Buffalo Bulls at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA - Football
Criss passes for TD, runs for 2 more, Louisiana-Lafayette
Buffalo, which lost its first three games of last season, is 0-4 for the first time since the 2005 team lost its first nine games.
Chriss threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Neal Johnson late in the first quarter and Kenneth Almendares kicked a 22-yard field goal in the second before Chriss ripped off a 54-yard TD run to make it 17-0 about 3 minutes into the second half.
Buffalo responded with a six-play, 70-yard drive that culminated when CJ Ogbonna scored on a 4-yard run with 9:25 left in the third but Jacob Kibodi added a 69-yard touchdown run for Louisiana (3-1) before Mensah's pick-6 made it 31-7 less than 3 minutes later.
Cole Snyder threw a 12-yard touchdown pass Marlyn Johnson and the Bulls recovered their own onside kick to set up a short TD run by Jacqez Barksdale that trimmed Buffalo's deficit to 45-38 with 2 minutes remaining. The Ragin' Cajuns went three-and-out before Tyree Skipper intercepted a pass by Snyder with 17 seconds left to seal it.
Chriss ran for a 1-yard TD and Kibodi added a 20-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter for Louisiana.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Bulls at Ragin' Cajuns 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:57 | Neal Johnson 8 Yd pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 4:08 | Kenneth Almendares 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:05 | Zeon Chriss 54 Yd Run (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:25 | CJ Ogbonna 4 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:02 | Jacob Kibodi 69 Yd Run (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:30 | Patrick Mensah 24 Yd Interception Return (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:06 | Ron Cook Jr. 4 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:47 | Ron Cook Jr. 12 Yd Run (Ron Cook Jr. Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:46 | Zeon Chriss 1 Yd Run (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 10:42 | Alex McNulty 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:40 | Jacob Kibodi 20 Yd Run (Kenneth Almendares Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:32 | Marlyn Johnson 12 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:00 | Jacqez Barksdale 1 Yd Run (Alex McNulty Kick) |
Statistics
 BUFF |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 6-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 373 | Total Yards | 518 |
| 195 | Passing | 249 |
| 18/35 | Comp/Att | 22/29 |
| 5.6 | Yards per pass | 8.6 |
| 178 | Rushing | 269 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 4.0 | Yards per rush | 7.1 |
| 6-42 | Penalties | 5-32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 33:22 | Possession | 26:38 |
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