LAST TIME OUT:
Louisiana Tech dropped its first game of the season with a 54-10 loss to No. 7 Kansas State. The Wildcats gained 500 total yards against the Bulldogs while handing Louisiana Tech its worst defeat since the Bulldogs dropped a 63-13 contest in 1996 to nationally ranked Texas A&M. Despite the loss, there were some bright spots for the Bulldogs. Tech continued its string of 300-yard passing games with 319 yards in the air against Kansas State, breaking the Wildcats' 14-game defensive streak of not allowing a 300-yard passing game. The Bulldogs have now thorwn for over 300-yards in seven consecutive games. Senior wide receiver James Jordan pulled in a season-high 11 receptions for 119 yards to lead the team.
SERIES VS. PENN STATE:
Today's game will mark the first football meeting between Penn State and Louisiana Tech. Penn State will become the 143rd team that the Bulldogs have played in their 99-year history. The two schools have met in two other sports, softball and women's basketball. The Louisiana Tech softball team owns a 2-0 record against the Lady Lions while the Lady Techsters' basketball team has a 6-3 record against Penn State. In fact, the two schools met in the Women's Midwest Regional final last year with the Lady Lions winning 86-65.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT:
The Nittany Lions collected their second loss in as many games with a 24-6 defeat at the hands of Toledo. Penn State managed just nine first downs and gained only 166 yards of total offense in the contest. The loss marked just the third non-conference loss by the Nittany Lions since joining the Big Ten in 1993.
LOUISIANA TECH ON TELEVISION:
Louisiana Tech's game against Penn State will be televised regionally on ESPN Regional in the northeast part of the country. The Bulldogs are appearing on television for the second game in a row, marking the first time in the history of the program that Louisiana Tech has been featured in consecutive weeks. David Sullivan and Al Harris will be the commentators for the contest.
A LITTLE CROWDED:
Louisiana Tech may play in front of its largest crowd ever when it takes on Penn State this Saturday. The largest crowd that the Bulldogs have played in front of is 95,106 when they took on Tennessee for the Volunteers' season opener in Knoxville in 1993. Last season, the Nittany Lions' smallest home crowd was 95,192 against Akron.
OFFENSE VS. DEFENSE:
Louisiana Tech's and Penn State's top weapons will face one another in Saturday's contest. The Bulldogs' passing offense is currently ranked 6th in the nation with 340.5 yards passing per game while the Nittany Lions' passing defense is ranked18th in the country, allowing only 113.5 yards per contest.
BRIAN'S PART:
Gone from behind the center is quarterback Tim Rattay, who was selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft by the San Francisco 49'ers. Rattay finished his career No. 2 in NCAA history with 12,746 career passing yards, 12,643 total yards and 115 passing touchdowns. But waiting in the wings is junior signal caller Brian Stallworth. Stallworth is no stranger to the playing field, having played in seven games last season, including his first career start against Louisiana-Lafayette. In that game, Stallworth went 9-for-23 for 213 yards and two touchdowns. For the season, the Baton Rouge native completed 29-for-49 for 476 yards with no interceptions. But perhaps Stallworth is most famous for his last-minute heroics against the University of Alabama. With Rattay injured and the Bulldogs trailing 28-22 with just :38 remaining, Stallworth entered the game and threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Sean Cangelosi with :02 left to propel Tech to arguably the biggest win in school history over the nationally ranked Crimson Tide.
TOTALLY OFFENSIVE:
After two games under its belt, Louisiana Tech ranks 14th in the nation with 471.5 yards of total offense per game. The Bulldogs also have some individual players ranked nationally is several statistical categories. Junior quarterback Brian Stallworth is 4th in the nation with 27.5 completions per game. Stallworth is also 7th with 316.5 yards of total offense and 30th in the country with a 139.5 passing efficiency. Senior wide receiver James Jordan is 9th with 7.5 receptions per game and 31st with 92.0 receiving yards per game. Junior running back John Simon is 21st with 7.0 receptions per game and 36th in the country with 88.0 receiving yards per game. The Bulldogs had three players ranked nationally in scoring. Sophomore running back Corey Addison is tied for second with 18 points, freshman kicker Josh Scobee is 16th with 13 points and senior wide receiver Sean Cangelosi is tied for 18th with 12 points.
