	15	20
Total yards	335	311
Rushing yards	59	162
Passing yards	276	149
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:21	35:39

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Austin Kendall	22/36, 253 yards, TD
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	14 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Receiving	Smoke Harris	7 receptions, 63 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Old Dominion Monarchs}}; text-align:center;"|Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	23/34, 149 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Blake Watson	25 rushes, 108 yards
Receiving	Zack Kuntz	8 receptions, 67 yards, TD

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{{see also|2021 UAB Blazers football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UAB Blazers – Game summary

|date=November 6

|time=11:00 a.m. CDT

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=0|R4=17

|home=Blazers

|H1=7|H2=17|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium=Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

|attendance=21,261

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Rodney Burnette

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Chick Hernandez and Randy Cross

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/uab/boxscore/9289 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/11/6/football-bulldogs-suffer-loss-to-blazers.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UAB Blazers}}"|UAB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UAB Blazers}}; text-align:center;"|UAB	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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{{see also|2021 Charlotte 49ers football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Charlotte 49ers at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date=November 13

|time=2:30 p.m. CST

|road=49ers

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=10|R4=15

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=14|H4=14

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=14,068

|weather={{convert|58|F|C}} • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH

|referee=Ed Ardito

|TV=Stadium

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Hassel and Sed Bonner

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/charlotte/boxscore/9290 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/11/13/football-allen-williams-jr-spark-la-techs-offense-in-42-32-win.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

First quarter

• LTECH – Marcus Williams Jr. 2-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 3:16. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 98 yards, 8:12.

Second quarter

• CHAR – Shadrick Byrd 1-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:27.
• LTECH – Marcus Williams Jr. 8-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 1:38. Bulldogs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:17.

Third quarter

• LTECH – Marcus Williams Jr. 6-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 12:58. Bulldogs 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
• CHAR – Jonathan Cruz 26-yard field goal, 9:06. Bulldogs 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:47.
• LTECH – Isaiah Graham 32-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick), 7:22. Bulldogs 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
• CHAR – Chris Reynolds 12-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick), 3:52. Bulldogs 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.

Fourth quarter

• LTECH – Smoke Harris 17-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick), 13:36. Bulldogs 35–17. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:14.
• CHAR – Keith Pearson 18-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Chris Reynolds pass to Keith Pearson for Two-Point Conversion), 12:18. Bulldogs 35–25. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:18.
• LTECH – Marcus Williams Jr. 25-yard run (Jacob Barnes kick), 11:06. Bulldogs 42–25. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:12.
• CHAR – Keith Pearson 21-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick), 8:44. Bulldogs 42–32. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.

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class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Charlotte 49ers}}"|CLT!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	28	28
Total yards	548	504
Rushing yards	100	180
Passing yards	448	324
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:31	32:29

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Charlotte 49ers}}; text-align:center;"|Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	25/42, 448 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	ChaVon McEachern	5 carries, 38 yards
Receiving	Keith Pearson	6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Aaron Allen	21/27, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	29 carries, 131 yards, 4 TD
Receiving	Smoke Harris	8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

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{{see also|2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|November 19, 2021}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CST

|road=Golden Eagles

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Bulldogs

|H1=3|H2=6|H3=0|H4=10

|stadium=Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

|attendance=10,410

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Lewis and Corey Chavous

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/southern-miss/boxscore/9291 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/11/20/football-la-tech-falls-to-southern-miss.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}"|USM!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT
First downs	17	14
Total yards	294	250
Rushing yards	184	150
Passing yards	110	100
Turnovers	3	5
Time of possession	35:06	24:54

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}; text-align:center;"|Southern Miss	Passing	Frank Gore Jr.	4/8, 75 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Dajon Richard	22 carries, 120 yards
Receiving	Jason Brownlee	5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing	Aaron Allen	11/26, 100 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	17 carries, 76 yards
Receiving	Smoke Harris	4 receptions, 48 yards

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{{see also|2021 Rice Owls football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}} ;text-align:center;

|state=collapsed

|title=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice Owls – Game summary

|date=November 27

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=10|R2=0|R3=14|R4=7

|home=Owls

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

|attendance=15,832

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Joe Lehring

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=Matt Pedersen and Stanford Routt

|reference=[https://latechsports.com/sports/football/stats/2021/rice/boxscore/9292 Box score], [https://latechsports.com/news/2021/11/27/football-la-tech-loses-battle-at-rice-in-season-finale.aspx Recap]

|scoring=

}}

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}"|LT!!style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Rice Owls}}"|RICE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Louisiana Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Rice Owls}}; text-align:center;"|Rice	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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