2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA West Division C-USA 4–8 3–5 Skip Holtz 1st Tony Petersen 1st Kim Dameron 1st Multiple Multiple Joe Aillet Stadium The 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Skip Holtz as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the West Division. The Dawgs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. This was the Bulldogs inaugural season as members of C-USA. Before the season Recruiting no yes 2013 Chris Aye OL Houston, TX Cypress Ridge HS 6 4 290 Feb 3, 2013 2 2 2 Jonathan Barnes PK Baton Rouge, LA Woodlawn HS 5 8 150 Aug 4, 2012 2 2 2 2 Mitchell Bell OL Houston, TX Navarro College 6 4 330 Jan 13, 2013 2 3 3 3 Nic Bickham DE St. Amant, LA St. Amant HS 6 4 230 June 11, 2012 2 2 2 DeAngelo Brooks DT Bossier City, LA Kilgore College 6 1 290 June 14, 2012 2 2 2 Tre Carter OL Buena Vista, GA Georgia Military College 6 3 285 Jan 28, 2013 2 2 2 Kevin Gary WR Snellville, GA Georgia Military College 6 0 178 Jan 28, 2013 2 2 2 Hakim Gray DE Keachi, LA North DeSoto HS 6 3 250 July 17, 2012 2 3 3 3 Carlos Henderson ATH New Orleans, LA McDonogh 35 HS 5 10 165 Feb 6, 2013 2 2 3 3 Michael Jacob DB Allen, TX Allen HS 5 11 165 Jan 20, 2013 2 2 2 Eddie Johnson WR Midlothian, TX Navarro College 6 3 230 Jan 20, 2013 2 3 3 Tony Johnson LB Sulligent, AL Southwest Mississippi CC 6 3 250 Dec 19, 2012 2 2 2 Cam Manning OL Southlake, TX Carroll HS 6 3 265 April 12, 2012 2 3 2 3 Thomas McDonald S Houston, TX Navarro College 6 3 180 Feb 3, 2013 2 2 Logan McPherson P/K Fort Payne, AL Fort Payne HS 5 10 172 Feb 3, 2013 2 2 2 3 Terrell Pinson S Tupelo, MS Itawamba CC 6 3 210 Jan 29, 2013 3 3 2 3 Trent Taylor WR Shreveport, LA Evangel Christian Academy 5 9 175 July 17, 2012 2 3 3 3 Nick Thomason LB Muscle Shoals, AL Northeast Mississippi CC 6 1 235 Dec 19, 2012 2 2 3 Mitch Villemez LB Hardin, TX Blinn College 6 1 230 Jan 13, 2013 2 2 2 Xavier Woods DB West Monroe, LA West Monroe HS 5 11 180 Feb 6, 2013 2 3 3 no 2013 Louisiana Tech Football Commitments 2013 Louisiana Tech Football Commits ESPN 2348 May 28, 2013 no T–Day spring game T–Day spring game Bulldogs 7 10 0 10 La Tech 21 17 0 0 April 13 Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA 1:00 p.m. Central 2:00 5,700 71 F, partly cloudy, winds ESE 5 mph on Sources: yes 1 13:02 Dawgs Marlon Seets 10-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Dawgs 0–7 1 8:08 LaTech Paul Turner 28-yard pass from Scotty Young (Troy Hunt kick) Tied 7–7 1 3:42 LaTech Blake Martin 7-yard pass from Scotty Young (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 14–7 1 1:15 LaTech I.K. Enemkpali 38-yard interception return (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 21–7 2 14:04 Dawgs Kyle Fischer 41-yard field goal LaTech 21–10 2 12:00 LaTech T.J. Kijak 45-yard field goal LaTech 24–10 2 7:49 LaTech Rickey Courtney 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 31–10 2 4:02 Dawgs Brandon Davis 3-yard run (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 31–17 2 0:03 LaTech Paul Turner 9-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 38–17 4 7:00 Dawgs Kyle Fischer 49-yard field goal LaTech 38–20 4 2:40 Dawgs Travis Reyes 23-yard pass from Paul Harris (T.J. Kijak kick) LaTech 38–27 yes The T–Day spring game was held at Joe Aillet Stadium on April 13, 2013. Schedule 2013 AP Poll Central August 31 11:30 am l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN 14–40 54,204 September 7 6:00 pm w y Lamar Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 27–14 16,372 September 12 6:30 pm l Tulane Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FS1 15–24 22,035 September 21 11:00 am l y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 10–13 39,823 September 28 3:00 pm l y y Army Heart of Dallas Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX