University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-6 , 3-4
Florida State
8-3 , 5-3
No. 20 Florida State Runs Past Louisiana, 49-17
11/19/2022 2:42:00 PM | Football
Louisiana concludes regular season; can earn bowl eligibility on Nov. 26 at Texas State
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Quarterback Jordan Travis threw for one TD and rushed for a pair as FSU (8-3) built a 35-0 lead in the second quarter before Louisiana (5-6) scored on the final play of the half on Kenneth Almendares' 24-yard field goal.
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Chandler Fields, earning the start in place of an injured Ben Wooldridge, completed 19 of 36 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown – the first allowed by the Seminole defense in their last three games dating back to a 41-16 win over Georgia Tech on Oct. 29.
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Fields led a 12-play, 64-yard drive for Louisiana in the fourth quarter which was capped by his 5-yard TD pass to Michael Jefferson in the back of the end zone. The signal-caller then capped an 8-play, 64-yard drive with a 5-yard scoring run around the left side.
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Dre'Lyn Washington rushed for a team-high 57 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns while Jefferson caught six passes for 60 yards. Jourdan Quibodeaux tallied 12 stops to lead Louisiana while Tyrone Lewis, Jr., registered a career-high nine stops.
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The Ragin' Cajuns picked up 172 of its 291 yards of total offense in the second half while Florida State finished with 440 yards, including 251 on the ground.
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Louisiana will wrap up the regular season on Saturday (Nov. 26) when it concludes Sun Belt Conference play at Texas State. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. and will be shown live on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
LA 0, FSU 7
FSU - Ward,Treshaun 36 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:31
LA 0, FSU 14
FSU - Travis,Jordan 3 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:25
LA 0, FSU 21
FSU - Travis,Jordan 13 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 02:25
LA 0, FSU 28
FSU - Ward,Treshaun 1 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:25
LA 0, FSU 35
FSU - McClain,Malik 9 yd pass from Travis,Jordan (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:49
LA 3, FSU 35
LA - Almendares,Kenneth 24 yd field goal 14 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:14
LA 3, FSU 42
FSU - Benson,Trey 2 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:04
LA 3, FSU 49
FSU - Douglas,Markeston 16 yd pass from Duffy,AJ (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 3 plays, 18 yards, TOP 01:29
LA 10, FSU 49
LA - Jefferson,Michael 5 yd pass from Fields,Chandler (Almendares,Kenneth kick) 12 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:44
LA 17, FSU 49
LA - Fields,Chandler 5 yd run (Almendares,Kenneth kick), 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:12
