We are exactly ONE WEEK away from Louisiana Tech vs Nicholls State. I have decided to go into EA CFB25, hop into dynasty mode, and sim the entire 2024 Bulldog Football season to see how the simulator thinks we'll pan out this season. Hope you like stats because this is a stat overloaded post. Just wanted to give you a rundown of players' stats and how they played each game on the offensive and defensive side. Oh, how our kickers did as well.
Each game will give you scoring by each quarter, halftime score, and final score. Give you stats of the top QB, two RB's, best 2-3 defensive players that game, and how our kicker kicked each game.
EA CFB25 Tech Sim
Game 1 vs FCS (Nicholls St)
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-0
2QT 6-0
HALFTIME: 6-0
3QT 0-3
4QT 18-7
FINAL: 24-10 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 13/30 137yds, 7 rushes, 11 yards, 1TD (rush)
Marquis Crosby: 20 rushes, 64 yards
Donerio Davenport: 11 rushes, 70 yards, 1TD
Defense:
Cedric Woods 1 INT
Buck Buchanan 3/4 FG’s, 49 long 1/1 XP
Record 1-0
Game Notes: Nicholls shows to be a powerful FCS program and keeps it close the 1st half. Louisiana Tech finds to key defensive stops to pull away to get 1st win of the season.
Game 2 vs #14 North Carolina St
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-10
2QT 13-21
HALFTIME 13-31
3QT 7-0
4QT 3-14
FINAL 23-45 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 25/39, 308yds, 1TD, 6 rushes, 5yds
Marquis Crosby: 13 rushes, 47yds
Donerio Davenport: 3 rush, 7yds
Eli Finley: 1 rush, 1yd, 1TD
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 1INT
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor: 9 solo, 1 ast
Kolbe Fields: 8 solo
Buck Buchanan: 3/4 FG’s, 2/2 XP’s
Record: 1-1
Game notes: Tech falls behind early and can not find any rhythm to get back into the ball. North Carolina State took care of business against the Bulldogs.
Game 3 vs Tulsa
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 3-3
2QT 17-0
HALFTIME: 20-3
3QT 11-7
4QT 14-6
FINAL 45-16 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 25/36, 340yds, 2TD’s, 9 rushes, 31yds, 2TD’s (CUSA OFF POTW)
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 45yds
Donerio Davenport: 9 rushes, 95yds
Keith Willis Jr: 2 rushes, 4yds, 1TD
Defense:
Cedric Woods: 7 solo, 1 ast
Mykol Clark: 5 solo, 1ast, 4 TFL (CUSA DEF POTW)
2 interceptions
Buck Buchanan: 3/3 FG’s, 4/4 XP’s
Record: 2-1
Game Notes: After slow 1st quarter start, Tech offense goes off and never looks back. Outscoring Tulsa 42-13 in 3 quarters. Jack Turner win CUSA Offensive POTW and Mykol Clark wins CUSA Defensive POTW.
Game 4 vs FIU
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-0
2QT 7-10
HALFTIME: 7-10
3QT 3-3
4QT 0-3
FINAL 10-16 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 20/35, 203 yds, 2INT, 12 rushes, 22yds
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 38yds
Donerio Davenport: 5 rushes, 18yds, 1 TD
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 11 solo, 2 ast
Buck Buchanan: 1/1 FG’s, 1/1 XP
Record: 2-2
Game Notes: After big offensive performance against Tulsa, Tech's offense stalls out in a rainy day in Miami and drops the game to the Panthers.
Game 5 vs MTSU
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 10-0
2QT 14-3
HALFTIME: 24-3
3QT 3-10
4QT 0-7
FINAL 27-20 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 21/29, 212yds, 3TD’s, 5 rushes, 13yds
Marquis Crosby: 19 rushes, 94yds
Donerio Davenport: 9 rushes, 40yds
Keith Willis JR: 2 rushes, 35yds
Defense:
Cedric Woods: 7 solo, 1 ast
Mykol Clark: 5 solo, 1 ast, 3 TFL (CUSA DEF POTW) (NATIONAL DEF POTW)
Buck Buchanan: 2/2 FG’s, 3/3 XP’s
Record: 3-2
Game Notes: Louisiana Tech bounces back on offense and comes out of the gate firing on all cylinders but burns out in the 2nd half. Defense makes key stops to put away the MTSU comeback.
