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La. Tech (8-5) vs. Texas (10-4)
-La. Tech won 8 games in 2018 against 7 FBS opponents (South Alabama, North Texas, UTSA, UTEP, FAU, Rice and Hawaii) who had a combined overall record of 31-57 or .352%.
-The Bulldogs won those 7 games by an average margin of victory of 11.5 ppg (total score of 201-120).
-La. Tech also defeated FCS opponent Southern U. by a score of 54-17.
-La. Tech lost 5 games to FBS opponents (LSU, UAB, Miss. St., Southern Miss and Western KY) who had a combined overall record of 38-25 or .603%.
-The Bulldogs lost those 5 games by a total score of 162-66 or 19.2 ppg.
-Texas won 10 games against FBS opponents (Tulsa, USC, TCU, Kansas St., Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas Tech, Iowa St, Kansas and Georgia) who had a combined overall record of 66-61 or .519%.
-The Longhorns won those 10 games by a total margin of victory of 9.4 ppg (total score 303-209).
-Texas lost 4 games against FBS opponents (Maryland, Oklahoma State, West Virginia and Oklahoma) who had a combined overall record 32-19 or .627%.
-The Longhorns lost those 4 games by a total score of 153-132 or 5.2 ppg.
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