University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, November 5
Lafayette
4 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
3-5 , 2-3
13
vs
23
Idaho
5-4 , 3-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Idaho
10
7
3
3
23
Louisiana
3
10
0
0
13
Team Stats
IDAHO
LA
Total Yards
384
266
Pass Yards
227
161
Rushing Yards
157
105
Penalty Yards
45
29
1st Downs
22
18
3rd Downs
7
6
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
32:32
27:28
1st Quarter
IDAHO 7, LA 0
IDAHO - Brantley, D 1 yd run (Rehkow, Austin kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:45
IDAHO 7, LA 3
LA - Artigue, Stevie 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:02
IDAHO 10, LA 3
IDAHO - Rehkow, Austin 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:22
2nd Quarter
IDAHO 10, LA 10
LA - Jennings, A. 3 yd run (Artigue, Stevie kick), 17 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:20
IDAHO 17, LA 10
IDAHO - Saunders, I 1 yd run (Rehkow, Austin kick), 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 4:24
IDAHO 17, LA 13
LA - Artigue, Stevie 29 yd field goal 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:05
3rd Quarter
IDAHO 20, LA 13
IDAHO - Rehkow, Austin 50 yd field goal 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:33
4th Quarter
IDAHO 23, LA 13
IDAHO - Rehkow, Austin 44 yd field goal 9 plays, 33 yards, TOP 5:32
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
17
TD
0
YDS
161
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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OL
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WR
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QB
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RB
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LB
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RB
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Ragin' Cajuns Edged by Vandals on Homecoming Day
11/5/2016 9:35:00 PM | Football
LAFAYETTE – Led by 227 yards passing from Matt Linehan and 86 yards gained on the ground by Isaiah Saunders the Idaho Vandals came away with a 23-13 win over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Homecoming Day at Cajun Field.
The Vandals (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) scored on the game's opening drive and wouldn't relinquish the lead. The Ragin' Cajuns (3-5, 2-3 Sun Belt) forged a 10-all tie at 13:31 of the second quarter, but a touchdown run by Saunders at 8:57 returned the lead to Idaho for good.
Idaho sealed the triumph by posting a shutout in the second half. The Vandals defense limited the Ragin' Cajuns offense to 95 yards in the final 30 minutes.
The loss prevented Louisiana from evening its record, while Idaho picked up its first win in Lafayette.
Anthony Jennings completed 17-of-30 passes for 161 yards, Elijah McGuire accumulated 55 yards on the ground and Michael Jacquet posted 77 yards receiving to lead the Ragin' Cajuns. Al Riles caught three passes to extend his string of consecutive games with a reception to 24 (dates back to 2014).
The Ragin' Cajuns defense did not allow a touchdown in the second half for the third straight game.
Linenhan completed four passes and had a key 21-yard scramble during the Vandals 12-play march that covered 75 yards on the opening drive and ended with a touchdown run by Denzal Brantley for a 7-0 lead.
Jennings connected with Jacquet for a 52-yard completion on the Ragin' Cajuns first play from scrimmage. That led to a 37-yard field goal make by Stevie Artigue, which put the hosts on the board at 8:13 of the first quarter.
After holding the Vandals to a field goal, Louisiana converted three times on third down and once on fourth down during a 17-play scoring drive to pull even at 10-all. Back-to-back runs by Jordan Wright that totaled 14 yards put the Ragin' Cajuns in a goal-line situation, then Jennings plunged in from three yards out for the score.
The Vandals took advantage of a short field, after a 39-yard punt by Steve Coutts rolled out-of-bounds at the Idaho 49, to snap the tie. The visitors entered the red zone after converting on third down with a 12-yard pass from Linehan to Alfonso Onunwor, moved to the UL 5 with an 11-yard completion and scored on Saunders' touchdown run at 8:57.
Jennings marched the Ragin' Cajuns into Idaho territory with a 17-yard scamper and a facemask penalty moved the squad deeper, but the Vandals bottled up McGuire on first down at the 13-yard line and back-to-back incomplete passes forced Louisiana to settle for a field goal with 28 seconds remaining before halftime.
