RUSTON, La. — Clay Thevenin rushed for 143 yards and three scores, Blake Baker had a landing go and a landing run and Louisiana Tech breezed to a 55-14 victory over Sam Houston on Friday night time.
Baker accomplished 17 of 21 passes for 221 yards with an interception to assist Louisiana Tech (5-3, 3-2 Convention USA) beat winless Sam Houston (0-8, 0-5). He added 42 yards on seven carries.
Baker threw a 36-yard landing go to Devin Gandy on the game-opening drive, and Thevenin added a 6-yard landing run halfway via for a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Thevenin ended an 82-yard drive with a 50-yard landing run and the Bulldogs led 21-0 early within the second.
Baker ran it in from a yard out to cap an eight-play 95-yard drive and Louisiana Tech led 27-0 at halftime after the extra-point kick was missed.
Elijah Inexperienced had landing runs masking 28 and 80 yards within the third quarter to get Sam Houston on the scoreboard. However Omiri Wiggins had a 16-yard landing run and Thevenin added a 25-yarder for a 41-14 benefit heading to the fourth quarter.
Jacob Fields picked off a Hunter Watson go and returned it 85 yards for a landing, and Andrew Burnette scored on a 66-yard run to set the ultimate margin.
Wiggins completed with 136 yards on 14 carries because the Bulldogs piled up 425 of their 646 yards on the bottom.
Inexperienced had a career-high 191 yards on 10 rushes for Sam Houston. Watson totaled 193 yards on 14-for-33 passing with an interception.
