NCAAF

Sam Houston Bearkats at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

· NCAA - Football
0-8, 0-5 Away
Final
14 - 55

Clay Thevenin, Blake Baker propel Louisiana Tech to 55-14 victory over Sam Houston

Baker completed 17 of 21 passes for 221 yards with an interception to help Louisiana Tech (5-3, 3-2 Conference USA) beat winless Sam Houston (0-8, 0-5). He added 42 yards on seven carries.

Baker threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Devin Gandy on the game-opening drive, and Thevenin added a 6-yard touchdown run midway through for a 14-0 lead after one quarter.

Thevenin ended an 82-yard drive with a 50-yard touchdown run and the Bulldogs led 21-0 early in the second.

Baker ran it in from a yard out to cap an eight-play 95-yard drive and Louisiana Tech led 27-0 at halftime after the extra-point kick was missed.

Elijah Green had touchdown runs covering 28 and 80 yards in the third quarter to get Sam Houston on the scoreboard. But Omiri Wiggins had a 16-yard touchdown run and Thevenin added a 25-yarder for a 41-14 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.

Jacob Fields picked off a Hunter Watson pass and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown, and Andrew Burnette scored on a 66-yard run to set the final margin.

Wiggins finished with 136 yards on 14 carries as the Bulldogs piled up 425 of their 646 yards on the ground.

Green had a career-high 191 yards on 10 rushes for Sam Houston. Watson totaled 193 yards on 14-for-33 passing with an interception.

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Bearkats at Bulldogs 2021 College Football, week 10, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Scoring Summary

LT TD 1st Period 11:48 Devin Gandy 36 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Drew Henderson Kick)
LT TD 1st Period 6:33 Clay Thevenin 6 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick)
LT TD 2nd Period 13:39 Clay Thevenin 50 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick)
LT TD 2nd Period 6:44 Blake Baker 1 Yd Run (Drew Henderson PAT failed)
SHSU TD 3rd Period 9:23 Elijah Green 28 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick)
LT TD 3rd Period 5:53 Omiri Wiggins 16 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick)
LT TD 3rd Period 3:25 Clay Thevenin 25 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick)
SHSU TD 3rd Period 3:13 Elijah Green 80 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick)
LT TD 4th Period 11:13 Jacob Fields 85 Yd Interception Return (Drew Henderson Kick)
LT TD 4th Period 5:08 Andrew Burnette 67 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick)

Statistics

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20 1st Downs 29
4-15 3rd down efficiency 4-6
1-6 4th down efficiency 0-0
503 Total Yards 647
207 Passing 221
17/40 Comp/Att 17/21
5.2 Yards per pass 10.5
296 Rushing 426
33 Rushing Attempts 39
9.0 Yards per rush 10.9
9-65 Penalties 5-51
1 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 1
31:08 Possession 28:52

Game Information

Joe Aillet Stadium

Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 17,841 · Capacity:
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