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Louisiana-Monroe Falls 21-16 to Ragin' Cajuns - Recap

Louisiana-Lafayette earned a 21-16 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday in Week 13 action at Cajun Field.

Bettors who backed the Ragin' Cajuns were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -21.5. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 55.0.

Montrell Johnson rushed for 62 yards, while Emani Bailey added 61 yards in the win. Neal Johnson and Kyren Lacy added 80 and 37 receiving yards respectively.

Malik Jackson rushed for 112 yards for Louisiana-Monroe, while Rhett Rodriguez added 39 yards. Rhett Rodriguez threw for 145 yards for the Warhawks, while receivers Boogie Knight and Jared Sparks had 47 and 42 yards respectively.

Louisiana-Monroe lost the offensive yardage battle to Louisiana-Lafayette 382-325 yards in Saturday's game. Louisiana-Monroe had more first downs as that total ended up 20-17.

Louisiana-Lafayette led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 29:28-28:49 split in that important category.