Ragin' Cajuns hold off Nicholls 27-24
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Levi Lewis threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette edged Nicholls 27-24 on Saturday night.
Leading 17-10 at halftime, the Ragin' Cajuns' Kris Moncrief returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and Kenneth Almendares added a 28-yard field goal in the fourth.
The Colonels (0-2) rallied with a pair of touchdowns in the final five minutes, but the second came with only 33 seconds remaining and Nicholls failed to recover an onside kick.
Lewis was 19-of-33 passing with completions to 11 ULL (1-1) receivers. Michael Jefferson led with 84 yards and a touchdown. John Stephens also caught a scoring pass.
Lindsey Scott was 26 of 37 for 359 yards passing with three touchdowns and the pick-6. Scott added 121 yards rushing on 18 carries. Dai-Jean Dixon made a school-record 14 catches and tied another school mark with 198 yards receiving while going over 3,000 career yards. He caught two TD passes.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Guggenheim
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C. Guggenheim | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Guggenheim
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C. Guggenheim | 145 | 930 | 10 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Albert
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M. Albert | 47 | 274 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dalmado
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J. Dalmado | 12 | 78 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Negrotto
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L. Negrotto | 0 | 19 | 216 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Guggenheim
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C. Guggenheim | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Albert
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M. Albert | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dalmado
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J. Dalmado | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Fields
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C. Fields | 9/13 | 106 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Williams
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T. Williams | 8 | 32 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Fields
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C. Fields | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Bernard
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J. Bernard | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Williams
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T. Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Narcisse
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M. Narcisse | 0-0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
K. Almendares
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K. Almendares | 4/5 | 0 | 14/15 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |