Chandler Fields accounts for 3 TDs; Louisiana-Lafayette bowl eligible with 52-21 rout of UL Monroe
Chandler Fields leads Cajuns to big win
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns become bowl eligible with dominating win over UL Monroe.
LAFAYETTE, La. -- — Chandler Fields accounted for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette became bowl eligible with its 52-21 rout of UL Monroe on Saturday.
Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference) will play in a bowl game for a school-record sixth consecutive year.
Fields opened the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter and then led four scoring drives of at least 47 yards in the second. Fields' 24-yard touchdown pass to Neal Johnson just before halftime gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 31-14 lead.
Field hit Johnson again with a TD pass, a 28-yarder, early in the third. Fields finished 18-of-20 passing for 246 yards.
The Ragin' Cajuns ran for 230 of their 476 total yards of offense. Elijah Davis led with 109 yards rushing and a 10-yard score.
Jiya Wright had a short-yardage touchdown run and Dylan Howell scored on fumble recovery in the first half for UL Monroe (2-10, 0-8). Blake Murphy added a fourth-quarter touchdown pass for the Warhawks.
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Game Information
2023 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Appalachian State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Texas State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| South Alabama | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Arkansas State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Louisiana | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| UL Monroe | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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