FS1 16–35 31,278 October 5 6:30 pm w y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX CBSSN 38–35 24,926 October 19 2:30 pm l y North Texas Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 13–28 20,317 October 26 5:00 pm w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL 23–7 13,389 November 9 6:00 pm w Southern Miss Rivalry in Dixie Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 36–13 18,571 November 16 6:00 pm l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN 14–52 19,707 November 23 6:00 pm l Tulsa Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 14–24 16,037 November 30 2:30 pm l y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX CSS 10–30 26,5492013 Football Schedule http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/latc-m-footbl-sched.html Louisiana Tech Athletics September 23, 2013 Game summaries At NC State 2013 NC State Wolfpack football team Louisiana Tech at NC State Bulldogs Wolfpack 0 7 0 7 14 10 3 13 August 31 Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC EDT 12:30 p.m. 3:15 54,204 88 F, sunny, winds S 10 mph on David Epperley Steve Martin (play-by-play), David Archer (analyst), Rachel Baribeau (sideline) ACC Network Sources: yes 1 12:27 NCSU Tony Creecy 3-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–7 1 9:03 NCSU Matt Dayes 2-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–14 2 10:42 NCSU Niklas Sade 38-yard field goal NCSU 0–17 2 2:39 NCSU Matt Dayes 2-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 0–24 2 0:27 LaTech Tevin King 1-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) NCSU 7–24 3 0:25 NCSU Niklas Sade 22-yard field goal NCSU 7–27 4 14:06 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 12-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) NCSU 14–27 4 9:54 NCSU Niklas Sade 45-yard field goal NCSU 14–30 4 7:13 NCSU Matt Dayes 18-yard run (Niklas Sade kick) NCSU 14–37 4 3:48 NCSU Niklas Sade 24-yard field goal NCSU 14–40 yes Lamar 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team Lamar at Louisiana Tech Cardinals Bulldogs 0 7 7 0 7 7 3 10 September 7 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 6:07 p.m. 3:08 16,372 95 F, mostly sunny, winds N 5 mph on Steve LaMantia Sources: yes 1 3:40 LaTech Jacarri Jackson 3-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 5:23 Lamar Payton Ploch 1-yard run (Justin Stout kick) Tied 7–7 2 2:00 LaTech Andrew Guillot 34-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 14–7 3 3:03 LaTech Kyle Fischer 44-yard field goal LaTech 17–7 4 10:56 Lamar Jordan Edwards 62-yard pass from Caleb Berry (Justin Stout kick) LaTech 17–14 4 9:04 LaTech Kyle Fischer 49-yard field goal LaTech 20–14 4 1:51 LaTech Andrew Guillot 19-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 27–14 yes Tulane 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team Tulane at Louisiana Tech Green Wave Bulldogs 7 0 10 7 6 3 0 6 September 12 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 6:35 p.m. 3:40 22,035 94 F, sunny, winds calm Clay Martin Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (color), Joel Klatt (analyst), Kristina Pink (sideline) FOX Sports 1 Sources: yes 1 9:49 LaTech Kyle Fischer 25-yard field goal LaTech 3–0 1 6:03 LaTech Kyle Fischer 27-yard field goal LaTech 6–0 1 3:18 Tulane Ryan Grant 24-yard pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 6–7 2 10:41 LaTech Kyle Fischer 37-yard field goal LaTech 9–7 3 12:00 Tulane Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal Tulane 9–10 3 4:43 Tulane Xavier Rush 38-yard pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 9–17 4 6:03 Tulane Orleans Darkwa 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick) Tulane 9–24 4 3:44 LaTech Trent Taylor 8-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (pass for 2-point conversion