New Mexico State at Louisiana

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Louisiana beat New Mexico State 66–⁠38. It was their 13th meeting; Louisiana leads the series 8–⁠5 as played.

AwayNew Mexico State3–⁠9 in 2018
38
HomeLouisiana7–⁠7 in 2018
66

Final at Cajun Field, LafayetteTV: ESPN+Attendance 18,131

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the south, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Marshall Lewis; umpire Ryan Aulds; head linesman Ralph Green; line judge Terry Allgeier; side judge Bryan Murphy; field judge Clay Brownlee; back judge Kevin Mitchell; center judge Greg LeFils Jr.Game officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico State14710738
Louisiana281771466

Standouts

Player stats

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Josh Adkins25/4428411
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jason Huntley885031
Christian Gibson1047311
Royce Caldwell1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jason Huntley5112151
Johnathan Boone590026
O.J. Clark537012
Royce Caldwell41405
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ron LaForce15000
Javahn Fergurson130.500
Leon McQuaker100.50.50
Roy Lopez7210
DeMarcus Owens7000
Myles Vigne41.50.50

Louisiana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Andre Nunez19/2531550
Levi Lewis3/410010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah Mitchell12107336
Trey Ragas1894014
Raymond Calais1090020
Jordan Wright732012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Earnest Patterson3114114
Jarrod Jackson463230
Ryheem Malone352131
Ja’Marcus Bradley150150
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Corey Turner4111
Deuce Wallace4000
Jacques Boudreaux4000
Lorenzo McCaskill4000
Justin Middleton3110
Chaiziere Malbrue2110
Kris Moncrief1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

New Mexico StateLouisiana
406Total yards759
284Passing yards415
122Rushing yards344
6.5Yards per pass14.3
4.9Yards per rush6.1
26First downs37
7–⁠12Third downs12–⁠14
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
2–⁠30Penalties7–⁠72
21:52Possession38:08
2Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

