[Turbine]

FINAL
LA 30
USC 49

[BonCajun]

I'm proud of this team

[TurfToe]

Good night

[AboveAverage]

I haven't been up this late in years

[Turbine]

Final Stats       LA         USC

Total Yds	358	494
Pass Yds	212	269
Rush Yds	146	225
Penalties	6-65	8-78
1st Downs	17	25
3rd Downs	3-10	11-15
4th Downs	0-0	1-1
Total Plays	52	71
Avg Yds/Play	6.9	7
Avg Yds/Completion	13.3	13.5
Avg Yds/Rush	4.9	5.6
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)	150 (5.2)	225 (5.6)
Red Zone	3-3	4-4
Time of Poss	26:46	33:14
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)	0 (0)	1 (3)
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	1-0
Sacks (Def Yds)	0 (0)	1 (4)
TFL (Def Yds)	1 (7)	3 (6)

[Tasso]

The last time was a football game in Hawaii

[ULtraCAJUN]

Lunch is the man. We need to appreciate him while he's here.

[Swamp]

That was strong, Cajuns.

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Louisiana battled No. 14 USC throughout Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but the Trojans used a strong offensive performance to pull away for a 49-30 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns.

Playing in front of 60,019, Louisiana twice pulled within striking distance in the second half before USC answered each time to remain unbeaten at 3-0. The Ragin' Cajuns dropped to 1-1 on the season.

Louisiana finished with 358 yards of total offense, including 146 yards on the ground and 212 through the air. The Ragin' Cajuns scored touchdowns on each of their first three fourth-quarter possessions, but USC responded with scores of its own to keep Louisiana at arm's length.

Quarterback Lunch Winfield accounted for 303 yards of total offense, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries while completing 16 of 22 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown. His 32-yard touchdown run with 11:27 remaining in the fourth quarter pulled Louisiana within 42-23.

Winfield later directed a 75-yard scoring drive that culminated in a 14-yard touchdown pass to Russell Babineaux with 2:38 remaining, cutting the USC advantage to 49-30. Babineaux finished with six receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown, while Brock Chappell added three catches for 47 yards.

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava completed 19 of 29 passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns. Mark Bowman led the Trojans with six receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns, while Kayden Dixon-Wyatt caught three passes for 43 yards and a score.

USC also controlled the ground game, rushing for 214 yards on 40 attempts. King Miller led all rushers with 128 yards on 18 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Louisiana opened the scoring on its first possession after Avery Demery intercepted Maiava and returned the ball five yards to the USC 39. The Ragin' Cajuns moved to the USC 30 before Tony Sterner drilled a 47-yard field goal to give Louisiana an early 3-0 advantage.

USC responded with a 13-play, 79-yard touchdown drive, with Maiava connecting with Bowman on a 5-yard touchdown pass to put the Trojans ahead 7-3 late in the opening quarter.

The Trojans extended the lead to 14-3 early in the second quarter on another touchdown pass from Maiava to Bowman, but Louisiana answered with its best sustained drive of the first half.

The Ragin' Cajuns marched 75 yards in seven plays, with Winfield connecting with Chappell for a 37-yard gain to the USC 1 before Steven Blanco powered into the end zone from a yard out. Sterner's extra point cut the deficit to 14-10 with 9:21 remaining in the half.

USC, however, answered with a 12-play, 87-yard touchdown drive that consumed more than six minutes. Maiava found Dixon-Wyatt for a 19-yard touchdown with 3:19 remaining, extending the lead to 21-10.

The Trojans added another touchdown before halftime when Trent Mosley returned a Louisiana punt 86 yards for a score, giving USC a 28-10 advantage at the break.

USC opened the second half with a 41-yard scoring drive, capped by Maiava's 21-yard touchdown pass to Mosley, but the Ragin' Cajuns answered with an 81-yard, 12-play drive. Winfield finished the possession with a 1-yard touchdown run, bringing Louisiana within 35-17 with 4:07 left in the third quarter.

The Ragin' Cajuns then scored on their opening possession of the fourth quarter. Winfield broke free for a 32-yard touchdown run to cap a five-play, 75-yard drive, but a failed two-point conversion left Louisiana trailing 42-23.

USC answered with Miller's 12-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter, pushing the lead back to 49-23.

Louisiana refused to go quietly, putting together another 75-yard touchdown drive before Winfield found Babineaux for the 14-yard score with 2:38 remaining. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the night with 17 first downs and converted 3 of 10 third-down opportunities.

Defensively, Collin Jacob led Louisiana with 13 total tackles – one off his career high. Jake St. Andre added seven tackles, while Maurion Eleam finished with seven.

Louisiana will return home to face the first of two straight American Conference members – UAB – next Saturday in a 7 p.m., at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium. The game will be available on ESPN+.

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The UL Ragin' Cajuns didn't seriously threaten to upset the No. 14-ranked USC Trojans late Saturday during a 49-30 loss at Los Angeles Coliseum.

If coach Michael Desormeaux's club would have seized on a few more opportunities, though, it would have been much more interesting. As it was, the Cajuns covered the 31-point spread.

The offense was playing without its four top targets and yet was able to post 14 first downs and 358 total yards in the loss to the Trojans.

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In the latest kickoff time for USC’s season-opening three-game stint at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Trojans took care of business and defeated the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, 49-30.

Last week’s shutout against Fresno State University (1-1) could have foreshadowed a similar ending Saturday night, but that was not the case: The Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1) continuously clawed back into the match, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to keep them alive, but to no avail.

No. 14 USC (3-0) still managed to defeat Louisiana by 19 points despite redshirt senior quarterback Jayden Maiava throwing an interception in the first drive of the game. Multiple freshmen rose to the occasion, as every single touchdown before the fourth quarter was scored by a trio of tip-top Trojan freshmen.

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[Recorded it]

𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗

Lunch with his second rushing TD of the season to cap a 12-play drive

Q3: 4:07 | USC 35, UL 17

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[Fais do-do]

I turned in at halftime but if you take away the punt TD and the almost int TD, we could have been in the mix. Stats show that we held our own. Remembering the NIL/talent differences and we should be proud. I do not think of this as a loss but a good progress report on our team. D was flying to the ball!