Louisiana Tech Dominates SE Louisiana in Week 1 Shutout
Louisiana Tech overwhelmed SE Louisiana 24-0 in Week 1, with the Bulldogs' dominant defensive performance setting the tone throughout the contest. Louisiana Tech scored all 24 points in the second and third quarters, with a field goal in the second quarter followed by 21 points in the third to put the game away early.
The Bulldogs' defense was relentless, forcing multiple turnovers including an interception return for a touchdown by Zion Nason in the fourth quarter and an 80-yard fumble return touchdown by Kam Franklin in the third. SE Louisiana's offense struggled throughout, with Kyle Lowe completing 23 passes but the Lions unable to find the end zone.
Louisiana Tech's ground game was effective, with Clay Thevenin rushing for 61 yards, while Eli Finley led receivers with 59 yards. The game stayed well under the 51-point over/under, finishing with 24 total points. Louisiana Tech covered the 14.5-point spread decisively, establishing themselves as the clear favorite in this matchup with a complete performance on both sides of the ball.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Louisiana Tech | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | SE Louisiana | Louisiana Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-31 | 14-19 |
| Pass Yards | 145 | 130 |
| Rush Yards | 128 | 133 |
| Total Yards | 273 | 263 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 9-18 | 3-10 |
| Penalties | 7-43 | 5-50 |
| Possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
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Play-by-Play
Carson Camp pass complete to Jaylon Domingeaux for 2 yds to the SELA 27
Carson Camp run for a loss of 1 yard to the SELA 26
Jaedon Henry run for 10 yds to the SELA 36 for a 1ST down
Jaedon Henry run for 10 yds to the SELA 46 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Jaedon Henry
(12:23) PENALTY SLU False Start (Hooper,Zane) 5 yards from SLU46 to SLU41. NO PLAY.
Calvin Smith Jr. run for 5 yds to the SELA 46
Carson Camp run for 13 yds to the LT 41 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass intercepted
Omiri Wiggins run for 1 yd to the LT 5
Trey Kukuk run for 9 yds to the LT 14 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk run for 5 yds to the LT 19
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 4 yds to the LT 23
John Hoyet Chance punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SELA 35
Carson Camp run for a loss of 2 yards to the SELA 33
PENALTY SLU False Start (Potter,Logan) 5 yards from SLU33 to SLU28. NO PLAY.
Carson Camp run for 4 yds to the SELA 32
Brandon Hayes run for 1 yd to the SELA 33
Alec Mahler punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the LT 33
Clay Thevenin run for a loss of 1 yard to the LT 32 Louisiana Tech Penalty, Personal Foul (Marlion Jackson) to the LT 17
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete to Marlion Jackson
Clay Thevenin run for 6 yds to the LT 23
John Hoyet Chance punt for 59 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SELA 20 , Brandon Hayes returns for 2 yds to the SELA 20
Jaedon Henry run for a loss of 1 yard to the SELA 19
Kyle Lowe sacked by Mekhi Mason for a loss of 9 yards to the SELA 10
(03:24) Shotgun Henry,Jaedon rush middle for 15 yards gain to the SLU25 (Shelby Jr.,Jhamal; Mason,Mekhi) PENALTY SLU Holding (Wilkinson,Adyn) 3 yards from SLU10 to SLU07. NO PLAY.
Jaedon Henry run for 7 yds to the SELA 14
Alec Mahler punt for 51 yds , Dedrick Latulas returns for 25 yds to the SELA 40
(01:59) Shotgun Kukuk,Trey pass incomplete short middle to Finley,Eli thrown to SLU40 PENALTY LAT Intentional Grounding (Kukuk,Trey). NO PLAY.
Omiri Wiggins run for a loss of 5 yards to the SELA 45
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Eli Finley for 11 yds to the SELA 34
PENALTY LAT False Start (Nelson,Landon) 5 yards from SLU34 to SLU39. NO PLAY.
John Hoyet Chance punt for 30 yds
Brandon Hayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the SELA 8
Rodeo Graham Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the SELA 7
Kyle Lowe run for 1 yd to the SELA 8
Alec Mahler punt for 43 yds , Dedrick Latulas returns for no gain to the LT 49
Alec Mahler punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Dedrick Latulas at the LT 26
Kyle Lowe pass complete to Rodeo Graham Jr. for no gain to the SELA 27
Calvin Smith Jr. run for 1 yd to the SELA 28
Kyle Lowe run for 8 yds to the SELA 36
Trey Kukuk run for 7 yds to the LT 33
Trey Kukuk run for a loss of 5 yards to the LT 28
Trey Kukuk sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the LT 25
John Hoyet Chance punt for 57 yds
Trey Kukuk run for 6 yds to the SELA 45
Trey Kukuk run for 9 yds to the SELA 36 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete to Eli Finley
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Jalen Mickens for 2 yds to the SELA 34
Trey Kukuk run for 5 yds to the SELA 29
Omiri Wiggins run for 2 yds to the SELA 27
Louisiana Tech Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Sifa Leota) to the SELA 38 for a 1ST down
PENALTY SLU Illegal Formation (Camp,Carson) 5 yards from SLU38 to SLU33. NO PLAY.
