Louisiana Cruises to 40-0 Win Over Lamar

Lafayette, La. - Louisiana’s defense forced four turnovers and Brett Baer kicked four field goals as the Ragin’Cajuns dumped the Lamar Cardinals 40-0 in impressive fashion at Cajun Field Saturday night.

The Cajuns set the tone in the game from The Opening kick-off as Darryl Surgent returned Lamar’s Justin Stout’s kick 41 yards to the UL 42 yard-line. Blaine Gautier would hit tight-end Jacob Maxwell for 16-yard pass on the first play of the Cajuns possession. The Cajuns offensive drive would stall after 2 incomplete passes from Gautier and a 2-yard run from Alonzo Harris.

Senior Brett Baer would come on to nail a 52-yard field goal, the longest of his career and would later add three more to break a school record with 15 consecutive field goals.

The first UL possession that ended on Brett Baer’s 52-yard field goal was the first of eight straight scoring possessions by the Cajun’s offense during the first half.

The Cajuns momentum would continue on Lamar’s first offensive possession as Cardinal quarterback Mossakowski was sacked on third down by Cajun defensive tackle Justin Hamilton forcing a fumble that was recovered by junior linebacker Justin Anderson.

The Cajuns began their second possession at the Lamar 29 after the fumble recovery by Anderson. Gautier would then lead the offense to another Cajuns score, connecting with Jacob Maxwell on a 2-yard touchdown pass.

UL would go on to add another 30-points on the board before half-time and shut the Lamar Cardinals out in the second-half for the 40-0 victory.

The Louisiana defense forced three fumbles on the day, one apiece from Qyen Griffin, Justin Anderson and Rodney Gillis. Gillis also collected the Cajun’s first interception of the season late in the second quarter.

Blaine Gautier and Terrance Broadway combined for 203 passing yards and Jamal Robinson led the Cajuns receivers with 86-yards in receptions.

The Cajuns defense limited Lamar (0-1) to just 194 yards total offense and limited Cardinals quarterback Ryan Mossakowski to 81 yards on his 12 completions. Featured running back Herschel Sims was held to 42 net yards on 14 carries.

The Cajuns will travel to Troy next weekend to open Sun Belt Conference play against the Trojans. The game will be televised nationwide on ESPN3.com.

Game Notes

Injuries
Running back Montrel Carter left the game with a knee injury and is scheduled for an MRI Sunday or Monday. Wide-receiver Darryl Surgent tweaked a hamstring and was pulled as a precautionary measure.

The victory improved the Ragin’ Cajuns to 10-4 in two seasons under Mark Hudspeth and a perfect 6-0 at Cajun Field during the time.