Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at James Madison Dukes
· NCAA - Football
Barnett and Ellis connect for 3 touchdowns and James Madison defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 24-14
The Dukes (5-1, 3-0) joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022 and have compiled a 20-7 record in conference games. This was the first meeting between the Dukes and Ragin' Cajuns.
Barnett's 62-yard touchdown pass to Ellis on the first play of the third quarter tied the score at 14 and a 4-yard pass to Ellis made it 21-14 in the fourth quarter. Morgan Suarez added a 24-yard field goal for the final margin.
Lunch Winfield's two first-half touchdown passes — 5 yards to Brock Chappell and 69 yards to Dale Martin — led the Ragin' Cajuns to a 14-7 halftime lead.
Barnett completed 26 of 40 passes for 290 yards and was intercepted once. Ellis had 120 receiving yards on six catches. Wayne Knight rushed for 111 yards.
Winfield was 14-for-28 passing for 243 yards. Robert Williams had 134 yards receiving on five receptions for the Ragin' Cajuns (2-4, 1-1).
Winfield was making his first career start after coming off the bench to lead ULL’s 54-51 double-overtime victory over Marshall in its last game two weeks ago. Winfield threw two touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead a comeback from a 17-point deficit against the Thundering Herd.
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- TV Channel: Ragin' Cajuns at Dukes 2021 College Football, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 8:33 | Brock Chappell 5 Yd pass from Lunch Winfield (Tony Sterner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:47 | Landon Ellis 4 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:16 | Dale Martin 69 Yd pass from Lunch Winfield (Tony Sterner Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:46 | Landon Ellis 62 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:33 | Landon Ellis 4 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 3:05 | Morgan Suarez 24 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 UL |
 JMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 3-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-17 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 288 | Total Yards | 477 |
| 243 | Passing | 290 |
| 14/29 | Comp/Att | 26/40 |
| 8.4 | Yards per pass | 7.3 |
| 45 | Rushing | 187 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 1.6 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 6-53 | Penalties | 10-102 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:09 | Possession | 36:51 |
Game Information
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 12-2 | 8-0 |
| Old Dominion | 10-3 | 6-2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 6-7 | 5-3 |
| Georgia Southern | 7-6 | 4-4 |
| Marshall | 5-7 | 3-5 |
| App State | 5-8 | 2-6 |
| Georgia State | 1-11 | 0-8 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 8-6 | 6-2 |
| Southern Miss | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| Louisiana | 6-7 | 5-3 |
| Arkansas State | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| Texas State | 7-6 | 3-5 |
| South Alabama | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| UL Monroe | 3-9 | 1-7 |
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