CLOSING IN ON 500:
With the victory over Mississippi Valley State, Louisiana Tech has won 499 games in its football program's history. The Bulldogs will go for win No. 500 on the road against Penn State. Other milestone victories include: 1st - vs. LSU, 1904 (6-0); 100th - vs. Lambuth College, 1934 (41-0); 200th - vs. Florida State, 1953 (32-21); 300th - vs. Lamar, 1969 (77-40); 400th - vs. Northwestern State, 1983 (21-10).
TECH VS. THE BIG TEN:
The matchup with Penn State also marks the first time that Louisiana Tech will play a school from the Big Ten.
AIR JORDAN:
James Jordan recorded his fourth 100-yard reception game of his career against the No. 7 ranked Kansas State Wildcats. Jordan pulled down 11 passes for 119 yards included a 37-yard reception which set up Tech's first score and a 12-yard touchdown grab to score the Bulldogs' only touchdown in the contest.
FIRST DOWNS:
Louisiana Tech has recorded more first downs in both of their contests than their opponents. In the Bulldogs' 63-10 win over Mississippi Valley State, Tech notched 29 first downs compared to the Delta Devils' 18 first downs. And despite the 54-10 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech still recorded 25 first downs to KSU's 23 first downs.
TURNOVER WOES:
The Bulldogs have been plagued by turnovers in their first two contests. Tech turned the ball over three times against Mississippi Valley State and five times against Kansas State. The eight total turnovers committed by Louisiana Tech is more than any other team in the country at this point in the season.
RECAPPING THE 1999 SEASON:
The 1999 Bulldogs had a tall order in front of them when they opened the season with No. 1 Florida State and No. 6 Texas A&M. Louisiana Tech played tough but came away 0-2 to start the season. The Bulldogs rebounded from the losses to rattle off eight straight victories, including perhaps the biggest win in school history with a 29-28 win over the eventual SEC champion Alabama. The eight consecutive victories was the longest such streak since the 1973 and 1974 seasons. Tech ended the season with a road loss to Southern California, but came away from the season with national respect. The Bulldogs broke into the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in school history Nov. 21st. For the second consecutive year, the Bulldogs led the nation in passing yardage and finished No. 4 in total offense, while quarterback Tim Rattay led the nation in total offense for the third straight year.
WELL RECEIVED:
Three of Louisiana Tech's players have recorded at least one reception in 20 or more consecutive games. Wide receivers James Jordan and Delwyn Daigre and running back John Simon all rank nationally for consecutive reception games. Louisiana Tech is the only school in the country to have more than one player on the list.
1. Arnold Jackson, Louisville 361. Mel Long, Toledo 363. Jermale Kelly, South Carolina 344. Orlando Iglesias, Houston 325. Khori Ivy, West Virginia 296. Margin Hooks, BYU 266. James Jordan, Louisiana Tech 256. John Simon, Louisiana Tech 25 7. Kevin Coffey, Virginia 247. Roy Johnson, Minnesota 2411. Kurt Gerling, Bowling Green 2312. Latef Grim, Pittsburgh 2212. Kendall Newson, Middle Tennessee 2212. Delwyn Daigre, Louisiana Tech 22
ROAD WARRIORS:
Tech finished the 1999 season 5-2 on the road defeating Alabama 29-28, UL-Lafayette 41-31, UCF 46-35, Toledo 34-17 and Alabama-Birmingham 41-20, while losing at Florida State 41-7 and Southern California 45-19. The Bulldogs continue their road philosophy by playing 8 of their 12 games on the road this season. This year the Dawgs travel to Kansas State, Penn State, Tulsa, Middle Tennessee, Auburn, Miami, Louisiana-Monroe and Hawaii.
HEADING FOR GREENER PASTURES:
The 2000 Bulldogs will enjoy their last season as an Independent as Louisiana Tech heads into the Western Athletic Conference in the fall of 2001. Considered by many to be the most important move in Tech's athletic history, the WAC gives the Bulldogs three bowl tie-ins to battle for on the gridiron. The 2001 WAC will consist of the following schools: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, Rice, San Jose State, Southern Methodist, Texas-El Paso and Tulsa.
TOP 25 OPPONENTS:
Each year it seems like the Bulldogs love to play some of the nation's best and the 2000 season will be no different. Two of the the Bulldogs' oppenents are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll and both are ranked in the top 10. The Bulldogs second game of the season came against Kansas State on September 2. The Wildcats were listed as the No. 8 team in the nation at that time and have since moved up to No. 7. Louisiana Tech will play its highest ranked opponent, the University of Miami, on October 28. The Hurricanes are currently ranked No. 4 in the country. Penn State, the Bulldogs opponent this weekend, started the season at the No. 22 spot in the AP poll before dropping out last week.