Carson Camp pass complete to Jaedon Henry for 2 yds to the SELA 35
Carson Camp pass complete to Luke Besh for 12 yds to the SELA 47
Jaedon Henry run for 1 yd to the SELA 48 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass complete to Cade Collier for 7 yds to the LT 45
Jaedon Henry run for 1 yd to the LT 44
Carson Camp run for 3 yds to the LT 41 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp run for 3 yds to the LT 38
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Jaylon Domingeaux
Carson Camp pass complete to Rodeo Graham Jr. for 5 yds to the LT 33
Carson Camp run for 1 yd to the LT 32
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete to Omiri Wiggins
Trey Kukuk sacked by Rowan Briggs for a loss of 4 yards to the LT 28
Trey Kukuk run for 10 yds to the LT 38
John Hoyet Chance punt for 44 yds , Kentrell Prejean returns for 17 yds to the SELA 35 Kentrell Prejean fumbled, recovered by SELA Brant Monistere
Carson Camp pass complete to Cade Collier for 7 yds to the SELA 42
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Rodeo Graham Jr.
Carson Camp pass complete to Kentrell Prejean for 15 yds to the LT 43 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Cade Collier
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Rodeo Graham Jr.
SE Louisiana Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Alec Mahler punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Clay Thevenin run for 13 yds to the LT 33 for a 1ST down
PENALTY SLU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Moore,Khalid) 15 yards from LAT33 to LAT48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 6 yds to the SELA 46
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Eli Finley for 21 yds to the SELA 25 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Eli Finley for 23 yds to the SELA 2 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete
Drew Henderson 18 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Garcia Rodriguez,Guillermo kickoff 0 yards to the SLU35 PENALTY SLU Offside (Henry,Jaedon) 5 yards from SLU35 to SLU30. NO PLAY.
Trey Kukuk run for 7 yds to the LT 49
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Dane Benedix for 2 yds to the SELA 49
Trey Kukuk run for 4 yds to the SELA 45 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Dedrick Latulas for 25 yds to the SELA 20 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for 3 yds to the SELA 17
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete to Dedrick Latulas
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Omiri Wiggins for 17 yds for a TD (Drew Henderson KICK)
Jaedon Henry run for 2 yds to the SELA 27
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Adyn Wilkinson
Carson Camp run for no gain to the SELA 27
Alec Mahler punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line , Kameron Carter returns for no gain to the 50 yard line
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Eli Finley for 4 yds to the SELA 46
Clay Thevenin run for 33 yds to the SELA 13 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk run for 1 yd to the SELA 12
Clay Thevenin run for 8 yds to the SELA 4
Trey Kukuk run for 2 yds to the SELA 2 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass incomplete to Devin Gandy
Clay Thevenin run for 2 yds for a TD (Drew Henderson KICK)
Carson Camp pass complete to Jaylon Domingeaux for 7 yds to the SELA 32
Rodeo Graham Jr. run for 4 yds to the SELA 36 for a 1ST down
Rodeo Graham Jr. run for 9 yds to the SELA 45
Carson Camp run for 12 yds to the LT 43 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe run for 7 yds to the LT 36
Kyle Lowe run for 10 yds to the LT 26 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe run for 5 yds to the LT 21
Kam Franklin 80 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Henderson Kick)
Brandon Hayes run for 10 yds to the SELA 35 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe run for 7 yds to the SELA 42
Calvin Smith Jr. run for 7 yds to the SELA 49 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe pass incomplete to Luke Besh
Kyle Lowe pass incomplete to Adyn Wilkinson
Kyle Lowe pass complete to Luke Besh for 12 yds to the LT 39 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe pass complete to Kentrell Prejean for 4 yds to the LT 35
SE Louisiana Penalty, False Start (Luke Besh) to the LT 40
Shotgun Lowe,Kyle pass incomplete short left to Domingeaux,Jaylon thrown to LAT32 PENALTY LAT Roughing The Passer (Leota,Sifa) 15 yards from LAT40 to LAT25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brandon Hayes run for 11 yds to the LT 14 for a 1ST down
Kyle Lowe pass incomplete to Jaylon Domingeaux
Calvin Smith Jr. run for 3 yds to the LT 11
Kyle Lowe pass complete to Cade Collier for 7 yds to the LT 4 for a 1ST down
Rodeo Graham Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the LT 5
Kyle Lowe pass intercepted Zion Nason return for 25 yds to the LT 33
Trey Kukuk sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the LT 25
Fred Robertson run for a loss of 2 yards to the LT 23
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 2 yds to the LT 21
John Hoyet Chance punt for 52 yds , Kentrell Prejean returns for 6 yds to the SELA 33
Brandon Hayes run for 1 yd to the SELA 34
Brandon Hayes run for 3 yds to the SELA 37
Rodeo Graham Jr. run for no gain to the SELA 37
Alec Mahler punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kameron Carter at the LT 21
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 10 yds to the LT 31 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Jay Simon for 3 yds to the LT 34
Trey Kukuk run for 3 yds to the LT 37
Jay Simon run for 2 yds to the LT 39
John Hoyet Chance punt for 52 yds
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Lonnie Shinn Jr
Calvin Smith Jr. run for 2 yds to the SELA 11
Carson Camp pass complete to Jaylon Domingeaux for 32 yds to the SELA 43 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass complete to Brandon Hayes for 2 yds to the SELA 41
Carson Camp sacked by Kameron Carter for a loss of 7 yards to the SELA 34
Carson Camp pass complete to Luke Besh for 35 yds to the LT 31 for a 1ST down
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Kentrell Prejean
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Da'shun Hugley
Carson Camp pass incomplete to Kentrell Prejean
Carson Camp sacked by Mekhi Mason for a loss of 7 yards to the LT 38
Andrew Burnette run for 4 yds to the LT 42
Andrew Burnette run for 10 yds to the SELA 48 for a 1ST down
Andrew Burnette run for 6 yds to the SELA 42
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Andrew Burnette for 4 yds to the SELA 38 for a 1ST down
Andrew Burnette run for 3 yds to the SELA 35
T. Kukuk takes a knee