Louisiana Tech at UTEP - 2015 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 21st 2015 (3:30 PM EST)
Louisiana Tech -21.5 (54.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Louisiana Tech 17 - UTEP: 15 (Conference USA)

Bulldogs (9 - 4) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 38 - 27 (31 - 31 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Wind: 15 MPH
LT coming off BYE
UTEP is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -2.5 (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: LT: 30 - UTEP: 25 (55)
LT Win prob: 95% | Cover: 49%
LT Travel: 811 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Miners (5 - 7) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 21 - 33 (20 - 19 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
LT Players
UTEP Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Louisiana Tech's 2015 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Louisiana Tech vs Southern	-23.5
Thu 9/10	Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky	+3.0	62.5	L 38 - 41	O	Y
Sat 9/19	Louisiana Tech at Kansas State	+11.0	52.0	L 33 - 39	O	Y
Sat 9/26	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-14.0	56.5	W 27 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/3	Louisiana Tech vs Louisiana	-14.0	58.5	W 43 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/10	Louisiana Tech at UTSA	-11.5	54.0	W 34 - 31	O	N
Sat 10/17	Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State	+15.5	60.0	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/24	Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee	-8.5	63.0	W 45 - 16	U	Y
Fri 10/30	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-10.0	60.5	W 42 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/7	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-30.0	62.0	W 56 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/21	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-21.5	54.0	W 17 - 15	U	N
Sat 11/28	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-6.5	62.0	L 24 - 58	O	N
Sat 12/19	Louisiana Tech vs Arkansas State	+1.0

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Louisiana Tech's Schedule

UTEP's 2015 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	UTEP at Arkansas	+35.0	49.5	L 13 - 48	O	Y
Sat 9/12	UTEP at Texas Tech	+16.5	65.0	L 20 - 69	O	N
Sat 9/19	UTEP at New Mexico State	-4.0	59.5	W 50 - 47	O	N
Sat 9/26	UTEP vs Incarnate Word	-31.5
Sat 10/3	UTEP vs UTSA	+2.0	58.0	L 6 - 25	U	N
Sat 10/10	UTEP at Florida International	+13.0	46.5	L 12 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	UTEP vs Florida Atlantic	+5.0	53.0	W 27 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/31	UTEP at Southern Miss	+18.5	59.0	L 13 - 34	U	N
Fri 11/6	UTEP vs Rice	+6.5	56.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/14	UTEP at Old Dominion	+2.0	56.5	L 21 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/21	UTEP vs Louisiana Tech	+21.5	54.0	L 15 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/28	UTEP at North Texas	+4.0	53.0	W 20 - 17	U	Y

Important Stats (2015)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT	.26	49%	37.5	47%	2.84	160	48%	323	3.81	.1	42%	26.8	40%	42%	3.28	50.3	1.6	1.7
UTEP	.03	39%	20.7	39%	2.6	146	37%	196	2.52	.2	41%	32.9	38%	43%	3.61	40.8	1.9	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT	#130 (.02)	37% (119)		37% (122)	2.62 (125)	109	38% (111)	211	3.09 (124)	#26 (.1)	37% (13)		39% (36)	35% (11)	3.72 (61)	46.7	1.5	1.2
UTEP	#121 (.07)	37% (124)		38% (118)	2.8 (106)	121	36% (117)	200	2.81 (132)	#46 (.13)	40% (42)		40% (42)	39% (46)	3.85 (78)	50.9	1.6	1.5

Overall Stats 2015

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Offense	13	37.5	30.7	49%	3.81	1.6	24	483	160	323	4.8	43%	54%	47%	48%	3%	.26
UTEP Defense	12	32.9	19.4	41.4%	3.61	1	-	-	-	-	-	48%	50%	38%	43%	2%	.2

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Defense	13	26.8	31.3	42.4%	3.28	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	44%	53%	40%	42%	2%	.1
UTEP Offense	12	20.7	19.8	38.6%	2.52	1.9	18	341	146	196	3.9	51%	47%	39%	37%	1%	.03

Additional Stats 2015

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Louisiana Tech	13	30:36	23.8	39%	73%	5.5	50.3	1.6	1.7	0	0	4	27.1
UTEP	12	33:38	17.6	39%	50%	4.8	40.8	1.9	1	0	0	3	28.3