ON THE ROAD AS A DIVISION I-A:
Since becoming a Division I-A school in 1989, the Bulldogs have compiled a 27-43-3 mark on the road. However, Tech has defeated Baylor, 10-9 in 1992, Mississippi State 38-23 in 1996, Alabama, 26-20 in 1997, Tulsa, 35-21 in 1990, Houston, 19-7 in 1995, Alabama, 29-28 in 1999 and Central Florida, 46-35 in 1999 all on the road during that time. The Bulldogs have also registered close losses at Arkansas, 17-13 in 1997, at South Carolina, 14-13 in 1992, at Auburn, 16-14 in 1990, and at Ole Miss, 13-6 in 1992. Tech also tied South Carolina 12-12 in 1991.
BULLDOGS IN DIVISION I-A:
This is the 12th season Tech has competed as a Division I-A member and the fourth straight as an independent. Tech has compiled a 65-53-4 record as a D-1 school, including six winning seasons (1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999). As an independent in Division I-A, the Bulldogs are 56-31-4. Tech played as a member of the Big West from 1993-1995 and compiled a 10-23 record over that time. Note: The 1989 Bulldogs forfeited two games, and the 1998 team won a game by forfeit. However, these totals are not included in the above overall marks.
JUST FOR KICKS:
The Louisiana Tech kicking game got a boost this season with the addition on new kicker Josh Scobee and punter Dustin Upton. In their first game as Bulldogs, both players made an impression upon the Bulldog faithful. Scobee tied a school record with nine extra points in the 63-10 win over Mississippi Valley State while Upton, with a 58 yard punt in his first attempt, outdistanced any punt by the Bulldogs in the 1999 sesaon.
TECH VS. STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Not only will this be the first meeting between Louisiana Tech and Penn State, it also marks the first meeting between the Bulldogs and a team from the state of Pennsylvania.
99 SEASONS AND COUNTING:
This year marks the 99th season in the history of Louisiana Tech football. Although the program was started in 1901, Tech discontinued football in 1943. That inaugural season, Coach Edwin Barber's Bulldogs went 0-2 with losses to LSU 57-0 and Arkansas 16-0. The Bulldogs' first win came in 1904 in a 6-0 victory over LSU.
300-YARD STREAK CONTINUES:
Louisiana Tech continued its' streak of 300-yard passing games with its seventh consecutive game against the Kansas State Wildcats. The Bulldogs picked up 319 yards in the air during the contest, breaking a string of 14 games that the Wildcats had not allowed over 300 yards passing. Brian Stallworth threw for 264 yards in the contest and picked up some help from backup Maxie Causey, who threw for 55 yards to help the team surpass the 300-yard mark. Since the beginning of the 1996 season, no other team in the country has thrown more 300-yard passing games than the Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech has reached the mark 33 times in 47 games. Tech looks to continue the streak against its next opponent, Penn State, who is allowing only 113.5 passing yards per game.
SETTING NEW MARKS:
Stallworth set career-highs in completions (29) and attempts (49) in the game against Kansas State.
QUICK STRIKE:
When the Bulldogs get the ball, they don't necessarily keep it for an extended period of time. In fact, Louisiana Tech scored nine touchdowns against Mississippi Valley State and the longest scoring drive lasted only 3:47. Six of the Bulldog scoring drives lasted less than 1:03 and their last two scoring drives of the game took less than thirty seconds. Tech has its longest drive of the season in the game against Kansas State, covering 78 yards in 5:22.
TECH IN THE 90'S:
Overall, Tech had a record of 60-49-3 in the decade of the '90s. The decade of the 90s started off with a bang for Louisiana Tech fans as the Bulldogs finished the regular season 8-3 before playing to a 34-34 tie in the Independence Bowl against Maryland. The following season the Bulldogs compiled their best record since joining Division I at 8-1-2, but were not invited to a post-season bowl. From 1992 through 1995, Tech suffered through four straight losing seasons with their best finish being 5-6 in both 1992 and 1995. However, under head coach Gary Crowton, the Dogs went 6-5 and 9-2 in '96 and '97 before falling to 6-6 in 98. In 1999, the Dawgs rebounded to a 8-3 record, including a 29-28 win over the eventual SEC champions Alabama. The 60 wins during the 90's marked the third highest win total for a decade in the school's history.
