Cajuns' Homecoming Rally Falls Short, 45-42 to Louisiana-Monroe

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003

Statistical Recap

LAFAYETTE - Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns battled on homecoming but fell short, falling 45-42 to Louisiana-Monroe.

Down three points, UL Lafayette took possession on their own 23-yard
line with 1:46 remaining in the game. Facing a fourth-and-ten at the
49-yard line, Eric Rekieta's pass to Fred Stamps was complete for nine
yards.

The Indians took possession and ran out the clock.

Rekieta finished the game 33-of-54 for 474 yards with four touchdowns.
He set a new school record for single game yards and had the second most single game attempts and completions. His 477 passing and rushing yards eclipse Brian Mitchell's school record of 476 total yards set in 1987.

Stamps hauled in eight passes for 198 yards, finishing as the 2nd highest total in school history.

The Cajuns never led, but came back to tie the score three times. The last time came with the Indians leading 42-28.

Rekieta threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Josh Joerg to pull the
hosts within a touchdown, 42-35. The score capped a five-play, 66-yard
drive in 2:02.

The Cajuns tied the game with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Rekieta to Bill Sampy. The eight-play, 57-yard drive consumed 1:59 and left 5:23 on the clock.

ULM regained the lead with a 31-yard field goal by Tyler Kuecker. The
score was set-up by a 42-yard pass by wide receiver Floyd Smith to Mack Vincent on third-and-12 from the Indians 24-yard line.

Louisiana-Monroe walked the opening drive 80 yards on 12 plays in 4:09
to take a 7-0 lead on a 15-yard touchdown run by Kevin Payne.

Rekieta was intercepted at the UL Monroe 10-yard line on the Cajuns
first possession.

UL Lafayette got on the board five minutes into the second quarter.
Stamps hauled in a 28-yard pass from Rekieta. Stamps made a fantastic leaping catch in the back of the end zone while dragging his left foot at the back line to tie the score at 7-7.

The Indians answered quickly, marching 80 yards in four plays. The 1:11 drive ended with a 35-yard halfback option pass from Payne to Vincent.

Rekieta was intercepted at the Cajuns 28-yard line on the next series, giving the Indians excellent field position. UL Lafayette held the
Indians to only two yards through three downs, but Steven Jyles connected on a 19-yard pass with Roshon Jacobs on fourth-and-eight. Jyles then threw a scoring strike to Vincent to put the visitors ahead 21-7.

Jyles extended ULM's lead to 28-7 with a 64-yard touchdown run with only two minutes remaining in the second quarter.

The Cajuns stormed back with an 11-play, 75-yard drive in 1:47. Rekieta completed a 17-yard pass to Kemmie Lewis, before completing a pair of
21-yard strikes to Stamps. The later completion brought the Cajuns to
the Indians one-yard line with 20 seconds left in the half. Rekieta's
quarterback sneak put UL Lafayette into the endzone and down just 14
points going into the locker room.

UL Lafayette opened the second half with a nine-play, 76-yard drive,
needing only two minutes to hit the endzone. The drives key play came
on a 23-yard completion from Rekieta to Stamps down to the Indians
one-yard line. Chester Johnson scored his first touchdown of the season with a one-yard plunge.

The Cajuns next possession saw Rekieta find Stamps once again. Stamps caught a 20-yard out-and-up on the left side, then made a few moves and cut back to the middle racing untouched to pay dirt for a 64-yard touchdown. Sean Comiskey's extra point tied the score at 28-28.

Louisiana-Monroe regained the lead on their next possession. The Indians needed 1:57 to travel 74 yards on six plays. Jason Schule's one-yard plunge made the score 35-28 in favor of ULM.

After the Cajuns failed on fourth-and-one, ULM took control, marching 52
yards on eight plays. Following a sack, the Indians ran the ball five
straight times for 51 yards down to the Cajuns five-yard line. Payne
followed with a three-yard touchdown run to up the ULM lead to 42-28.

Cajuns' Homecoming Rally Falls Short, 45-42 to Louisiana-Monroe

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