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Wk 7 · 2026

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at UL Monroe Warhawks — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA · ESPN+

Weather at kickoff

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0% chance of precipitation · wind 9 mph
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Ratings differential LT by 17.8
Sun Belt · 0-5

What is at stake

A Sun Belt game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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

Louisiana Tech: -3.7#85
Efficiency margin
UL Monroe: -23.9#136
Louisiana Tech: 29.9
Offense (pts/100)
UL Monroe: 20.6
Louisiana Tech: 24.6
Defense (pts/100)
UL Monroe: 35.5
Louisiana Tech: 65.2
Pace (plays/g)
UL Monroe: 67.0
Louisiana Tech: 6.19
Yards / play
UL Monroe: 5.45
Louisiana Tech: 5.57
Yards / play allowed
UL Monroe: 7.19
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

Louisiana Tech: 35.2
Points / game
UL Monroe: 24.0
Louisiana Tech: 29.4
Points allowed
UL Monroe: 44.6
Louisiana Tech: 403
Yards / game
UL Monroe: 365
Louisiana Tech: 379
Yards allowed
UL Monroe: 512
Louisiana Tech: 213
Pass yds allowed
UL Monroe: 268
Louisiana Tech: 166
Rush yds allowed
UL Monroe: 244
Louisiana Tech: 1.40
Turnovers / game
UL Monroe: 1.20
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Louisiana Tech form

W 32-31vs ULW 31-29vs ARMYL 19-36at BAYL 14-45at LSUW 80-6vs NWST
2026 season

UL Monroe form

L 35-52at USAL 17-45vs FAUL 35-38vs SELAL 20-26at UABL 13-62at MSST
2026 season

Louisiana Tech this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)

UL Monroe this season

Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (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 · 5

OpponentLouisiana TechUL Monroe
Louisiana
Sun Belt
vs W 32-31 previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
South Alabama
Sun Belt
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewat L 35-52 preview
Troy
Sun Belt
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Southern Miss
Sun Belt
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Arkansas St
Sun Belt
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Louisiana Tech leaders 2026 regular season

PassingTrey Kukuk QB #248/73, 468 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Blake Baker QB #521/36, 360 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingDylone Brooks RB #2616 CAR, 169 YDS, 2 TD
Trey Kukuk QB #232 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD
Andrew Burnette RB #129 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJalen Mickens WR #1121 REC, 342 YDS, 2 TD
Eli Finley TE #8418 REC, 211 YDS, 2 TD
Talyn Shettron WR #869 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD
Dylone Brooks RB #265 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJadon Mayfield LB #2231
Kolbe Fields LB #1030
Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB #2328
SacksAlonzo Jackson Jr. LB #234
Lane Condry DL #922
Kolbe Fields LB #101
InterceptionsJordan McRae DB #02
Kam Franklin DB #41
Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB #231

UL Monroe leaders 2026 regular season

PassingAidan Armenta QB #1069/107, 855 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT
Austin Carlisle QB #1235/53, 312 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingAustin Carlisle QB #1237 CAR, 219 YDS, 1 TD
Bryson Roland RB #2540 CAR, 144 YDS
Derrick Jameson RB #322 CAR, 124 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingMarcellus Jackson WR #126 REC, 234 YDS
LT Robinson WR #012 REC, 194 YDS, 1 TD
Parker Fulghum WR #1313 REC, 161 YDS, 2 TD
Nic Trujillo WR #710 REC, 146 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesNoah Flemmings LB #343
Marcus Ross LB #3027
Jabari Tiller DB #126
SacksTyrell Brown DL #342
Carl Fauntroy S #81
Kevontay Wells DL #311
InterceptionsCarl Fauntroy S #81
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.