New Mexico StateLouisiana
47%Success rate60%
0.30EPA per play0.48
1.31Explosiveness1.36
0.80Rushing EPA0.17
0.10Passing EPA1.07
42%Passing-down success65%
0.04First-down EPA−0.09
0.57Second-down EPA0.37
1.00Third-down EPA2.41
12%Havoc by its defense23%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Louisiana 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Louisiana −7.5, over/under 66.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Louisiana end zoneNew Mexico State end zoneQ1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 New Mexico StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 LouisianaTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 New Mexico StateTouchdownQ1 LouisianaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 New Mexico StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 LouisianaField goal, 13 playsQ2 New Mexico StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 New Mexico StateField goal, 15 playsQ3 LouisianaPunt, 5 playsQ3 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 New Mexico StateFumble, 1 playQ4 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 New Mexico StateInterception, 6 playsQ4 LouisianaFumble, 12 playsQ4 New Mexico StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana drives left to right, New Mexico State right to left.
  1. Q1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 New Mexico StatePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  3. Q1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 plays, 55 yards
  4. Q1 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 65 yards
  5. Q1 LouisianaTouchdown, 14 plays, 83 yards
  6. Q1 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 0 yards
  7. Q1 LouisianaTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q1 New Mexico StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 39 yards
  9. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 plays, 77 yards
  10. Q2 New Mexico StatePunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 7 plays, 71 yards
  12. Q2 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q2 LouisianaField goal, 13 plays, 78 yards
  14. Q2 New Mexico StateEnd of half, 1 play, 18 yards
  15. Q3 New Mexico StateField goal, 15 plays, 61 yards
  16. Q3 LouisianaPunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q3 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q3 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 plays, 55 yards
  19. Q3 New Mexico StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 73 yards
  20. Q4 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 plays, 63 yards
  21. Q4 New Mexico StateFumble, 1 play, 4 yards
  22. Q4 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 plays, 40 yards
  23. Q4 New Mexico StateInterception, 6 plays, 27 yards
  24. Q4 LouisianaFumble, 12 plays, 71 yards
  25. Q4 New Mexico StateEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Louisiana 28, New Mexico State 14
Louisiana Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Trey Ragas run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Trey Ragas run for 7 yds to the LaLaf 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Trey Ragas run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Elijah Mitchell run for no gain to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 10 at the 50Andre Nunez pass incomplete
12:503rd & 10 at the 50Andre Nunez pass complete to Ja’Marcus Bradley for 50 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 7, New Mexico State 0
New Mexico State Punt, 3 plays
12:501st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 59 yds , Jason Huntley return for 13 yds to the NMxSt 19
12:501st & 10 at own 19Josh Adkins sacked by Corey Turner for a loss of 8 yards to the NMxSt 11
12:502nd & 18 at own 11Jason Huntley run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 16
12:503rd & 13 at own 16Josh Adkins pass incomplete
12:504th & 13 at own 16Payton Theisler punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the LaLaf 45
Louisiana Touchdown, 6 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 45Raymond Calais run for 2 yds to the LaLaf 47
11:362nd & 8 at own 47Andre Nunez pass complete to Earnest Patterson for 12 yds to the NMxSt 41 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 41Raymond Calais run for 13 yds to the NMxSt 28 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 28Trey Ragas run for a loss of 2 yards to the NMxSt 30
11:362nd & 12 at opp 30Andre Nunez pass incomplete
9:363rd & 12 at opp 30Andre Nunez pass complete to Jarrod Jackson for 30 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 14, New Mexico State 0
New Mexico State Touchdown, 3 plays
9:361st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 60 yds
9:361st & 10 at own 35Josh Adkins pass complete to Jason Huntley for 10 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 45Josh Adkins pass complete to Royce Caldwell for 4 yds to the NMxSt 49
8:392nd & 6 at own 49Josh Adkins pass complete to Jason Huntley for 51 yds for a TD (Dylan Brown KICK)Louisiana 14, New Mexico State 7
Louisiana Touchdown, 14 plays
8:391st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Raymond Calais return for 16 yds to the LaLaf 17
8:391st & 10 at own 17Andre Nunez pass incomplete
8:392nd & 10 at own 17Elijah Mitchell run for 3 yds to the LaLaf 20
8:393rd & 7 at own 20Andre Nunez run for 10 yds to the LaLaf 30 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at own 30Andre Nunez pass incomplete
8:392nd & 10 at own 30Andre Nunez pass complete to Calif Gossett for 15 yds to the LaLaf 45 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at own 45Trey Ragas run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaLaf 43
