RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech football (3-8, 2-5 C-USA) will take on Rice (3-8, 2-5 C-USA) in its season finale in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Noon CT.

ABOUT LA TECH (3-8, 2-5 C-USA)
Louisiana Tech will look to end the 2021 campaign with a victory. The Bulldogs are coming out of a two-game homestand where they defeated Charlotte, 42-32, and lost to Southern Miss, 35-19.

Offensively, Tech is led by graduate quarterback Austin Kendall with 269.14 passing yards per game, graduate running back Marcus Williams Jr. with 68.18 rushing yards per game and sophomore wide receiver Smoke Harris with 63.00 receiving yards per game. Freshman linebacker Tyler Grubbs and senior linebacker Trey Baldwin lead the Bulldogs defensively with 91 and 88 total tackles, respectively.
 
Head coach Skip Holtz will coach his final game on the Bulldog sideline on Saturday. Holtz was the third-most winningest coach in program history with 64 victories in his nine seasons. He led Tech to seven straight bowl games and earned his 150th career win as a FBS head coach in the 45-42 victory over Southeastern on Sept. 11.

ABOUT RICE (3-8, 2-5 C-USA)
Rice has lost four straight games with its last victory coming against UAB, 30-24, on Oct. 23.
 
Offensively, Rice is led by graduate quarterback Jake Constantine with 202.75 passing yards per game, redshirt sophomore running back Ari Broussard with 48.65 rushing yards per game and sophomore wide receiver Jake Bailey with 64.91 receiving yards per game. Redshirt senior defensive lineman Elijah Garcia and junior linebacker Antonio Montero lead the Owls defensively with 60 tackles each.

Head coach Mike Bloomgren is in his fourth year at the helm of the Rice program, accumulating a 10-31 overall record.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Nov. 27
Time: Noon (CT)
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: Rice Stadium
                Surface: Astroturf

SERIES HISTORY
Series: Louisiana Tech leads, 9-4
                In Ruston: LA Tech, 5-1
                    Last: LA Tech 28, Rice 13 (2018)
                In Hattiesburg: LA Tech leads, 4-3
                    Last: LA Tech 23, Rice 20 OT (2019)
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Stats: Sidearm
Live Audio: LA Tech Sports Network (KXKZ 107.5 FM)
Twitter Updates: @LATechFB
Instagram Updates: @latechfb
 
TV/RADIO COVERAGE
TV: ESPN+
PxP: Matt Pedersen
Analyst: Stanford Routt
 
Radio: LA Tech Sports Network (KXKZ 107.5 FM)
PxP: Malcolm Butler
Analyst: Teddy Allen