Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Chandler Fields

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Louisiana completed another 10-win season as a warm-up for their appearance in the Sun Belt Conference title game, besting UL-Monroe 30-16 on Saturday. UL-Monroe was thwarted in seeking bowl eligibility in both teams’ regular-season finales.

Louisiana managed to win without QB Ben Woolridge, who previously suffered a broken collarbone, and backup Chandler Fields took over and picked up the victory.

Louisiana (10-2, 7-1 in Sun Belt) has already clinched its division and will face either Marshall or Georgia Southern in the SBC title game. The Ragin’ Cajuns posted three consecutive 10-win seasons from 2019 through 2021. UL-Monroe (5-7, 3-5) has only appeared in one bowl game and will not appear in one for 2024 despite a 5-1 start.

Louisiana vs. Louisiana-Monroe Box Score

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Louisiana 6 7 7 17 37
ULM 3 10 3 7 23

Louisiana Passing Stats

Player Comp. Att. Yards Pass TDs
Chander Fields 17 26 188 2

Louisiana Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player Rushes Yards Rush TDs Rec Yards Rec TDs
Zylan Perry 19 150 2 0 0 0
Bill Davis 17 78 1 1 3 0
Chandler Fields 6 -3 0 0 0 0
Lance LeGendre 0 0 0 4 34 1
Terrance Carter 0 0 0 2 27 0
Robert Williams 0 0 0 2 37 0
Harvey Broussard 0 0 0 2 32 0
Tavion Smith 0 0 0 2 11 1
Jacob Bernard 0 0 0 3 42 0
Caden Jensen 0 0 0 1 2 0

Louisiana Kicking Stats

Player XP-XPA FG-FGA Long
Kenneth Almendares 4 for 5 1 for 1 26

Louisiana-Monroe Passing Stats

Player Comp. Att. Yards Pass TDs
Aidan Armenta 15 31 168 1

Louisiana-Monroe Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player Rushes Yards Rush TDs Rec Yards Rec TDs
Ahmad Hardy 28 172 1 1 11 0
Jake Godfrey 1 22 0 2 6 0
James Jones 2 5 0 0 0 0
Rylan Green 0 0 0 1 23 0
Artis Cole 0 0 0 3 24 0
Julian Nixon 0 0 0 2 25 0
Nate Sullivan Jr. 0 0 0 2 39 0
Tyler Griffin 0 0 0 2 37 1
Davon Wells 0 0 0 2 3 0
Aidan Armenta 5 -32 0 0 0 0

Louisiana-Monroe Kicking Stats

Player XP-XPA FG-FGA Long
Max Larson 3 for 3 2 for 2 47

Louisiana-Monroe scored first on a short field goal, but after a turnover, Zylan Perry gave Louisiana the lead with a one-yard TD score late in the first quarter. ULM took the advantage back on a seven-yard pass from QB Aidan Armenta to Tyler Griffin. But an 88-yard drive from Louisiana reclaimed the lead on a six-yard pass to Lance LeGenre from Fields. Louisiana never trailed again.

ULM made a long field goal to tie the game just before the half, but Louisiana leaped to a 30-16 lead in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks cut the lead to 30-23 on an eight-yard run by Ahmad Hardy, but could not pull any closer.

Again, Louisiana moves on to the Sun Belt conference title game and then a bowl. Louisiana-Monroe came up a game short of bowl eligibility.

  • Louisiana-Monroe: 25-yard field goal by Max Larson, 3-0, 7:26 remaining in 1st quarter
  • Louisiana: 1-yard TD run by Zylan Perry (XPT by Almendares blocked), 6-3, 2:14 remaining in 1st quarter
  • Louisiana-Monroe: 7-yard TD pass to Tyler Griffin from Aidan Armenta (Larson XPT), 10-6, 10:23 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Louisiana: 6-yard TD pass to Lance LeGendre from Chandler Fields (Almendares XPT), 13-10, 4:03 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Louisiana-Monroe: 47-yard field goal by Max Larson, 13-13, 0:19 remaining in 2nd quarter
  • Louisiana: 4-yard TD pass to Tavion Smith from Chandler Fields (Almendares XPT), 20-13, 11:09 remaining in 3rd quarter
  • Louisiana-Monroe: 29-yard field goal by Max Larson, 20-16,, 2:32 remaining in 3rd quarter
  • Louisiana: 7-yard TD run by Zylan Perry (Almendares XPT), 27-16, 11:30 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Louisiana: 26-yard field goal by Kenneth Almendares, 30-16, 6:07 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Louisiana-Monroe: 8-yard TD run by Ahmad Hardy (Larson XPT), 30-23, 3:52 remaining in 4th quarter
  • Louisiana: 24-yard TD run by Bill Davis (Almendares XPT), 37-23, 1:05 remaining in 4th quarter