2014–2026 performance history

Louisiana Tech over time

Season-by-season offense and defense game grades, with head-coaching changes placed on the timeline.

Sun BeltHead coach: Sonny CumbieView Louisiana Tech games →
Offense · 2026 estimate34.3/100

75.9 average through 1 game

29.3 prior · 8 equivalent games
Defense · 2026 estimate52.0/100

71.8 average through 1 game

49.4 prior · 8 equivalent games

The trajectory

Game and Season Unit Ratings

Each small dot is one offensive or defensive game rating, arranged in the order played. For completed seasons, the short bar is that season’s average game rating. Both dot and bar values are labeled on a percentile scale. For 2026, the bar is the Bayesian estimate, while the outlined circle is the empirical games-only mean. Labeled background bands show each head coach’s era.

Louisiana Tech individual offense and defense game grades by seasonEach small point is one game. Horizontal bars show completed-season means and the Bayesian estimate for 2026. The outlined 2026 circle is the empirical games-only mean. Alternating labeled bands identify head-coaching eras.Holtz · ’14–’21Skip Holtz, 2014–2021Cumbie · ’22–’26Sonny Cumbie, 2022–2026offenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma · L 16–48; offense 5.4 percentile2014 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at Louisiana · W 48–20; offense 85.6 percentile2014 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 42–21; offense 50.8 percentile2014 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · L 27–30; offense 20.1 percentile2014 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at Auburn · L 17–45; offense 5.9 percentile2014 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 55–3; offense 91.4 percentile2014 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 27–20; offense 29.1 percentile2014 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · W 31–20; offense 36.9 percentile2014 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · W 59–10; offense 39.1 percentile2014 Week 11: Louisiana Tech at UAB · W 40–24; offense 70.3 percentile2014 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 76–31; offense 97.4 percentile2014 Week 15: Louisiana Tech at Marshall · L 23–26; offense 27.7 percentile2014 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Illinois · W 35–18; offense 31.2 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern · W 62–15; offense 37.9 percentile2015 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · L 38–41; offense 68.8 percentile2015 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Kansas State · L 33–39; offense 25.1 percentile2015 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 27–17; offense 48.9 percentile2015 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. Louisiana · W 43–14; offense 60.0 percentile2015 Week 6: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · W 34–31; offense 40.3 percentile2015 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 20–45; offense 78.2 percentile2015 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 45–16; offense 86.2 percentile2015 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 42–17; offense 79.7 percentile2015 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 56–13; offense 93.2 percentile2015 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 17–15; offense 7.8 percentile2015 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · L 24–58; offense 44.8 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State · W 47–28; offense 80.1 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Arkansas · L 20–21; offense 28.9 percentile2016 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. South Carolina State · W 53–24; offense 71.0 percentile2016 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech · L 45–59; offense 78.1 percentile2016 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee · L 34–38; offense 60.0 percentile2016 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 28–7; offense 64.3 percentile2016 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · W 55–52; offense 85.1 percentile2016 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Massachusetts · W 56–28; offense 92.5 percentile2016 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at Florida International · W 44–24; offense 83.2 percentile2016 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 61–16; offense 96.0 percentile2016 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 45–24; offense 94.2 percentile2016 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 63–35; offense 95.9 percentile2016 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · L 24–39; offense 4.7 percentile2016 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · L 44–58; offense 66.9 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Navy · W 48–45; offense 79.4 percentile2017 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 52–24; offense 40.0 percentile2017 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Mississippi State · L 21–57; offense 59.3 percentile2017 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · W 23–22; offense 63.1 percentile2017 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at South Carolina · L 16–17; offense 50.8 percentile2017 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. South Alabama · W 34–16; offense 65.2 percentile2017 Week 6: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 22–23; offense 63.7 percentile2017 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · L 27–34; offense 19.4 percentile2017 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 42–28; offense 55.3 percentile2017 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · L 23–24; offense 27.4 percentile2017 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida Atlantic · L 23–48; offense 34.3 percentile2017 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 42–21; offense 83.9 percentile2017 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 20–6; offense 86.5 percentile2017 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU · W 51–10; offense 45.2 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at South Alabama · W 30–26; offense 22.4 percentile2018 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern · W 54–17; offense 