Game Report
September 19, 2015
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49 - 14
BIG BOY A.J. JEFFERSON RUMBLES FOR A TOUCHDOWN AFTER A FUMBLE RECOVERY
Louisiana was a heavy favorite coming into their road game at rival Louisiana Tech. The Cajuns left no doubt as they secured a 49-14 victory.
On the game's first offensive play Louisiana runningback Kyle Hicks ran up the middle for what appeared to be a short gain before breaking a pair of tackles and going for a 55 yard score.
The ULL offense would put up six touchdowns on the day with the defense adding one as well.
The ground game was the key once again as the Cajuns rolled up 224 yards rushing and four scores. Hicks, quarterback Brooks Haack, Torrey Pierce and Montrel Carter all scored on the ground.
Haack also connected with senior receiver Adam Savoie on a pair of scores.
Defensively the team recorded nine sacks including three by senior defensive end Dominique Tovell, who became the school's all time leader in career sacks. Linebacker Chad Polk forced a fumble on a sack and tackle A.J. Jefferson scooped it up and rumbled 12 yards for a score in the second quarter.
Jefferson's score came less than 30 seconds after Haack's second TD pass to Savoie and made the score 35-7, all but putting the game away at that point.
Haack was extremely efficient once again, completing 10 of 13 pass attempts for 157 yards and two scores, he added 10 yards rushing and a score.
Redshirt sophomore tight end Hunter Henry, who transferred to Louisiana Tech for more playing time and touches, led his team with six receptions for 62 yards and a score.
Junior quarterback Ryan Higgins played well when he wasn't being sacked, completing 18 of his 30 pass attempts for 213 yards and a score. Kenneth Dixon carried the ball just four times for 30 yards. Tevin King ran once for a five yard score and caught three passes for 38 yards.
"It's all on the offensive line and those guys behind me." Haack said after the game. "Those guys open things up so much and the play action passes become so effective that it makes things pretty easy on me."
Punter Daniel Cadona had an interesting play when he tucked the ball on a punt and ran 15 yards for what would have been a first down before fumbling the ball away after attempting to take on an La Tech defender.
"Dan's got the green light on those in certain situations." Head Coach Porter Davis said after the game. "We've got to work on the slide apparently so we'll put that in practice." He continued with a smile.
Louisiana improves to 3-0 and will host Massachusetts on October 3rd.
KYLE HICKS STARES AT THE CAMERA AFTER HIS 55 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN
TE HUNTER HENRY SCORES FOR LA TECH
RB MONTREL CARTER LINED UP AT QB AND SCORED FROM A YARD OUT
THE FIRST OF ADAM SAVOIE'S TWO SCORES
AND THE SECOND
DE DOMINIQUE TOVELL BREAKS THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR CAREER SACKS
LA TECH'S TEVIN KING ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A GAME OF IT
BROOKS HAACK SCORES ON A SEVEN YARD RUN IN THE THIRD QUARTER
TORREY PIERCE FOLLOWS RYAN HOEFELD INTO THE ENDZONE FOR THE GAME'S FINAL SCORE
Scoring
ULL|21|14|07|07|
49
LTU|07|00|07|00|
14
1Q ULL K. Hicks 55 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
1Q LTU H. Henry 21 Yd pass from R. Higgins (L. McPherson kick)
1Q ULL M. Carter 1 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
1Q ULL A. Savoie 18 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL A. Savoie 15 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL A. Jefferson 12 Yd Fum Ret TD (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q LTU T. King 5 Yd run (L. McPherson kick)
3Q ULL B. Haack 7 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
4Q ULL T. Pierce 4 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
Key Player Stats
Passing: B. Haack 10/13 157Yds 2TD
Rushing: K. Hicks 10/166 1TD, M. Carter 10/59 1TD
Receiving: A. Savoie 3/63 2TD, J. Moody 2/38, S. Austin 2/37
Tackles: C. Polk 5, C. Tillman 5, G. Williams 4
Sacks: D. Tovell 3, G. Williams 3, C. Prater 1, A. Jefferson 1, C. Polk 1
Interceptions: N/A (A. Jefferson Fum Ret TD)
Special Teams: J. Yatkowski 7/7XP, E. Reed 112 Ret YD
Passing: R. Higgins 18/30 213Yds 1TD
Rushing: K. Dixon 4/30, T. King 1/5 1TD
Receiving: H. Henry 6/62 1TD, E. Johnson 3/56, T. King 3/38
Tackles: E. Tandy 7, B. Fitte 5
Sacks: V. Butler 1, B. Fitte 1
Interceptions: N/A
Special Teams: L. McPherson 2/2XP, T. Kijak 4Punts 145Yds, T. King 49 Ret YD
Key ULL Defensive Stats
Points Allowed: 14
First Downs: 10
Total/Rush/Pass Yards: 1187/213/-26
Takeaways: 1
Sacks: 9
Coach Davis' Take
Dominant game in the trenches on both sides of the ball. That's the way we intend to play and to win games.
Coach Davis' Player of the Game
DE Dominique Tovell - 3Tkl, 3Sck, School leader in career sacks now
Next Game
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1-2 | 3-0