Louisiana holds off Idaho 21-16
Andre Nunez and UL Lafayette spoil Idaho's homecoming
Watson Brown and Joel Meyers break down the Rajun Cajuns victory over the Vandals.
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Andre Nunez hooked up with Ja'Marcus Bradley for a 45-yard touchdown early in the third quarter and the Louisiana defense stopped Idaho on downs at the 30 with 1:47 to play to preserve a 21-16 win on Saturday.
Nunez took the Ragin' Cajuns (2-3, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference), who had lost three straight, 75 yards in five plays after the second half kickoff to make it 21-10.
The Vandals (2-3, 1-1) took the early lead on a 1-yard plunge by D.J. Henderson, who also had five tackles, including 1 1/2 sacks. Ray Dion tied it with a 3-yard run and Louisiana took the lead on a 1-yard run by Trey Ragas to cap a 14-play, 83-yard drive.
Nunez was 18 of 24 for 213 yards but the Vandals had seven sacks, 3 1/2 by Leonard Hazewood.
Idaho pulled within five on Cade Coffey's third field goal early in the fourth quarter. The Ragin' Cajuns missed a long field goal with 4:54 to play and the Vandals marched from their 32 to the Louisiana 30 before throwing two incompletions when they needed 3 yards. Ragas had gains of 11 and 13 yards among his four carries to help to help run out the final 1:47.
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Game Information
2023 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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James Madison | 7-1 | 11-2 |
Appalachian State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
Georgia State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
Marshall | 3-5 | 6-7 |
Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Troy | 7-1 | 11-3 |
Texas State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
South Alabama | 4-4 | 7-6 |
Arkansas State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
Louisiana | 3-5 | 6-7 |
Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
UL Monroe | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2023 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
Idaho | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Montana State | 6-2 | 8-4 |
Northern Arizona | 5-3 | 5-6 |
UC Davis | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Sacramento State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
Weber State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
Portland State | 4-4 | 5-6 |
Idaho State | 3-5 | 3-8 |
Eastern Washington | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Cal Poly | 1-7 | 3-8 |
Northern Colorado | 0-8 | 0-11 |