MONROE, La. – CHAMPIONS!!
Louisiana Football (7-5, 5-3 SBC) won the Sun Belt Conference Western Division Champions with its Saturday afternoon 31-28 win over the ULM Warhawks (6-6, 4-4 SBC) at Malone Stadium, and the Ragin' Cajuns will be heading to the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship Game.
Louisiana's defense came up big in the second half, causing two turnovers on back-to-back red zone visits by ULM to help secure the win. And sophomore running back Trey Ragas powered the Ragin' Cajuns to victory, eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards on the season, finishing with a team-high 115 rushing yards on 23 carries.