72.4 percentile2018 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at LSU · L 21–38; offense 57.7 percentile2018 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 29–27; offense 61.7 percentile2018 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · L 7–28; offense 11.0 percentile2018 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · W 31–3; offense 33.1 percentile2018 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 31–24; offense 37.5 percentile2018 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic · W 21–13; offense 23.0 percentile2018 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 3–45; offense 52.8 percentile2018 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 28–13; offense 34.8 percentile2018 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · L 20–21; offense 57.3 percentile2018 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 15–30; offense 7.7 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i · W 31–14; offense 44.6 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Texas · L 14–45; offense 11.2 percentile2019 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Grambling · W 20–14; offense 6.2 percentile2019 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green · W 35–7; offense 10.6 percentile2019 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 43–31; offense 88.9 percentile2019 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 23–20; offense 39.6 percentile2019 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Massachusetts · W 69–21; offense 92.5 percentile2019 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · W 45–30; offense 73.8 percentile2019 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 42–21; offense 77.9 percentile2019 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 52–17; offense 85.4 percentile2019 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Marshall · L 10–31; offense 10.4 percentile2019 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 14–20; offense 35.9 percentile2019 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 41–27; offense 27.4 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Miami · W 14–0; offense 60.3 percentile2020 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · W 31–30; offense 67.4 percentile2020 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Houston Christian · W 66–38; offense 55.9 percentile2020 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at BYU · L 14–45; offense 46.3 percentile2020 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 21–17; offense 5.4 percentile2020 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall · L 17–35; offense 23.1 percentile2020 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · L 26–27; offense 17.2 percentile2020 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · W 37–34; offense 35.5 percentile2020 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 42–31; offense 46.4 percentile2020 Week 15: Louisiana Tech at TCU · L 10–52; offense 12.1 percentile2020 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern · L 3–38; offense 66.5 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 34–35; offense 55.4 percentile2021 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. SE Louisiana · W 45–42; offense 42.0 percentile2021 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU · L 37–39; offense 68.8 percentile2021 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 24–17; offense 17.1 percentile2021 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at NC State · L 27–34; offense 74.5 percentile2021 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · L 3–19; offense 18.0 percentile2021 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · L 16–45; offense 47.8 percentile2021 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion · L 20–23; offense 14.2 percentile2021 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 38–52; offense 79.9 percentile2021 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Charlotte · W 42–32; offense 72.1 percentile2021 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Rice · L 31–35; offense 53.5 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Missouri · L 24–52; offense 23.0 percentile2022 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Stephen F. Austin · W 52–17; offense 42.7 percentile2022 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Clemson · L 20–48; offense 38.8 percentile2022 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at South Alabama · L 14–38; offense 47.8 percentile2022 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 41–31; offense 47.4 percentile2022 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · L 27–47; offense 57.5 percentile2022 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · L 41–42; offense 9.1 percentile2022 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 40–24; offense 44.0 percentile2022 Week 11: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · L 7–51; offense 33.7 percentile2022 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Charlotte · L 21–26; offense 9.6 percentile2022 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · L 27–37; offense 34.7 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 22–17; offense 17.1 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at SMU · L 14–38; offense 23.1 percentile2023 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 51–21; offense 36.9 percentile2023 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · L 37–40; offense 55.2 percentile2023 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at Nebraska · L 14–28; offense 28.7 percentile2023 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 24–10; offense 26.8 percentile2023 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 28–35; offense 9.1 percentile2023 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee · L 23–31; offense 45.9 percentile2023 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State · L 24–27; offense 37.2 percentile2023 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Liberty · L 30–56; offense 58.7 percentile2023 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Sam Houston · L 27–42; offense 48.1 percentile2023 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State · L 17–56; offense 8.8 