28

Name: Louisiana goes deep for six
Uploaded: 2021-09-25T22:51:34Z
Duration: 44 s

3-1

Final

GASO

20

1-3

	1	2	3	4	T
UL	0	14	14	0	28
GASO	7	6	0	7	20

Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro


AP	3y
Ragin' Cajuns open Sun Belt play with 28-20 victory
College Football, Georgia Southern Eagles, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns





STATESBORO, Ga. -- — Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette held off Georgia Southern 28-20 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener. Lewis threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Lumpkin and a 46-yarder to Dontae Fleming to extend the Ragin' Cajuns' lead to 28-13 in the third quarter. Gerald Green's 76-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter got the Eagles (1-3, 0-1) within 28-20. Their final possession came with 4:22 to go but the drive died with 44 seconds remaining. Lewis, who also threw a 48-yard score to Michael Jefferson to tie the game at 7, finished 17 of 28 for 249 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-1, 1-0). Emani Bailey had Louisiana-Lafayette's other touchdown on a 3-yard run for a 14-7 lead. Green rushed for three touchdowns and a career-high 186 yards on 18 carries for the Eagles. Justin Tomlin threw for 175 yards with an interception. ----