LSU pulls away from Louisiana Tech, 45-14
Sam Leavitt threw for a career-high 329 yards as LSU’s defense held Louisiana Tech to exactly 0 first-half yards.
| Kickoff | 7:45 PM ET |
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| Venue | Tiger Stadium (LA) |
| Spread | LSU -49.0 |
| Total | 60 |
| TV | Not announced yet |
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Follow the full play-by-play and box score →No. 8 LSU rode a dominant defensive performance and a 24-point fourth quarter to beat Louisiana Tech 45-14 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge.
Linebacker TJ Dottery led LSU with nine tackles and forced a first-half fumble that Tamarcus Cooley recovered. Whit Weeks added seven tackles, while edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen recorded five tackles and three sacks.
LSU opened the scoring with Scott Starzyk’s 29-yard field goal before quarterback Sam Leavitt followed a 42-yard completion to Jackson Harris with a 5-yard touchdown run. Louisiana Tech stayed close when Jordan McRae returned a Leavitt interception 100 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter.
Louisiana Tech finished the first half with exactly 0 yards of total offense, but LSU committed four turnovers, including three Leavitt interceptions. That allowed the Bulldogs to trail only 10-7 despite producing no offensive yardage.
Dilin Jones broke a 46-yard run to the Louisiana Tech 2 after halftime, setting up Starzyk’s 25-yard field goal. Leavitt later scored on a 9-yard keeper before finding Malachi Thomas for the two-point conversion.
Freshman defensive back DJ Pickett added his first interception of the season and returned it 32 yards to the Louisiana Tech 11. Starzyk converted a 23-yard field goal after LSU could not turn that takeaway into a touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, Leavitt connected with Eugene Wilson III for 53 yards before scoring on a 5-yard run. He later threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Trey’Dez Green after Deuce Geralds forced a fumble recovered by Jhase Thomas.
Leavitt finished with a career-high 329 passing yards, surpassing his previous high of 319 against Texas Tech in 2025. This was his third career 300-yard passing game. Landon Clark closed the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run.
Why it matters
LSU’s defense controlled the game despite four first-half turnovers by the offense. The Tigers forced multiple takeaways and pulled away after halftime, but the early ball-security problems kept Louisiana Tech within three points at the break.
What to watch next
The source listed a 6:30 p.m. CT road game against Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as LSU’s next game. It does not provide that game’s result.
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