BICKNELL AT THE HELM:
Jack Bicknell III is in his fourth year with the Bulldogs, and his second as the head man at Tech. After Gary Crowton's departure to become the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, Bicknell was named the 30th head coach in Bulldog history. The son of NFL Europe coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the younger Bicknell coached the offensive line at Tech for two seasons before being promoted to head coach. The Boston College graduate, who was the starting center for Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie in the early '80s, began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1985 as a graduate assistant. From there he headed to the University of New Hampshire as the defensive line coach. In 1993, he switched over to coach the offensive line.
YOUNG GUNS:
Tech head coach Jack Bicknell is the second youngest head coach in Division I-A football ranks.
1. Chris Scelfo, Tulane 9-30-632. Jack Bicknell, Tech 2-7-633. Dana Dimel, Houston 10-9-624. Rick Neuheisel, Wash. 2-7-615. Cam Cameron, Indiana 2-6-616. Carl Franks, Duke 12-1-607. Bob Stoops, Okla. 9-6-608. Tom Holmoe, Calif. 3-7-609. Darrell Dickey, N. Texas 12-6-5910. Rick Rasnick, E. Mich 9-15-59
WINNING IN THEIR FIRST YEAR:Coach Jack Bicknell posted the best mark of any first-year head coach in the Division I-A ranks last season.
1. Jack Bicknell (Tech) 8-32. June Jones (Hawaii) 9-43. David Cutcliff (Ole Miss) 8-44. Dennis Erickson (Oregon St) 7-44. Rick Neuheisel (Washington) 7-44. Terry Hoeppner (Miami, OH) 7-47. Gary Barnett (Colorado) 6-47. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) 6-49. Tommy Bowden (Clemson ) 6-510. Tommy Tuberville (Auburn) 5-610. Bobby Keasler (ULM) 5-612. John Robinson (UNLV) 3-812. Randy Walker (Northwestern) 3-812. Chris Scelfo (Tulane) 3-812. Carl Franks (Duke) 3-812. Andy McCollum (MTSU) 3-8 17. Jerry Baldwin (ULL) 2-918. Kevin Steele (Baylor) 1-1018. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) 1-1020. Lou Holtz (S. Carolina) 0-11
HAIL MARY:
Tech coach Jack Bicknell was the starting center for Boston College and Doug Flutie when the Eagles upset Miami on the last-second hail mary in the Orange Bowl in 1984.
HOME OPENERS:
With the victory over Mississippi Valley State the Bulldogs improved the home opener record to 62-28-5. The Bulldogs have lost only two home openers since the 1987 season.
HOME, SWEET HOME:
Since Joe Aillet Stadim was constructed in 1968, Tech has dominated, posting a 99-35-2 mark during those 31 years. Eight times during that period, Tech has gone undefeated at home, including two winning streaks of 18 games. Only three times has Tech not had a winning record at home (1970, 1-3; 1983, 1-3; and 1987, 1-2). The Bulldogs are currently on a eight-game winning streak at Joe Aillet Stadium.
PRESEASON ALL-INDEPENDENT:
Five different Bulldog players were named to various preseason All-Independent teams. Quarterback Brian Stallworth was named to the team by Preview Sports 2000 College Football magazine and was also named Street & Smith's Independent Newcomer of the Year. Wide receiver James Jordan was selected by Lindy's, Preview Sports 2000 College Football magazine and The Sporting News. Jordan was also chosen as Lindy's Independent Offensive Player of the Year. Running back John Simon was named to the All-Independent team as a return specialist by Lindy's and The Sporting News. Wide reciever Sean Cangelosi made the Lindy's and Football News 2000 All-Independent teams. Linebacker Quincy Stewart was selected by Preview Sports 2000 College Football magazine and by The Sporting News.
IN GOOD HANDS WITH:
Tech boasts perhaps its deepest receiving corps in years. Wide receivers Sean Cangelosi, Delwyn Daigre, James Jordan and John Simon set a Divsion I-A record last year as the first foursome to catch 60 or more passes each in the same season. All four players are returning this season with Simon being moved from receiver to running back. All four players are quickly closing in on the Tech receiving record books.
