FINAL SCORE
Lamar Cardinals at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium · Attendance 20,851
Put the final score in perspective.
Louisiana finished 31 points ahead. The teams combined for 45 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Lamar 0, Louisiana 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Louisiana outscored its opponent in 3 and Lamar in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 | 3-8 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 205 | 474 |
| Passing | 149 | 231 |
| Comp/Att | 18/31 | 20/28 |
| Yards per pass | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | 56 | 243 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 1.9 | 5.9 |
| Penalties | 5-30 | 6-48 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 3 |
| Possession | 26:22 | 33:38 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Lamar Cardinals
passing
| Aiden McCown | 15/26 | 126 | 4.8 | 0 | 3 | -- |
| Julian Salazar | 3/5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Jojo Uga | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Parker Jenkins | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Aiden McCown | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Blake Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| LaDamion McDowell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jameer Muhammad | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Salazar | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Kyndon Fuselier | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Parker Jenkins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Malachi Casey | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Blake Thomas | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Bonkowski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chris Vickerson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Davin Driskell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jet Thompson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
defensive
| Mar Mar Evans | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Wuenschel | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce McDonald | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennen Bailey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Mitchel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Miller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etelridge McKinney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koda Canady | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IyiolaOluwa Solomi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Huff | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Holmes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Kelvion Beamon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ephraim Dotson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Bandy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Dedieu | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sumler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanar Kelley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Bonkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar'Shawn Richardson-Giddings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| LaDamion McDowell | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Jojo Uga | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kyndon Fuselier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Andres Sandoval | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Mason Stallons | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
passing
| Lunch Winfield | 16/22 | 189 | 8.6 | 0 | 2 | 59.4 |
| Daniel Beale | 4/6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
rushing
| Darrell Smith | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | 26 |
| Lunch Winfield | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 1 | 22 |
| Anthony Reagan Jr. | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 |
| JJ Garner | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Steven Blanco | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 |
| Russell Babineaux | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Trenton Chaney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Beale | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Caden Jensen | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 25 |
| KeDarius Wade | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 38 |
| Teddy Gawlik | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Trenton Chaney | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ja'Corian Norris | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaydon Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kristion Brooks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| JJ Garner | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Russell Babineaux | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
defensive
| Brent Gordon Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor McPherson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake St. Andre | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Demery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Jacob | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Priest Ashe | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'Tori Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Ranel II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Bates | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Chikere | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitzgerald West Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princeton Malbrue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Klotz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurion Eleam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Kidder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahji Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Darbonne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxie Baudoin IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Brent Gordon Jr. | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Tony Sterner | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Mason Golding | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:15 | Darrell Smith 2 Yd Run (Tony Sterner Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:23 | Darrell Smith 25 Yd Run (Tony Sterner Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 9:09 | A. Reagan Jr. run for 11 yds, for a TD (T. Sterner KICK) | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:31 | L. Winfield run for 22 yds, for a TD (T. Sterner KICK) | 0 – 28 |
| 3 | 0:00 | S. Blanco run for 1 yd, for a TD (T. Sterner KICK) | 0 – 35 |
| 4 | 11:48 | D. Beale pass intercepted, for a TD, L. Kelley return for 40 yds (A. Sandoval KICK) | 7 – 35 |
| 4 | 2:58 | Tony Sterner 31 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 38 |
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