8:392nd & 12 at own 43Trey Ragas run for 14 yds to the NMxSt 43 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 43Trey Ragas run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 38
5:062nd & 5 at opp 38Timeout LOUISIANA, clock 05:06
5:062nd & 5 at opp 38Trey Ragas run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 30 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 30Elijah Mitchell run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 25
5:062nd & 5 at opp 25Andre Nunez pass complete to Elijah Mitchell for 12 yds to the NMxSt 13 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 13Elijah Mitchell run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 11
5:062nd & 8 at opp 11Andre Nunez pass incomplete
3:053rd & 8 at opp 11Andre Nunez pass complete to Trey Ragas for 11 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 21, New Mexico State 7
2:551st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 52 yds , Jason Huntley return for 87 yds for a TD (Dylan Brown KICK)Louisiana 21, New Mexico State 14
Louisiana Touchdown, 2 plays
2:551st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:551st & 10 at own 25LOUISIANA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the LaLaf 20
2:551st & 15 at own 20Raymond Calais run for 1 yd to the LaLaf 21
2:232nd & 14 at own 21Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 02:23
2:042nd & 14 at own 21Levi Lewis pass complete to Jarrod Jackson for no gain lat. to Earnest Patterson for 79 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 28, New Mexico State 14
New Mexico State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
2:041st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 45 yds , Jason Huntley return for 18 yds to the NMxSt 38
2:041st & 10 at own 38Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Royce Caldwell
2:042nd & 10 at own 38Josh Adkins pass complete to Bryce Roberts for 10 yds to the NMxSt 48 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at own 48Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Johnathan Boone, broken up by Kendall Johnson
2:042nd & 10 at own 48Josh Adkins pass complete to Anthony Muse for 4 yds to the LaLaf 48
2:043rd & 6 at opp 48Josh Adkins pass complete to Johnathan Boone for 17 yds to the LaLaf 31 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at opp 31Josh Adkins pass incomplete
2:042nd & 10 at opp 31Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Drew Dan
2:043rd & 10 at opp 31Josh Adkins run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 23
2:044th & 2 at opp 23Josh Adkins pass incomplete
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana 45, New Mexico State 21
Louisiana Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 23Andre Nunez pass complete to Calif Gossett for 8 yds to the LaLaf 31
15:002nd & 2 at own 31Trey Ragas run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Andre Nunez pass complete to Ryheem Malone for 16 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Trey Ragas run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 38
15:002nd & 3 at opp 38Andre Nunez pass complete to Johnny Lumpkin for 7 yds to the NMxSt 31 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 31Elijah Mitchell run for 31 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 35, New Mexico State 14
New Mexico State Punt, 4 plays
12:301st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:301st & 10 at own 25Christian Gibson run for 10 yds to the NMxSt 35 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at own 35Josh Adkins pass complete to OJ Clark for 5 yds to the NMxSt 40
12:302nd & 5 at own 40Josh Adkins pass incomplete to OJ Clark
12:303rd & 5 at own 40Josh Adkins pass incomplete
12:304th & 5 at own 40Payton Theisler punt for 32 yds , Ryheem Malone returns for 1 yd to the LaLaf 29
Louisiana Touchdown, 7 plays
11:311st & 10 at own 29Andre Nunez pass complete to Earnest Patterson for 9 yds to the LaLaf 38
11:312nd & 1 at own 38Raymond Calais run for 13 yds to the NMxSt 49 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at opp 49Raymond Calais run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 44 LOUISIANA Penalty, illegal block (Earnest Patterson) to the LaLaf 41
11:311st & 20 at own 41Andre Nunez pass complete to Jarrod Jackson for 11 yds to the NMxSt 48
11:312nd & 9 at opp 48Raymond Calais run for 14 yds to the NMxSt 34 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at opp 34Raymond Calais run for 12 yds to the NMxSt 22 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 22Andre Nunez pass complete to Jarrod Jackson for 22 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 42, New Mexico State 14
New Mexico State Touchdown, 10 plays
9:011st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:011st & 10 at own 25Josh Adkins run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 30
9:012nd & 5 at own 30Jason Huntley run for 6 yds to the NMxSt 36 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 36Josh Adkins pass complete to Johnathan Boone for 12 yds to the NMxSt 48 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 48Josh Adkins pass complete to OJ Clark for 7 yds to the LaLaf 45
9:012nd & 3 at opp 45Josh Adkins pass complete to OJ Clark for 3 yds to the LaLaf 42 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 42Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Jason Huntley, broken up by Kris Moncrief
9:012nd & 10 at opp 42Josh Adkins pass complete to Anthony Muse for 3 yds to the LaLaf 39
9:013rd & 7 at opp 39Josh Adkins pass complete to Johnathan Boone for 26 yds to the LaLaf 13 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA Penalty, roughing passer (7 Yards) to the LaLaf 6 for a 1ST down