Run Game Stats (2015)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Offense	13	43%	47%	33.2	159.6	4.8	27	.14	2.84	68%	0%	0.99
UTEP Defense	12	48%	38%	-	-	-	-	.12	2.73	68%	0%	1.2

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Defense	13	44%	40%	-	-	-	-	-.05	2.38	80%	0%	0.76
UTEP Offense	12	51%	39%	37.3	145.8	3.9	8	-.02	2.6	64%	0%	0.88

Pass Game Stats (2015)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Offense	13	54%	48%	22.8	36.8	323.2	8.8	14.1	28	11	.39	1.6	31%	38%	.42	3%	2
UTEP Defense	12	50%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.31	1.8	35%	30%	.34	2%	2.2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Defense	13	53%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.25	1.6	35%	34%	.25	2%	1.7
UTEP Offense	12	47%	37%	17.8	32.2	195.5	6.1	11	18	10	.13	1.7	35%	28%	.12	1%	2.1

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating: #77
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisiana Tech's 2015 Expected Record: -
Louisiana Tech's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: UTEP: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: UTEP:

UTEP's Power Ratings
UTEP's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
UTEP's Offense Rating: NR
UTEP's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating: #125
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
UTEP's 2015 Expected Record: -
UTEP's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
UTEP's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
UTEP's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 37.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 30.7
Defense: 26.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 31.3

Louisiana Tech's 2015 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 30
UTEP 25

Total Points: 55

Based on Last 4 Games
Louisiana Tech 29
UTEP 25

Total Points: 54

Based on Entire Season
Louisiana Tech 30
UTEP 25

Total Points: 55

UTEP Scoring
Offense: 20.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 19.8
Defense: 32.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.4

UTEP's 2015 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record at home: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	09/27	UTEP	11	Louisiana Tech	30	Louisiana Tech -3.5	Louisiana Tech	48.5	Under
2024	10/22	Louisiana Tech	14	UTEP	10	Louisiana Tech -6.5	UTEP	49.0	Under
2023	09/29	UTEP	10	Louisiana Tech	24	Louisiana Tech -2	Louisiana Tech	49.5	Under
2022	10/08	Louisiana Tech	41	UTEP	31	Louisiana Tech -2	Louisiana Tech	52.0	Over
2021	10/16	UTEP	19	Louisiana Tech	3	Louisiana Tech -6.5	UTEP	55.5	Under
2020	10/10	Louisiana Tech	21	UTEP	17	Louisiana Tech -14.5	UTEP	56.0	Under
2019	10/26	UTEP	21	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -18.5	Louisiana Tech	50.0	Over
2018	10/20	Louisiana Tech	31	UTEP	24	Louisiana Tech -21	UTEP	50.5	Over
2017	11/18	UTEP	21	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -16.5	Louisiana Tech	48.5	Over
2016	10/01	Louisiana Tech	28	UTEP	7	Louisiana Tech -21	Push	57.5	Under
2015	11/21	UTEP	15	Louisiana Tech	17	Louisiana Tech -21.5	UTEP	54.0	Under
2014	10/04	Louisiana Tech	55	UTEP	3	Louisiana Tech -13	Louisiana Tech	0
2013	10/05	UTEP	35	Louisiana Tech	38	UTEP -1.5	Louisiana Tech	0
2004	10/23	Louisiana Tech	27	UTEP	44
2003	10/11	UTEP	35	Louisiana Tech	38
2001	11/10	UTEP	30	Louisiana Tech	53

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
UTEP	2	5	4 Overs
Louisiana Tech	14	7	7 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	7 - 9	4 - 8	2 - 4	2 - 4
Road Teams	9 - 7	8 - 4	4 - 2	4 - 2

(#) LT at (#) UTEP

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	LT	UTEP
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#77	#125
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Injury Report

UTEP Injury Report

Louisiana Tech on Offense


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Run Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Louisiana Tech Pass Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	UTEP Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

UTEP on Offense


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

UTEP Run Game


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

UTEP Pass Game


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	LT Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
UTEP 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

LT 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sun Bowl Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 53° - Wind: 15 mph

Rematch from Week 12
Louisiana Tech 21.5 (54.0)
Louisiana Tech won at UTEP this year (17-15)

Previous Matchups
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP last year (14-10)
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP in 2023 (24-10)
Louisiana Tech beat UTEP in 2022 (41-31)

LT's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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LT's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

UTEP's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UTEP's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD