Wk 5 · 2026
Army Black Knights at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:30pET
LT -1.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings opened +3.5 · 5 toward LT
Ratings differential ARMY by 1.9
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Army form
W 20-17vs TULNL 29-31at LTW 21-17at TEML 24-28vs USFW 59-3vs BRY
2026 season
Louisiana Tech form
W 32-31vs ULW 31-29vs ARMYL 19-36at BAYL 14-45at LSUW 80-6vs NWST
2026 season
Army this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Louisiana Tech this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Army leads 3–1 · Louisiana Tech won the last one
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.2 points toward Army
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | Army 29 — 31 Louisiana Tech | at LT | Louisiana Tech |
| 2024 | 2024-12-28 | Louisiana Tech 6 — 27 Army | neutral | Army bowl/CFP |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | Army 35 — 16 Louisiana Tech | neutral | Army |
| 2008 | 2008-10-25 | Louisiana Tech 7 — 14 Army | at ARMY | Army |
Army leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Cale Hellums QB #3 | 28/49, 337 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Zach Mundell WR #1 | 1/1, 37 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums QB #3 | 66 CAR, 301 YDS, 6 TD |
| Samari Howard WR #27 | 27 CAR, 293 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Godspower Nwawuihe RB #7 | 37 CAR, 164 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson OL #71 | 7 REC, 102 YDS |
| Zach Mundell WR #1 | 7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Samari Howard WR #27 | 7 REC, 73 YDS | |
| Tobi Olawole WR #11 | 1 REC, 37 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Elijah Walton LB #42 | 32 |
| Jaquavious Moss LB #19 | 19 | |
| Stephen Nnadozie S #3 | 18 | |
| Sacks | Dillon Stowers DL #96 | 2 |
| Elijah Walton LB #42 | 0.5 | |
| Nick Buchys DL #56 | 0.5 |
Louisiana Tech leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 48/73, 468 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Blake Baker QB #5 | 21/36, 360 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Dylone Brooks RB #26 | 16 CAR, 169 YDS, 2 TD |
| Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 32 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Andrew Burnette RB #1 | 29 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jalen Mickens WR #11 | 21 REC, 342 YDS, 2 TD |
| Eli Finley TE #84 | 18 REC, 211 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Talyn Shettron WR #86 | 9 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Dylone Brooks RB #26 | 5 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jadon Mayfield LB #22 | 31 |
| Kolbe Fields LB #10 | 30 | |
| Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB #23 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB #23 | 4 |
| Lane Condry DL #92 | 2 | |
| Kolbe Fields LB #10 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan McRae DB #0 | 2 |
| Kam Franklin DB #4 | 1 | |
| Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB #23 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.