9:011st & goal at opp 6Christian Gibson run for 3 yds to the LaLaf 3
5:392nd & goal at opp 3Christian Gibson run for 3 yds for a TD (Dylan Brown KICK)Louisiana 42, New Mexico State 21
Louisiana Field goal, 13 plays
5:391st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 63 yds , Raymond Calais return for 7 yds to the LaLaf 9
5:391st & 10 at own 9Trey Ragas run for 9 yds to the LaLaf 18
5:392nd & 1 at own 18Trey Ragas run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaLaf 17
5:393rd & 2 at own 17Andre Nunez pass complete to Trey Ragas for 27 yds to the LaLaf 44 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at own 44Elijah Mitchell run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 48
5:392nd & 2 at opp 48Andre Nunez sacked by Leon McQuaker and Roy Lopez for a loss of 7 yards to the LaLaf 45
2:243rd & 9 at own 45Timeout LOUISIANA, clock 02:24
2:243rd & 9 at own 45Andre Nunez pass complete to Johnny Lumpkin for 12 yds to the NMxSt 43 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 43Trey Ragas run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 40
2:242nd & 7 at opp 40Andre Nunez pass complete to Trey Ragas for 10 yds to the NMxSt 30 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 30Andre Nunez pass complete to Elijah Mitchell for 13 yds to the NMxSt 17 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at opp 17Elijah Mitchell run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 14
2:242nd & 7 at opp 14Andre Nunez pass complete to Ryheem Malone for 5 yds to the NMxSt 9
2:243rd & 2 at opp 9Andre Nunez sacked by Myles Vigne and Roy Lopez for a loss of 4 yards to the NMxSt 13
0:154th & 6 at opp 13Timeout LOUISIANA, clock 00:15
0:114th & 6 at opp 13Kyle Pfau 30 yd FG GOODLouisiana 45, New Mexico State 21
New Mexico State End of half, 1 play
0:111st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 48 yds , Jason Huntley return for 16 yds to the ULLAFAYTTE 49 LOUISIANA Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the NMxSt 33
0:111st & 10 at own 33Jason Huntley run for 18 yds to the LaLaf 49 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then Louisiana 52, New Mexico State 31
New Mexico State Field goal, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 34 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 31Josh Adkins pass complete to Jason Huntley for 14 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Jason Huntley run for 4 yds to the NMxSt 49
15:002nd & 6 at own 49Josh Adkins pass complete to Drew Dan for 9 yds to the LaLaf 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Christian Gibson, broken up by Chaiziere Malbrue
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Royce Caldwell run for 7 yds to the LaLaf 35
15:003rd & 3 at opp 35Josh Adkins pass complete to Christian Gibson for 4 yds to the LaLaf 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Royce Caldwell, broken up by Deuce Wallace
15:002nd & 10 at opp 31Josh Adkins pass complete to OJ Clark for 12 yds to the LaLaf 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Christian Gibson run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 15
15:002nd & 6 at opp 15Josh Adkins pass complete to Anthony Muse for 1 yd to the LaLaf 14
15:003rd & 5 at opp 14Josh Adkins pass complete to Jason Huntley for 6 yds to the LaLaf 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Jason Huntley, broken up by Justin Middleton
15:002nd & goal at opp 8Josh Adkins pass incomplete, broken up by LaDarrius Kidd
15:003rd & goal at opp 8Josh Adkins pass incomplete
Louisiana Punt, 5 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 44Trey Ragas run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
10:322nd & 4 at the 50Levi Lewis pass complete to Jamal Bell for 10 yds to the NMxSt 40 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 40Trey Ragas run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 35
10:322nd & 5 at opp 35LOUISIANA Penalty, false start (Rico Robinson) to the NMxSt 40
10:322nd & 10 at opp 40Elijah Mitchell run for 5 yds to the NMxSt 35
10:323rd & 5 at opp 35Levi Lewis pass incomplete to Ryheem Malone
10:324th & 5 at opp 35Rhys Byrns punt for 35 yds for a touchback
10:314th & goal at opp 8Dylan Brown 26 yd FG GOODLouisiana 45, New Mexico State 24
10:311st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 63 yds , Raymond Calais return for 42 yds to the LaLaf 44
New Mexico State Touchdown, 10 plays
7:491st & 10 at own 20Jason Huntley run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 23
7:492nd & 7 at own 23Josh Adkins pass complete to OJ Clark for 10 yds to the NMxSt 33 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at own 33Jason Huntley run for 31 yds to the LaLaf 36 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at opp 36Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Drew Dan
7:492nd & 10 at opp 36Josh Adkins pass complete to Royce Caldwell for 5 yds to the LaLaf 31
7:493rd & 5 at opp 31Josh Adkins pass complete to Johnathan Boone for 18 yds to the LaLaf 13 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at opp 13Christian Gibson run for 2 yds to the LaLaf 11
7:492nd & 8 at opp 11Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Shea Holebrook Jr.
7:493rd & 8 at opp 11Christian Gibson run for 9 yds to the LaLaf 2 for a 1ST down
4:151st & goal at opp 2Christian Gibson run for 2 yds for a TD (Dylan Brown KICK)Louisiana 45, New Mexico State 31
Louisiana Touchdown, 5 plays
4:151st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 56 yds , Raymond Calais return for 36 yds to the LaLaf 45
4:151st & 10 at own 45Trey Ragas run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaLaf 44
