The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Bulldogs represent Louisiana Tech University in the NCAA 's Conference USA (C-USA).
Although Louisiana Tech began competing in intercollegiate football in 1901,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Bulldogs have played in six bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
The Bulldogs have also played in the C-USA Championship Game twice since joining the league in 2013 (specifically in 2014 and 2016), giving players in those seasons another extra game in which to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2018 season .
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Luke McCown
12,994
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Tim Rattay
12,746
1997 1998 1999
3
J'Mar Smith
9,523[ 3]
2016 2017 2018 2019
4
Jason Martin
9,062
1993 1994 1995 1996
5
Matt Dunigan
7,042
1979 1980 1981 1982
6
Terry Bradshaw
6,589
1966 1967 1968 1969
7
Ryan Higgins
6,539
2013 2014 2015 2016
8
Colby Cameron
6,417
2009 2010 2011 2012
9
Gene Johnson
6,059
1988 1989 1990 1991
10
Ross Jenkins
5,036
2007 2008 2009 2010
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Tim Rattay
4,943
1998
2
Ryan Higgins
4,617
2016
3
Colby Cameron
4,147
2012
4
Jeff Driskel
4,033
2015
5
Tim Rattay
3,922
1999
6
Tim Rattay
3,881
1997
7
Luke McCown
3,665
2001
8
Luke McCown
3,539
2002
9
Cody Sokol
3,436
2014
10
Jason Martin
3,360
1996
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Kenneth Dixon
4,480
2012 2013 2014 2015
2
Daniel Porter
3,352
2006 2007 2008 2009
3
Jason Cooper
3,342
1991 1992 1993 1994
4
Ryan Moats
3,112
2002 2003 2004
5
John Henry White
2,944
1974 1975 1976 1977
6
Jason Davis
2,888
1989 1990 1991 1992
7
Patrick Jackson
2,824
2005 2006 2007 2008
8
Charles McDaniel
2,754
1971 1972 1973 1974
9
Garlon Powell
2,578
1984 1985 1986 1987
10
Derrick Douglas
2,434
1986 1987 1988 1989
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Moats
1,774
2004
2
Jason Davis
1,351
1991
3
Ryan Moats
1,300
2003
4
Kenneth Dixon
1,299
2014
5
Derrick Douglas
1,232
1989
6
Joe Smith
1,216
2002
7
Kenneth Dixon
1,194
2012
8
Jason Cooper
1,189
1994
9
Lennon Creer
1,181
2010
10
Daniel Porter
1,164
2008
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Troy Edwards
4,352
1996 1997 1998
2
Trent Taylor
4,179
2013 2014 2015 2016
3
Chad Mackey
3,763
1993 1994 1995 1996
4
Delwyn Daigre
3,056
1998 1999 2000 2001
5
Tommy Spinks
2,963
1966 1967 1968 1969
6
Smoke Harris
2,908[ 11]
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
7
Carlos Henderson
2,878
2014 2015 2016
8
Roger Carr
2,717
1970 1971 1972 1973
9
John Simon
2,596
1998 1999 2000 2001
10
Quinton Patton
2,594
2011 2012
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Troy Edwards
1,996
1998
2
Trent Taylor
1,803
2016
3
Troy Edwards
1,707
1997
4
Carlos Henderson
1,535
2016
5
Chad Mackey
1,466
1996
6
Quinton Patton
1,392
2012
7
Billy Ryckman
1,382
1976
8
Trent Taylor
1,282
2015
9
Rod Foppe
1,274
1977
10
Chad Mackey
1,253
1995
Receiving touchdowns
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Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 18]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Luke McCown
12,731
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Tim Rattay
12,643
1997 1998 1999
3
Jason Martin
8,938
1993 1994 1995 1996
4
J'Mar Smith
7,145 [ 3]
2016 2017 2018
5
Matt Dunigan
7,135
1979 1980 1981 1982
6
Ryan Higgins
6,879
2013 2014 2015 2016
7
Colby Cameron
6,839
2009 2010 2011 2012
8
Terry Bradshaw
6,664
1966 1967 1968 1969
9
Gene Johnson
5,990
1988 1989 1990 1991
10
Ross Jenkins
5,280
2007 2008 2009 2010
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ryan Higgins
4,894
2016
2
Tim Rattay
4,865
1998
3
Jeff Driskel
4,356
2015
4
Colby Cameron
4,324
2012
5
Tim Rattay
3,968
1997
6
Tim Rattay
3,810
1999
7
Luke McCown
3,569
2002
8
Cody Sokol
3,482
2014
9
Luke McCown
3,481
2001
10
J'Mar Smith
3,345
2017
Louisiana Tech's 2018 media guide lists this category as "touchdowns responsible for", and includes only quarterbacks. This list, in keeping with all other Wikipedia lists of college football statistical leaders by team, also includes non-quarterbacks. This statistic includes only passing and rushing touchdowns—not receiving or return touchdowns.
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Joseph Thigpen
4
1933
Northwestern State
Single game
Rk
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Doug Landry
24
1983
Arkansas State
Glenell Sanders
24
1987
Arkansas State
3
Ronnie Alexander
23
1970
Southeastern Louisiana
Doug Landry
23
1983
UL-Lafayette
Doug Landry
23
1985
Arkansas State
John Noel
23
1996
Central Michigan
7
Glenell Sanders
22
1988
Arkansas State
8
Danny Majors
21
1975
Southern Miss
Doug Landry
21
1983
North Texas
Field goal percentage
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While past Louisiana Tech media guides (as recently as 2015)[ 30] have included this statistic, the 2018 media guide does not provide any list of leaders in kicking accuracy for either field goals or extra points.
^ a b "2018 Louisiana Tech Football Information Guide" (PDF) . Louisiana Tech Athletics . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .
^ a b c d "J'Mar Smith" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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^ a b "Henderson's 326 yards receiving, 5 TDs lift Louisiana Tech" . ESPN.com . October 15, 2016.
^ "Louisiana Tech beats Navy 48-45 on AF Bowl-ending field goal" . ESPN.com . December 23, 2016.
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^ "80-yard TD catch, 69-yard INT return pave way for Louisiana Tech" . ESPN.com . December 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016.
^ a b "Jaylon Ferguson Career Game Log" . SRCFB . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ a b c d "Jacob Barnes" . ESPN.com .
^ "Box Score: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas" . ESPN.com . September 29, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ "Kansas State tops Louisiana Tech 39-33 in 3OT" . ESPN.com . September 19, 2015.
^ "Dixon sets TD mark, La. Tech beats ASU, 47-28 in N.O. Bowl" . ESPN.com . December 19, 2015.
^ "Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020 .
^ "Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021 .
^ "Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana Tech Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
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^ "Bailey Hale" . ESPN.com .