failed) Tulane 15–24 yes At Kansas 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team Louisiana Tech at Kansas Bulldogs Jayhawks 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 September 21 Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS CDT 11:05 a.m. 3:27 39,823 66 F, sunny, winds SE 3 mph on Rick Loumiet Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Brady Poppinga (sideline) FOX Sports 1 Sources: yes 1 0:06 LaTech Hunter Lee 8-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 2:20 Kansas Matthew Wyman 39-yard field goal LaTech 7–3 3 12:55 LaTech Kyle Fischer 39-yard field goal LaTech 10–3 4 9:54 Kansas Jimmay Mundine 22-yard pass from Jake Heaps (Matthew Wyman kick) Tied 10–10 4 0:00 Kansas Matthew Wyman 52-yard field goal Kansas 10–13 yes Vs. Army 2013 Army Black Knights football team Heart of Dallas Classic Army vs. Louisiana Tech(Heart of Dallas Classic) Black Knights Bulldogs 14 7 7 7 0 9 7 0 September 28 Cotton BowlDallas, TX CDT 4:00 p.m. 3:43 31,278 Thunderstorms, 2 lightning delays (60 min, 45 min) Clay Martin Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Brady Poppinga (sideline) FOX Sports 1 Sources: yes 1 8:08 Army Terry Baggett 9-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 0–7 1 0:03 Army Terry Baggett 14-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 0–14 2 7:29 LaTech Andrew Guillot 29-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (PAT failed) Army 6–14 2 0:59 Army Aaron Kemper 3-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 6–21 2 0:00 LaTech Kyle Fischer 31-yard field goal Army 9–21 3 9:56 Army Angel Santiago 1-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 9–28 3 6:32 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Army 16–28 4 8:52 Army Kelvin White 1-yard run (Daniel Grochowski kick) Army 16–35 yes At UTEP 2013 UTEP Miners football team Louisiana Tech at UTEP Bulldogs Miners 14 10 7 7 7 7 14 7 October 5 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX MDT 5:24 p.m. 3:42 24,926 76 F, clear, winds 7 mph on Steve LaMantia Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst), Susannah Collins (sideline) CBS Sports Network Sources: yes 1 11:17 UTEP Jameill Showers 1-yard run (Jay Mattox kick) UTEP 0–7 1 10:14 LaTech Andrew Guillot 5-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:44 LaTech Ryan Higgins 7-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 14–7 2 10:13 LaTech Blake Martin 62-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 21–7 2 3:57 LaTech Kyle Fischer 24-yard field goal LaTech 24–7 2 1:45 UTEP Jordan Leslie 28-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 24–14 3 11:30 UTEP Trey Brown 0-yard fumble return (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 24–21 3 7:53 LaTech Ryan Higgins 2-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 31–21 3 6:27 UTEP Jordan Leslie 65-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 31–28 4 13:45 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 9-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 38–28 4 1:03 UTEP Craig Wenrick 6-yard pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox kick) LaTech 38–35 yes North Texas 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team North Texas at Louisiana Tech Mean Green Bulldogs 0 14 14 0 7 3 0 3 October 19 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CDT 2:34 p.m. 3:11 20,317 64 F, overcast, winds NNW 11 mph on Brad Rogers Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Rashan Ali (sideline) CBS Sports Network Sources: yes 1 7:50 LaTech Ryan Higgins 2-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 7–0 2 6:13 LaTech Kyle Fischer 40-yard field goal LaTech 10–0 2 3:53 UNT Brelan Chancellor 61-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Paul kick) LaTech 10–7 2 2:05 UNT Zac Whitfield 56-yard