Louisiana Tech dominates New Mexico State 49-14 in Week 3
Louisiana Tech's offense was on full display Saturday, overwhelming New Mexico State 49-14 in a lopsided Week 3 matchup. The Bulldogs scored in every quarter except the third, with quarterback Trey Kukuk leading the passing attack and completing 44 passes. Louisiana Tech's defense also made its presence felt, highlighted by a crucial fourth-quarter play that shifted momentum decisively.
The Aggies managed only 14 points, all coming in the second quarter, while New Mexico State's receiving leader Dakerric Hobbs hauled in 9 catches and rusher Logan Fife recorded 8 yards on the ground. Early in the contest, Louisiana Tech established control with two touchdown drives, including a 56-yard completion to David Pierro and a 40-yard scoring pass to Jalen Mickens. Despite a second-quarter interception by Tyler Martinez, Louisiana Tech's offense remained potent, with Marlion Jackson catching a 42-yard touchdown pass from Kukuk.
The Bulldogs' dominant second half sealed the outcome, outscoring New Mexico State 22-0 in the fourth quarter alone. Louisiana Tech covered the 10-point spread while the game went over the 43-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 16, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Mexico State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 Louisiana Tech | 10 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 49 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | New Mexico State | Louisiana Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 17-33 | 11-20 |
| Pass Yards | 281 | 221 |
| Rush Yards | 28 | 354 |
| Total Yards | 309 | 575 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 1-9 | 11-19 |
| Penalties | 7-75 | 11-101 |
| Possession | 24:30 | 35:30 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Donovan Faupel
Kadarius Calloway run for 12 yds to the NMSU 37 for a 1ST down
Kadarius Calloway run for no gain to the NMSU 37
Logan Fife pass complete to Adam Parks for 7 yds to the NMSU 44
Logan Fife pass complete to Gavin Harris for 15 yds to the LT 41 for a 1ST down
Logan Fife pass complete to Lukas Ungar for 5 yds to the LT 36
Isaiah Rudison run for no gain to the LT 36
Logan Fife pass incomplete to PJ Johnson III
Ryan Hawk 53 yd FG MISSED
Blake Baker pass complete to Devin Gandy for 25 yds to the NMSU 39 for a 1ST down
Blake Baker run for no gain to the NMSU 39
(10:43) Shotgun Baker,Blake pass complete deep middle to Gandy,Devin caught at NMSU08, for 31 yards to the NMSU08 (Charles,Josiah) PENALTY LAT Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Weathers,Bryson) 5 yards from NMSU39 to NMSU44. NO PLAY.
Omiri Wiggins run for 8 yds to the NMSU 36
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Dedrick Latulas
John Hoyet Chance 55 yd FG GOOD
Kadarius Calloway run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMSU 22
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 32 yds to the LT 46 for a 1ST down
Kadarius Calloway run for no gain to the LT 46
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Kadarius Calloway
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Gavin Harris
Max Dean punt for 37 yds
(08:04) Shotgun Baker,Blake pass intercepted by Charles,Josiah at LAT47 PENALTY NMSU Pass Interference (Charles,Josiah) 15 yards from LAT09 to LAT24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Clay Thevenin run for 3 yds to the LT 27
Blake Baker pass complete to David Pierro for 6 yds to the LT 33
Omiri Wiggins run for 4 yds to the LT 37 for a 1ST down
Clay Thevenin run for 1 yd to the LT 38
Clay Thevenin run for 22 yds to the NMSU 40 for a 1ST down
Clay Thevenin run for no gain to the NMSU 40
Blake Baker pass complete to Jalen Mickens for 40 yds for a TD Louisiana Tech Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Devin Gandy) to the NMSU 0 (Drew Henderson KICK)
John Hoyet Chance kickoff for 78 yds , Dijon Stanley return for 19 yds to the NMSU 39 Louisiana Tech Penalty, Fighting (John Hoyet Chance) to the 50 yard line
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Dijon Stanley
Shotgun Fife,Logan pass incomplete deep left to Malone,Brodrick thrown to LAT28 PENALTY LAT Roughing The Passer (Mayfield,Jadon) 15 yards from NMSU50 to LAT35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Donovan Faupel
Shotgun Stanley,Dijon rush middle for 1 yard gain to the LAT34 (Mayfield,Jadon; Mason,Mekhi) PENALTY NMSU False Start (Malone,Brodrick) 5 yards from LAT35 to LAT40. NO PLAY.
Logan Fife run for 7 yds to the LT 33
Ryan Hawk 43 yd FG MISSED
Trey Kukuk run for 2 yds to the LT 35
Amani Givens run for 3 yds to the LT 38
PENALTY LAT False Start (Bannister,Kenneth) 5 yards from LAT38 to LAT33. NO PLAY.
Blake Baker pass complete to David Pierro for 56 yds to the NMSU 11 for a 1ST down
Blake Baker pass incomplete
Andrew Burnette run for 11 yds for a TD (Drew Henderson KICK)
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Donovan Faupel
Kadarius Calloway run for 3 yds to the NMSU 28
Logan Fife pass incomplete to PJ Johnson III
Max Dean punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Dedrick Latulas at the LT 25
Louisiana Tech Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the LT 18
Omiri Wiggins run for 11 yds to the LT 29
Omiri Wiggins run for a loss of 1 yard to the LT 28
Shotgun Baker,Blake pass incomplete short left to Finley,Eli thrown to LAT45 PENALTY NMSU Holding (Hale,Armahn) 10 yards from LAT28 to LAT38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Andrew Burnette run for no gain to the LT 38
Blake Baker run for no gain to the LT 38
Blake Baker pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 13 yds to the NMSU 49 for a 1ST down
Amani Givens run for 2 yds to the NMSU 47
Omiri Wiggins run for 5 yds to the NMSU 42
Trey Kukuk pass complete to Marlion Jackson for 42 yds for a TD (Drew Henderson KICK)
Logan Fife pass complete to Gavin Harris for 34 yds to the LT 41 for a 1ST down
Logan Fife pass complete to Brodrick Malone for 41 yds for a TD (Ryan Hawk KICK)
Ryan Hawk kickoff for 60 yds , Fred Robertson return for 9 yds to the LT 14
Andrew Burnette run for 8 yds to the LT 22
Andrew Burnette run for 6 yds to the LT 28 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for 6 yds to the LT 34
Omiri Wiggins run for 7 yds to the LT 41 for a 1ST down
Blake Baker run for 7 yds to the LT 48
Trey Kukuk run for 10 yds to the NMSU 42 for a 1ST down
Clay Thevenin run for 12 yds to the NMSU 30 for a 1ST down
Andrew Burnette run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMSU 33
Clay Thevenin run for no gain to the NMSU 33
Blake Baker run for 19 yds to the NMSU 14 for a 1ST down
Trey Kukuk run for 4 yds to the NMSU 10
Trey Kukuk pass complete to David Pierro for 2 yds to the NMSU 8
Trey Kukuk pass intercepted Tyler Martinez return for no gain to the NMSU 2
Kadarius Calloway run for 3 yds to the NMSU 5
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 40 yds to the NMSU 45 for a 1ST down
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 17 yds to the LT 38 for a 1ST down
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 38 yds for a TD (Ryan Hawk KICK)
Ryan Hawk kickoff for 56 yds , Fred Robertson return for 15 yds to the LT 24
Blake Baker pass complete to Jalen Mickens for 16 yds to the LT 40 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for 1 yd to the LT 41
Blake Baker run for 11 yds to the NMSU 48 for a 1ST down
Blake Baker run for 7 yds to the NMSU 41
Blake Baker run for 2 yds to the NMSU 39
PENALTY LAT False Start (Baker,Blake) 5 yards from NMSU39 to NMSU44. NO PLAY.
Blake Baker run for 38 yds to the NMSU 6 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for no gain to the NMSU 6
Clay Thevenin run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMSU 9
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Dane Benedix
John Hoyet Chance 27 yd FG GOOD
L. Fife takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Ryan Hawk kickoff for 63 yds , Clay Thevenin return for 17 yds to the LT 19
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Marques Singleton Jr.
Omiri Wiggins run for 2 yds to the LT 21
Blake Baker sacked by Tory Gethers for a loss of 7 yards to the LT 14
John Hoyet Chance punt for 50 yds , TJ Pride returns for no gain to the NMSU 35
Logan Fife pass incomplete to PJ Johnson III
Logan Fife pass intercepted Jakari Foster return for no gain to the LT 25
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Luke Watkins
Blake Baker run for 5 yds to the LT 30
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Devin Gandy
John Hoyet Chance punt for 43 yds , TJ Pride returns for no gain to the NMSU 26
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 15 yds to the NMSU 41 for a 1ST down
Dijon Stanley run for a loss of 2 yards to the NMSU 39
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Gavin Harris
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 6 yds to the NMSU 45
Max Dean punt for 15 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the LT 40
Blake Baker pass complete to Marques Singleton Jr. for 6 yds to the LT 46
Clay Thevenin run for 3 yds to the LT 49
Luke Watkins pass complete to Blake Baker for 5 yds to the LT 44
John Hoyet Chance punt for 40 yds, fair catch by TJ Pride at the NMSU 16
Kadarius Calloway run for a loss of 4 yards to the NMSU 12
Logan Fife pass complete to Dakerric Hobbs for no gain to the NMSU 12
Logan Fife run for 11 yds to the NMSU 23
Max Dean punt for 46 yds , Dedrick Latulas returns for 12 yds to the LT 26
Blake Baker pass complete to Devin Gandy for 20 yds to the LT 46 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Omiri Wiggins run for a loss of 3 yards to the LT 47
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Marlion Jackson
John Hoyet Chance punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Logan Fife pass complete to Dakerric Hobbs for 9 yds to the NMSU 29
Dijon Stanley run for 8 yds to the NMSU 37 for a 1ST down
New Mexico State Penalty, (-15 Yards) to the NMSU 26
Shotgun Fife,Logan rush left for 4 yards gain to the NMSU30 (Mason,Mekhi; Carter,Kameron) PENALTY NMSU Illegal Use Of Hands (Nieves,Armando) 12 yards from NMSU26 to NMSU14. NO PLAY.
Dijon Stanley run for 1 yd to the NMSU 15
Logan Fife pass complete to PJ Johnson III for 9 yds to the NMSU 24
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Gavin Harris
Max Dean punt for 44 yds , Dedrick Latulas returns for no gain to the LT 31
Andrew Burnette run for 1 yd to the LT 32
Clay Thevenin run for 7 yds to the LT 39
Clay Thevenin run for 15 yds to the NMSU 46 for a 1ST down
Clay Thevenin run for 8 yds to the NMSU 38
Shotgun Thevenin,Clay rush left for 7 yards gain to the NMSU31 (Smith,Lorenzo) PENALTY LAT Holding (Ellis,Austin) 10 yards from NMSU38 to NMSU48. NO PLAY.
Blake Baker run for 9 yds to the NMSU 39
Omiri Wiggins run for 6 yds to the NMSU 33 for a 1ST down
Omiri Wiggins run for 1 yd to the NMSU 32
Blake Baker run for 1 yd to the NMSU 31
Blake Baker pass incomplete to Devin Gandy
Drew Henderson 49 yd FG MISSED
Jacob Bradford 20 Yd Fumble Return (Drew Henderson Kick)
Logan Fife pass complete to Kadarius Calloway for 6 yds to the NMSU 31
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Kadarius Calloway
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Gavin Harris
Max Dean punt for 44 yds , Marques Singleton Jr. returns for 26 yds to the NMSU 49
Trey Kukuk run for 24 yds to the NMSU 25 for a 1ST down New Mexico State Penalty, (13 Yards) to the NMSU 12 for a 1ST down
PENALTY LAT False Start (Ellis,Austin) 5 yards from NMSU12 to NMSU17. NO PLAY.
Blake Baker run for 7 yds to the NMSU 10
Amani Givens run for 9 yds to the NMSU 1 for a 1ST down
Blake Baker 1 Yd Run (Blake Baker Pass to Clay Thevenin for Two-Point Conversion)
Logan Fife pass incomplete to Gavin Harris
Shotgun Fife,Logan pass incomplete short middle to Ungar,Lukas thrown to NMSU29 broken up by Cobbs,Joshua PENALTY LAT Pass Interference (Cobbs,Joshua) 6 yards from NMSU25 to NMSU31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Logan Fife pass intercepted Kam Franklin return for 29 yds to the NMSU 17
Omiri Wiggins run for 17 yds for a TD (Drew Henderson KICK)
Isaiah Rudison run for 2 yds to the NMSU 27
Logan Fife pass complete to Gavin Harris for 3 yds to the NMSU 30
PENALTY NMSU False Start (Nieves,Armando) 5 yards from NMSU30 to NMSU25. NO PLAY.
Logan Fife run for 1 yd to the NMSU 26
Max Dean punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Marques Singleton Jr. at the LT 38
Andrew Burnette run for 2 yds to the LT 40
Andrew Burnette run for 6 yds to the LT 46
Andrew Burnette run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Andrew Burnette run for 4 yds to the NMSU 46
Andrew Burnette run for 2 yds to the NMSU 44
Amani Givens run for 5 yds to the NMSU 39 for a 1ST down
Amani Givens run for 5 yds to the NMSU 34
Mason Welch run for 4 yds to the NMSU 30
Mason Welch run for 6 yds to the NMSU 24 for a 1ST down
M. Welch takes a knee
M. Welch takes a knee