Our side
MoneylineUL to win
ours 39%
Projected score
32–24
UL – LT
2026-10-10 · kickoff TBD
Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA
Early season
The books
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Series
Louisiana Tech lead
18–10–3
· 31 meetings since 1973
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
35 ranks apart
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns #81 rush offense
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #46 run defense
Pass game
edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
157 ranks
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns #213 pass offense
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #56 pass defense
Run game
edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
124 ranks
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #106 rush offense
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns #230 run defense
Pass game
even
27 ranks apart
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #178 pass offense
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns #151 pass defense
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Run-heavy · 62% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 57 rush ypg
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Run-heavy · 67% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 32 rush ypg
Michael Desormeaux · 29-25
Sonny Cumbie · 21-34 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
DB
Brent Gordon Jr.
11 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
#72 DB
DB
Avery Demery
8 tkl · 1 INT
#188 DB
DB
Collin Jacob
17 tkl
#211 DB
TE
Caden Jensen
5 rec · 77 yds
#59 TE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
LB
Alonzo Jackson Jr.
16 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL
#2 LB
DB
Jordan McRae
12 tkl · 1 INT
#15 DB
WR
Jalen Mickens
9 rec · 234 yds · 2 TD
#41 WR
DB
Sam Fongang
15 tkl
#141 DB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Louisiana offense vs Louisiana Tech defense+8.3 pts
Louisiana Tech offense vs Louisiana defense+2.0 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.