RUSTON, La. – Coming off winning its fifth consecutive home opener, the Louisiana Tech football team will head back out on the road, taking on the Bowling Green Falcons in Doyt L. Perry Stadium from Bowling Green, Ohio. Kickoff Saturday is set for 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET.
 
Date: Saturday, September 14
Time: 4 p.m. (CT)
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
Venue: Doyt L. Perry Stadium
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com
Live Audio: Tunein.com (Louisiana Tech Football)
Twitter Updates: @LATechFB
 
Media
TV: ESPN+
PxP: Michael Reghi
Analyst: Dustin Fox
 
Radio: LA Tech Sports Network
PxP: Dave Nitz
Analyst: Teddy Allen
 
Louisiana Tech Game Notes
 
This marks the third overall meeting between the Bulldogs and Falcons, and the first since 1997. Bowling Green will make their return trip to Ruston in the home-and-home agreement on September 30, 2023.
 
In non-conference action, LA Tech has won seven straight games away from home against non-P5 opponents (all under head coach Skip Holtz).  The last loss came in 2013 vs. Army in Dallas.
 
2018       at Hawai'i (31-14)
2018      at South Alabama (30-26)
2017      vs. SMU (51-10)
2016      vs. Navy (48-45)
2016       at UMass (56-28)
2015      vs. Arkansas State (47-28)
2014      at Louisiana-Lafayette (48-20)
 
Tech has averaged 44.4 points per game on offense during the seven wins and has an average margin of victory of +20.0. 
 
This weekend's trip to Bowling Green will mark Tech's longest (by distance) road trip of the regular season (966.1 miles).
 
LA Tech senior quarterback J'Mar Smith has been climbing the program record books and placing himself among some elite company. Last week against Grambling State, Smith became just the 5^th Tech quarterback to reach 7,000 yards passing, and also passed Matt Dunigan for 4^th on the career passing yards list (7,097).
 
Smith has also moved into a tie for ninth place in career passing touchdowns with 36 (tied with Ross Jenkins 2006-10).
 
The Tech signal caller ranks second among C-USA leaders in total offense (292.0 YPG).
 
All-time, Tech owns a 2-0 record vs. Bowling Green. The last time these two teams met was back in 1997 where the Bulldogs claimed a 30-23 win in Ruston. The first meeting between the two came two years prior as Tech staked a 28-21 road triumph.
 
In 2019, the Bulldogs are off to a strong start through the air, ranking third in passing offense with 280.0 yards per game.
 
Defensively under new coordinator Bob Diaco, the Tech defense is second in C-USA in red zone defense and is tied for 21^st nationally, giving up just five red zone scores in eight opportunities.
 
Collin Scott, James Jackson and Connor Taylor have bolstered the Tech linebacker corps through the first two games of the season. Scott leads the team and ranks 4^th in C-USA in total tackles (18). Jackson is among the top 10 in tackles per game (8.0), while Taylor leads the league with two forced fumbles.
 
Tech junior cornerback Amik Robertson has been credited with four pass breakups already through the first two games of the season after leading the team in the category in each of the past two seasons. Robertson was the only C-USA player to earn preseason watch list nods for Preseason All-C-USA, Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Award.
 
On special teams, redshirt freshman Smoke Harris has established himself as a legitimate kick return threat, currently leading the league in kick-return average (113 total yards, 22.6 YPG). Harris is also tied for eighth in C-USA in all-purpose yards with 179 through his first two games of the season.
 
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