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Nicholls · W 25–17; offense 6.7 percentile2024 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at NC State · L 20–30; offense 44.5 percentile2024 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Tulsa · L 20–23; offense 1.1 percentile2024 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · L 10–17; offense 13.2 percentile2024 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 48–21; offense 86.4 percentile2024 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State · L 30–33; offense 18.0 percentile2024 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 14–10; offense 3.1 percentile2024 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston · L 3–9; offense 26.1 percentile2024 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville State · L 37–44; offense 55.3 percentile2024 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · W 12–7; offense 13.7 percentile2024 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Arkansas · L 14–35; offense 1.5 percentile2024 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State · W 33–0; offense 65.8 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Army · L 6–27; offense 8.7 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. SE Louisiana · W 24–0; offense 1.3 percentile2025 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at LSU · L 7–23; offense 1.0 percentile2025 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State · W 49–14; offense 78.5 percentile2025 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · W 30–20; offense 23.3 percentile2025 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 30–11; offense 8.5 percentile2025 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State · L 7–35; offense 11.2 percentile2025 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 27–28; offense 31.4 percentile2025 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Sam Houston · W 55–14; offense 99.2 percentile2025 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Washington State · L 3–28; offense 7.9 percentile2025 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Liberty · W 34–28; offense 67.9 percentile2025 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at Missouri State · W 42–30; offense 92.5 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina · W 23–14; offense 3.1 percentile2026 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 80–6; offense 75.9 percentile2014 offense season mean: 45.9 percentile2015 offense season mean: 59.1 percentile2016 offense season mean: 75.1 percentile2017 offense season mean: 54.0 percentile2018 offense season mean: 37.7 percentile2019 offense season mean: 46.6 percentile2020 offense season mean: 34.5 percentile2021 offense season mean: 48.6 percentile2022 offense season mean: 33.3 percentile2023 offense season mean: 30.8 percentile2024 offense season mean: 18.9 percentile2025 offense season mean: 29.3 percentile2026 offense Bayesian estimate: 34.3 percentile2026 offense empirical mean: 75.9 percentiledefenseGame-grade percentile · higher is better9975502512014 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma · L 16–48; defense 17.3 percentile2014 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at Louisiana · W 48–20; defense 69.5 percentile2014 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 42–21; defense 75.1 percentile2014 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · L 27–30; defense 29.8 percentile2014 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at Auburn · L 17–45; defense 60.4 percentile2014 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 55–3; defense 97.7 percentile2014 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 27–20; defense 66.4 percentile2014 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · W 31–20; defense 78.1 percentile2014 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · W 59–10; defense 92.9 percentile2014 Week 11: Louisiana Tech at UAB · W 40–24; defense 92.5 percentile2014 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 76–31; defense 71.7 percentile2014 Week 15: Louisiana Tech at Marshall · L 23–26; defense 99.9 percentile2014 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Illinois · W 35–18; defense 44.7 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern · W 62–15; defense 59.3 percentile2015 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · L 38–41; defense 73.0 percentile2015 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Kansas State · L 33–39; defense 69.3 percentile2015 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 27–17; defense 90.9 percentile2015 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. Louisiana · W 43–14; defense 32.1 percentile2015 Week 6: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · W 34–31; defense 60.1 percentile2015 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 20–45; defense 37.2 percentile2015 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 45–16; defense 76.6 percentile2015 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 42–17; defense 84.4 percentile2015 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 56–13; defense 84.8 percentile2015 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 17–15; defense 58.2 percentile2015 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · L 24–58; defense 32.3 percentile2015 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State · W 47–28; defense 61.8 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Arkansas · L 20–21; defense 55.6 percentile2016 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. South Carolina State · W 53–24; defense 28.4 percentile2016 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech · L 45–59; defense 2.0 percentile2016 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee · L 34–38; defense 24.1 percentile2016 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 28–7; defense 37.8 percentile2016 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · W 55–52; defense 52.8 percentile2016 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Massachusetts · W 56–28; defense 29.6 percentile2016 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at Florida International · W 44–24; defense 56.3 percentile2016 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 