LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Bill Davis ran for two touchdowns on Saturday night and had 132 of Louisiana-Lafayette’s 315 yards rushing to help the Ragin’ Cajuns beat McNeese 34-10.
Zylan Perry ran for 94 yards on 14 carries and Steven Blanco had 69 yards rushing, including a 34-yard touchdown that capped the scoring with 1:39 to play.
Davis opened the scoring about two minutes into the game with a 2-yard TD run and added a 36-yarder with 1:06 remaining in the second quarter that made it 14-7 and gave Louisiana (1-1) the lead for good.
Tony Sterner made field goals of 38 and 37 yards before Daniel Beale threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Landon Baptiste gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a 27-10 lead with 3:48 remaining in the game.
Devin Lippold scored on a 2-yard run in the first quarter Fabrizio Pinton made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter for McNeese (1-1).
Blake Strong was 19-of-30 passing for 191 yards with an interception for the Cowboys. Joshua Jackson had four receptions for 83 yards.
___
Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football