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Game Report
November 7, 2015


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AJ JEFFERSON'S THIRD QUARTER FUMBLE RECOVERY HELPED DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME
For the first time this season Louisiana won a game by less than two touchdowns as they held on against a tough Troy team to claim a 17-7 win at home.

"They're a good team. Probably the best we've seen. Well coached too." Louisiana head coach Porter Davis said after the game. "We'd seen that they lost a couple close ones but they had a pretty good streak going and most of their wins had been by a good margin. We knew we had to strap up."

The Cajuns struggled offensively, scoring less than 35 points for the first time this season.

"Had some untimely drops here and there and some missed blocks. Took a few sacks we maybe shouldn't have but credit to their scheme and execution as well." said Louisiana's offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said after the win.

The Cajuns' offense put up touchdowns in each of the first two quarters while the defense managed to hold Troy scoreless until the third quarter when true freshman runningback Bryant Williams broke a pair of tackles en route to a 20 yard touchdown. Williams had two consecutive receptions over twenty yards to set up the score.

"Williams had a heck of a game." Davis admitted. "We didn't have an answer for him. Heck of a player."

Louisiana's scores had come via a 17 yard Brooks Haack to James Moody touchdown pass in the first quarter and a three yard Haack run in the second.

Following Williams' score Louisiana ended up punting. After a 12 yard Dallas Tidwell pass to Williams and an incompletion Cajuns linebacker George Williams hit Tidwill on a blitz and forced a fumble. Junior tackle A.J. Jefferson won the race to the ball and recovered it for Louisiana on the Troy 30. The takeaway eventually led to a 24 yard field goal by freshman Jeffrey Yatkowski, who had missed from a similar distance earlier in the game.

After exchanging punts Troy put together a threat after Tidwell completed a pass to Clark Quisenberry for a gain of 33 yards to the Cajuns 2 yard line.

Troy McCollum dropped Tidwell for a loss of one on a scramble then Tidwell lost five on the next play after a poorly executed read option keep.

Tidwell completed a pass to junior fullback Joshua Anderson down to the four yard line.

On fourth and goal Tidwell connected with tight end Tommy Blevins on a drag but George Williams and Jamal Rainey collapsed on him and stopped him on the three yard line. After that Louisiana was able to run out the clock on the legs of runningbacks Kyle Hicks, Effrem Reed and Montrel Carter.
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Scoring
Troy|00|00|07|00|07
ULL|07|07|03|00|17

1Q ULL J. Moody 17 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q ULL B. Haack 3 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
3Q Troy B. Williams 20 Yd run (J. Solomon kick)
3Q ULL J. Yatkowski 23 Yd FG

Key Player Stats
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Passing: B. Haack 12/21 134Yds 1TD 1Int (Rush TD)
Rushing: K. Hicks 16/72, M. Carter 7/48, E. Reed 6/31
Receiving: J. Moody 4/43 1TD, D. Guerrero 1/26, A. Savoie 2/20
Tackles: G. Williams 4, T. McCollum 3, C. Hill 3, A. Jefferson 3, J. Watson 3
Sacks: A. Jefferson 2, G. Williams 1(FF), T. McCollum 1, D. Tovell 1
Interceptions: N/A (A. Jefferson FR)
Special Teams: J. Yatkowski 1/2FG 2/2XP, E. Reed 74 Ret YD

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Passing: D. Tidwell 15/27 178Yds
Rushing: B. Williams 2/25 1TD
Receiving: B. Williams 7/90, C. Quisenberry 3/45, B. Brooks 3/36
Tackles: J. Lofton 9, C. Jones 7, M. Kitchens 6
Sacks: J. Daniels 1, J. Jean 1, T. Roberts 1
Interceptions: C. Davis 1
Special Teams: J. Solomon 1/1XP, Z. Carey 5 Punts 179Yds, B. Burks 23 Ret YD

Key ULL Defensive Stats
Points Allowed: 7
First Downs: 7
Total/Rush/Pass Yards: 175/-3/178
Takeaways: 1
Sacks: 3

Coach Davis' Take
Gritty win against a really good team. We missed some plays but we made the plays we had to when it mattered and we came away with the win today. I definitely saw some players growing out there today.

