Louisiana-Lafayette 38, Arkansas State 18
Associated Press
LAFAYETTE, La. - Ben Wooldridge passed for 315 yards and five touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette never trailed in the Ragin' Cajuns' 38-18 win over Arkansas State.
Dontae Fleming had six receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns and Jacob Bernard added 97 yards receiving and a TD on five catches for Louisiana (4-3, 2-2 Sun Belt).
Kenneth Almendares kicked a 43-yard field goal to open the scoring with about 5 minutes to go in the first quarter and Fleming's first touchdown - a 5-yarder - made it 10-0 going into the second.
Dominic Zvada got Arkansas State (2-6, 1-4) on the board with a 43-yard field goal before AJ Mayer threw a 27-yard TD pass to Seydou Traore with 6:28 to go in the first half but Zavada's PAT attempt was blocked and the Red Wolves trailed 10-9. Bernard answered with a 45-yard scoring reception less than 2 minutes later and Fleming added a 55-yard TD catch that made it 24-9 just before halftime.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
ArkSt | UL-Laf |
| UL-Laf |
FG |
4:50 |
Kenneth Almendares 43 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
0:13 |
Dontae Fleming 7 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
0 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
ArkSt | UL-Laf |
| ArkSt |
FG |
8:58 |
Dominic Zvada 43 yd FG |
3 |
10 |
| ArkSt |
TD |
6:28 |
Seydou Traore 27 yd pass from AJ Mayer (blocked XP) |
9 |
10 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
4:36 |
Jacob Bernard 45 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
9 |
17 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
1:14 |
Dontae Fleming 55 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
9 |
24 |
| Third Quarter |
ArkSt | UL-Laf |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
11:34 |
Michael Jefferson 36 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
9 |
31 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
6:57 |
Neal Johnson 13 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
9 |
38 |
| ArkSt |
FG |
1:59 |
Dominic Zvada 33 yd FG |
12 |
38 |
| Fourth Quarter |
ArkSt | UL-Laf |
| ArkSt |
TD |
2:02 |
Dane Motley 12 yd fumble return (failed 2pt pass) |
18 |
38 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Arkansas State |
Louisiana |
| First downs |
13 |
27 |
| Rushing |
3 |
14 |
| Passing |
8 |
12 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
0-11, 0% |
10-18, 56% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
21-82 |
50-206 |
| Passing Yards |
189 |
316 |
| Return Yards |
21 |
39 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
13-32-1 |
21-37-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--10 |
2--13 |
| Punts |
9 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
45.7 |
40.8 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-74 |
8-60 |
| Time of Possession |
22:12 |
37:48 |
| Arkansas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Mayer |
8 |
23 |
155 |
1 |
1 |
| J. Dailey |
5 |
9 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Wooldridge |
21 |
34 |
316 |
5 |
0 |
| Z. Chriss |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Cross |
6 |
33 |
5.5 |
0 |
| A. Mayer |
8 |
30 |
3.8 |
0 |
| M. Sharpe II |
6 |
23 |
3.8 |
0 |
| J. Dailey |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Williams |
11 |
58 |
5.3 |
0 |
| J. Kibodi |
12 |
54 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Z. Perry |
11 |
48 |
4.4 |
0 |
| D. Washington |
11 |
48 |
4.4 |
0 |
| B. Wooldridge |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
| L. Legendre |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Z. McDonald |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Jenkins |
3 |
61 |
20.3 |
0 |
| S. Traore |
3 |
58 |
19.3 |
1 |
| J. Foreman |
3 |
55 |
18.3 |
0 |
| J. Cross |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| K. Waleed |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| R. Ealy |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Bernard |
5 |
97 |
19.4 |
1 |
| D. Fleming |
6 |
81 |
13.5 |
2 |
| M. Jefferson |
1 |
36 |
36.0 |
1 |
| N. Johnson |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
1 |
| E. Rogers, Jr. |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
0 |
| J. Lumpkin |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| P. LeBlanc |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| J. Kibodi |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| D. Washington |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| T. Williams |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Louisiana Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| B. Trahan |
1 |
0 |
| Arkansas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Hanson |
6 |
271 |
45.2 |
| W. Przystup |
3 |
140 |
46.7 |
| Louisiana Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Byrns |
5 |
204 |
40.8 |
| Arkansas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Flemings |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
| Louisiana Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Garror |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
| Arkansas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Flemings |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| R. Ealy |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| J. Lang |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
| Louisiana Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Fleming |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Arkansas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Louisiana Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