Career Receptions1. Troy Edwards 2802. Chad Mackey 2623. Bobby Slaughter 1984. Tommy Spinks 1825. James Jordan 1526. Dean Jackson 1397. John Simon 1338. Josh Bradley 1319. Delwyn Daigre 12810. Sean Cangelosi 126Career Receiving Yards1. Troy Edwards 4,3522. Chad Mackey 3,7633. Tommy Spinks 2,9634. Roger Carr 2,7175. Bobby Slaughter 2,5446. Rod Fope 1,9787. Billy Ryckman 1,9288. Pat Tilley 1,8879. Freddie Brown 1,87510. Sean Cangelosi 1,752Delwyn Daigre 1,723James Jordan 1,670John Simon 1,318Career Receiving TDs1. Troy Edwards 502. Chad Mackey 223. Josh Bradley 204. Roger Carr 195. Sean Cangelosi 186. James Jordan 166. Tommy Spinks 158. Bobby Slaughter 148. Rod Fope 1410. Pat Tilley 1310. Ken Liberto 13Delwyn Daigre 12
Single season records: Tech wide receivers James Jordan, John Simon and Delwyn Daigre all broke into the Tech record book last year for most receptions in a season.
1. Troy Edwards (1998) 1402. Troy Edwards (97) 1023. Chad Mackey (95) 904. Chad Mackey (96) 855. James Jordan (99) 816. John Simon (99) 797. Bobby Slaughter (90) 788. Billy Ryckman (76) 778. Delwyn Daigre (99) 7710. Corey Parham (92) 67Sean Cangelosi (99) 62
Jordan, Cangelosi and Daigre all broke into the Top 10 single season records for receiving touchdowns.
1. Troy Edwards (98) 272. Troy Edwards (97) 133. James Jordan (99) 114. Sean Cangelosi (99) 104. Chad Mackey (96) 104. Troy Edwards (96) 104. Billy Ryckman (76) 108. Delwyn Daigre (99) 98. Chad Mackey (95) 98. Ken Liberto (68) 9
With only the eighth 1,000-plus receiving yard season in Louisiana Tech history, Delwyn Daigre jumped into 7th place in the single-season receiving yards category during the 1999 campaign.
1. Troy Edwards (98) 1,9962. Troy Edwards (97) 1,7073. Chad Mackey (96) 1,4664. Billy Ryckman (76) 1,3825. Rod Fope (77) 1,2746. Chad Mackey (95) 1,2537. Delwyn Daigre (99) 1,0848. Ken Liberto (68) 1,0809. Tommy Spinks (69) 99510. Bobby Slaughter (90) 994Sean Cangelosi (99) 943James Jordan (99) 824
Cangelosi also is currently ranked fifth in the Louisiana Tech record book for career punt returns and career punt return yardage.
Career Punt Returns1. Wenford Wilborn 912. Lawrence Anderson 873. Lifford Jackson 674. Dean Jackson 655. Sean Cangelosi 37Career Punt Return Yardage1. Lawrence Anderson 7872. Wenford Wilborn 7423. Dean Jackson 5834. Eddie Brown 3985. Sean Cangelosi 325
UPSET SATURDAY:Tech's 29-28 win over then ranked No. 18 Alabama last season was the first time in school history the Bulldogs had defeated a Top 25 Division I-A team. Alabama eventually finished No. 6 in the nation and won the SEC championship.
STORYBOOK ENDING:
Tech's win against the Crimson Tide was almost too improbable to believe. During the week following the game, the Tech sports information office was informed the game would be included as a chapter in a book which was published in 2000. Notre Dame professor Ted Mandell completed a book titled, The Pass; The Catch; The Kick; The Play: 100 of the Greatest College Football Finishes.
PLAYING AT HOME AS DIVISION 1-A:
Since Tech moved up to Division I-A in 1989, the Bulldogs own a home record of 39-10, including a 2-2 mark in Shreveport. The Bulldogs ran off a streak of 18 straight home wins after joining I-A before droppin a 28-23 loss to UNLV at homecoming in 1993. Tech is currently riding a four-game home winning streak and a eight-game winning streak at Joe Aillet Stadium.
POWERLIFTING PASSER:
Louisiana Tech quarterback Brian Stallworth may be one of the strongest quarterbacks in the nation. The junior signal caller is considered pound-for-pound the strongest player on the Bulldogs squad and a survey of Division I-A teams found only six quarterbacks that could bench press more than 350 pounds. Stallworth was one of only two quarterbacks in the country that could bench press 400 or more pounds. Stallworth, under the direction of new stregnth coach Eric Ciano, increased his bench press by 50 pounds over the summer. The following is a list of quarterbacks that can bench press 350 or more.
