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Louisiana Tech Beat N'Western St 80-6 as Blake Baker Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs routed the Northwestern State Demons 80-6 at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, LA on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

Louisiana Tech led 63-3 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Louisiana Tech outscored its opponent 42-0.

Louisiana Tech moves to 1-0, while N'Western St falls to 0-2.

Top performers

• Abram Johnston (NWST, QB): 5/13, 43 YDS, 1 INT
• Sage Ingram (NWST, RB): 13 CAR, 48 YDS
• Dylan Rhodes (NWST, WR): 2 REC, 25 YDS
• Blake Baker (LT, QB): 10/14, 232 YDS, 3 TD
• Trey Kukuk (LT, QB): 5 CAR, 50 YDS
• Jalen Mickens (LT, WR): 3 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 8:59NWSTPayne Williams III 33 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q1 8:48LTJalen Mickens 75 Yd pass from Blake Baker3-7
3. Q1 7:52LTJay Wilkerson 27 Yd pass from Blake Baker3-14
4. Q1 4:04LTTalyn Shettron 16 Yd pass from Joshua Brantley3-21
5. Q2 13:48LTDylone Brooks 28 Yd Run3-28
6. Q2 11:25LTTalyn Shettron 37 Yd Run3-35
7. Q2 7:51LTEli Finley 9 Yd pass from Blake Baker3-42
8. Q2 6:17LTDedrick Latulas 58 Yd Punt Return3-49
9. Q2 4:05LTSergio Snider 2 Yd Run3-56
10. Q2 1:44LTJaden Miller 7 Yd Run3-63
11. Q3 13:22LTLuke Watkins 35 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk3-70
12. Q3 6:28LTDedrick Latulas 6 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk3-77
13. Q4 8:56LTHunter Rioux 49 Yd Field Goal3-80
14. Q4 0:47NWSTPayne Williams III 37 Yd Field Goal6-80

Team stats

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