University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, August 30
Lafayette
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
1-0
45
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6
Southern
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Southern
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Cajuns Roll To 45-6 Win Over Southern In Season Opener
8/30/2014 11:01:00 PM | Football
Broadway throws for 237 yards and three touchdowns
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| Louisiana player quotes | Mark Hudspeth quotes | Southern quotes
LAFAYETTE – In front of 36,170 fans, the third-largest crowd ever to witness a Cajun Football game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns opened up the 2014 season Saturday night with a dominant 45-6 victory over Southern.
The Cajuns (1-0) totaled 512 yards of offense on the night compared to Southern's 279. Senior quarterback Terrance Broadway went 20-for-32 with 237 yards and four touchdowns, one rushing. Senior wide receiver Jamal Robinson led Louisiana with 112 receiving yards on five catches and two touchdowns. On the ground, sophomore running back Elijah McGuire recorded 129 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown. Defensively, senior linebacker Trae Johnson led the Cajuns with eight tackles, seven being solo, while senior linebacker Boris Anyama and sophomore linebacker Kevin Fouquier posted five solo tackles apiece.
In the first quarter, the Cajuns struck first with 6:12 to go in the period after a 31-yard field goal from senior kicker Hunter Stover for a 3-0 Louisiana advantage. After Southern (0-1) missed a 29-yard attempt, the Cajuns reached the endzone for the first time on their next possession as McGuire capped off a six-play, 80-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown run with 2:27 remaining in the quarter.
The Louisiana defense continued to cause the Jaguars problems, forcing back-to-back three-and-outs before the Cajuns extended their lead. Broadway recorded his first touchdown of the evening with 12:11 left in the half as he found Robinson for a 32-yard touchdown to make it 17-0.
Louisiana stretched it to 24-0 midway through the second period as sophomore wide receiver Jared Johnson caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Broadway with 7:35 remaining in the half. One play that highlighted the second quarter for Louisiana was senior punter Daniel Cadona's 77-yard bomb that went for a touchback a few minutes before halftime.
The Jaguars got on the board halfway through the third period with a 10-play, 80-yard drive as quarterback Austin Howard found tight end Bradley Coleman from 23 yards out for a 24-6 score after the missed extra point.
The Ragin' Cajuns didn't allow Southern to get any closer in the game with a score on their next possession. After senior running back Alonzo Harris converted a fourth-and-one with a rush up the middle, Broadway tallied his third score of the contest with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Robinson to make it 31-6 with 4:37 remaining in the third quarter.
McGuire began the fourth quarter for the Cajuns with a 46-yard run to the Southern 13 before Broadway found the endzone two plays later with an eight-yard touchdown run one minute into the period, extending Louisiana's advantage to 38-6.
Facing a fourth-and-goal, sophomore quarterback Brooks Haack added a score for the Cajuns late in the game with a two-yard pass to junior running back Torrey Pierce for a 45-6 final.
Louisiana returns to action next Saturday when the Ragin' Cajuns host Louisiana Tech in a 6 p.m. game at Cajun Field.
| Louisiana player quotes | Mark Hudspeth quotes | Southern quotes
LAFAYETTE – In front of 36,170 fans, the third-largest crowd ever to witness a Cajun Football game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns opened up the 2014 season Saturday night with a dominant 45-6 victory over Southern.
The Cajuns (1-0) totaled 512 yards of offense on the night compared to Southern's 279. Senior quarterback Terrance Broadway went 20-for-32 with 237 yards and four touchdowns, one rushing. Senior wide receiver Jamal Robinson led Louisiana with 112 receiving yards on five catches and two touchdowns. On the ground, sophomore running back Elijah McGuire recorded 129 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown. Defensively, senior linebacker Trae Johnson led the Cajuns with eight tackles, seven being solo, while senior linebacker Boris Anyama and sophomore linebacker Kevin Fouquier posted five solo tackles apiece.
In the first quarter, the Cajuns struck first with 6:12 to go in the period after a 31-yard field goal from senior kicker Hunter Stover for a 3-0 Louisiana advantage. After Southern (0-1) missed a 29-yard attempt, the Cajuns reached the endzone for the first time on their next possession as McGuire capped off a six-play, 80-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown run with 2:27 remaining in the quarter.
The Louisiana defense continued to cause the Jaguars problems, forcing back-to-back three-and-outs before the Cajuns extended their lead. Broadway recorded his first touchdown of the evening with 12:11 left in the half as he found Robinson for a 32-yard touchdown to make it 17-0.
Louisiana stretched it to 24-0 midway through the second period as sophomore wide receiver Jared Johnson caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Broadway with 7:35 remaining in the half. One play that highlighted the second quarter for Louisiana was senior punter Daniel Cadona's 77-yard bomb that went for a touchback a few minutes before halftime.
The Jaguars got on the board halfway through the third period with a 10-play, 80-yard drive as quarterback Austin Howard found tight end Bradley Coleman from 23 yards out for a 24-6 score after the missed extra point.
The Ragin' Cajuns didn't allow Southern to get any closer in the game with a score on their next possession. After senior running back Alonzo Harris converted a fourth-and-one with a rush up the middle, Broadway tallied his third score of the contest with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Robinson to make it 31-6 with 4:37 remaining in the third quarter.
McGuire began the fourth quarter for the Cajuns with a 46-yard run to the Southern 13 before Broadway found the endzone two plays later with an eight-yard touchdown run one minute into the period, extending Louisiana's advantage to 38-6.
Facing a fourth-and-goal, sophomore quarterback Brooks Haack added a score for the Cajuns late in the game with a two-yard pass to junior running back Torrey Pierce for a 45-6 final.
Louisiana returns to action next Saturday when the Ragin' Cajuns host Louisiana Tech in a 6 p.m. game at Cajun Field.
Team Stats
SUBR
UL
Total Yards
279
512
Pass Yards
202
264
Rushing Yards
77
248
Penalty Yards
35
30
1st Downs
14
28
3rd Downs
7
7
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
30:19
29:41
1st Quarter
SUBR 0, UL 3
UL - Stover, Hunter 31 yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:52
SUBR 0, UL 10
UL - McGuire, Elijah 8 yd run (Stover, Hunter kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:40
2nd Quarter
SUBR 0, UL 17
UL - Robinson, Jamal 32 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Stover, Hunter kick) 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 0:58
SUBR 0, UL 24
UL - Johnson, Jared 13 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Stover, Hunter kick) 6 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:09
3rd Quarter
SUBR 6, UL 24
SUBR - Coleman, B. 23 yd pass from Howard, A. (Yonke, K. kickfailed) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:13
SUBR 6, UL 31
UL - Robinson, Jamal 7 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Stover, Hunter kick) 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:17
4th Quarter
SUBR 6, UL 38
UL - Broadway, T. 8 yd run (Stover, Hunter kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:08
SUBR 6, UL 45
UL - Pettis, Larry 2 yd pass from Haack, Brooks (Stover, Hunter kick) 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:53
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
20
TD
3
YDS
237
INT
2
CMP
4
TD
1
YDS
27
INT
0
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