Coach Davis' Player of the Game
LB G. Williams - 4Tkl, 2TFL, 1Sck, 1FF, Tackle on 4th and goal
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SKIP BAYLESS: “LOUISIANA AND HEAD COACH PORTER DAVIS ARE THE BIGGEST FRAUDS IN SPORTS”

By Micheal Flaherty

Yesterday on his ESPN show “First Take” host Skip Bayless went on a lengthy rant directed at Louisiana and head coach Porter Davis after a discussion on the newest top 25 poll.

“I think Louisiana is extremely overrated!” Bayless shouted. “They're frauds! Their coach is the biggest fraud of all!”

Bayless went on to criticize Davis' for “being horrible at EMU” in 2013 and stated that he's only been successful because of “inheriting good players that someone else recruited” and “being the best team in the worst conference.”

Bayless voiced his opinion that any of the other teams in the top 25 would beat Louisiana and that he hoped the team would be exposed before they “get a chance to sneak into the National Championship game and ruin it”.

He stated that all the one and two loss teams behind Louisiana in the top 10 should be higher and even stated loudly that #11 Arkansas with a 6-4 record was a better team.

Stephen A. Smith, Bayless' co-host, yelled back at Bayless but could not be heard as Bayless did not offer an opportunity for Smith to offer a counter point. Smith did look to be in disagreement.

Louisiana head coach Porter Davis first smirked and replied “No comment.” when asked about the rant. He later commented that “Wolves don't lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.” and that Bayless should “stick to basketball since he was so good at that.”

Louisiana is currently 8-0 with games against South Alabama, Texas State, Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe to finish out their regular season schedule. Texas State is currently 5-3 and the other three teams are all 4-4.

Earlier in the season a report came out that Louisiana was considering a move to another conference following the season. Bayless commented on the report during his rant, claiming that Davis and his players and staff would get exposed and quickly fired against tougher competition.
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November 14, 2015


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QB BROOKS HAACK CELEBRATES A THIRD QUARTER SCORE
For the second consecutive week Louisiana found themselves in a battle as they took on a hungry South Alabama team.

"We're the top dogs right now." Coach Porter Davis said after the game. "You expect every team's best shot out there and ultimately surviving that is what really separates the actual great teams from the pretenders."

South Alabama, led by former Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson, started the game off with some fireworks when Johnson ran for a 41 yard touchdown on the sixth play of the game. Johnson completed a 19 yard pass to runningback Chris Dinham on the play before after taking a sack on the play before that.

"He's a heck of a player and they've got something special in him. Can't rattle him." Davis said when asked about Johnson's performance.

Johnson finished the game with 62 yards rushing and 219 yards passing along with a pair of passing touchdowns.

Louisiana answered that score when Brooks Haack found Effrem Reed on a wheel route and he bulled over a South Alabama defender to get into the endzone from 12 yards out.

It took South Alabama just five plays to retake the lead when Johnson connected with redshirt freshman receiver Wes Patton for a 37 yard score.

Louisiana tied it right back up on a two yard Thomas Singleton touchdown run and it was 14-14 after the first quarter.

The second quarter was quiet by comparison with South Alabama's kicker Logan Gunn adding the only points of the frame with a 30 yard field goal early on.

Louisiana had an opportunity to tie it but elected to go for it on fourth and goal just before halftime. Jalen Nixon, who had stepped in for Brooks Haack when he
was shaken up, was stopped on a sneak.

The third quarter saw Louisiana try to pull away with scores by Montrel Carter and Effrem Reed on the ground. Carter started the second half for Louisiana after Kyle Hicks had been largely ineffective in the first half. Louisiana came out hot on their first possession of the second half, Carter carried three times on the drive for 23 yards, including the 13 yard touchdown run. Haack added a pair of runs for 18 yards and Torrey Pierce also contributed on the drive, carrying twice for 35 yards.

Gunn added a 46 yard field goal for South Alabama to make it 21-20 Louisiana.

Following a sack by Dominique Tovell and a great punt return by Effrem Reed the Cajuns had the ball on the Jaguars 36 yard line. On third and eight Haack connected with Adam Savoie for a 26 yard gain. Carter ran for five yards then Reed punched it in from three yards out to make it an eight point lead for Louisiana.

