North Texas 40, Louisiana Tech 37
Associated Press
RUSTON, La. - Noah Rauschenberg made a 31-yard field goal as time expired and North Texas beat Louisiana Tech 40-37.
Rauschenberg's kick ended a nine-play, 61-yard drive that took just 61 seconds.
The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter down 30-14 but scored three TDs - the first five seconds into the final stanza - and a field goal to even the score at 37. Tyre Shelton ran it in from the 7, Jack Turner from the 1, Jacob Barnes connected on a 30-yard field goal and Turner threw a 36-yard score to Smoke Harris with 64 seconds remaining to knot it.
North Texas' (1-2) Chandler Rogers threw for 313 yards and a pair of scores, Ayo Adeyi had 148 yards rushing on 19 carries and two touchdowns and Roderic Burns had 134 yards on 11 carries.
Turner finished 9-of-13 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown and Hank Bachmeier threw for two scores for Louisiana Tech. Shelton ran for 152 yards on 16 carries for a score.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NorTx | LaTech |
| NorTx |
FG |
8:07 |
Noah Rauschenberg 25 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| NorTx |
TD |
3:23 |
Ayo Adeyi 13 yd run (Noah Rauschenberg kick) |
10 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
NorTx | LaTech |
| NorTx |
FG |
11:37 |
Noah Rauschenberg 22 yd FG |
13 |
0 |
| LaTech |
TD |
7:49 |
Cyrus Allen 12 yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jacob Barnes kick) |
13 |
7 |
| NorTx |
FG |
1:56 |
Noah Rauschenberg 48 yd FG |
16 |
7 |
| LaTech |
TD |
1:36 |
Smoke Harris 19 yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jacob Barnes kick) |
16 |
14 |
| NorTx |
TD |
0:14 |
Damon Ward 6 yd pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg kick) |
23 |
14 |
| Third Quarter |
NorTx | LaTech |
| NorTx |
TD |
4:03 |
Ayo Adeyi 6 yd run (Noah Rauschenberg kick) |
30 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NorTx | LaTech |
| LaTech |
TD |
14:55 |
Tyre Shelton 7 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
30 |
20 |
| NorTx |
TD |
10:23 |
Ja'Mori Maclin 36 yd pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg kick) |
37 |
20 |
| LaTech |
TD |
6:27 |
Jack Turner 1 yd run (Jacob Barnes kick) |
37 |
27 |
| LaTech |
FG |
1:32 |
Jacob Barnes 30 yd FG |
37 |
30 |
| LaTech |
TD |
1:04 |
Smoke Harris 36 yd pass from Jack Turner (Buck Buchanan kick) |
37 |
37 |
| NorTx |
FG |
0:03 |
Noah Rauschenberg 31 yd FG |
40 |
37 |
| Team Stats |
| |
North Texas |
Louisiana Tech |
| First downs |
32 |
22 |
| Rushing |
19 |
10 |
| Passing |
12 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
11-18, 61% |
5-14, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
1-3, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
47-249 |
40-215 |
| Passing Yards |
313 |
217 |
| Return Yards |
29 |
-18 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
24-41-0 |
15-25-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--10 |
1--6 |
| Punts |
2 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
60.5 |
49 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-115 |
5-41 |
| Time of Possession |
33:24 |
26:36 |
| North Texas Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Rogers |
24 |
41 |
313 |
2 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Turner |
9 |
14 |
145 |
1 |
0 |
| H. Bachmeier |
6 |
11 |
72 |
2 |
0 |
| North Texas Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Adeyi |
19 |
148 |
7.8 |
2 |
| O. Adaway III |
13 |
44 |
3.4 |
0 |
| C. Rogers |
9 |
35 |
3.9 |
0 |
| I. Johnson |
4 |
14 |
3.5 |
0 |
| K. Horton |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Shelton |
16 |
152 |
9.5 |
1 |
| J. Fields |
6 |
19 |
3.2 |
0 |
| C. Thornton |
4 |
18 |
4.5 |
0 |
| J. Turner |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
1 |
| K. Willis Jr. |
7 |
14 |
2.0 |
0 |
| S. Harris |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| H. Bachmeier |
3 |
-3 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| North Texas Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Burns |
11 |
134 |
12.2 |
0 |
| J. Maclin |
4 |
55 |
13.8 |
1 |
| T. Cleveland |
2 |
41 |
20.5 |
0 |
| D. Ward |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
1 |
| L. Sides |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| O. Adaway III |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| I. Johnson |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| A. Adeyi |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Smart |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Tech Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Allen |
5 |
82 |
16.4 |
1 |
| S. Harris |
4 |
77 |
19.3 |
2 |
| N. Jones |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
0 |
| J. Fields |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| T. Shelton |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| T. Edwards |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| North Texas Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Louisiana Tech Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| North Texas Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Evans |
2 |
121 |
60.5 |
| Louisiana Tech Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Ochsendorf |
3 |
147 |
49.0 |
| North Texas Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Burns |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
| Louisiana Tech Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| North Texas Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Horton |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| P. Hill |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| Louisiana Tech Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Rivera |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
| S. Harris |
0 |
-10 |
-∞ |
| North Texas Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Louisiana Tech Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