4:152nd & 11 at own 44Trey Ragas run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 48
4:153rd & 3 at opp 48Nunez,Andre sideline pass incomplete to Ja’Marcus Bradley, PENALTY NMSU personal foul (Buford Jr., Ray) 15 yards to the NMSU33, 1ST DOWN LA, NO PLAY.
4:151st & 10 at opp 33Andre Nunez pass incomplete
4:152nd & 10 at opp 33Trey Ragas run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 31
1:593rd & 8 at opp 31Andre Nunez pass complete to Ryheem Malone for 31 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 52, New Mexico State 31
New Mexico State Touchdown, 7 plays
1:591st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 38 yds
1:591st & 10 at own 27Josh Adkins pass complete to Royce Caldwell for no gain to the NMxSt 27
1:592nd & 10 at own 27Josh Adkins sacked by Kris Moncrief for a loss of 10 yards to the NMxSt 17
1:593rd & 20 at own 17Josh Adkins pass complete to Johnathan Boone for 17 yds to the NMxSt 34 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Kendall Johnson) to the NMxSt 49 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 49Josh Adkins pass complete to Jason Huntley for 31 yds to the LaLaf 20 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 20Christian Gibson run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 16
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 16Josh Adkins pass complete to Royce Caldwell for 5 yds to the LaLaf 11
Q4 14:373rd & 1 at opp 11Christian Gibson run for 11 yds for a TD (Dylan Brown KICK)Louisiana 52, New Mexico State 38
4th quarter6 drives, then Louisiana 66, New Mexico State 38
Louisiana Touchdown, 5 plays
14:371st & 0 at own 35Dylan Brown kickoff for 28 yds, downed at the LaLaf 37
14:371st & 10 at own 37Elijah Mitchell run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 41
14:372nd & 6 at own 41Andre Nunez pass complete to Earnest Patterson for 14 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 45Andre Nunez run for 2 yds to the NMxSt 43
14:372nd & 8 at opp 43Andre Nunez run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 36
12:393rd & 1 at opp 36Elijah Mitchell run for 36 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 59, New Mexico State 38
New Mexico State Fumble, 1 play
12:391st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 64 yds , Jason Huntley return for 42 yds to the NMxSt 43
12:391st & 10 at own 43Adkins, Josh middle pass incomplete to Caldwell, Royce, PENALTY LA pass interference (Solomon,Cameron) 10 yards to the LA47, 1ST DOWN NMSU, NO PLAY.
12:391st & 10 at opp 47Josh Adkins sacked by Chaiziere Malbrue for a loss of 7 yards to the NMxSt 40 Josh Adkins fumbled, recovered by LaLaf Andre Riley , return for 0 yards , return for 7 yds to the NMxSt 40
Louisiana Touchdown, 5 plays
12:101st & 10 at opp 40Raymond Calais run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 37
12:102nd & 7 at opp 37Raymond Calais run for 20 yds to the NMxSt 17 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 17Raymond Calais run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 10
12:102nd & 3 at opp 10Elijah Mitchell run for 1 yd to the NMxSt 9
9:483rd & 2 at opp 9Elijah Mitchell run for 9 yds for a TD (Kyle Pfau KICK)Louisiana 66, New Mexico State 38
New Mexico State Interception, 6 plays
9:481st & 0 at own 35Kyle Pfau kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:481st & 10 at own 25Josh Adkins pass incomplete
9:482nd & 10 at own 25Jason Huntley run for 14 yds to the LaLaf 39 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the LaLaf 46 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at opp 46Josh Adkins pass incomplete to Johnathan Boone, broken up by Daijuane Dorsey
9:482nd & 10 at opp 46Jason Huntley run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 42
9:483rd & 6 at opp 42Josh Adkins sacked by Justin Middleton for a loss of 6 yards to the LaLaf 48
9:484th & 12 at opp 48Josh Adkins pass intercepted Corey Turner return for no gain to the LaLaf 25
Louisiana Fumble, 12 plays
7:571st & 10 at own 25Jordan Wright run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 29
7:572nd & 6 at own 29Jordan Wright run for 12 yds to the LaLaf 41 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at own 41Jordan Wright run for a loss of 4 yards to the LaLaf 37
7:572nd & 14 at own 37Jordan Wright run for 7 yds to the LaLaf 44
7:573rd & 7 at own 44Levi Lewis pass complete to Jamal Bell for 11 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at opp 45Ashton Johnson run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 42
7:572nd & 7 at opp 42Ashton Johnson run for 3 yds to the NMxSt 39
7:573rd & 4 at opp 39Ashton Johnson run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 32 for a 1ST down NEW MEXICO ST Penalty, personal foul (Tymon Locklin) to the NMxSt 17 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at opp 17Jordan Wright run for no gain to the NMxSt 17
7:572nd & 10 at opp 17Jordan Wright run for 7 yds to the NMxSt 10
7:573rd & 3 at opp 10Jordan Wright run for 6 yds to the NMxSt 4 for a 1ST down
7:571st & goal at opp 4TEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the NMxSt 4 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NMxSt Javahn Fergurson
New Mexico State End of game, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at own 4Christian Gibson run for a loss of 1 yard to the NMxSt 3

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Louisiana leads 6–⁠5; as played, 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
2018Louisiana 66, New Mexico State 38
2017Louisiana 47, New Mexico State 34
2016New Mexico State 37, Louisiana 31
2015New Mexico State 37, Louisiana 34
2014Louisiana 44, New Mexico State 16
2013Louisiana 49, New Mexico State 35

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