WKU hosted Louisiana Tech on Saturday night in a rematch of the 2016 C-USA Championship game. Both teams entered the game 1-1, meaning one of the C-USA powerhouses would enter Week 4 with a losing record.
WKU gave up a 22-13 4th quarter lead, as LA Tech kicker Jonathan Barnes netted a 21-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and the Bulldogs escaped Bowling Green with a 23-22 victory. The loss drops WKU to 1-2 (0-1 C-USA) in head coach Mike Sanford’s debut season.
“These ones hurt, they hurt a lot,” redshirt junior linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe said following the game.