College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UL Lafayette 16, Nevada 3
When: 11:00 AM ET, Saturday, December 20, 2014
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Greg Blum
Attendance: 34014

Louisiana 16, Nevada 3: Terrance Broadway went 26-of-31 for 227 yards and the game’s only touchdown as the Ragin’ Cajuns downed the Wolf Pack to win their fourth straight R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Elijah McGuire rushed for 99 yards and added five catches for 54 yards for Louisiana (9-4), which became the first school ever to win the same bowl game four straight years. Alonzo Harris contributed 70 rushing yards and C.J. Bates hauled in his only reception for a score.

Cody Fajardo finished 14-of-29 for 124 yards and ran for 51 more for Nevada (7-6), which managed a season-low 216 total yards – 200 below its season average – and posted the lowest point total in a bowl game since Alabama blanked LSU 21-0 in the 2011 BCS title game. Richy Turner contributed five catches for 46 yards.

Broadway covered Louisiana 77 yards on the team’s opening drive, capping it with a 17-yard strike to Bates over the middle. Nevada followed with a three-and-out and the Ragin’ Cajuns marched 60 yards in 13 plays on the ensuing possession before settling for a 46-yard field goal from Hunter Stover to complete a march that consumed nearly seven minutes.

Brent Zuzo accounted for the only second-quarter score with a 21-yard field goal near the end of the first half as Louisiana punted three times, fumbled and turned the ball over on downs before making it 13-3 with 11:51 remaining with Stover’s 30-yard field goal. The Wolf Pack gave the ball away on downs on two of their final three drives and Stover tacked on his third field goal with 4:46 to go to seal it for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Broadway went 15-for-17 for 123 yards in the first half, setting a Division I bowl-game record by completing his first 14 passes – the third-longest completion streak in Division I bowl game history. … Fajardo finished with 173 total yards, ending his college career with 13,111 and moving him into 17th place on the NCAA’s all-time total yardage list. … Ragin’ Cajuns senior DL Christian Ringo tied a school record with his 21st career sack on the second-to-last play of the game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Nevada   UL Lafayette
Cody Fajardo Player Elijah McGuire
13 Attempts 16
49 Yards 99
3.8 Avg Yards 6.2
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Nevada   UL Lafayette
Richy Turner Player Elijah McGuire
5 Receptions 5
46 Yards 54
9.2 Avg Yards 10.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Nevada 213 89 124 0 1 0 4.0 1
UL Lafayette 411 184 227 1 3 0 4.0 1