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Louisiana Beats South Alabama 31-22 as Winfield Near-Perfect, Bowl Hopes Alive

The result preserves Louisiana's faint bowl hopes after a three-game skid.

Overview

  • Louisiana built a 24-7 halftime cushion after scoring on its first five possessions and led 31-7 early in the third quarter.
  • Quarterback Lunch Winfield went 14-of-15 for 232 yards with two touchdown passes and a rushing score, with KLFY reporting his 93% completion rate as a single-game school record.
  • Shelton Sampson Jr. caught six passes for a career-high 138 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Ragin' Cajuns' receivers.
  • The defense produced a goal-line stand with 2:41 left and Jaden Dugger sealed the outcome with a late interception.
  • South Alabama fell to 2-7, ending a three-year bowl streak per AL.com, while Louisiana improved to 3-6 and stayed in the postseason hunt.