Lunch Winfield Lifts Louisiana to 54-51 Double-Overtime Win Over Marshall
The redshirt sophomore’s second-half entry produced five touchdowns, reshaping Louisiana’s quarterback outlook.
Overview
- Louisiana trailed by 17 points in the second half before replacing starter Daniel Beale with Winfield.
- The Ragin’ Cajuns scored on all six drives after the switch and pulled even at 41-41 with 16 seconds remaining.
- Winfield posted 129 rushing yards and 125 passing yards with two touchdown throws, then ended it on a 10-yard hurdle to the right pylon in double overtime.
- Marshall quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and running back Michael Allen rushed for 138 yards with two scores.
- Sophomore safety Collin Jacob recorded a team-high 14 tackles and produced an overtime sack that helped hold Marshall to a field goal.