Louisiana Ragin Cajuns @ Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles — Oct 24, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 24, 2026
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Lafayette ULL 4-3, 1-3 Away
31
Final
35
issippi Golden Eagles Southern Miss USM 1-5, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ULL 7 14 7 3 31
USM 7 14 0 14 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D.
D. Winfield QB ULL
299 PASS
L.
L. Lyddy QB USM
164 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Garner ULL
52 RUSH
J.
J. Wilder RB USM
154 RUSH
Receiving Yards
S.
S. Sampson WR ULL
58 REC
M.
M. Sanders WR USM
77 REC
Passing
Lafayette
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Winfield 22/41 299 2 1 3 83.3
Southern Miss
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Lyddy 21/38 164 0 0 3 66.1
Rushing
Lafayette
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Winfield 13 7 0.5 1 6
S. Blanco 13 33 2.5 0 7
J. Garner 7 52 7.4 1 42
A. Reagan 5 16 3.2 0 6
K. Wade 1 1 1.0 0 1
R. Babineaux 1 9 9.0 0 9
Southern Miss
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
S. Robinson 22 145 6.6 3 39
L. Lyddy 7 -9 -1.3 0 6
J. Wilder 13 154 11.8 1 30
Receiving
Lafayette
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
S. Sampson 5 10 58 11.6 0 16 0
C. Jensen 3 6 55 18.3 0 25 0
J. Garner 2 3 13 6.5 0 8 0
A. Reagan 2 4 36 18.0 1 31 0
K. Wade 2 4 53 26.5 0 47 0
B. Chappell 2 4 27 13.5 0 18 0
T. Chaney 3 6 35 11.7 1 19 0
K. Brooks 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R. Babineaux 2 2 17 8.5 0 13 0
R. Dennis 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
S. Robinson 4 4 17 4.3 0 10 0
M. Sanders 6 10 77 12.8 0 28 0
K. Mashburn 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Wilder 1 4 8 8.0 0 8 0
K. Saunders 3 5 13 4.3 0 8 0
J. Beck 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
D. Dalton 3 6 18 6.0 0 9 0
P. Kilgore 2 4 17 8.5 0 12 0
E. Singleton 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Defense
Lafayette
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. S. Andre 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
F. West 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Johnson 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
A. Demery 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
M. Baudoin 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. S. Robinson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Cyprien 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lewis 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
W. Edison 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Lafayette
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Sterner 1/2 4/4 7 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Wilbanks 0/1 5/5 5 0
Returns
Lafayette
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Norris 3 84 28.0 0 46 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Johnson 2 35 17.5 0 18 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Lafayette
Southern Miss
417 Total Yards 450
21 First Downs 24
13 Passing 6
7 Rushing 15
3 Penalty 1
7/18 3rd Down Eff. 4/16
299 Passing Yards 164
118 Rushing Yards 286
1 Turnovers 1
7-65 Penalties 6-58
34:22 Possession 25:38
3/3 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 14 31 - 35
31 - 35 0:58
C. Wilbanks XP
31 - 34 0:58
J. Wilder TD
FG T. Sterner
31 - 28 2:51
28 - 28 10:05
C. Wilbanks XP
28 - 27 10:05
K. Peavy TD
Q3 7 - 0 28 - 21
XP T. Sterner
28 - 21 2:16
TD A. Reagan
27 - 21 2:16
Q2 14 - 14 21 - 21
XP T. Sterner
21 - 21 0:31
TD T. Chaney
20 - 21 0:31
14 - 21 1:40
C. Wilbanks XP
14 - 20 1:40
S. Robinson TD
XP T. Sterner
14 - 14 9:52
TD J. Garner
13 - 14 9:52
7 - 14 12:46
C. Wilbanks XP
7 - 13 12:46
S. Robinson TD
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 2:52
C. Wilbanks XP
7 - 6 2:52
S. Robinson TD
XP T. Sterner
7 - 0 7:37
TD D. Winfield
6 - 0 7:37
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: ULL +7 Times Tied: 4
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 24, 2026
Time
9:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m