1. Mike Bath, Miami (Ohio) 4252. Brian Stallworth, Tech 4003. Casey Printers, TCU 3903. C. J. Leak, Wake Forest 3905. Derek Dyer, UL-Lafayette 3756. Brad Lewis, West Virginia 3707. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech 350
PASSING FANCY: Since the beginning of the 1996 season, Tech quarterbacks have recorded 32 300-yard plus passing performances, 13 400-yard plus performances and 8 500-yard plus performances. That's more than any other school in the nation. The following is a list of some of the nation's top passing schools' 300, 400 and 500-yard passing performances over the last four years.
Louisiana Tech 300-yard games 32 400-yard games 13 500-yard games 8Flordia 300-yard games 31 400-yard games 7 500-yard games 0Kentucky 300-yard games 29 400-yard games 9 500-yard games 2UCF 300-yard games 22 400-yard games 3 500-yard games 0Louisville 300-yard games 18 400-yard games 6 500-yard games 2Nevada 300-yard games 17 400-yard games 10 500-yard games 2Purdue 300-yard games 18 400-yard games 2 500-yard games 2Tennessee 300-yard games 16 400-yard games 2 500-yard games 1
OFFENSIVE MACHINE: During the course of the past four seasons, Louisiana Tech has finished in the nation's top 15 in total offense. The Bulldogs have finished in the top 4 for total offense the last three seasons.
Total Offense1996 14th 455.9 yards per game1997 3rd 496.0 yards per game1998 2nd 539.9 yards per game1999 4th 471.0 yards per game
The Bulldogs have also ranked in the top 3 in the country for passing offense and have led the nation for the past two seasons.
Passing Offense1996 3rd 343.5 yards per game1997 3rd 360.5 yards per game1998 1st 432.1 yards per game1999 1st 403.1 yards per game
Since the start of the 1996 season, when Tech went to the wide open passing attack, the Bulldogs have outpassed 43 of their 46 opponents.
HALFTIME HAPPINESS:
The Bulldogs have won 19 straight games when they were leading at halftime. Their last loss was October 12, 1996 when the Bulldogs led Arkansas 21-17 at the half before losing 38-21 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Tech has also won 17 straight when entering the third quarter with the lead. The last loss was the same Arkansas contest.
YARD MARKER:
Louisiana Tech has lostnine of the last ten games in which the opponent gained more total yards.
TALE OF THE TURNOVERS:
Tech has won the last 17 games in which they commited fewer turnovers than their opponent. The Bulldogs' last loss when committing fewer turnovers came on Oct. 12, 1996 in a 38-21 loss against Arkansas.
ON THE SCOREBOARD:
Since switching to a more wide open offense in 1996, the Bulldogs have recorded the four highest point totals for a season in the school's history. Tech reached the 400 point plateau for a season for the first time in 1996 by averaging 36.5 points per game. Since that year, the Bulldogs have notched three other record setting seasons, including the 1998 season when the team scored a school record 493 points and averaged another school record 41.1 points per game.
Year Total Points Points per game1996 401 36.51997 364 33.11998 493 41.11999 389 35.4
FOR A GOOD CAUSE:
Backup quarterback Maxie Causey got his first official snap as a Bulldog against Mississippi Valley State. The redshirt freshman from West Monroe, La. was a perfect 3-for-3 for 30 yards with no touchdowns and no INT's. He entered late in the Kansas State game and went 4-for-5 for 55 yards.
THE JEFFERSONS:
The phrase Jefferson for a Bulldog touchdown may cause some confusion at Louisiana Tech. Against MVSU, running back Arthur Jefferson scored his third career touchdown with a 44-yard scamper while running back Terrence Jefferson scored his first career touchdown with an 8-yard run.
BATON ROUGE CONNECTION:
Baton Rouge, La. could be a second home to the Louisiana Tech football team. Eleven Bulldog players hail from the capital city including starters quarterback Brian Stallworth, running back John Simon, wide receivers Delwyn Daigre and Sean Cangelosi, offensive linemen Randy Richard and Damian Lavergne and defensive lineman Michael Boone. The Baton Rouge connection put their mark on the Mississippi Valley State game as Brian Stallworth threw four touchdown passes to his fellow Baton Rouge natives. Stallworth connected for two strikes to Cangelosi and one apiece to Simon and Daigre.