61–16; defense 70.6 percentile2016 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 45–24; defense 27.9 percentile2016 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 63–35; defense 54.4 percentile2016 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · L 24–39; defense 56.6 percentile2016 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · L 44–58; defense 3.0 percentile2016 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Navy · W 48–45; defense 16.3 percentile2017 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 52–24; defense 15.3 percentile2017 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Mississippi State · L 21–57; defense 6.3 percentile2017 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · W 23–22; defense 49.2 percentile2017 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at South Carolina · L 16–17; defense 20.3 percentile2017 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. South Alabama · W 34–16; defense 35.2 percentile2017 Week 6: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 22–23; defense 42.5 percentile2017 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · L 27–34; defense 45.3 percentile2017 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 42–28; defense 5.3 percentile2017 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · L 23–24; defense 39.2 percentile2017 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida Atlantic · L 23–48; defense 9.5 percentile2017 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 42–21; defense 14.2 percentile2017 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 20–6; defense 87.8 percentile2017 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU · W 51–10; defense 84.4 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at South Alabama · W 30–26; defense 53.2 percentile2018 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern · W 54–17; defense 36.5 percentile2018 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at LSU · L 21–38; defense 32.8 percentile2018 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 29–27; defense 52.2 percentile2018 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · L 7–28; defense 60.0 percentile2018 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · W 31–3; defense 61.6 percentile2018 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 31–24; defense 54.8 percentile2018 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic · W 21–13; defense 84.3 percentile2018 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 3–45; defense 2.3 percentile2018 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · W 28–13; defense 42.7 percentile2018 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · L 20–21; defense 46.7 percentile2018 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 15–30; defense 47.8 percentile2018 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i · W 31–14; defense 88.2 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Texas · L 14–45; defense 16.6 percentile2019 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Grambling · W 20–14; defense 23.3 percentile2019 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green · W 35–7; defense 87.2 percentile2019 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 43–31; defense 13.3 percentile2019 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at Rice · W 23–20; defense 65.6 percentile2019 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Massachusetts · W 69–21; defense 68.8 percentile2019 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · W 45–30; defense 38.1 percentile2019 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 42–21; defense 69.0 percentile2019 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 52–17; defense 81.8 percentile2019 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Marshall · L 10–31; defense 30.8 percentile2019 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 14–20; defense 64.4 percentile2019 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · W 41–27; defense 55.7 percentile2019 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Miami · W 14–0; defense 83.2 percentile2020 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss · W 31–30; defense 20.1 percentile2020 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Houston Christian · W 66–38; defense 8.0 percentile2020 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at BYU · L 14–45; defense 19.0 percentile2020 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 21–17; defense 93.8 percentile2020 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall · L 17–35; defense 22.9 percentile2020 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · L 26–27; defense 61.8 percentile2020 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · W 37–34; defense 17.0 percentile2020 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · W 42–31; defense 66.7 percentile2020 Week 15: Louisiana Tech at TCU · L 10–52; defense 1.7 percentile2020 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern · L 3–38; defense 49.6 percentile2021 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State · L 34–35; defense 29.3 percentile2021 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. SE Louisiana · W 45–42; defense 0.7 percentile2021 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU · L 37–39; defense 21.3 percentile2021 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · W 24–17; defense 78.9 percentile2021 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at NC State · L 27–34; defense 30.8 percentile2021 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · L 3–19; defense 76.4 percentile2021 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. UTSA · L 16–45; defense 34.5 percentile2021 Week 9: Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion · L 20–23; defense 86.2 percentile2021 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at UAB · L 38–52; defense 4.2 percentile2021 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Charlotte · W 42–32; defense 12.6 percentile2021 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Rice · L 31–35; defense 28.4 percentile2022 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at Missouri · L 24–52; defense 14.3 percentile2022 