University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, October 12
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
2-4 , 1-2
0
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24
Appalachian State
4-2 , 2-0
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Appalachian State
10
14
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24
Louisiana
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Cajuns Blanked By Appalachian State, 24-0
10/12/2016 11:36:00 PM | Football
McGuire passes Fenroy in UL career all-purpose yards
LAFAYETTE – Jalin Moore rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries with a pair of touchdowns and Appalachian State scored on its first four possessions of the game in defeating the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 24-0, in a Sun Belt Conference game on Wednesday at Cajun Field.
Taylor Lamb completed 15 of 26 passes for 201 yards and a score as Appalachian State (4-2, 2-0 SBC) handed Louisiana (2-4, 1-2 SBC) its first shutout at home since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002.
App State opened the game with a 56-yard pass from Lamb to Shaedon Meadors to the UL 2 before Moore scored on the following play. After taking over at its own 4 after a punt by Steven Coutts, the Mountaineers drove 92 yards in 11 plays with Michael Rubino booting a 21-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 5:13 remaining in the first quarter.
Moore added a 41-yard TD run in the second quarter for a 17-0 lead before Lamb connected with Collin Reed for an 8-yard scoring pass giving Appalachian State a 24-0 lead with 5:43 remaining in the first half.
Elijah McGuire gained 43 yards rushing for Louisiana and moved past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as the school's all-time leader in all-purpose yards. The senior running back moved past Fenroy on a 13-yard gain in the third quarter and increased his career total to 5,236.
Al Riles had six receptions to lead the Ragin' Cajuns with Michael Jacquet grabbing a season-high five passes. Denarious Howard led Louisiana with six tackles and an interception with Reggie Miles posting five tackles in his first career start.
Louisiana will return to action on Oct. 22 when it travels to face Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
NOTES FROM THE APPALACHIAN STATE GAME
• Captains for the game were Al Riles (WR), Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Taboris Lee (DL).
• Reggie Miles (DB) earned his first career start.
• Appalachian State won coin toss and deferred to second half (Cajuns now 2-4 on coin toss).
• Terrence Jones (DE) makes his debut after season-ending injuries to David Lemoto, LaDarrius Kidd at NMSU. Jones is the 29th player to see his first action in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform in 2016.
• Denarius Howard grabbed his first interception of the season in second quarter.
• Louisiana was shut out in the first half for the first time since Nov. 28, 2015 at Appalachian State (trailed 14-0).
• Louisiana was shut for the first time since a 55-0 loss to No. 25 Nebraska on Sept. 26, 2009.
• The shut out was the first for the Ragin' Cajuns at Cajun Field since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002 - a span of 79 games.
• Levarious Varnado's 35-yard punt return in the third quarter was the longest of the season (previous was 7 yards by Gary Haynes vs. South Alabama).
• Elijah McGuire's 13-yard run in the third quarter moved him past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as UL's all-time leader in all-purpose yards.
• Tabors Lee recorded his first sack of the season in the third quarter.
Taylor Lamb completed 15 of 26 passes for 201 yards and a score as Appalachian State (4-2, 2-0 SBC) handed Louisiana (2-4, 1-2 SBC) its first shutout at home since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002.
App State opened the game with a 56-yard pass from Lamb to Shaedon Meadors to the UL 2 before Moore scored on the following play. After taking over at its own 4 after a punt by Steven Coutts, the Mountaineers drove 92 yards in 11 plays with Michael Rubino booting a 21-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 5:13 remaining in the first quarter.
Moore added a 41-yard TD run in the second quarter for a 17-0 lead before Lamb connected with Collin Reed for an 8-yard scoring pass giving Appalachian State a 24-0 lead with 5:43 remaining in the first half.
Elijah McGuire gained 43 yards rushing for Louisiana and moved past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as the school's all-time leader in all-purpose yards. The senior running back moved past Fenroy on a 13-yard gain in the third quarter and increased his career total to 5,236.
Al Riles had six receptions to lead the Ragin' Cajuns with Michael Jacquet grabbing a season-high five passes. Denarious Howard led Louisiana with six tackles and an interception with Reggie Miles posting five tackles in his first career start.
Louisiana will return to action on Oct. 22 when it travels to face Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
NOTES FROM THE APPALACHIAN STATE GAME
• Captains for the game were Al Riles (WR), Otha Peters (LB), Elijah McGuire (RB), Taboris Lee (DL).
• Reggie Miles (DB) earned his first career start.
• Appalachian State won coin toss and deferred to second half (Cajuns now 2-4 on coin toss).
• Terrence Jones (DE) makes his debut after season-ending injuries to David Lemoto, LaDarrius Kidd at NMSU. Jones is the 29th player to see his first action in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform in 2016.
• Denarius Howard grabbed his first interception of the season in second quarter.
• Louisiana was shut out in the first half for the first time since Nov. 28, 2015 at Appalachian State (trailed 14-0).
• Louisiana was shut for the first time since a 55-0 loss to No. 25 Nebraska on Sept. 26, 2009.
• The shut out was the first for the Ragin' Cajuns at Cajun Field since a 27-0 loss to North Texas on Oct. 26, 2002 - a span of 79 games.
• Levarious Varnado's 35-yard punt return in the third quarter was the longest of the season (previous was 7 yards by Gary Haynes vs. South Alabama).
• Elijah McGuire's 13-yard run in the third quarter moved him past Tyrell Fenroy (5,231 yards, 2005-08) as UL's all-time leader in all-purpose yards.
• Tabors Lee recorded his first sack of the season in the third quarter.
Team Stats
APP
LA
Total Yards
372
267
Pass Yards
201
128
Rushing Yards
171
139
Penalty Yards
50
65
1st Downs
20
16
3rd Downs
5
7
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
31:42
28:18
1st Quarter
APP 7, LA 0
APP - Moore, Jalin 2 yd run (Rubino, Michael kick), 2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:27
APP 10, LA 0
APP - Rubino, Michael 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 92 yards, TOP 5:56
2nd Quarter
APP 17, LA 0
APP - Moore, Jalin 41 yd run (Rubino, Michael kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:03
APP 24, LA 0
APP - Reed, Collin 8 yd pass from Lamb, Taylor (Rubino, Michael kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:04
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
19
TD
0
YDS
121
INT
0
CMP
2
TD
0
YDS
7
INT
0
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