Georgia State GSU 4-5 , 3-2

Louisiana LA 8-1 , 6-0

Georgia State GSU

4-5 , 3-2

Final

Nov. 04, 2021

Louisiana LA

8-1 , 6-0

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
GSU Georgia State	3	0	7	7	17
LA Louisiana	0	0	7	14	21

Game Recap: Football | 11/5/2021 12:08:00 AM

Panthers Fall at No. 24 Louisiana on Late Touchdown

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LAFAYETTE, LA. – Georgia State fell 21-17 at No. 24 Louisiana as the Ragin' Cajuns took the lead with 2:32 to play in an ESPN Thursday night game at Cajun Field.

The Panthers (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt) took a 17-14 lead on Tucker Gregg's 1-yard touchdown run with 5:25 to play, but Louisiana (8-1, 6-0) answered with an 8-play, 71-yard drive, capped by Montrell Johnson's 13-yard scoring run.

Gregg finished with 99 yards on 23 carries. Jamyest Williams gained 82 yards, and quarterback Darren Grainger added 28 as the Panthers totaled 209 yards on the ground.

The late score overshadowed a strong performance by the GSU defense, which shut out the Ragin' Cajuns in the first half, including two fourth-down stops in the red zone.

After Louisiana took the opening kickoff and drove to a first down at the GSU 14-yard line, the Panthers held and on fourth down, defensive end Javon Denis pressured quarterback Levi Lewis into an incompletion.

The Panthers took over at the 8 began moving the ball on the ground. On 2 nd-and-9 at the 50, Grainger hit tight end Roger Carter for 24 yards to the 26. Four plays later, Noel Ruiz put Georgia State on the scoreboard with a 39-yard field with five minutes in the first quarter.

Louisiana drove deep into Georgia State territory late in the first half. On 4th-and-2 at the GSU 6, the Ragin' Cajuns elected to go for it, and senior outside linebacker Jacorey Crawford sacked Lewis to send the Panthers into the locker room with a 3-0 lead.

That is the first scoreless half for the GSU defense since the Panthers shut out Charlotte in 2017.

The defense came up with another big play in the third quarter as Antavious Lane intercepted Lewis at midfield.

Lane's interception, the sixth of his career, gave Georgia State it's best starting field position of the day at the GSU 48. After two runs by Williams moved the Panthers to the 37, Grainger connected with Carter over the middle for the touchdown and a 10-0 lead with 8:46 to play in the third quarter.

Carter's 12th career touchdown was also his 90th career reception to tie Keith Rucker for the most by a GSU tight end. He finished the night with three catches for 76 yards.

Louisiana's first points came on Lewis' 13-yard touchdown pass to Pete LeBlanc, pulling within 10-7 with six minutes left in the third. On their next drive, the Ragin' Cajuns took the lead on Johnson's 3-yard touchdown with 13 minutes to play.

The Panthers took the ensuing kickoff and drove 75 yards on 16 plays, all on the ground. Gregg accounted for 48 of those yards, capped by his 1-yard scoring run, along with two carries and 18 yards by Williams and one 7-yards scramble by Grainger.

"A tough, hard fought game and a tough loss," head coach Shawn Elliott said. "Offensively, defensively and special teams, we just couldn't make enough plays to pull out the win against a good football team. We had every opportunity, we really did.

"What a tough loss for our football team. They prepared hard, and they fought hard, but it just didn't happen tonight. I'm extremely proud of our football team."

Louisiana won its eighth straight game and clinched its fourth straight Sun Belt West Division title.

Georgia State will face another ranked team next Saturday as the Panthers play at No. 21 Coastal Carolina in a 2 p.m. game in Conway, S.C.

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Team Statistics
Game Stats	GSU	LA
Total Yards	307	430
Pass Yards	98	287
Rushing Yards	209	143
Penalty Yards	3-12	6-55
1st Downs	20	21
3rd Downs	7-15	8-14
4th Downs	1-2	1-4
TOP	28:46	31:14

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
05:05 - GSU - Ruiz,Noel 39 yd field goal 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:15	3	0
3rd Quarter
08:46 - GSU - Carter,Roger 37 yd pass from Grainger,Darren (Ruiz,Noel kick) 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:54	10	0
02:49 - LA - LeBlanc,Peter 13 yd pass from Lewis,Levi (Snyder,Nate kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:57	10	7
4th Quarter
13:11 - LA - Johnson,Montrell 3 yd run (Snyder,Nate kick), 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:24	10	14
05:25 - GSU - Gregg,Tucker 1 yd run (Ruiz,Noel kick), 16 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:46	17	14
02:32 - LA - Johnson,Montrell 13 yd run (Snyder,Nate kick), 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:49	17	21