Game 6 vs New Mexico State
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 10-0
2QT 14-7
HALFTIME: 24-6
3QT 7-6
4QT 10-0
FINAL 41-13 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 17/27, 271yds, 4TDs, 5 rushes, 13yds
Marquis Crosby: 23 rushes, 122yds
Donerio Davenport: 9 rushes, 27yds, 1TD
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 8 solo, 1 ast
Caleb McKenzie: 1 solo, 1INT
Buck Buchanan: 2/3 FG’s, 5/5 XP’s
Record: 4-2
Game Notes: Louisiana Tech offense stays consistent throughout the game and leaves the Aggies in the dust. Tech's defense shows much improvement from last year's squad.
Game 7 vs UTEP
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-7
2QT 3-6
HALFTIME: 3-13
3QT 0-7
4QT 6-7
FINAL 9-27 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 19/39, 233yds, 1 TD, 9 rushes, 18yds
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 93ydd, 1 FUMB
Donerio Davenport: 4 rushes, 27yds
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 9 solo, 1 ast
Kolbe Fields: 7 solo, 3 ast, 2 TFL
Michael Richard: 2 solo, 1 INT
Buck Buchanan: 1/1 FG
Record: 4-3
Game Notes: After 2 great games, Louisiana Tech gets their sole home lost against the UTEP Miners. Tech's offense could move the ball but could not find the endzone.
Game 8 vs Sam Houston State
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-3
2QT 16-0
HALFTIME: 16-3
3QT 8-0
4QT 3-7
FINAL 27-10 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 22/28, 229yds, 2TD’s, 11 rushes, 22yds
Marquis Crosby: 22 rushes, 79yds
Donerio Davenport: 5 rushes, 2 yds, 1 TD
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 7 solo, 1 ast, 1 TFL
Cedric Woods: 4 solo, 2 ast, 1 INT
Buck Buchanan: 2/2 FG’s, 1/2 XP
Record: 5-3
Game Notes: After going down 0-3 in the 1st quarter, Louisiana Tech outscores the Bearkats 27-7 the rest of the game. Tech's defense continues to shut down offenses and Louisiana Tech finds their rhythm again on the offensive side of the ball.
Game 9 vs Jacksonville State
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 7-7
2QT 7-0
HALFTIME: 14-7
3QT 10-0
4QT 11-7
FINAL 35-14 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 6/20 105yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 72yds, 2TD
Donerio Davenport: 6 rushes, 18yds, 1 TD
Defense:
Emmonte Davis: 7 solo, 1ast
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor: 4 solo, 1 INT
Buck Buchanan: 2/2 FG’s, 3/3 XP
Record: 6-3 (bowl birth)
Game Notes: Louisiana Tech gets a homecoming win against the Gamecocks! Another defensive and offensive masterclass to show out in-front of the packed Homecoming crowd AND GAIN A BOWL BIRTH! Tech will be going bowling for the first time since 2020. First time in Sonny Cumbie Era.
Game 10 vs Western Kentucky
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 3-0
2QT 3-7
HALFTIME: 6-7
3QT 0-7
4QT 13-7
FINAL 19-21 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 25/46 331yds, 1TD, 1INT
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 41yds, 1TD
Donerio Davenport: 8 rushes, 22yds
Defense:
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor: 5 solo, 1 ast
Cedric Woods/Zach Zimos: 5 solo
Buck Buchanan: 0/1 FG, 3/3 XP’s
Record: 6-4
Game Notes: In a shockingly low scoring affair, Louisiana Tech could not finish the late comeback against the Hilltoppers. After a late 4th quarter push, the Tech offense comes up short to not complete the upset.
