Big Plays Lead to Cajun Win

Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns road the back of junior quarterback Michael Desormeaux to win their first game of the season, 38-29 over North Texas at Cajun Field.

Desormeaux scored four times for Louisiana (1-5, 1-1 SBC), with two rushing and two passing touchdowns. He finished the night with 18 carries for 150 yards and 10-of-20 passing for 114 yards.

Desormeaux accounted for the first score by the Cajun offense at the 7:46 mark in the first quarter, as Desormeaux hit WR Derik Smith with a 24-yard touchdown pass, giving the Cajuns a 7-0 lead.

Desormeaux's second score came on the first play of the second half. An inside handoff to Tyrell Fenroy was a fake, as Desormeaux peeled around the left side and raced 73 yards down the field. He broke several tackles along the way and dove into the end zone for a touchdown.

The Junior quarterback would once again find a way to get the ball into the endzone at the end of the third quarter, on a three-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Belton to give UL a 28-19 lead going into the fourth quarter.

The Cajuns used a pair of long passes from Desormeaux to Derrick Smith to set-up the Belton touchdown. After being stuffed in the backfield on the first play of the drive, Desormeaux hit Smith on a 35-yard strike to move the ball into Mean Green territory. Three plays later, the duo combined again for 22 yards to give the Cajuns a first-and-goal from the three-yard line, before the Desormeauxs' touchdown pass to Belton.

The Cajuns would once again find magic in Michael Desormeaux at the end of an 11-play 63-yard drive. Desormeaux finished the drive with a four-yard run – his second rushing touchdown of the game – to put the Cajuns in front 35-26 with 7:16 left to play. UL did all their damage on the ground during the drive, rushing 10 times. Desormeaux had five of those carries for 42 yards, while Abdule Levier added three rushes for 17 yards.

In addition to Desormeaux topping the 100-yard plateau, Tyrell Fenroy ran seven times for 123 yards. The junior running back showed no ill affects from an ankle injury that kept him out of action the last two games.