Week 0
Final
ILL
LT1Q 07:38
0 - 7
J. Craft 16-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
1Q 03:50
3 - 7
T. Zalewski 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
1Q 03:40
3 - 14
K. Dixon 80-yard TD catch from C. Sokol.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 11:23
9 - 14
J. Davis 25-yard TD catch from R. O'Toole.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2nd & 4
2Q 07:34
9 - 21
X. Woods 69-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
3Q 06:08
15 - 21
D. Young 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
1st & Goal
4Q 14:07
18 - 21
D. Reisner 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 11
4Q 06:18
18 - 28
K. Dixon 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 03:51
18 - 35
B. Martin 28-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
295
O'Toole
ILL
Rush Yds
63
Dixon
LT
Rec Yds
93
Henderson
LT
Scrim TD
2
Dixon
LT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2014 Big 10
ILL LT
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 14 | 1 | .933 |
 Michigan State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Wisconsin | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Nebraska | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Minnesota | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Rutgers | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Iowa | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Maryland | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Penn State | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Illinois | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Northwestern | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Indiana | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Purdue | 3 | 9 | .250 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 Louisiana Tech | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Rice | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 UTEP | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Old Dominion | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 UAB | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 FIU | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 North Texas | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 UTSA | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Southern Miss | 3 | 9 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs emerged victorious over the Illinois Fighting Illini, 35 to 18, in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on December 26, 2014.
Game Info
December 26, 2014
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
57°
9 mph SE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. O'Toole #4 | 24/39 | 295 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 6-43 | 128.4 |
W. Lunt #12 | 4/8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 85.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sokol #19 | 14/28 | 247 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-19 | 135.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 17 |
D. Young #5 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 |
J. Davis #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. O'Toole #4 | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Dixon #28 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 1 | 28 |
B. Martin #25 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 28 |
J. Craft #3 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 16 |
C. Henderson #1 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
H. Lee #36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sokol #19 | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #11 | 6/8 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Dudek #18 | 7/11 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 14 |
G. Allison #8 | 4/8 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 6/8 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Davis #3 | 2/3 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 25 |
J. Hardee #19 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Barr #9 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lacosse #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 2/2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #1 | 4/7 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 70 |
K. Dixon #28 | 4/6 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 80 |
P. Turner #3 | 3/5 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 26 |
T. Taylor #5 | 2/3 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
H. Lee #36 | 1/4 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. Watts #13 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Ward #17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Sokol #19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Monheim #43 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Petty #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ward #17 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Fejedelem #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barton #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smoot #91 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Spence #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas III #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Finney #14 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bain | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Kwaaning #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Little #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Bentley #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Neal #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walls #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Cazley #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Liggins #13 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bates #55 | 6-5 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Villemez #32 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Woods #7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brice #23 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Cleveland #29 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mims #4 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Thomason #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Butler #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dixon #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Dunn #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Farris #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Fitte #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Grogan #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zalewski #17 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 3 | 27 |
D. Reisner #38 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 43 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Fischer #39 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barnes #10 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Duvernois #18 | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 50 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McPherson #43 | 5 | 166 | 33.2 | 43 |
G. Shouse #28 | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #1 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Turner #3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
T. Taylor #5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. O'Toole #4 | 24/39 | 295 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 6-43 | 128.4 |
W. Lunt #12 | 4/8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 85.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dudek #18 | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 17 |
D. Young #5 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 |
J. Davis #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. O'Toole #4 | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Turner #11 | 6/8 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Dudek #18 | 7/11 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 14 |
G. Allison #8 | 4/8 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Ferguson #6 | 6/8 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Davis #3 | 2/3 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 25 |
J. Hardee #19 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Barr #9 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lacosse #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 2/2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Ward #17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Monheim #43 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Petty #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ward #17 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Fejedelem #20 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barton #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smoot #91 | 2-2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Spence #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas III #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Finney #14 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bain | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Kwaaning #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Little #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Bentley #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Neal #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walls #22 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Cazley #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zalewski #17 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 3 | 27 |
D. Reisner #38 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 43 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Duvernois #18 | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Bentley #2 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sokol #19 | 14/28 | 247 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-19 | 135.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Dixon #28 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 1 | 28 |
B. Martin #25 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 28 |
J. Craft #3 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 16 |
C. Henderson #1 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
H. Lee #36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sokol #19 | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #1 | 4/7 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 70 |
K. Dixon #28 | 4/6 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 80 |
P. Turner #3 | 3/5 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 26 |
T. Taylor #5 | 2/3 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
H. Lee #36 | 1/4 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. Watts #13 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Sokol #19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Liggins #13 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bates #55 | 6-5 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Villemez #32 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Woods #7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brice #23 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Cleveland #29 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mims #4 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Thomason #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Butler #9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dixon #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Dunn #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Farris #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Fitte #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Grogan #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brown #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Fischer #39 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barnes #10 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McPherson #43 | 5 | 166 | 33.2 | 43 |
G. Shouse #28 | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #1 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Turner #3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
T. Taylor #5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 plays,
-3 yd,
02:51
0-0
4 plays,
15 yd,
01:26
0-0
3 plays,
14 yd,
01:48
0-0
6 plays,
53 yd,
01:26
0-7
8 plays,
53 yd,
03:43
3-7
1 play,
80 yd,
00:18
3-14
9 plays,
61 yd,
05:00
3-14
3 plays,
7 yd,
00:43
3-14
5 plays,
65 yd,
01:30
9-14
5 plays,
1 yd,
02:18
9-14
4 plays,
21 yd,
01:37
9-20
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
9-21
9 plays,
40 yd,
02:31
9-21
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:47
9-21
7 plays,
7 yd,
01:55
9-21
3 plays,
-8 yd,
01:07
9-21
4 plays,
33 yd,
01:39
9-21
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:31
9-21
3 plays,
-15 yd,
01:29
9-21
9 plays,
57 yd,
04:17
15-21
8 plays,
31 yd,
03:04
15-21
10 plays,
46 yd,
03:59
18-21
13 plays,
92 yd,
07:46
18-28
3 plays,
-14 yd,
00:56
18-28
6 plays,
49 yd,
01:36
18-35
11 plays,
55 yd,
03:22
18-35
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:21
18-35
408
Total Yds
342
286
Pass Yds
228
122
Rush Yds
114
13
Total Drives
14
86
Total Plays
61
4.7
Yards Per Play
5.6
5.4
Yards Per Pass
7.6
3.7
Yards Per Rush
3.7
35:00
Possession
25:00
0
Biggest Lead
17
26
1st Downs
16
18
Passing 1st Downs
7
6
Rushing 1st Downs
6
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
3/15
3rd Down
4/13
1/2
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
9
Penalties
6
2.0
Sacks
6.0
6
Tackles For Loss
11
0
D/ST TD
0
