1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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UL | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
USM | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Wooldridge and Washington lead Louisiana-Lafayette to 23-13 win over Southern Miss
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles: Full Highlights
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles: Full Highlights
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- — Ben Wooldridge threw a touchdown pass, Dre'lyn Washington ran for 91 yards and a score and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Southern Miss 23-13 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
Wooldridge's 15-yard touchdown pass to Lance LeGendre and Washington's 21-yard TD run, each in the second quarter, gave Louisiana-Lafayette a 17-7 lead midway through the period.
Kenyon Clay scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs, the second with 1:40 left to play before halftime and Southern Miss trailed just 17-13.
Kenneth Almendares kicked field goals from 30 and 19 yards in the second half for the Ragin' Cajuns. He also hit a 21-yarder in the first quarter.
Wooldridge completed 22 of 30 passes for 222 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1, 1-0).
Rodrigues Clark had 61 yards rushing on seven carries for Southern Miss (1-4, 0-1), which was held to 37 yards on the ground and 177 yards overall.
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2024 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Coastal Carolina | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Georgia Southern | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Marshall | 1-0 | 3-2 |
James Madison | 0-1 | 4-1 |
Georgia State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Old Dominion | 0-1 | 1-4 |
App State | 0-2 | 2-3 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
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UL Monroe | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Louisiana | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Arkansas State | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Texas State | 1-0 | 3-2 |
South Alabama | 1-1 | 2-4 |
Southern Miss | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Troy | 0-2 | 1-5 |