interception return (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–14 3 7:05 UNT Derek Thompson 3-yard run (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–21 3 0:40 UNT Brandin Byrd 1-yard run (Zach Paul kick) UNT 10–28 4 12:27 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal UNT 13–28 yes Statistics UNTLT First downs 20 20 Total yards 386 404 Rushing yards 165 37 Passing yards 221 367 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 32:51 27:09 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Texas Passing Derek Thompson 16/24, 221 yards, TD, INT Rushing Brandin Byrd 14 carries, 71 yards, TD Receiving Brelan Chancellor 5 receptions, 95 yards, TDLouisiana Tech Passing Ryan Higgins 36/54, 343 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kenneth Dixon 12 carries, 25 yards Receiving Andrew Guillot 10 receptions, 99 yards At FIU 2013 FIU Panthers football team Louisiana Tech at FIU Bulldogs Panthers 6 3 3 11 0 0 7 0 October 26 FIU StadiumMiami, FL EDT 6:01 p.m. 2:54 13,389 80 F, partly cloudy, winds 11 mph on Wayne Winkler Sources: yes 1 9:01 LaTech Kyle Fischer 26-yard field goal LaTech 3–0 1 0:49 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal LaTech 6–0 2 3:46 LaTech Kyle Fischer 33-yard field goal LaTech 9–0 3 14:11 FIU Jonnu Smith 38-yard pass from Jake Medlock (Austin Taylor kick) LaTech 9–7 3 7:09 LaTech Kyle Fischer 30-yard field goal LaTech 12–7 4 8:35 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 39-yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Ryan Higgins pass to Sterling Griffin for 2-point conversion) LaTech 20–7 4 4:20 LaTech Kyle Fischer 35-yard field goal LaTech 23–7 yes Southern Miss 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Rivalry in Dixie Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech(Rivalry in Dixie) Golden Eagles Bulldogs 0 6 0 7 9 7 6 14 November 9 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CST 6:04 p.m. 3:36 18,571 51 F, light rain, winds SE 1 mph on Joe Pester Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Mark Tauscher (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline) CBS Sports Network Sources: yes 1 11:48 LaTech Team safety LaTech 2–0 1 7:11 LaTech Trent Taylor 13-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 9–0 2 11:37 USM Corey Acosta 22-yard field goal LaTech 9–3 2 0:27 LaTech Sterling Griffin 3-yard pass from Scotty Young (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 16–3 2 0:00 USM Corey Acosta 50-yard field goal LaTech 16–6 3 11:04 LaTech Kyle Fischer 38-yard field goal LaTech 19–6 3 2:13 LaTech Kyle Fischer 43-yard field goal LaTech 22–6 4 9:26 LaTech Hunter Lee 8-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 29–6 4 6:55 LaTech Kenneth Dixon 1-yard run (Kyle Fischer kick) LaTech 36–6 4 0:56 USM Kyle Sloter 8-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Corey Acosta kick) LaTech 36–13 yes At Rice 2013 Rice Owls football team Louisiana Tech at Rice Bulldogs Owls 0 0 7 7 14 10 7 21 November 16 Rice StadiumHouston, TX CST 6:04 p.m. 3:11 19,707 77 F, light mist, winds S 15 - 20 mph on Ken Antee Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline) CBS Sports Network Sources: Tulsa 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Tulsa at Louisiana Tech Golden Hurricane Bulldogs 7 3 7 7 0 7 7 0 November 23 Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CST 6:04 p.m. 3:16 16,037 42 F, cloudy and cold Steve Barth Brent Stover (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst), Lisa Byington (sideline) CBS Sports Network Sources: At UTSA 2013 UTSA Roadrunners football team Louisiana Tech at UTSA Bulldogs Roadrunners 3 7 0 0 14 3 7 6 November 30 AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX CST 2:37 p.m. 2:55 26,549 72 F, indoors Chris Snead Dave Raymond (play-by-play), N.D. Kalu (analyst), Julia Morales (sideline) CSS Sources: After the season NFL draft 2014 NFL draft In May's 2014 NFL draft, Justin Ellis was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, and IK Enemkpali was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round. 2014 4 107 Oakland Raiders Justin Ellis Justin Ellis (American football) DT 2013 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech yes 2014 6 210 New York Jets IK Enemkpali DE 2013 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech yes Roster 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs y Richie Casey 1 WR S Lyle Fitte 2 RB S Paul Turner 3 WR So Sterling Griffin 4 WR S D.J. Banks 5 WR S Sean Berman 6 QB S Paul Harris 7 QB S Jacarri Jackson 8 WR S Zach Griffith 9 QB J Jaydrick DeClouette 10 WR F Conner Smith 11 WR F Chase Schultz 13 QB F Ryan Higgins 14 QB F Scotty Young 16 QB J Andy McAlindon 17 QB So D.J. St. Julien 18 WR J Andrew Guillot 19 WR S Rickey Courtney 23 RB S Marlon Seets 24 RB So Blake Martin 25 RB So Tevin King 26 RB F Boston Scott 27 RB F James Banks 27 RB J Kenneth Dixon 28 RB So y Kenneth Dixon (American football) Hunter Lee 36 RB J Alec Davis 55 OL S Richard Greenwalt 57 OL J Ross Lodge 60 OL F Matthew Conger 61 OL S Joseph Brunson 62 OL F Chris Aye 63 OL F Matthew Shepherd 66 OL S Tre Carter 67 OL J Josh Robinson 68 OL So Vince Cano 69 OL S Clayton Landry 70 OL F Jeremy Graffree 72 OL S Larry Banks 74 OL S Darrell Brown 75 OL F Zeke Alsander 76 OL So Jens Danielson 77 OL J Mitchell Bell 78 OL J Cam Manning 79 OL F Jon Greenwalt 80 WR S Scott Cathcart 81 WR S Kevin Gary 83 WR So Trent Taylor 85 WR F y Grant Childress 87 WR F Eddie Johnson 88 WR J Terome Grant 89 WR J Jeremy Long 97 OL S Beau Fitte 6 LB So Lloyd Grogan 11 DB F Le'Vander Liggins 13 DB J Thaddaeus Medford 14 DB F Bryson Abraham 15 CB So Jabari Prewitt 16 DB J Connor Nichols 18 S J Ronnie Fields 19 DB J Colby Brown 20 DB J Adairius Barnes 21 DB So Kendrick James 22 DE S Kentrell Brice 23 DB So y Nick Thomason 24 LB J Josh Ross 27 CB S Kendall Hayes 29 DB J Ahmad Wallace 30 DB S Terrell Pinson 31 S J Mitch Villemez 32 LB J Thomas McDonald 33 S J Mike Schrang 34 LB J C.J. Cleveland 35 DB So Michael Mims 37 S F Michael Jacob 38 DB F Xavier Woods 39 DB F Kevin Kisseberth 40 DE J I.K. Enemkpali 41 DL S Austin Ginn 44 S F Vernon Butler 45 DL So y Daniel Cobb 47 LB S Andre Wiggins 48 LB So Ty Hook 52 LB So Trent Norman 54 LB So Tony Johnson 56 LB J Devon McKinney 58 DL J Justin Ellis 70 DL S Andre Taylor 84 DL J Tyler Porter 88 DL So DeAngelo Brooks 90 DT J Aaron Brown 91 DL F Carter Street 92 DL J Stephen Gibson 93 DL F Shakeil Lucas 94 DT S Hakim Gray 95 DE F Vontarrius Dora 98 DL So Malcolm Pichon 99 DL So Kyle Fischer 17 K So Gerald Shouse 28 P So Jonathan Barnes 35 K F Logan McPherson 43 P/K F Josh Cuthbert 51 DS S Darrell Travis 53 DS F Carlos Henderson 86 ATH F y http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html October 9, 2013 Skip Holtz Tony Petersen (Offensive coordinator) Kim Dameron (Defensive coordinator) Matt Moore (Assistant head coach / offensive line) Stan Eggen (Defensive line / recruiting coordinator) Ronnie Bradford (Defensive backs / special teams) Jeff Koonz (Linebackers) Jabbar Juluke (Running backs) Tim Rattay (Wide receivers) Joe Sloan (Inside receivers) Kurt Hester (Strength and conditioning) Ed Jackson (Character education coordinator) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html 2013 Louisiana Tech Football Roster October 9, 2013 Louisiana Tech Athletics December 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201051356/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/latc-m-footbl-mtt.html dead References Louisiana Tech Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football seasons Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football