A pair of second-half field goals by Austin Rehkow would be the only scoring by either team the remainder of the contest.
NOTES FROM THE IDAHO GAME
• First meeting between the Ragin' Cajuns and Vandals since 2004
• Captains were Al Riles (WR), Reggie Miles (DB), T.J. Posey (LB) and Grant Horst (OL).
• Louisiana won the toss (now 4-4 on the season) and deferred to second half.
• Michael Jacquet's 52-yard reception on the Ragin' Cajuns first play from scrimmage was his longest of the season (previous was 39 yards at Texas State).
• Anthony Jennings' 3-yard TD run in the second quarter caps a 17-play scoring drive – the longest scoring drive for the Cajuns in 2016.
• Jennings' 17-yard run in the second quarter matched his longest run of the season.
• Steven Coutts' 68-yard punt in the third quarter was a career-best (had two punts of 64 yards entering game).
#GeauxCajuns
The Vandals (5-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) scored on the game's opening drive and wouldn't relinquish the lead. The Ragin' Cajuns (3-5, 2-3 Sun Belt) forged a 10-all tie at 13:31 of the second quarter, but a touchdown run by Saunders at 8:57 returned the lead to Idaho for good.
Idaho sealed the triumph by posting a shutout in the second half. The Vandals defense limited the Ragin' Cajuns offense to 95 yards in the final 30 minutes.
The loss prevented Louisiana from evening its record, while Idaho picked up its first win in Lafayette.
Anthony Jennings completed 17-of-30 passes for 161 yards, Elijah McGuire accumulated 55 yards on the ground and Michael Jacquet posted 77 yards receiving to lead the Ragin' Cajuns. Al Riles caught three passes to extend his string of consecutive games with a reception to 24 (dates back to 2014).
The Ragin' Cajuns defense did not allow a touchdown in the second half for the third straight game.
Linenhan completed four passes and had a key 21-yard scramble during the Vandals 12-play march that covered 75 yards on the opening drive and ended with a touchdown run by Denzal Brantley for a 7-0 lead.
Jennings connected with Jacquet for a 52-yard completion on the Ragin' Cajuns first play from scrimmage. That led to a 37-yard field goal make by Stevie Artigue, which put the hosts on the board at 8:13 of the first quarter.
After holding the Vandals to a field goal, Louisiana converted three times on third down and once on fourth down during a 17-play scoring drive to pull even at 10-all. Back-to-back runs by Jordan Wright that totaled 14 yards put the Ragin' Cajuns in a goal-line situation, then Jennings plunged in from three yards out for the score.
The Vandals took advantage of a short field, after a 39-yard punt by Steve Coutts rolled out-of-bounds at the Idaho 49, to snap the tie. The visitors entered the red zone after converting on third down with a 12-yard pass from Linehan to Alfonso Onunwor, moved to the UL 5 with an 11-yard completion and scored on Saunders' touchdown run at 8:57.
Jennings marched the Ragin' Cajuns into Idaho territory with a 17-yard scamper and a facemask penalty moved the squad deeper, but the Vandals bottled up McGuire on first down at the 13-yard line and back-to-back incomplete passes forced Louisiana to settle for a field goal with 28 seconds remaining before halftime.
A pair of second-half field goals by Austin Rehkow would be the only scoring by either team the remainder of the contest.
NOTES FROM THE IDAHO GAME
• First meeting between the Ragin' Cajuns and Vandals since 2004
• Captains were Al Riles (WR), Reggie Miles (DB), T.J. Posey (LB) and Grant Horst (OL).
• Louisiana won the toss (now 4-4 on the season) and deferred to second half.
• Michael Jacquet's 52-yard reception on the Ragin' Cajuns first play from scrimmage was his longest of the season (previous was 39 yards at Texas State).
• Anthony Jennings' 3-yard TD run in the second quarter caps a 17-play scoring drive – the longest scoring drive for the Cajuns in 2016.
• Jennings' 17-yard run in the second quarter matched his longest run of the season.
• Steven Coutts' 68-yard punt in the third quarter was a career-best (had two punts of 64 yards entering game).
#GeauxCajuns
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