Later, in the fourth quarter Johnson found South Alabama's freshman fullback Dan Dunn, who had lined up in the left slot, on a deep slant and he took it 29 yards to the house. South Alabama got the two point conversion and with 5:55 left to play we had a tied game.

"No one in the entire stadium had any quit in them today and that made for a hell of a game." Davis added during his post game presser. "I'm proud of everyone, our guys, their guys, the fans, the band, just everyone."

Louisiana put together a nine play drive that ended with a 21 yard Jeffery Yatkowski field goal with 1:48 left on the clock.

"Big kick, he grew up a lot on that one." Davis said.

With Johnson ready to lead the South Alabama offense back out there was some concern that Louisiana had left them too much time but also didn't have enough time to hope to get the ball back if Johnson was able to get them into the endzone.

Senior cornerback Jamal Rainey was able to alleviate that concern when he picked off a deep pass by Johnson that was intended for Patton. With only a minute left Louisiana only had to run the clock out to ensure their victory.

Torrey Pierce broke free and scampered down the left sideline for a 78 yard score as time expired, making the final score 38-28 for the Cajuns.

"Like I already said it was a hell of a game and I give everyone on that sideline a lot of credit. Lots of respect for those guys for sure."

Louisiana improves their record to 9-0 on the season while South Alabama drops to 4-5.

The Cajuns will be on the road at Texas State and Arkansas State the next two weeks before wrapping up the regular season by hosting Louisiana-Monroe.
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JEREMY JOHNSON PUT SOUTH ALABAMA ON THE BOARD WITH A 41 YARD TD RUN

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REED BOWLS OVER A DEFENDER EN ROUTE TO A SCORE

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CARTER WOULD NOT BE DENIED ON THIS SCORE

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TOVELL WITH A KEY SACK

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USA FB DUNN CUTS THE LOUISIANA LEAD TO TWO

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RAINEY SECURES THE VICTORY WITH A LATE PICK

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PIERCE ADDS A VERY LATE TD
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USA|14|03|03|08|28
ULL|14|00|14|10|38

1Q USA J. Johnson 41 Yd run (L. Gunn kick)
1Q ULL E. Reed 12 Yd pass from B. Haack (J. Yatkowski kick)
1Q USA W. Parron 36 Yd pass from J. Johnson (L. Gunn kick)
1Q ULL T. Singleton 2 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
2Q USA L. Gunn 30 Yd FG
3Q ULL M. Carter 13 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
3Q USA L. Gunn 45 Yd FG
3Q ULL E. Reed 3 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)
4Q USA D. Dunn 29 Yd pass from J. Johnson (2 Pt)
4Q ULL J. Yatkowski 20 Yd FG
4Q ULL T. Pierce 78 Yd run (J. Yatkowski kick)

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Passing: B. Haack 17/29 203Yds 1TD
Rushing: T. Pierce 11/155 1TD, M. Carter 8/61 1TD, B. Haack 6/48, K. Hicks 14/36
Receiving: S. Austin 3/64, A. Savoie 3/61, M. Porter Sr. 5/45
Tackles: J. Watson 5, C. Prater 3, T. Worthy 3, D. Tovell 3, C. Polk 3
Sacks: D. Tovell 3
Interceptions: J. Rainey 1
Special Teams: J. Yatkowski 1/1FG 5/5XP, E. Reed 187 Ret YD

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Passing: J. Johnson 16/31 219Yds 2TD 1Int
Rushing: J. Johnson 9/62 1TD, C. Dinham 8/33
Receiving: W. Patton 4/81 1TD, D. Woodson Jr. 3/42, D. Dunn 1/29 1TD
Tackles: R. Sands 7, T. Johnson 7
Sacks: N/A
Interceptions: N/A
Special Teams: L. Gunn 2/2FG 2/2XP, D. Woodson Jr. 59 Ret YD

Key ULL Defensive Stats
Points Allowed: 28
First Downs: 14
Total/Rush/Pass Yards: 314/95/219
Takeaways: 1
Sacks: 3

Coach Davis' Take
It's all in the post game presser. Outstanding game by both teams and we made a couple more plays.

Coach Davis' Player of the Game
Several players stepped up at times and got this win for us.
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