Louisiana Tech faces SMU in the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The Bulldogs are trying to win their fourth straight bowl game after capturing victories in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl, the 2015 New Orleans Bowl and the 2016 Armed Forces Bowl.

Bulldog fans can purchase tickets to the Frisco Bowl matchup by calling 318-257-3631 or by logging onto LATechSports.com. The Tech Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Complete information on tickets, bowl events and the game can be found at Louisiana Tech's Bowl Central at LATechSports.com/bowl while tickets can be purchased at LATechSports.com/tickets.

NEW ORLEANS ââ'¬" Kenneth Dixon has always taken a team-first, me-last attitude. So it was fitting that on the series in which he set a new NCAA record for career touchdowns scored, the stitched numbers on his jersey were ripped off and he entered the end zone -- and history -- anonymously, at least visually.

Dixon scored four touchdowns total (two rushing, two receiving) and helped Louisiana Tech (9-4) set the fifth-most offensive yards in NCAA bowl history as the Bulldogs won the 2015 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 47-28, over Arkansas State (9-4) late Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

He would finish the game as No. 1, both in the record books and on his jersey as he wore teammate Carlos Henderson's number over the final quarter after Henderson left the game with a foot injury in the first quarter.

"That number is symbolic of his unselfish attitude," Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz said following the game. "It's incredibly symbolic; Kenneth Dixon gets just as excited when somebody else scores as when he does. He gets embarrassed talking about himself, he doesn't get embarrassed when he goes out on that field. He's an incredible talent, an incredible young man, you put them all together and he's pretty special."

For Louisiana Tech it was a game of breaking records. Dixon is now the NCAA's career touchdown scorer, LA Tech's 687 yards are the fifth-most of any bowl game in NCAA history and Tech set or tied 17 New Orleans Bowl records.

But as Dixon constantly preaches, it wasn't about him. It was about everyone else on his team. It was about Jeff Driskel completing his redemption story by winning in the Superdome after losing in the Sugar Bowl in 2013. The Tech quarterback finished the year with 4,033 passing yards, ranking third in Louisiana Tech history, and set a new career-best performance with 458 passing yards.

It was about the Bulldogs making good on its week-long claim that "NOLA is Bulldog Country" with the dominating win, Tech's 10th straight over a Sun Belt Conference opponent.

And it was about the senior class becoming the school's winningest class in its Division I history by securing the 31st win, making good on a promise they made as freshmen to take the program to heights never seen before.

But as dominating as the win was, the game's outcome was in doubt for nearly three quarters.

The teams entered halftime knotted in a 17-17 tie and even traded field goals early in the second half. It took a 59-yard pass to Dixon from Driskel that pushed the Bulldogs ahead followed by Dixon running it in from eight yards out to secure the win and set the NCAA record.

Jonathan Barnes would kick a 28-yard field goal early in the fourth and Dixon would score once more as the 24 unanswered points proved to be more than Arkansas State could overcome.

Entering the week, turnovers were a key part of the game and critical in the pregame analysis. Deservedly so considering Arkansas State entered as the national leaders in interceptions and turnovers while Louisiana Tech committed seven turnovers in its last outing.

But it was the lack of turnovers that helped decide Saturday's outcome. Louisiana Tech did not commit a turnover while forcing three turnovers from the Red Wolves with two interceptions and a fumble.

"We talked to our football team about winning the turnover battle, and that's something that Arkansas State has done well," Holtz said.

Hardly lost in the Dixon and Driskel show was reliable receiver Trent Taylor's New Orleans Bowl record 149 receiving yards on 10 catches. His lone touchdown catch came early in the second quarter when Driskel found him alone in the back of the end zone as the A-State defense keyed in on Dixon.

Louisiana Tech's defense was its normal salty self with seven tackles for a loss of 21 yards, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. Beau Fitte led the team with seven total tackles while Vontarrius Dora registered two tackles for a loss of 12 yards.

Adairius Barnes made his 10th career interception while Xavier Woods tallied his ninth career interception.

With the win, Louisiana Tech joins Marshall as the only two Conference USA teams to record nine wins over the last two seasons.