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Stephen F. Austin · W 52–17; defense 38.3 percentile2022 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at Clemson · L 20–48; defense 7.9 percentile2022 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at South Alabama · L 14–38; defense 39.0 percentile2022 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 41–31; defense 32.9 percentile2022 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at North Texas · L 27–47; defense 4.3 percentile2022 Week 8: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice · L 41–42; defense 16.4 percentile2022 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 40–24; defense 40.9 percentile2022 Week 11: Louisiana Tech at UTSA · L 7–51; defense 18.3 percentile2022 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Charlotte · L 21–26; defense 32.2 percentile2022 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. UAB · L 27–37; defense 18.6 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · W 22–17; defense 54.3 percentile2023 Week 1: Louisiana Tech at SMU · L 14–38; defense 67.8 percentile2023 Week 2: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 51–21; defense 32.8 percentile2023 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas · L 37–40; defense 19.9 percentile2023 Week 4: Louisiana Tech at Nebraska · L 14–28; defense 17.2 percentile2023 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 24–10; defense 69.4 percentile2023 Week 6: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 28–35; defense 42.4 percentile2023 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee · L 23–31; defense 33.6 percentile2023 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State · L 24–27; defense 61.5 percentile2023 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Liberty · L 30–56; defense 2.6 percentile2023 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Sam Houston · L 27–42; defense 13.0 percentile2023 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State · L 17–56; defense 14.3 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Nicholls · W 25–17; defense 80.0 percentile2024 Week 3: Louisiana Tech at NC State · L 20–30; defense 47.9 percentile2024 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Tulsa · L 20–23; defense 68.8 percentile2024 Week 5: Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International · L 10–17; defense 75.2 percentile2024 Week 7: Louisiana Tech vs. Middle Tennessee · W 48–21; defense 18.5 percentile2024 Week 8: Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State · L 30–33; defense 16.3 percentile2024 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP · W 14–10; defense 84.0 percentile2024 Week 10: Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston · L 3–9; defense 75.9 percentile2024 Week 11: Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville State · L 37–44; defense 71.2 percentile2024 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky · W 12–7; defense 85.4 percentile2024 Week 13: Louisiana Tech at Arkansas · L 14–35; defense 55.2 percentile2024 Week 14: Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State · W 33–0; defense 91.8 percentile2024 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Army · L 6–27; defense 27.5 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. SE Louisiana · W 24–0; defense 31.4 percentile2025 Week 2: Louisiana Tech at LSU · L 7–23; defense 52.6 percentile2025 Week 3: Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State · W 49–14; defense 69.9 percentile2025 Week 4: Louisiana Tech vs. Southern Miss · W 30–20; defense 73.5 percentile2025 Week 5: Louisiana Tech at UTEP · W 30–11; defense 67.5 percentile2025 Week 7: Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State · L 7–35; defense 42.1 percentile2025 Week 9: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Kentucky · L 27–28; defense 44.0 percentile2025 Week 10: Louisiana Tech vs. Sam Houston · W 55–14; defense 22.8 percentile2025 Week 12: Louisiana Tech at Washington State · L 3–28; defense 52.0 percentile2025 Week 13: Louisiana Tech vs. Liberty · W 34–28; defense 30.9 percentile2025 Week 14: Louisiana Tech at Missouri State · W 42–30; defense 9.2 percentile2025 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina · W 23–14; defense 93.5 percentile2026 Week 1: Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State · W 80–6; defense 71.8 percentile2014 defense season mean: 76.9 percentile2015 defense season mean: 64.9 percentile2016 defense season mean: 32.3 percentile2017 defense season mean: 31.7 percentile2018 defense season mean: 49.7 percentile2019 defense season mean: 54.0 percentile2020 defense season mean: 32.0 percentile2021 defense season mean: 30.7 percentile2022 defense season mean: 21.5 percentile2023 defense season mean: 32.0 percentile2024 defense season mean: 63.0 percentile2025 defense season mean: 49.4 percentile2026 defense Bayesian estimate: 52.0 percentile2026 defense empirical mean: 71.8 percentile2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Individual gameSeason bar · 2026 is the estimate2026 empirical meanCoaching-era band
2022Sonny Cumbie

How to read 2026

The current-season estimate intelligently blends last season with new data.

The 2026 estimate is a Bayesian weighted average of normal-score Z-values. The 2025 season mean counts like 8 games of prior evidence; each completed 2026 game counts once. The result is then translated back to the 0–100 percentile scale.

2026 Z = (8 × 2025 mean Z + games played × 2026 mean Z) ÷ (8 + games played)

Season record

Every annual grade and coach

Retrospective rows average the available single-game grades in normal-score space. The result is shown as a percentile. Roughly speaking, a 95th-percentile season corresponds to about the eighth-best team in a 160-team field.

SeasonHead coachGamesOffenseDefense
2026Live estimateSonny Cumbie1
34.3 estimate75.9 games-only average
52.0 estimate71.8 games-only average
2025Sonny Cumbie1229.349.4
2024Sonny Cumbie1318.963.0
2023Sonny Cumbie1230.832.0
2022Sonny CumbieCoaching change1133.321.5
2021Skip Holtz1148.630.7
2020Skip Holtz1034.532.0
2019Skip Holtz1346.654.0
2018Skip Holtz1337.749.7
2017Skip Holtz1354.031.7
2016Skip Holtz1475.132.3
2015Skip Holtz1359.164.9
2014Skip Holtz1345.976.9