Game 11 vs Arkansas
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-7
2QT 14-10
HALFTIME: 14-17
3QT 0-10
4QT 0-8
FINAL 14-35 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 14/23, 251 yds, 2 TD, 7 rushes, 27yds
Marquis Crosby: 20 rushes, 43yds
Defense:
Kolbe Fields: 12 solo
Zach Zimos: 11 solo, 1 ast, 1 TFL
Buck Buchanan: 0-1 FG, 2/2 XP
Record: 6-5
Game Notes: After only being down 3 at half, Arkansas uses big boy football and pulls away from the Bulldogs and shuts them down in the 2nd half. Not a bad offensive outing against an SEC opponent.
Game 12 vs Kennesaw State
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 0-0
2QT 17-6
HALFTIME: 17-6
3QT 0-0
4QT 6-0
FINAL 23-6 W
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 13/26, 152yds, 2TD’s, 11 rushes, 20yds
Marquis Crosby: 24 rushes, 100yds
Donerio Davenport: 6 rushes, 52yds
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 7 solo, 3 ast
Geremiah Copeland: 6 solo, 2 ast
Patrick Rea: 3/3 FG’s, 2/2 XP
Buck Buchanan: 0/1 FG’s
Record: 7-5
Game Notes: In the last home game, Louisiana Tech beats new FBS school Kennesaw State. Marquis Crosby goes off for 100 yards rushing and Donerio Davenport follows behind with 52 yards.
Bowl Game
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Vs Sam Houston State (obviously this would never happen IRL, however, we'll roll on with the sim)
Scoring by quarter:
1QT 7-3
2QT 3-7
HALFTIME 10-10
3QT 0-7
4QT 7-6
FINAL 17-23 L
Stats:
Offense:
Jack Turner: 18/30, 232yds, 2 INT, 10 rushes, 32yds, 1 TD
Marquis Crosby: 18 rushes, 50yds, 1TD
Donerio Davenport: 4 rushes, 10yds
Defense:
Kolbe Fields: 8 solo, 1 ast
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor/Mykol Clark: 6 solo, 2 ast
Buck Buchanan: 1/1 FG, 2/2 XP
Record: 7-6 (5-3)
Game Notes: EA CFB25 sim made us face SHSU Bearkats again in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Obviously, this would never happen in real life. Tech's offense cannot handle the pressure of their first bowl game and cannot make the necessary plays to win this ball game.
Awards:
Mykol Clark:
finished Top 3 Best Defensive Player
2nd place Lombardi Award (best Defensive Linemen)
2nd place Best Defensive End
Season stats:
Scoring:
PF: 314
PA: 256
Passing:
Jack Turner: 238/408 (58 comp%), 3,004yds, 19TD’s, 6 INT, 132.6 Rating
105 carries, 234yds, 4TD’s
Rushing:
Marquis Crosby: 249 carries, 888yds, 4TDS, 1 FUMB
Donerio Davenport: 79 carries, 386yds, 5TDS, 1 FUMB
Receiving:
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim: 65 rec, 1,005yds, 6TD
Marlion Jackson: 67 rec, 913yds, 6TD
Tru Edwards: 27 rec, 356yds, 4TD
Nate Jones: 32 rec, 356yds, 2TD
Marquis Crosby: 24 rec, 111yds
Defense:
Zach Zimos: 84 solo, 18 ast, 6 TFL, 1 INT
Kolbe Fields: 66 solo, 14 ast, 3 TFL
Geremiah Copeland: 47 solo, 17ast, 2 TFL, 1 INT
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor: 53 solo, 11 ast, 1 TFL, 1 INT
Cedric Woods: 43 solo, 15 ast, 2 INT
Mykol Clark: 44 solo, 12 ast, 15 TFL
J’Dan Burnett: 40 solo, 11 ast, 7 TFL
Kicking:
Buck Buchanan: 22/27 FG’s, 25/26 XP’s
Patrick Rea: 3/3 FG’s, 2/2 XP’s
Punting:
Patrick Rea: 80 punts, 3,488yds, 43.6 avg, 17 punts inside 20
Record:
7-6 (5-3)
Home: 5-1
Away: 2-4
I hope you enjoyed reading into this EA CFB25 simulator. What were some shocking wins/loses for you? How do you see our season going?
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