Overview
- The Bulldogs beat the Chanticleers 23-14 in Shreveport, finishing 8-5 as Coastal Carolina closed at 6-7.
- Trey Kukuk went 9 of 19 for 114 yards with a touchdown and an interception and ran 19 times for 104 yards, including a 52-yard scoring strike to Marlion Jackson that sparked the comeback.
- Andrew Burnette scored the go-ahead 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and added the two-point conversion reception to make it 20-14.
- Coastal quarterback Tad Hudson threw for a career-high 311 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions on 25-of-49 passing.
- Officials called 17 first-half penalties, including 10 on Coastal Carolina, the most flagged first half in any FBS game this season; pregame odds had favored Louisiana Tech by about 9 to 10 points.