Louisiana Tech Football: Preview, prediction for 2019 season
By John Scimeca
Prediction for 2019 season
Schedule
- Week 1: at Texas (Aug. 31)
- Week 2: vs. Grambling State (Sept. 7)
- Week 3: at Bowling Green (Sept. 14)
- Week 4: vs. FIU (Sept. 20)
- Week 5: at Rice (Sept. 28)
- Week 6: BYE
- Week 7: vs. UMass (Oct. 12)
- Week 8: vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 19)
- Week 9: at UTEP (Oct. 26)
- Week 10: BYE
- Week 11: vs. North Texas (Nov. 9)
- Week 12: at Marshall (Nov. 15)
- Week 13: at UAB (Nov. 23)
- Week 14: vs. UTSA (Nov. 30)
Louisiana Tech benefits from getting to host two of the presumptive West Division favorites (Southern Miss and North Texas) before a late-season road trip to UAB, the defending conference champion. That road game and the season-opening matchup against Texas figure to be the most difficult games for the Bulldogs.
Prediction: 8-4 (5-3 C-USA)
Louisiana Tech’s favorable schedule early after the road trip to Austin will result in a fast start. UAB, North Texas, and Southern Miss all return serious talent from successful teams a year ago (especially the Blazers, who won 11 games) and show no signs of decline.
In a competitive C-USA West Division, look for the Bulldogs to ride the Smith-to-Hardy connection and their solid defensive corners to another winning record. Louisiana Tech may ultimately fall short of the conference title game if the defensive line is not up to par.
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Look for the Bulldogs to match last season’s eight victories in 2019.